Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths

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Summary: Looooved it
Review: I read this book in like 3rd grade and have been looking for it to read it again and again! i loved how the author also had the less common stories like Atalanta and Orpheus. It had me going from the moment i checked it out until the moment i closed the back cover. It's useful also for projects and very informative, yet interesting, which is an odd combo. Overall, i loved it!

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Summary: Greek Mythology turned into fun!
Review: It was soincredibly interesting and fun. not only did I enjoy reading the hella cool stories, i learned that Greek mythology does affect our language today. i learned how alot of things now, came from what we learn in mythology. the stories are so entertaining and fun toread, Sime are sad, some are happy but all of them kept me flipin' pages. I'm happy I read this book because it gave me knowledge about history and it made me know cool stories and I liked Disneys Hercules alot more. I felt smarter watching it. it a great book, props to the auther who wrote it in a non boring way. Thanks!

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Summary: It was alrite
Review: My class read this book as an assiginment. It was very exiting and adventurous. Some parts, though, were vague.

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Summary: Hard to put down!!!
Review: real good entertaining read.....only bad thing about the book is that is lacks the great HERCULES.....otherwise....really cool book!

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Summary: Extremely Useful and Entertaining
Review: This text was my first major teaching assignment and both I and the students enjoyed this book of mythology. Evslin is an easy read and a very compelling storyteller. It's wonderful beginners book as well as an excellent reference. The book contain all of the major gods, concentrating on their origins and major myths that involve each one. Heroes such as Perseus, Theseus, Atalanta, and Daedalus are included. I was disappointed that Hercules was not included; however, his mythology is rather long and widely known, which is probably why it was left out. Other myths included: King Midas, Pygmalion, Echo and Psyche, Phaethon and many others. This is an excellent source for beginners and students. If you are already versed in Greek mythology, you may find the lack of certain myths discouraging, but I do encourage you to revisit a wonderful telling of myths that probably got you interested in Greek mythology in the first place.

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Summary: Extremely Useful and Entertaining
Review: This text was my first major teaching assignment and both I and the students enjoyed this book of mythology. Evslin is an easy read and a very compelling storyteller. It's wonderful beginners book as well as an excellent reference. The book contain all of the major gods, concentrating on their origins and major myths that involve each one. Heroes such as Perseus, Theseus, Atalanta, and Daedalus are included. I was disappointed that Hercules was not included; however, his mythology is rather long and widely known, which is probably why it was left out. Other myths included: King Midas, Pygmalion, Echo and Psyche, Phaethon and many others. This is an excellent source for beginners and students. If you are already versed in Greek mythology, you may find the lack of certain myths discouraging, but I do encourage you to revisit a wonderful telling of myths that probably got you interested in Greek mythology in the first place.

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Summary: Greekstravaganza!
Review: To begin with, let me just prosletize regarding my incredibly superlative repertoire of knowledge concerning the subject of Greco-Roman wrestling. I have wrestled for 22 years in the all-male division of the Athenian circuit. I have engaged in greased-up physical combat, and wrestled with the best of them, including former world champion Humungis Pakagis. I also received the Christos Politis & Geevak Grivakis prize for greek fiction 3 consecutive years in a row. I have subsequently received the Richos Kurbanostistos and Ogustos Slapmiaskis fellowship from Harvard University's Greko-Roman Studies department. Now that I have substansiated my expertise, allow me to extend my gratitude to the authors of the book. Never before have I encountered such an emersive account of greek mythology. I really felt that I was living in the ancient times as I flipped through the lavishly illustrated pages. I know this book is recommended for children ages 9 to 11, but I would have to disagree. There are some very tense moments that I don't think a young buck is ready to handle. Specifically graphic moments of battle and forced rear-entry. Perhaps some more toned-down children's tales from the hellenistic traditions of Davidakis Marconospanakaloptikis would better suit a child. However, this book should not be overlooked for it is a masterpiece.