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The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes.
Edith Hamilton's Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture--the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiqu

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Published September 14th 1998 by Little, Brown and Company (first published 1942)
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LoriI just wanted to add to Emily's (excellent) answer. It's *like* the Bible in that is tells the stories of the Greco-Roman gods, much like the…moreI just wanted to add to Emily's (excellent) answer. It's *like* the Bible in that is tells the stories of the Greco-Roman gods, much like the Christian Bible contains stories in both the Old and New Testaments. However, like Emily said, it opens with a break down of the gods, grouped together with similar gods. It gives their Greek and Roman names and elucidates the minor differences between the Greek stories and the Roman stories of each god.
The book then moves into stories/myths involving the gods. The stories are edited with comments to include (sometimes) where the story came from (e.g. Homer's earlier writings, etc.) and slight variances in the story that are the result of translations or just disagreements in the retellings throughout history.
I actually read the Percy Jackson series and realized just how little I knew of Greek mythology. This book is an excellent read if you want to brush up, or (like me) learn about it from the ground-up.
In short, once you read through the descriptions of the gods, it becomes more story-like (divided into chapters, etc.). Highly recommend. (less)
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Sheryl McCoyYes, this is the second chapter book that my daughter read. She self-selected it from the library when she was in the 4th grade (10 yrs old) She would…moreYes, this is the second chapter book that my daughter read. She self-selected it from the library when she was in the 4th grade (10 yrs old) She would read the stories to me at night. The year before, she had already read the various Greek and Norse mythologies by wife/husband d'Aulaire team, and she said she wanted to know more. Her teachers and I were flabbergasted by her choice, but ONLY because we had read it in college as a text supplement. I love the way Virginia Hamilton puts a story together. The stories are short, interesting, human, and often poignant. Hamilton also includes stories that are not as well known but are interesting.(less)
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Jul 12, 2019Val ⚓️ Shameless, Skanky & Bitchy ⚓️ rated it really liked it · review of another edition
4 Stars
Wow. So this took me almost a full year to get through.
And no, I'm not actually joking (shocking, I know). GR says I started this in August....of 2018.
But what can I say.
Aside from the fact that I am probably just too dumb and too uncultured to truly enjoy this thing to it's full capacity...I'm also not a pretentious asshole who is going to pretend I lurved it to pieces just to look smart. (And no, I am not suggesting anyone who says they love this is a liar. One of my BBF GR buds Ana...more
Feb 02, 2018Helena of Sparta ✰ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: classics, adult, kindle, mythology, favourites, hardback
This book is considered as a classic for a reason... And I just wanted to say that this edition is GORGEOUS. Please, BUY IT! I promise that it'll look as AMAZING on your shelves as it does on mine! :D
P.S. These beautiful photos aren't mine! ;)
Oct 31, 2008David rated it liked it
This is the second in a series of six reviews focusing on books about Greek mythology. The books included in this comparative evaluation are:
Bulfinch's Mythology (Modern Library Paperback Edition, 2004)
Mythology by Edith Hamilton (originally published in 1942; Back Bay Books edition of 1998)
The Greek Myths by Robert Graves (Penguin Books combined edition, 1992)
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece by Gustav Schwab (Pantheon Books, copyright 1946)
Don't Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis (H...more
Feb 08, 2018Jason Koivu rated it really liked it
Edith Hamilton may have written Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes more than a half century ago and she may have been fairly ancient when she did so, but she still put out one seriously readable book!
Hamilton took from the best sources to cobble together slick summaries of all your old time myth favorites. Before giving each mythical story's highlights, she details the different writers who created a version of it and explains the qualities of the best ones. Sometimes she berates the l...more
Aug 23, 2009K.D. Absolutely rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: mythology, retelling
'This book makes me feel smarter,' says my GR friend in her review of this book. I worked the same for me.
Greek, Roman and Norse mythologies are so old because they have been in existence thousands and thousands of years even before Christ was born. No wonder that many literary works have been based on them. Even the names of the planets and the stars. Even the names of my, mortal as they are, relatives and friends. I have a nephew by a cousin in Canada whose name is Hector but he does not write...more
May 17, 2019Rachel Reads Ravenously rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: new-to-me-author-in-2019, audiobook, nonfiction-and-or-memoirs, library-checkout, mythology
4 stars
Basically, this gif sums up most of Greek mythology:
Not even kidding a little bit.
Anyways, mythology is always something I was interested in and loved, it's in so much of our everyday life still in the stories we tell and our history. I know most of my real life friends read this in the 10th grade, but my class read The Odyssey only and I've always meant to get to this book but didn't until now.
