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Mythology by Edith Hamilton
5.0
These stories are so familiar, so integrated in our life. But the source material is intimidating without some guidance. Where to start?
This book introduces you to the characters and the family histories along with the various authors and their works. You get a sense of what influenced each unique telling.
It is a starting point. Or as much as you ever need to know. Your call. But it condenses a fantastic amount of information into less than 500 pages. And while I'm sure it cuts some emotional corners, the death of Hector is still thrilling, the return of Odysseus still bittersweet; Philomela's weaving is still delightfully clever. I had to go elsewhere to learn how to pronounce a lot of the names, but otherwise it's all there.
This book introduces you to the characters and the family histories along with the various authors and their works. You get a sense of what influenced each unique telling.
It is a starting point. Or as much as you ever need to know. Your call. But it condenses a fantastic amount of information into less than 500 pages. And while I'm sure it cuts some emotional corners, the death of Hector is still thrilling, the return of Odysseus still bittersweet; Philomela's weaving is still delightfully clever. I had to go elsewhere to learn how to pronounce a lot of the names, but otherwise it's all there.