Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

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For nearly seventy years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton's classic collection not only retells these stories with brilliant clarity but shows us how the an...more

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Published January 1st 2011 by Grand Central Publishing (first published 1942)

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Jan 05, 2012 Angus rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: nonfiction, reviewed-and-blogged

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Angus is a Celtic god, and if I were him, I might want to be Norse

Of course, Edith Hamilton did not write the Greek, Roman, and Norse mythologies. It’s appropriate to say that this book is her retelling of these mythologies, a sort of idiot’s guide. A glossary, even, of mythological characters. If it weren’t for her, would we be able to go through Iliad and Odyssey? We could, but not without some hemorrhaging.

Hamilton did the dirty job of condensing the epics an...more

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Aug 28, 2011 K.D. Oliveros rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to K.D. by: Monique

Shelves: retelling, mythology

"This book makes me feel smarter," says my GR friend in her review of this book. I worked the same for me.

Greek, Roman and Norse mythologies are so old because they have been in existence thousands and thousands of years even before Christ was born. No wonder that many literary works have been based on them. Even the names of the planets and the stars. Even the names of my, mortal as they are, relatives and friends. I have a nephew by a cousin in Canada whose name is Hector but he does not write...more "This book makes me feel smarter," says my GR friend in her review of this book. I worked the same for me.

Greek, Roman and Norse mythologies are so old because they have been in existence thousands and thousands of years even before Christ was born. No wonder that many literary works have been based on them. Even the names of the planets and the stars. Even the names of my, mortal as they are, relatives and friends. I have a nephew by a cousin in Canada whose name is Hector but he does not write stories as his passion is on computers. 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. Along Roxas Boulevard, there is a niteclub called Athena where I bring company male visitors if they are giving me hints that they would like to see naked dancing Filipinas. Well, I am just trying to be a gracious hospitable host allowing my foreigner friends happy during their visit. But I think that none of those girls exhibit wisdom, reason and chastity that are the virtues of the goddess their place of work was named after. Maybe their frequent ordering of ladies drink while they reason that they are thirsty can be considered as wisdom, but please pardon me if I don't comment about chastity.

My favorite part is the Trojan War. I know, I know. I have not read Homer's The Iliad and I am ashamed. Prior to reading this book, I thought that Troy is Brad Pitt. This book taught me that Troy was a city and Brad Pitt's name in the movie should have been Achilles. I was also amazed to learn that Perseus was really the one who severed Medusa's snake-decorated head just like in Rick Rioldan's Percy Jackson and the Olympian's The Lightning Thief. So, Rioldan really stuck to the myth after all.

Hamilton's re-telling of those old myths is considerably interesting. I just can't remember all those hard-to-pronounce many names. However, the knowledge that I got reading each story was really overwhelming. This is really a book that needs to be read by everyone.

Thank you, Atty. Monique for recommending this book to me. You're such a smart lady and I am happy to be your friend! Let's buddy read Bulfinch soon!

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Sep 28, 2010 David rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: disappointing, read-in-2010, reference

This is the second in a series of six reviews focusing on books about Greek mythology. The books included in this comparative evaluation are:

Bulfinch's Mythology (Modern Library Paperback Edition, 2004)
Mythology by Edith Hamilton (originally published in 1942; Back Bay Books edition of 1998)
The Greek Myths by Robert Graves (Penguin Books combined edition, 1992)
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece by Gustav Schwab (Pantheon Books, copyright 1946)
Don't Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis (H...more

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Dec 26, 2010 Janus Vielle (The Blair Book Project) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-paperback

This book, aside from fairy tales, has introduced me to the world beyond our reach. I first had this book because back in high school, we were required to read it. I never really understood back then why it seemed that I was one of the few who enjoyed reading this and majority of our class despised having to be given the assignment to read it. I always found it entertaining. Well, the first few stories were a bit tedious but it was a foundation that helped me understand the other tales so it was...more

