Long after the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations crumbled, artists continued to find inspiration in Greek mythology. Heinrich Schliemann's discovery of the Mycenaean civilization as well as Sir Arthur Evans's discovery of the Minoan civilization unearthed sculptures, vases, and paintings that provided new details concerning the mythological characters and stories.
Scholars have drawn more stories from the writings of Plutarch and Pausanias.Īrchaeologists also have contributed to the body of contemporary knowledge about Greek myths, for many Greek artifacts portray scenes from the adventures. Ancient Roman culture adapted the Greek myths to their own mythological traditions. The oldest literary sources for many myths are Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, which probably originated in oral traditions themselves, as well as the Theogony and the of Hesiod. Originally, the stories were passed down through oral tradition, though eventually they were written in various texts. Greek mythology, like other mythologies, illustrates the origins of the world and the adventures of the gods, heroes, and mythological creatures who recur throughout the tales. In her introduction, Hamilton admits the difficulty of compiling stories that have been passed down by thousands of writers for thousands of years. Written by Edith Hamilton in 1942, the collection draws on classical and other ancient sources to retell a wide variety of tales. Mythology is perhaps the most highly acclaimed modern collection of Greek and Roman (and even some Norse) myths.
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