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Classic Mythology A to Z: An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places by Annette Giesecke (2020). This text contains information about Greek and Roman mythology, including information about the divine and monsters that populated early Greek and Roman texts. This work presents a way for readers to compare the author’s alternate universe characters with the classical figures.
Mark Cartwright’s 2016 article “Persephone,” available at https://www.worldhistory.org/persephone/. This article describes the original version of the Hades-Persephone myth, accounting for the different variations of the story caused by different translations.
Video & Podcast Resources
Crash Course’s YouTube video “Pantheons Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #9” (presented by Mike Rugnetta in 2017). This video provides a brief overview of the Greek and Roman gods, which are the same divine beings but with different names. This work serves as an introduction to the Greek pantheon, the relationships among the gods, and their dominions. The video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=XNCQ9w59I7M&list=PLEb6sGT7oD8G8nPbyvObaZUNdfV6kitZQ&index=11