Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

Edith Hamilton

Penguin Group, 1989 - Fiction - 335 pages

MONSTERS, MORTALS, GODS, AND WARRIORSFor over fifty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton's classic collection not only retells these stories with brilliant clarity but shows us how the ancients saw their own place in the world and how their themes echo in our consciousness today. An essential part of every home library, MYTHOLOGY is the definitive volume for anyone who wants to know the key dramas, the primary characters, the triumphs, failures, fears, and hopes first narrated thousands of years ago -- and still spellbinding to this day. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Contents

• FOREWORD V: 15
• Greece first discovered mankind Frontispiece: 15
• The Lesser Gods of Earth: 40

About the author

Edith Hamilton was born on August 12, 1867 in Dresden, Germany to American parents. She attended Miss Porter's School in Connecticut until her father's business went bankrupt, at which point she and her sisters taught themselves. She received a master's degree from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania in 1894. In 1895, she became the first woman to study at the University of Munich in Germany. At the age of 29, she became the headmistress of Bryn Mawr Preparatory School for Girls in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1896. She retired from education in 1922 and moved to New York City. She began a career writing scholarly articles on Greek drama and myths. Her books include The Greek Way, The Roman Way, The Prophets of Israel, Three Greek Plays, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, and The Golden Age of Greek Literature. In 1957, at the age of 90, she traveled to Greece for the first time, where the city of Athens made her an honorary citizen. She died on May 31, 1963.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
• Author: Edith Hamilton
• Illustrated by: Steele Savage
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Penguin Group, 1989
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jul 21, 2010
• ISBN: 0452009855, 9780452009851
• Length: 335 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Fiction / General; Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology