The books listed here are some of the very best references we have in regard to Greek mythology and legend. If you haven’t read a few of of these books and you’re over 16 years of age, I recommend you do so immediately.
Many of these books will enlighten you with the glorious mystical past of ancient times. They’ll make you wonder at the pictures displayed on ancient pottery and mosaics. Then you’ll probably come to realise that these myths survived because of their extreme importance. They had to be visually preserved. Who on earth would believe the unbelievable myths otherwise?
Unfortunately, there are so many great books on Greek mythology, that I’m positive there are even better books in existence than the ones shown here. If you’re lucky, you may even know of them already. No matter though, as these fabulous books will be able to fulfil the intellectual curiosity of most maturer minds anyway. The wonders of Greek myth and legend are waiting for you in these great books.
Bulfinch’s Greek and Roman Mythology – Thomas Bulfinch
Gods and Heroes in Greek Mythology – Panagiotes K. Chrestou
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece – Gustav Schwab
Greek Mythology – Papadimas Ekdotiki
Greek Mythology – Sofia Souli (Toubis)
Greek Mythology Activities – Marcia Worth-Baker
Greek Mythology: A Traveller’s Guide from Mount Olympus to Troy – Davi Stuttard
Greek Mythology: Greek History, Ancient Greece and Greek Gods – Theodore Andreas
Greek Mythology: The Greek Mythology Guide – Frank Smith
Greek Mythology: The Classic Myths of Ancient Greece – Alexander Kostas
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths – Bernard Evslin & Todd Haberkorn
Mythology for Teens: Classic Myths in Today’s World – Zachary Hamby
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes – Edith Hamilton
Myths and Legends Explained (DK Publishing) – Neil Philip
Tales from the Odyssey
Tales of Greek Mythology (Timeless Classics) – L. L. Owens
Tales of the Greek Heroes (Puffin Classics) – Roger Lancelyn Green
The Complete World of Mythology (Complete Series – Hard Cover) – Richard Buxton
The Genealogy of Greek Mythology: An Illustrated Family Tree of Greek Myth – by Vanessa James
Stephanides Brothers’ Greek Mythology: The Gods of Olympus – Menelaos Stephanides
The Iliad – Homer
The Odyssey – Homer
The Ultimate Encyclopaedia of Mythology – Arthur Cotterell & Rachel Storm
Further reading for those of you who need to know everything:
Argonautica – Apollonius Rhodius
Dictionary of Classical Mythology – Pierre Grimal
The Homeric Hymns – Once attributed to Homer
Metamorphosis – Ovid (verse rather than prose)
Prometheus Bound – Aeschylus
Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans: A Sourcebook – Theony Condos
The Greek Myths (Penguin Classics Deluxe) – by Robert Grave (Comic cover)
The Library of Greek Mythology (a.k.a. the Bilbliotheca) – by Apollodorus
The Power of Myth – Joseph Campbell
The Wisdom of the Myths: How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life – Luc Ferry
Theogony – Hesiod
A few interesting novels:
Fire from Heaven – Mary Renault
Gods Behaving Badly – Marie Philips
Oh. My. Gods. – Tera Lynn Childs
The Firebrand – Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Helmet of Horror: The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur – Victor Pelevin
The Night Life of the Gods – Thorne Smith
The King Must Die – Mary Renault
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus – Margaret Atwood
