Locations
The mythical home of the gods and a mountain range in Greece.
Mount Olympus
Epic poem telling the story of a decade-long journey home after the Trojan War
The Odyssey
Originally a beautiful mortal woman and priestess of Athena. Defeated by Perseus using a mirrored shield.
Medusa
The king of the Gods who ruled Mount Olympus and used a thunderbolt as his weapon.
Zeus
A hero, later revealed to be the son of Zeus, was made to complete twelve almost impossible labors. One of which was slaying the Nemean lion.
Hercules
The realm of the dead, ruled by the god of the same name. It is also home to his wife, Persephone, for the non-winter months.
Hades (The Underworld)
Fantasy novel series reimagining the children of Greek gods
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Green
The Green Knight
The God of sun, prophecy, music, and healing. He shares his name with a famous antagonist from a sports movie.
Apollo
A boy who, after being given wax wings by his father, flew too close to the sun and met a tragic demise.
Icarus
Major city and setting of The Iliad, located in Turkey. Conquered by the Achaeans (Greeks).
Troy
Takes place during the Trojan War, focuses on the wrath of Achilles and the subsequent consequences (hint: prequel)
The Iliad
Right arm hung in the mead-hall of Heorot–a gift of victory to the Danes
Grendel
The wife and sister of Zeus, and the goddess of marriage.
Hera
A hero who navigated a Labyrinth with the aid of Ariadne’s thread and slayed a half-man, half-bull creature inside.
Theseus and the Minotaur
The birthplace of democracy and home of many early intelligent minds, like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Athens
Modernist novel mirroring a famous epic poem. Follows characters over the course of a single day. Dr. White never finished this book.
Ulysses
Bird-woman hybrid. Known to lure sailors to their death by crashing their ships onto rocky shores.
Siren
The God of wine, revelry, and theater. He’s the only Olympian to have been born to a mortal mother.
Dionysus
A Greek hero who took ten years to return home to his home in Ithaca after fighting at Troy. This person battled Cyclops and gods during his journey.
The Homecoming of Odysseus
The site of a major oracle for the Greeks, freed from an evil serpent by Apollo.
Delphi
Subtitled “The Modern Prometheus” and alludes to the Greek Titan Prometheus, who created humanity and stole fire from the gods.
Frankenstein
Colossal sea monster from Scandinavian folklore capable of sinking ships and creating deadly whirlpools.
Kraken
The goddess of agriculture. Her daughter is Persephone, whom she grieved when she went to the underworld.
Demeter
A hero who defeated a Chimera while riding a winged horse bestowed upon him by the gods. He later fell while trying to fly to Olympus.
Bellerophon and Pegasus