Theres more than just greek and roman mythology, too. Like all greek myths, these fictionalized retellings contain love and sex, poetry and passion, and. It has the iliad, odyssey, aeneid, oedipus, jason and the argonauts, etc. For others, the value of the greek myths and the religion of which. I adore greek and roman history and mythology in every form. Rick riordan this book from the percy jackson novel series is a fantasy novel for young adults, which is based on greek mythology. Neil gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for children and adults and is the first author to have won the carnegie and newbery medals for the same work the graveyard book. The dark godking of the underworld a tall and lean but muscular figure with alabaster skin, short and dishevelled pitch black. I loved the percy jackson series when it first came out. Mortals and monsters, quests and adventures by stephen fry.
The best mythologybased books for teens the ya shelf. Surprisingly, my 7 year old still likes this book after 3 years, its nitetime reading at its best. See more ideas about books, greek and roman mythology and my books. Mythology also referred to as a mythos is the term often used by fans of a particular book, television, or film series to describe a fiction franchises overarching plot and often mysterious backstory. Good book, good quality, came by mail fast, what more can i say. 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. For some, the wondrous tales and their largerthanlife characters make for great literature. Top ten tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the broke and the bookish.
The other answers have already mentioned rick riordans books which are very good so definitely check them out if youre a beginner to greek and roman mythology. The fantastic in every sense of the word books on this list draw from indian, norse, japanese, chinese, and korean myths. It uses some parts of greek mythology, but in a modern way. Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world. I really love anything to do with greek and roman mythology. The ancient greek mysteries are fun and actionpacked stories that are perfect for introducing readers in ks2 to the topic of ancient greece. Im not talking about things like the iliad or the odyssey, im looking for books that are much more recent and. The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for. The mythology element is heavy throughout the book, but it reads more like a historical fiction novel. In the splendid retellings, geraldine mccaughrean vividly. The lightning thief by rick riordan, the sea of monsters by rick riordan, the titans curse by rick riordan, the lost. The complete world of greek mythology publishers weekly. Hades was not surprised when he had felt her presence immediately after she arrived. Engrossing and lavishly illustrated, this survey demonstrates once again why greek mythology is so enduringly popular.
If you want to start a literature greekmythology page, just click the edit button above. Hades and persephone, greek mythology, ya mythology series, best of the ya greek mythology books, ya books with greek mythology, books with. Best young adultnew adult novels involving greek mythology. Ages 912 author interviews best kids stories fantasy. The 10 best norse mythology books norse mythology for. This week, im sharing ten books or series inspired. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are. It combined both my love for ancient history and mythology with story and fantasy.
Two percy jackson films bring the books to life 2010 and 20. The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for smart. What fiction books are therewhich have the greek gods as characters. A good relation, a greek mythology fanfic fanfiction. This giveaway is sponsored by the gracekeepers by kirsty logan for readers of the night circus and. It was love at first sight for him when he first laid eyes on persephone. Its about a virtual reality game featuring myths and legends that comes to life, as such.
As the title said, this book is all about greek mythologys gods and goddesses. What are some good fiction novels on greek or roman mythology. All the stories are from my favorite versions of the story. A young boy learns that he is the son of a greek god in this clever and amusing young adult series.
Steeped in historical detail, the series follows the adventures of a. Good writing, beautiful pictures, all the most important info is here. For more great fantasy reads, check out our fantasy books for kids and 10 thrilling books for teens who love fantasy. Feb 7, 2014 explore bookbesotteds board based on greekroman mythology. You should write more articles about other myths, such as the beasts of mythology, or the titans of mythology, or demigods of mythology. This genre includes books varying from nonfiction to fiction. Starting with zeus and continuing to athena, hades, ares, and others, these are fascinating, artfully illustrated graphic novels about the greek gods and their. I was amazed at how well historical facts were woven into the story itself. Here are fifteen wonderful stories about the greek gods and goddesses zeus, the most powerful. This book combines a retelling of greek myths with a comprehensive account of the world in. The ultimate mythology collection is a good place to start. Greek mytholgy are books about or based on the ancient greek myths as well as gods and goddesses. If youre interested in going beyond the mythology and learning more about the ancient religion to which greek mythology belonged, walter burkert s greek religion is probably the best single book out there on the topic.
List of 10 best books to read about greek mythology. Nonfiction greek mythology books that are good to read. Supernatural fiction mythology novels for kids and teens my writing and reading life september 18, 2018. Ya fiction is home to many great myth adaptations and retellings, from. Its only the first book that has greek myths in but theyre awesome. Greek mythology inspires teens debut novel inspired by stories from greek mythology, a delhi schoolboy spins a magical tale of fantasy envisaging the defeat of evil by a teen wizard who the. For example, if i wrote a book about the history of ancient greece and included their ideas on the gods, such as zeus or hades, and all of my research was historically accurate, then the. Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and. Im looking for some nonfiction books on greek mythology that arent like in depth discussions, just sort of light reading on the gods.
The reading levels are accommodated on a lower level with. He also knew that she would find him here soon afterwards, for he was the foreign presence in her. Not good enough, a greek mythology fanfic fanfiction. The secret of the nagas by amish tripathi, the immortals of meluha by amish tripathi, the oath of the vayuputras b. The greek myths by robert graves 1956 gods and heroes of ancient greece by gustav schwab 1837 gods, heroes and men of ancient greece by w. Classical mythology, and the remaining books in the best modernday greek mythology list are textbooks. Books for teaching ancient greece and mythology scholastic.
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