Mythology
by Edith Hamilton
Should I read this?
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Mythology, Greek Mythology, and Most Recommended Books.
The worldrenowned 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 culturethe stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Mythology, Greek Mythology, and Most Recommended Books.
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Alan Kay
“A few more books like this, and by the time I got to first grade I had been ruined for the 'single book single truth' ideas of school and church.”
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