Mythology

De: Edith Hamilton

Narrado por: Suzanne Toren

Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends—perfect for curious readers and academics alike.

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 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 for art, literature and culture inquiry-from Freud's Oedipus complex to Wagner's Ring Cycle of operas to Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra

Both a reference text for scholars of all ages and a book to simply enjoy, Mythology is a classic not to be missed.

Mythology in plain English

A great primer on Greek and Roman mythology. Explained and told in plain English. It covers the poems and plays. A good introduction and review. The narrator does a superb job.

Splendid!

I loved every second of this book! Easy to understand, quite informative, entertaining and the Narrator performed wonderfully!

Good way to catch up on Greek mythology

This is simply a reading of various brief stories from Greek mythology, with some commentary in between on the stories and about the different authors and their styles. It's not as engaging as modern fiction, of course, but isn't bad. If you want a sort of Cliff's notes for a wide variety of Greek mythology, this isn't a bad way to go. It did seem rather out of place to randomly throw in an extremely brief segment of Norse mythology at the very end. That shoul have been omitted.

A Classic♡ Must own

I have owned this book on my shelf for a long time. Then one of my college book requirements just happened to be this one as well. *YAY ^^ I decided to audible aswell, so I can listen while doing chores, draw n such to refresh my memory. But, honestly I love this book. All these stories are truly classic. If you are into mythology especially leaning towards the Greek, this is a must.
I'm grateful to my dad who gave me this book first^^

Very entertaining as well as educational!

I just wish she talked about more myths and was more in-depth. I felt like she would often skip past major details, but overall, it was amazing, and I plan to read it again and again!