Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation

This new edition ofAnthology of Classical Mythoffers selections from key Near Eastern texts—the BabylonianEpic of Gilgamesh,Epic of Creation(Enuma Elish), andAtrahasis; the HittiteSong of Emergence; and the flood story from the book of Genesis—thereby enabling students to explore the many similarities between ancient Greek and Mesopotamian mythology and enhancing its reputation as the best and most complete collection of its kind.