Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology [Paperback]

David Kravitz (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter (August 21, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517527472
• ISBN-13: 978-0517527474
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,985,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Reference Book for Greek Mythology, November 14, 2009

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B. Storey (Bremerton,WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology (Hardcover)

I find this book very helpful when I need to know more about any obscure,or well known,greek heroes and myths.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book from childhood, June 10, 2010

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dnk "dnkboston" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology (Paperback)

I LOVE this book. You need to be familiar with the Greek myths first, but this helps deepen your understanding of the family trees and even history. It's almost more of a dictionary than an encyclopedia, but it gives you information you don't get anywhere else. (Who was Pelopia's mother? A Naiad. Wait, who was Pelopia?)

For the gods who "got around", Kravitz makes it easy and gives a chart of the mates and possible children. If you wanted to know all of the offspring of Zeus, that's helpful. (Sadly, doesn't list all 50 Heraclids, but no one is perfect.)

Like all of the best books, this makes you want to know more. When it casually states that Polyxena, daughter of Priam, was sacrificed on Achilles' tomb, you want more information. Hecuba wasn't Priam's first wife? What's up with that? You'll be off to the library, searching the internet and making your own connections in no time.

Not sure if the author was ever able to write a similar guide for the Bible- but now I'm off to find out.

If you want to get beyond who the Olympians and Titans were, get your hands on this!