About this title: This volume aims to bring 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. Readers are introduced to the Greek gods on Olympus and Norse gods in Valhalla and can follow the drama of the Trojan ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Signet Book
Date Published: 1953
ISBN-13:9780451628039ISBN:0451628039
Description: Savage, Steele. Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1953
ISBN-13:9780451625953ISBN:0451625951
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780451628039ISBN:0451628039
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1969-06-01
ISBN-13:9780451628039ISBN:0451628039
Description: Fair. Nice clean copy, heavy reading wear showing in creasing on cover. Has writing inside cover and some staining there, I ship immedialey. read more
"I never read this book in school, however I did have a section in the grade 5 reader, I believe it was, that dealt with the myths, and they captured my imagination so much that I needed to read more about them as an adult. This book was a great one to pick, as Hamilton writes in a reader-friendly manner, and doesn't drag the stories on and on. She also covers all the bases, from Greek to Roman myths, and even touches on some Norse myths. Very good, should you require a refresher course, or a beginner's guide to mythology, something that won't put you off."
"The first section is about the history behind the stories along with who each God was and their purpose and history and yadda, yadda. It bored me the first time I tried reading it years ago, but this time I bit the bullet and trudged through. Good came of that struggle, because now I am reading the actual stories and much enjoying.
Finally just shelved the thing after weeks of frustration and being completely turned off to reading. It wasn't the stories themselves that caused such a thing to happen but rather the writing being so blah. Nothing ever really happens, and then when it does you tend to miss it because your mind has, by then, wandered to something more interesting. Perhaps in twenty years or so I'll pick it up again."
"I read this in Middle School-- I was a huge nerd and I looooved (still love) mythology. Although, at this point in my development, I think it's a bit slanted to call this book 'Mythology' instead of 'Greek/Roman Mythology' because there are far more mythologies in the world than the slice of mythology this book covers. That said, Classical Greek and Roman mythology is still a passion for me and I found this book impossible to put down-- staying up all night to read and re-read many of the stories even on school days :)"
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