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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 bestseller in its various available formats: hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback, and e-book. Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths and legends that are the keystone of Western culture - the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present.
A collection of Greek and Roman myths from various classical sources arranged in section on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, and lesser myths. Includes a brief section on Norse mythology.
Anonymous
Posted June 16, 2005
I first read Edith Hamilton in 8th grade, because I needed a general overview of a lot of mythology. Though I didn't know it at the time, Hamilton's stories are rather general; they don't include a lot of important character names and events. In that sense she's a bit like Bulfinch. It's good for someone new to mythology but anyone looking for something more comprehensive should look into Robert Graves.
13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.How come everyone is giving it one star? I was in 6th grade when I bought/read this, and this told me all I wanted to know about mythologly. Sure, the names got me confused, but it was a good read.
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted July 31, 2012
I had to read this book for english and it is poorly written. Edith Hamilton has no idea how to use fun or interesting grammer. This book is one the most boring books i have ever read. I actually enjoyed mythology and she has made me hate it. It is no longer interesting to me.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 5, 2008
For a second i thought reading was fun, except for this book. I was so bored i barely understood it. if u hav 2 read this, just go to sparknotes, it'll save u from extreme boredom, that a fact
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Posted December 10, 2012
Whoa dead rp
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Posted November 29, 2012
I'm in academic superbowl at school, our topic being Greek mythology. This book helps me to study, and I recommend it.
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Posted October 16, 2012
I wish I could know more about Greek mythology. I have the actual book. Did you know that Zues' father, Cronos, swollowed all of his siblings whole becuase he heard that they would be a thret to the crown. The mother of Zues tricked Cronos by hiding Zues as a baby in a cave on Mount Olypus. Instead of giving Cronos Zues she gave him a large rock wrapped in a blanket. He swollowed it qhole without noticing. When Zues grew up he gave Cronos something to make him puke up his brothers and sisters. First the rock and than the rest came up. (Thats got to hurt) He loved to have sex so he married and heard that she would become a thret so he did just what his father did, swollowed her whole. Then he married his sister. She groiped with the rest of the brothers and sisters and chained Zues when he was asleep. The thousand-handers helped him, as like with the war against his father.
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Posted July 20, 2012
Had to read this for school it was okay
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Posted November 30, 2011
When i picked up the book, I thought "Hmm, I like mythology and I like to read". So, a perfect choice, right? Meh...it was okay, but not great. Don't get me wrong, Edith Hamilton is a good author, but she needs to put some life into her books. Most of the things I read was banal and lifeless. To be honest, the first part of the book is nothing but banter about how she found information and what we're about to read means. This book is intended for anyone wanting to learn more about mythology, but only if you have a lot of time on your hands and nothing to do.
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Posted April 15, 2010
I read this book just for fun, because I've always loved Greek mythology and my friend told me that this book was really good. And so far, out of all of the mythology books I've read, this was my favorite. It includes all of the most popular myths and also some little-known myths. It even has a little about Norse mythology, which I also find interesting.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.One of my favorite books thru my whole life. Edith Hamilton was a well-versed Greek scholar, and takes everything in her book from the originals. She also gives us constant tastes of those originals. Norse legends thrown in as well. A book filled with wonders, no child should grow up without it.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.this book is absolutely perfect. i could not put this one down. it grabs you from the very introduction into a world that only the vast minds of the Greeks and Romans could have imagined. it goes into a lot of depth to get the gods, monsters, mortals, and warriors of all the Greek and Roman stories across to the reader. i highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to get a better look into the world of Greek and Roman mythology. the stories are very informative, telling why what happened, whether or not for this reason or that. this book was a completely and outstandingly well-written book.
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Posted January 17, 2005
I love reading mythology but this book ruined it for me. I had to read it for my 10th grade English class. I was looking forward to reading it until i started it. I didn't like how the book overviewed all the stories instead of telling them. I also didn't like that fact that the author switched between the Latin and Greek names of the gods. Another thing was the fact that she took the stories from different books and mixed the stories. I really wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
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Posted May 4, 2013
Reading through reviews, i notice some of the people rating it one star and claiming that it's badly written are obviously not even fluent in english. Just because it's your first language doesnt mean you're an expert or even any good at understanding english at all.
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Posted April 25, 2013
I've seen worse books but I definitely don't recommemd this.
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Posted April 8, 2013
I use this in my Mythology class as our class text book. It is amazing, with each story ranging up to 10 pages tops. A quick read for what we need, and is super effective. Love the collection!
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Posted March 11, 2013
I love anything mythology related, especially greek myths. If you enjoy them as much as I do, than this is the book for you. Vm-
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Posted December 30, 2012
I neee to know!!!!!!!!
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Posted December 4, 2012
Walks in. May i join? Im a witch shapeshifter.
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Overview
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 bestseller in its various available formats: hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback, and e-book. Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths and legends that are the keystone of Western culture - the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human ...