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Myths in Minutes
Myths are the greatest stories ever told. Passed down over millennia, the great myths are the templates for all our stories, with their eternal themes of creation and destruction, fate and cunning, heroism and cruelty, sensuality and war.
Retold here are nearly 200 myths--from Prometheus defying Zeus to create man, to the destruction of Troy; from the reign of the sun god Ra in Egypt to the one-eyed, raven-flanked Odin of the icy North; and from valiant battles against Frost Giants and Cyclopes, to the heroic quests for the Golden Fleece and the Holy Grail--all accompanied by commentaries on their origins, common themes, and meanings.
Compellingly written, concise, and with each myth illustrated with an iconic image, Myths in Minutes is the perfect way to understand and enjoy the world's great fables.
Retold here are nearly 200 myths--from Prometheus defying Zeus to create man, to the destruction of Troy; from the reign of the sun god Ra in Egypt to the one-eyed, raven-flanked Odin of the icy North; and from valiant battles against Frost Giants and Cyclopes, to the heroic quests for the Golden Fleece and the Holy Grail--all accompanied by commentaries on their origins, common themes, and meanings.
Compellingly written, concise, and with each myth illustrated with an iconic image, Myths in Minutes is the perfect way to understand and enjoy the world's great fables.
400 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2017
About the author
Neil Philip
121 books46 followersNeil Philip is a writer, folklorist and poet. He is married to the artist Emma Bradford, and lives in the Cotswolds, England. Neil loves words, poetry, and the art of storytelling in all its forms. Among his many books are A Fine Anger, Victorian Village Life, The Cinderella Story, The Penguin Book of English Folktales, Mythology (with Philip Wilkinson), The Great Mystery, War and the Pity of War, The New Oxford Book of Childrens Verse, The Tale of Sir Gawain, Horse Hooves & Chicken Feet, and The Adventures of Odysseus. Neil has contributed to numerous journals, including The Times, and Signal: Approaches to Childrens Books, and has also written for stage, screen, and radio. His work has won numerous awards and honours, including the Aesop Award of the American Folklore Society and the Literary Criticism Book Award of the Childrens Literature Association. Outside of the storied world, Neil is passionate about cats, art, music, France, food & wine, and friendship.
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May 23, 2020
#72 of 2020
May 24, 2023
Özetin de özeti bir kitap. Öyle ki bazen cümleler arasındaki bağlantıyı bulamıyorsunuz, kısa olsun diye uğraşıldığı için çok fazla detay uçup gitmiş, bu da anlatılmak istenen bilgiyi verememiş. Yine de vakit geçirmek ve mitolojiye girişin öncesinde hafif bir temel oluşturmak için eğlenceli bir kitap olmuş.
June 22, 2022
Dakikalar İçinde serisi tazecik bir seri desek yanlış olmaz. Bir kitapçıda yeni çıkanlar rafında gördüğümde vurulmuştum ve hemen siparişimi vermiştim ✨ Ben mitoloji hayranı olduğum için mitolojisini aldım ama din, psikoloji, antik dünya, büyük fikirler, felsefe, ekonomi gibi bir çok çeşidi daha var 🙌🏻
Kitap “mitoloji nedir?” girişi ile başlayıp “karşılaştırmalı mitoloji” denilen bahsi geçen mitolojilerin ortak öğeleri olan ölüm, tufan gibi konuları genel olarak karşılaştıran bir bölümle sona eriyor. Resmen bir eliniz kadar olan bu eser tam tamına 14 farklı mitolojiye değiniyor. Mısır, Güney Amerika, Kelt, Okyanusya, Hindistan ve daha nicesi.. Bir sayfa efsane-bir sayfa fotoğraf şeklinde her miti kısaca anlatıyor.