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Sep 10, 2007 Heid E. rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This work gave me entry into the world of myth as a highschool student. My English teacher assigned it as a reference book to use when we were reading poetry and drama. Without it I would not have understood important references. But when I looked back at this book years later, having suggested it to a students, I realized that the versions of the myths Hamliton used were less complex, less gender-balanced, and less universal than the myths I had come to know through other sources. So, while I v...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Victoria rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites, religion-mythology

It is important to first note that Hamilton's Mythology is a good friend of mine. Within the past four years, we've spent a lot of time together. Essentially a textbook for two classes that I've taken (Latin and Classical Civilizations), and the required text for a multitude of contests and competitions that I've participated in, I know the classical myths in Mythology inside and out, and have quite a bit of affection for them.

This book serves its purpose well- it gives a good introduction a...more

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Oct 31, 2010 Welwyn Katz rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: myths-sagas-legends

This book is very hard to classify. Doesn't the title make you think "World Mythology"? Well, if it did, you would be wrong. I bought this book, looking forward to (especially) a female viewpoint of comparative mythology from various different countries around the world. What I got was an extremely thorough set of retellings (with impeccably named sources) by Hamilton of virtually every classical (Greek and Roman) myth ever told), with the very strange inclusion of approximately 20 pages of Nors...more This book is very hard to classify. Doesn't the title make you think "World Mythology"? Well, if it did, you would be wrong. I bought this book, looking forward to (especially) a female viewpoint of comparative mythology from various different countries around the world. What I got was an extremely thorough set of retellings (with impeccably named sources) by Hamilton of virtually every classical (Greek and Roman) myth ever told), with the very strange inclusion of approximately 20 pages of Norse myths. I don't ever object to reading Norse myths. They are my favourite, since they make between them almost a linear single story with cause-and-effect leading us from the creation of the world to its inevitable destruction. 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. I was pleased to see the Volsungasaga included, since it is so often replaced by the Nibelungenlied (the Germanic version of Sigfried and his messed up love life), but then as I read it I found to my dismay: "The story of Siegfried is so familiar that that of his Norse prototype Sigurd can be briefly told." Do you notice the word "prototype" in that sentence? Does Edith Hamilton not care that the prototype is more important than the bastardized version invented by Germanic peoples? There are reasons for the re-invention of the Sigurd story that are not entirely pleasant, and the re-invention of that story as the Wagnerian Ring Saga in opera. These reasons are unsavory and political, the stories are later, and they are unsatisfactory in the extreme, compared to the Volsungasaga. Okay, enough of my own particular hobby horse. It's time to ask why Hamilton was so extraordinarily thorough with Greek myth (and Roman, while aware that Roman stories are nearly all renamed versions of the Greek tales), and yet she left out so many other myths so much older and so much more important, for example The Epic of Gilgamesh, perhaps the oldest written story on Earth, which relates the story of the historical King of Uruk from Ancient Sumeria (2750-2500 BCE) originally on 12 clay tablets in cunieform script. This astoundingly important tale in human history is completely ignored by Hamilton. So are all the myths of the rest of the world. I would like to give this book five stars for its really complete and fairly narrated Greek mythos, but since it leaves out the whole rest of the world (except as above), I can only give two stars at most. If the title of the book had been "Greek Mythology", I think I could have given it five stars. But then it would have had to compete with so many other works about Greek mythology, that probably the publishers said to change the name and add something that wasn't Greek. Sorry for the disillusionment about the publishing trade, but I've been there. (less)

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Sep 18, 2007 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Students

Shelves: classics

I believe, deep in my heart, that everyone who has attended high school in the past twenty to thirty years or so (in the United States, at least) owned a ratty, most likely used copy of this work at one time or another. This book has been on the required reading list of so many schools that nearly everyone has seen it, owned it, and opened it at least twice.

