The world-renowned 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 culture-the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from
antiquity to the present. We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of
Odysseus. We hear the tales of Jason and the Golden Fleece Cupid and Psyche and mighty King
Midas. We discover the origins of the names of the constellations. And we recognize reference
points for countless works for art literature and culture inquiry--from Freud's Oedipus
complex to Wagner's Ring Cycle of operas to Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra. Both a
reference text for scholars of all ages and a book to simply enjoy Mythology is a classic not
to be missed.
