Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook

From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology

By: Liv Albert

Narrated by: Liv Albert

Finally sort out who’s who in Greek mythology—from gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everyone in between!

Greek mythology continues to appear in popular movies and books today but have you ever wondered about where these characters started out? Discover the origins of your favorite characters from Greek mythology with this collection of profiles to tell you who’s who in classical lore!

In Greek Mythology, you will discover the backstories of the heroes, villains, gods, and goddesses that enjoy popularity in today’s shows and films. With comprehensive entries that outline each character’s name, roles, related symbols, and foundational myths, you can get to know the roots of these personas and better understand the stories they inspire today. With this character-focused, handy reference, you will never be confused about Ancient Greece!

The commentary was nice

I liked the commentary on this and the way it was read. It was engaging.

Great Refresher or Introduction to Greek Mythology

I love Liv, her storytelling is fantastic! I love her podcast so I knew this was gonna be amazing.

Good general overview

If you want to know the basics of Greek Mythology this book is a great start.

Amazing

I already love liv’s podcast. I knew this book would be awesome. I loved it

a nice, short version of many Greek myths

this book is great for people who want the spark notes version of Greek characters in mythology and their myths. great story telling.

Disappointing

There’s some good basic info here but the narration sounds like an AI drone and it’s very grating on the ears. I wonder what it would have been like in the hands of a voiceover professional. The authors spin really focuses on the misogyny of the Greek gods. She is intent, for example, on saying that Theseus totally used Ariadne for her help getting out of the labyrinth and sex and then deserted her. But she leaves out that Theseus was threatened by Dionysus to leave her or he would kill his whole ship. Much of the book is “see how bad these men were?” And “why aren’t there more women heros”.

Trash

Get better Greek mythology on wiki. It’s like a white woman giving the briefest stories mostly revolved around how bad men are. Absolute trash.