This is one only two such books I still have, 15 years out of high school: this and Strunk and White. This is a good book to have lying arou...more

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Aug 25, 2008 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: nonfiction

I remember reading this over and over when I was in high school, just for my own pleasure. Then I got to college, and took an actual mythology class, and the first thing the professor said was, "I hope you all haven't been reading junk like Edith Hamilton." What?! Well, most of his problem was with those bite-sized little rundowns of the myths, which is what I liked about it. It's a nice survey of Greek mythology, an introduction, if you will. There are a few inaccuracies, and she barely mention...more

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Aug 16, 2008 Jazzmin rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I hear "mythology", I think of how because of this book I have suffered greatly. Yet, I learned a great deal of information. When I finished this book recently, I felt like I'd just taken in about a lifetime of brainpower. I mean the sun's power could not have zapped me more than this book did. Useful, I'm not sure, but informing, definately. I would only and I mean only recommend this to someone who either has nothing better to do with their time or who is absolutely obsessed with the subj...more

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Apr 01, 2011 Courtney rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It is good so far and I now know a lot of Greek mythology that is stacked in my brain.

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Nov 07, 2008 Jackie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, historic-fiction, mythology

Mythology Comes Alive!
Edith has a way of breathing the myths into life while not being overly long. I loved it the first time I read it. I was 14 at the time and every night I'd read more and let the stories come alive in my mind. It was a great experience.
In some ways, it's responsible for setting me down a fantasy path in my reading tastes.

Upon re-reading it recently for the third time, I didn't find it as full of life as I did as a teenager. But I think it's me, not the writing, as my tastes...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Marc Kohlman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

I LOVE this book!!! I recieved a copy from my former barber who was a personal friend of mine who knew I was interested in Ancient Civilizations and Mythology. Hamilton really breathed new life into the fantastic epic Greek, Roman, and Norse myths. This book was also an excellent reference tool as well. I referenced Hamilton's story of the Trojan War when I was writing an essay on Helen of Troy in the 10th grade on Heroes & Villains. I also used this book to help me write a fanfic for the re...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Anj Se rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mythology, adventure, cool, fiction, paranormal, owned

So great.. I picked this book today to read it but unfortunately I discover that I know most of the stories with in the book well enough because we once tackle this during my high school days in my English class. I was really planning to read this one in order for me to have a broad background in Greek Myth cause I am planning to read 'The Goddess Test' next. Luckily, rereading some part makes me refresh my memory specially in the stories about Plato and how the underground world operates.

I als...more

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Aug 03, 2012 Steve rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read somewhere that someone read this book and it brought them out of depression. That didn't happen to me, but I do think the mythological element can really spice up the mind. And it's essential for a student of literature. And it helps to get you into the Greek and Roman frame of mind, which I find interesting. This is a classic first basic text on mythology. There were many times when I was aghast at what was happening. It reminded me of Meeting The Buddhas by Vessantara, and The Life and...more

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Jul 11, 2012 Ben rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Very thorough and all-encompassing, at least for the Greek mythology part, which was >98% of the book. As a fan of history and learning in general, I very much enjoyed this book. It was a little odd that such a little section was devoted to Norse mythology, but I enjoyed it all the same. Hamilton definitely knew how to get the point across.

That being said, the book has a tendency for dry passages and big block paragraphs every now and then. Occasionally I was confused by Hamilton's usage of a...more

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Sep 17, 2011 Lilly Anne rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: A great resource for every mythology story ever. Name it, this books most likely has it.

I'm FINALLY done with this book after three weeks! After each chapter or short story I would have to take it in, and find out how this Greek person is related to that person and they had the same father and oh, he knew Theseus? What a huge incestuous family web.

This book was so good, and I'm thankful I own it. So many stories and gods and myths to learn! I learned so much from this book I could talk to you for hours about it, about how Theseus is a better hero than Hercules and how the story of...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Friends of Linebaugh Library rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have read this so many times I've truly lost count. This book was a constant companion when I was a kid. I was utterly fascinated by mythology. Not just the Greek and Roman ones, but the Nordic myths, the Native American myths, African myths - everything. Still, there was something about those crazy Greeks & Romans that put them over the top, for me. I loved the Minotaur, the harpies, Medusa and the Gorgons and the centaurs, Hades and Poseidon.

