I just finished reading Mythology

That's fantastic...Edith Hamilton's book on mythology is a classic, just like Bulfinch's Mythology...have you read that yet??? And I was virtually weaned on the mythologies..

I love myths and mythology. Started reading them since I was 6 years old. Even have a few in my library at home now. Sadly my children are not interested. I've tried everything to get them to read mythology and they just don't care. When I was little everyone knew who Thor, Eros, Achilles, Hercules, Loki (my favourite), Peggasus and the rest was. Now if say someone's hairdo looks like Medussa - they have no idea what you are talking about. Really sad actually.

I just looked it up in my local library to see if I could check it out. :) It sounds like something I would be interested in. Did you know that this book was copyrighted and first printed in 1942? Wow! That is an old book and must be great if it was re-printed in 1998! I am going to have to reserve it to check it out! Thanks for the great suggestion on a book!

I have this book sitting on the shelf write now! its brand new, and i never really thought to read it, but if you say its good i'll give it a try!! I love to learn about mythology and stuff like that but i thought it was some made up wahoo, or something like that...lol

good for you!. i have read that book 2 years ago and i really loved it. the main focus i think of that book is the greek myth since only few pages were dedicated to the norse myth. anyway isnt it amazing that as you read the book you feel you are there and with the story?. it is fascinating indeed to know the lives of the gods and goddesses, to know where they have come from and the rivalries that they encounter. you can also learn lessons from the stories. the love stories are great there and very magical indeed. the gods turn people into trees. i loved the story of the iliad found in that book and also of the odyssey. the adventures of odysseus was really quite a read right?. imagine meeting the cyclops, meating the old man of the sea, the sirens which kills a man with their lovely voices, the witch and many more. the creatures are also fascinating, like pegasus the winged horse, the chimeara, the gorgons, the harpies, the sphinx, cereberus the 3 headed dog, the dragon which hercules tackled and many more great and ferocious creatures!. i just loved reading the book!. and by the way my favorite goddess is athena and i just love the story about her punishing the girl arachne for challenging her skills in the arts and craft. athena turned her into a spider which weaves its home and so we have the term arachnid for spiders!. its great isnt it?. i think that if you tell some of the stories in the book to your children, they'd like it and beg you for more. well that book really is a very good book to read as it allows you to get to know the gods, goddesses and creatures of the greek and norse myth.

I read that book when I was still in high school. It was the book that sparked my interest in Greek Mythology. After that, I began several books containing mythological Greek stories. My favorite story is still probably that of Psyche and Cupid. I don't why. Also, if you're a fan of Norse myths, I'd suggest reading Beowulf. I can't remember if it was Norse or not, but that's what it reminded me of when I read it.

I don't know a lot of mythology, but I do know that Nike is the Goddess of Victory and that makes me very happy. ~Donna