Mythology

Where to go when you want the myth and the primary text behind it.

Sites

Theoi Greek Mythology (Website) — a deep, meticulously sourced encyclopedia of Greek gods, spirits, and monsters, built straight from the classical texts and ancient art — 1,500+ pages and 1,200 pictures.

• Star Myths (Article) — the constellations retold as the Greek myths that named them.
• Mythic Bestiary (Article) — the creatures and monsters of Greek myth, each with its sources.
• Family Trees (Interactive) — the whole pantheon’s genealogy laid out across eight charts.

A Book of Creatures (Website) — a cited, illustrated bestiary of entities from myth, legend, and folklore worldwide, browsable by region, by type, or by trait — shapeshifters, noisemakers, fire-breathers, disease vectors.

• The Snawfus (Article) — the albino Ozark deer that wears flowering branches instead of antlers.
• The Tripodero (Article) — a Californian “fearsome critter” from lumberjack tall tales, built like a telescoping tripod.

Videos

• I’d Watch This Before You Watch the Film (Video) — Mysteries of Mythology’s run through Homer’s Odyssey: Odysseus’s ten-year route home from Troy, the plot beat by beat, and the cast — a decent primer before Nolan’s adaptation.