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Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 185 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,469,206 ratings — published 2018
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,175,914 ratings — published 2011
Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.09 — 348,774 ratings — published 2017
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,282,869 ratings — published -800
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 109 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,559,925 ratings — published 2005
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.23 — 223,598 ratings — published 1812
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 86 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.08 — 245,195 ratings — published 2017
The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 85 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.94 — 536,306 ratings — published -750
Mythos - The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
by (shelved 81 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.25 — 179,069 ratings — published 2017
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 80 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,424,183 ratings — published 2006
Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.04 — 61,402 ratings — published 1942
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
by (shelved 77 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,266,053 ratings — published 2007
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
by (shelved 73 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.56 — 1,191,742 ratings — published 2009
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
by (shelved 71 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,260,060 ratings — published 2008
Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.50 — 356,517 ratings — published 950
Ariadne (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.78 — 155,887 ratings — published 2021
A Thousand Ships (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.04 — 99,600 ratings — published 2019
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.29 — 967,823 ratings — published 2010
The Witch's Heart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.03 — 64,949 ratings — published 2021
The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2)
by (shelved 54 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.40 — 689,167 ratings — published 2011
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, #3)
by (shelved 51 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.47 — 694,319 ratings — published 2012
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.89 — 121,406 ratings — published 2018
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,004,544 ratings — published 2001
The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, #4)
by (shelved 48 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.57 — 501,945 ratings — published 2013
The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.26 — 54,653 ratings — published 1988
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.05 — 136,841 ratings — published 2022
Metamorphoses (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.10 — 80,921 ratings — published 8
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.26 — 12,941 ratings — published 1270
The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 44 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.48 — 93,687 ratings — published 2019
The Girl in the Tower (Winternight Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 44 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.35 — 117,106 ratings — published 2017
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.15 — 16,288 ratings — published 1220
The Aeneid (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.88 — 148,752 ratings — published -19
The Norse Myths (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.16 — 7,690 ratings — published 1980
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,280 ratings — published 1949
The Mabinogion (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.92 — 8,882 ratings — published 1200
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.87 — 80,826 ratings — published 2019
Galatea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.93 — 133,706 ratings — published 2013
Stone Blind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.77 — 85,115 ratings — published 2022
Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
by (shelved 41 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.31 — 65,840 ratings — published 2018
Elektra (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.65 — 60,719 ratings — published 2022
The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)
by (shelved 39 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.43 — 408,489 ratings — published 2014
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.76 — 124,018 ratings — published -1800
Lore Olympus: Volume One (Lore Olympus, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.18 — 183,852 ratings — published 2021
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.21 — 28,555 ratings — published 2020
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.07 — 103,148 ratings — published 2022
Kaikeyi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.17 — 40,132 ratings — published 2022
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,166 ratings — published 1888
The Penelopiad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 3.71 — 98,232 ratings — published 2005
The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.23 — 247,531 ratings — published 2015
The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as mythology-folklore)
avg rating 4.02 — 83,680 ratings — published 800