#kitapyorumum
Kitap ne kadar kısaca anlatsa da asla sade ve basit bir anlatım beklemeyin. Binlerce yıldır varolan efsaneleri bir sayfada anlatılmasını beklemek hayal perestliği bile aşarmış, ben kendi hayallerimle yıkıldım mesela 🥲 Çünkü mitler çok ağır, yüzeyel, anlaşılması zor aktarılmış bence. Hepsi hakkında bilgi alalım derken ne okuduğunuzu anlamadan kitabı kapatabilirsiniz. Yunan mitolojisi severi olarak Yunan kısmında bile kimi yerlerde zorlandığım oldu. Hatta bazı mitolojileri okuyamadım bile anlayamadığım için 🙊
Her mitolojiyi ele alması kitabı kapsamlı bir eser yapmış. Eğer mitoloji hakkında bilginiz varsa sırf koleksiyon için alınabilir. Ya da araştırıyorum açar bakarım diyorsanız.. Ama mitoloji başlangıcı için uygun bir eser olacağını düşünmüyorum, acı söz 🙈
Kitaplarla ve sevgiyle kalın,
Betül 💖
Kitap “mitoloji nedir?” girişi ile başlayıp “karşılaştırmalı mitoloji” denilen bahsi geçen mitolojilerin ortak öğeleri olan ölüm, tufan gibi konuları genel olarak karşılaştıran bir bölümle sona eriyor. Resmen bir eliniz kadar olan bu eser tam tamına 14 farklı mitolojiye değiniyor. Mısır, Güney Amerika, Kelt, Okyanusya, Hindistan ve daha nicesi.. Bir sayfa efsane-bir sayfa fotoğraf şeklinde her miti kısaca anlatıyor.
#kitapyorumum
Kitap ne kadar kısaca anlatsa da asla sade ve basit bir anlatım beklemeyin. Binlerce yıldır varolan efsaneleri bir sayfada anlatılmasını beklemek hayal perestliği bile aşarmış, ben kendi hayallerimle yıkıldım mesela 🥲 Çünkü mitler çok ağır, yüzeyel, anlaşılması zor aktarılmış bence. Hepsi hakkında bilgi alalım derken ne okuduğunuzu anlamadan kitabı kapatabilirsiniz. Yunan mitolojisi severi olarak Yunan kısmında bile kimi yerlerde zorlandığım oldu. Hatta bazı mitolojileri okuyamadım bile anlayamadığım için 🙊
Her mitolojiyi ele alması kitabı kapsamlı bir eser yapmış. Eğer mitoloji hakkında bilginiz varsa sırf koleksiyon için alınabilir. Ya da araştırıyorum açar bakarım diyorsanız.. Ama mitoloji başlangıcı için uygun bir eser olacağını düşünmüyorum, acı söz 🙈
Kitaplarla ve sevgiyle kalın,
Betül 💖
August 17, 2024
Still reading this while I do the review since it is so hard to tackle the computer with my little cat.
For the actual book pages, the reader basically just needs to cut the number of pages in half since half of the book are illustrations whether artwork replicas of some sort or black-and-white photographs thus taking all color out of the book. Readers who are into art will recognize some of these pieces, which may or may not have captions providing the reader with a bit more information.
The book does include in the back a list of Key Source Texts, which is basically a listing of any old text that includes the information such as The Book of the Dead, the Epic of Gilgamesh and also the Popul Vah just to pick out a few names. This list provides a date for the time of the source as well as a small blurb providing the reader with just a bit more information.
For the rest of the book, although divided into various regional areas for the stories, they aren't clearly delineated that you can just open it instead of looking at the Table of Contents. What the book does that I do like is that after providing the reader with some of the more commonly accepted mythoi they do then provide a few pages to some of the minority groups.
The rest of the stories are basic mythic stories and people that are everyday fare so if you are into the subject there won't be as much new learning as one may hope for. And although the book doesn't tackle the Judeo-Christian-Muslim beliefs, they do put more emphasis on Ancient Greek mythoi itself. And I would have also moved the chapter on comparative mythoi to be the first chapter instead of the last.
But the main reason why I am going with one star even while still reading the book is that the author cannot choose who to put in charge of the sun - Apollo or Helios although the right answer would be the latter. Some of the creational characters such as Nyx aren't even provided their names but just what they were meant to portray and then the fact that they slipped while mentioning that Leto had the twins Aphrodite and Apollo... um, Neal you do know this is common-base information all over the web so that mistake shouldn't have slipped past.
And if this is the type of work they have for Ancient Greek, which is the most well-known of any mythoi system out there, than what is to hold the rest of the lesser-known information to a higher standard than it?
For the actual book pages, the reader basically just needs to cut the number of pages in half since half of the book are illustrations whether artwork replicas of some sort or black-and-white photographs thus taking all color out of the book. Readers who are into art will recognize some of these pieces, which may or may not have captions providing the reader with a bit more information.
