Omg! I love this. You should make more videos like this but on the gods and goddesses individually. I have a love for all kinds of mythology too. They're all just beautiful and unique in their own way.
This is a really good list. I’m a bit of a Greek myth expert, so I can recommend a few more, but I know next to nothing about other mythology primary sources. For compendiums of mythology I recommend: 1) Greek Epic Fragments: From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries BC. 2) Hesiod: The Shield, Catalogue of Women, Other Fragments. 3) Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans: A sourcebook on The Constellations of Pseudo-Eratosthenes and the poetic astronomy of Hyginus. 4) The Metamorphoses by Antonines Liberalis. 5) Apollodorus’ Library and Hyginus’ Fabulae: Two Handbooks on Greek Mythology. 6) Diodorus Siculus Library of History Books 4-6. For Scholarly Books of Greek Mythology I recommend: 1) Early Greek Myth by Timothy Gantz. 2) The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H. J. Rose’s Handbook of Greek Mythology by Robin Hard. 3) The Heroes of The Greeks by Karl Kerenyi. 4) Gods of The Greeks by Karl Kerenyi 5) Art and Myth in Ancient Greece by T. H. Carpenter. 6) Greek Myths: A Vase Painter’s Notebook by Jane Henle.
I would also add to Primary Source Myth Compendiums: 1) The Chronicle of John Malalas Books 4-6 2) Photius Bibliotheca 186 and 190. 3) Ovid’s Fasti 4) Ovid’s Heroides 5) Erotica Pathemata by Parthenius 6) Euripides Fragments: Aegeus - Meleager 7) Euripides Fragments: Oedipus -Chrysippus 8) Sophocles Fragments 9) Aeschylus Fragments 10) The Vatican Mythographers As For Mythology books on individual stories. There’s way too many to list. I haven’t even read all of those. PS. The Scholarly books I listed are not boring. They actually tell stories. What makes them special though is that they tell obscure details of the stories from artworks and untranslated works like scholia and the fragments of the tragedian and mythographers.
spannycat waffles Wow you are really into it. I know of a few of those. You definitely read much more concerning analysis. I tend to stick more to the literature.
I'm not super into the analysis. I'm more into the stories. So I like how the scholarly books give versions from scholia. The scholia aren't translated in English. However, the scholia tell lots of mythological stories. They're so interesting too. The scholarly books and art books that I listed do give a lot of stories.
Amazon has made a few hundred bucks off of me due to your videos. Your "hatchet lists" are great for anyone looking to put some basics in a personal library especially. Well done.
I'm making a list of must-read Ancient classics, so I've being doing a lot of research on the Ancient Greeks and Romans during the past few days. Therefore, I had already come across all the books you mention here (except for the Latin version of the Argonauts story). However, you explain things so well, and you put so much love into the subject matter, that I have to say this is the best video on the ancient classics that I've seen. I'm so glad I found it!
You made my day! My enthusiasm for the subject is something I really try and bring across. A couple of books I didn’t mention include The Trojan Epic (Posthomerica) by Quintus of Smyrna Trans. By Alan James It’s a late classic work in the style of Homer which tells what happened after the end of The Iliad. Also The Orphic Hymns trans. By Athanassakis And Wolkow. It’s a series of mythological and religious hymns to the gods.
For books on Greek and Roman mythology see the two videos I posted above. Books on Greek mythology 101 (a redo) and Books on Roman mythology 101 (a redo).
joeyraggs-What is the book I would want to read to learn about the Fall of Troy and the death of Achilles exclusively? Edith Hamilton mentions it but I had to return the book.
The Trojan Epic by Quintus of Smyrna tells everything that happened after the events of the Iliad. There’s a modern translation by Alan James. I downloaded a copy on Kindle.
The above is a source from later antiquity but it tells of the death of Achilles as well as much else. Also, Book 2 of The Aeneid by Virgil is an amazing account of the Trojan horse and the burning of Troy. I like the Fitzgerald translation.
Actually I’m mainly self taught. I took a college course as an undergraduate, and a few continuing education courses as well. I considered going back to school for a degree, but as far as I know there really wasn’t any program I liked. I spoke to Wendy Doniger from the University of Chicago, and she told me that mythologists usually study a particular language, along with that language’s mythological literature. Then you sort of branch off on your own. Her choice of study is Sanskrit. I didn’t want to commit to studying a particular ancient language since I’m really a generalist. There is folklore, but that’s part of anthropology, so I would have had to take many anthropology courses that I wasn’t interested in. The last option was Classics. But again that would have limited me to only classical mythology. So I read Mythology as a pleasure. I consider myself an enthusiast rather than an expert. Best wishes.
Omg! I love this. You should make more videos like this but on the gods and goddesses individually. I have a love for all kinds of mythology too. They're all just beautiful and unique in their own way.
Mythology Lover thank you. I did some videos on Athena, Thor and Odin you might like.
Your videos are great! I am glad I found your channel. Very informative, concise, and thorough. Please keep the videos going. Thanks.
Carey Reads thank you.
This is a really good list. I’m a bit of a Greek myth expert, so I can recommend a few more, but I know next to nothing about other mythology primary sources.
For compendiums of mythology I recommend: 1) Greek Epic Fragments: From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries BC. 2) Hesiod: The Shield, Catalogue of Women, Other Fragments. 3) Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans: A sourcebook on The Constellations of Pseudo-Eratosthenes and the poetic astronomy of Hyginus. 4) The Metamorphoses by Antonines Liberalis. 5) Apollodorus’ Library and Hyginus’ Fabulae: Two Handbooks on Greek Mythology. 6) Diodorus Siculus Library of History Books 4-6.
