Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition

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This is not the fault of the book, it’s just the way these myths are, where there are loads of them that are not connected to a myth that is part of bigger story, for example one of the families like the House of Thebes. The main body of work is about the Greeks, added to by Roman mythology (which mostly is adapted Greek mythology if we're being honest).

In the island where I grew up, there was a boy named Apollo who was naked the whole day that I could see his wang dangling while we played and he oftentimes cried when he lost in our games and I thought that, while reading this book, he did not even have a slight semblance of the Greek god he was named after.Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. This book can be considered the best reference material for those interested in knowing more about mythology. I do admit to feeling offended, almost, that this amazing body of Norst myth should be included as an afterthought in 20 pages of a book nearly 470 main pages long, leaving out all the things that make the Norse world view make so much sense.

In fact, I’ll just come out and say it, if you read the dull little paperback version, you’re an inferior human being, it is what it is. Mais de mil anos antes de Cristo, na orla da extremidade oriental do Mediterrâneo, havia uma grande cidade muito rica e poderosa, sem rival à superfície da Terra. What's more (displaying my ignorance here) I was confused over the title of the play, and some of the main protagonists of the play, the Furies.It is precisely the original stories I want to be told about or at least I want a thorough comparison!

Don't get me wrong though, I really enjoyed the book as a whole - especially the stunning artwork, as I'm a sucker for pretty pictures - but not gonna lie, I got confused by all the names and incest and relationships a lot. Both a reference text for scholars of all ages and a book to simply enjoy, Mythology is a classic not to be missed. Bought for a present for my son who is really into Greek Mythology at the moment and, though perhaps aimed at older people than he, I'm sure that he will love the look of and information within this book! Opinions are great, and she often accompanies them with some interesting facts, but I feel like a little more subtlety or, on occasion, impartiality would’ve made it a little less jarring. You’ll walk away from reading Hamilton’s ‘Mythology’ with a stronger appreciation for the term ‘Greek Tragedy’.Finally, it should be noted that Hamilton's retelling of the Greek myths is based solely on her study of the classical literature - she had never been to Greece, and had no archaeological experience. Reading this you get to understand the culture of the Greeks, what they believed in and the values of these stories.