I genuinely love Greek mythology, like 3 out of five books in my top 5 are about Greek myth, those being TSOA, Circe, and the house of hades. I’ve already read all of Madeline millers books and all of Rick Riordans books so if there’s any that you love please recommend them to me. Also if there’s a book about Apollo and Hyacinthus I need that in my live tnx.
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I, Medusa was good
I really enjoyed The King Must Die by Mary Renault. It’s a retelling of the myth of Theseus in a way that follows the story but nothing magical or impossible happens. It’s very interesting!
Start with the classic: D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths.
Try Stephen Fry’s work. Bonus he narrates the audiobooks.
Mythos
Heroes
Troy
Odyssey
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a great run through of Greek mythology.
*A Thousand Ships* by Natalie Haynes
I highly recommend Natalie Haynes.
A Thousand Ships is a retelling of the Trojan War told through women’s voices.
Stone Blond is Medusa’s story.
Her latest published 3/10 (next week!) and is called No Friend to This House and is a retelling of Medea.
She also has two books that are nonfiction: Pandora’s Jar and Divine Might are also focused on women and goddesses in Greek Mythology.
Homer’s Daughter by Robert Graves. Based on the last part of the Odyssey.
For non-fiction, I recommend Edith Hamilton’s Mythology.
I liked Rosie Hewlett’s books, two are available. First book is Medusa, second book is Medea (titled The Witch of Colchis if you are in North America). They are retellings of those figures from their perspectives. Medea was very good imo.
She has a third book out later this month, called Sweetbitter Song, I’ve heard good things so I’m looking forward to that one. It follows Penelope and Melantho while Odysseus is away Odyssey-ing 🙂
Emily Wilson’s transition of the Odyssey is super accessible writing. I think it’s a great next step after Madeline Miller.
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint