---
id: "kb-2026-00495"
title: "Greek Mythology"
schema_type: "TechArticle"
category: "arts"
language: "en"
confidence: "low"
last_verified: "2026-05-22"
created_date: "2026-05-22"
generation_method: "ai_assisted"
ai_models: ["claude-opus"]
derived_from_human_seed: true
conflict_of_interest: "none_declared"
is_live_document: false
data_period: "static"

atomic_facts:
  - id: "fact-arts-001"
    statement: "Hachette describes Edith Hamilton's Mythology as a bestselling classic on Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology."
    source_title: "Mythology (Edith Hamilton)"
    source_url: "https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/edith-hamilton/mythology/9780316438520/"
    confidence: "low"
  - id: "fact-arts-002"
    statement: "The publisher says Hamilton's Mythology has been in print since 1942 and has sold millions of copies."
    source_title: "Mythology (Edith Hamilton)"
    source_url: "https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/edith-hamilton/mythology/9780316438520/"
    confidence: "low"

completeness: 0.55

known_gaps:
  - "This compact repair only uses the verified publisher page for Hamilton's book; it does not summarize the full Greek mythological canon."

primary_sources:
  - title: "Mythology (Edith Hamilton)"
    type: "book"
    year: 1942
    url: "https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/edith-hamilton/mythology/9780316438520/"
    institution: "Little, Brown"

secondary_sources: []

---

## TL;DR

Greek mythology is represented here through a narrow, source-mapped repair of Edith Hamilton's Mythology. The publisher describes the book as a classic anthology covering Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology, and notes that it has remained in print since its original 1942 publication.

## Core Explanation

Hamilton's book is not used here as a complete encyclopedia of Greek mythology. This entry keeps only two low-risk claims that are directly supported by the verified publisher page: the book's subject scope and its long-running publication history. Broader claims about Olympian deities, heroic cycles, the Trojan War, creation myths, and later interpretations should be added only with direct source-mapped evidence.

## Further Reading

- [Mythology (Edith Hamilton)](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/edith-hamilton/mythology/9780316438520/)

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