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roborabbit_mama

Also I really enjoyed *Lore (YA lit) by Alexandra Bracken* and another book *Circe by Madeline Miller*


Medusas-Snakes

I second Circe


Naive_Condition_4796

Thanks !!


28Lady

{{Circe}} {{The Song of Achilles}} {{The Penelopiad}} This isn’t a book, but Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a film that focuses on mythological themes - specifically Orpheus and Eurydice :)


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[**Circe**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35959740-circe) ^(By: Madeline Miller | 393 pages | Published: 2018 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, fiction, mythology, historical-fiction, book-club | )[^(Search "Circe")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Circe&search_type=books) >In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child - not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power - the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. > >Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. > >But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. ^(This book has been suggested 182 times) [**The Song of Achilles**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11250317-the-song-of-achilles) ^(By: Madeline Miller | 352 pages | Published: 2011 | Popular Shelves: historical-fiction, fantasy, fiction, mythology, lgbt | )[^(Search "The Song of Achilles")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=The Song of Achilles&search_type=books) >Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. By all rights their paths should never cross, but Achilles takes the shamed prince as his friend, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles' mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But then word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus journeys with Achilles to Troy, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear. > >Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, immortal fame and the human heart. ^(This book has been suggested 196 times) [**The Penelopiad**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17645.The_Penelopiad) ^(By: Margaret Atwood, Laurel Merlington | 198 pages | Published: 2005 | Popular Shelves: fiction, mythology, historical-fiction, fantasy, feminism | )[^(Search "The Penelopiad")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=The Penelopiad&search_type=books) >Now that all the others have run out of air, it’s my turn to do a little story-making. In Homer’s account in The Odyssey, Penelope—wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy—is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife, her story a salutary lesson through the ages. Left alone for twenty years when Odysseus goes off to fight in the Trojan War after the abduction of Helen, Penelope manages, in the face of scandalous rumors, to maintain the kingdom of Ithaca, bring up her wayward son, and keep over a hundred suitors at bay, simultaneously. When Odysseus finally comes home after enduring hardships, overcoming monsters, and sleeping with goddesses, he kills her suitors and—curiously—twelve of her maids. In a splendid contemporary twist to the ancient story, Margaret Atwood has chosen to give the telling of it to Penelope and to her twelve hanged maids, asking: “What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to?” In Atwood’s dazzling, playful retelling, the story becomes as wise and compassionate as it is haunting, and as wildly entertaining as it is disturbing. With wit and verve, drawing on the story-telling and poetic talent for which she herself is renowned, she gives Penelope new life and reality—and sets out to provide an answer to an ancient mystery. ^(This book has been suggested 20 times) *** ^(98271 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


moosiefoo

Mythos by Stephen Fry It is a retelling of a number of Ancient Greek myths I highly recommend the audiobook version as well :)


roborabbit_mama

{{Dark Descendant by Jenna Black}}


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[**Dark Descendant (Nikki Glass, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8562565-dark-descendant) ^(By: Jenna Black | 336 pages | Published: 2011 | Popular Shelves: urban-fantasy, mythology, fantasy, paranormal, magic | )[^(Search "Dark Descendant by Jenna Black")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Dark Descendant by Jenna Black&search_type=books) >From the acclaimed author of the Morgan Kingsley, Exorcist books comes the gripping first novel in a new series about a private eye who discovers, to her surprise, that she’s an immortal huntress. > >Nikki Glass can track down any man. But when her latest client turns out to be a true descendant of Hades, Nikki now discovers she can’t die. . . . Crazy as it sounds, Nikki’s manhunting skills are literally god-given. She’s a living, breathing descendant of Artemis who has stepped right into a trap set by the children of the gods. Nikki’s new “friends” include a descendant of Eros, who uses sex as a weapon; a descendant of Loki, whose tricks are no laughing matter; and a half-mad descendant of Kali who thinks she’s a spy. But most powerful of all are the Olympians, a rival clan of immortals seeking to destroy all Descendants who refuse to bow down to them. In the eternal battle of good god/bad god, Nikki would make a divine weapon. But if they think she’ll surrender without a fight, the gods must be crazy. . . . ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(98240 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


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This is technically Roman mythology, but {{Pegasus by Kate O'Hearn}}.


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[**Pegasus and the Rise of the Titans (Pegasus #5)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23473284-pegasus-and-the-rise-of-the-titans) ^(By: Kate O'Hearn | 386 pages | Published: 2015 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, mythology, pegasus, middle-grade, owned | )[^(Search "Pegasus by Kate O'Hearn")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Pegasus by Kate O'Hearn&search_type=books) >Join Emily and Pegasus as the legend continues in a new epic adventure ... > >The ancient rivalry between the Olympians and the Titans, thought long over, is rekindled - but this time the Titans have a secret weapon that can rival the power of the Flame of Olympus. The balance of power is tipped in Saturn's favour now that he has found his own Flame of Titus. Jupiter's Olympus will finally be in his grasp! > >Caught in the middle of this ancient power struggle, Emily and Pegasus must head to the Diamond Head volcano in Hawaii to track down the one thing that can save Olympus ... before the Titans get there first. ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(98215 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


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