MythologySince its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial bestseller in its various available formats: hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market paperback. Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths and legends that are the keystone of Western culture -- the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. This new Back Bay trade paperback edition of Mythology replaces the Meridian edition formerly available from the Penguin Group. In August 1998 a new mass market paperback edition of Mythology published by Warner Books will replace the Mentor/Dutton Signet mass market edition formerly available from the Penguin Group. |
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Page 145
... Perseus . She took off the shield of polished bronze which covered her breast and held it out to him . " Look into this when you attack the Gorgon , " she said . " You will be able to see her in it as in a mirror , and so avoid her ...
... Perseus . She took off the shield of polished bronze which covered her breast and held it out to him . " Look into this when you attack the Gorgon , " she said . " You will be able to see her in it as in a mirror , and so avoid her ...
Page 146
... Perseus on his winged sandals hovered above them , looking , however , only at the shield . Then he aimed a stroke down at Medusa's throat and Athena guided his ... Perseus holding Medusa's head of the monster . Perseus saw 146 MYTHOLOGY.
... Perseus on his winged sandals hovered above them , looking , however , only at the shield . Then he aimed a stroke down at Medusa's throat and Athena guided his ... Perseus holding Medusa's head of the monster . Perseus saw 146 MYTHOLOGY.
Page 148
... Perseus , had had to fly and hide themselves from Polydectes , who was furious at Danaë's refusal to marry him . They had taken refuge in a temple , Perseus was told . He learned also that the King was holding a banquet in the palace ...
... Perseus , had had to fly and hide themselves from Polydectes , who was furious at Danaë's refusal to marry him . They had taken refuge in a temple , Perseus was told . He learned also that the King was holding a banquet in the palace ...
Contents
FOREWORD V | 13 |
The Lesser Gods of Earth | 40 |
THE TWO GREAT GODS OF EARTH | 47 |
Copyright | |
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