Songs about Classical Mythology

-”Icarus” (The Hours) references the Icarus/Daedalus myth:

-”Narcissus in a Red Dress” (The Like) references the Narcissus/Echo myth:

-”Just Like Zeus” (Jenny and Johnny) references Zeus and Mount Olympus:

-”Hey Now Girl” (Phantom Planet) references sirens from Homer’s Odyssey:

-”Some Velvet Morning” (Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra) is about Phaedra and Hippolytus:

Honorable mentions:

-Ben Lee’s album The Rebirth of Venus

-”Icarus” by Jason Webley and Amanda Palmer

-”Narcissus Road” by The Hours

-”Athena” by The Who

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