The Best Books To Learn About World Mythology
We should have seen it coming, but there was definitely some overlap in books between this and our previous entry about Ancient History. An overlap definitely makes sense though because, in a way, the mythology of cultures is history. It helps to show what people believed and how those beliefs shaped their culture.
Our Mythology book list does have two big difference from our ancient history one:
1. A more worldly set of books. Our ancient History list seemed to focus on mostly Greek, Roman, and Egyptian history, where this list (especially in master list at the bottom) has much more Asian, Indian, Nordic, and Native American books.
2. Way more fiction. A large portion of the list is modern stories that borrow heavily from the mythology of cultures past, using the stories as a structural device or simply having the gods and goddesses as characters in the books.
In the 16 mythology lists used, we found close to 200 unique titles. The top 15 that appeared on more than a single list are ranked below with photos, links, and descriptions. The remaining books that appear on a single list each, are listed in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
The Best Books About World Mythology (Tie)
(Appears on 3 Lists)
Asura: Tale Of The Vanquished by Anand Neelakantan
Lists It Appears On:
- Hooked Upon
- India Reads
- Whats Trending Now
The epic tale of victory and defeat… The story of the Ramayana had been told innumerable times. The enthralling story of Rama, the incarnation of God, who slew Ravana, the evil demon of darkness, is known to every Indian. And in the pages of history, as always, it is the version told by the victors, that lives on. The voice of the vanquished remains lost in silence. But what if Ravana and his people had a different story to tell? The story of the Ravanayana had never been told. Asura is the epic tale of the vanquished Asura people, a story that has been cherished by the oppressed outcastes of India for 3000 years. Until now, no Asura has dared to tell the tale. But perhaps the time has come for the dead and the defeated to speak. “For thousands of years, I have been vilified and my death is celebrated year after year in every corner of India. Why? Was it because I challenged the Gods for the sake of my daughter? Was it because I freed a race from the yoke of caste-based Deva rule? You have heard the victor’s tale, the Ramayana. Now hear the Ravanayana, for I am Ravana, the Asura, and my story is the tale of the vanquished.” “I am a non-entity – invisible, powerless and negligible. No epics will ever be written about me. I have suffered both Ravana and Rama – the hero and the villain or the villain and the hero. When the stories of great men are told, my voice maybe too feeble to be heard. Yet, spare me a moment and hear my story, for I am Bhadra, the Asura, and my life is the tale of the loser.” The ancient Asura empire lay shattered into many warring petty kingdoms reeling under the heel of the Devas. In desperation, the Asuras look up to a young saviour – Ravana. Believing that a better world awaits them under Ravana, common men like Bhadra decide to follow the young leader. With a will of iron and a fiery ambition to succeed, Ravana leads his people from victory to victory and carves out a vast empire from the Devas. But even when Ravana succeeds spectacularly, the poor Asuras find that nothing much has changed for them. It is when that Ravana, by one action, changes the history of the world.
Bulfinch’s Mythology The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch
Lists It Appears On:
- About
- Greek Mythology
- Questia
The justly famous Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch contains three volumes the major contents of which are retained in this abridgment for the student and general reader. The Age Of Fable — The gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome, as well as the mythology of the Germanic tribes, England and the Near East. The Legend Of Charlemange — Accounts of the reign of the first great French Emperor, his wars and conquests. The Age Of Chivalry — King Arthur and his court, Lancelot and Guenever, and the death of Arthur.
The Illiad by Homer
Lists It Appears On:
- About
- Greek Mythology
- Questia
This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore’s Iliad is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century—while leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore’s elegant, fluent verses—with their memorably phrased heroic epithets and remarkable fidelity to the Greek—remain unchanged, but classicist Richard Martin has added a wealth of supplementary materials designed to aid new generations of readers. A new introduction sets the poem in the wider context of Greek life, warfare, society, and poetry, while line-by-line notes at the back of the volume offer explanations of unfamiliar terms, information about the Greek gods and heroes, and literary appreciation. A glossary and maps round out the book.
