John Colarusso

I'm so pleased to have found this book! I love mythology and the way it interrelates between different cultures and traditions and the myths of the Caucasus are kind of a "missing link" that brings together Indo-European traditions.

The myths and stories themselves are pretty short and the author includes a lot of notes and explanations or context and word meaning. Especially fascinating is the myth that the author states may be the origin of the Amazon myth - which inspired me in reading my next book, one about the Amazons, just to see how much there might be to this.

I also appreciated the way the author pointed out that little details that don't seem to "fit" in myths are often indication of an older tradition. Knowing that actually really helps my understanding of mythology as a whole, and I've started looking at these details in a totally different light.

I might have appreciated a glossary that included the names of figures appearing in the sagas so I could check to remind myself who they were and how they were related to others, as sometimes the names appeared in different forms in different traditions. On the other hand I think the book was probably aimed at more scholarly types who wouldn't have had as much difficulty as I had keeping everything straight.… (altro)