The theoi project explores greek mythology in classical literature and art. Theoi greek mythology exploring mythology in classic literature and art. Theoi greek mythology extensive bios of various greek gods, heroes, and mythical beings. Discover, download and read free and lowpriced ebooks on the subject of greek mythology. Buy complete encyclopedia of greek mythology by houtzager, guus isbn. He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Select a saga and then click on the english link in the lefthand menu bar.
The roman poet ovid, in his metamorphoses, book x, relates that pygmalion, a sculptor, makes an ivory statue representing his ideal of womanhood and then falls in love with his own creation, which he. Greek mythology link is based on original sources, that is, authors from the period between 800 bc and ad 600. The first of thesethe olympian gods, titan gods, and primordial godsrepresent the three generations of deities to rule the cosmos. Diodorus siculus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The complete encyclopedia of greek mythology by guus houtzager. The theoi project is a digital library website about greek mythology and its representation in classical literature and ancient greek art. The greek mythology link contains texts, images, maps and charts. Free classic texts from hesiod to virgil are arranged in chronological order. Roman mythology uses different names, calling zeus by the name of jupiter, and aphrodite by the name of venus, for example. The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for smart. Centaurs 4, lamian pheres lamioi centaurcompanions of the god dionysus. She asked zeus to give the latter lover immortality but omitted to request eternal youth so that the. A site exploring greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy, arranged geographically, describing regions.
The original twelve titans were children of gaia mother earth and uranus father sky. Greek mythology mythology phs digital library at portsmouth. Nov 03, 2016 theoi greek mythology welcome to the theoi project, a site exploring greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. Although, the title of god of sun in also shared by helios in greek mythology. The gods of the ancient greek pantheon are divided into various categories on the following pages. For adults with more advanced knowledge for those already familiar with bulfinch, the next book to pick up is timothy gantz early greek myths, although this is a 2volume reference work, rather than a book to read.
Also known as the theoi project, a site exploring greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. Besides the twelve olympians, there were many other various cultic groupings of twelve gods throughout ancient greece. Anteros the greek god of unrequited love who was armed with a bow and arrows of lead. Favorite greek myths classic books for children at. Greek mythology the body of traditional tales concerning the gods, heroes, and rituals of the ancient greeks. If you cant find what you are searching for, we suggest you try these links to other sites. This is a good source because it is an encyclopedia, and they are reliable.
Click the greek mythology link on the left side of the page to get to the genealogy tables family trees. Dawn aka eos the winged daughter of hyperion and theia who rides a twohorse chariot across the sky each morning. Contents 8 introduction vii map of the greek world, c. Anthracia anthrakia one of the arcadian nymphs who nursed the infant zeus. Diodorus universal history, which he named bibliotheca historica greek. Books search aids search terms greek mythology greek gods greek goddesses subject headings mythology, classical mythology, greek. As such, its long been one of the main ancient sources that scholars have used to piece together greek mythology. Paranormal references heart of carolina romance writers. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help.
Hesiods theogony tells the origin stories of many of the gods. Cephisus 2 kephisos a river of attica in southern greece and its fishtailed god. I have purchased a number of books and this ranks with the best. Encyclopedia of greek and roman mythology examines the bestknown figures of greek and roman mythology together with the great works of classical literature that are the sources for our mythological understanding. Jan 01, 1990 the myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from greece, rome and egypt to the norse and celtic lands, through persia and india to china and the far east, the ultimate encyclopedia of mythology is a comprehensive a to z of the classic stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and mythical beasts, wizards and warriors. The ultimate encyclopedia of mythical creatures by colin dempsey, paul collison, and emmett elvin. The roman poet ovid, in his metamorphoses, book x, relates that pygmalion, a sculptor, makes an ivory statue representing his. An awardwinning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. Online encyclopedia of characters in greek mythology. These figures inhabited a realm that stretched beyond the greek landscape to the palaces of the gods on snowcapped mount olympus 1, as well as to the dismal underworld. The probert encyclopaedia of mythology cakravartin.
