Mythology Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton, Jim Tierney

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Mythology Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton, Jim Tierney

نویسندگان: ادیت همیلتون ، جیم تیرنی (Edith Hamilton, Jim Tierney)

Monsters, mortals, gods, and warriors: For over sixty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology.

From Odysseus’s adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin’s effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton’s classic collection not only retells these stories with brilliant clarity but shows us how the ancients saw their own place in the world and how their themes echo in our consciousness today.

An essential part of every home library, Mythology is the definitive volume for anyone who wants to know the key dramas, the primary characters, the triumphs, failures, fears, and hopes first narrated thousands of years ago-and still spellbinding to this day.

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?It’s hands down one of the prettiest books I own.? What remarkable tales of Greek Mythology and even a little section on Norse Mythology. Mythology is my guilty pleasure, and this was such a delight to read. The illustrations were brilliant, the explanations about the gods and heroes were easy to follow. And I loved how it was structured. I didn’t get the “boring textbook” feel at all. Stunning piece. Read: 19/04/2021 1st rating: 5 stars Cover: 4 stars Will I recommend: Without a doubt. Just Josie                                                                                              rated it: 5.0 from 5.0 

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, Edith Hamilton 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. And we recognize reference points for countless works of art, literature, and cultural inquiry–from Freud’s Oedipus complex to Wagner’s Ring Cycle of operas to Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra. Ahmad Sharabiani                                                                                  rated it: 4.0 from 5.0 

I remember reading this over and over when I was in high school, just for my own pleasure. Then I got to college, and took an actual mythology class, and the first thing the professor said was, “I hope you all haven’t been reading junk like Edith Hamilton.” What?! Well, most of his problem was with those bite-sized little rundowns of the myths, which is what I liked about it. It’s a nice survey of Greek mythology, an introduction, if you will. There are a few inaccuracies, and she barely mentions things like Hercules’ trials or the Voyage of the Argo, which are studied in much greater depth generally. The inaccuracies are some names that she’s gotten wrong, which may or may not be typos. My biggest complaint is that she doesn’t go much into the Norse mythology (my favorite), which would have been fine, except for her attitude in the intro that she doesn’t get into it more because it basically isn’t worth her time or anyone else’s. Jessica                                                                                                  rated it: 4.0 from 5.0