Recently I treated myself to the e-book version of The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes, by Louis Markos (Classical Academic Press, 2020). In the back of the book, Markos includes a bibliography and further reading suggestions.
"There are three traditional collections to which one can turn for an overview of Greek mythology: Bulfinch’s Mythology, which offers the most poetic retellings of the myths in supple prose; Edith Hamilton’s Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, which is more compact and accessible for the general reader; and Robert Graves’s The Greek Myths (in two volumes), which is for the reader who wants more specialized knowledge about the myths and their origins. For illustrated books of mythology, see Ingri D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, Aliki’s The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus, and Donna Jo Napoli and Christina Balit’s Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters. But the best way to experience the myths is by turning to the ancient Greek and Roman poets themselves..."
So, we are not in such bad company.
Which mythology books are your family go-to's?
