SUBJECT HEADINGS
Use the following words to search the
Library catalogue by Subject or
Keyword:
Mythology, Greek – Information
Literature
Greece – History
CALL NUMBERS
Browse these general areas in the
children’s or adult information books
(arranged by Dewey Decimal numbers).
Hint: Call numbers with a J in front refer
to books found in the Juvenile
(children’s) information books area.
292.13
938
398.20938
Greek Myth
Ancient Greece
Mythology
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
These titles can be found in the Teen
and Juvenile Non-Fiction collections.
J 398.20938 BRY
Mythlopedia: Oh My Gods
By Megan E. Bryant, 2010
Also look for Mythlopedia:
She’s All That, What a
Beast, and All in the Family
J 398.20938 WHI
Profiles in Greek and
Roman Mythology: Hercules
By Jim Whiting, 2008
Also look for other profiles
including Artemis, Jason,
Apollo and more.
J 398.20938 MCCA
The Iliad
Retold by Nick McCarty, 2000
J 398.20938 KIM
The McElderry Book of
Greek Myths
Retold by Eric Kimmel, 2008
J 938 ACK
Ancient Greece: Voyages
through Time
By Peter Ackroyd, 2005
J 938 ROB
Ancient Greece
By Russell Roberts, 2010
J 938 CHI
The Usborne Encyclopedia
of Ancient Greece
By Jane Chisholm, Lisa Miles,
and Struan Reid, 2007
J 292.13 EVA
Mythology
By Hestia Evans (Dugald
Steers), 2007
J 355.00938 MUR
Greek Warriors
By Deborah Murrell
J 398.20938 SCH
The Ancient Greeks
By Virginia Schomp, 2008
J 398.22 LUP
The Adventures of
Odysseus
By Hugh Lupton and Daniel
Morden, 2006
J 883.01 WIL
The Iliad and the Odyssey
By Marcia, Willams, 1996
Adult Non-Fiction
292.13 BUX
The Complete World of
Greek Mythology
By Richard Buxton, 2004
292.13 DAY
100 Characters from
Classical Mythology
By Malcolm Day, 2007
Fiction Titles
G (Teen Paperback)
Tales of the Greek
Heroes
By Roger Lancelyn Green
S (Children’s Graphic Novel)
The Twelve Labours of
Hercules
By Nick Saunders, 2007
J YOL (Children’s Hardcover
Fiction)
Jason and the Gorgon’s
Blood
By Jane Yolen and Robert
Harris, 2004
DVD
938 ANC
Ancient Greece
2006
DATABASES
You will need to be in the library, or
have a library card to access these
resources.
Credo Reference
Reference books covering a wide range
of subjects including history, technology,
literature, art, and biography.
Grolier Online
Homework help through encyclopedia or
magazine articles, websites, pictures,
maps, and videos.
World Book Online
Atlas info, charts, animations, articles
and related web links from the electronic
version of World Book encyclopedia.
WEBSITES
Myth Man’s Homework Help Center
http://thanasis.com/homewk01.htm
This website has over 200 pages and
nearly 700 images on every aspect of
Greek mythology. From Zeus to Atlas,
you’ll find it all here.
Theoi Greek Mythology
http://www.theoi.com/
This website includes information on all
sections of Greek myth including a
family tree to keep everyone straight.
The site uses a different way of spelling
the Greek names, use the index to find
your god, goddess, or other Greek
mythology creature.
Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/
An encyclopedia to all the gods,
goddesses, heroes, and beasts from
Greek Mythology.
Odyssey Sparknote
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/
Trying to understand the Odyssey? Are
you feeling just as trapped as Odysseus?
Sparknotes provides a detailed list of
characters, plot summaries, and
explains important quotations to help
you get the most out of Odyssey.
Also check out their sparknote on the
Iliad:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/iliad/
Ancient Greece
http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/greece.ht
ml
This site contains information ranging
from the daily life of the ancient Greek
as well as links to a variety of online
sources for further research.
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Created May 2010
Teen Homework
Pathfinder
Greek
Mythology