Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
by: Edith Hamilton
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A collection of Greek and Roman myths arranged in sections on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, the Trojan war, and a brief section on Norse mythology.
A collection of Greek and Roman myths arranged in sections on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, the Trojan war, and a brief section on Norse mythology.
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Rating: - Mythology staple
A wonderful, summarized account of Greek and Roman mythology. Hamilton takes a more serious note than others just out to tell the stories, but fortunately never goes out on an intellectual limb to disect all meanings. Rather she handles the mythology professionally while still obviously revelling in the sheer awesomeness of these stories. She hits on as many myths as possible, including the works of Homer. The main focus is Greek, but she even manages to put in a summary of the Norse way of things ... Read More
Rating: 
- I enjoyed it...
I over all liked this book. I would get a little bored sometimes with some of the stories because the writing didn't capture my attention.
This a good book for it you want a lot of different greek and roman myths.
Rating: - Not quite as expected...but decent
Very good book on a basic guide to ancient mythology, but I was disappointed to find out how basic it was.I like how it seemed the author was mixing Greek, Roman, Nordic, and other ancient mythologies together...However, this book seems to stick to Greek and Roman and barely touch on Nordic, and the other mythologies might as well have been deleted they tell so little.Certainly not a bible for mythology at all!
Overall I learned a little, and it was interesting, none-the-less.I ... Read More
Rating: - MYTHOLOGY by Edith Hamilton
Mythology is classicist Edith Hamilton's book on Greek, Roman and Norse mythology, illustrated by Steele Savage (no kidding). The bulk of the work is devoted to the Greek, and the Norse is mentioned only in passing. Myths are arranged thematically, not chronologically (except for the initial creation), which is disruptive to the flow of the work.
Hamilton does several things well. First, she gives history on the authors from whom these stories have descended, and differentiates between ... Read More
Rating: 
- A classic introduction.....
I remember being captivated by this book and its stories when I was in the 5th grade. I recently bought it for my 5th-grade daughter, when she started reading the "Pendragon" series, so she would have a better understanding of the mythological references in that modern children's series.She liked it better than Pendragon!
- Mythology stapleA wonderful, summarized account of Greek and Roman mythology. Hamilton takes a more serious note than others just out to tell the stories, but fortunately never goes out on an intellectual limb to disect all meanings. Rather she handles the mythology professionally while still obviously revelling in the sheer awesomeness of these stories. She hits on as many myths as possible, including the works of Homer. The main focus is Greek, but she even manages to put in a summary of the Norse way of things ... Read More
- I enjoyed it...I over all liked this book. I would get a little bored sometimes with some of the stories because the writing didn't capture my attention.
This a good book for it you want a lot of different greek and roman myths.
- Not quite as expected...but decentVery good book on a basic guide to ancient mythology, but I was disappointed to find out how basic it was.I like how it seemed the author was mixing Greek, Roman, Nordic, and other ancient mythologies together...However, this book seems to stick to Greek and Roman and barely touch on Nordic, and the other mythologies might as well have been deleted they tell so little.Certainly not a bible for mythology at all!
Overall I learned a little, and it was interesting, none-the-less.I ... Read More
- MYTHOLOGY by Edith HamiltonMythology is classicist Edith Hamilton's book on Greek, Roman and Norse mythology, illustrated by Steele Savage (no kidding). The bulk of the work is devoted to the Greek, and the Norse is mentioned only in passing. Myths are arranged thematically, not chronologically (except for the initial creation), which is disruptive to the flow of the work.
Hamilton does several things well. First, she gives history on the authors from whom these stories have descended, and differentiates between ... Read More
- A classic introduction.....I remember being captivated by this book and its stories when I was in the 5th grade. I recently bought it for my 5th-grade daughter, when she started reading the "Pendragon" series, so she would have a better understanding of the mythological references in that modern children's series.She liked it better than Pendragon!
