Bøger af Hyginus

Vi ved meget lidt om Hyginus, ud over at han sandsynligvis var romer, skrev på latin og at hans mytologiske fortællinger var meget populær i det sene Romerrige. Værket giver et fascinerende indblik i en tradition, der aldrig fandt en kanonisk form, men som til stadighed blev tilpasset den enkelte forfatters behov.I den findes udlægninger af de antikke myter, som ikke kendes fra andre kilder. Det hører for eksempel ikke med til den traditionelle fortælling om Herakles, at han forsøger at tvinge Iole til at gifte sig med sig ved at dræbe hendes forældre, eller at Aeneas' far Anchises enten begik selvmord eller blev dræbt af Zeus, fordi han ikke kunne lade være med at prale om sit forhold til Afrodite.I Da Herakles var spæd har Sebastian Maskell Andersen udvalgt og oversat centrale myter fra Hyginus’ samling, der giver mange spændende og nye vinkler på de antikke myter.

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