Interest in greek mythology rises anew with the new number of retellings and adaptions...and misconceptions all around...
Claims like "that never happened" or "that's the roman version" are around a lot...but even if you wanted to learn more, where would you even start looking? Where do you begin your research for your next fic, or next discussion? Well...That's for you!
Here's a list of source names, links to access them, maps, family trees & more
Where to access the texts:
ToposText
Database, interlinks all names and places, has almost all sources translated, can find all name mentions of place or character in the sources, has a map with the places
Perseus Collection Greek and Roman Materials (and Scaife Viewer)
Digital Library, nearly all main greek and roman sources, including OG language text and dictionary for those languages (is instable at times, try coming back a few hours/days later and it should be up again)
Theoi Greek Mythology
Database, has summary posts for individual heroes, creatures, gods and events, as well as many translations, has a search function
Most of these places have older translations for the epics, poems and hymns (with older language), places like Poetry In Translation and https://www.gutenberg.org often have newer translations available for free, though…with a bit of digging most translations even recent ones can be found online :)
Comparing several translations is also good if you want to make any arguments about what a text says without being able to read the text in the original language, does the text really say that or is it just this translation?
It also doesn't hurt to research a little about the author of a work as well to get context for which time and sociopolitical and personal situation they were writing in (it helps to do a quick search into the history of ancient greece too, i.e. epic writers writing during the 7th century BC had different agendas than playwrights of the 5th century during the persian wars, athenians during the conflicts with sparta, or later hellenistic writers after Alexander the Great)
Wikipedia: CAN be used, it's a good starting point, but check the sources cited as much as you can, rather than believing what the page itself says
Links to Maps
Ancient Greece Maps – Ancient Greece: Φώς & Λέξη
User:MaryroseB54 - Wikimedia Commons
Cyowari - Professional, Digital Artist | DeviantArt
Some of the Realms of Greece in the Heroic Age by Yaulendur on DeviantArt
Late Bronze Age Mediterranean Trade, c. 1400-1200 BCE: Empires, Merchants, and Maritime Routes of the Ancient World - World History Encyclopedia
Translators:
Translate to Ancient Greek Online
https://logeion.uchicago.edu
Wiktionary
Ancient Art
Resources
Harvard Art Museums
Family Tree:
(Compiled by a friend, not exhaustive) - Note that there are often various different versions of lineage for many characters, so this only represents ONE of many possibilities)
Family Echo
Books
Oxford classical dictionary.pdf
Brief History Of Ancient Greece.pdf
168679208-Ancient-Greece.pdf
Complete Greek Drama
The Ancient Epic Cycle and it's ancient reception A companion.pdf
Final Note
These things should not be gatekept, its time to share them freely
I wish I could offer even more sources via academic books and papers but I fear this would exceed my abilities considering the vastness of the topic of Greek Mythology! But this is a starting point :D Have fun!
Google Scholar has a lot of secondary sources (scholia commentary & theories), books about history, society, politics, flora & fauna, religion, culture, etc. of the time both of history and mythical history…if you have a friend in academia with university access (if you don’t have it yourself) you can ask them to check if they have access to the papers/books otherwise hidden behind insane paywalls, because a LOT of them are available as pdfs!
I also wish I had more visual/audio sources but this is smth I cant change :") I'm sure there's some good videos on youtube out there...somewhere x)
Feel free to contact me if you have more sources you want to add or any links don't work
Here is the Post as DOCs to share outside of tumblr
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Is anyone going to talk about that time Apollo and Hermes had a threesome with a lady that then had twin sons with both of them as dads and then got shot by Artemis for hubris or am I gonna have to do it?
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Heads up! The Kickstarter for these are now live if you wanna grab any! I just pledged for 6 (had to hold myself back from getting the whole pantheon! 🫣😆)
If you do pledge let me know which gods you’re gonna get!
I’m gonna get Hermes for @mythicaldest and then The Twins, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Big D for me! (I might sneak Big Poppa in there as an add on 🤫)
Thank you for bringing this up! Honestly that’s my bad for not looking more into it before sharing. I got too excited! 😅
I checked out their Kickstarter again and found that they are a new family owned toy collectible company. So yeah this is their first project. They did unfortunately also admit to using AI in their marketing and website design (as well as some other aspects). They do insist that the product itself is legit but of course the use of AI really does sour the whole thing.
Sorry everyone for not doing my due diligence before sharing! But let this be a reminder to always do your own research because we all make mistakes and sometimes get too excited about having an Apollo plushie that we can snuggle that it clouds our judgement! 😭
Its okay! AI has unfortunately gotten so realistic you need a good eye to catch it
Personally I dont trust business who use AI of any kind on their photos, I wanna see the real product
Btw, if you really want a greek god plushie, I recommend looking into crocheters that live near you :) some of them make personalized plushies so you can make the pantheon exactly like you imagine them. It will probably be more expansive, but handmade and unique
Heads up! The Kickstarter for these are now live if you wanna grab any! I just pledged for 6 (had to hold myself back from getting the whole pantheon! 🫣😆)
If you do pledge let me know which gods you’re gonna get!
I’m gonna get Hermes for @mythicaldest and then The Twins, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Big D for me! (I might sneak Big Poppa in there as an add on 🤫)
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I will have so many thoughts about Artemis and Apollo's goddess of the wild vs god of civilisation dynamic and then i will put pen to paper and it will inevitably manifest as Artemis having 0 table manners and Apollo being fussy about it
