The Library of Greek Mythology
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A new translation of an important text for Greek mythology used as a source book by classicists from antiquity to Robert Graves, The Library of Greek Mythology is a complete summary of early Greek myth, telling the story of each of the great families of heroic mythology, and the various adventures associated with the main heroes and heroines, from Jason and Perseus to Heracles and Helen of Troy. Using the ancient system of detailed histories of the great families, it contains invaluable genealogical diagrams for maximum clarity.
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The focus on genealogy is frustrating, to the point where it make me wish I could be reading the Bible. I understand that it's simply supposed to be a brief overview of the major mythological events in Ancient Greece, but it's seriously dry and somehow makes Heracles' fight with the hydra a slog. Go read Hesiod's Theogony. You'll save yourself some time.
