Barbara Dodds Stanford

A compilation of myths from around the world. It's easy to read, quite a bit of fun, but not particularly well organized. The index doesn't list particular gods, but only periods, so if you want to go back and find something, it would be difficult to determine exactly where to look, as the categories were the authors's own, and not particularly standard. In addition, they did bring in a couple of things that possibly belonged in myths, but weren't necessarily dealt with well, such as Bridey Murphy. The authors left the impression that there has been no explanation for how this could have happened without reincarnation; there is a vast body of literature on that, showing the research into the topic, that the authors just ignored. Other than that, it is an enjoyable book, dealing with some less familiar myths than just the ones we learn in school.… (altro)