The Greek myths
About this book
Robert Graves, classicist, poet, and unorthodox critic, retells the Greek legends of gods and heroes for a modern audience And, in the two volumes of The Greek Myths, he demonstrates with a dazzling display of relevant knowledge that Greek Mythology is “no more mysterious in content than are modern election cartoons.” His work covers, in nearly two hundred sections, the creation myths; the legends of the births and lives of the great Olympians; the Theseus, Oedipus, and Heracles cycles; the Argonaut voyage; the tale of Troy, and much more.            All the scattered elements of each myth have been assembled into a harmonious narrative, and many variants are recorded which may help to determine its ritual or historical meaning, Full references to the classical sources, and copious indexes, make the book as valuable to the scholar as to the general reader; and a full commentary on each myth explains and interprets the classical version in the light of today’s archaeological and anthropological knowledge.
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 7851 readers · 412 pages · ≈ 7 h 38 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read The Greek myths?
About ≈ 7 h 38 m — 412 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Greek myths?
412 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Greek myths?
It sits on the Mythology shelves.
Is The Greek myths in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Greek myths?
Robert Graves (1895–1985).