01995cam a2200397 i 4500 873111806 TxAuBib 20230627120000.0 170829s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017936387 9780316438520 hbk. 0316438529 hbk. (OCoLC)1004059928 TxAuBib rda Hamilton, Edith, 1867-1963,. Mythology : timeless tales of gods and heroes / Edith Hamilton ; illustrated by Jim Tierney. 75th anniversary illustrated edition, Anniversary edition. New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2017. 371 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes index. Introduction to classical mythology -- The gods, the creation, and the earliest heroes -- Stories of love and adventure -- The great heroes before the Trojan War -- The heroes of the Trojan War -- The great families of mythology -- The less important myths -- The mythology of the Norsemen. Monsters, mortals, gods, and warriors: for over sixty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the 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 clarity but shows us how the ancients saw their own place in the world and how their themes echo in our consciousness today. 20230627. Mythology. Mythology, Greek. Mythology, Roman. Mythology, Norse. Tierney, Jim,.