RICH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

 

Greek Mythology Unit
Suggested List
(Check the online catalog for additional titles.)

 

 

291 BAU                      

           Baumgartner, Anne S.  Ye gods! : a dictionary of the gods.  1st

                ed.  Secaucus, N.J. : L. Stuart, c1984.

 

291 EVS                      

           Evslin, Bernard.  Heroes, gods and monsters of the Greek myths.

                New York : Bantam Books, c1966, 1979 printing.

 

292 COL                      

           Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.  The golden fleece and the heroes who

                lived before Achilles.  New York : Macmillan, c1921.  Jason

                and his crew of Argonauts set sail on his ship the Argo in

                search of the golden fleece.

 

292 KIN                      

           Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875.  The heroes; Greek fairy tales.

                New York, : Nelson, [1856].  The stories of Perseus,

                Theseus, and Jason, famous tales of heroism and bravery, of

                men who loved their country and dared to do more noble deeds

                than most men.

 

292 MCL                      

           McLean, Mollie.  Adventures of the Greek heroes.  Boston :

                Houghton Mifflin, c1961.  Hercules -- Perseus -- Theseus --

                Orpheus -- Meleager -- The Argonauts.  Contains the stories

                of some of the poems told by Greek poets at Olympia.

 

292 PAL                      

           Palmer, Robin, 1911-.  Centaurs, sirens, and other classical

                creatures; : a dictionary, tales & verse from Greek & Roman

                mythology.  New York, : H. Z. Walck, [1969].  A dictionary

                describing the appearance, power, and abilities of more than

                seventy mythical creatures. Also includes tales and verses

                about their adventures.

 

398 MER                      

           Mercatante, Anthony S.  Zoo of the gods: animals in myth, legend,

                & fable.  [1st ed.].  New York, : Harper & Row, [1974].

 

398.03 WOO                   

           Woodcock, Percival George.  Short dictionary of mythology.  New

                York, : Philosophical Library, [1953].

 

398.2 MCH                     

           McHargue, Georgess.  The beasts of never; : a history natural &

                un-natural of monsters mythical & magical.  [1st ed.].

                Indianapolis, : Bobbs-Merrill, [1968].  Traces the history

                of many imaginary creatures as they have appeared in myth

                and legend through the ages, describes their different

                species and characteristics, gives possible sources of their

                legendary origin, and offers explanations for supposed

                sightings by man.

 

808 COO                      

           Cool.  HOW TO WRITE QUERY LETTERS.

 

808 LIN                      

           Lindsell-Roberts, Sheryl.  Writing business letters for dummies.

                Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, c1999.  Explains the

                benefits of being able to write an effective business

                letter; introduces the Six-Step Process of successful

                business writing; and presents a selection of examples.

 

808.6 MAG                    

           Maggio, Rosalie.  How to say it : choice words, phrases,

                sentences, and paragraphs for every situation.  Paramus, NJ

                : Prentice Hall, c1990.  Contains advice on writing

                effective business and social letters in forty subject

                areas, with lists of words, phrases, sentences, and

                paragraphs relevant to each topic, and sample letters that

                may be reproduced and modified for individualized use.

 

808.6/MYERS                  

           Myers, Alfred Stuart.  Letters for all occasions; : a guide to

                social and business correspondence.  New York, : Barnes &

                Noble, [1952].

 

809 HOM                       

           Homer.  ODYSSEUS/ULUSSES.

 

883 COL                      

           Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.  The adventures of Odysseus and the

                tale of Troy.  New York : Macmillan, 1918.

 

913.38/PRICE                 

           Price, Christine, 1928-.  Made in ancient Greece.  [1st ed.].

                New York, : Dutton, [1967].  Reveals the customs and ways of

                life of the ancient Greeks as preserved in surviving works

                of art.

 

914.95/PENTREATH             

           Pentreath, Guy.  Hellenic traveller; : a guide to the ancient

                sites of Greece.  New York, : Crowell, [1964].

 

938 PEA                      

           Pearson, Anne.  Ancient Greece.  1st American ed.  New York :

                Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992.  Describes the

                land, history, and civilization of ancient Greece.

 

938 QUE                      

           Quennell, Marjorie (Courtney).  Everyday things in ancient

                Greece,.  [Rev. ed.].  London, : Batsford, [1954].

 

C N                          

           Weigel, James.  Mythology : notes.  Lincoln, Neb. : Cliffs Notes,

                [1991], c1973.

 

R 291 GAS                    

           Gaskell, George Arthur.  Dictionary of all scriptures and myths.

                New York, : Julian Press, 1960.

 

RB 291.1 WIL                 

           Wilkinson, Philip, 1955-.  DK illustrated dictionary of mythology

                : heroes, heroines, gods, and goddesses from around the

                world.  1st American ed.  New York : DK Pub., 1998.  A guide

                to mythology divided into nie sections, each focusing on the

                mythology of a particular civilization or region, with

                special feature boxes on major figures, events, and places.

 

 

 

RB 709.01 BEC                

           Becatti, Giovanni, 1912-.  The art of ancient Greece and Rome,

                from the rise of Greece to the fall of Rome.  New York, : H.

                N. Abrams, [1967].

 

RB 938 HOR                   

           Horizon.  ANCIENT GREECE.