Greek Myth Retellings
The Greek myths have been retold for three thousand years, and we're nowhere near finished. This is the shelf for the modern versions (Circe handed her own voice, Achilles and Patroclus their love story, the women of Troy their turn to speak) alongside the canon that started it all. Gods behaving badly, mortals paying for it, and the occasional demigod at summer camp. Begin with a retelling or go straight to Homer; either way the water's fine.
How we picked these
A hand-chosen theme and criteria — then every match ranked by our weighted rating, top 24 shown:
- Theme → Greek Mythology
The Last Olympian
by Rick Riordan
The Tower of Nero
by Rick Riordan
Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold
by Stephen Fry
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
Lore Olympus: Volume Four
by Rachel Smythe
The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
by Stephen Fry
Circe
by Madeline Miller
Lore Olympus: Volume Three
by Rachel Smythe
Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined
by Stephen Fry
The Mark of Athena
by Rick Riordan
Lore Olympus: Volume Six
by Rachel Smythe
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
by Sappho
Lore Olympus: Volume Five
by Rachel Smythe
Lore Olympus: Volume Two
by Rachel Smythe
The Blood Of Olympus
by Rick Riordan
Odyssey
by Stephen Fry
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Complete Series
by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
by Rick Riordan
Lore Olympus: Volume Seven
by Rachel Smythe
The Burning Maze
by Rick Riordan
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
by Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 1-3
by Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel
by Rick Riordan