Greek Mythology

At school or in a public library, begin by using the Computer Catalog (Lemon Bay's OPAC)
to do a Subject Search using the following

Search Terms -
Mythology
Mythology, Greek
Gods, Greek
Goddesses, Greek
Voyages and travels – Mythology
Name of God/Goddess (Greek Mythology)
Trojan War -- Fiction

Call Numbers for Books on this subject are usually
292.1 or 398.2 or 938

General Encyclopedias are a good starting place to get basic, background information about a subject.
Use the Index (usually the last volume) to locate your subject.
The following sets of encyclopedias are available in our media center:

  • The World Book Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Academic American Encyclopedia
  • Compton's Encyclopedia
  • The New Book of Knowledge

    • Print Resources - Circulating Books:
    Gods and myths of Ancient Greece – 292.1 BAR
    Greek Myths – 292 COO
    Greek Myths and Legends – 292.1 SUL
    Gods, men & monsters – 398.2 GIB
    The Usborne Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece - 938 CHI
    Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World – 938 SAC
    Cultural Atlas for Young People: Ancient Greece - 938 POW
    Traditional Tales from Ancient Greece – 398.2 PAR

    Print Resources - Reference Books:
    Mythology : An Illustrated Encyclopedia – REF 291.1 MYT
    Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean – REF 938 CIV
    Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilization – REF 930.03 ENC
    Online Databases -
    If you plan on accessing these sites from home,
    be sure to ask the media specialists for the password-you'll need it!
    Grolier Multimedia Online
    eLibrary

    Websites -

    Mythography : Greek Mythology - http://www.loggia.com/myth/gods.html

    Greek Mythology Today: Myth Man – Homework Helper http://mythman.com

    Classical Mythology - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/myths.html

    Greek Mythology – From The Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant http://www.messagenet.com/myths/

    Ancient Greece - http://www.ancientgreece.com/

    Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/index.html

    Infoplease – Greek Mythology http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0197622.html

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