For general information there are a number of books on the subject. Look under the subject of MYTHOLOGY in the card catalog. Most books will be found with the Dewey # 292.
Encyclopedias
For specific gods the encyclopedias should serve your purpose quite well. We have five sets:
New Book of Knowledge
Comptons
World Book Americana
Collier’s
Remember that the first three sets are more geared toward middle school level and the last two more high school level. References to the major gods can be found in any of these. For the lesser known gods would probably only be located in Collier’s or Americana. Finding a picture or drawing may be a bit more difficult. Often there are better illustrations in the middle school level encyclopedias.
Books
(on reserve)
Stapleton, Michael. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology. (292)
Senior, Michael. The Illustrated Who’s Who in Mythology. (291.13)
Online databases
InfoTrac
www.infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/newarkvalleyhs
InfoTrac is a magazine and newspaper database with a number of reference books and two online encyclopedias. It can be a place to see how the names of Greek gods have been used in the present day.
Grollier Databases
This site has three encyclopedias: Americana, Grolier Multi-media and the New Book of Knowledge
Web Sites
Encyclopedia Mythica
A good general site for information
Myth Man
A good place for information and illustrations, but it might take some work to find the right area for the Greeks
Siren’s Greek Gods
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/7371/greekgods.html
Nice comparison chart of Greek and Roman Gods
Yahoo: searching under the mythology and religion category will provide numerous sites.