I have long loved anything to do with mythology and recently (thanks in part to The Lightning Thief) there has been a huge resurgence of all things Greek. Hooray!
When I was in middle school, I read both Iphigenia in Aulis and Agamemnon as required reading. Which is sort of fascinating, because I’m not entirely sure how my teacher got away with teaching Greek tragedy to seventh and eighth graders, but also because who feels tragic better than middle schoolers. I don’t remember if my fevered interest in all things Greek and myth adjacent occurred immediately thereafter, but I do know that by my freshman year of high school I was remarkably well versed in the names and roles of the Greek gods and goddesses, and viewed D’Aulaires’ as a trusted friend (although surprisingly I didn’t own a copy of it myself).
So this month I’ll be exploring my way through some of the options out there, from popular series books to myth anthologies. Be warned however that Mythology March is not for the faint of heart or the squeamish. You simply can’t mess around with the gods and not run into love, sex, violence and death.
