Introduction to mythology vs The golden age of myth & legend: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Introduction to mythology Introduction to mythology Lewis Spence · 1921 ★★★★☆ 3.5 334 pages · ≈ 6 h 11 m · Challenging

What mythology is and how it has been explained - the solar theory, the ghost theory, the ritual theory - set out by a working folklorist for readers who wanted the arguments before the stories.

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Cover of The golden age of myth & legend The golden age of myth & legend Thomas Bulfinch · 1900 495 pages · ≈ 9 h 10 m · Challenging

The Age of Fable is a Mythological type of book. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s…

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