vanishingworld 's review for:

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton

4.0

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This book garners four stars from someone who is less than fluent in Greek mythology, somewhat to her bafflement. I may have been one of the first generations of schoolkids who was not assigned this book in my Humanities class. I wish I had been; the myths here are very accessible, the heroes and gods very human-like. the unspeakable tragedy and violence is referred to here unblinkingly. But I can understand that someone looking for something more nuanced, more detailed, might be disappointed by such a book. For me, however, it was a great read and a wonderful entry point to the wider world of Greek and Roman mythology.