I believe, deep in my heart, that everyone who...more

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Oct 13, 2010 Raina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Oct 12, 2010 Rayla rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: I highly recommend you read it if you are a fan of Mythology, like me.

Recommended to Rayla by: No one. I saw it on the green list.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I am a huge fan of Greek Mythology and have been for a few years now, so when I saw it on the green list, I was ecstatic.

What Edith does in this book is tell you about all the major Gods and what there roles were. In the book she talks about how they lived all together up on Mount Olympus, the major 12 lived up there anyway. She talks about the tales and myths of them. How they became who they are, how they shined above others, and how they disgraced themselves by...more

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Apr 05, 2010 Hydra Star rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Dealing almost exclusively with the tales and legends of ancient Greek and Rome Ms. Hamilton gives an excellent, though at times slanted, overview of most major themes and characters of European mythology. This is a must read for anyone interested in the subject and should be read by anyone practicing any modern form of theism that is laboring under the misconception that their dogma is in anyway original. So many gods, demigods (all born of human mothers and godly fathers), and heroes die and r...more

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Oct 14, 2009 Steven Peterson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a long standing work on mythology. The emphasis is on Greek and Roman tales, with a too brief discussion of Norse mythology. That some of the other reviewers mention it in the same breath as Bulfinch is testimony to the volume's value.

The work features a nice introductory essay to "set up" the discussion of Greek and Roman myths. There is also a rather unsatisfying brief introduction to the underdeveloped section on Norse mythology.

The first part features "The Gods, the Creation, and t...more

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May 04, 2009 Thomas rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mythology, all-time-favorites

I love this classic collection of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology. It has many negatives, but I still have an affection for it because I read it during a formative period in my life. I find it relatively readable -- not true of most mythology guides written for adults.

Hamilton does a certain amount of commenting on the major sources from which she draws the myths. Therefore it's a great way to follow threads back through the actual sources; many other mythological guides don't reference their...more

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May 13, 2013 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, own, folk-tales

I can't stand to play Cyclades, but frobbing all the bits gave me the craving to brush up on my Greek mythology. Pretty much all I'd ever known about the subject was from a little Scholastic paperback alphabetical encyclopedia I read more or less obsessively as a little girl. I developed a great love for the subject, but I even though I bought Thomas Bulfinch, I never read it. Last October I finally bought Hamilton at the Red Cross book sale mostly out of a desire to prove to my husband that I l...more I can't stand to play Cyclades, but frobbing all the bits gave me the craving to brush up on my Greek mythology. Pretty much all I'd ever known about the subject was from a little Scholastic paperback alphabetical encyclopedia I read more or less obsessively as a little girl. I developed a great love for the subject, but I even though I bought Thomas Bulfinch, I never read it. Last October I finally bought Hamilton at the Red Cross book sale mostly out of a desire to prove to my husband that I liked used book sales.

It's always been an iconic book to me. In that I saw it on so many people's shelves it seemed to me that surely I didn't actually need to read it. Much like how a person sees Marilyn Monroe over a subway grate all the time and yet never once feels a need to see The Seven Year Itch.

Fifties movies aside, you can see the flaw in my logic. Anyway, having not yet read Bullfinch, I can't tell you if Hamilton is better. But I can tell you that it's a damn sight shorter, which is welcome when you only have one hand free to hold a book. I like her style. She says things like (not verbatim, mind you) "I'm going to avoid Ovid where I can because he's pretty much a hyperbolic twit" and "Man, that Apollodorus was succint, but boy was he dull" and "I do not even know what is going on with Pindar."

I liked having things grouped into their major subjects. All of the Trojan War is together, the various mythological dynasties are all together, and the guys who had lots of adventures (your Perseus, your Hercules, etc) have all their stories together, which really helps to build more coherent characterizations of people. Perseus is kind of an arrogant go-getter, Theseus is brave and wise but he has ants in his pants, and Hercules is a great guy but is pretty much dumb as a sack of hammers. I didn't know that before!

