THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY & THE GODS
The Theoi Project profiles each deity and creature of Greek
Mythology on a separate page, incorporating an encyclopedia
summary, quotations from a wide selection of ancient Greek and
Roman texts, and illustrations from ancient art. Analysis of the
texts and interpretation of the stories of myth is currently beyond
the scope of the project. For such detailed analysis, I would
suggest consulting some of the good books available on the
subject.
Transliterated forms of Greek names are used throughout the
biography pages of the site rather than their Latin forms, e.g.
Kirke instead of Circe, Ouranos for Uranus, Apollon in place of
Apollo, etc. The index and introduction pages, however, use the
Latin name-forms for ease of reference.
The Theoi Classical
Texts Library contains an extensive collection of classical
literature on the theme of Greek mythology, including the works of
many of the lesser known poets which are not available online
elsewhere. Please note, that these are not the same texts which are
quoted on the biography pages of Theoi.com, which are listed
separately on the Bibliography page.
Summaries of the most important of the Greek gods, as well as
classes of divinity can be found on the Pantheon and Greek
Gods pages. The fabulous creatures, tribes and monsters of
Greek mythology are listed in the Bestiary.
The entire Family
Tree of the Greek pantheon of gods is displayed over eight
charts with a central name index. There is also a separate table
outlining the genealogy of the gods from Hesiod's
Theogony.
A simple map of the various kingdoms of Greek mythology can by
found on the Kingdoms page. Other
themed pages include Plants and Flowers in Greek
mythology and Greek Star Myths.
The site contains a Gallery of more than 1200
pictures from ancient Greek and Roman art, including vase paintings
(C6th to C4th B.C.), sculptures, frescos and mosaics (C4th B.C. to
C4th A.D.).
The Theoi.com pages can be searched using the Google box at the
top left-hand corner of this page.
Image below : a late C6th B.C. Athenian kyathos depicting the
Greek god Dionysus battling Eurytus in the War of the Giants,
a scene from Greek mythology commonly found in ancient art.
Ελληνική μυθολογία | Griechische Mythologie |
Griekse mythologie | Mythologie grecque |
Mitología griega | Mitologia greca | Mitologia grega | 希腊神话 |
ギリシア神話 |