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The Random House Book of Greek Myths

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There hasn't been a wonderfully illustrated book of Greek Myths for over thirty years, until this lovely Random House book came out. Science fiction author (and anthropologist) Joan D. Vinge breathes vibrant life into the ancient stories so that they touched me as though they were brand new. Their universality is clear and powerful, thousands of years later, in the hands of this masterful author. And the illustrations by artist Oren Sherman are vivid and marvelously colorful. I'm eager to re-read them with children, so that I can share the wonder of these timeless tales.

Ideal introduction to Greek mythology, with gorgeous, deeply colored illustrations. This would make a great Christmas gift for bright children.

The illustrations in this book are fantastic. My kids love the book because the artwork brings the stories alive. They are beautiful creations.

This riveting book is a must read for all mythology lovers. I enjoyed reading it because it was full of great Greek stories about mythology. In this book you can find intriguing info about Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, and many other gods. It tells everything from how the gods were created to stories about them. I really liked this book because I had something interesting to read.
While reading this book I leaned a lot about Greek gods and what they did. Some of the interesting things I read were the stories about humans that had connections to the gods and how the gods would help the humans in times of trouble, or how the humans would become great heroes. Now days we have stories about superman and wonder woman. Do we treat superheroes like the Greeks treated the gods? Do we need people like batman or Perseus to look up to? Where did the stories originate.
My favorite part of the book was the story of Hercules and how he freely became a slave and performed the excruciating Twelve Labors of Hercules to gain the respect of all of the gods back. Another story is about how Cronus the evil titan leader ate his children but then Zeus fought back, saved his brothers and sisters from his belly, and locked him away in Tartarus.

It's a very good book. It took me to a imaginary place that I'd never been to. It was really fun reading this book.