books on mythology?

[james-88]

What are some good books on greek mythology? Was that movie, where at the end he kills that big sea monster by showing it Madusa's head, based on a book? How about some books about Hercules, or any other god, or person in greek mythology.

 

[fluffy bunny]

Originally posted by james-88
Was that movie, where at the end he kills that big sea monster by showing it Madusa's head, based on a book?

If you're talking about Clash of the Titans, you'll find it based on plenty of Greek Myths, mainly the legend of Perseus. You'll find a lot of the info available on most books/websites you can pick up (the one I use is a children's book called 'Greek Mytholgy' though I can't remember the author off the top of my head.Will get back to you

 

[Ashlea]

Start with Edith Hamilton's book on Greek and Roman Mythology, it's a good basic intro. Then you can hit the actual source material - The Iliad, Odyssey, Hesiod, Ovid.

 

[scullyx101]

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