Library Resources on Ancient Greece and Rome

Literature and Mythology

Use Reference books to find key ideas, key terms, or names:

REF 291 NAR Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology
REF 291.103 COT Macmillan Illustrated Enyclopedia of Myths and Legends
REF 291.13 MTH Mythology [anthology of world myth]
REF 291.13 WIL Illustrated Dictionary of Mythology
REF 291.2 JOR Encyclopedia of Gods
REF 292.003 OXF Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth & Religion
REF 937 COR Atlas of the Roman World
REF 938 BOA Oxford History of the Classical World (Chap. on Greek myth & religion)
REF 938 HOR Oxford Classical Dictionary
REF 938 KIR Classical Greek Civilization, 800-323 BCE
REF 938 ROB The Ancient Greek World
REF 938 SAC Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World

Find works of literature and books on mythology using the Online Catalog:

Find the Online Catalog (or OPAC) from the Current Students page or from the Library Services page.
Literature by Greek or Roman authors, (in original language or in English) is on the 5th floor in the 800s.
Loeb Classical Library -- small red and green volumes -- offers original Greek and Latin on one side of the page, English translation on the other and can be found in 870 - 888.
Subject terms beginning with "Classical literature" indicate books about Greek and Roman authors.
Subject terms for mythology: Classical mythology; Gods and goddesses; Mythology, Greek; Mythology, Roman.

Selected Web sites:

Bulfinch's Mythology-The Age of Fable -- E-version of the famous collection of tales about Greek and Roman gods and heroes. <www.bulfinch.org/fables/welcome.html>

Bibliography Format:

Print encyclopedia or reference article (cite the author of the article, not of the set or volume)
Freedman, Bill. “Chameleons.” Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. Bridget Travers.
Detroit: Gale Research, 1996.

Print encyclopedia or reference article (without an author)
“Siva.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2002.
For bibliographical format of online sources, see Current Students > Library > US > MLA Style for Bibliographies

Last updated by Ms. Lutz, November 15, 2005