Books like The Greek myths

The Greek myths by Robert Graves reads as scholarly, comprehensive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Fairy Tale in the Ancient World

Graham Anderson · 2000

Both explore mythology & origins

66% genome match

Amor and Psyche

Erich Neumann · 1956

Both explore mythology

66% genome match

The Golden Bough

James George Frazer · 1890

Both explore mythology

60% genome match

Modern man in search of a soul

Carl Gustav Jung · 1933

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Maps of Meaning

Jordan B. Peterson · 1999

Both explore mythology & human nature

59% genome match

Myths to live by

Joseph Campbell · 1972

Both explore mythology

63% genome match

Shadow and evil in fairy tales

Marie-Louise von Franz · 1974

Both explore mythology

60% genome match

The educated imagination

Northrop Frye · 1963

Both explore mythology

61% genome match

The fool and his scepter

William Willeford · 1969

Both explore mythology & human nature

62% genome match

Mythology

Edith Hamilton · 1940

Both explore heroes & gods

58% genome match

The passion of the Western mind

Richard Tarnas · 1991

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

The gods of the Greeks

Karl Kerényi · 1958

Both explore mythology & ancient greece

61% genome match