A Periodic Table of

Greek Mythology

A manifesto

in practice

A compendium of writing about the characters of Greek mythology, with contributions from people of all backgrounds, from school pupils to professors, from teens to pensioners, across a spectrum of different nationalities, ethnicities, and identities.

This is a true picture of our Classics community in 2025.

Myth meets

Modernity

Each page of the book tells the tale of a different figure from Greek mythology. From Ariadne to Zeus, more than a hundred characters have their stories, etymologies, reception and connections told.

This beginner’s guide is an engaged, discursive, sometimes personal, and occasionally provocative look at Greek mythology, what it meant to the ancient Greeks, and what it can mean for us today.

By the numbers

79% WORKING CLASS

More than three quarters of our 117 writers identify themselves as working class.

81% of our writers attended a state (free) school.

49% of our writers identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, with many offering unique insights and perspectives on ancient stories.

10% of our writers identified themselves as BAME/POC, a statistic we would like to increase in the next book.

Classicists from across the globe are represented in this book, with many writing in their second language or requiring translation.

49% of our writers identified as neurodiverse and just under one third of people had access requirements that we  met.

This book is more than a beginner's guide to Greek mythology.

It is a showcase of the creative talent and academic wit from which the field of Classics would benefit if it were more freely open and accessible to everyone.

A place for everyone at the feast

Featuring contributions from

Livia Adams

Liv Albert

Lucy Angel

Samuel Azzopardi

Princess O’Nika Auguste

Talia R. BarNoy

Emily Bausher

Mike Beer

Justin L. Biggi

Amanda D. Binns

Tom Bright

Keeli Cadwell

Sol A. Cardenas

Ben Cassell

Ashley Ann Cassidy

Aiden Cattanach

Robert Caudill

Evie Chandler

Alexia Burrows Charalambidou

Ross Clare

George Connor

Trevor Culley

Dries Cuykx

Francesco Paolo Dal Rio

Susan Deacy

Mike Delayo

Alisha Dodds

Chrissie Downton

Sascha Engel

Lucy E. Farnan

Vicki Feltham

Anna Fernández Iglesias

Cora Beth Fraser

Tobias Fulton

Daniel Galef

Kenna Gibson

Jenna Glassburner

Riley Gombis

Joel Gordon

Colin Gough

Suzanne Graham

Charlotte Gregory

Midah Guilbaud-Walter

Ashleigh Hamilton

Robyn Hayward

Doug Henning

Natasha Hershaw

Connor Hickey

Aimee Hinds Scott

Isabel Hood

Georgina Homer

Dr Christina Hotalen

Carys Hughes

Dr. Alex Imrie

Douglas Jones

Sierra P. Jones

Dr. Shelby Judge

Tyler Kelly

Tanika Koosmen

C. M. Kosemen

Marios Koutsoukos

Lorna Lee

Julie Levy

Zoe Lister

Brendon Little

Katherine Livingston

Yentl Love

Megan Mahoney

Alice Main

Alicia Matz

Oliver Maynard

George McAdam-Cross

Derek McCann

Chris McGonigle

Ross McGovern

Jessica McKenzie

Ciara Meehan

Craig Melia

Allison Menai Newbould

Aidan Mooney

Kate Minniti

Jacqueline Munro

Lauren Murphy

Regina Nagan

Zara Naveed

Lucy Neill

Louise O'Brien

Christina Osborn

Dr. Maciej Paprocki

Aneirin C. Pendragon

Baily D. Peters

Dr Kerry Phelan

Ella Quinn

Naomi Rebis

Amanda Rivera

Ellie Mackin Roberts

Gregory Rowe

Madelaine Sacco

Aidan Scully

Alexandra Sills

Emily Small

Echo Smith

Matthew Speight

Rachel Stott

Dr Jeremy Swist

Mehr-un-Nisa Syed

Amber Taylor

Adam Thain

Ellana Rose Thornton-Wheybrew

Ciaran Tolland

LJ Trafford

Simon Trafford

Alexander Vandewalle

Carlotta Vincenzi

Ryan Marc Williamson

Peter Wright

Caitlin Yool