This is the part when it becomes truly enjoyable. Next time comes the close reading, when you actually ready each line. When reading the Iliad and the Odyssey I strongly recommend reading them twice: One time just fast reading, getting to know the story and get used to the language and style, maybe using a summary from the internet or the mentioned reference books while going through the poems. Then we also have a kinda forgotten epic, the Argonautica, not as good as the Homeric ones imo, but still worth reading a time or two. The Homeric epics are probably the best ones you can think of. The ones mentioned above are very great as summaries, or maybe to read alongside with the originals. Of course, the best way to get to know mythology is by reading the original texts. Relatively cheap with quality content.Ī book with similar purpose is Mythology or The Library of Greek Mythology or Bibliotheca (runs by different names) is a pretty dry, yet very useful book written by an unknown author probably from the 1st-2nd century, yet it's attributed to Apollodorus. For a great reference book, I recommend Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton.
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