Mythology

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Summary: Analytic Mythological Research
Review: Although the book is a great source for numerous popular mythological stories it has some serious drawbacks. The book lacks personality as Hamilton gives a polite discourse upon the historical origins of the story being told. Also the writting is fairly simple and, at times, very impersonal as the writter often breaks up the flow of the story to add personal comentary on the thoughts of charachers or even to debate the historical origins and evaluate which popular version of the tale is better.

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Summary: The Definitive Collection of the Greek Myths
Review: This has been my favourite book since high school. No one else captures the spirit of the Greek Myths with the accuracy and passion of Ms. Hamilton. If you have never read "Mythology", you've never read mythology at all. Treat yourself to the Ultimate Classic!

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Summary: excellent reference source
Review: This book is a great reference/introduction to mythology--straight forward, thorough, and knowledgeable. Highly recommend it.

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Summary: Ah...It was okay.
Review: It was allright. It was rather boring at times, but some parts were okay.

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Summary: a pretty good book
Review: I had to read this book for my 9th grade Enighish class i thought it would suck but it got kinda intersting and it was a pretty good book for a into to mythology!!!!!!!!

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Summary: pretty good
Review: A fairly good introduction to mythology. The sources aren't always followed as closely as the author claims, and to contradict the author, OVID RULES!

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Summary: An excellent introduction into ancient mythology!
Review: This book is what first got me interested in mythology. It provides an in depth look at Graeco-Roman mythology, and even includes a brief section on the Nordic pantheon. This book is EXCELLENTLY written and very knowledgable. The only thing it lacks is proper citations. But for someone who is just starting to read mythological texts, this book is a GREAT start!

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Summary: Mythology
Review: Hi my name is Armin Hamzic and i really liked this book it`s a good book and i recomend it to anyone who is a mythology freak like me.

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Summary: A key to Greek and Norse myhtology
Review: Befor you read books like The Odyssey, The Iliad, and any other Greek classic you need to read this book. I read this book before I read The Odyssey and The Iliad and I fully understood them both. By the way I am only 13.

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Summary: good
Review: I had to do this big mythology project for english class and I didn't understand at all this book helped alot!