18 books like The Trojan War

What to read after The Trojan War — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The heroes Charles Kingsley · 1855 · ★ 3.8 · 213p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Stories based on the Greek myths about Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus, and the twelve labors of Heracles. Shares Greece, Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

A story of the golden age James Baldwin · 1887 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology with this book.

Men and gods Warner, Rex · 1950 · 283p · ≈ 9h · Moderate These tales cover the range of Greek mythology, including the creation story of Deucalion and Pyrrha, the heroic adventures of Perseus, the fall of Icarus, Cupid and Psyche's tale of love, and the tragic history of Oedipus and Thebes. Shares Greece, Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

De sapientia veterum

De sapientia veterum Francis Bacon · 1609 · 185p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Shares Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology with this book.

Tales of Greek Heroes Roger Lancelyn Green · 1958 · ★ 3.8 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Explore the real Greek myths behind Percy Jackson's story - he's not the first Perseus to have run into trouble with the gods . . .These are the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the labours of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, to Odysseus and the Trojan wars.Introduced with wit and humour by Rick Riordan,… Shares Trojan War, Greece, Greek Mythology

The Song of Troy Colleen McCullough · 1998 · ★ 4.0 · 523p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Retelling of the tragic and terrible saga of the Trojan war, a 3000-year-old tale of enduring love, abiding hate, vengeance, betrayal, honour and sacrifice. Shares Trojan War, Greece, Greek Mythology

Omero, Iliade Alessandro Baricco · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Guiado por la idea de adaptar el texto para una lectura pública, Alessandro Baricco relee y reescribe la Ilíada de Homero, como si tuviéramos que devolver a Homero allí mismo, a la Ilíada, para contemplar uno de los más majestuosos paisajes de nuestro destino. Shares Trojan War, Greece, Greek Mythology

The Luck of Troy Roger Lancelyn Green · 1961 · ★ 3.9 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate 12 year old Nicostratus, carried off from Greece as a child with Helen, his mother, by Paris of Troy, helps Odysseus to conquer Troy for Greece. Shares Greece, Greek Mythology

Mythe et société en Grèce ancienne Jean-Pierre Vernant · 1974 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This book is a stimulating and largely persuasive collection of essays on the interrelations between social institutions and mythical thinking in ancient Greek society. What is fundamental to the author's approach is a determination to see the meaning of Greek myth and of Greek social institutions in patterns of association and opposition, in the articulations of a system of ideas. It is in this… Shares Greece, Greek Mythology

Grecian and Roman mythology M. A. Dwight · 1849 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology with this book.

Mystagogus poeticus, or, The muses interpreter

Mystagogus poeticus, or, The muses interpreter Ross, Alexander · 1647 · 418p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology with this book.

Gods and heroes of the Greeks

Gods and heroes of the Greeks H. J. Rose · 1957 · 202p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Greek Mythology with this book.

The golden shadow Leon Garfield · 1973 · ★ 4.0 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Retells in a continuous narrative the activities and adventures of the Greek gods and goddesses and their relationships with each other and with human beings. Shares Greek Mythology

The Hellenics of Walter Savage Landor Walter Savage Landor · 1847 · 279p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Greek Mythology with this book.

Old Greek Stories James Baldwin · 1895 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Challenging In this book retelling of old Greek stories involving mythological heroes and their adventures. Shares Greek Mythology

The Paradise of Children Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1909 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Rendition of the classic myth by the early American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Shares Greek Mythology

Griechische Mythen Marie Luise Kaschnitz · 1943 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Greek Mythology with this book.

Favourite Greek myths

Favourite Greek myths Lilian Stoughton Hyde · 1905 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Greek Mythology with this book.

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