<div><p>By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' <i>Library</i> and Hyginus' <i>Fabulae</i>--the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the <i>Library</i> and <i>Fabulae</i> into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.</p></div>