 | 15 Ancient Greek Heroes from Plutarch's Lives
is a readable translation by Wilmot H. McCutchen. |
 | Aesop's
Fables offers a large collection from the Electronic Text Center at the University of
Virginia Library. |
 | Age
of Fable is Thomas Bulfinch's stories of Gods and Heroes converted to an attractive
online format. (mostly classical mythology) |
 | Amazons, the facts behind the myth. |
 | Ambrose Collection:
Slides for use in University of Vermont mythology class. Includes more than 300, some for Metamorphoses,
others from vases, wall painting, buildings, sarcophagi, etc. |
 | Ancient Gods The
gods' family tree, 12 Olympians, titans, and other gods & semi-gods. Succinct
definitions and lists plus more elaborate hypertext links. |
 | Ancient Greek Sites on the Web
is a collection of links to Hellenistic sites on the web. |
 | Apple of Discord
recounts the myth of how Eris fashioned a golden apple over which Athena, Hera, and
Aphrodite fought. |
 | Arctos Group: The Story behind The Name
recounts the myth of how Callisto and her son Arcas were transformed in the constellations
of the Great Bear and the Little Bear. |
 | Atlantis -
Fact, Fiction or Exaggeration? The antediluvian world from Plato's dialogues Timeaus and
Critias. |
 | Atlas of the Greek and Roman World |
 | Beazley
Archives: Catalogue of Casts - information about this collection of casts from
Greek mythology, including photographs and drawings. There is also a mythological dictionary. |
 | Bibliography for Apollonius
Rhodius who was the author of Argonautica. This is the only surviving
Greek epic written between the time of Homer and the later Roman empire. |
 | Biblioteca Arcana
a collection of essays on various aspects of neo-Hellenic paganism. |
 | Big Five
Gods and Heroes of Greek Mythology is devoted to the gods Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Athena,
Apollo,
& Ares, and
the heroes Achilles, Aeneas,
Hercules,
Perseus,
& Odysseus. |
 | Black Dogs in Folklore is
an informative page concerning the folklore of Black Dogs or Spectral Hounds. |
 | Brandon's Mythology by Brandon Allen
offers an introduction to Greek mythology. Includes information on gods, creation stories,
heroes like Hercules and Odysseus, and more. |
 | Bulfinch's Mythology
'The Age of Fable' by Bob Fisher offers an attractive hypertext version of
the Greek and Roman sections of Thomas Bulfinch's famous work on mythology. |
 | Calysto & Circe is a
comparative analysis of these two figures as polar opposite fragments of the Great
Goddess. |
 | CCII5 Greek and Roman
Mythology Page from a course taught by Devin M. Casenhiser at the University of
Illinois at Urbana offers nice photos of artwork with mythological themes. |
 | Centaur Compendium by Anthony G. Francis Jr., is a collection of
information about the centaur in art, literature and the imagination. |
 | Ceres offers the
myth of the kidnapping of Persephone, the daughter of Ceres, by Hades, god of the
underworld. |
 | Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources
by Laurel Bowman & Karen Friesen. This site is designed to
draw together the ancient texts and images available on the Web concerning the major
figures of Greek and Roman mythology. |
 | Classical Mythology by
Geography by Mark Woon has a map based index. Currently very incomplete but
still a nifty concept. |
 | Classical Mythology HQ at
Princeton University allows you to select mythology by geographical area or city. |
 | Classical Mythology Online,
designed as a companion to Morford and Lenardon's book Mythology,
offers a large number of resources and information (including an
excellent Character
Glossary with genealogies). |
 | Classics Course CLA 212 Mythology
is a database of text and images for this classical mythology course at Princeton. |
 | Classics Pages by Andrew Wilson (Loxias) are
where you'll find over 500 pages of news, information, games and controversy about the
life, literature, art and archaeology of the ancient world of Greece & Rome. |
 | Consult the Oracle of
Loxias is an e-mail link and an invitation to query Loxias (Andrew Wilson) to get
answers to any question on classic myth, literature, history, or translation. He
estimates responses within 48 hours. |
 | Delphi: Mythology and History of the
Oracle is a travel company site with a couple of good summaries of Delphic myth &
history. |
 | Early
Greek Astronomy by Ellen N. Brundige discusses, among many other things, a little of
the mythology associated with astronomical phenomena among the Greeks. |
 | Eleusinian
Mysteries, essay by Edward A. Beach,
at the Ecole initiative. |
 | Euripides
and Myth offers a course outline and notes by John E. Thorburn, Jr. of the Department
of Classics at Baylor University. |
 | Fables of Aesop offers
"A Blood Feud," "Evil for Good," "Fireside Sketch," and
"Tit for Tat." |
 | Flectere si nequeo superos
Acheronta mouebo (magic bibliographies and resources) by John-Gabriel Bodard is the
bibliography of his doctorial thesis "Early Greek Perceptions of
'Magic', and its Definition through Analysis of liminal and related Practices".
