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[-] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ Great read. I'll have a link to more stories/legends like this please. Or a book recommendation?

[-] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I can wholeheartedly recommend Stephen Fry's books on Greek Mythology (Mythos, Heroes and Troy).

[-] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Party time, Excellent! Reurreurreurreur! Definitely going to get that book. Thank you.

[-] itsnicodegallo@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I wish I had a link, but I just wrote that on the fly when the coffee kicked in. It's one of my favorite Greek myths, so I know it off the top of my head.

A really good book if you could get through all that would be Edith Hamilton's Mythology. It's a huge compilation of myths, primarily Greek with the tail end being Norse, and it's a staple! Any library is bound to have it, but it's well worth owning.

Just did a quick Google search, and a website called thriftbooks.com has it for as cheap as $3.59!!

EDIT: Also, thank you.

[-] Grayox@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Off the top of your head, the way the information had been passed down for hundreds of years, love to see it!

[-] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

That is super brill! I'll be purchasing that for sure. Less than $4 is ridiculous - but I love in Aus so I'll probably have to spend more than $20 for a really good book πŸ˜©πŸ˜‚ Also: Thank you!

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