I listened to the audio of this book during my work commutes, and I liked it because it was a...more
Aug 07, 2016Trish rated it liked it · review of another edition
Hm. I declared August 'History Month' and read, amongst various others, Bulfinch's Mythology of which I was quite disappointed. In my research of his work and how it came to be I found a reference to this book by Edith Hamilton, who superseded Mr. Bulfinch in most classrooms. Thus I read this book in an attempt to find a better written encyclopedia. Unfortunately, I did not succeed.
To clarify: this book IS better written than the one by Mr. Bulfinch. One reason is that Edith Hamilton was a scho...more
Mar 01, 2019Ted rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Pindar in the early fifth century tells the tale about the feast Tantalus made the gods and protests that it is not true. The punishment of Tantalus is described often, first in the Odyssey, from which I have taken it. Amphion's story, and Niobe's, I have taken from Ovid, who alone tells them in full. For Pelops winning the chariot race I have preferred Apollodorus, of the first or second century A.D., who gives the fullest account that has come down. The story of Atreus' and Thyestes' crimes a...more
Feb 22, 2019Ashley rated it really liked it
Shelves: illustrated, read-harder-challenge-2019, treasure-and-adventure, history, classics, folklore-and-mythology, shop-on-your-own-shelves-2019
This is one of those books you hear about and then buy in a used bookstore and it languishes on your bookshelves for years until you finally pick it up, and then you just end up thinking to yourself, why didn't I pick this up sooner? Only, it's also one of those books that really works better as a reference than as a book you sit down and read from cover to cover. I read this book over the course of most of February, in bits and pieces, and it worked well that way.
This book is a classic for a re...more
Only made it to page 180, but someday I'll finish it. In the meantime, some paintings of a few myths I did read:
John William Waterhouse, Echo and Narcissus, in which Echo (who can only echo what other people say) fails to save Narcissus from drowning himself while admiring his own wonderful visage.
Francisco de Goya, Saturn Devouring His Son, in which the titan Saturn eats all his children so that they won't be the death of him.
Peter Paul Rubens, Leda and the Swan, in which a woman is raped by Z...more
Sep 17, 2007Jennifer rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics
I believe, deep in my heart, that everyone who has attended high school in the past twenty to thirty years or so (in the United States, at least) owned a ratty, most likely used copy of this work at one time or another. This book has been on the required reading list of so many schools that nearly everyone has seen it, owned it, and opened it at least twice.
This is one only two such books I still have, 15 years out of high school: this and Strunk and White. This is a good book to have lying arou...more
Nov 05, 2015Paige Bookdragon rated it it was amazing

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Sep 10, 2010Welwyn Wilton Katz rated it it was ok
This book is very hard to classify. Doesn't the title make you think 'World Mythology'? Well, if it did, you would be wrong. I bought this book, looking forward to (especially) a female viewpoint of comparative mythology from various different countries around the world. What I got was an extremely thorough set of retellings (with impeccably named sources) by Hamilton of virtually every classical (Greek and Roman) myth ever told), with the very strange inclusion of approximately 20 pages of Nors...more
Oct 09, 2011BAM The Bibliomaniac rated it liked it
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Aug 25, 2008Jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I remember reading this over and over when I was in high school, just for my own pleasure. Then I got to college, and took an actual mythology class, and the first thing the professor said was, 'I hope you all haven't been reading junk like Edith Hamilton.' What?! Well, most of his problem was with those bite-sized little rundowns of the myths, which is what I liked about it. It's a nice survey of Greek mythology, an introduction, if you will. There are a few inaccuracies, and she barely mention...more
May 25, 2019classic reverie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: 1900, american-writer, own, other-authors
I was happy to have the recommendation of Edith Hamilton's Mythology from my Goodreads friend, Beverly about a year ago, when I was looking for a book that would help me understand this subject better. There is a lot of information which I preferred to read a little at a time which took almost a year to finish. Do I remember all in this book? You got to be kidding, I remember the basics and it has already helped in my classic reads when these figures show up and if my memory fails, I can look he...more
Nov 17, 2010Janus the Erudite Artist rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book, aside from fairy tales, has introduced me to the world beyond our reach. I first had this book because back in high school, we were required to read it. I never really understood back then why it seemed that I was one of the few who enjoyed reading this and majority of our class despised having to be given the assignment to read it. I always found it entertaining. Well, the first few stories were a bit tedious but it was a foundation that helped me understand the other tales so it was...more
Oct 08, 2016EdithMichael Finocchiaro rated it it was amazing
Shelves: english-20th-c, greek-classic, mythology
Edith Hamilton was probably how I discovered mythology myself. I have an old tattered paperback copy of this which helped guide me through the Odyssey and the Iliad. I haven't attempted Ovid or Hesiod, but this is where I would undoubtedly start whenever decide to do so.
Jun 22, 2017Sara rated it really liked it
A refresher in the Greek and Roman gods, in preparation for reading some classic literature later in the year.