Covers witches, necromancy, magic theory, curses, and a bit
of foreign (Egyptian & Jewish) material. |
 | FOCUS on Mythology of Gods in
Greece presents information about the Olympians, lesser gods, and the titans. |
 | Gorgons discusses the Gorgons
in Greek mythology. |
 | The Great God Pan
The most mischievous and possibly oldest of the Greek gods, goat-footed Pan has many
stories told of him, some of which are contradictory. |
 | Greek Mythology discusses
the cosmogony and theogony of the Greeks, the story of the Argonauts, and the Iliad and
the Odyssey. |
 | Greek Mythology by E. Storck
discusses the Greek creation story, the gods of Olympus, and other gods. |
 | Greek Mythology by Peter Hawlina
offers a genealogical database containing about 1,500 characters from Greek mythology,
along with their relationships. |
 | Greek Mythology
by J.M. Hunt is an introductory reference. |
 | Greek Mythology by Josh Sandberg and
Alex Lucas provides an introduction to mythology, biographies of major Greek gods and
goddesses, several myths, and a learning Greek section to help you polish up on the basics
of the language. |
 | Greek Mythology by MediaDyne Ltd. offers an
introduction to Greek mythology, Greek gods and an interpretation of what these myths
meant. Includes myths, gods, how the world was created as well as famous mythical
characters. |
 | Greek Mythology Link
offers articles and lists for Carlos Parada's Genealogical Guide to Greek
Mythology. Includes information on sidereal and natural personifications, major
divinities, waters and landscapes, monsters and demons, immortals in Greek mythology,
important events such as the Titanomachy, the Giantomachy, the Trojan War, and much more.
Also offers a bibliography to Greek mythology. |
 | Greek
Mythology and Prehistory: A look at the myths of the Greeks seen as portions
of a much older, lost historical tradition. |
 | Hekate in Early Greek
Religion by I. Robert Von Rudloff discusses the origins and worship of Hekate from a
modern neo-pagan viewpoint. |
 | Hellenic Pantheon
by Spyros Tyrakis offers information about Greek deities and links to mythology sites. |
 | Hercules: Greece's Greatest
Hero answers these questions: What stories did the ancient
Greeks tell about his life?
What were the Labors of
Hercules, anyway? Who were the women, both goddesses and
mortals, in his life? And where in the ancient world did he travel on his adventures? |
 | Herakles
On-line, mythological information summarized. |
 | Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns And
Homerica offers English translations of these works by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, converted
to HTML format by Douglas B. Killings. |
 | Hesiod's Theogony
from the Perseus Project includes the story of the origins of the Greek titans and gods.
