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Classics
Homer, Virgil & Greek myth
79 entries · 4 sections
Greek
The Iliad of HomerSamuel Butler, 1898The Odyssey of HomerSamuel Butler, 1900The Homeric Hymn to DemeterThe Iliad and Odyssey of Homer in GreekThe Authoress of the OdysseySamuel Butler, 1922 — Men are from the Iliad, Women are from the Odyssey…Hesiod’s TheogonyWorks and DaysThe Hymns of OrpheusThomas Taylor, 1792Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic PhilosophersKathleen Freeman, 1948 — The framentary textual remains of the oldest ancient Greek philosophers.The Poems of SapphoEdwin Marion Cox, 1925The Poems of Sappho (Unicode)Edwin Marion Cox, 1925The Songs of BilitisPierre Louÿs, 1926 — A famous hoax, which has had a huge impact on our modern perception of Sappho.Aphrodite (Ancient Manners)Pierre Louÿs, 1932 — Tragic loves of a courtesan in Ptolemaic Egypt, from the author of Bilitis.The History of HerodotusG. C. Macaulay, 1890 — The epochal conflict between the Greeks and Persians, by ‘the Father of History.’The Fables of AesopAesop, 1887The ArgonauticaR.C. Seaton, 1912 — The primary text for the story of Jason, the Argonauts, and the quest for the Golden Fleece.The Dramas of AeschylusThe Works of AristotleThe Dramas of SophoclesThe Dramas of EuripidesThe Dialogues of PlatoARCHIMEDESThe Sand ReckonerThe Golden Verses of PythagorasFlorence M. Firth, 1902The Golden Verses of PythagorasFabre d’Olivet, 1917 — The full Greek text with English and French translations; featuring extended essays by a prominent 18th century French estoteric writer.Pythagoras and the Delphic MysteriesEdouard Schuré, 1906 — The philosopher, his times and thought, and the modern esoteric interpretation of his legacy.Apollonius of TyanaGeorge Robert Stowe Mead, 1901 — Mead’s review of the literature around ApolloniusThe Life of Apollonius of TyanaPhilostrates, 1912 — Philostrates’ Life of Apollonius is our primary contemporary account.Works of PlutarchPlutarch’s Morals: Theosophical EssaysCharles William King, 1908 — Six essays by Plutarch, rich with details of ancient mythology and natural philosophy.The Roman and Greek QuestionsPlutarch, 1938 — A treasure trove of classical pagan lore.The Discourses of EpictetusArrian, 1916 — The Discourses, Fragments, and Enchiridion, of the Stoic Greek philosopher Epictetus.A True StoryA.M. Harmon, 1913 — The original space odyssey…The Syrian GoddessHerbert A. Strong, 1913 — Lucian’s hair-raising description of ancient Goddess worship.Fragments that Remain of the Lost Writings of ProclusProclus, 1825 — Some writings of the last classical era neo-Platonist philosopher.
Roman
The AeneidJohn Dryden, 1697The EcloguesJ.W. MacKail, 1934The GeorgicsJ.W. MacKail, 1934The Golden AsseApuleius, 1566The Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of The Marriage of Cupid and PsycheApuleius, 1914The Enneads of PlotinusPlotinus, 1917-1930Works of Julius CaesarJulius Caesar, 1869MeditationsMarcus Aurelius AntoninusOn The Nature Of ThingsTitus Lucretius CarusOVIDAmores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris and Medicamina Faciei FemineaeThe Satyricon of PetroniusGaius Petronius, 1930 — A satirical, bawdy and hallucinatory trip through the underbelly of Neros’ RomeThe PriapeiaL.C. Smithers, 1890The Works of TacitusAlfred John Church, 1864-1877 — The preeminent Latin historian of the first century CE.Two Orations of the Emperor JulianThomas Taylor, 1793Works of Procopius
Other Roman resources
General
Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdward Gibbon, 1776-88 — The majestic history of the downfall of Rome, unabridged.Bulfinch’s MythologyThomas Bulfinch, 1855 — Bulfinch’s able retelling of the classic myths has served as an introduction to the subject for generation of readers.The Eleusinian and Bacchic MysteriesThomas Taylor, 1891 — What secrets lay at the heart of the ancient initiation rituals at Eleusis?The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my ChildrenThe Sibylline OraclesMilton S. Terry, 1899 — The (pseudo)-Sibylline Oracles are ancient books of prophecy.Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic EuropeDonald A. Mackenzie, 1917 — A survey of what is known about the civilization of ancient Crete.The Dionysian ArtificersHippolyto Joseph da Costa, 1820Ancient FragmentsI. P. Cory, 1832Lives of the Greek HeroinesLouisa Menzies, 1880The Mysteries of MithraFranz Cumont, 1903 — The religion that might have taken the place of Christianity.The Oriental Religions in Roman PaganismFranz Cumont, 1911 — Roman paganism later incorporated a diverse set of beliefs including ecstatic near-eastern religions, a wide range of goddess cults, dualism from Persia, and astrology.Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and RomansFranz Cumont, 1912Pagan RegenerationHarold R. Willoughby, 1929Taboo, Magic, SpiritsEli Edward Burriss, 1931The Religion of NumaJesse Benedict Carter, 1906 — An excellent history of the evolution of Roman religious ideas.The AmazonsGuy Cadogan Rothery, 1910Religious Cults Associated with the AmazonsFlorence Mary Bennett, 1912Ioläus, An Anthology of FriendshipEdward Carpenter, 1917 — An anthology of literary quotes about (primarily) male friendship, from David and Jonathan to Walt Whitman, particularly those verging on romantic love.Pagan and Christian CreedsEdward Carpenter, 1922 — Carpenter explores the similaries between Christianity and ancient mystery religions, as well as the similiarities between the narrative of Christ and other solar heros.A Problem in Greek EthicsJohn Addington Symonds, 1901 — A study of Greek homosexuality, centering on the institutionalized (and idealized) love of adolescent males by older men.Intermediate Types Among Primitive FolkEdward Carpenter, 1914 — Carpenter reviews the data on homosexuality in the ancient worldAncient Art and RitualJane Harrison, 1913Five Stages of Greek ReligionGilbert Murray, 1925 — The evolution of Greek religion from the ancient Olympians to the Platonic philosophers, and onward.Myths of Greece and RomeJane Harrison, 1928 — Jane Harrison’s primer of Classical Mythology.The Mycenaean Origin of Greek MythologyMartin P. Nilsson, 1932Greek Popular ReligionMartin P. Nilsson, 1940Prolegomena to the Study of Greek ReligionJane Harrison, 1922 — An in-progress posting of the first two chapters of Jane Harrison’s masterwork.