Bibliography for Classics 102 Mythology Essay Topics I have truncated some titles to save space. That should not render anything un-findable. Primary Sources - texts available on the Internet - searchable with CTRL+F Hesiod, Works and Days: http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/hesiod/works.htm Hesiod, Theogony: http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/hesiod/theogony.htm : http://www.uoregon.edu/~joelja/iliad.html : http://www.uoregon.edu/~joelja/odyssey.html Other Primary Sources on-line lots of books by different ancient authors http://classics.mit.edu/browse/index.html http://www.perseus.tufts.edu http://www.digital-librarian.com/classics.html http://sms-va.com/mdl-indx/internet.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ - Project Gutenberg, over 20,000 books on-line General Works Adkins, Lesley, and Adkins, Roy, Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece Amos, H.D., and Lang, A.G.P., These Were The Greeks Bartlett, Sarah, The World of Myths and Mythology: A Sourcebook Bellingham, D., The Kingfisher Book of Mythology Benardete, Seth (ed), Larousse Encyclopaedia of Greek and Roman Mythology Bierlein, J.F., Parallel Myths Bremmer, Jan, Interpretations of Greek Mythology Bulfinch, Thomas, The Complete and Unabridged Bulfinch's Mythology Bury, J.B. and Meiggs, R., A History of Greece Buxton, Richard, The Complete World of Greek Mythology Buxton, Richard (ed), From Myth to Reason: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought Calame, C., Myth and History in Ancient Greece Cameron, Alan, Greek Mythography in the Roman World Carcopino, Jerome, Daily Life in Ancient Rome Cartledge, P., The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization Cary, M. and Scullard, H.H., A History of Rome Cottrell, Arthur, The Encyclopaedia of Mythology Cottrell, Arthur, Classical mythology Daly, Kathleen and Rengel, Marian, Greek & Roman Mythology from A to Z Davis, Kenneth, Don't Know Much About Mythology Dodds, E.R., The Greeks and The Irrational Eliade, Mircea, A History of Religious Ideas Field, D.M., Greek and Roman Mythology Frazer, Sir James G., The Golden Bough Frye, Northrop and MacPherson, Jay, Biblical and Classical Myths Ganz, Timothy, Introduction to Greek Mythology Graf, Fritz, Greek Mythology: An Introduction Grant, Michael, A Social History of Greece And Rome
Grant, Michael, Myths of the Greeks and Romans Grant, M. and Hazel, J., Gods and Mortals in Classical Mythology: A Dictionary Grant, Walter, Greece and Rome: The Birth of Western Civilization Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths Grimal, P., The Dictionary of Classical Mythology Guirand, Felix (ed), New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology Hancock, Graham, Finger Prints of the Gods Hamilton, Edith, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes Hansen, W., Handbook of Classical Mythology Hard, Robin, Apollodorus: The Library of Greek Mythology Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology Harris, Stephen, and Platzner, Gloria, Classical Mythology: Images and Insights Johnston, Sarah, Religions of the Ancient World Kirk, G. S., Myth: Its Meaning & Functions Kirk, Shosahanna, Greek Myths: Tales of Passion, Heroism, and Betrayal Kokkinou, Sophia, Greek Mythology Kravitz, D., Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology Lefkowitz, M.R., Greek Gods, Human Lives Lefkowitz, M.R., Women in Greek Myth Littleton, Scott, Mythology: The illustrated Anthology of World Myth and Storytelling Locke, E. and Savill, S., Pears Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends Miranda, J., The World of Myths Norton, D. and Rushton, P., Classical Myths in English Literature Ogilvie, R.M., The Romans and Their Gods Pache, C.O, Baby and Child Heroes in Ancient Greece Powell, Barry, Classical Mythology Price, Simon, Religions of the Ancient Greeks Price, Simon, and Kearns, Emily (eds), The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion Propp, Vladimir, Morphology of the Folktale Propp, Vladimir, Theory and History of Folklore Rose, H.J., A Handbook of Greek Mythology Ruck, C. and Staples, D., The World of Classical Myth Scheid, J., An Introduction to Roman Religion Sherwood, William and Fox, A.M., The Mythology of All Races Schwab, G., Gods and Heroes: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece Snodgrass, A.M., The Dark Age of Greece Snodgrass, M.E., Voyages in Classical Mythology Thury, E.M. and Devinney, M.K., Introduction to Mythology Toynbee, J.M.C, Death and Burial in the Roman World Tripp, Edward, Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology Warrior, Valerie.M, Roman Religion: A Sourcebook Wickersham, John M, Myths and Legends of the World Woodford, Susan, Images of Myths in Classical Antiquity Yonab, M.A. & Shatzman, I., Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Classical World Eastern Mythology Egypt, Mesopotamia, India Armour, Robert, Gods of Ancient Egypt Bottero, Jean, Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia
Danielou, Alain, Gods of love and Ecstasy: Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus Danielou, Alain, The Myths and Gods of India Faulkner, R.O. (trans), The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead Faulkner, R.O. (trans), The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts (3 vols) Faulkner, R.O. (trans), The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts Freeman, Charles, The Legacy of Ancient Egypt Gadon, E., The Once and Future Goddess Gahlin, Lucia, Egyptian Gods, Myths, and Religion Hooke, S.H., Middle Eastern Mythology Lesko, Barbara, The Great Goddess of Egypt Lesko, Leonard H., The Ancient Egyptian Book of Two Ways Lichtheim, Miriam, Ancient Egyptian Literature (3 vols) McCall, Henrietta, Mesopotamian Myths Meeks, Dimitri and Farvard-Meeks, Christine, Daily Life of Egyptian Gods Morentz, Siegfried, Egyptian Religion Pinch, Geraldine, Handbook of Egyptian Mythology Shafer, Byron (editor), Religion in Ancient Egypt The Topics 1. Compare the concept of the hero in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Carlyle, Thomas, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & The Heroic in History Kerenyi, C., The Heroes Of The Greeks 2. Compare the portrayal of women in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Boccaccio, Giovanni, Famous Women Murnaghan, S., Introduction to the Odyssey by Homer 3. Discuss the political significance of the Delphic Oracle. Bowden, Hugh, Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle: Divination and Democracy Di Neuhoff, Sonia, Delphi (2 nd ed) Levi, Mario Attilio, trans. by Jane Costello, Political Power in the Ancient World Parke, H. W. and D. E. W. Wormell, The Delphic Oracle Volume 1 Stagman, Myron, 100 Prophecies of the Delphic Oracle 4. Describe and discuss the Mystery Religions (or Cults) in general. How do you account for their popularity? Angus, S., The Mystery Religions and Christianity Cosmopoulos, Michael, Greek Mysteries Burkert, Walter, Ancient Mystery Cults Burkert, Walter, Savage Energies: Lessons of Myth and Ritual in Ancient Greece
Burkert, Walter, Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual Duling, D.C. and Perrin, N., The New Testament: Proclamation and Parenesis, Myth and History Godwin, Joscelyn, Mystery Religions in the Ancient World Martin, Luther H., Hellenistic Religions Meyer, Marvin, The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook of Sacred Texts Price, James L., The New Testament: Its History and Theology Sandmel, Rabbi Samuel, A Jewish Understanding of the New Testament Smith, Jonathan Z., Drudgery Divine Ulansery, David, The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries 5. Do Greek heroes have free will, or has fate pre-determined everything? Consider Oedipus, or Odysseus, or compare the two. Know, B.M.W., The Heroic Temper: Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy Sophocles, Oedipus the King Webster, T.B.L., An Introduction to Sophocles Winnington-Ingram, R.P., Fate in Bloom, H. (editor), Sophocles: Modern Critical Views 6. Discuss Dionysus and the development of Greek theatre. Arnott, Peter, An Introduction to the Greek Theatre Bushnell, Rebecca (ed.), A Companion to Tragedy Butler, James H., The Theatre and Drama of Greece and Rome Danielou, Alain, Gods of love and Ecstasy: Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus Detienne, Marcel, Dionysus at Large Easterling, P.E. (editor), The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy Evans, A., The God of Ecstasy Green, J.R., Theatre in Ancient Greek Society Green, R., & Handley, E., Images of the Greek Theater Harwood, Ronald, All the World's a Stage Kitto, H.D.F., Form and Meaning in Drama Kott, Jan, The Eating of the Gods: Interpretation of Greek Tragedy Koutalides, Lila Zoelly, The Ancient Greek Theatre Kerenyi, Carl, Dionysus: Archetypal Image Of Indestructible Life Ley, Graham, A Short Introduction to the Ancient Greek Theater McLeish, K., A Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama Molinare, Cesare, Theatre Through the Ages Pickard-Cambridge, A.W., The Dramatic Festivals of Athens Ridgeway, William, The Origin of Tragedy Riu, Xavier, Dionysism and Comedy Story, Ian and Allan, Arlene, A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama Walton. Michael, The Greek Sense of Theatre Wickham, Glynne, A History of the Theatre Wiles, David, Greek Theatre Performances Wiles, David, Tragedy in Athens Wise, Jennifer, Dionysus Writes: The Invention of Theatre in Ancient Greece Zimmerman, Bernhard, trans by Thomas Marier, Greek Tragedy: An Introduction
