Mythology

Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

Paperback, 335 pages

English language

Published March 6, 1989 by Meridian.

ISBN:
978-0-452-00985-1
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OCLC Number:
40691533

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A keystone of our culture is the body of myth and legend of the ancient Western world--stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present day. In Mythology, Edith Hamilton brings this legacy to life anew; with impeccably accurate and accessible retellings of eternally spellbinding tales. We come to know the Greek gods on Olympus and Norse gods in Valhalla. We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. We trace the destinies of the Agamemnon and Oedipus dynasties, and get caught up in the fascination of such legends as Jason and the Golden Fleece. Cupid and Psyche, and Medusa. We discover the origin of the names of the constellations in the skies and reference points for countless works of art, literature, and thought. Edith Hamilton's highly acclaimed work has itself become a classic, an indispensable source of vast knowledge, …

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I will be honest and say that I couldn't become interested in it at first, but after ploughing through the first few chapters, I slowly started to sink in to Hamilton's world of "monsters, mortals, gods, and warriors."

I'm sure most, if not all, of us are familiar with a handful of stories surrounding Ancient Greece: Hercules; Athena; the opening of Pandora's box; Oedipus; etc. And, while this applied to me, I was not overly familiar with them and did not know how the characters within these myths relate to one another. So, I found that this book acted as the thread that connected these loose points into a coherent whole.

I thought it was nice that Hamilton gives mention to the varying versions of a myth if they exist. She also goes beyond Greek mythology by delving in to Roman and Norse mythologies.

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  • Mythology.
  • Mythology, Classical.

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