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This book is an excellent read if you want to brush up, or (like me) learn about it from the ground-up. I actually read the Percy Jackson series and realized just how little I knew of Greek mythology. Homer's earlier writings, etc.) and slight variances in the story that are the result of translations or just disagreements in the retellings throughout history. The stories are edited with comments to include (sometimes) where the story came from (e.g. The book then moves into stories/myths involving the gods. It gives their Greek and Roman names and elucidates the minor differences between the Greek stories and the Roman stories of each god. However, like Emily said, it opens with a break down of the gods, grouped together with similar gods. It's *like* the Bible in that is tells the stories of the Greco-Roman gods, much like the Christian Bible contains stories in both the Old and New Testaments. It's *like* the Bible in that is tells the stories of the Greco-Roman gods, much like the Christia …more I just wanted to add to Emily's (excellent) answer. Lori I just wanted to add to Emily's (excellent) answer. Praised throughout the world for its authority and lucidity, Mythology is Edith Hamilton's masterpiece-the standard by which all other books on mythology are measured.more

And we recognize reference points for countless works of art, literature, and cultural inquiry-from Freud's Oedipus complex to Wagner's Ring Cycle of operas to Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra. We discover the origins of the names of the constellations. We hear the tales of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cupid and Psyche, and mighty King Midas.

We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. We meet the Greek gods on Olympus and Norse gods in Valhalla. The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes.Įdith Hamilton's Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture-the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. Edith Hamilton's Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture-the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiqu The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes.