Classical Mythology A to Z: An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places

In depth explanations of popular myths, not only Greek. A companion to the Edith Hamilton edition. Both books are quality which includes the paper and illustrations.

Really detailed and extensively knowledgeable book. Does what it says on the front of the book, can't really go wrong with this to be honest. (Please note there are no illustrations in this book).

Book is as described. Taking a star off as sleeve as a bit dirty when it came and the dirt won't come off. No point in returning as the replacement voyld be the same.

I have several books on Greek mythology and this book is one of the most informative and is very well presented , although some more pictures, photos and diagrams would be better. The main qualm I have with this book is its numerous punctuations. Sentences and descriptions are continuously punctuated ,where as starting a fresh sentence would make it more accessible, flowing and readable. Overall this was a good purchase but sometimes is frustrating to understand and re-reading paragraphs ruins the flow of the descriptive prose.

My husband had always had an interest in mythology hence purchasing this. He finds there is more detail than he perhaps wanted, but overall is pleased with it.

Facinating book about mythology 28 illustrations some full page, the majority are smaller as shown in my pic's .

Buen recurso para estudiar los mitos griegos

It's a nice book with a lot of info in it however I find the title a bit misleading, Classical Mythology A to Z, except that it is not a complete book, it only includes Roman and Greek myth from what I can see, what about all the other myths out there? If it's going to be an A to Z book then it should cover as much as possible. I'll stick with the other book I got instead.

É um ótimo livro de mitologia

I happened to see a hardcover version of this book and was SORELY tempted to buy it on the spot. It is beautifully put together in terms of binding, quality of paper, type. The illustrations are OK, but most are modern stuff. Not to my taste. I am not really knowledgeable about art, but I wish the illustrations were more "classical," and then I wish there were more than 10. Most important though: It is packed with information.But I have too many books in our small house, so I held back.When I saw the Kindle version, I ordered it. Very happy. There is only one thing (I think) missing in the Kindle version: the detailed index with cross-referencing. The print copy has it. I imagine it was left out of the Kindle version because you can search the Kindle book electronically.I noticed one reviewer mentioned being disappointed because there was no entry for Nyx (Night). I found the entry for Nyx in the print copy index. Information about Nyx is scattered through several articles, so actually the Kindle search works better. You get a list of links, which you can tap and go to. And you don't have to flip back and forth from index to Hesperides, where the book has a sentence about Hesiod, who refers to the deities Nyx and Erebus; then index to Eridanus, then index to Thanatos (to learn that death was the son of Nyx and brother of Hypnus), then Index to Appendix.Yeah, the search works a lot better. I was going to give the Kindle book 4-stars because of the missing index, but I think 4.5.And at the end of each article are cross references. Like at the end of the 4 1/4 page article on "Hesperides," you will find: "(See also Aphrodite, Argonauts [the], Atalanta, Athena, Atlas, Eridanus River [the] . . ." and 23 other references to articles in the book, ending with " . . . Troy and Zeus." They are not links, but in an alphabetically arranged book, you can easily get to each listed article.The only other thing that would be nice to have (especially in a book with a section on places and landmarks): a few maps.Also small but important: the Kindle version has PAGE NUMBERS!!! The Kindle page numbers don't quite match the hardcover page numbers. But I still love page numbers.I've only spent a couple of hours with the book. I'm pretty sure it's going to be a joy to dip into again and again. I only wish I could pass it on to my grandchildren.

amazing book