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Read all about the fascinating world of ancient Greek mythology, drama, history, and religion with glossaries, lists, quizzes, crosswords, and more. You’ll read about heroes from Achilles to Zeus, and discover classic legends and plays.

Literature | Mythology | Quizzes

Ancient Greek Mythology and Religion

  • The Olympian Gods and Goddesses (especially for kids)
  • Heroes in Greek Myth (especially for kids)
  • The Nine Muses (especially for kids)
  • Monsters in Greek Myth (especially for kids)
  • List of Characters in Greek Myth
  • The Titans | The Furies | The Fates
  • Ancient Greek Religion
  • Heroes in Greek Religion
  • More Heroes and Legends

Quizzes

  • Quiz: The Iliad and the Trojan War
  • Quiz: Ancient Greek Games
  • Quiz: Harry Potter and Greek Myth (especially for kids)

Ancient Greek Language & Literature

  • Ancient Greek
  • Greek Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
  • Linear scripts (A and B)
  • Ancient Greek literature
  • Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Ancient Greek Drama

The plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides told tragic tales of Greek heroes, while the comedies of Aristophanes were political and cultural satire.

THE TROJAN WAR »

“Sing, goddess, of the anger of Achilleus, son of Peleus, the accursed anger which brought uncounted anguish on the Achaians”

—Homer *

  • Troy | Homer | The Iliad

The Greeks (Achaeans)

  • Achilles
  • Patroclus
  • Odysseus
  • Agamemnon
  • Menelaus
  • Ajax
  • Nestor
  • Helen

The Trojans

  • Hector
  • Paris
  • Priam
  • Hecuba
  • Cassandra

*The Iliad, 1.1–2; Martin Hammond, tr.

  • Greek drama
  • Ancient tragedies
  • Aeschylus | Sophocles | Euripides
  • Aristophanes
  • Evolution of comedy
  • Terms: chorus | dithyramb

Ancient Greek Poetry

  • Hesiod | Sappho | Pindar
  • Homer | Iliad | Odyssey
  • Homeric Hymns
  • Terms: lyric | ode | epic | elegy | hexameter
  • Glossary of poetry terms

Heroes and Legends

 

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Greek and Roman Mythology

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