Hi from the UK! Do many people in the USA read Greek Mythology? Stories about the old Heroes and Gods?

Question

When I was a kid I used to think that a book about all this "hacking and slashing" was better than most comics!
Do children and/or adults still have an interest in the old stories of Bravery, Duty,and Loyalty to your buddies?

Hi Halcyon,what a beautiful name!
I see that you answered a couple more questions on Mythology.
The schools in the UK never teach any kind of Mythology.
If you want to find out anything you have to do it yourself.
Have just bought English versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey.
There's a company in England that buys up any copies of brand new books that are unsold after the first print run and sells them off cheap,so I got them for about $2 each .
Perhaps I over-emphasised the "hacking and slashing": there are of course a lot of powerful women in Mythology:
Circe wasn't one to mess with was she?
The original male chauvinist pigs!
And some of the Goddesses were nasty when they wanted to be

Hi Halcyon,welcome aboard !
What made you choose Halcyon? I assume you know what it means?
It's a lovely name:it's fascinating.

Thanks to the others who answered .I've not forgotten you.

Answer 1

Hello! Yes, I do, although I am shocked at how little most so-called myth buffs know about mythology. I consider myself as to not know a huge amount about mythology, but I scored third highest in Virginia, one of the most Classic-oriented states, on a mythology test, and I think my knowledge has more than doubled since then.

It is a requirement in my state to have a unit on mythology in 5th grade, but most kids don't stick with it.

Also, reading the Odyssey is a requirement in 9th grade, and some teachers require the Iliad as well.

Edit:

Haha, yes, I am a total myth buff, and I'm not even using my Roman clothing avatar. I've read the Odyssey, of course, but I haven't yet finished the Iliad. It's better than the Odyssey, but it really is "hack-and-slash (and stab)." I like Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Aenead better. I find they read more like modern writers, which is easier.

Edit 2: I picked Halcyon because I thought it sounded pretty, and because I like the Halcyon days in winter, and then I looked it up, and was like "Sweet! Mythology!" :)

Answer 2

I grew up reading D'Aulaires' e book of Greek Myths so there is an section to start up for fundamentals. bypass on the Edith Hamilton's e book Mythology. Rosemary Sutcliff's Black Ships formerly Troy is a definate examine. And once you're feeling very courageous the Iliad and then the Odyssey translanted via Robert Fagles. There are, no doubt, different books obtainable, yet those are large places to start up and have a tendency to conceal extremely some floor.

Answer 3

Yes, very much so. Still read it and love it, and it evolved into a story-blog you can find on Yahoo 360 under Maja Mara. Most of the Greek deities show up eventually.

Answer 4

I myself find it rather interesting, but I personally prefer Arthurian lore. Actually, we're currently studying Greek Mythology. Well, reading a [very] abridged version of the Oddysey, which isn't half-bad.

Answer 5

It was too guy oriented for me, but I did like that women were willing to give it up to swans, etc. Also considered Narcissus for the name of my very pretty fish, but went w/the classic Moby.