Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition - Softcover

Hamilton, Edith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316341517 ISBN 13: 9780316341516

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2000

Synopsis

Edith Hamilton's MYTHOLOGY succeeds like no other book on 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.

Praised throughout the world for its authority and lucidity, MYTHOLOGY is Edith Hamilton's masterpiece - the standard by which all other books on mythology are measured.

About this title

Review:

One of the great teachers and scholars of our time (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

No one in modern times has shown us more vividly than Edith Hamilton 'the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome (NEW YORK TIMES)

Book Description:

Classic tales of gods and heroes from Greek, Roman and Norse mythology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0316341517
• ISBN 13: 9780316341516
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512