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Did you know that Orpheus is a famous Greek Poet? He’s a musician too! The musical Hadestown is based on the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. If you love Hadestown, love the song Orpheus (linked above!) by Sara Bareilles. Find a copy of Orpheus and Eurydice and find out about their love story! (another good song by Sara Bareilles in my opinion!!)

#songs #sara bareilles #hadestown #Orpheus #Eurydice #Orpheus and Eurydice #Greek #Greek Mythology #YA reading #reading for fun #Reading for pleasure #teen reading #lets have some fun #lets do some reading

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Interested in mythology that’s less popular? Maybe check out Myths and Legends of Japan! If you’re interested in learning more about Buddha (and Buddhism and Hinduism!), or Mount Fuji, maybe take a glance at this book and find it at your local library or bookstore! 

#Japan #Japanese myth #Japanese artwork #Japanese mythology #Japanese illustration #English translation #reading for pleasure #lets do some reading #lets have some fun

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If you want to jump into a world of mythology, the best place to start is probably greek and roman mythology. It is some of the most prominent mythology that is still out there today. Take a listen to this podcast to see one person’s take on Greek and Roman mythology. This could peak your interest into reading about mythology itself, and check out these books! 

#mythology #podcast #greek #greek mythology #roman #roman mythology

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If you want to delve deeper into Norse Mythology (maybe you love the Thor movies or Comics and want to know where the idea came from!), look no further than the Tales of Norse Mythology. Have some fun reading about the different gods and goddesses in these tales. 

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Take a deeper look into the ACTUAL locations where a lot of the Greek myths take places. Have you ever wondered about Thebes? Athens? Take a glance at a few of the pages in this book? Add it to you your B&N wishlist, check it out at the library and take a deeper reading about the actually places in Greece that some of these Greek myths take place!

#Greek #Greek mytholgy #non-fiction #nonfiction #YA reading #reading for pleasure #YA novel #have fun #lets chat #lets do some reading

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Don’t really know where to start? And don’t really know who to ask about what myths are? That’s okay. Take a glance at the wikipedia page. I know that it feels like you won’t know where to start here either but you’ll get the basic info that you need. You’ll learn an overarching explanation about different mythologies from Egyptian, to Roman, to Greek, to any myths. You can start here to learn the definition of myth, and then expand to find the different books, podcasts, anything about mythology.

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Looking for an introduction to mythologies? Look no further than Edith Hamilton’s book! Check it out at the local library, local bookstore, local Barnes and Noble? Check out the illustrations of the book too! How would you think the deities look like? 

#illustration #illistrations #book #mythology #greek #roman #norse #norse mythology #roman mythology #greek mythology #reading for pleasure #YA reading #Teen reading #lets have some fun

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If you ever wanted to go on an epic adventure, finding out your dad is none other than Poseidon, the god of the sea and oceans, then this is the series for you! It’s fun, it’s quick and a five book series! You won’t want to put it down! Have fun with Percy and learn that there’s a lot more to life than field trips to the Met Gala! There’s an entire camp waiting for you!

#percy jackson #lightning thief #annabeth chase #grover #poseidon #teen reader #reading for fun #booksarelife #books #ya books #what to read

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Looking for a place where different mythologies are all located in one easily accessible place? Look no further! If you’re doing research on myths for an English or History class, wanting to get into Greek Mythology or Egyptian, have some fun looking around on this database. The websites on here will give you more than enough info to get you started! 

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Take a glance at Project Gutenberg! There are so many of the originals mythological books from Beowulf to Myths and Legends of China. If you were wondering what all of the original content reads like. Where a lot of YA books take references from! Take a glance at the Odyssey and see if Odysseus can make it home! See what it truly means to be an anti-hero (and what is an anti-hero really) with Beowulf! 

#project gutenberg #mythology #norse #norse mythology #greek mythology #roman mythology #reading #YA #books #reading for pleasure

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Maybe you don’t like bringing around books in your bags because they’re too heavy. Or maybe they’re too distracting. maybe you have too much homework at the moment and are trying to juggle homework, extra curriculars, studying for the ACT/SAT, applying to schools, applying to jobs. I highly recommend checking out audible.com. The book that I have linked right now is called The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (who also wrote the book Circe!!). So try a few audio books, see if those are more to your liking. They read the books aloud to you so you don’t have to carry around the books, you can work on other homework, whatever works best for you! 

#audio books #audiobook #audio book #mythology #different form of reading #reading for pleasure #YA #novels #The song of Achilles

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Who doesn’t love the God of Thunder?! If you want to know more about the Norse god, without delving too much into the Norse mythology, check out the Thor comics. Learn more about who the God of Thunder is, his trickster brother Loki, and their father Odin. And who is Hela really? If you like the Marvel Movies, read the Thor comics, the Avengers comics (he’s in a lot of those as well!) and learn a bit more about Norse Mythology in the fast paced comics!

#norse #norse mythology #loki #thor #hela #odin #YA reading #Teen reading #graphic novel #comic book #comic books #have fun #thor norse mythology

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A modern retelling of Circe. Let me tell you when I read Circe I was so excited to read it! It is a retelling of the story of Circe, who was banished from Olympus! Join her and find out her side of the story that we all know from the Odyssey. You get to read from Circe’s perspective and get to meet Odysseus in a new light.

#Circe #adventures in odyssey #madeline miller #greek #greek mythology #YA novel #YA reading #reading for pleasure #reading for fun #teen reading #odysseus

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If you like anything about Hades and Persephone, this is the web comic for you! Maybe you also don’t like reading big volumes of books in one sitting. Maybe your style is more comics and graphic novels. Maybe you’re more focused when you’re reading something on your computer. That’s totally okay too! I highly recommend reading Lore Olympus because it’s a modern retelling of Hades and Persephone’s story! Everyone’s in it from Athena to Zeus! You get to learn more about the backstories of all of the favorite Greek gods and goddesses, with modern twists! It’s a bit more mature in setting, so I would recommend at least ninth grade and up, but oh my goodness it is a wild ride from start to finish! And it still gets updated once a week (every Sunday!) 

#persephone #webtoons #webtoon comic #hades #story #greek mythology #hera #zeus #apollo #artemis #minthe #romance story #comic #graphic novel #rachel smythe