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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 318 times as myths)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,311,163 ratings — published 2018
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 268 times as myths)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,919,074 ratings — published 2011
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 216 times as myths)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,377,820 ratings — published 2005
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Norse Mythology Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 208 times as myths)
avg rating 4.10 — 340,560 ratings — published 2017
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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1) Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
by (shelved 158 times as myths)
avg rating 4.26 — 157,310 ratings — published 2017
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 156 times as myths)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,337,390 ratings — published 2006
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The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
by (shelved 147 times as myths)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,194,555 ratings — published 2007
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
by (shelved 139 times as myths)
avg rating 4.55 — 1,129,120 ratings — published 2009
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
by (shelved 138 times as myths)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,200,178 ratings — published 2008
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Ariadne Ariadne (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as myths)
avg rating 3.79 — 143,407 ratings — published 2021
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
by (shelved 129 times as myths)
avg rating 4.29 — 928,901 ratings — published 2010
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The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2) The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
by (shelved 112 times as myths)
avg rating 4.40 — 658,619 ratings — published 2011
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A Thousand Ships A Thousand Ships (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as myths)
avg rating 4.05 — 87,859 ratings — published 2019
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as myths)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,171,840 ratings — published -700
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The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3) The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)
by (shelved 103 times as myths)
avg rating 4.47 — 665,878 ratings — published 2012
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Galatea Galatea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 100 times as myths)
avg rating 3.93 — 119,028 ratings — published 2013
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The Penelopiad The Penelopiad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as myths)
avg rating 3.71 — 84,833 ratings — published 2005
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The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1) The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1)
by (shelved 94 times as myths)
avg rating 3.89 — 109,710 ratings — published 2018
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The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4)
by (shelved 93 times as myths)
avg rating 4.57 — 475,240 ratings — published 2013
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Mythology Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as myths)
avg rating 4.03 — 59,451 ratings — published 1942
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as myths)
avg rating 3.93 — 501,820 ratings — published -800
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The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5) The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)
by (shelved 80 times as myths)
avg rating 4.43 — 384,020 ratings — published 2014
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Elektra Elektra (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as myths)
avg rating 3.66 — 54,605 ratings — published 2022
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Stone Blind Stone Blind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as myths)
avg rating 3.79 — 74,175 ratings — published 2022
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Clytemnestra Clytemnestra (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as myths)
avg rating 4.22 — 54,131 ratings — published 2023
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 75 times as myths)
avg rating 4.10 — 984,499 ratings — published 2001
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Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as myths)
avg rating 4.22 — 25,878 ratings — published 2020
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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as myths)
avg rating 4.10 — 422,393 ratings — published 2010
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Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2) Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
by (shelved 72 times as myths)
avg rating 4.31 — 57,976 ratings — published 2018
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The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1) The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)
by (shelved 67 times as myths)
avg rating 4.13 — 227,013 ratings — published 2016
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Atalanta Atalanta (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as myths)
avg rating 3.74 — 33,695 ratings — published 2023
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The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as myths)
avg rating 4.23 — 237,407 ratings — published 2015
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The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2) The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2)
by (shelved 60 times as myths)
avg rating 4.18 — 226,096 ratings — published 2011
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The Witch's Heart The Witch's Heart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as myths)
avg rating 4.04 — 60,469 ratings — published 2021
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Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3) Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
by (shelved 51 times as myths)
avg rating 4.35 — 40,995 ratings — published 2020
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The Power of Myth The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as myths)
avg rating 4.26 — 53,413 ratings — published 1988
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The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3) The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3)
by (shelved 50 times as myths)
avg rating 4.27 — 178,968 ratings — published 2012
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Lore Lore (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as myths)
avg rating 3.74 — 105,512 ratings — published 2021
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as myths)
avg rating 3.75 — 116,302 ratings — published -1200
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Metamorphoses Metamorphoses (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as myths)
avg rating 4.10 — 77,244 ratings — published 8
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Gods of Jade and Shadow Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as myths)
avg rating 3.88 — 76,123 ratings — published 2019
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The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, #2) The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, #2)
by (shelved 46 times as myths)
avg rating 4.11 — 137,570 ratings — published 2017
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The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2) The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)
by (shelved 45 times as myths)
avg rating 4.30 — 127,963 ratings — published 2016
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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Percy Jackson's Greek Gods (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 44 times as myths)
avg rating 4.43 — 96,891 ratings — published 2014
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The Children of Jocasta The Children of Jocasta (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as myths)
avg rating 3.90 — 12,310 ratings — published 2017
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The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3) The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3)
by (shelved 42 times as myths)
avg rating 4.36 — 104,502 ratings — published 2017
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The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2) The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
by (shelved 40 times as myths)
avg rating 3.83 — 28,003 ratings — published 2021
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as myths)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,560 ratings — published 1949
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Lore Olympus: Volume One (Lore Olympus, #1) Lore Olympus: Volume One (Lore Olympus, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as myths)
avg rating 4.21 — 170,496 ratings — published 2021
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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as myths)
avg rating 4.41 — 19,939 ratings — published 1962
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerAriadne by Jennifer SaintA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesLore Olympus by Rachel  Smythe
Greek Mythology Retellings!
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The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanAntigone by SophoclesThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Greek Mythology
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David Graeber
“Max Planck once remarked that new scientific truths don’t replace old ones by convincing established scientists that they were wrong; they do so because proponents of the older theory eventually die, and generations that follow find the new truths and theories to be familiar, obvious even. We are optimists. We like to think it will not take that long.

In fact, we have already taken a first step. We can see more clearly now what is going on when, for example, a study that is rigorous in every other respect begins from the unexamined assumption that there was some ‘original’ form of human society; that its nature was fundamentally good or evil; that a time before inequality and political awareness existed; that something happened to change all this; that ‘civilization’ and ‘complexity’ always come at the price of human freedoms; that participatory democracy is natural in small groups but cannot possibly scale up to anything like a city or a nation state.

We know, now, that we are in the presence of myths.”
David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

Carl Sagan
“It is certainly true that all beliefs and all myths are worthy of a respectful hearing. It is not true that all folk beliefs are equally valid - if we’re talking not about an internal mindset, but about understanding of the external reality.”
Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

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