Best Children's Ancient Literature & Mythology

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The Wanderings of Odysseus
The Wanderings of Odysseus 3.83 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
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Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad 3.88 avg rating — 4,269 ratings
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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 4.41 avg rating — 19,794 ratings
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The Revenge of Ishtar (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #2)
The Revenge of Ishtar (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 452 ratings
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The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #3)
The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 474 ratings
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Tales of Ancient Egypt
Tales of Ancient Egypt 3.77 avg rating — 2,026 ratings
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The Aeneid for Boys and Girls
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls 3.90 avg rating — 194 ratings
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The Iliad for Boys and Girls
The Iliad for Boys and Girls 4.04 avg rating — 163 ratings
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A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series)
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series) 3.89 avg rating — 1,523 ratings
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In Search of a Homeland: The Story of The Aeneid
In Search of a Homeland: The Story of The Aeneid 3.45 avg rating — 425 ratings
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Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys 3.81 avg rating — 1,880 ratings
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Gilgamesh the King
Gilgamesh the King 4.14 avg rating — 906 ratings
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Pompeii . . . Buried Alive!
Pompeii . . . Buried Alive! really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,622 ratings
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Detectives in Togas (Detectives in Togas, #1)
Detectives in Togas (Detectives in Togas, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 7,083 ratings
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The Sky Throne (The Sky Throne, #1)
The Sky Throne (The Sky Throne, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Demeter and Persephone: Homeric Hymn Number Two
Demeter and Persephone: Homeric Hymn Number Two 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Aesop’s Fables
Aesop’s Fables
by: Aesop
4.05 avg rating — 128,593 ratings
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The High Court (The Sky Throne, #2)
The High Court (The Sky Throne, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Hermes, Lord of Robbers: Homeric Hymn Number Four
Hermes, Lord of Robbers: Homeric Hymn Number Four 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Shapeshifters: Tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses
Shapeshifters: Tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses 4.25 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Ishtar and Tammuz: A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons
Ishtar and Tammuz: A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 3.95 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Dionysos and the Pirates: Homeric Hymn Number Seven
Dionysos and the Pirates: Homeric Hymn Number Seven 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Inanna: From the Myths of Ancient Sumer
Inanna: From the Myths of Ancient Sumer 4.12 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #1)
Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 906 ratings
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Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs 4.06 avg rating — 215 ratings
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The Odyssey for boys and girls
The Odyssey for boys and girls 3.95 avg rating — 1,163 ratings
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Tales of Pan
Tales of Pan 4.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
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The Age of Fable
The Age of Fable 3.90 avg rating — 3,607 ratings
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In Search of Troy : One man's quest for Homer's fabled city
In Search of Troy : One man's quest for Homer's fabled city 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew: A First Book of Greek Mythology
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew: A First Book of Greek Mythology 3.77 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik
Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik 3.70 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Gods And Heroes: An Introduction To Greek Mythology
Gods And Heroes: An Introduction To Greek Mythology 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Favorite Greek Myths
Favorite Greek Myths 3.85 avg rating — 53 ratings
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Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters 4.03 avg rating — 3,270 ratings
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Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals
Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals 3.91 avg rating — 1,096 ratings
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A Child's Book of Myths and Enchanting Tales: A Classic Collection of Mythology
A Child's Book of Myths and Enchanting Tales: A Classic Collection of Mythology 4.23 avg rating — 52 ratings
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D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths 4.39 avg rating — 4,639 ratings
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Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt 3.16 avg rating — 1,295 ratings
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Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Greece
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Greece 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Rome
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Rome really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Stories of the Ancient Greeks
Stories of the Ancient Greeks 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Tales and Customs of the Ancient Hebrews
Tales and Customs of the Ancient Hebrews 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Streams of History: Ancient Greece
Streams of History: Ancient Greece 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Streams of History: Ancient Rome
Streams of History: Ancient Rome 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Stories from Ancient Rome
Stories from Ancient Rome liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun
by: Demi
3.93 avg rating — 129 ratings
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The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus
by: Aliki
4.14 avg rating — 791 ratings