The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

It is comprehensive and well researched, a lovely gold book of knowledge that is worth its weiht in gold.

The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained is a clear and easy-to-read overview of myths from around the world. It covers Greek, Norse, Egyptian and other traditions with simple explanations and useful visuals. The diagrams and timelines help make quite complex ideas easier to understand, especially if you are new to the subject. It is more of an introduction than detailed study, but good for getting a broad sense of mythology. I paid £11.90 at the time of purchase, and with Amazon Prime delivery and 30-day free returns it felt like a low-risk buy.

Really great read and good to see it's not just Westerncentric. Easy to dip in and out of with great images. Great as a reference text and as a refresher. Will make a beautiful present. I have four in the series so far..

this book was a real eyeopener in places, especially the story about the goddess inanna/anannan, also known as the goddess ishtar, "possibly" being a hermaphrodite. this was featured in the asian mythology section. the dogon people in western african mythology was quite interesting too: they could have been aliens because they are described in this book as green with red eyes. i don't know if any of these people have survived, but it may explain the area fifty one issues about extra terrestrials. if "they" are living amongst us, maybe there has been an attempt to keep it quiet by the powers that be because they don't want there to be a panic. or maybe earth was visited by these astronauts tens of thousands of years ago? maybe human beings are relative newcomers to this planet and have interbred with other superior lifeforms? maybe maybe maybe. maybe i'm just reading too much into it? maybe i should never have watched the film invasion of the bodysnatchers? maybe you have been drinking too much oasis citrus punch drink, wendy howarth lol! this book was thought provoking for me, and i'm glad i finally got around to reading it. i'm going to peruse the copy of dk the lgbtq+ history book i got some time ago next. i doubt it will blow my mind in the way the dk mythology book has, but you never know, do you? "calling occupants of interplanetary craft....we are your friends" as the carpenters sang in the seventies. read this book and you too may be astounded. maybe....babe.

Lovely book , with a lot of interesting details in it

Love everything about this book. I love the cover, I love the pages, I love the quality, I love the colours, I love the fonts, I love the page layout, I love the content, I love the illustrations... Everything!

I bought this as a present. Really well presented and detailed

The book arrived in good condition and is written in an easy to digest format it is well written and easy to understand for readers of all ages

Lo que esperaba. Me gusto.

Livro excelente. Ainda estou lendo, mas a obra parece contemplar os principais deuses ou histórias mitológicas ao redor do mundo. O livro chegou em ótimo estado e antes da data prevista.

Detailed and well done. A wealth on information. More text than I expected, not for children. Love their entire series. Awesome

カラフルな写真もあり、その意味もわかり、今まで謎だったことが分かりそうなので嬉しい。ギリシア神話についての書籍はたくさんあるが、アジアや日本周辺のことも学べてためになりそう。

Really informative and entertaining