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I read bits and pieces of this book as a kid, but never read it all the way through. I think reading it either way works. Reading the book all the way through really helped me understand the different characters in the stories, particularly the minor gods and the heroes because chronologically you c...
This book is a wonderful introduction to Greek mythology! Every well known character in Greek mythology, along with lots of not so well known ones, is identified and described in an easily understandable way. Along with the character explanations, the book includes the amazing myths that the chara...
There is some nice humor in this book about trolls. The D'Aulaires draw somewhat from Norse myth, though there are no stories of Norse gods. It is funny because you can just see Biblo going what, as you read it. by Theoder Kittlesen. The man in the top hat and white beard walking is Ibsen.
I read this to my son. We loved looking at the beautiful illustrations. The stories were nicely written and perfect for reading aloud. Loved the pronunciation guide in the back; I'm notoriously bad at pronouncing things right and this helped me not butcher the names too bad.
Have you been one of those who have been tormented with endless characters of Greek mythologies, all those weird guys with weird names? Or are you the one who keep messing up Orpheus, Oedipus and odyssey? Or always in a dilemma as to who copulated with who and what came out of whom? Which creature k...
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