Mythology

The term mythology can refer to a body of myths or to any traditional story. A myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form. The main characters in myths are usually gods or supernatural heroes.

The study of myth began in ancient history. Rival classes of the Greek myths by Euhemerus, Plato and Sallustius were developed by the Neoplatonists and later revived by Renaissance mythographers. The nineteenth-century comparative mythology reinterpreted myth as a primitive and failed counterpart of science (Tylor), a "disease of language" (Müller),
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Japanese Gothic
Deathly Fates
The Witch and the Huntress
Aphrodite in Pieces
The Café of Infinite Doors
The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams
Gods & Comics
Invasive Species
Vile Lady Villains: A World-Burning Sapphic Tale of Literature’s Most Notorious Lady Villains
Light Burned (Realm of Four Kingdoms, #3)
Love Lethal, Death Divine
Milking with the Minotaur (Minnetaur Dairy, #1)
The Rise of the Celestials (The Divine Dancers, #2)
Son of Nobody
Honeysuckle
Japanese Gothic
Wild Reverence
The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1)
For Whom the Belle Tolls (Hell's Belles, #1)
These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom, #2)
The Sun and the Star (The Nico di Angelo Adventures, #1)
The Jasad Crown (The Scorched Throne, #2)
All This Twisted Glory (This Woven Kingdom, #3)
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
Every Spiral of Fate (This Woven Kingdom, #4)
Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)
Snake-Eater
The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
A Stage Set for Villains
The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanAntigone by SophoclesThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Greek Mythology
527 books — 598 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerAriadne by Jennifer SaintA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesLore Olympus by Rachel  Smythe
Greek Mythology Retellings!
293 books — 505 voters

Circe by Madeline MillerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodThe Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson
Mythology Books For The Grown Folks
349 books — 204 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Last Dragon Slayer by Martyn StanleyThe Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat RectorHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingDracula by Bram Stoker
Myths & Mythological Creature Books
410 books — 152 voters

Circe
The Song of Achilles
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
Norse Mythology
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
The Odyssey
The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2)
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, #3)
Mythos - The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, #4)
Ariadne

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