Mythology: Immortal stories about gods and heroes. Hamilton E.

“Mythology” Edith Hamilton is a classic intellectual bestseller, interest in which is growing from year to year. The author masterfully adapts Greek, Roman and Scandinavian myths for the modern reader, familiar to us since childhood. The Trojan War, the travels of the Odyssey, the exploits of Heracles, the campaign for the Golden Fleece, Zeus, Prometheus, Amur, Pegasus, Daedalus, Aphrodite, Sigurd, Thor, one gods and heroes of ancient times come to life in this book. Hamilton collects from many sources (Homer, Ovid, Hesiod, Pindar, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Apuley) an integral picture of events, we see myths not fragmented, but understandable and finished stories. This is the enchanting world of mythology that will never fade.