Books, journal articles, primary resources, and databases
- Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology ONLINEEdited by Roger Woodward. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- A Companion to Greek Mythology ONLINEEdited by Dowden and Livingstone. Wiley Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World, 2011.
- Oxford Companion to World Mythology ONLINEOxford University Press, 2005. Goes beyond Greek and Roman mythology and covers ancient through contemporary times.
- Women in Greek MythTemporary Online Access due to Covid-19 (one user at a time--log in as University of Pennsylvania--then click on "check out")
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By Mary R. Lefkowitz. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. PRINT. Van Pelt Library: BL795.W65 L44 2007 - The Book of Greek & Roman Folktales, Legends, & Myths ONLINEPrinceton University Press, 2017. (also in print. Van Pelt Library BL312 .B66 2017). May be slow to load
- Approaches to Greek Myth ONLINEJohns Hopkins University Press, 2014. (also in print. Van Pelt Library. BL790 .A66 2014
- L'Annee PhilologiqueA database for current scholarship in Classical Studies (including over 1,500 journals and 500 articles in collections and conference papers) from 1949 to the present. Find the annual print edition from 1924 to the present in the Classical Studies Resource Room, 4th floor of Van Pelt. Call no.: PA2 .A553.
Search terms, LC Subject Headings, Descriptors
Mythology, Classical
add terms such as drama, fiction, historiography, history, art, dictionaries,
encyclopedias, opera, poetry, etc.
Mythology, Greek and Mythology, Roman--adding names of characters
(Jason, Medea, Achilles) and terms as above to your search
Other terms to pair with Greek or Roman, Greece or Rome:
Legends
Gods
oracles
divination
religion
cult
shrines
temples
Featured Resources
For books that are only available in print, see table of contents in catalog if available. You may request scans of up to four chapters by making a "request digital delivery" request (log in to the Franklin Catalog to see this option). It is best to include page numbers, author and title of chapter. If you are having trouble finding chapters, please contact Rebecca Stuhr for assistance.
Diana and Detail from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia from fotopedia
- Female Mobility and Gendered Space in Ancient Greek MythBy Ariadne Konstantinou. Bloomsbury, 2018. ONLINE
- Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Myths2nd edition. Oxford University Press, 2018. PRINT. Van Pelt Library. BL312 .G63 2018.
- Mythological Narratives: The Bold and Faithful Heroines of the Greek NovelBy Anna Lefteratou. DeGruyter, 2018 ONLINE
Examining female characters such as Iphigenia, Phaedra, Penelope, and Helen. - Oxford Classical Dictionary Online5th edition--perpetually updated
- Wandering Myths: Transcultural Uses of Myth in the Ancient World ONLINEDeGruyter, 2018
Conference proceedings
May be slow to load - Art Myth and Ritual in Classical GreeceFine Arts Library: NB160 .B37 2008 Print only
- Dictionary of Classical MythologyThe standard resource by Pierre Grimal. Van Pelt Reference: BL715 .G713 1986 Print only. Also in Fine Arts Library
- The Genealogy of Greek Mythology: An Illustrated Family Tree of Greek myth from the First Gods to the Founders of Rome17 foot fold-out volume. Van Pelt Library: BL785 .J36 2003 PRINT ONLY
- The Writing of Orpheus: Greek Myth in Cultural ContextVan Pelt Library: BL783 .D4813 2003
Books newly added to the Penn Collections
See a list of online books lin the Franklin Catalog on Greek and Roman mythology.
Or search the catalog directly in Franklin (online catalog for the Libraries' collections):
subject keywords: (Greek OR Roman) AND mythology
for a narrower (thought still on the general side) search-- add: AND (hesiod OR homer OR Virgil or gods)
Try a similar search articles+ (focus on journal articles, book reviews, book chapters)
mythology AND (Greek OR Roman) AND (hesiod OR homer OR virgil OR gods)
(limited to scholarly and peer review, journal articles, subject term: classics)
The Homer Encyclopedia ONLINE by Call Number: Van Pelt Library. PA4037.A5 H58 2011ISBN: 9781405177689Publication Date: 2011Looks at the artistry and historical and cultural background of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homeric scholarship, and Homeric reception from antiquity to the present.
Subject Guide
Web Sites, Special Resources
- Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and ArchitectureExtensive entries heavily illustrated
- Perseus Digital LibraryFor images, e-books, maps, and more
- Oxford Bibliographies Online-ClassicsSee the chapters on Mythography and Mythology