Mythology in literature

Since the Golden Age of the Greek and Roman empires, literature has been a tool used to tell stories about gods and how our world came to be what it is now. Throughout history, cultures from around the world have had distinct characteristics, values and events that reflect and make their culture special. Mythology in general has been one of the most used sources for various productions and literary works, including novels (Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which is a modern take on classical greek mythology), encyclopedias and poems (Homer's The Illiad).

Various mythical characters like the MInotaur are used in modern literature, stating creatures like it, were not real but rather a literary interpretation of man's inner beast and it's constant struggle to suppress it.

There is also encyclopedic and collected material like the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda, which are a compilation of poems and lays containing the records of adventures and tragedies which featured Norse deities.

The following is a list of literary works based on the various classes of mythology, or made by ancient writers as account or records of events.

Norse mythology

 * Poetic Edda
 * Prose Edda

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