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The Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens

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Sep 26, 11

bookshelves: classics, non-fiction
Read from September 07 to 25, 2011

This was a very thorough examination of Greek and Roman mythology. Unlike Edith Hamilton's Mythology, Berens goes into much more detail. However, like I mentioned in my review of Hamilton's Mythology, the best way to get the full details is to read the sources.

I have the Kindle version of this, and I was greatly annoyed by the random question marks that peppered the pages. At first, I thought it was just for the ae dipthong, but then I noticed that the question mark showed up in place of the "r" in Phracians. So that was quite annoying. However, this is still an excellent overview of Greek and Roman mythology, and an extra plus goes to the pronunciation glossary at the end of the book.

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09/23/2011
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