Philip Wilkinson

Presents a guide to myths and ancient legends from the cultures of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania, including creation tales and stories of heroes, gods, mythical beings, and magical animals.

Myths & Legends

Yasser Yahia

Not sure if it was because I was listening to this book on audible or any other reason but I didn't really enjoy this book as I should have!!
Myths and Legends contains a huge list of short paragraphs about different myth characters, stories, and tools from all over the world. It has the premise of a great amazing adventure book for sure, but the execution made me feel that I am reading an early draft of what a single wikipedia page would have summarized about these topics where if you are interested in the details you should go search for it somewhere else. 

I'll be honest that I've learned a new thing or two from the book that I haven't read before else where but even those things I still need to research more and find more details about them before I can really say that I actually know them. 

One last thing as I mentioned I was listening to the audio book and not the hard copy so potentially I missed the graphical art pages other readers described in the comments here (potentially that could have helped a bit with my rating to be honest)

Explore the world�s great myths and legends, brought to life in this enthralling retelling of age-old stories passed down from generation to generation From the heroes of Ancient Greece to The Dreaming of Australian aborigines, here are the myths that, thousands of years after they were first told, are still relevant today. Unravel the meaning and context behind the myths, understand their cultural significance and discover the characters and themes. Famous artworks and artefacts exploring scenes from myths are explored and annotated revealing the symbolism and meaning behind them.

Myths & Legends

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