The book does include in the back a list of Key Source Texts, which is basically a listing of any old text that includes the information such as The Book of the Dead, the Epic of Gilgamesh and also the Popul Vah just to pick out a few names. This list provides a date for the time of the source as well as a small blurb providing the reader with just a bit more information.
For the rest of the book, although divided into various regional areas for the stories, they aren't clearly delineated that you can just open it instead of looking at the Table of Contents. What the book does that I do like is that after providing the reader with some of the more commonly accepted mythoi they do then provide a few pages to some of the minority groups.
The rest of the stories are basic mythic stories and people that are everyday fare so if you are into the subject there won't be as much new learning as one may hope for. And although the book doesn't tackle the Judeo-Christian-Muslim beliefs, they do put more emphasis on Ancient Greek mythoi itself. And I would have also moved the chapter on comparative mythoi to be the first chapter instead of the last.
But the main reason why I am going with one star even while still reading the book is that the author cannot choose who to put in charge of the sun - Apollo or Helios although the right answer would be the latter. Some of the creational characters such as Nyx aren't even provided their names but just what they were meant to portray and then the fact that they slipped while mentioning that Leto had the twins Aphrodite and Apollo... um, Neal you do know this is common-base information all over the web so that mistake shouldn't have slipped past.
And if this is the type of work they have for Ancient Greek, which is the most well-known of any mythoi system out there, than what is to hold the rest of the lesser-known information to a higher standard than it?
October 6, 2020
Excellent pour défricher des mythes de cultures du monde entier et nous donner envie d'aller plus loin dans les découvertes
September 6, 2023
3.5 rounded down
A good reading experience but it was very long and I think too much was added to call it "myths in minutes".
A good reading experience but it was very long and I think too much was added to call it "myths in minutes".
October 24, 2025
Kisa tutalim derken sıkıcı ve akmayan bir metin ortaya cikmis, begenmedim, yinede Misir, Yunan,Roma, Iskandinav mitlerini tek kitapta toplanmis olarak bulmak avantaji var.
February 1, 2018
This is a fantastic little edition of myths which collect tales and stories from a wide variety of societies and cultures including the traditional Greek, Norse and Egyptian but also providing more uncommon myths such as African, Oceanic and Hindu epics.
They are well presented (including accompanying art) and easy to understand for new readers while they are still enthralling for those of us more aquainted with mythology. There was a really interesting section on mythology and comparative mythology!
a great read overall!
They are well presented (including accompanying art) and easy to understand for new readers while they are still enthralling for those of us more aquainted with mythology. There was a really interesting section on mythology and comparative mythology!
a great read overall!
March 5, 2018
Interesting concept, easily read and informative, would be great as a gift or to sit on your bedside table for those historically-inclined.
September 20, 2026
The myths are very nicely written and clearly presented. My favorites are the Egyptian, Greek, and Scandinavian myths.
In the myths of Ancient Egypt, I particularly enjoyed the story of the Field of Reeds and the journey of the dead. The heart of the deceased is weighed against the feather of Ma’at, while Anubis checks the balance. If the heart is heavy with wrongdoing, it is devoured by the monster Ammit. If the deceased passes the test, they are brought before the judges of the underworld, who judge each person according to their deeds.
Ra’s nightly journey is also fascinating. Each evening, Nut, the sky goddess, swallows the sun, and each morning she gives birth to it again. Before dawn, Apophis, the monstrous serpent and enemy of Ra, attacks him. If Apophis were ever to defeat Ra, the sun would fail to rise, making their nightly struggle essential to the continuation of the world.
The myths of Ancient Greece are particularly creative and are filled with recurring themes of power, fate, and fathers fearing that they will be overthrown by their sons. Gaia, the Earth, mates with Ouranos, the Sky, who imprisons their children within Gaia. Ouranos is later castrated and overthrown by his son Kronos. Kronos then repeats his father’s fear of being overthrown and swallows his own children with Rhea. Zeus alone escapes this fate. He eventually frees his siblings, defeats Kronos and the Titans, becomes ruler of the Olympian gods, and marries his sister Hera.
The myths surrounding the origins of the human race are also interesting. The first was the Golden Race, peaceful and wise, which eventually died out. It was followed by the Silver Race, whose members were foolish and violent and were ultimately destroyed by Zeus. Later came the Bronze Race fashioned by Prometheus from clay and breathed lufe into by Athena. Zeus sends a flood and destroys them only for Deukalion, Pyrrha and Pandora to survive. Pandora then opens the forbidden jar and unleashes all the ills of the world.