For Scholarly Books of Greek Mythology I recommend: 1) Early Greek Myth by Timothy Gantz. 2) The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H. J. Rose’s Handbook of Greek Mythology by Robin Hard. 3) The Heroes of The Greeks by Karl Kerenyi. 4) Gods of The Greeks by Karl Kerenyi 5) Art and Myth in Ancient Greece by T. H. Carpenter. 6) Greek Myths: A Vase Painter’s Notebook by Jane Henle.
I would also add to Primary Source Myth Compendiums:
1) The Chronicle of John Malalas Books 4-6
2) Photius Bibliotheca 186 and 190.
3) Ovid’s Fasti
4) Ovid’s Heroides
5) Erotica Pathemata by Parthenius
6) Euripides Fragments: Aegeus - Meleager
7) Euripides Fragments: Oedipus -Chrysippus
8) Sophocles Fragments
9) Aeschylus Fragments
10) The Vatican Mythographers
As For Mythology books on individual stories. There’s way too many to list. I haven’t even read all of those.
PS. The Scholarly books I listed are not boring. They actually tell stories. What makes them special though is that they tell obscure details of the stories from artworks and untranslated works like scholia and the fragments of the tragedian and mythographers.
spannycat waffles Wow you are really into it. I know of a few of those. You definitely read much more concerning analysis. I tend to stick more to the literature.
I'm not super into the analysis. I'm more into the stories. So I like how the scholarly books give versions from scholia. The scholia aren't translated in English. However, the scholia tell lots of mythological stories. They're so interesting too. The scholarly books and art books that I listed do give a lot of stories.
Apollodorus’ Library and Hyginus’ Fabulae: Two Handbooks on Greek Mythology is definitely the place to start.
I will have to check out Hyginus. Thank you.
Amazon has made a few hundred bucks off of me due to your videos. Your "hatchet lists" are great for anyone looking to put some basics in a personal library especially. Well done.
Jerry Atric Thank you.
I’m so glad I found your channel. You are clearly well versed in mythology, and your recommendations are top notch. Keep up the good work!
Thank you
Could you also please provide us a tour of your bookshelves along with all the wonderful objects that adorn them.
margarita anda thanks for the suggestion. The figurines behind me were all purchased in the countries I traveled to. Athena was bought in Athens.
I'm making a list of must-read Ancient classics, so I've being doing a lot of research on the Ancient Greeks and Romans during the past few days. Therefore, I had already come across all the books you mention here (except for the Latin version of the Argonauts story). However, you explain things so well, and you put so much love into the subject matter, that I have to say this is the best video on the ancient classics that I've seen. I'm so glad I found it!
You made my day! My enthusiasm for the subject is something I really try and bring across.
A couple of books I didn’t mention include
The Trojan Epic (Posthomerica) by Quintus of Smyrna
Trans. By Alan James
It’s a late classic work in the style of Homer which tells what happened after the end of The Iliad.
Also The Orphic Hymns trans. By Athanassakis
And Wolkow. It’s a series of mythological and religious hymns to the gods.
@@joeyraggs Those two works sounds fantastic. I've added them to my list. Thank you!
For books on Greek and Roman mythology see the two videos I posted above.
Books on Greek mythology 101 (a redo) and
Books on Roman mythology 101 (a redo).
New amazon wishlist : Greek mythology
I request a video on Arthurian legends!!!! This is awesome
spannycat waffles I plan on doing that soon.
Thank you!! I love your videos!! :)
Thank you, this was really helpful
Happy New Year Joey| Thanks ever so much for your time with these great videos on Mythology and books to read. Fantastic and very helpful.
Miles Carter thank you so much. Happy New Years to you too!
Like a natural, I swear you were born to do this.
I just finished Mythology by Edith Hamilton. What a great recommendation!
I’m very happy to hear it.
joeyraggs-What is the book I would want to read to learn about the Fall of Troy and the death of Achilles exclusively? Edith Hamilton mentions it but I had to return the book.
The Trojan Epic by Quintus of Smyrna tells everything that happened after the events of the Iliad. There’s a modern translation by Alan James. I downloaded a copy on Kindle.
The above is a source from later antiquity but it tells of the death of Achilles as well as much else.
Also, Book 2 of The Aeneid by Virgil is an amazing account of the Trojan horse and the burning of Troy. I like the Fitzgerald translation.
Hey handsome! Great Job!
Thank you so much for this. I wonder, do you have a degree on mythology or something like that?
Actually I’m mainly self taught. I took a college course as an undergraduate, and a few continuing education courses as well.
I considered going back to school for a degree, but as far as I know there really wasn’t any program I liked.
I spoke to Wendy Doniger from the University of Chicago, and she told me that mythologists usually study a particular language, along with that language’s mythological literature.
Then you sort of branch off on your own. Her choice of study is Sanskrit.
I didn’t want to commit to studying a particular ancient language since I’m really a generalist.
There is folklore, but that’s part of anthropology, so I would have had to take many anthropology courses that I wasn’t interested in.
The last option was Classics. But again that would have limited me to only classical mythology.
So I read Mythology as a pleasure. I consider myself an enthusiast rather than an expert.
Best wishes.
Ever read Lysistrata?
Yes. Great play. I’ve read a few others by Aristophanes as well.
I am so glad that I found you! ... my bank account is not😂
Thank you. Public domain versions you can download are cheaper. But the translations may be old and stodgy.
where do i start lol
LOS PRIMED try Hamilton’s Mythology. Then go straight to Homer.