Recommended Reading—Heroes and Monsters

Read chapters from "core" texts before reviewing study questions.


Book Title
Selected Chapters (# chapters)

Core Reading Assignments

Haaren - Famous Men of Greece   Perseus to Theseus (4)
Guerber - The Story of the Greeks   Daedalus and Icarus to The Taking of Thebes (8)
Macgregor - The Story of Greece   Danae and Her Little Son to Acrisius Killed by Perseus (4)

Supplemental Recommendations

Baldwin - Old Greek Stories   The Quest of Medusa's Head to The Cruel Tribute (6)
Peabody - Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew   Orpheus and Eurydice to Oedipus (6)
Francillon - Gods and Heroes   Orpheus and Eurydice to The Apple of Discord (18)
Shaw - Stories of the Ancient Greeks   The Race of Atalanta to How Death Was Conquered (13)
Harding - Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men   The Labors of Heracles to Quest for the Golden Fleece (4)
Hawthorne - A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys    entire book
Hawthorne - Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys   The Minotaur to The Golden Fleece (2)
Lang - The Book of Myths   Deirdre to Perseus the Hero (4)
Colum - The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Before Achilles    entire book
Church - Stories from the Greek Tragedians   The Love of Alcestis to Antigone (5)
Morris - Historical Tales: Greek   Voyage of the Argonauts to even Against Thebes (3)

Also Recommended

Kingsley - The Greek Heroes    entire book
Hutchinson - The Golden Porch    entire book
Tappan - The Story of the Greek People   In the Days of Myths to Days of Myths (cont.) (2)
Kaufman - Our Young Folks' Plutarch   Theseus (1)