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Old 11-23-2007, 05:54 PM
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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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Old 11-23-2007, 06:06 PM
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You could start by reading this?
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Old 11-23-2007, 06:12 PM
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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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Old 11-23-2007, 06:13 PM
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Excellent, thanks guys.
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Old 11-23-2007, 07:30 PM
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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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Old 11-23-2007, 07:52 PM
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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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Old 11-23-2007, 06:09 PM
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Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" is a fairly standard reference for this, I think.
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Old 11-23-2007, 06:10 PM
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Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" is a fairly standard reference for this, I think.

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I was just about to link to this.
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Old 11-24-2007, 04:09 AM
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Default Re: Greek Mythology

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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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The Hamilton suggestion is an excellent one. Joseph Campbell was also mentioned and he is quality.

If you get past those two and want to dig deeper, go with Robert Graves. He's the best that I have not seen in this thread. His theories on mythology and how/why/where myths originate are very interesting.
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Old 11-24-2007, 09:23 AM
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During my school time Bullfinch's Mythology was the standard. Long and detailed but there are abridged editions.
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