Mary Stewart's Theseus books are still some of my favorites. A thrilling re-envisioning of an ancient time, that keeps a sense of its strangeness instead of infecting it with contemporary language and mores.

A review by me:
https://emeraldcitybookreview.com/2017/03/15/to-be-a-king-mary-renaults-theseus-books/

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Szabó Magda's The Moment, which is a retelling of the Aeneid where Aeneas dies in Troy, and his wife puts on his armor and does the whole thing. Sadly I don't think it has an English translation... 😔

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Also, Gerald Morris' The Squire's Tales series is probably my favorite retelling of Arthurian legends. It is technically juvenile fiction but I read them as an adult and adored them. So much empathy and kindness, and understanding of the originals.

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Late to the party, but a mythology-themed series of books I really enjoy is the #Scion #ttrpg line.

This setting takes place in a variant of the modern world - but the faiths of old have never gone away completely. And while the Gods have some excellent reasons to be discreet when acting in the world, the activities of the supernatural are still common enough if you know where to find them.

The default assumption is that the player characters are young descendants of the gods - the titular Scions - who gradually become aware of their heritage, and then try to fulfill their destiny.

I am currently running a Scion campaign that is heavily inspired by German folklore, and it's a lot of fun!

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Even knowing that Robert Graves' The White Goddess was full of errors, it was still a great read for my developing feminist sensibilities.

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Putting it mildly. Wasn't the White Goddess mostly speculative? Much as I've enjoyed some of his writing.
I see there are now 2 Kindle eBooks on Inanna now on Amazon.

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Ooh but that reminds me, I LOVE the Golden Fleece by Robert Graves. Since it's a novel, his style works great. :) It was one of my favorite reads when I was a teen.