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A review by lydiaemilyy
The Universe, The Gods And Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths by Jean-Pierre Vernant
4.0
This was such a good collection of myths. Vernant's retellings were utterly enjoyable. He covers everything from the creation of Earth and humans, through the myth of Pandora's box, Prometheus, the Trojan War, Odysseus' travels, Dionysus (who is possibly my favourite Greek god, so thank you for including him <333), and the tale of Oedipus. It was a really solid collection and a great starter for the basics of some of the most iconic Greek myths.
Remember though, these are just retellings of myths, with no commentary on them. So when they're horribly sexist and racist, they're just horribly sexist and racist (if we can apply those terms to ancient times which is a whole other debate that will probably never end and I cannot possibly get into in a Goodreads review) and you have to deal with it.
But yes this was v enjoyable.
Remember though, these are just retellings of myths, with no commentary on them. So when they're horribly sexist and racist, they're just horribly sexist and racist (if we can apply those terms to ancient times which is a whole other debate that will probably never end and I cannot possibly get into in a Goodreads review) and you have to deal with it.
But yes this was v enjoyable.