7. Research the cult of Isis among the Greeks and the Romans. How do you account for her popularity? Cott, Jonathan, Isis and Osiris: Exploring the Goddess Myth Dee, Jonathan, Isis, Queen of Egyptian Magic Gadon, E., The Once and Future Goddess Heyob, Sharon, The Cult of Isis Among Women in the Ancient World Lesko, Barbara S, The great goddesses of Egypt Olsen, Carl, The Book of the Goddess Past and Present Pinch, Geraldine, Handbook of Egyptian Mythology Regula, detracy, Mysteries of Isis Solmsen, Friedrich, Isis Among the Greeks and Romans Takacs, Sarolta, Isis and Serapis in the Roman World Wickersham, John M, Myths and Legends of the World 8. Compare Odysseus and his wife Penelope with Agamemnon and his wife, Clytemnestra. Aeschylus, Agamemnon Fiore, John, Symbolic Mythology Interpretations of the Myths of Ancient Greece and Rome Vellacott, P., The Logic of Tragedy 9. What is the relationship between Roman legend and history? Grandazzi, Alexandre, The Foundation of Rome: Myth and History Livy, The Early History of Rome Ogilvie, R.M., The Romans and Their Gods Scheid, J., An Introduction to Roman Religion Cary, M. and Scullard, H.H., A History of Rome Vergil, The Aeneid 10. Compare the heroes of Homer with those of Vergil. Carlyle, Thomas, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & The Heroic in History Kerenyi, C., The Heroes Of The Greeks Vergil, The Aeneid 11. Describe and discuss the various types of divination in the Greek and Roman world. Brewster, H., The River Gods of Greece: Myths and Mountain Waters in the Hellenic World Holowchak, M.A., Ancient Science and Dreams: Oneirology in Greco-Roman Antiquity Karcher, S., The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Divination Lehmann, A.C. and Myers, J.E. (eds), Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernatural Ogden, Daniel, Greek and Roman Necromancy Shulman, D. and Stroumsa, G.G. (eds), Dream Cultures: Explorations in the Comparative History of
Dreaming 12. Discuss the influence of Ancient Near Eastern mythology on the mythology of the Greeks. Bierlein, J.F., Parallel Myths Bottero, Jean, Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia Danielou, Alain, The Myths and Gods of India Hall, P. Manly, The Secret Teachings of All Ages Hooke, S.H., Middle Eastern Mythology McCall, Henrietta, Mesopotamian Myths 13. Compare Hesiod's account of creation with that of Ovid. How do you explain the differences between them? Armstrong, Rebecca, Ovid and his Love Poetry Brown, Sarah, Ovid: Myth and Metamorphosis Burn, Andrew, The World of Hesiod: A Study of the Greek Middle Ages Hesiod, Theogony Myers, Sara K, Ovid's Causes: Cosmogony and Aetiology in the Metamorphoses Ovid, Metamorphoses 14. Discuss Greek ideals for heroes and heroines. How are they different? Similar? Benardete, Seth (editor). Larousse Encyclopaedia of Greek and Roman Mythology Boccaccio, Giovanni, Famous Women Carlyle, Thomas, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & The Heroic in History Daly Kathleen N., Greek & Roman Mythology from A to Z Kerenyi, C., The Heroes Of The Greeks Lyons, Deborah, Gender and Immortality Spies, Karen Borenann, Heroes in Greek Mythology 15. What were the Greek and Roman views of death and the afterlife? How did these ideas evolve from the time of Homer to the Romans? Bremmer, Jan, The Early Greek Concept of the Soul Hesiod, Theogony Garland, Robert, The Greek Way of Death Johnson, Christopher, and McGee, Marsha, How Different Religions View Death and the Afterlife Ovid, The Metamorposes Russell, Jeffrey Burton, The History of Heaven Vergil, The Aeneid 16. A topic of your own choice. You MUST discuss this with the instructor before proceeding, and we will need something in writing. Be prepared to explain a) what you wish to write about b) what you plan to use for sources.