The Myths of Hyginus, translated and edited by Mary Grant
$250.00
The Myths of Hyginus, translated and edited by Mary Grant, published in 1960 by the University of Kansas Publications. A scarce English edition presenting the classical Latin mythographic texts attributed to Hyginus, including both the Fabulae and the second book of the Poetica Astronomica. Long valued as an important source for Greco-Roman mythology, these texts preserve numerous myth variants, genealogies, and astronomical traditions not found elsewhere. While traditionally attributed to Gaius Julius Hyginus, modern scholarship continues to debate authorship, generally placing the composition in the first or second century AD. Grant’s translation provides an accessible scholarly presentation of these important mythological sources. Softcover as issued, showing light shelfwear; library stamps and marks present on the cover.
