It seems difficult to get through a couple of pages through any philosophical treatise or even a sophisticated novel without a reference or two to Greek philosophy or mythology. So, I've decided to tackle what I've been avoiding for so long, but I really don't know where to start. There is a handsome amount of philosophy, and a dearth of Greek tragedy available to us, and it is scattered here and there. I do have a couple of necessary books in mind, but don't know which translations/editions to get for those.
I would really appreciate a list of required reading on Greek philosophy, culture, and mythology, and your preferred editions of these famous books:
- Metamorphoses, Ovid
- The Iliad, Homer
- The Odyssey, Homer
- All of Plato's (Benjamin Jowett?) and Aristotle's works
Thanks a lot!