CLASSICAL TEXTS · 100 STORIES

One hundred stories, one source at a time.

Primary text, hero arc, source variants — cited per chapter.

Tournament · MythologyTake the Mythology World Cup

The Anger of Achilles by Jacques-Louis David, 1819

Guide #001achilles

Greek · Hero

Achilles

Amaterasu emerging from the cave, woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1839

Guide #002amaterasu

Japanese · God

Amaterasu

Ame-no-Uzume's cave door dance, woodblock print by Shunsai Toshimasa, 1889

Guide #003amenouzume

Japanese · God

Ame-no-Uzume

Perseus and Andromeda by Giuseppe Cesari (d'Arpino), 1596

Guide #004andromeda

Greek · Hero

Andromeda

Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos), marble, c. 130–100 BCE, Louvre Museum, Paris

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Aphrodite

The Apollo Belvedere, Roman marble copy of a 4th-century BCE Greek bronze original, Vatican Museums

Guide #006apollo

Apollo

The Ludovisi Ares, Roman marble copy of a 4th-century BCE Greek original, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Ares

Diana of Versailles (Artemis), Roman marble copy of a 4th-century BCE Greek bronze original, Louvre Museum, Paris

Guide #008artemis

Artemis

Korean ink and color painting of a dragon (dragon-egg birth myth), Joseon dynasty, 18th century

Guide #009aryeong

Korean · Hero

Aryeong

The Athena Velletri bust, Roman copy of a 5th-century BCE Greek original attributed to Pheidias, Glyptothek Munich

Guide #010athena

Athena

The Farnese Atlas, Roman marble copy of Greek original, 2nd century AD

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Greek · Titan

Atlas

Goguryeo tomb mural depicting a noble figure, c. 5th–7th century AD

Guide #012bak-hyeokgeose

Korean · Hero

Bak Hyeokgeose