Also allows access to the Greek text with morphological links. |
 | Hesiod's Works and
Days from the Perseus Project includes the story of the five ages of man, Prometheus,
and Pandora. Allows access to the Greek text with morphological links. |
 | Homer's Iliad provides the full text
of Homer's work as translated by Samuel Butler (LONG!) |
 | Homer's Odyssey provides the full
text of Homer's work in the translation by Samuel Butler (LONG!). |
 | How the Trojan War Began by
Richard Koshak recounts the story of Paris abducting Helen, leading to the Trojan War. |
 | Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology offers brief articles, most with images, of important
characters and events in Greek mythology. |
 | Illustrated Guide to Greek
Mythology is an ad for the book Napoleon, Russia and the Olympian Gods: An
Illustrated Guidebook to Greek Mythology by Albert Baca. This book tells the
story of a gift Napoleon gave to the Tsar of Russia, a collection of ceramic dessert
plates painted by great French artists using the Olympian Gods for their subject matter.
Web page also includes some editorial musings on Greek mythology by Jules Brenner. |
 | In Search of
the Hero offers a course outline and notes by John E. Thorburn, Jr. of the Department
of Classics at Baylor University. |
 | Janna's Greek Mythology by
Janna Christine offers her personal perspective on Greek mythology. Includes an essay on
the influence of Greek myth on the English language and a brief description of the
important gods. |
 | Jason And The Argonauts Gallery
offers posters, images, and sketches from the famous Ray Harryhausen film, adapted from
the Greek myth. |
 | Legend of Perseus by Chris Oakley
and Gregory Klyve is described by them as a "Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Greek
myths." |
 | Medea, The Musical offers
Greek/Attic/Hellenic links, including some for mythology. |
 | Minotaur Legend recounts the
story of Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur. |
 | Muses by Kat
offers a description of each. |
 | Muses
from Greek Mythology, this site explains the 9 muses: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe,
Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. |
 | Myth
and Greek Tragedy offers a course outline and notes by John E. Thorburn, Jr. of the
Department of Classics at Baylor University. |
 | Myth of Cheiron
summarizes the story of the centaur who acted as tutor to several of the greatest Greek
heroes, including Achilles, Asclepius, Heracles, Jason, Aeneas, and Peleus. |
 | MythNET by Sumair Mirza offers
information on the twelve Olympian gods, the Titans, the lesser gods, notable mythological
characters, heroes, and more. Includes genealogical charts and images. |
 | Mythologie
Grecque offers a French-language dictionary of Greek mythology. |
 | Mythological Pegasus by
James McIntyre offers a look at Pegasus the Mythological flying horse. |
 | Mythology of Jupiter
offers brief versions of myths about the god Jupiter and some of the other characters
after which the moons of the planet Jupiter were named. |
 | Odyssey offers a synopsis of
Homer's epic. |
 | Origin of the name
Melissa recounts the myth of Melissa, guardian of the infant Zeus, who was later
turned into a honeybee. |
 | Perseus Project is an
extensive library of Ancient Greece, and includes Art & Archaeology, an Encyclopedia,
Texts, History
and an interactive Atlas. |
 | Road to Eleusis offers
excerpts from the book of the same name by R. Gordon Wasson, detailing the important role
of psychoactive substances in the Eleusinian mysteries. |
 | Science and Mythical Archetypes
by Steve Brewster discusses myths associated with Pluto and Charon. |
 | Song of the
Sirens is a summary of the mythical world of the Sirens, and the heroes
who encountered them. |
 | Sources for
Classical Mythology offers several stories about Herakles and the origins of the gods
from Apollodorus, and the story of the Trojan War as related by Home. |
 | Star Myths and Constellation Lore
part of Alexandria on the Web
gives us classical celestial charts and stories. |
 | Vergil's Home Page offers
links to Vergil (Virgil) sites of all sorts. |
 | Welcome to Mount Olympus by Becca
and Jenny offers information on ancient Greek gods, titans, mythical creatures, and
original stories based upon Greek mythology. |
 | Who is Medea, and Why do So
Many People Hate Her? by Gripper Products offers a whimsical recounting of the myth of
Jason and Medea. |
 | Zeus Lovers
offers information on lovers of the Greek sky god. |