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Greek Mythology book Recommendations
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items If you’re a lover of Greek mythology, the story of the Trojan War, legendary warriors like Achilles, and Odysseus’s epic journey home, this is the perfect list for you. 🏛️⚔️🌊
Set in the age of Greek heroes, the story follows Patroclus, a young prince who is exiled to the court of King Peleus, where he meets his extraordinary son, Achilles. Their friendship gradually becomes a deep romantic relationship. When Helen of Spar...
The Song of Achilles
A retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the women whose lives were destroyed or transformed by the conflict. The story brings together figures such as Cassandra, Briseis, Andromache, Hecabe, Penelope, Clytemnestra, Iphigenia, Penthesil...
A Thousand Ships by Haynes, Natalie Book The Fast Free Shipping
The Trojan War is retold through the eyes of Briseis, a woman who becomes a captive of Achilles. Instead of presenting Achilles and the Greek warriors as glorious heroes, the novel explores the brutality of war and what happens to the women captured ...
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker: Used
The novel follows Circe, daughter of the Titan Helios. Unlike the powerful gods around her, Circe feels different and discovers that she possesses a dangerous form of witchcraft.
After being exiled to a remote island, she encounters some of the most ...
Circe
This is a retelling of The Odyssey from Penelope's perspective.
Instead of following Odysseus as the heroic adventurer, the story focuses on Penelope, who remains in Ithaca while her husband spends years fighting in Troy and wandering across the sea....
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood PAPERBACK 9781786892485
This is the original ancient epic, rather than a modern retelling. It follows Odysseus's ten-year journey home after the Trojan War.
You'll also see the roles of Athena, Poseidon, Zeus, Hermes, Helios, and other gods directly in the original story.
The Iliad & The Odyssey (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
A sequel to The Silence of the Girls. Troy has fallen, and the surviving women are waiting to discover their fate. Hecuba, Briseis, Cassandra, and other women face the aftermath of the war while the Greek victors prepare to return home.
The Women of Troy Pat Barker
A retelling of the Trojan War centered around three women: Helen, Briseis, and Rhea. It explores the events leading to the war and the lives of the women caught in the conflict.
For The Most Beautiful by Emily Hauser (English) Paperback Book
Unlike the novels above, this is historical nonfiction. Strauss examines the Trojan War from the perspective of history, archaeology, and the ancient sources, asking what might actually have happened behind the legendary story.
The Trojan War: A New History 9780743264426
A much more accessible retelling of the Trojan War. It's good if you want something that reads like a mythological adventure story rather than a difficult ancient epic.
Vibe: gods, heroes, battles, curses, prophecy.
⭐ 8.5/10
Troy: The Greek Myths Reimagined