About the Latin
The Fabulae is a handbook of myth: compact summaries of who did what, a few short paragraphs at a time. The Latin is plain and matter-of-fact, so the myths themselves do most of the work of comprehension.
Knowing who did what to whom is a big help with the Latin, which is why it suits readers who already like mythology.
How hard is it?
Difficulty 5.1, intermediate.
Every reading in the library has a difficulty score, on a scale that runs from about 1 to 11. Beginner texts sit below 3.5 and Advanced texts above 6.8.
Most demanding here: Rare vocabulary, Very rare vocabulary, Unseen vocabulary, Proper names, Nonfinite constructions.
What you can read
The reading, each with help on every word.
Librorum Capsula currently offers a selection of the Fabulae about doomed families and dynasties. The attribution to Hyginus is the traditional one.
Cursed Houses of Greece
The sins of the father, divine wrath, and inescapable fate doom entire dynasties in Hyginus's classic tales.
Where to start
Cursed Houses of Greece
It is the only Hyginus in the catalog so far. Open it and the reader gives you the Latin with a definition for every word, so you can read at the pace that suits you and look up only what you need.
Start reading