Preferably full of description and pictures, something you could read to kids but would be better for adults?
2006-07-26 03:23:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
its called, and how cliche, the big book of Greek mythology about 234 pages long i enjoyed it
2006-07-26 08:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by tay 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Edith Hamilton's _Mythology_ is a classic for just this kind of thing - it's got enough reference material that adults can understand the sources for many of the stories related, but she takes care to actually tell the stories of heroes and monsters as well, in an easy to read fashion. I don't know if this text is usually illustrated, but with a good companion book like _The Everything Classical Mythology Book: Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters from Ares to Zeus_ you'd get a very good and complete picture.
2006-07-26 10:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by C.Smarty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Iain T, that Usborne book is very good, and it has lovely illustrations by Rodney Matthews too. There are biographies of characters at the back ,as well as the most well known myths.
I like Robert Graves' Greek Myths which has the most thorough writing on Greek mythology, but there aren't any pictures and might be too hard going for children.
2006-07-26 03:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by Rotifer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Illustrated Guide to Greek Myths and Legends
I had a flick through this when I was in a book shop the other day coincidentally.
Admittedly I haven't read the thing, but it looks like the kind of thing you're after.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0860209466/026-9025011-0597208?v=glance&n=266239&s=books&v=glance
2006-07-26 03:31:10 · answer #4 · answered by Iain T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Encyclopedia of Mythology. It has Greek, Norse, Celtic, Roman, Egyptian..anything and everything!
2006-07-26 04:45:02 · answer #5 · answered by Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greek Mythology (it is an actual book)
2006-07-26 17:13:08 · answer #6 · answered by k_s_cat7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bullfinch's Mythology is a good book, but more for adults than kids. Although I enjoyed it as a teenager.
2006-07-26 06:19:48 · answer #7 · answered by apollo124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puffin Classics printed a e book titled 'Greek Myths and Heroes' or something like that. The thoughts are retold proper, and it has a staggering number of quite a few myths, consisting of ones like Hades and Persephone, and thoughts of heroes like Heracles.
2016-10-15 05:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
d'aulaires book of greek myths is a good one. thats the one that i started on. some of the stories are softened (ie rape parts), so kids can read it. it has lots of (god) pictures and some family trees, and it goes through a lot of the myths.
2006-07-26 04:35:47 · answer #9 · answered by moonshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THERE'S A GREAT BOOK ON MYTHOLOGY TITLED
THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA ON MYTHOLOGY BY
ARTHUR COTTELLE RELEASED IN 1999 BY LANSZ BOOKS
LONDON
2006-07-26 03:31:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