The myths I found most intriguing are those of Prometheus, Heracles, Perseus, and Oedipus. Prometheus suffers endless punishment at the hands of Zeus, while Heracles is forced to complete his twelve seemingly impossible labors before eventually being granted immortality and joining the gods on Olympus. Perseus succeeds in killing Medusa and taking her head.
Oedipus’s story is perhaps the most tragic because every attempt to escape the prophecy ultimately helps fulfill it. An oracle foretells that Oedipus will kill his father, Laius, King of Thebes, and marry his mother, Jocasta. His parents therefore abandon him, but he survives and is raised by the King and Queen of Corinth. When Oedipus later hears the prophecy himself, he leaves Corinth because he believes they are his biological parents and wants to protect them. On his journey, he encounters and kills a stranger at a crossroads, unaware that the man is his real father, Laius. Oedipus later solves the Sphinx’s riddle, saves Thebes, and is rewarded with the throne and marriage to the widowed queen, Jocasta—his own mother. When the truth is finally revealed, Jocasta kills herself, while Oedipus blinds himself and ultimately becomes an outcast, wandering away from Thebes.
In the myths of Ancient Egypt, I particularly enjoyed the story of the Field of Reeds and the journey of the dead. The heart of the deceased is weighed against the feather of Ma’at, while Anubis checks the balance. If the heart is heavy with wrongdoing, it is devoured by the monster Ammit. If the deceased passes the test, they are brought before the judges of the underworld, who judge each person according to their deeds.
Ra’s nightly journey is also fascinating. Each evening, Nut, the sky goddess, swallows the sun, and each morning she gives birth to it again. Before dawn, Apophis, the monstrous serpent and enemy of Ra, attacks him. If Apophis were ever to defeat Ra, the sun would fail to rise, making their nightly struggle essential to the continuation of the world.
The myths of Ancient Greece are particularly creative and are filled with recurring themes of power, fate, and fathers fearing that they will be overthrown by their sons. Gaia, the Earth, mates with Ouranos, the Sky, who imprisons their children within Gaia. Ouranos is later castrated and overthrown by his son Kronos. Kronos then repeats his father’s fear of being overthrown and swallows his own children with Rhea. Zeus alone escapes this fate. He eventually frees his siblings, defeats Kronos and the Titans, becomes ruler of the Olympian gods, and marries his sister Hera.
The myths surrounding the origins of the human race are also interesting. The first was the Golden Race, peaceful and wise, which eventually died out. It was followed by the Silver Race, whose members were foolish and violent and were ultimately destroyed by Zeus. Later came the Bronze Race fashioned by Prometheus from clay and breathed lufe into by Athena. Zeus sends a flood and destroys them only for Deukalion, Pyrrha and Pandora to survive. Pandora then opens the forbidden jar and unleashes all the ills of the world.
The myths I found most intriguing are those of Prometheus, Heracles, Perseus, and Oedipus. Prometheus suffers endless punishment at the hands of Zeus, while Heracles is forced to complete his twelve seemingly impossible labors before eventually being granted immortality and joining the gods on Olympus. Perseus succeeds in killing Medusa and taking her head.
Oedipus’s story is perhaps the most tragic because every attempt to escape the prophecy ultimately helps fulfill it. An oracle foretells that Oedipus will kill his father, Laius, King of Thebes, and marry his mother, Jocasta. His parents therefore abandon him, but he survives and is raised by the King and Queen of Corinth. When Oedipus later hears the prophecy himself, he leaves Corinth because he believes they are his biological parents and wants to protect them. On his journey, he encounters and kills a stranger at a crossroads, unaware that the man is his real father, Laius. Oedipus later solves the Sphinx’s riddle, saves Thebes, and is rewarded with the throne and marriage to the widowed queen, Jocasta—his own mother. When the truth is finally revealed, Jocasta kills herself, while Oedipus blinds himself and ultimately becomes an outcast, wandering away from Thebes.
June 29, 2025
‘Myths in Minutes’ gives a large, inclusive summary of myths worldwide. The myths themselves are told very superficially, but that’s understandable as it’s more of an overview rather than an in-depth retelling. However, it’s shortened to the point of taking away the ‘story’ aspect. It made them quite boring and ultimately forgettable.