Encyclopedia mythica online encyclopedia of greek gods, heroes, and monsters. It was published on june 14,1999, viewed on january 12, 2004, and belongs to the website called theoi greek mythology. She was wooed by both dionysus and poseidon, eventually marrying poseidon at the birth of beroe, hermes acted as the midwife and assisted in the delivery of beroe then the virgin astraia lady of justice took the infant beroe and fed her with the wise. Mythology open educational resources by subject disciplines. She was considered to be the most beautiful woman in the known world. The resultant fusion is called classical mythology by modern textbooks. The theme of the library is classical mythology and so the selection consists primarily of ancient poetry, drama and prose accounts of myth. Cephisus 1 kephisos a river of phocis and boeotia in central greece and its god. Mythology pathfinder mira costa high school library. Nov, 20 greece is a country in southeastern europe, known in greek as hellas or ellada, and consisting of a mainland and an archipelago of islands. The myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from greece, rome and egypt to the norse and celtic lands, through persia and india to china and the far east, the ultimate encyclopedia of mythology is a comprehensive a to z of the classic stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and mythical beasts, wizards and warriors. Mar 20, 2020 this course from georgia virtual learning covers a basic introduction to mythology followed by sections on greek and roman, norse, egyptian, japanese, british, native american, contemporary, and comparative mythology. Toggle navigation theoi project greek mythology home. Encyclopedia mythica is an internet encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and religion.
In ancient greek religion and mythology, the twelve olympians are the major deities of the greek pantheon, commonly considered to be zeus, hera, poseidon, demeter, athena, apollo, artemis, ares, hephaestus, aphrodite, hermes, and either hestia or dionysus. Internet resources classical mythology research guides at. Apollo is the god of sun, light, music and prophesies 8. He is commonly shown to be holding a bow in his hands. Everything from aaron to zygius, with thousands of articles in between. To locate additional print resources use the destiny online catalog. Welcome to the theoi project, a site exploring greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. Paranormal references books angels a to z by evelyn dorothy oliver and james r. In art, where he was first depicted in an attic vase dating from about 500 bce, charon was represented as a morose.
Th e rays of sunlight, which might sometimes be seen across a dark cloud, were apollos golden arrows. An internet article with no author called famous greek battles. To be truly familiar with greek mythology, you really should know a good portion of the allusions ovid makes. And why havent they passed away like the ancient greeks themselves. This ebook is good because it has the whole book of greek and roman mythology a to z on it. List of figures in greek mythology simple english wikipedia. This is an award winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore. Are there modern mythologies in the same sense as greek mythology. Remember that the resources listed here are not necessarily the only ones you have access to at the library. In payment he received the coin that was placed in the mouth of the corpse. This guide was created for professor mcbrines classical mythology. Ancient greece is the birthplace of western philosophy socrates, plato, and aristotle, literature homer and hesiod, mathematics pythagoras and euclid, history, drama sophocles, euripides, and aristophanes, the olympic games, and democracy. Mar 25, 2012 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Welcome to the theoi project, a site exploring greek mythology and the gods in.
Online encyclopedia of greek mythology welcome to the theoi project, a site exploring greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. A twin sister of clytemnestra, she also had the twin brothers castor and pollux, also known as the dioscuri. The theoi classical texts library is a collection of translations of works of ancient greek and roman literature. Rosa lazzizera print resources there are a plethora of books available on greek mythology. She was wooed by both dionysus and poseidon, eventually marrying poseidon. An illustrated encyclopedia of the gods, goddesses, titans, nymphs, spirits, monsters and fantastic creatures of greek mythology. This is a list of gods, goddesses, people and other figures from greek mythology.
