A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology presents a collection of essays that explore a wide variety of aspects of Greek and Roman myths and their critical reception from antiquity to the present day. * Reveals the importance of mythography to the survival, dissemination, and popularization of classical myth from the ancient world to the present day * Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance * Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance * Offers a series of carefully selected in-depth readings, including both popular and less well-known examples