The bit at the end on Norse mythology seemed a little abrupt and tacked on. The introduction was interesting to me because I haven't done any real thinking about Norse mythology, but she says that had the Christians not gone and screwed everything up (as they do), the Norse stories would have kicked the butts of the Greek ones. As it stands, I just got confused by all the Sigs.

Her final comment is upsetting to the modern reader, of course. She seems to imply that the reason she stuck the Norse stories in the book was because "we" are related to them biologically; this is in contrast to the social and political relationship we have with the Greeks. This "we" I suppose is people in the western world because, presumably, nobody else can read. I'm sure this isn't what she meant to say, but this thing was written in 1942 so there you are. (Incidentally, she also assumes that we all so terribly familiar with the "German" versions of the Norse myths that she needn't go into them. So I guess "we" is narrower than that. "We" is German-Americans who lived in Connecticut, went to Bryn Mawr college, and wrote a bunch of books. Fair enough.)(less)

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Oct 17, 2010 Connor Appleton rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Stories from Greek, Roman, and Norse Mythology are entailed in this book. In the seven sections of this book from the Introduction to the many different stories of Power, heroes and war, all that you need to know about Mythology is described clearly in its powerful pages. The book consists of seven sections. The first describes the Greek gods, the second, Greek Myths. In the third section tells about the heroes of the Trojan War. The fourth section describes the Trojan war. The fifth, the famili...more Stories from Greek, Roman, and Norse Mythology are entailed in this book. In the seven sections of this book from the Introduction to the many different stories of Power, heroes and war, all that you need to know about Mythology is described clearly in its powerful pages. The book consists of seven sections. The first describes the Greek gods, the second, Greek Myths. In the third section tells about the heroes of the Trojan War. The fourth section describes the Trojan war. The fifth, the families of Greek Mythology. Sixth, tells about several less-known stories and the seventh tells about Norse Mythology. It is very well read and great for those wanting to learn more about Mythology.

Hercules is my favorite hero. This is a brief overview of Hercules and his accomplishments. When Hercules was born to Alcmene, she named him Herakles. But in Roman, Herakles is pronounced Hercules, which is the name we use for Hercules to this day. Hercules in Greek mythology is a great figure of valor and muscle strength. Hercules bravery earned him a place among the gods. After he left the mortal world, he found a position on Mount Olympus, the gods' dwelling place.

My favorite god is Poseidon. The story I like best about the sea, or Poseidon, is that this blue-maned god once lay with a willing, serpent-haired goddess named Medusa on the floor of Athena's temple and, together, conceived the winged horse, Pegasus. Pegasus, like his sire, had "water-magic" and would use it to churn up the springs of inspiration from which the Muses drank. From those magical waters would come all the arts, which is to say, all that makes us truly human, empathic, creative, humorous, and wise. Mythically speaking then, all art comes from the wild, fluid sea-god and the passionate earth-serpent goddess, making love on the floor of the human mind.

Those are some of my favorite stories from this book. My recommendation is that if you love Greek and Norse Mythology then I suggest you read this book. It could be used even as a handbook for the ones who need to know which god or goddess rules what. It even has stories about the heroes and heroines from the ancient myths. This book is great and I would definitely recommend it to you if you like ancient myths.(less)

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Apr 23, 2010 PurplyCookie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, mythic-fiction, personal-faves, read-growing-up, short-stories

Edith Hamilton loved the ancient Western myths with an obvious passion--and this classic compendium is her tribute. Her "Mythology" tell the "Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" of classical mythology and this volume, first written in 1942, is now a timeless classic itself. This was the first book of mythology that I ever read and it is still the best. I still have that much worn, much loved paperback on my book shelves that later in life inspired me to read other myths of other times and places....more Edith Hamilton loved the ancient Western myths with an obvious passion--and this classic compendium is her tribute. Her "Mythology" tell the "Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" of classical mythology and this volume, first written in 1942, is now a timeless classic itself. This was the first book of mythology that I ever read and it is still the best. I still have that much worn, much loved paperback on my book shelves that later in life inspired me to read other myths of other times and places.

