In spite of the growing amount of important new work being carried out on uses of myth in particular ancient contexts, their appeal and reception beyond the framework of one culture have rarely been the primary object of enquiry in contemporary debate. Wandering Myths edits and interprets the research presented at three workshops and an international conference of the same title that were held in Oxford between January and April 2014.
Ancient societies shared and were linked by their understanding of mythological narratives, from the Ancient Near East to Rome and beyond. In...