UVM Libraries Research Guides: Classics: Mythology

Mythology: Classical & Ancient Near Eastern

Oxford Classical Dictionary
[Print: REF DE 5 .O9 2012] Authoritative scholarly classics dictionary whose articles cover people, places and events in all facets of the classical world in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The digital version is dynamic, with new and continuously updated articles. Includes additional content such as Maps of the Ancient World, images, and links to related websites. Includes a key to Abbreviations used in the OCD, now standard in the field of Classics.
Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Covering all aspects of mythology, this title includes essays on the world's major mythological traditions, along with retellings of better-known myths, and entries on mythological motifs, types, and figures, and related subjects.

Classical Mythology, 10th ed by Mark P. O. Morford
Call Number: REF BL 723 .M67 2014
Survey of classical mythology, featuring the authors' translations of original sources and commentary. Offers historical and cultural background on the myths - including evidence from art and archaeology.
Who's Who in Classical Mythology
Call Number: REF BL 715 .G68 1993
Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology
Call Number: REF BL 303 .T75 1970
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology by Pierre Grimal
Call Number: REF BL 715 .G713 1986
Room's Classical Dictionary: The Origins of the Names of Characters in Classical Mythology
Call Number: REF BL 727 .R58 1983

Encyclopedia of Ancient History
Encyclopedia of the entire ancient Mediterranean world covering Neolithic through the eighth century CE (i.e., 701-800). Geographic range includes: Greece and Rome, Ancient Near East, Bronze and Iron Age Greece, Jewish history, and Pharaonic Egypt. MAPS: in the "More from this reference work" sidebar, click the link "Maps of the Ancient World."

Mythologies by Yves Bonnefoy
Call Number: REF BL 311 .D513 1991 (2 vols)
Encyclopedia surveying mythologies of the world, with articles on cosmology, cults, and myth traditions arranged in geographical sections. Articles are scholarly, and are accompanied by illustrations and thorough bibliographies.
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable...
Publication Date: 1913 ed. from Bartleby.com
[Print: REF BL 310 .B82 1947]
"...these ageless volumes span the ages: from the Olympus of Zeus and the Valhalla of Thor, to the Round Table of King Arthur and the escapades of Robin Hood."
A Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology by Harold Newman (Compiled by); Jon O. Newman (Compiled by); Timothy Gantz (Foreword by) Genealogical chart of the named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. Includes a 72-page continuous chart that links 3,673 named figures into a single "family tree" spanning 20 generations and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an authoritative ancient source for each relationship. The chart shows all of the known relationships--parental, marital, and extramarital--of each figure. A two-page master chart illustrates the relationships among the principal figures.
Call Number: Quarto REF BL 785 .N44 2003

Dictionary of World Mythology

Dictionary of Creation Myths
Comprehensive multicultural work devoted to creation myths from cultures throughout the world. Contains both brief identification and more substantive essays.
Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Call Number: REF BL 1060 .L44 1991
The Golden Bough: a study in magic and religion by James Frazer; Robert Fraser (Editor, Introduction by, Notes by)
Call Number: BL 310 .F7 1998 (2nd floor)
This is an abridgement from the second and third editions. The 3rd edition is housed in the Library Research Annex [LRA]. (see entry below)
Golden Bough; a study in magic and religion, 3rd edition by James George Frazer
Call Number: BL 310 .F7 1911 (12 vols) [LRA]
This title is a study in comparative folklore, magic and religion, showing parallels between the rites and beliefs, superstitions and taboos of early cultures and those of Christianity.
Click the book title link to submit a request for one or more volumes to be brought from the Library Research Annex (LRA).

Encyclopedia Mythica
Internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. The mythology section is divided to six geographical regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Also includes an image gallery. Caveat: this is an encyclopedia whose stated editorial standards for contributors are not rigorous.

Mythology in Literature, Art & Music

Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources by Timothy Gantz
Call Number: REF BL 782 .G34 1993
Traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. Attempts to identify the earliest literary sources for every myth.
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s by Jane Davidson Reid
Call Number: REF NX 650 .M9 R45 1993 (2 vols)
Covers a broad range of the arts - art, music, literature, dance. Arranged by subject name or theme (e.g. Apollo, Ages of the World), each entry gives brief description and an extensive listing of examples in art. Bibliography and index by artist included.
The Reception of Myth and Mythology
Call Number: REF DE 5 .N4813 Suppl. 2010
Brill's New Pauly. Supplement 4. Highlights the routes and works through which the myths of Greece and Rome have passed into the cultural memory of Europe from early antiquity to the present day, through its literature, music, art, and film.
Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae
Call Number: REF N 7760 .L49 1981 (8 vols)
Major work attempting to include pictures of every form of Ancient Greek and Roman art on mythological subjects. Alphabetically arranged by subject. The encyclopedia is formed by eight 2-part volumes (the first part discusses each picture and the second contains the picture) and an index volume. Primary language is German, but some entries are written in French, English or Italian.

Websites

Theoi Greek Mythology
The Theoi Project is a text and image website exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion. Also includes several genealogical tables (family trees). Caveat: this is not a scholarly source. It should be considered supplementary material.