The Greeks. The OG myth makers. It’s impossible to overstate the influence that these fabled storytellers had on well, storytelling. Through tragic dramas, titanic poems, and word of mouth tales, the ancient Greeks were able to create a tapestry of legends that has draped itself over the imagination of the world. Their pantheons and parables are still beloved by modern minds, long the their ancient authors’ bones turned to dust. We all know a great Greek tale or two – here are some of the greatest, the 1o best Greek mythology fantasy books.

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The master of the modern Greek myth, Madeline Miller has carved out a New York Times bestselling reputation for herself as one of the strongest voices in the genre. Her debut novel Song of Achilles is a work of epic poetry that would surely bring a tear to Homer’s eye. The story is a reimagining of The Iliad, and expands upon the romantic relationship between Achilles and his lover Patroclus. The pair become fast friends as boys, fall in love as teens, and meet their fates together in the fires of the Trojan war. It’s a gut punch of a novel that will have you sobbing for the last 50 pages, but the honey sweet prose will serve as a salve for the wound. Or it’ll just rub salt in it. Like the best of Greek tragedy, this novel hurts.