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MONSTERS, MORTALS, GODS, AND WARRIORS
For over fifty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. 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. An essential part of every home library, Mythology is the definitive volume for anyone who wants to know the key dramas, the primary characters, the triumphs, failures, fears, and hopes first narrated thousands of years ago—and still spellbinding to this day.
Edith Hamilton is the acclaimed author of The Greek Way and The Roman Way, which have been read by generations of readers around the world. She was made an honorary citizen of Athens in 1957.
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Manuel, Mythologie, Mythologie classique, creation myths, Golden Fleece, Trojan War, reference, Mythology, Classical Mythology, Folklore, Greek Mythology, Norse Mythology, Roman Mythology, Študije, Mitologija, Norse legends, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Mythology, juvenile literature, Mythology, classical, Mythology, greekPeople
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La Mythologie: Ses dieu, ses héros, ses légendes
May 31, 2003, Marabout
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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
1999 08, Warner Books
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La mythologie: ses dieux, ses heros, ses legendes
1995 01, Marabout
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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
1989 03, Meridian
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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
1969, New American Library
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Mythology
1969, Mentor
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Mythology: timeless tales of Gods and heroes
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"The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe."
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There has long been a need for the stories of ancient mythology written to appeal to the twentieth-century mind. Edith Hamilton's orderly and lucid presentation of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology promises the casual reader and the avid student a sound, modern and adult key to the foundation stones of world literature. Her years of study of classical literature have already produced notable books and the charm of her writing is well established by THE GREEK WAY and THE ROMAN WAY. She has not been content to be merely a reteller of tales. She has blended and organized the sometimes conflicting myths of the early storytellers, molding them with vivid clarity.
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