"Greek, Roman, and Norse myths may seem a little remote these days, but the author retells them here with a sure taste and scholarship that helps to restore their quality as perennial and refreshing fables about human nature, including our own. Excellent introduction to each section." The New Yorker. Includes an Index.

(Key Words: Mythology, Achilles, Aeneas, Edith Hamilton, Amazons, Argonauts, Hera, Hercules, Thebes, Zeus).