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Anybody can suggest reading material about greek Mithology.

2006-07-14 23:38:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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The most comprehensive guide to Greek Mythology is the Theoi Project(check the link). I've studied Greek Mythology, as well as others, for nearly 30 years. I've never found a book this detailed. Actually, all the information found on this website is too much for a book.
The creator of this website looks to the original Greek sources for his information. He provides translations of those sources as well. He also gives illustrations of the Gods and Goddesses as well as other figures in the stories. The pictures are of Greek artifacts that portray the deities and others as the Greeks saw them.
If your really interested in Greek Mythology I strongly recommend this website. There is nothing else like it on the web. Enjoy.

2006-07-15 03:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by finnegas2001 2 · 5 1

Your question is not clear what do you mean by Greek literature , it means Ancient greek literature or Modern greek literature.

If you mean Ancient Greek literature then the answer is
Classical Greek or Ancient greek literature.
Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in Ancient Greek from the oldest surviving written works in the Greek language until the 4th century and the rise of the Byzantine Empire. At the beginning of Greek literature stand the two monumental works of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. The other great poet of the preclassical period was Hesiod. His three surviving works are Works and Days and Theogony.

The two major lyrical poets were Sappho and Pindar. The Greeks also invented drama and produced masterpieces that are still reckoned as drama's crowning achievement. Of the hundreds of tragedies written and performed during the classical age, only a limited number of plays by three authors have survived: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. For more details visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Literature

Modern Greek literature
Modern Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language from the 11th century, with texts written in a language that is more familiar to the ears of Greeks today than is the language of the early Byzantine literati, the compilers of the New Testament, or, of course, the classical authors of the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Greek_Literature

2006-07-15 10:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by thyagarajan 4 · 0 0

Robert Graves, The Greek Myths 1 & 2

2006-07-15 10:54:57 · answer #3 · answered by Nerdly Stud 5 · 0 0

If you are talking ref. books, Go to a Borders or a Barnes and Noble, and there are plenty... Personally, I like the Oddesy, for just reading Material.

2006-07-15 06:42:37 · answer #4 · answered by kityjane2 3 · 0 0

I got the best book on Mythology, it's called "Bullfinche's Mythology" - loads and loads of Greek stuff in it. My book was published by Spring Books, but I'm pretty certain you could find it from other publishers.

2006-07-15 06:43:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kismet 3 · 0 0

Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" is a must read for that subject.
Also, check out http://www.pantheon.org

2006-07-15 08:31:42 · answer #6 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0 0

Get it here
http://www.mythweb.com/
http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=greek+mythology&meta=

For Books you can again search from google

Take care

2006-07-15 06:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by viper4in 3 · 0 0

How about Homers....the Odessey

2006-07-15 06:42:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

First off, it's mYthology and secondly, try this site. http://www.mythweb.com/ . It's a good start.

2006-07-15 06:41:22 · answer #9 · answered by Gynolotrimena Lubriderma-Smith 3 · 0 0

zeus

2006-07-15 10:16:49 · answer #10 · answered by MeLissa 3 · 0 0

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