Greek and Roman tales are more popular and influential than ever and can be seen in all aspects of our modern culture. Brush up Your Mythology! takes an irreverent look at those gods and spirits whose myths and legends have become commonplace today. Chaos, Mother Earth, and Cupid appear, along with the origins of the days of the week and an alphabetical listing of all the important gods and goddesses. Black-and-white illustrations further enliven this terrific reference book.
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Greek and Roman tales are more popular and influential than ever and can be seen in all aspects of our modern culture. Brush up Your Mythology! takes an irreverent look at those gods and spirits whose myths and legends have become commonplace today. Chaos, Mother Earth, and Cupid appear, along with the origins of the days of the week and an alphabetical listing of all the important gods and goddesses. Black-and-white illustrations further enliven this terrific reference book.
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This is one of the best casual-reading mythology books I've picked up. You can open to any page and find something of interest, explained in Macrone's fresh and funny style. This simple, accessible book makes clear how ancient mythology has survived in words, customs, naming systems, and such, and outlines the most famous stories in world mythology. (Ours being a Western culture, Macrone focuses on Greco-Roman mythology, but makes connections to several ancient cultures.) The book's only drawback is its potentially addictive quality: mythology is so interwoven that this book must be also. Expect lots of cross-references, and thus lots of pageturning. Each page will open a new topic to you. Beware an addiction to this wealth of knowledge!
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Brush Up Your Mythology,
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I picked up the book at the Getty Museum as I wandered through the sundry sculptures and paintings drawing blanks at times at the curator's notes. My remedy was this book. While I cannotverify accuracy of dates and sources of the mythological stories due to the myriad of versions, I found my interest quickly perked up traveling through the museum. It really helped me familiarize with not only mythology but also etymology.
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Easy mythology,
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I have a difficult time concentrating, thus regular mythology is a struggle for me. I've always wanted to read it anyway, and this book made that possible. Never lose the original stuff, but write more books like this one for me! Easy reading, fast reading, and easy to understand.
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According to the poet Hesiod, a leading expert on such matters, the first "power" in the universe was a vast, dark void known in Greek as Chaos (from chaino, "to gape, yawn"). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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According to the poet Hesiod, a leading expert on such matters, the first "power" in the universe was a vast, dark void known in Greek as Chaos (from chaino, "to gape, yawn"). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fortunate Isles, Trojan War, Garden of the Hesperides, Golden Age, Old English, Mount Olympus, Mount Parnassus, West Wind, Black Sea, Homer's Iliad, John Milton New!
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- Ben Jonson's Every Man in His Humor (Ben Jonson Series: No. 5) by Ben Jonson on page 188
- Thomas Hobbes: Critical Assessments (Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers) by Preston King on page 4
- The Golden Ass (Penguin Classics) by Apuleius on page 49
- The Trojan War (Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Ancient World) by Craig C. Conant on page 93
- The Greek Myths: Complete Edition by Robert Graves in Front Matter
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- Literature Lover's Book Of Lists : Serious Trivia for the Bibliophile by Judie L. H. Strouf on page 277
- The Literature Teacher's Book Of Lists (J-B Ed: Book of Lists) by Judie L. H. Strouf on page 266
- Homeschooling: The Middle Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 8- to 12-Year-Old Child (Prima Home Learning Library) by Shari Henry on page 210
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