We discover the origins of the names of the constellations. We hear the tales of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cupid and Psyche, and mighty King Midas. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 0451627024 Book Cover. Edith Hamiltons Mythology is like a huge study guide itself, as it overviews the principle Greek and Roman myths and briefly delves into Norse mythology.
We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. Hamilton was sixty-two when her first book, The Greek Way, was published in 1930 and is considered by some as her most honored work. The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes.Įdith 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. Mythology by Edith Hamilton (1942) Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company, in 1942, Edith Hamilton’s Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial best-seller in its various available formats.
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