The fabulous creatures, tribes and monsters of Greek mythology are listed in the Bestiary. Summaries of the most important of the Greek gods, as well as classes of divinity can be found on the Pantheon and Greek Gods pages. Please note, that these are not the same texts which are quoted on the biography pages of, which are listed separately on the Bibliography page. The Theoi Classical Texts Library contains an extensive collection of classical literature on the theme of Greek mythology, including the works of many of the lesser known poets which are not available online elsewhere.
The index and introduction pages, however, use the Latin name-forms for ease of reference. Kirke instead of Circe, Ouranos for Uranus, Apollon in place of Apollo, etc. Transliterated forms of Greek names are used throughout the biography pages of the site rather than their Latin forms, e.g. For such detailed analysis, I would suggest consulting some of the good books available on the subject.
Analysis of the texts and interpretation of the stories of myth is currently beyond the scope of the project. This illustrated encyclopedia not only identifies and describes individual beasts in their cultural context but also groups them together across cultures and discusses common mythological strands and conceits.The Theoi Project profiles each deity and creature of Greek mythology on a separate page, incorporating an encyclopedia summary, quotations from a wide selection of ancient Greek and Roman texts, and illustrations from ancient art.
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