As a child, I loved Greek mythology. My first exposure to Greek mythology was “ Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods ” by Rick Riordan, a retelling of the Greek mythological stories in the sarcastic narration ...

In Greek mythology: A mortal nymph and wife of Orpheus, who Orpheus attempted to bring back from the dead with his music after she was killed by a snake bite. In KAOS: Known as Riddy, she dies in ...

Truly inspired Greek mythology books and retellings It’s nearly impossible to walk into a bookstore or a library and not come across at least one mythology-inspired book. The original myths may ...

Greek mythology is at the heart of “Hadestown,” Anaïs Mitchell’s folk-inspired reimagining of two classic tales: the ill-fated journey of young dreamer Orpheus to the Underworld to rescue ...

If you grew up fascinated by Greek mythology, there’s a good chance you spent a lot of time poring over this classic book, first published in 1962. Richly illustrated by Edgar Parin d’Aulaire ...

In Blood of Zeus, Heron is the son of the god Zeus and the mortal Electra (Mamie Gummer). This seems to be a different Electra, however, from the Greek mythology character of the same name, who is ...