Don't Know Much About Mythology - Kenneth C. Davis [245]
Wilson, Andrew. World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts. New York: Paragon House, 1991. A collection of sacred writings, organized thematically, from many diverse faiths and traditions, including the major religions as well as texts from native religions of Africa and the Americas.
Reference (includes both general references and works specific to mythology)
Achtmeier, Paul J. The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. A wide-ranging, objective, and comprehensive guide that includes many mythological connections to the Bible.
Birrell, Anne. Chinese Myths. (The Legendary Past series.) Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000. A brief overview of Chinese myth for Western readers.
Carpenter, Thomas H. Art and Myth in Ancient Greece. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1991. Scholarly appraisal of how early Greek artists used mythic themes.
Comrie, Bernard, Stephen Matthews, and Maria Polinsky, editors. The Atlas of Languages (revised edition). New York: Facts on File, 2003. An introduction for general readers to the world of languages and how they grew. Also includes information on the development of various writing systems.
Cotterell, Arthur. A Dictionary of World Mythology. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1986. A concise listing of major mythic figures, divided by geographic regions.
Cotterell, Arthur. The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends. New York: Macmillan, 1989. A very comprehensive, illustrated reference guide to world myth.
Curtis, Vesta Sarkhoshi. Persian Myths. (The Legendary Past series.) Austin: University of Texas Press, 1993. Overview of traditional tales and stories from ancient Iran. (Part of a series of brief monographs on world myths; other titles listed below.)
Dallapiccola, Anna L. Hindu Myths (The Legendary Past series). Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003. One in a series of brief monographs, this volume provides a scholarly but quick overview of Hindu legends.
Farmer, David. Oxford Dictionary of the Saints (fifth edition). New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. Concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic association of Christian saints, some of whom have their own myths.
Forty, Jonathan. Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia. New York: Sterling Publishers, 2001. Heavily illustrated reference to world myths, organized geographically.
Freeman, Charles. Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean (second edition). New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Excellent one-volume reference on the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world.
Gardner, Jane F. Roman Myths. (The Legendary Past series.) Austin: University of Texas Press, 1993. Brief overview of Roman myths and the ways they reflected specific Roman history.
Green, Miranda Jane. Celtic Myths. (The Legendary Past series.) Austin: University of Texas Press, 1993. Exploration of the mythology and beliefs of the pagan Celts between about 600 BCE and 400 CE.
Hart, George. Egyptian Myths. (The Legendary Past series.) Austin: University of Texas Press, 1993. This brief overview of Egyptian mythology is a scholarly but excellent introduction.
Hayes, Michael. The Egyptians. New York: Rizzoli, 1996. A concise, accessible, and highly illustrated introduction to Egyptian history and civilization.
James, Vanessa. The Genealogy of Greek Mythology: An Illustrated Family Tree of Greek Myth from the First Gods to the Founders of Rome. New York: Gotham Books, 2003. A very useful, accordion-like, illustrated foldout guide to the major names—both immortal and human—of Greek mythology.
Leeming, David A. and Margaret Leeming. A Dictionary of Creation Myths. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Alphabetically divided by traditions, covers almost every Creation account, from Sumer