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Books with Greek Mythology In Them
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items A long list of books that have Greek mythology themes running through them, or are based on stories in Greek myth. Now, I haven't read them all, but they're all ones I'm super keen to check out if I haven't read them yet. What would you add??
“Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles.”
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A modern classic on an old classic. “In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--neither powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world o...
Circe by Madeline Miller
Love love love these graphc novels based on the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades! You can see this one on my Graphic Novel List, too.
Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
“Step into the Coliseum at the Spartan War Academy where monsters are made, immortality is won, and even a god can die… Alexis Hert isn’t a hero, and she certainly isn’t a god. All she’s ever been is a survivor. But the Fates disagree.”
Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
“The gods love to toy with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them… I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.”
The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen
“As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best...”
Clytemnestr by Costanza Casati
“Being a Greek god is not all it once was. Yes, the twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse-and none too happy about it.”
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Another one of those modern classics on an old classic. Haha :) Haven't read this one but it's on the list!
Piranesi (Women's Prize for Fiction Winner) - Barnes & Noble
“Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monste...
Ariadne: A Novel by Jennifer Saint
“In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, a descendant of the Greek Fates must solve a series of impossible murders to save her sisters, her soulmate, and her city.”
Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou
“Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents—both gods, albeit minor ones—she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she ca...
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
“Medusa wants only one thing: revenge against the gods who abused and shunned her. Perseus would do anything to save his family from King Polydectes, the tyrant ruling his home – even slaying the infamous monster in exchange for his mother’s freedom....
Crown of Serpents by Lara Reed
One of the most popular books out there at the moment!
Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
“Felix is a cunning thief. Loren is a temple attendant. Thrown together, the boys have to piece together their fates to make it out of a burning city. A stunning queer YA fantasy debut set in ancient Pompeii.Give him your heart. Grasp your destiny. G...
Vesuvius by Cass Biehn
The North Wind is an enemies-to-lovers slow-burn fantasy romance, the first in a series sprinkled with Greek mythology.
The North Wind Series by Alexandria Warwick
“In the great walled city of Isara, political turmoil ignites a rebellion one hundred years in the making. But when a legionnaire falls in love with a Magistrate's daughter, their love will threaten the fate of the city and the will of the gods.”
Fallen City by Adrienne Young
A kids classic! This is such a fantastic series, no matter your age!
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Loved this book! I also love how it's a stand-alone. Lore is set in our world (kinda), and every seven years the Agnon begins. It’s much like The Hunger Games in that it’s everyone for themselves as nine gods are forced to turn mortal for the week as...here.
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
“The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.”
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
A great reimagining of lots of Greek myths.
Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagine by Stephen Fry
“Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom.”
Ithaca by Claire North
"Sparta forged her into a deadly weapon. Now the gods need her to save the world!" Say no more.
Daughter of Sparta by Claire Andrews
“An imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, told through the voices of three women who are sidelined in the traditional version--his mother, Danae; his trophy, Medusa; and his wife, Andromeda--but whose...
The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood