Apollodorus

The Library, a handbook of Greek mythology, is transmitted under the name of Apollodorus of Athens, a scholar of the 2nd century BC. Most scholars now think it was written by a later author, probably in the 1st or 2nd century AD, whose real name is unknown.

The work sets out Greek myth in order, from the birth of the gods and the families descended from them to the heroes and the Trojan War, and the Epitome carries the story through the returns of the heroes. It is a plain, orderly summary that draws on earlier poets and mythographers, and it is one of the main sources for Greek myth.