The Greek Myths
10 best books like The Greek Myths (Robert Graves): Bulfinch's Mythology, The Norse Myths, Οι γάμοι του Κάδμου και της Αρμονίας, The Complete World of Greek Mythology, The Library of Greek Mythology, Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece, American Indian Myths and Legends, Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others, The Greek Way, Classical Mythology
| Author | Thomas Bulfinch |
| ISBN | 0375751475 |
For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman antiquity; Scandinavian, Celtic, and Oriental fables and myths; and the age of chivalry have been known.
The stories are divided into three...
| Author | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
Here are thirty-two classic myths that bring the Viking world vividly to life. The mythic legacy of the Scandinavians includes a cycle of stories filled with magnificent images from pre-Christian Europe. Gods, humans, and monstrous beasts engage in prodigious drinking bouts, contests of strength,...
Στους γάμους του Κάδμου και της Αρμονίας ήταν η τελευταία φορά όπου, με την ευκαιρία εκείνης της γιορτής, οι θεοί του Ολύμπου κάθισαν στο ίδιο τραπέζι με...
| Author | Richard Buxton |
| ISBN | 0500251215 |
Greek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. They can be found in the latest movies and television shows and in software for interactive...
| Author | Apollodorus |
| ISBN | 0192839241 |
The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Apollodorus' Library has been used as a source book by classicists from the time of its compilation in the 1st-2nd century...
From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy.
Here are Icarus flying too close to the...
This magnificent collection gathers 160 tales from 80 tribal gathers to offer a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From all across the continent come tales of creation and love, of heroes and war, of animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. Alfonso Ortiz, an eminent...
| Author | Anonymous |
| ISBN | 0192835890 |
The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the Flood, and the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, the...
| Author | Edith Hamilton |
| ISBN | 0393310779 |
"Five hundred years before Christ in a little town on the far western border of the settled and civilized world, a strange new power was at work... Athens had entered upon her brief and magnificent flowering of genius which so molded the world of mind and of spirit that our mind and spirit today are different......
| Author | Mark P.O. Morford |
| ISBN | 0195308042 |
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| Author | Félix Guirand |
| ISBN | 0517004046 |
Here, in all their wonder and splendor, are the Mythologies of Mankind.. from pre-biblical Egypt and pre-Homeric Greece to the farthest researches of Africa, the Orient, the Pacific and the Americas.. all gathered into one mammoth volume of unprecedented scope and beauty, and illustrated with an...
| Author | Michael Grant |
| ISBN | 0452011620 |
s/t: A fascinating study of the world's great myths and their impact on the creative arts through the ages
In this insightful and absorbing book, distinguished historian and classical scholar Michael Grant demonstrates the dynamic effect that ancient mythology has had on the creative efforts...
| Author | Richard Barber |
| ISBN | 1843830396 |
The British Isles have a long tradition of tales of gods, heroes and marvels, hinting at a mythology once as relevant to the races which settled the islands as the Greek and Roman gods were to the classical world. The tales drawn together in this book, from a wide range of medieval sources, span the centuries...
| Author | Helen Morales |
| ISBN | 0192804766 |
From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about our selves, our origins, and our desires?...
The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology
| Author | Pierre Grimal |
| ISBN | 0140512357 |
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Feuding siblings. illegitimate children. lawless nomads. banishment. abandoned children. suckled by she-wolves. muses singing contests. species transformation. deception. colonialism. hereditary rule. revenge. murder. rape....
| Author | Karl Kerényi |
| ISBN | 0500270481 |
After a brief introduction, the complex genealogies of the gods lead him from the begettings of the Titans and from Aphrodite under all her titles and aspects, to Apollo, Hermes and the reign of Zeus, touching upon the Affairs of Pan, nymphs, satyrs, cosmogonies and the birth of mankind, until he reaches...
| Author | J.F. Bierlein |
| ISBN | 0345381467 |
"Unusually accessible and useful . . . An eye-opener to readers into the universality and importance of myth in human history and culture."--William E. Paden, Chair, Department of Religion, University of Vermont
For as long as human beings have had language, they have had myths. Mythology...
| Author | Stephen L. Harris |
| ISBN | 0073535672 |
Classical Mythology: Images and Insights grew out of the authors' many years of teaching Greek and Roman myth to undergraduates at California State University, Sacramento. Unique among textbooks on this topic, our book approaches the study of myth through complete works of Greco-Roman literature,...
| Author | Moses I. Finley |
| ISBN | 1590170172 |
The World of Odysseus is a concise and penetrating account of the society that gave birth to the Iliad and the Odyssey--a book that provides a vivid picture of the Greek Dark Ages, its men and women, works and days, morals and values. Long celebrated as a pathbreaking achievement in the social history...
The Masks of God, Volume 1: Primitive Mythology
| Author | Joseph Campbell |
| ISBN | 0140194436 |
I wish I could like Campbell's Masks of God series more than I do. I keep having the same experience -- I pick one up and read 15 pages that are magnificent, electrifying, and truly brilliant in their scope and perspicacity.
Then the long digressions accumulate and I start to lose the line of his...
Egyptian Myth: A Very Short Introduction
| Author | Geraldine Pinch |
| ISBN | 0192803468 |
Egyptian myths articulated the core values of one of the longest lasting civilizations in history, and myths of deities such as Isis and Osiris influenced contemporary cultures and became part of the Western cultural heritage. Egyptian Mythology: A Very Short Introduction explains the cultural...
| Author | Walter Burkert |
| ISBN | 0674362810 |
In this book Walter Burkert, the most eminent living historian of ancient Greek religion, has produced the standard work for our time on that subject. First published in German in 1977, it has now been translated into English with the assistance of the author himself. A clearly structured and readable...
