Barnes & NobleMythology - Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition by Edith Hamilton

If you like the subject, you'll enjoy.

Mythology (Large Print Edition) by Edith Hamilton - Illustrated by Steele Savage "Greek mythology is largely made of stories about gods and goddesses, but it must not be read as kind of Greek Bible, an account if Greek religion. According to the most mother idea, a real myth has nothing to do with religion. It is an explanation of something in nature; how, for instance, any and everything in the universe came into existence: men, animals, this or that tree or flower, the sun, the moon, the stars, storms, eruptions, earthquakes, all that is and all that happens." p. 12 Edith Hamilton's Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture--the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. We meet the Greek gods on Olympus and Norse gods in Valhalla. We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. We hear the tales of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cupid and Psyche, and mighty King Midas. We discover the origins of the names of the constellations. The book contains an introduction and 7 sections: 1. Greek gods of Olympus and the Greek creation myths 2. Greek and Roman myths involving love and adventure, including the tales of Eros and Psyche and 3. Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece 4. Heroes before the Trojan War, such as Perseus, Theseus, Heracles and Atalanta 5. Trojan War and its heroes, including Odysseus, Aeneas and Achilles 6. Significant families in Greek mythology: the house of Atreus, the royal house of Thebes, and the royal house of Athens 7. Lesser-known stories from Greek and Roman mythology 8.Tales from Norse myths involving deities such as Odin, Thor and Loki The book contains beautiful illustrations by Steele Savage It's an interesting read. If you care about the subject you'll enjoy it.