It is characteristic of Greek and Roman myths do not always have remained static, in its various versions and acquired over time, but in its very birth and immediate transmission, the narrative of the myth has been permanently modified and reworked since its inception . This aspect of the ancient mythological transformation is of great interest, because in later times, especially during the Renaissance rediscovered variants of the ancient traditions excited creativity: artists and writers with a penchant taking infrequent updates myths, joined a other and from there created something new. The creativity of antiquity clearly impacted on the ability to create subsequent generations._x000D_

This work clearly shows originality and usefulness in the fact of exposing the passing of Greek and Roman myth, both in its origins and in its subsequent history. After exposure of the myth and its variants, the information provided on its literary sources and receipt, compendious but detailed, literature and art of the Middle Ages and Modern above all by the work of Humanism, the Renaissance and Romanticism - helps to understand the importance, for the contemporary age of mythology as a source of inspiration for Western culture in the area mainly but not exclusively, from the various arts._x000D_
In this edition pays special attention to the reception of antiquity in the Spanish culture.