The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the achievement and spirit of Greece. Edith Hamilton is also the author of The Roman Way .
This volume aims to bring to life for the modern reader, the Greek, Roman and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture - the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present.
Features explanations of themes, motifs, and symbols, analyses of characters and quotes, plot summaries and analysis, an exploration of historical context, and facts and potential essay topics.
The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the spirit of the Ancient Roman culture. Edith Hamilton offers comparisons as she illuminates the way our own society is the inheritor of Ancient Rome.