Discover, download and read free and lowpriced ebooks on the subject of greek mythology. The story of orpheus and eurydice is one of the most romantic heartbreaking stories from greek mythology. These are the greatest stories ever told the labours of hercules, the. The iliad tells the story of the conquest of the city of troy by a greek army led by the likes of achilles, agamemnon, and odysseus. Posted on august 5, 2012 updated on november 12, 2016. The 5 most romantic greek mythology love stories of all time. Brought to life with lyrical text by awardwinning author donna jo napoli and stunning artwork by awardwinning illustrator christina balit, the tales of gods and goddesses such as zeus, aphrodite, apollo, and athena and.
Apollo and daphne the greek myth story of daphne and apollo. Best greek mythology books to read for adults and kids. Below is a list of books about greek mythology, based on or inspired by. I used to sleep with it under my head and memorized every little tale. There were some fiery romances that rival any of the great love stories in history and no doubt most of the betterknown romance tales were influenced by greek storytellers. Modern scholars study the myths in an attempt to shed. Well, first of all, i am going to mention that i do not recommend robert gravess the greek myths 1955. This renowned classic brings the heritage of greece to life with enthralling tales and stories. The stories are full of action as percy, a kid with adhd and dyslexia, learns that he is a hunted kid because his father is a greek god. If you are like me, you love revised fairy tales, and the revision of greek or roman mythology to new purposes is just as satisfying. Theres more than just greek and roman mythology, too.
Favorite greek myths the darkness of night was a serpent, slain by their sungods arrows. One day, while he was hunting in the woods, the oread nymph echo spotted him and immediately fell for him. Lets talk about the first book youve chosen, which is about the greatest greek hero at troy, achilles, and his love affair with another greek man, patroclus. Books to read if you love greek or roman mythology book riot. What is the best book that has a complete collection of. Its getting better overall, but id love to see more diverse voices being. The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between psyche. The 5thcenturybce greek historian herodotus remarked that homer and hesiod gave to the olympian gods their familiar characteristics. So now, of course, its time to put on a performance. Theamount of myths and stories that the greeks created is incredibly large.
In the classical world, for instance, there were venus and aphrodite, love goddesses of the roman and greek pantheons respectively. Greek mythology states that apollo had been mocking the god of love, eros also known as cupid. The stories of the gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and other mythical creatures. The greek mythology has been my favorite book since secondary school. For more great fantasy reads, check out our fantasy books for kids and 10 thrilling books for teens who love. Medusa, a love story by sasha summers the deep end of the sea by. Narcissus was a hunter in greek mythology, son of the river god cephissus and the nymph liriope. I used to sleep with it under my head and memorized every little tale by heart. According to greek mythology, the love between paris and helen provoked the downfall of troy. Here, well look at the top 5 greek mythology love stories ever.
The reason is because, while graves is truly an excellent storyteller, the vast majority of the time he has literally no idea what he is talk. His wife was a dryad, eurydice, who also attracted the attentions of aristaeus. Pierre grimals dictionary of classical mythology reprinted by penguin books as the penguin dictionary of classical mythology. A daring, dazzling followup to the bestseller the song of achilles, novelist madeline miller has created an epic story of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a mans world. The percy jackson and the olympians series is perhaps the most famous of greek mythology books for kids on account of the movies.
In the ancient near east, love was personified in such. Just dont anger the gods, and love should come much easier to you. Lucy coats, author of one of the best books greek myth books for children. One of the most tragic love stories of greek mythology. Circe isnt a wellknown or revered goddess, but she had a story. Most of these ancient greek myths survive till our days because they have been included in the works of famous ancient writers and historians.
Bizarre love stories from greek mythology george oconnor. The stories of the gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and other mythical creatures childs introduction series daulaires book of greek myths. Love stories of greek myth naturally, love was one hot topic amongst the greeks, and the proliferation of romantic themesmost of them tragic is astounding. These stories concern the origin and the nature of the world, the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient greeks own cult and ritual practices. Greek stories into a beautiful and heartbreaking lesbian love story for young adults. The best mythologybased books for teens the ya shelf.
Fantasy lover by sherrilyn kenyon, perfekt order by s. Will he love you back or will you just be one of his many lovers. Greek mythology is an amazing subject, full of complex characters and lore. The greek mythology is a sum of fables told by the ancient greeks to explain the existence of the world, some natural phenomena or just for pleasure, to intrigue the imagination of people.
For the complete listing of the books that are published by yesterdays classics, please visit. Stories in greek mythology teach us many lessons about life, love, and relationships. Variously depicted as either a beautiful youth or a mischievous nude boy, eros is most commonly represented with a bow and an unlimited number of arrows which he uses to overpower the reason and incite erotic feelings in any mortal or god per aphrodites or his. Klotho, atropos, and lakhesis, who weave the tapestry. Aphrodite is sixth in the new york times bestselling olympians series. Bulfinch is widely available, including online, and the stories entertain as well as explain, with the caveat that he prefers roman names like jupiter and. They are, of course, not based on rationalism but on the. Pdf the complete world of greek mythology download full. Cupid and psyche is a story originally from metamorphoses also called the golden ass, written in the 2nd century ad by lucius apuleius madaurensis or platonicus. The book tells us about how the universe was created, the 12 olympians, the heroes before and after the trojan. Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient greeks and a genre of ancient greek folklore. Bende, rogue rider by larissa ione, for the love of hades by. The most beautiful love stories in the ancient greek mythology.
