Truly inspired Greek mythology books and retellings It’s nearly impossible to walk into a bookstore or a library and not come ...

Many authors have taken inspiration from Greek mythology with traditional or modern ... s The Penelopiad - the stories remain just as read today. Are your favourites on there?

All readings may be done in English. Note that the list assumes that you will devote most of your effort to literary sources. If you wish to devote substantial time to art and archaeology as sources ...

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...

In Greek mythology the Titan Atlas bore the weight of the heavens on his shoulders. A Greek myth is that Zeus, a God, threw down lightning bolts on to earth when he was in a rage. While Norse myth ...