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Greek Mythology
I know very little about it. Like pretty much nothing beyond 4 or 5 obvious 'who was the God of xxxx?'. I'm interested in learning all about it, not only because it seems interesting, but also because I'm a big fan of quiz shows and it seems to pop up daily.
But where do I start? |
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Re: Greek Mythology
Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" is a fairly standard reference for this, I think.
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Re: Greek Mythology
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Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" is a fairly standard reference for this, I think. [/ QUOTE ] I was just about to link to this. |
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Re: Greek Mythology
Yes of course I could. But the subject just seems so large that there must be a better way of doing it.
Like I could just read about Zeus or whatever. Then Hades. Then Poseidon. But surely there's a recommended text somewhere that tells a story, and helps establish the timeline in my head, rather than just reading about each character in turn. |
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Re: Greek Mythology
Excellent, thanks guys.
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Re: Greek Mythology
I'd also start with a few of the classics. Homer's The Odyssey and The Illiad are great places to start. Odysseus is probably one of my favorite all time mythological characters.
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Re: Greek Mythology
yeah that would be cool. are some translations more highly respected than others?
this would be fine i guess? : http://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Robert.../dp/0140268863 |
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Re: Greek Mythology
why on earth is this interesting? everything in the world interests me except for this lame useless topic
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Re: Greek Mythology
Juding by your title I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be perm-banned, bro. Later.
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