That said, the artwork and photo’s accompanying each myth adds a nice touch. I also appreciated that the book begins with a short explanation of what mythology entails. The chapter on comparative mythology at the end was interesting, though again very limited. It also lacked an introduction to what comparative mythology was, which would be helpful for those with no prior knowledge.
The book is organized by geography, but aside from the table of contents there is no clear indication of chapters. Visually there is no differentiation between chapter titles or subtitles, which made it difficult at times to tell when you’d moved on to a new mythology. The only clue is a small note by the page number.
As expected (given its popularity), the chapter on Greek mythology is the most extensive. However, I did notice an error: the author mentions Aphrodite and Apollo as the twins of Leto and Zeus, when it should be Artemis and Apollo. It’s a minor mistake, but considering these are some of the best-known gods, it made me question the accuracy of other myths I wasn’t already familiar with.
I read this book like any other, which ended up being a little overwhelming, as there are so many names and stories with minimal context. I’d recommend treating this more like a trivia calendar, maybe read a myth or two per day. That way, you can enjoy it in small pieces and maybe take the time to look up more information independently.
That said, the artwork and photo’s accompanying each myth adds a nice touch. I also appreciated that the book begins with a short explanation of what mythology entails. The chapter on comparative mythology at the end was interesting, though again very limited. It also lacked an introduction to what comparative mythology was, which would be helpful for those with no prior knowledge.
The book is organized by geography, but aside from the table of contents there is no clear indication of chapters. Visually there is no differentiation between chapter titles or subtitles, which made it difficult at times to tell when you’d moved on to a new mythology. The only clue is a small note by the page number.
As expected (given its popularity), the chapter on Greek mythology is the most extensive. However, I did notice an error: the author mentions Aphrodite and Apollo as the twins of Leto and Zeus, when it should be Artemis and Apollo. It’s a minor mistake, but considering these are some of the best-known gods, it made me question the accuracy of other myths I wasn’t already familiar with.
I read this book like any other, which ended up being a little overwhelming, as there are so many names and stories with minimal context. I’d recommend treating this more like a trivia calendar, maybe read a myth or two per day. That way, you can enjoy it in small pieces and maybe take the time to look up more information independently.
August 22, 2026
I have always enjoyed mythology and this was a nice way to get a flavour of myths from different parts of the world: Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Indian, Chinese, African, American and several others.
Each myth gets barely a page, so this is not a book for detailed narratives of individual stories. It is more of an introduction, giving a quick sense of the myths, characters and ideas from different cultures. I liked it for exactly that reason.
What I found particularly interesting was how many common threads seem to run through myths from cultures separated by geography and time. Creation, floods, sacrifice, the afterlife, gods meddling in human affairs …even some elements of
specific stories. They keep appearing in various different yet familiar forms.
And I have to say …our gods weren’t even remotely boring …they did some crazy stuff !!!
An easy and enjoyable read, particularly if mythology interests you.
Each myth gets barely a page, so this is not a book for detailed narratives of individual stories. It is more of an introduction, giving a quick sense of the myths, characters and ideas from different cultures. I liked it for exactly that reason.
What I found particularly interesting was how many common threads seem to run through myths from cultures separated by geography and time. Creation, floods, sacrifice, the afterlife, gods meddling in human affairs …even some elements of
specific stories. They keep appearing in various different yet familiar forms.
And I have to say …our gods weren’t even remotely boring …they did some crazy stuff !!!
An easy and enjoyable read, particularly if mythology interests you.
February 17, 2025
For anyone who knows some mythology the way this book deals with them is too superficial. And for anyone who doesn’t, this book is … too superficial. This extremely short form way of telling them makes the stories very uninteresting, since everything but the gist of tales has been stripped from them. So they are not a nice read. And because the stories have been boiled down to their bare bones they offer nothing new to a reader with some mythological knowledge. The book simply offers a lot of stories, is ok to skim through (which I started doing after a hundred pages or so), might be useful to look up the occasional story, but is quite unattractive to pick up, not in the last place because the bland black and white pictures.
I can find nothing factually wrong with it (as far as I can tell, which is quite far): there are no silly mistakes, no wrong information). It’s just … useless.