Hamilton begins the text with an essay giving an overview of what mythology is, and what the purpose of it was. "Through it can retrace the path from civilised man who lives so far from nature, to man who lived in close companionship with nature; and the real interest of the myths is that they lead us back to a time when the world was young and people had a connection with the earth, with trees and seas and flowers and hills, unlike anything we ourselves can feel."

When Hamilton retells the love story of Cupid and Psyche or the tragedy of Agamemnon and his children, she does so with a full sense of what it meant when first told by Apuleius or Aeschylus. These are not children's tales, but the heroic legends and religious beliefs of the ancient Greeks.

Another strength of the book is how she organizes the myths in her seven parts: (1) Covers the complete pantheon of deities, including the lesser gods of Olympus and Earth and the later Roman additions, as well as the earliest heroes. (2) Retells the various tales of love, between mortals and the gods or each other, along with the Quest for the Golden Fleece and other early heroic adventures. (3) Focuses specifically on the greatest heroes, Perseus, Theseus and Hercules, with Atalanta thrown in the mix. (4) Puts together Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid into a giant epic stretching from the Judgment of Paris to the founding of Roman, with the Odyssey and the tragedies of Euripides. (5) Tells about the great mythological families, namely the House of Atreus (Agamemnon), the Royal House of Thebes (Oedipus and Antigone), and the Royal House of Athens. (6) Covers all of the lesser myths, most notably Midas. (7) Goes off in a new direction, providing a very brief introduction to Norse mythology that seems woefully inadequate given the comprehensive compilation of classical mythology that precedes it. Her style is engaging and the structure of the book makes it very easy to keep track of such ridiculously branched family trees.

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Title Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
Author Edith Hamilton
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Aug 27, 2010 Meghan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a collection of mythological stories. At the beginning of each story Edith Hamilton gives the source. I liked these references so if I was inclined to go to the source I would know where to go. She also has helpful genealogy charts in the back to see how people and Gods are related to each other (Zeus is the father of many many demi-Gods). After reading his book I felt like I understood more of an overall picture to Greek mythology and what it consists of. Also it helped me appreciate th...more

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Jan 29, 2012 Nonna rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Yes. Seperti sinopsis yang tertera di kover belakang, membaca buku ini seperti membaca dongeng. Kamu dapat menciptakan imajinasi sendiri tentang sebuah dunia lebih dari ribuan tahun yang lalu; Yunani Kuno. Sebuah sejarah barat sebagai “pendamping” India di timur.

Bagi saya, Yunani adalah negeri yang ajaib. Dari mulai kisah 1001 dewa dengan segala dongengnya yang manis. Kemudian kisah penciptaan dunia dan manusia, mitos-mitos, serta ada pula tentang sejarah Yunani itu sendiri, seperti Perang Troy...more

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Sep 08, 2011 Rad Ryan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned

I feel my brain has boosted up. Edith Hamilton fed my brain with one of the most important pieces in literature. The mythology. Greek, Roman and Norse Mythology is in the book.
I read this book plainly because of our senior English class. Though our English teacher didn't say that we should read it. I felt that I should, for knowledge I guess. So now I'm advanced for the mean time.

Mythology became such a basis for daily life, stories, names and even the day itself. They had had been affected gre...more

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Jun 01, 2011 Atalanta rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I bought this in a used book store at the age of 15, anticipating a book about boring facts that I may fall asleep upon reading. When I opened it, however, I got engrossed in the world of mythology (I've always been a huge fan of mythology, but this increased my love of it) and I learned things that I've never known before. I thought of myself as an expert on it before, but now I know about more stories, more myths, more facts than I've ever known! I've read the whole thing twice, certain myths...more

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“Love, however, cannot be forbidden. The more that flame is covered up, the hotter it burns. Also love can always find a way. It was impossible that these two whose hearts were on fire should be kept apart. (Pyramus and Thisbe)” — 40 people liked it

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