For more information on that sites content please refer to the theoi greek mythology site bibliography. But some believes are that helios and apollo are same 9, while other believe them to be different and since helios was a titan, the title of god of sun passed to apollo after titans defeat. List of greek gods and goddesses vikidia, the encyclopedia. Greek mythology the mythology of the ancient greeks included a dazzling array of deities, demigods, monsters, and heroes.
Partial to handsome chaps she bagged the hunters cephalus or orion and the trojan prince tithonus, depending on the version of the myth. Bridging figures, such as aeneas, heracles, diomedes, hippolytus, evander, and orestes, who, in some myths, travel from the greek or trojan world to italy, and in some cases found cities, are particularly salient examples of such inte gration. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Greek mythology books in the ghs library winstonsalemforsyth. Theoi greek mythology exploring mythology in classical.
Best books for kids and adults interested in greek mythology. I also second chad turners suggestion for theoi greek mythology. Free, fulltext translations of icelandic sagas that can be read online, or downloaded as pdf files. The probert encyclopaedia of mythology the full probert encyclopaedia is an extensive encyclopaedia of over 95000 entries arranged by category and published. Encyclopedia of greek and roman mythology facts on file. Hyperion mythology from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in greek mythology, hyperion haprn. Charon, in greek mythology, the son of erebus and nyx night, whose duty it was to ferry over the rivers styx and acheron those souls of the deceased who had received the rites of burial. The list does not include creatures these figures are described by ancient writers, the oldest of. Theoi greek mythology welcome to the theoi project, a site exploring greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art.
Includes family tree charts and articles about all kinds of mythology. The greek god of love is often depicted in the pictures or statues as a young, handsome male with wings. The earliest evidence of greek religious practice involving twelve gods greek. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods theoi, spirits daimones, fabulous creatures theres and heroes of ancient greek mythology and religion. They were called olympians because, according to tradition, they resided on mount olympus although hades was a major. Greek mythology this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Favorite greek myths the light which comes from the sun, while helios was the god of the sun itself. This is a complete bibliography of the classical text translations quoted on the biography pages of theoi. Please note that mythweb does not pretend to cover all the characters of greek mythology. Apr 23, 2020 online encyclopedia of greek mythology welcome to the theoi project, a site exploring greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Greek myth attempts to explain the origins of the world, and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses. The roman names are often better known to englishspeaking people than the greek names. Greek mythology link is a collection of the greek myths compiled by carlos parada, author of the book genealogical guide to greek mythology.
Contains more than 1,500 pages profiling the greek gods. Greek mythology is told through a large collection of written texts, and in greek representational arts, such as vasepaintings and sculpture. Helen or helen of troy was the daughter of zeus and leda in greek mythology, although her putative father was tyndareus. The mortals include heroes, kings, amazons and other people.
Hyperion mythology wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Whatever the culture be and whatever the religion be, it is never complete without love. Plutarchs life of theseus theoi internet classics archives mit. Pygmalion, in greek mythology, a king who was the father of metharme and, through her marriage to cinyras, the grandfather of adonis, according to apollodorus of athens. They were transformed into beasts by hera as punishment for guarding the infant god. A visual whos who of greek mythology ancient history. Be sure to choose the articles that are from encyclopedia mythica. The titans are the older kind of gods in greek mythology. In the greek mythology eros 1, commonly known as cupid the roman counterpart, occupies the designation of god of love.
The complete encyclopedia of greek mythology houtzager, guus on. Open educational resources by subject disciplines mythology search this. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods theoi. It also draws on a considerably wider selection of classical literature. Exploring mythology in classical literature and artprovides a comprehensive. Their children were zeus, hades, poseidon, hera, demeter and hestia. This is a list of the gods and goddesses of greek mythology. Their leader was cronus, who overthrew his father uranus and became ruler of the gods. In 365 atoz entries, this encyclopedia presents ancient mythology from a literary perspective and features numerous illustrations. Type in your gods name in the search bar to find information specific to that god. All text and images on this site are 19932020 mythweb. A classic collection of greek myths and stories for the general.
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