Ancient Epic 
Katherine Callen King
Wiley-Blackwell
Ancient Epic  offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics – Homer's  Iliad  and  Odyssey , Vergil's  Aeneid , Ovid's  Metamorphoses , and Apollonius of Rhodes'  Agonautica .  <ul> <li>Provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epic  <li>Offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context  <li>Includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts</li></ul>