This comprehensive and scholarly set is based on a German encyclopedia in multivolumes.  This new English version is currently through "Obe."  There is also a companion set that has just begin on the Classical tradition.  The New Pauly has strengths both for coverage of lesser known people, places, and concepts as well as for essay-length treatment of major topics.

"The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization provides an authoritative survey of the classical world, combining the traditional strengths of classical subjects with new approaches examining the social and cultural features of the ancient Greek and Roman world.

"Archetypes of human vice and virtue, the mythic gods and heroes from Greek and Roman literature are our noble forebears, and they formed the basis of Western culture. For this reason they played a rich role in the history of art, particularly during the Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical eras. Devoted to the gods and heroes of mythology and of classical history, this book allows readers to learn their names and attributes, the metamorphoses they so often underwent, as well as the allegories developed from their stories. With more than 400 illustrations, Gods and Heroes in Art is a guide both to the classical world and to the masterpieces of European painting and sculpture."--BOOK JACKET.

Comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of Greek mythology. Provides brief description of examples of  ancient art, has extensive bibliographic citations, line drawings, photographs, literary recounting of myth, commentary.

A digital library that provides access to thousands of digital images derived from a variety of museum, library and archival collections. Images support a variety of disciplines including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Coverage varies.

We have over two million books in our collection (some estimates put it closer to 2.5 million). So depending on the myth you choose for your paper, you should find most of the books you need in Tripod. However, if you are ambitious, driven, and obsessive, there are plenty of ways to track down the books we don't already own. Try searching WorldCat to get a sense of the scope and strengths (or limitations) of Tripod.

WorldCat is an uber-catalog, consisting of the catalogs of hundreds of libraries from around the world. As opposed to Tripod, there are over 40 million items in this database.

Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.

Multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities with selected, relevant items from major science and social science journals. Covers 1975- present.

Index to journal articles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, including some published as far back as 1770. Includes periodicals in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and other Western languages.

Provides the tables of contents from a selection of Classics,Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals. Subjects covered include: Greek and Latin linguistics and literature, Greek and Roman history, archaeology, mythology,and the Ancient Near East. About ten percent of the entries link to the full text of the articles. Covers published works from 1992-present.