A review by kyatic
Tales of Ancient Greece by Enid Blyton

4.0

I must have been about 8 when I read this, so my memory of it is a little faded, but I do recall that it was a book that both kindled and sated my childhood obsession with Greek mythology. As a kids' book, it does of course sanitise some of the myths out of necessity - rapes become kidnappings or trysts, and lovers who die together are shown happily reunited in the afterlife - but it's not done in such a way that the original narrative is lost. I'd be quite interested to dig out my old copy - which I think must be from the '70s - and see how it compares to the stories as I now know them. Nonetheless, I can quite certainly attribute this book as being the spark that set off a lifelong fascination. Thanks, Enid. You're a pal.