THEOI TEXTS LIBRARY

The Theoi Classical Texts Library is a collection of translations of works of ancient Greek and Roman literature. The theme of the library is classical mythology and so the selection consists primarily of ancient poetry, drama and prose accounts of myth.

The Theoi Greek Mythology Website (www.theoi.com) was compiled several years before the creation of this online library and in many cases quotes from different translations. It also draws on a considerably wider selection of classical literature. For more information on that site's content please refer to the Theoi Greek Mythology Site Bibliography.

GREEK, ARCHAIC 800 B.C. - 500 B.C.

EPIC CYCLE, FRAGMENTS Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White (1914 Loeb)

HESIOD, CATALOGUES OF WOMEN Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White (1914 Loeb)

HESIOD, MISCELLANY FRAGMENTS Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White (1914 Loeb)

HESIOD, SHIELD OF HERACLES Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White (1914 Loeb)

HESIOD, THEOGONY Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White (1914 Loeb)

HESIOD, WORKS AND DAYS Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White (1914 Loeb)

HOMER, ILIAD Translated by A. T. Murray (1924 Loeb)

HOMER, ODYSSEY Translated by A. T. Murray (1919 Loeb)

HOMERIC HYMNS Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White (1914 Loeb)

LYRA GRAECA 1 Translated by J. M. Edmonds (1922 Loeb) (partial)

GREEK, CLASSICAL 500 B.C. - 300 B.C.

AESCHYLUS, AGAMEMNON Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth (1926 Loeb)

AESCHYLUS, EUMENIDES Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth (1926 Loeb)

AESCHYLUS, LIBATION BEARERS Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth (1926 Loeb)

AESCHYLUS, PROMETHEUS BOUND Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth (1926 Loeb)

AESCHYLUS, SEVEN AGAINST THEBES Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth (1926 Loeb)

AESCHYLUS, SUPPLIANT WOMEN Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth (1926 Loeb)

AESCHYLUS, FRAGMENTS Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth (1926 Loeb)

GREEK, HELLENISTIC 300 B.C. - 100 B.C.

ANONYMOUS, MEGARA & OTHERS Translated by J. M. Edmonds (1912 Loeb)

APOLLODORUS, THE LIBRARY Translated by Sir J. G. Frazer (1921 Loeb)

APOLLONIUS RHODIUS, ARGONAUTICA Translated by R. C. Seaton (1912 Loeb)

ARATUS, PHAENOMENA Translated by G. R. Mair (1921 Loeb)

BION, POEMS Translated by J. M. Edmonds (1912 Loeb)

CALLIMACHUS, HYMNS Translated by A. W. Mair (1921 Loeb)

ERATOSTHENES, CATASTERISMOI Not available online.
The only English translation of this work is by Theony Condos (1997).

LYCOPHRON, ALEXANDRA Translated by A. W. Mair (1921 Loeb)

MOSCHUS, POEMS Translated by J. M. Edmonds (1912 Loeb)

ORPHIC HYMNS Translated by Thomas Taylor (1792)

PATTERN POEMS Translated by J. M. Edmonds (1912 Loeb)

THEOCRITUS, IDYLLS Translated by J. M. Edmonds (1912 Loeb)

GREEK, IMPERIAL ROMAN 100 B.C. - 200 A.D.

ANTONINUS LIBERALIS, METAMORPHOSES Not available online.
The only English translation of this work is by Francis Celoria (1992).

CLEMENT, EXHORTATION TO GREEKS BKS 2 - 5 Translated by G. W. Butterworth (1919 Loeb)

CLEMENT, RECOGNITIONS BK 10.16 - 41 Translated by Rev. Thomas Smith (1867)

CONON, NARRATIONS There is currently no English translation available for this collection of mythological tales.

DIODORUS SICULUS, LIBRARY OF HISTORY BKS 4 - 6 Translated by C. H. Oldfather (1935 Loeb)

LUCIAN, DIALOGUES OF THE GODS Translated by H. W. and F. G. Fowler (1905)

LUCIAN, DIALOGUES OF THE SEA GODS Translated by H. W. and F. G. Fowler (1905)

LUCIAN, DIALOGUES OF THE DEAD Translated by H. W. and F. G. Fowler (1905)

PARTHENIUS, LOVE ROMANCES Translated by S. Gaselee (1916 Loeb)

PAUSANIAS, DESCRIPTION OF GREECE Translated by W. H. S. Jones (1918 Loeb)

PLUTARCH, LIFE OF THESEUS Translated by Bernadotte Perrin (1914 Loeb)

PLUTARCH, GREEK & ROMAN PARALLEL STORIES Translated by F. C. Babbitt (1936 Loeb)

GREEK, LATE ROMAN 200 A.D. - 500 A.D.

CALLISTRATUS, DESCRIPTIONS Translated by Arthur Fairbanks (1931 Loeb)

COLLUTHUS, RAPE OF HELEN Translated by A. W. Mair (1928 Loeb)

NONNUS, DIONYSIACA BKS 1 - 14 Translated by W. H. D. Rouse (1940 Loeb)

ORPHIC ARGONAUTICA Not available online.
The only English translation of this work is by Jason Colavito (2011).

PHILOSTRATUS THE ATHENIAN, ON HEROES Not available online.
The only English translation of this work is by Jennifer K. Berenson Maclean (2002).

PHILOSTRATUS THE ELDER, IMAGINES Translated by Arthur Fairbanks (1931 Loeb)

PHILOSTRATUS THE YOUNGER, IMAGINES Translated by Arthur Fairbanks (1931 Loeb)

PSEUDO-PLUTARCH, ON RIVERS Available online.
The only English translation of this work is by Thomas M. Banchich (pdf file) (2010).

QUINTUS SMYRNAEUS, FALL OF TROY Translated by A. S. Way (1913 Loeb)

TRYPHIODORUS, TAKING OF ILIOS Translated by A. W. Mair (1928 Loeb)

GREEK, BYZANTINE 1100 A.D. - 1200 A.D.

TZETZES, CHILIADES Translated by Ana Untila, Gary Berkowitz, Konstantinos Ramiotis, Vasiliki Dogani, Jonathan Alexander, Muhammad Syarif Fadhlurrahman, Nikolaos Giallousis (2014-2016)

LATIN, IMPERIAL ROMAN 100 B.C. - 200 A.D.

HYGINUS, ASTRONOMICA Translated by Mary Grant (1960)

HYGINUS, FABULAE Translated by Mary Grant (1960)

OVID, FASTI Translated by James G. Frazer (1931 Loeb)

OVID, HEROIDES Translated by Grant Showerman (1931 Loeb)

OVID, METAMORPHOSES Translated by Brookes More (1922)

SENECA, AGAMEMNON Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

SENECA, HERCULES FURENS Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

SENECA, HERCULES OETAEUS Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

SENECA, MEDEA Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

SENECA, OEDIPUS Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

SENECA, PHAEDRA Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

SENECA, PHOENISSAE Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

SENECA, THYESTES Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

SENECA, TROADES Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1917 Loeb)

STATIUS, ACHILLEID Translated by J. H. Mozley (1928 Loeb)

STATIUS, THEBAID Translated by J. H. Mozley (1928 Loeb)

VALERIUS FLACCUS, ARGONAUTICA Translated by J. H. Mozley (1928 Loeb)

VIRGIL, AENEID BKS 1 - 6 Translated by H. R. Fairclough (1916 Loeb)

VIRGIL, ECLOGUES Translated by H. R. Fairclough (1916 Loeb)

VIRGIL, GEORGICS Translated by H. R. Fairclough (1916 Loeb)

LATIN, LATE ROMAN 200 A.D. - 500 A.D.

CLAUDIAN, GIGANTOMACHY & OTHER POEMS Translated by Maurice Platnauer (1922 Loeb)

CLAUDIAN, RAPE OF PROSERPINE Translated by Maurice Platnauer (1922 Loeb)

DARES PHRYGIUS Translated by R. M. Frazer, Jr. (1966)

DICTYS CRETENSIS Translated by R. M. Frazer, Jr. (1966)

FULGENTIUS, THE MYTHOLOGIES Translated by Leslie George Whitbread (1971)

LATIN, MIDDLE AGES

THE VATICAN MYTHOGRAPHERS Not available online.
The only English translation of this work is by Ronald E. Pepin (2008).