The Odyssey by Homer
Lists It Appears On:
- About
- Greek Mythology
- Questia
The most eloquent translation of Homer’s epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus and his arduous journey home after the Trojan War
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(Appear on 2 Lists)
Book of Greek Myths by D’Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar Parin
Lists It Appears On:
- About
- Windows To The Universe
No education is complete without a large slice of Greek mythology. And there’s no better way of meeting that literary quota than with the D’Aulaires’ book. All the great gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are depicted in this big, beautiful classic, lovingly illustrated and skillfully told. Young readers will be dazzled by mighty Zeus, lord of the universe; stirred by elegant Athena, goddess of wisdom; intimidated by powerful Hera, queen of Olympus; and chilled by moody Poseidon, ruler of the sea. These often impetuous immortals flounce and frolic, get indiscreet, and get even. From petty squabbles to heroic deeds, their actions cover the range of godly–and mortal–personalities.
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Lists It Appears On:
- Read in a Single Sitting
- The Best Books Ever
Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her boyfriend—before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.
Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline Cooney
Lists It Appears On:
- Read in a Single Sitting
- The Best Books Ever
Anaxandra is taken from her birth island at age 6 by King Nicander to be a companion to his crippled daughter, Princess Callisto. Six years later, her new island is sacked by pirates and she is the sole survivor. Alone with only her Medusa figurine, she reinvents herself as Princess Callisto when Menelaus, great king of Sparta, lands with his men. He takes her back to Sparta with him where Helen, his beautiful wife, does not believe that the red-headed child is Princess Callisto. Although fearful of the half-mortal, half-goddess Helen, Anaxandra is able to stay out of harm’s way—until the Trojan princes Paris and Aeneas arrive. Paris and Helen’s fascination with each other soon turns to passion and plunges Sparta and Troy into war. Can Anaxandra find the courage to reinvent herself once again, appease the gods, and save herself?
The Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes & Richard A. Hunter
Lists It Appears On:
- Greek Mythology
- Questia
The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third century BC. Appollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of life in a highly original way: love, deceit, heroism, human ignorance of the divine, and the limits of science, and offers a gripping and sometimes disturbing tale in the process. This major new prose translation combines readability with accuracy and an attention to detail that will appeal to general readers and classicists alike.
Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata by Devdutt Pattanaik
Lists It Appears On:
- Hooked Upon
- Whats Trending Now
High above the sky stands Swarga, paradise, abode of the gods. Still above is Vaikuntha, heaven, abode of God. The doorkeepers of Vaikuntha are the twins, Jaya and Vijaya, both whose names mean victory . One keeps you in Swarga; the other raises you into Vaikuntha. In Vaikuntha there is bliss forever, in Swarga there is pleasure for only as long as you deserve. What is the difference between Jaya and Vijaya? Solve this puzzle and you will solve the mystery of the Mahabharata. In this enthralling retelling of India s greatest epic, the Mahabharata, originally known as Jaya, Devdutt Pattanaik seamlessly weaves into a single narrative plots from the Sanskrit classic as well as its many folk and regional variants, including the Pandavani of Chattisgarh, Gondhal of Maharashtra, Terukkuttu of Tamil Nadu, and Yakshagana of Karnataka. Richly illustrated with over 250 line drawings by the author, the 108 chapters abound with little-known details such as the names of the hundred Kauravas, the worship of Draupadi as a goddess in Tamil Nadu, the stories of Astika, Madhavi, Jaimini, Aravan and Barbareek, the Mahabharata version of the Shakuntalam and the Ramayana, and the dating of the war based on astronomical data. With clarity and simplicity, the tales in this elegant volume reveal the eternal relevance of the Mahabharata, the complex and disturbing meditation on the human condition that has shaped Indian thought for over 3000 years.
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Lists It Appears On:
- Read in a Single Sitting
- The Best Books Ever
Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land for a girl he’s heard can communicate with fish. It’s while Emma is on vacation at the beach that she meets Galen. Although their connection is immediate and powerful, Galen’s not fully convinced that Emma’s the one he’s been looking for. That is, until a deadly encounter with a shark proves that Emma and her Gift may be the only thing that can save his kingdom. He needs her help―no matter what the risk.
Oh. My Gods by Tera Lynn Childs
Lists It Appears On:
- Read in a Single Sitting
- The Best Books Ever
When Phoebe’s mom returns from Greece with a new husband and plans to move to an island in the Aegean Sea, Phoebe’s well-plotted senior year becomes ancient history. Now, instead of enjoying a triumphant track season and planning for college with her best friends, Phoebe is trying to keep her head above water at the berexclusive Academy. If it isn’t hard enough being the new kid in school, Phoebe’s classmates are all descendents of the Greek gods! When you’re running against teammates with superpowers, dealing with a stepsister from Hades, and nursing a crush on a boy who is quite literally a god, the drama takes on mythic proportions!
Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
Lists It Appears On:
- Read in a Single Sitting
- The Best Books Ever
All five books in the blockbuster Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, in paperback, have been collected in a boxed set fit for demigods. Now with glorious new cover art and packaged with a special poster, this value-priced set includes the best-selling The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian. Whether it is for readers who are experiencing Percy’s thrilling adventures with Greek gods and monsters for the first time, or for fans who want to devour the saga again, this gift will be prized by young and old.
The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley
Lists It Appears On:
- About
- Greek Mythology
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Lists It Appears On:
- India Reads
- Whats Trending Now
Taking us back to a time that is half history, half myth and wholly magical, The Palace of Illusions gives new voice to Panchaali, the fire-born heroine of the Mahabharat, as she weaves a vibrant interpretation of an ancient tale. Married to five royal husbands who have been cheated out of their father’s kingdom, Panchaali aids their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war. But she cannot deny her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna—or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands’ most dangerous enemy—as she is caught up in the ever-manipulating hands of fate.
The Pregnant King by Devdutt Pattanaik
Lists It Appears On:
- Hooked Upon
- Whats Trending Now
‘I am not sure that I am a man,’ said Yuvanashva. ‘I have created life outside me as men do. But I have also created life inside me, as women do. What does that make me? Will a body such as mine fetter or free me?’
Among the many hundreds of characters who inhabit the Mahabharata, perhaps the world’s greatest epic and certainly one of the oldest, is Yuvanashva, a childless king, who accidentally drinks a magic potion meant to make his queens pregnant and gives birth to a son. This extraordinary novel is his story.
It is also the story of his mother Shilavati, who cannot be king because she is a woman; of young Somvat, who surrenders his genitals to become a wife; of Shikhandi, a daughter brought up as a son, who fathers a child with a borrowed penis; of Arjuna, the great warrior with many wives, who is forced to masquerade as a woman after being castrated by a nymph; of Ileshwara, a god on full-moon days and a goddess on new-moon nights; and of Adi-natha, the teacher of teachers, worshipped as a hermit by some and as an enchantress by others.
Building on Hinduism’s rich and complex mythology—but driven by a very contemporary sensibility—Devdutt Pattanaik creates a lush and fecund work of fiction in which the lines are continually blurred between men and women, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers. Confronted with such fluidity the reader is drawn into Yuvanashva’s struggle to be fair to all—those here, those there and all those in between.
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(Appear on 1 List)
| 1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described | Juliet Sutherland, Sam W | Greek Mythology |
| A Book of Myths | Suzanne Shell, Sam W | Greek Mythology |
| A Dictionary of World Mythology | Arthur Cotterell | Questia |
| A History of Greek Religion | Martin P. Nilsson; F. J. Fielden | Questia |
| A Short Guide to Classical Mythology | G.M. Kirkwood | Questia |
| Abandon | Meg Cabot | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Ajaya series | Anand Neelkanthan | Hooked Upon |
| An Introduction to Mythology | Heather Strickland and Marc D’Hooghe | Greek Mythology |
| Anabasis | Xenophon | Greek Mythology |
| Ancient Art | Powell, Jillian | Windows To The Universe |
| Ancient Tales and Folklore of China | Edward T. C. Werner | Aaron Shepard |
| Arcadia Awakens | Kai Meyer | The Best Books Ever |
| Aztec and Maya Myths | Karl Taube | Blavatsky |
| Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning | T. W. DOANE | Greek Mythology |
| Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad | Rosemary Sutcliff | About |
| Celtic Gods and Heroes | Marie-Louise Sjoestedt | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales | Alwyn and Brinley Rees | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| Celtic Mythology | Proinsias Mac Cana | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| Celtic Myths | Miranda Jane Green | Blavatsky |
| Celtic Myths and Legends | Peter Berresford Ellis | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| Chinese Mythology: An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend | Derek Walters | Aaron Shepard |
| Chinese Myths | Anne Birrell | Blavatsky |
| Classic Myths | MARY CATHERINE JUDD | Greek Mythology |
| Classical Mythology in English Literature: A Critical Anthology | Geoffrey Miles | Questia |
| Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many | Erik Hornung | Egyptian Mythology |
| Cupidity | Caroline Goode | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Custom and Myth | David Price | Greek Mythology |
| Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt | Jan Assmann | Egyptian Mythology |
| Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend | Miranda Green | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| Early Greek Myths | Timothy Gantz | About |
| Early Irish Myths and Sagas | Jeffrey Gantz | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt | Geraldine Pinch | Egyptian Mythology |
| Egyptian Myths | George Hart | Blavatsky |
| Essential Chinese Mythology: Stories That Change the World | Martin Palmer and Zhao Xiaomin | Aaron Shepard |
| From Olympus to Camelot: The World of European Mythology | David Leeming | Questia |
| Goddess Boot Camp | Tera Lynn Childs | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Goddess Interrupted | Aimee Carter | The Best Books Ever |
| Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece | Brooks, Robert A | Windows To The Universe |
| Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorus | Apollodorus; Leonard Baskin; Michael Simpson | Questia |
| Gods and Myths of Northern Europe | H.R. Ellis Davidson | Norse Mythology |
| Greek Myths | Lucilla Burn | Blavatsky |
| Greg Hildebrandt’s Book of Three-Dimensional Dragons | Hildebrandt, Greg | Windows To The Universe |
| Half-Blood | Jennifer L. Armentrout | The Best Books Ever |
| Have a Hot Time, Hades! | Kate McMullan | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Hero Tales | JAMES BALDWIN | Greek Mythology |
| Hero-Myths and Legends of the British Race | Ted Garvin, Sam W | Greek Mythology |
| Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Hesiod | Greek Mythology |
| Illustrated Dictionary of Mythology: Heroes, Heroines, Gods, and Goddesses from Around the World | Philip Wilkinson | Blavatsky |
| In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World | Hamilton, Virginia | Windows To The Universe |
| In The Days of Giants A Book of Norse Tales | Abbie Farwell Brown | Greek Mythology |
| Inca Myths | Gary Urton | Blavatsky |
| Introducing Michelangelo | Richmond, Robin | Windows To The Universe |
| Iris, Messenger | Sarah Deming | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Ithaka | Adele Geras | Five Books |
| Juliet Dove, Queen of Love | Bruce Coville | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen | Kavita Kane | Hooked Upon |
| King of Ithaka | Tracey Barrett | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Kuan Yin: Myths and Prophecies of the Chinese Goddess of Compassion | Martin Palmer and Jay Ramsay | Aaron Shepard |
| Lady White Snake: A Tale From Chinese Opera | Aaron Shepard | Aaron Shepard |
| Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology | Aaron Shepard | |
| Legend of the Moon Maiden | Koh Kok Kiang | Aaron Shepard |
| Legends Of The Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations | E. A. Wallis Budge | Greek Mythology |
| Lost in the Labyrinth | Patrice Kindl | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Mahabharata | C. Rajagopalachari | India Reads |
| Masters of Art: Giotto and Medieval Art | Corrain, Lucia | Windows To The Universe |
| Masters of Art: Rembrandt and Seventeenth-Century Holland | Pescio, Claudio | Windows To The Universe |
| Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon | Stephen R. Wilk | Questia |
| Meluha Trilogy | Amish Tripathi | Hooked Upon |
| Mesopotamian Myths | Henrietta McCall | Blavatsky |
| Metamorphoses | Ovid | About |
| Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China | Carol Stepanchuk and Charles Wong | Aaron Shepard |
| Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology | Devdutt Pattanaik | India Reads |
| Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia | E.O.G. Turville-Petre | Norse Mythology |
| Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia | Jo Forty | Blavatsky |
| Myths and Legends of All Nations Famous Stories from the Greek, German, English, Spanish, Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian, Bohemian, Italian and other sources | LOGAN MARSHALL | Greek Mythology |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt | LEWIS SPENCE | Greek Mythology |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | E. M. BERENS. | Greek Mythology |
| Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria | LEWIS SPENCE | Greek Mythology |
| Myths and Legends of China | E.T.C. Werner | Greek Mythology |
| Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete | Charles M. Skinner | Greek Mythology |
| Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race | T. W. ROLLESTON | Greek Mythology |
| Myths and Legends of the Great Plains | KATHARINE BERRY JUDSON | Greek Mythology |
| Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes | KATHARINE B. JUDSON | Greek Mythology |
| Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions | H.R. Ellis Davidson | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie | Greek Mythology |
| Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art | H. A. GUERBER | Greek Mythology |
| Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas | H. A. Guerber | Greek Mythology |
| Myths of the World: Legends of Africa | Tembo, Mwizenge | Windows To The Universe |
| Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People | HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE | Greek Mythology |
| Nobody’s Princess | Esther M Friesner | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Nobody’s Prize | Esther M Friesner | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs | John Lindow | Norse Mythology |
| Norse Myths | R. I. Page | Blavatsky |
| OLD GREEK STORIES | JAMES BALDWIN | Greek Mythology |
| Olympia Heights: The Pantheon | Amy Leigh Strickland | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Origins of Chinese Festivals | Goh Pei Ki | Aaron Shepard |
| Padraic Colum’s story of the Golden Fleece | Nathaniel Hawthorne | About |
| Pandora Gets Jealous | Carolyn Hennesy | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Parallel Myths | J.F. Bierlein | Blavatsky |
| Persian Myths | Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis | Blavatsky |
| Peter Paul Rubens: First Impressions | McLanathan, Richard | Windows To The Universe |
| Prince of Ayodhya | Ashok Banker | India Reads |
| Psyche in a Dress | Francesca Lia Block | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Quiver | Stephanie Spinner | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Radiant Darkness | Emily Whitman | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Renaissance Art | Harris, Nathaniel | Windows To The Universe |
| Roman Myths | Jane F. Gardner | Blavatsky |
| Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra, #1) | Amish Tripathi | Hooked Upon |
| Shadow of the Minotaur | Alan Gibbons | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Sirena | Donna Jo Napoli | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Sirenz | Charlotte Bennardo and Natalie Zaman | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana | Devdutt Pattanaik | India Reads |
| Starcrossed | Josephine Angelini | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Suzanne Shell, Sam W | David Edwards, Linda Cantoni | Greek Mythology |
| Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses | Ted Hughes | Five Books |
| Tales of Ancient Egypt | Roger Lancelyn Green | Egyptian Mythology |
| Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors | Roger Lancelyn Green | About |
| Tales of Troy Ulysses the Sacker of Cities | Andrew Lang | Greek Mythology |
| Tanglewood Tales | Nathaniel Hawthorne | About |
| Taoism and Chinese Religion | Henri Maspero | Aaron Shepard |
| Temping Fate | Esther Friesner | Read in a Single Sitting |
| The 8 Immortals | Koh Kok Kiang | Aaron Shepard |
| The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy | WILLY POGANY | Greek Mythology |
| The Ancient Gods Speak: A Guide to Egyptian Religion | Donald B. Redford | Egyptian Mythology |
| The Babylonian Legends of the Creation | Assyrian Tablets From Nineveh | Greek Mythology |
| The Celtic Heroic Age | John T. Koch and John Carey | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| The Celts | Martell, Hazel Mary | Windows To The Universe |
| The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths | Padraic Colum | Greek Mythology |
| The Children’s Homer | Padraic Colum | Five Books |
| The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt | Richard H. Wilkinson | Egyptian Mythology |
| The Crown of Zeus | Christine Norris | Read in a Single Sitting |
