Recommended Reading—Gods and Myths

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


Book Title
Selected Chapters (# chapters)

Core Reading Assignments

Haaren - Famous Men of Greece   The Gods of Greece to Cadmus and the Dragon's Teeth (3)
Guerber - The Story of the Greeks   Founding of Important Cities to Story of Deucalion (2)
Macgregor - The Story of Greece   Wonderland to The Purple Flowers (6)

Supplemental Recommendations

Peabody - Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew   The Wood-Folk to Apollo's Sister (11)
Harding - Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men   The Greeks to Eros, the Love-God (20)
Baldwin - Old Greek Stories   Jupiter and His Company to Cadmus and Europa (9)
Francillon - Gods and Heroes   Saturn to Man Who Never Died (23)
Shaw - Stories of the Ancient Greeks   The Gods of Greece to Sowing Dragon's Teeth (11)
Lang - The Book of Myths   Prometheus and Pandora to Pan (27)
Hawthorne - Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys   The Pygmies to The Pomegranate Seeds (4)
Hawthorne - A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys   The Golden Touch (1)