Are their any Greek mythology books dating back to the BC/BCE era?

Question

Or that date back at least a hundred years?

What are they called and how can I find them?

Answer 1

Below are the volumes I use in my research. They are all in ancient Greek and English. My focus is on writings before 500BC. You can attain these from the link below to the Loeb Classics Library.

The works are often collated in volumns, such as Lyric Poets, or Elegiac Poets. So if there is a particular author you are looking for, let me know I I will let you know which Loeb book that writer's work is found in.

http://www.hup.harvard.edu/loeb/author.h...

I would suggest starting with Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns.

All dates are BCE/BC

Homer [8th/7th century] Iliad.

Homer [8th/7th century] Odyssey.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Works and Days.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Divination by Birds.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Astronomy.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Precepts of Chairon.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] The Great Works.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Idaean Dactyls.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Theogeny.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Catalogue of Women.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Eoiae.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Shield of Heracles.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Melampodia.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Aegimius.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The War of the Titans.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The The Story of Oedipus.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Thebais.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Epigoni.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Cypria.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Aethiopis.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Little Iliad.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Sack of Ilium.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Retuns.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Telegony.

Eumelus  [c.750] Choral Lyric poet of Corinth.

Olympus  [c.736] Choral Lyric poet.

Homeric Hymns [8th-5th] century. Collection of 28/33 hymns.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Expedition of the Amphiaraus.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Taking of Oechalia.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Phocais.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Margites.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Cercopes.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Battle of the Weasles and Mice.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Battle of the Frogs and Mice.

Terpander   [696-640] Choral Lyric poet.

Archilochus [680-645] Iambic poet of Paros.

Thaletas    [c.660] Choral Lyric poet of Sparta.

Alkman      [mid-7th] Choral Lyric poet.

Callinus    [mid-7th] Elegiac poet of Ephesus.

Polymnestus [mid-7th] Choral Lyric poet of Colophon.

Semonides   [mid-7th] Iambic poet of Samos.

Tyrtaeus    [late-7th] Elegiac poet of Athens and Sparta.

Stesichorus [640-555] Choral Lyric poet of Himera.

Solon       [638-558] Ruler of Greece: 594, Elegiac poet.

Thales      [624-546] Of Miletus. Mathematician, 1st philosopher.

Alcaeus     [620-580] Solo Lyric poet of Lesbos.

Sappho      [620-570] Solo Lyric poet of Lesbos ("the tenth Muse").

Mimnermus   [c.630] Elegiac poet.

Arion       [c.625] Choral Lyric poet of Lesbos.

Susarion    [c.602] Iambic poet of Megera (first comedy?).

Homeric Epigrams [early-6th].

Echembroyus [c.586] Lyric poet.

Pythagoras  [582-507] Mathematician and philosopher.

Anacreon    [c.570] Solo Lyric poet.

Ibycus      [c.560] Choral Lyric poet.

Simonides   [556-469] Lyric poet of Ceos.

Hecataeus   [550-480] Geographer from Miletus.

Lasus       [546-508] Choral Lyric poet.

Theognis    [c.544] Elegiac poet.

Hipponax    [c.540] Iambic poet of Ephesus.

Ananius     [c.540] Iambic poet.

Heraclitus  [535-475] Pre-Socratic philosopher of Ephesus.

Aeschylus   [525-456] Athenian tragic dramatist, b. Eleusis.

Pindar      [518-438] Lyric poet.

Bacchylides [c.518] Lyric poet.

Pratinas    [c.500] Lyric poet.

Answer 2

Homers Illyad and Oddysey were originally written BCE. The only really bad thing about them is they've been translated so many times the stories aren't the same.  Sort of like the Vulgate

Answer 3

Sorry, that was a little b4 my time...........lol

Answer 4

The books you are looking for would be found in the Pre-Classical and Classical Periods.