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This pathfinder will help you find pertinent information
allowing you to better understand Greek mythology. In this
pathfinder you will find print resources and electronic resources,
all available in or through the Smith Family Library and all
of which will help you with your Greek mythology assignments.
Finding Books
When using the Winnebago/Spectrum on-line catalog
of the Smith Family Library, you can do an effective keyword
search, but the most precise way to retrieve relevant
information is to do a subject search. In on-line library
catalogs such as the one we use here at Milken Community High
School, the search engine looks for the Library of Congress
Subject Headings assigned to a particular book. These headings
help you find books that are specifically about your topic.
A great way to find an effective subject heading for a subject
search is to look in the Red Books, the Library of
Congress Subject Headings books. The Smith Family Library
has a set of these Subject Headings in the Professional Collection
and they are available for student use. But to get started
on this assignment right away, here are some examples of useful
search terms for keyword or subject searches:
- Mythology
- Mythology, Classical
- Mythology, Greek.
- Greece--Civilization.
- Heroes.
- Gods, Greek
- Greek Legends
When searching, it's always best to give the specific legend:
Oedipus Rex; or the specific name of the god, goddess, or
hero: Poseidon, Evadne, Helena; or the specific event or idea:
Trojan war, Achilles heel.
Ready to look for a book about Greek mythology? Begin
your search using the Dewey Decimal Classification numbers
for Classical (Greek & Roman) religion: 292.
Additional Deweny numbers that may be helpful are:
- 398 Folklore
- 880 Hellenic Literatures; classical Greek
- 938 History of the Ancient World--Greece
Terms and concepts
Looking for a definition of sileni, or the names of
Greek gods, or the relation of Boiotos to Poseidon and Aeolus?
There are plenty of books that define and explain such concepts.
Some are to be found in our Reference Collection, which means
they may be used only in the library. Others will be found
in the stacks, which means you may check them out. Here are
a few of those you will find in our library:
- The Encyclopedia of Mythology (REF 291.03 COT)
- Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z (REF 291.03
DAL)
- World Mythology (REF 291.103 COT)
- Ancient Myths (292 GOO)
- Who's Who in Classical Mythology. (292.1 GRA)
- Mythology and You (292 ROS)
- Classical Mythology It's Origins and Impact(VR
292 CLA)
- Freeman, Charles., Egypt, Greece & Rome (909
FRE)
- Ancient Greece and Rome, Volumes 1 - 4 (938
ANC)
- Greece: Temples, Tombs, & Treasures (938
GRE)
- Hamilton, Edith, The Greek Way, (938 HAM)
- Nardo, Don, The Ancient Greeks, (938 NAR)
- The Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations (939
HAY)
- Nardo, Don, Greece, (949.5 NAR)
Author Information
Need more information about the author of the work you are
researching, or the historical context in which it was written?
A good place to start is in our selection of encyclopedias,
either in print in our reference collection, or on-line in
our library WEB site on the Searchable
Databases page.
Encyclopedia Britannica (REF 031 BRI) the on-line
version is also available through the Searchable
Databases page of the Smith Family Library Web Site
World Book Encyclopedia (REF 031 WOR) the on-line
version is also available through the Searchable
Databases page of the Smith Family Library Web Site]
Encyclopedia Americana (REF 031 ENC)
Encyclopedia of World Biography [On-line on your desktop]
GaleNet, available on the Searchable
Databases page of the Smith Family Library Web Site, includes
the Literature Resource Center, providing access to biographies,
bibliographies and critical analysis of authors form every
age and literary discipline. Try a search there for: Sophocles.
Online Resources
The Internet
Public Library (IPL) has many resources that point to
information on Greek
mythology in the reference, teen, and youth departments.
Try looking in the IPL's Arts & Humanities--Literature section
for other possible links to information on Greek mythology.
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If your teacher allows you to use WEB resources for your
assignment, take a look at these sites.
Citing Your Sources
Don't neglect to cite your sources properly. You can pick
up an MLA citation style sheet from the Smith Family Library
staff or you may go to the Library web site for MLA
citation samples.
". . . it is by no means to everyone that the gods grant
a clear sight of themselves." [Homer, Odyssey 16.160]
This pathfinder created by Taylor Harris,
relying amply on work provided by the Internet Public Library
and Lisa Lande.
Esther and Sol Smith Family Library
Milken Community High School
15800 Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049
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