{"id":22287,"date":"2025-09-18T09:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=22287"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:20:46","slug":"greek-mythology-again-and-acceptable-ways-to-get-into-it-through-different-medias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2025\/09\/18\/greek-mythology-again-and-acceptable-ways-to-get-into-it-through-different-medias\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Mythology (again) and acceptable ways to get into it through different medias!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Greek mythology is my special interest, and I\u2019m okay to admit that now. I remember when I first heard about it, I was probably six or seven and had just watched that horrendous Percy Jackson movie with my mom. I then, somehow, got my grubby little paws on a device and googled the only name I really remembered: Athena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This opened a whole world<\/em> for me to explore, with things that happened over two thousand years ago that I never thought<\/em> could exist! There were multiple gods that I was introduced to, hundred of stories and names and places and even animals<\/em> to learn about and experience and I was excited. I then remember my teacher, Mrs. Young from East Flora, asking my pathways class \u201cwhat do you want to learn about?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had the conscious thought, then. \u201cI can\u2019t teach this to myself.\u201d I knew that I would need to have someone else guide me and tell me who, what, when, where, etc. So, I suggested we learn about Greek Mythology. She loved the idea, and so for the next two months we studied different (age appropriate) myths, built The Parthenon out of toilet paper rolls and masking tape, learned names and correlations, we even looked a little bit into the stars and constellations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m extremely thankful to my teacher, then. I\u2019m glad there was an adult who asked<\/em> what I <\/em>wanted to learn, instead of teaching me what she was told to. I had an amazing gateway to Greek Mythology, even if the original source wasn\u2019t so good. So today I want to talk about good, acceptable<\/em> sources for younger kids to get into Greek mythology, and a few good ways I\u2019ve expanded my knowledge of it as I\u2019ve gotten older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost: Percy Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When talking about Greek Mythology in media, Percy Jackson is the first place my brain goes to. It has wonderful modern adaptations of the Gods into an easy to digest, true-to-myth form. The intepretaions of each god that Rick portrays is almost always interesting, fun, and doesn\u2019t take away from the original concept of each god. While in the first series Rick does make some.. choice mistakes, especially regarding the myth of Medusa, he manages to fix his mistakes in a way that doesn\u2019t completely override any horrible storyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Percy Jackon, a young boy and the demigod son of Poseidon, is being hunted by<\/s> called by Mount Olympus and the Olympian Gods, as Zeus\u2019 weapon, the lightning bolt, is missing; They believe he is the thief, when he didn\u2019t even know<\/em> that he was a demigod until, like, a week before. This book, and the following books, explores Percy\u2019s story in navigating familiar and unfamiliar myths (Some I hadn\u2019t even heard of until I read the books when I was fourteen!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the series is one of my favorites. As a gateway into further interest in Greek Mythology all one has to do is consider that his is a children\u2019s book and has to be dumbed down or explained differently for entertainment purposes. 10\/10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second: The Song of Achillies (And other works by Madeline Miller)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Madeline Miller is such a talented author, from her writing style to how well she captures the parts of myths that we don\u2019t really see. It\u2019s true that we have little, if any, information on Circe besides what is gathered within the Odyssey, even though she is a recurring figure throughout several myths. Consider Madeline Miller\u2019s work as a sort of in-between, and an amazing one at that. Her storytelling with the upbringing of Patroclus is so beautifully told, especially since he is a figure often overlooked despite being so pivotal for Achillies\u2019 story in the Iliad. With both of her books being a kind of in-between, it is entirely possible to read them and get into Greek Mythology that way, by exploring three characters deeply then going into the much broader myths.. even if the ending of Circe is quite odd. Her books are such a creative take on the Iliad and a telling of Circe\u2019s story that I will always ALWAYS recommend these books to people. 10\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third: EPIC THE MUSICAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just like the last section, Epic the Musical is written and directed (? I\u2019m not sure, I don\u2019t know musicals or music in general) Jorge Rivera-Herrans, which released over two years, each song coming out one at a time from 2022 through to 2024. The musical follows Odysseus, using wonderful modern storytelling to re-tell the odyssey in way it\u2019s meant to be told. I genuinely have no words for how good this musical is. The only complaint I have about it is that, well, Odysseus does cheat on his wife. Sorry not sorry. Greeks had much different standards than we do today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That being said, I have NOT touched on some of the.. worse ways people have gotten into greek mythology cough Lore Olympus cough cough really bad webtoon cough cough ANYWAYS!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the end of the blog!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful week!! If anyone else likes Greek mythology, how did you discover it? and let me know if you\u2019d want to learn anything about Greek mythology because I know TOO much!!! Blog ideas are welcomed because I need them, lol.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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