Greek Myths and Legends by Nikolai Kun

4.23 AVERAGE

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okayantigone's review against another edition

5.0
The rendition of the Myth of Narcissus in this version of Greek Myth is wrong, and inconsistent with other versions. Namely, it is not Echo that curses Narcissus, but rather an unnamed male who has fallen in love with him.
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paupeekoeo's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
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anastasiarozova's review against another edition

4.0
3.5/5
*read for class

Да, все мифы в очень упрощенной и укороченной форме, многое не рассказывается, но я так люблю Древнюю Грецию, ее Героев и Богов, что мне все равно. Было очень интересно узнать какие-то детали, о которых я не знала или попросту позабыла.

Рада, что нужно было прочитать эту книгу для университета.

levselivanov's review against another edition

Read at school
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imnotvelinda's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

annushka79's review against another edition

5.0
This book is a very good introduction to ancient Greco-roman mythology. Most of it is based on "Metomorphosis", but he omits a lot of the more sexual parts which makes it a good read for school-age children. I wish an English equivalent was available...

wolfie_'s review against another edition

4.0
Nice reading.
It was for school but still was nice.
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sufosque's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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mildaaa's review against another edition

3.0
✨✨✨

theportalmaster's review against another edition

2.0
I really like mythology and I had expectations for this book, but it turned out to be nothing than just a collection of stories told like the author was in a run. Really!

This book has no "magic". It is plain boring



And I tried so hard to finish this, but I just couldn't.

Honestly, I can't recommend it to anyone.