Mar 05, 2019Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: animals, classics-club, must-read, creativity, health, death, adventure, favorites, zen, philosophy
I've been reading on this collection of myths for almost a month, and I really didn't want to come up for air. A one sentence summary: these stories are the best stories of all time. There are stories about every possible theme---death, work, struggle, sadness, love, hate, war, revenge, retribution. Because these stories are deeply embedded in our culture they reverberate through the modern stories we hear.
This is a must-read for everyone.
Cautionary note: Edith Hamilton isn't afraid to share he...more
Jun 07, 2019Carol Flores rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I really don’t know where to begin with this review because the 75th anniversary illustrated edition is stunning and I am overwhelmed by its beauty.
I’ve always been interested in Greek mythology but I never had a whole book that would help me understand the relationships between Titans, Olympian Gods, Demi-gods and humans. But this one served its purpose. Not only we have the family trees that help us know who is related to who, but also how they get involved with the great heroes such as Achil...more
Greek, Roman, and Norse mythologies have affected our modern cultures more than we might like to admit. Those mythologies were used as means to explain the environment in which humankind lived, the natural phenomena they witnessed and the passing of time and seasons.
Mythology has catalyzed the emergence of a rich and profound body of artistic works. In fact, this exactly peaked my interest in mythology in the first place. Here are some of my favs:
The titan Saturn eats all of his sons in fear of...more
Nov 04, 2018❧Gwendolyn❧A Bookish Berkeley Girl❧ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
5 Timeless Stars!
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This book was awesome to read...the illustrations are fab. And, the stories have a wonderful easy flow. I love, love love this book💖
Aug 20, 2015El rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This is a book I've had sitting on my shelves for a long time, and one I've flipped through several times to look up references from other books, titles, movies. I was finally encouraged to read the entire thing from having read Jesmyn Ward's Salvage the Bones, in which the 14-year-old protagonist reads Mythology and makes comparisons to her own life, comparisons based mainly on the story of Jason and Medea. (One of my own personal favorites, as well, because Medea is a wickedly delicious charac...more
Dec 19, 2014Tim rated it it was amazing
Shelves: literature, myths-legends, spirit-religion-philosophy
My battered old copy of this book has been around - it may have been required reading for my father back in high school. Anyway, I finally got around to reading it - and the odd thing is that I should have read it years ago. In fact this should have been required reading in my high school, and also in freshman English in college. Because the stories here are referred to so much in literature, the names of the gods and lovers and warriors herein ring down through the centuries with such frequency...more
Oct 31, 2017Manisha rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Recommends it for: history buffs and mythology fanatics.
Shelves: 101-500, fantasy, mythology, sff-adult, anthology
Confession:
I started this book over ten years ago. I had three short stories to read to finish it and I completely forgot about it. Today, I completed these short stories, and as a result, I have conquered the book I loved as a child.
This is the perfect introductory book for anyone who wants to know more about Roman, Greek or Norse mythology. Hamilton shares various stories in a very simple, and yet, entertaining way. For me, there's a lot of nostalgia connected with this book. I was gifted it...more
May 23, 2013Mike rated it liked it
Shelves: classics, bad-adult, fantasy, retellings, bad-books-have-bad-covers, read-for-school
I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. On one hand, I didn't like the practice of Hamilton retelling only the myths that she enjoyed, rather than using the most wildly accepted version of the stories or combining the different stories into one retelling. I also didn't understand the point of the Norse mythology at the end, after more than ninety percent of the book was dedicated to Greek and Roman mythology - it was a little jarring, and very unnecessary. But on the other hand, the book wa...more
Nov 29, 2016Paula W rated it really liked it · review of another edition
It took me an awful long time to finish this one up, but it is a reference book rather than a novel. Still, I feel like I have accomplished something and hope to do a little better on the mythology questions during trivia nights. This is definitely a book that I will refer back to again and again.
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I read this book in 7th grade and remember how much I loved it. It started my love for Greek mythology.

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Mar 22, 2016Daniel Chaikin rated it really liked it · review of another edition
The problem I have reviewing this is that it's about what you might expect...well, what I expected. It's slightly formal, simplified, cleaned-up, but fun and generally folk tale-like versions of the main Greek myths. There is also a short section in the end on Norse mythology.
In her introduction, she tells us mythology was like science:
'Greek mythology is largely made up of stories about gods and goddesses, but it must not be read as a kind of Greek Bible, an account of the Greek religion. Acc
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Edith Hamilton, an educator, writer and a historian, was born August 12, 1867 in Dresden, Germany, of American parents and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. Her father began teaching her Latin when she was seven years old and soon added Greek, French and German to her curriculum. Hamilton's education continued at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut and at Bryn Mawr College near Ph...more
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