I can find nothing factually wrong with it (as far as I can tell, which is quite far): there are no silly mistakes, no wrong information). It’s just … useless.
September 15, 2025
Birkaç kere okunması gereken bir kitap. Azteklerde yaratılış kısmında "Tlaltecuhtli'in insanların kalbini yemek istediği için çıkardığı sesler geceleri hâlâ duyulabilir." Bu nasıl bir metin ben neden duymuyorum mitolojide böyle birşey var mı yazar trol mü geçiyor anlamadım. Aztek tanrısı Tezcatlipoca'yı ilk gördüğümda robot Titan sandım. Kitapta Türk, Moğol, Pers mitolojisi gibi diğer mitolojilerde olsaymış iyi olurmuş. Okyanusya kıtasını bile dolu dolu anlatırken kocaman Asya kıtasını Çin hariç boş bırakması olmamış. Kitabın resimler ile desteklenmesi güzel olmuş. Mitolojiler arasından en çok Antik Yunan, Babil ve İskandinavya mitolojisini sevdim. Neredeyse tüm mitolojilerde Tufan olayından bahsetmiş oldukça ilginç.
December 9, 2021
I liked the book and it was nice to have some refreshers of the myths that I knew. However, the myths that I didn’t know definitely needed more context. I don’t think you could know nothing about mythology and then just pick this book up. I do think it is a cool book though and I did learn more than I had already know but a lot of this stuff won’t stick in my brain because I didn’t have the right mindset/context to take in the information.
I absolutely loved all the pictures though! That was definitely the greatest part of the book, they were so pretty and cool to look at!
I absolutely loved all the pictures though! That was definitely the greatest part of the book, they were so pretty and cool to look at!
April 2, 2020
I was so excited when I saw this on my fave thrift bookstore and happy to own another book about mythology even though it's a bit pricey.
But I was disappointed with the very limited information of every myth that are included in this book. The format was not engaging and it's so easy to forget the characters because there's not enough build up for me to be interested. Thought of giving it a lower rate if not for the lush illustrations in every page.
But I was disappointed with the very limited information of every myth that are included in this book. The format was not engaging and it's so easy to forget the characters because there's not enough build up for me to be interested. Thought of giving it a lower rate if not for the lush illustrations in every page.
May 4, 2025
Kutsal alıntı olarak bilinen mitolojilerin tarihsel sürecini anlatan geniş yelpazeye kısa kısa değinen bir eser. Alt başlıklar olarak verilen mitler:
Antik Mısır Mitleri
Mezopotamya Mitleri
Antik Yunan Mitleri
Antik Roma Mitleri
Kelt Mitleri
İskandinavya Mitleri
Kuzey, Orta ve Güney Amerika Mitleri
Afrika Mitleri
Okyanusya Mitleri
Çin Mitleri
Japonya Mitleri
Hindistan Mitleri
Dinler Mitolojilerin sistemleştirilmiş halleri olduğundan ortak hikayeleri mevcut. Örneğin ''Büyük Tufan'' gibi. Büyük Tufan;
Mezopotamya Mitleri (64)
Kuzey Amerika Mitleri (242)
Meksika ve Orta Amerika Mitleri (260)
Hindistan Mitleri (378)
Ya da insanların kilden (toprak, çamur) yaratılması gibi.
Çok fazla hikaye olduğundan daha da detaylandırılması bu seriyi aşardı. Oyunlarda ve filmlerde gördüğümüz kahramanların mitolojik yönlerinin kısa anlatımında vakit geçirilebilecek bir kitap.
Antik Mısır Mitleri
Mezopotamya Mitleri
Antik Yunan Mitleri
Antik Roma Mitleri
Kelt Mitleri
İskandinavya Mitleri
Kuzey, Orta ve Güney Amerika Mitleri
Afrika Mitleri
Okyanusya Mitleri
Çin Mitleri
Japonya Mitleri
Hindistan Mitleri
Dinler Mitolojilerin sistemleştirilmiş halleri olduğundan ortak hikayeleri mevcut. Örneğin ''Büyük Tufan'' gibi. Büyük Tufan;
Mezopotamya Mitleri (64)
Kuzey Amerika Mitleri (242)
Meksika ve Orta Amerika Mitleri (260)
Hindistan Mitleri (378)
Ya da insanların kilden (toprak, çamur) yaratılması gibi.
Çok fazla hikaye olduğundan daha da detaylandırılması bu seriyi aşardı. Oyunlarda ve filmlerde gördüğümüz kahramanların mitolojik yönlerinin kısa anlatımında vakit geçirilebilecek bir kitap.
April 27, 2023
yani başlangıç için iyi ama çok az detaylandırılmış, hangi mitolojiye ilginiz olduğunu anlamanız için okuyabilirsiniz.
May 13, 2023
Çok farklı mitolojik olayları barındırıyor kitap.Çok detay verilmeden kısaca anlatılmış.Ben mitoloji ile çok ilgilenmediğim için yeterli oldu.
September 1, 2024
kelt mitlerine (sayfa 160) kadar bilindik şeylerden bahsediyor; gerisini sevdim ama.
January 19, 2026
"Dəqiqələr içində mif" desə də, 2 ilə ancaq oxuyub bitirə bildim...😅 Ən çox kelt və Cənubi Amerika mifləri maraqlı gəldi. 👌💯
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June 30, 2026Short and sweet. Great stories in it!
October 1, 2025
Bad translation...
January 13, 2020
As a child I was obsessed with mythology, and that carried on into my teenager years. I still actually really enjoy learning about new myths and I can rattle off a good portion of Greek and Egyptian gods. I aim on reading as much as I can about Norse mythology (eventually…I have a few books I can read in my possession already). But what this book did for me and my interest in mythology is reignite it as an adult.
This book is tiny and fits in the palm of your hand, but don’t be fooled – it’s a sizeable book. Myth in Minutes really does what it claims in the title – the aim of the book is to give you a two minute read on each page about different myths from around the world, centring on different parts of the world. It goes through every continent and every major mythological ecosystem from that continent, but also introduces other minor stories that most people might not have heard of before. I know that I didn’t know as much about African and Asian mythology before I read this book.
One of the best parts about this book are the beautiful photographs that accompany each page of the book. Some pottery art, wall inscriptions, paintings, this book has it all to help you imagine and contextualize the stories that it tells you.
Honestly, I don’t have much else to say about this book, but I do highly recommend it if you’re interested in learning about myths from all over the world. It’s a quick read and also makes a brilliant coffee table book that you can have in your home or in your office if you have one of those fancy waiting rooms.
This book is tiny and fits in the palm of your hand, but don’t be fooled – it’s a sizeable book. Myth in Minutes really does what it claims in the title – the aim of the book is to give you a two minute read on each page about different myths from around the world, centring on different parts of the world. It goes through every continent and every major mythological ecosystem from that continent, but also introduces other minor stories that most people might not have heard of before. I know that I didn’t know as much about African and Asian mythology before I read this book.
One of the best parts about this book are the beautiful photographs that accompany each page of the book. Some pottery art, wall inscriptions, paintings, this book has it all to help you imagine and contextualize the stories that it tells you.
Honestly, I don’t have much else to say about this book, but I do highly recommend it if you’re interested in learning about myths from all over the world. It’s a quick read and also makes a brilliant coffee table book that you can have in your home or in your office if you have one of those fancy waiting rooms.
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March 26, 2018
This is cool if you just want the briefest overview of lots of different mythologies. But honestly, I would have been pretty confused a lot of the time if I didn't already know some of the stories. It's like the author would add in a random fact in the middle of a sentence, and it just didn't fit.. or made the sentence more confusing.
But overall, interesting.
But overall, interesting.
April 24, 2019
This is a wonderful quick reference book. It provides only the briefest entry for different characters, events, and stories. If you are looking for more specific details about a mythical character this book is not for you.
October 3, 2021
This isn't a storybook. More like a concise encyclopedia of myths and should be treated as such. With that out of the way, there's a wealth of myths from all over the world in bite-sized segments in this book.
November 24, 2021
I generally love this series, but when you have a myth, a story, with 5 different participants and 5 different things happening to all of them, one small page is not even remotely enough. Mythology just doesn't seem to be a suitable topic for the "In-Minutes" concept.
January 20, 2019
Does it what it says on the tin. Best parts are the segments on non-European mythology.
August 10, 2019
Just about enough myths to get you going!
A great, brief introduction to mythologies around the world and the perfect guide to gods and goddesses.
A great, brief introduction to mythologies around the world and the perfect guide to gods and goddesses.
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