List of mythology books and sources
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General Mythology
[edit]- Acquainted With the Night by Christopher Dewdney (2004)
- The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer (1890)
- Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Augusta Gregory (1904)
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces - by Joseph Campbell (1949) (comparative mythology)
- The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell (1990) (comparative mythology)
- In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message, by Oskar Ernst Bernhardt (1931)
- Lemprière's Bibliotheca Classica, by John Lemprière (1788)
- Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung (1960)
- Mythology by Edith Hamilton (1942)
- Myths and Reality by Mircea Eliade (translated from French) (1963)
- Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell (1972)
- The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell (1988)
- The White Goddess by Robert Graves (1948, expanded 1966)
- Worlds in Collision by Immanuel Velikovsky (1950) (comparative mythology)
Derivative works:
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001)
- Modern Disciples series by I.S. Anderson (2011) (Fiction Based on several different mythologies)
Australian Mythology
[edit]- The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin (1987)
Chinese Mythology
[edit]Derivative works:
- Where The Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (2009)
- Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (2022)
Egyptian Mythology
[edit]Derivative works:
- The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan (2010-2012)
- The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White (2013)
Greek Mythology
[edit]- The Greek Myths by Robert Graves (1955)
- Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece by Gustav Schwab (1837)
- Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece by W. H. D. Rouse (1934)
- Bulfinch's Mythology (originally published as three volumes) by Thomas Bulfinch (1855)
- Mythology by Edith Hamilton (1942)
- Myths of the Ancient Greeks by Richard P. Martin (2003)
- The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March (2008)
- The Gods of the Greeks by Károly Kerényi (1951)
- The Heroes of the Greeks by Károly Kerényi (1959)
- A Handbook of Greek Mythology by H. J. Rose (1928)
- The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton (2004)
- Metamorphoses by Ovid, published ca. 8 AD
- Theogony by Hesiod, published 7-8th century BC
- The Iliad by Homer, written 7-8th century BC
- The Odyssey by Homer, written 7-8th century BC
- The Homeric Hymns by Anonymous, written 4-7th century BC
Derivative works:
- Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1853)
- Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1852)
- Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney (2002)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan (2005-2009)
- The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (2005)
- The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan (2010-2014)
- Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini (2011)
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (2011)
- Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan (2016-2020)
- Circe by Madeline Miller (2018)
- The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (2018)
- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes (2019)
- Lore by Alexandra Bracken (2021)
- Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (2021)
Hindu Mythology
[edit]- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend by Anna L. Dallapiccola (2002)
- Mahabharata A modern retelling by Ramesh Menon
- Ramayana by Ramesh Menon
Derivative works:
- The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi (2010)
- The Day of Brahma by Stefania Dimitrova (2017)
- Pandava Quintet by Roshani Chokshi (2018-2022)
Japanese Mythology
[edit]Derivative works:
- The Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa (2018)
Korean Mythology
[edit]Derivative works:
- Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Le (2019)
Mayan Mythology
[edit]Derivative works:
- The Storm Runner by J. C. Cervantes (2018)
- Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2019)
Mandaean Mythology
[edit]Meitei Mythology
[edit]Norse Mythology
[edit]- Poetic Edda,"collection", 13th century
- Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson, 13th century
- Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (2017)
Derivative works:
- The Blackwell Pages Trilogy by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr (2013-2015)
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan (2015-2017)
- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (2021)
Roman Mythology
[edit]Derivative works:
- Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin (2008)
- The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan (2010-2014)
Turkish Mythology
[edit]- Book of Dede Korkut (9th century)
United States Mythology
[edit]Internet web resources
[edit]- Encyclopedia Mythica (internet encyclopedia)
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