It would be hard to overestimate the significance of Classical mythology for the literature, drama, music, pictorial arts, emblematics, and festivity culture of the Renaissance. The volume presents the proceedings of a colloquium organized by the WolfenbA1/4ttel Work Group on Renaissance Research titled "Renaissance Culture and Classical Mythology" (Herzog August Library, 7-10 October 1996, with B. GuthmA1/4ller in the chair). The aim of the colloquium was first to cast light on some new and lesser known aspects of myth in Renaissance culture, and second to provide a forum for new interpretations and evaluations on a number of controversial issues.