Ali in OR Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 What do you use to study Greek Mythology the second or third time through? Is there a middle school or high school level source that you like? We used D'aulaire for 1st grade and dd loved it. Reads it on her own still. I'm just wondering where we go next. Do I admit that I'm reading The Lightening Thief and finding details in there that I don't remember learning? It's got me eager to read up on Greek Mythology. Thanks for any recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Bulfinch's Age of Fable is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Wait until you finish all the Percy Jackson books. :D We are finishing "The Last Olympian" today. I've also learned a lot of mythology from them. You could move into retellings of The Iliad and The Odyssey, there are many options, but we chose the Rosemary Sutcliffe version. Also there is The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum. Bulfinch's mythology is another good resource that we have used for upper elementary. It's kind of addicting isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Edith Hamilton's book Mytholgy is fantastic. It's often used in college courses (I found it at a local used book store where lots of college kids sell their books) and is a wonderful read. My then 8 yr. old daughter loved the myths and I got a lot more out of it then I expected. I honestly don't think you could do any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 Thanks everyone. I'm going to look into these books, maybe more for me right now! Paula, I just finished The Lightning Thief and I'm definitely hooked! Don't know about dd. I read ch. 1 to her last night--not sure if it grabbed her or not. I think I'll keep reading it aloud to her and see if I find her picking it up on her own at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 dd11 just started the lightning thief and has declared it is the best book she has read in ages ; ). i'll have to have a read myself, i think.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 dd11 just started the lightning thief and has declared it is the best book she has read in ages ; ). i'll have to have a read myself, i think.... My ds also calls them the best books ever. We've done them all as read-alouds, but I had to read through them myself first because I got so hooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Edith Hamilton's book Mytholgy is fantastic. It's often used in college courses (I found it at a local used book store where lots of college kids sell their books) and is a wonderful read. My then 8 yr. old daughter loved the myths and I got a lot more out of it then I expected. I honestly don't think you could do any better. Edith Hamilton is what my high school used. I found a used copy years ago, before I had children. I need to get a second copy for the kids so they don't tear up my lovely hardback copy. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Yes to Edith Hamilton! If you want to tackle The Iliad and the Odyssey, we like the Robert Fagles translations. The (Fagles) Odyssey is available on audio read by Sir Ian McKellan - excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraL in OK Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 My kids are working their way through Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge. I really like her writing style; perhaps it's somewhere between d'Aulaires' and Edith Hamilton's (which I read in college but don't actually remember). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Myths of Greece and Rome by Guerber (on Google books) Bulfinch's Age of the Fable Greek Myths by Coolidge The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum is excellent although not focused on the greek gods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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