I find this handbook indispensable because it not only provides the basic information on all the gods and heroes but also lists sources of the ancient texts where you can track down a firsthand account of their activities. This concludes the introduction. Now it's on to ancient theatre. Much of Greek mythology comes to us through the lens of Greek tragedy, and since most of the readings in this eBook will be tragedies, we must first look at ancient theatre. But this is not the real reason for studying ancient theatre.
True mythology is about the lives of the Greek gods.
Theatre was a religious experience to the ancient Greek because it was presided over by Dionysus. Part I may seem at first like a diversion, but I assure you, it is the most interesting aspect of all mythology and provides more insight into modern life than you will find anywhere. Adkins, Lesley and Roy A. Adkins, Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece , 1997. The Homeric Hymns , 1976. Feinstein, David, and Stanley Krippner, Personal Mythology , The Psychology of Your Evolving Self , 1988.