Greek Mythology: The Creation of the Gods - The Gods - The Heroes - The Trojan War - The Odyssey

by Sofia Souli

Issued also in year 2006.

This special edition has been designed to present the main Greek myths. A work of considerable scope, written in a simple and expressive style, it is accompanied by 180 photographs and excepts from ancient Greek literature. Covers the Creation of the Gods, The Gods, The Heroes, The Trojan War and The Odyssey.

Genres: Mythology, History, Nonfiction, Greek Mythology, Reference, Classical Studies, Religion

173 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Paula]

zaskakuje samą siebie. podobało mi się czytanie mitologii i poszło dużo szybciej niż bym pomyślała. czy to już starość?

[Laura Lupin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das Buch bietet einen super Einstieg in das Thema "Griechische Mythologien und Sagen". Allerdings strotzt es vor Rechtschreibfehlern und vergessenen/überflüssigen Wörtern, was das Lesen extrem unangenehm macht. Dennoch habe ich mit dem Buch einen guten Überblick in die komplizierte Mythologie gewonnen und werde definitiv noch mehr darüber lesen!

[Alexandra Lupu · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book while I was in Greece for my summer holidays a couple of years ago, but I have never had the chance to read it until now. The book achieves its objective of giving the reader an introduction to the myths of Ancient Greece, without getting into too many details. The chapters were well delimited and easy to read, also offering some extra information about different creatures or people that appear in the main section of the book. It was a good start to mythology and opens up the possibility of buying more books regarding this subject.

[Petar Juric · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is decent. If you are interested in Greek Mythology this is a good start. It describes Greek gods and Mythology very simply and gives a new learner some new insights into the Mythology. For somebody like me that likes Greek Mythology for years I didn't learn much however for new "fans" of Greek Mythology it's a go.

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting and well laid out to help understand the mythology

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of the three books I’ve now read on Greek Mythology this was the easiest and most comprehensive, along with beautiful illustrations and pictures of artefacts.

[Alex Cotterill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for people that don’t have much knowledge on this area as there are many photos, short descriptions and epithets that add to the understanding of said Gods/ heroes etc. Not bad tbh

[Natasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good start for people who don’t know much about mythology. This is my second time reading it and I liked it just as I remembered

[Paola Paz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pudo estar mejor

[Jon Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this one as research for The Ferry Bridge Mutation.
Quite informative although riddled with typos!
Anyway, it gave me the concepts I needed for my book so that’s the main thing.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a fascinating first two pages and a fascinating last two pages. In these two parts there was some interesting commentary about the nature of what is often called mythology. Really, that includes a mix of ancient religion and lore, combined into to stories that we call mythology. Sadly, relatively little narrative is included here, as the bulk of the book is a barrage of details and side notes. Since I already knew a bit of about some of the myths, it was interesting. But, the writing style was very typical of southern europe (ie, dry, boring, and fastidiously detailed without any narrative) and the writing was poorly edited both for mistakes and for lack of English syntax and flow. I gave it three stars because parts of it were fascinating - not more than three stars because those interesting aspects, due to poor writing and style, make up only perhaps 1/2 or less of the content of the book.

[Vasili Birlidis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect primer for anyone generally interested in Greek mythology. Not very detailed, so not recommended for academia, but I read this book when I was 8 or 9 and I was really engaged with it. Note that the English translation is serviceable but somewhat stilted.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic reference collection of Greek mythology from its Gods and Goddesses to the myths themselves with superb photographs and illustrations to accompany each entry.

[Maria Calokerinos · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great reference book on Greek Myrhology

[Julie Surface · Rating 4 out of 5]

i like this book, but then, i love greek mythology. it's fascinating. tells us all about the gods and goddesses that people worship/worshiped. i would totally go for Hades or Apollo.

[Jaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of facts and amazing colour images - even if you aren't studying or planning to study Greek Mythology, have a quick flick through this book and you're bound to find something interesting.

[Mark Loughe]

very easy to read i enjoyed it as im interested in the mythology of the world

[Ola · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK! Nothing special...not very detailed. The basics...