| The D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths | Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire | Norse Mythology |
| The Dawn Palace | H M Hoover | Read in a Single Sitting |
| The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day | Raymond Faulkner and Ogden Goelet | Egyptian Mythology |
| The Eight Immortals of Taoism: Legends and Fables of Popular Taoism | Kwok Man Ho and Joanne O’Brien | Aaron Shepard |
| The Fall of Troy | Quintus Smyrnaeus | Greek Mythology |
| The Fire Thief | Terry Deary | Read in a Single Sitting |
| The Goddess Test | Aimee Carter | Read in a Single Sitting |
| The Golden Bough A study of magic and religion | Sir James George Frazer | Greek Mythology |
| The Great God Pan | Donna Jo Napoli | Read in a Single Sitting |
| The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition | Robert Graves | Five Books |
| The History Of Herodotus Volume 1 of 2 | Herodotus | Greek Mythology |
| The History of the Peloponnesian War | Thucydides | Greek Mythology |
| The Homeric Hymns A New Prose translation and Essays, Literary and Mythological | Andrew Lang | Greek Mythology |
| The Illustrated Book of Myths: Tales and Legends of the World | Philip, Neil | Windows To The Universe |
| The Kingfisher Book of The Ancient World from the Ice Age to the Fall of Rome | Martell, Hazel Mary | Windows To The Universe |
| The Mabinogion | Sioned Davies | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs | Jan Assmann | Egyptian Mythology |
| The Monkey King: A Superhero Tale of China, Retold from The Journey to the West | Aaron Shepard | Aaron Shepard |
| The Mythic Image | Joseph Campbell | Blavatsky |
| The Mythology of Greece and Rome | By Arthur Fairbanks | Questia |
| The Night Tourist | Katherine Marsh | Read in a Single Sitting |
| The Norse Myths | Kevin Crossley-Holland | Norse Mythology |
| The Oxford Companion to World Mythology | David Leeming | Blavatsky |
| The Poetic Edda | Lee M. Hollander | Norse Mythology |
| The Power of Myth | Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers | Blavatsky |
| The Prose Edda | Snorri Sturluson, translated by Jesse L. Byock | Norse Mythology |
| The Religion of the Ancient Celts | J.A. MACCULLOCH | Greek Mythology |
| The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology | Robin Hard | Questia |
| The Saga of the Volsungs | Jesse L. Byock | Norse Mythology |
| The Sagas of Icelanders | Norse Mythology | |
| The Search for God in Ancient Egypt | Jan Assmann | Egyptian Mythology |
| The Shadow Thieves | Anne Ursu | Read in a Single Sitting |
| The Shiva Trilogy – Book on life of Lord Shiva | Amish Tripathi | Whats Trending Now |
| The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller | Five Books |
| The Story of the Greeks | Juliet Sutherland, Dave Macfarlane | Greek Mythology |
| The Student’s Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies | C. A. WHITE | Greek Mythology |
| The Tain | Thomas Kinsella | Norse Mythology (Again) |
| The Twelve Labours of Hercules, Son of Jupiter and Alcmena | DIDIER AND TEBBETT | Greek Mythology |
| The Uses of Greek Mythology | Ken Dowden | Questia |
| The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion | Daniel McCoy | Norse Mythology |
| The World of Myth: An Anthology | David Adams Leeming | Blavatsky |
| Theogony | Hesiod | About |
| Till We Have Faces | C.S. Lewis | The Best Books Ever |
| Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters, and Mortals | Donna Jo Napoli | Egyptian Mythology |
| Troy | Adele Geras | Read in a Single Sitting |
| Troy: Its Legend, History and Literature: | S. G. W. Benjamin | Questia |
| Waiting for Odysseus | Clemence McLaren | Read in a Single Sitting |
| World Mythology | Edited by Roy Willis | Blavatsky |
| World of Myths Volume One | Marina Warner | Blavatsky |
| World of Myths Volume Two | Felipe Fernández-Armesto | Blavatsky |
The Best Mythology Book Lists Consulted
| Source | Article |
| Aaron Shepard | A Chinese Myths and Legends Bookshelf Good Books for Getting Into the Mythology of China |
| About | Recommendations for Greek Mythology |
| Blavatsky | World Mythology |
| Egyptian Mythology | THE 10 BEST EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY BOOKS |
| Five Books | Lucy Coats Recommends the Best Books on Greek Myths |
| Greek Mythology | Greek Mythology Books & Ancient Greek Books |
| Hooked Upon | 7 Must-Read Indian Mythology Books |
| India Reads | 6 Modern Books to Read on Indian Mythology |
| Norse Mythology | THE 10 BEST NORSE MYTHOLOGY BOOKS |
| Norse Mythology (Again) | THE 10 BEST CELTIC MYTHOLOGY BOOKS |
| Questia | Greek Mythology |
| Read in a Single Sitting | Book List: young adult books about Greek mythology |
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