Mythology Research Tips
Salve Researchers!
Today, you will use the following resources to learn about Greek and Roman mythology.
- Download the Home Access PW Info
- Make sure that you can access Noodle Tools; Use the Noodle Tools tab at the top of this page. (It's now linked via CLEVER)
- Start a new Google Doc for keeping track of notes, possible images, etc.
- Have fun exploring mythology!
Books on the Cart and Catalog
- Books from Destiny DiscoverYou can use the KHS Destiny Discover catalog to learn more about your options. Print, audio, and Ebooks are available from DD. Login using your student ID & KCSD PW. There are browsable collections, or you can search the catalog by author, title, subject.
Man, Myth and Magic by ISBN: 185435731XPublication Date: 1994-12-01- Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology by ISBN: 069022608XPublication Date: 1970-10-01
- The Illustrated Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology by ISBN: 0872260631Publication Date: 1986-04-01
- A Guide to the Gods by ISBN: 0688013325Publication Date: 1982-01-01
Myths & Mythological Personalities
- World History in ContextWonderful database that includes the following sources: UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology,The Encyclopedia of Religion, The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece, and Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students. PW needed outside of KHS.
- UXL Encyclopedia of World MythologyPW needed from home. Use the Search Within Publication box.
- Salem PressThese ebooks are very scholarly. From the link click on the Remote Access Login. You can either use the Search Box at the top of the screen, or scroll down to the bottom, open Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore, where you can browse through entries or search within the title. PW needed from home.
- Encyclopedia MythicaAn award winning European project, but many of the links were broken upon checking. Still, useful timelines for context, and great images are available.
- Encyclopedia BritannicaGeneral encyclopedia coverage, thorough for select characters.
- Project GutenbergFree ebooks (out of copyright) on mythology, and many other topics.
- Ebsco's EbooksA small collection of ebooks on Mythology, one title linked below. You need an ecard (FREE) to use this resource.
Google Search
Dictionaries and Word Meanings
- Dictionary.comBasic definitions with origins.
- Lexico/Oxford Dictionary OnlineLexico is powered by OED.
- Your Dictionary.comDefinitions and word origins, other useful dictionary info, but watch the ads.
- Brewer's Readers GuideFrom the main page, click on Brewer's. You browse through alphabetically. Search by mythological creature/god. From the 1894 work of the same name; this is extensively cross-referenced, and excellent for phrases which have their roots in literature or mythology. The searching is cumbersome.
Mythology in Art and Video
- Art of Greek & Roman MythologyAn excellent resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Classical Myth ImagesLinks to a gallery of images. The images come from actual artifacts, very cool for inspiration.