Youve probably heard this mythical love story because its used to lecture impatient. Goddess of love, a graphic novel adaptation of the classic greek myths. Sometimes ya series can be corny and very unrealistic but raye wagner has done a great job making this story come to life. Myths of love and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Unfortunately, its difficult for a newcomer to get started on the subject, as there are hundreds of books on greek mythology available. Timeless tales of gods and heroes, 75th anniversary illustrated edition.
Hades and persephone, greek mythology, ya mythology series, best of. If youre fascinated by greek mythology books, or looking for percy jackson or. The story begins with the trojan prince paris being chosen to decide which of three goddesses hera, athena and aphrodite is the fairest. Stories in mythology can provide explanations for events and rituals, and are. Favorite greek myths grades 57 this book features 12 classic stories from greek mythology, including stories of echo and narcissus, and cupid and psyche. A time came when many tribes of this aryan race moved on to other lands. The story tells of the struggle for love and trust between eros and psyche in greek mythology, psyche was the deification of the human soul. The third installment of sarah mccarrys mythologyinspired metamorphoses series, about a girl reworks many elements from classic greek stories into a beautiful and heartbreaking lesbian love story. List of 10 best books to read about greek mythology. For somewhat older people who are curious about the stories and reallife history related to greek myths, a good choice is thomas bulfinchs the age of fable or stories of gods and heroes coupled with ovids metamorphoses. Being a fan of greek mythology you wouldnt have thought youd ever be able to meet one of your favorite gods. He chose aphrodite because in return she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The fight is ultimately over helen, a daughter of zeus and one of the most beautiful women to ever walk the earth, who is abducted by one of the trojans. The new national geographic treasury of greek mythology offers timeless stories of greek myths in a beautiful new volume. These stories are great teaching tools for kids, but they are often difficult for children to read. Below is a list of books about greek mythology, based on or inspired by these myths. With the above books and activities, students will build a solid foundation of knowledge related to greek mythology. The story of eros and psyche has a longstanding tradition as a folktale of the ancient grecoroman world. Among these, youll find close historical retellings as well as texts that read like spiritual descendants of the original myths in a completely new setting. A new translation of an important text for greek mythology used as a source book by classicists from antiquity to robert graves, the library of greek mythology is a complete summary of early greek myth, telling the story of each of the great families of heroic mythology, and the various adventures associated with the main heroes and heroines, from jason and perseus to.
Favorite greek myths classic books for children at. Orpheus was the son of the muse calliope and therefore a grand musician. In the first book of the iliad, the son of zeus and leto apollo, line 9 is as instantly identifiable to the greek. Like other retellings and reinterpretations, books that use greek. Its called the song of achilles yes, this is by madeline miller who is an american academic. Aristaeus pursued her until she stepped on a poisonous snake and was forced into the underworld. Ever since i started studying greek mythology in grade school, ive been.
Under the spell of the arrow, apollo continued to follow daphne, but she continued to reject. Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings associated with the ancient greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and origins and significance of their own culture and ritual practices it is slowly and steadily becoming the center of attention for the people who show keen interest in having knowledge of the ancient people as the rich literature. Like all greek myths, these fictionalized retellings contain love and sex, poetry and passion, and often buckets of blood. The fantastic in every sense of the word books on this list draw from indian, norse, japanese, chinese, and korean myths. Eros known as cupid to the romans was the greek god of sexual attraction, a constant companion of aphrodite. Greek mythology is brimming with epic battles, melodramatic fighting between gods and. The goddess aphrodite was adored and feared by gods and morta. He was a very beautiful young man, and many fell in love with him. Across many ancient civilizations throughout the world, love was placed under the domain of a certain deity, usually, but not in all cases, a goddess.
What she reads if she loves greek mythology she reads. To teach children these lessons, as well as the gods and goddesses of greek mythology, try some of these awesome greek mythology books for kids. Well, greek mythology contains a similar abundance of such key terms. The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for. Therefore, when reading any book on the topic, its extremely helpful to have a guide to those key terms handy.
Each god has stories that not only relate to other gods, but to mortals or regular humans like you and me as well. Despite all the death, tragedy, betrayal and blood, greek mythology love stories do provide a sense that love really can conquer anything. Of course, the greeks honored love, but surprisingly, they did not particularly laud the goddess of love, aphrodite. Hyacinth was the son of the muse clio and king pierus of macedonia. The most beautiful love stories of greek mythology. This book was published in the year 1942, and is one of the most wellknown books for mythology. The most beautiful love stories in the ancient greek. Some of them settled in the land we now call greece, taking with them their quaint stories.
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