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I'm looking for a few good books on Norse Mythology and Greek Mythology. Any suggestions on some good ones?
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▶ No.12503>>12990
Edith Hamilton's Mythology is a classic introductory text. It's almost entirely Greek and Roman myths. There's only a chapter or two in the back about Norse mythology so I would look elsewhere for that. And if you want more Greek and Roman mythology, then read Hesiod, Homer, and Ovid's Metamorphoses. I don't know much about Norse mythology myself so I can't recommend anything there.
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▶ No.12505>>12507
Like a deep study? If so, here's an old infographic that links their classics.
If you just want the basics of their mythology, Hesiod's Theogony gives you a good survey of the Greek pantheon.
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▶ No.12507
>>12505
Nothing too deep. I want to learn about old pantheons. Way back in high school we learned about about Greek and Indian ( feather not dot) mythology I wanted to learn more, but I never did. I'll look into the suggestions listed so far. I don't know much about Norse, but it seems really interesting.
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▶ No.12526>>12527
Bullfinch's Mythology is good if you just want a casual overview of the mythology of the various different parts of Europe throughout the ages. It consists mostly of Greek, Roman, Norse, Charlemagne, and Arthurian mythology.
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▶ No.12527
>>12526
Forgot to mention, if you're interested in something more in depth try these:
The Saga of the Volsungs
Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
Nibelungenlied
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▶ No.12916>>12925
Where would I find a complete and free as in 'if I find it interesting I will buy it' digital copy of Mythology by Edith Hamilton?
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▶ No.12986
Eliade's History of Religious Ideas is a good general overview, grab a PDF and read the chapters you are interested in. For a more specialized view, look into Georges Dumezil, Mitra-Varuna has a very interesting subsection comparing Odin's position in his pantheon to the other indo-european derived cosmocratic deities.
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▶ No.12990
>>12503
Why did hamilton even bother adding the one chapter on norse myths at the end of her book?
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