She also picked which version of a myth she like better making the other versions she though were less important. She made Ovid look like a fool sometimes. Every time she talked about where she got the myths I want to tell her to shut up and just tell the tale. I feel like she intentionally snubbed other myths. I feel like if your going to talk about other culture's myths at least add other cultures. I'm not sure why she had it in here either.

First off, the Norse part of this book was pointless. I just kept finding more flaws than reasons to like this book.

This is more for beginners or high schoolers, which could also make people love this book. For the most part, I didn't really enjoy this book. I remember reading parts of this in high school and liking it then, but rereading this book in it's entirety those are just found memories. I will keep coming back to this book each time I want just a little nostalgia. I am thankful that I did not write this book off as something forced but something to enjoy. Because of this book, I am thankful for it. This book has since opened doors to other more detailed books on myths and their stories. This is the book that introduced me to one of my favorite myths - Hades and Persephone. This book was meant to be an introduction to these worlds, a reference, and short stories packaged nicely into a book. In high school, I fell in love with not only history but with the mythology of all cultures and religions. You know from previous entries that I do not play well when I am told that I have to read a book and that has always held true even in high school. This book was placed in my hands during one-afternoon class and told that this would be the subject for the next six weeks. They held no interest and certainly were not needed in the three years of high school. I had not read anything about them in the past as I held no interest in them. This book was my first introduction to myths.

Required reading to be discussed and tested and I was happy to have this book. This book was part of my high school English class. This book was meant to be an introduction to the myths - of Roman, Greek, and Norse. Before Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan, there was Edith Hamilton's version of the myths.

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