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Mythology
by Edith Hamilton
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
This was required reading back in high-school, being the moody rebellious teen I was I never went through it.
Although I always had this book sitting on my shelf for over a decade.
Well the time had finally come to pick it up and begin working through it, and I have to say.
I truly missed out.
Edith Hamilton's primer on Greek and Roman Mythology is absolutely splendid.
The book is split into 7 major parts, with the first six giving an overview of the Myths, and the final one, a small snippet of Norse mythology.
At first I was perplexed by the addition of the Norse portion.
But at the end I found that it was the perfect way to end the book, to unify everything so to speak.
Showing just how different yet oddly similar the myths of these people were, gleaming insights into humanity.
The myths of the Greeks can be brutal, dark, exceptionally tragic. Not all heroes are sympathetic but even in the maelstrom you can always find the semblance of hope.
After all, we are not alone in this feeling, we see Edith show us how the Myths could evolve over the ages. How the poets would adjust stories, rewriting them ever so slightly to make the tragic ends ever so bearable. Even if only a few myths earned such treatment.
Edith's commentary in each part, telling us a little about the historical context and perspective of the Greeks that told them. Tell us volumes about what the myths meant for them.
In the end, it's an absolutely worthwhile read and I believe I will be ruminating on the tales told in this book for a very long time.
Although I always had this book sitting on my shelf for over a decade.
Well the time had finally come to pick it up and begin working through it, and I have to say.
I truly missed out.
Edith Hamilton's primer on Greek and Roman Mythology is absolutely splendid.
The book is split into 7 major parts, with the first six giving an overview of the Myths, and the final one, a small snippet of Norse mythology.
At first I was perplexed by the addition of the Norse portion.
But at the end I found that it was the perfect way to end the book, to unify everything so to speak.
Showing just how different yet oddly similar the myths of these people were, gleaming insights into humanity.
The myths of the Greeks can be brutal, dark, exceptionally tragic. Not all heroes are sympathetic but even in the maelstrom you can always find the semblance of hope.
After all, we are not alone in this feeling, we see Edith show us how the Myths could evolve over the ages. How the poets would adjust stories, rewriting them ever so slightly to make the tragic ends ever so bearable. Even if only a few myths earned such treatment.
Edith's commentary in each part, telling us a little about the historical context and perspective of the Greeks that told them. Tell us volumes about what the myths meant for them.
In the end, it's an absolutely worthwhile read and I believe I will be ruminating on the tales told in this book for a very long time.