![]() From Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton's classic collection not only retells these stories with brilliant clarity but shows us how the ancients saw their own place in the world and how their themes echo in our consciousness today. Introduction to classical mythology - Gods, the creation, and the earliest heroes - Stories of love and adventure - Great heroes before the Trojan War - Heroes of the Trojan War - Great families of mythology - Less important myths - Mythology of the Norsemen - Genealogical tablesįor over fifty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. ![]() ![]() Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, c1942
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