The Greek Myths

Author(s): Robert Graves

Ancient Religions and Mythologies

The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new introduction by the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series


From the creation of the world out of Chaos and the birth of the Olympians to the Trojan War and Odysseus's return, Robert Graves's superb retelling of the Greek myths has long been acclaimed as the definitive edition. Graves draws on sources scattered throughout ancient literature, using a novelist's skill to weave a crisp, coherent narrative of each myth and providing commentaries with cross-references, interpretations, and explanations based on solid scholarship. The result is a classic volume of many of the greatest stories ever told--stories of the gods, heroes, and extraordinary events that inspired Homer, the Greek tragedians, and so much of subsequent European literature.


Product Information

Robert Graves (1895 - 1985) was a novelist, poet, historian, critic and translator, author of some 140 books, and one of the greatest figures of 20th century British literature. Alongside The Greek Myths, his most famous works include the historical novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God and his First World War memoir Goodbye to All That.

General Fields

  • : 9780143106715
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : Viking
  • : 0.88
  • : July 2012
  • : 213mm X 145mm X 55mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Robert Graves
  • : Robert Graves
  • : Illustrations, maps
  • : Illustrations, maps
  • : 832
  • : 832
  • : 292.13
  • : 292.13
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback