Greek Myth

by Rachel Storm

This is the latest in an inspiring series exploring the cultures, philosophies and religions of the world with bitesize information and beautiful illustrations. The fascinating characters and tales from Greek mythology have long intrigued us. From Zeus and Aphrodite to heroes such as Hercules and Achilles, learn about the Greeks' myths and beliefs in the context of their native landscape, the pantheon of deities worshipped, the core myths that fall into themes such as creation and quest, and how these coincide with other civilisations' mythology and inform our culture today.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mythology

384 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Andrew Ives · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thick little book at almost 400 pages, but as about half of them are occupied by pictures and the text is fairly sparse, this is not such a weighty read. Greek mythology features around 3000 characters, and this book tries to cover something about almost all of them in very little depth. As such, it reads in a haphazard, higgledy-piggledy kind of way, with occasional amusing detail, but generally in very broad strokes. The pictures (usually photos of statues or paintings) are often very decent, but unfortunately lacking in captions, while the text is rather well-written and immaculately proofread/printed. An appealing coffee table sort of book, for those who perhaps want to better understand imagery in artworks, but one that may be unsatisfyingly shallow for anyone remotely academic about this subject. 4/5

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great overview of Greek mythology, with a synopsis of some of the best-known stories, as well as some lesser-known myths. It also includes a brief history of ancient Greece, & a few lists of books, movies, & operas that are influenced by these tales.

Greek mythology is vast and can be overwhelming. While the book doesn't go into detail about many of the myths, it gives you a pretty good taste of the variety and richness of these ancient stories, coupled with beautiful photos of Greece & artworks depicting some of the most indelible stories.

This is great for anyone who loves classical mythology in general, or who, like me, hasn't read any of these stories since elementary school. It'll give you a new appreciation of antiquity as an adult.

[Kayla Cheadle]

it was not my favorite because I thought it was very long and casual but the book did help me better understand the greek gods and goddesses and what was the main idea of greek mythology. and my favorite greek goddess was Aphrodite I loved that she was the goddess of love and beauty.and the things that she went through

[Kezra Bridger · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very basic but good for someone who wants to get into mythological