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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
- One of the Best-selling Mythology Books of All Time
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
Having sold millions of copies in print, Bernard Evslin’s classic retelling of the Greek myths captures the excitement and enchantment of these stories that have influenced many of today’s popular films and novels. Easy to understand and fun to read for both adults and children, it is no wonder this book has been taught in schools all over the world. Evslin introduces listeners to the wondrous and terrifying world of superhuman beings, such as Medusa and the Minotaur, and the glory of gods like Zeus, Athena, and Poseidon - brought magically to life through heroes such as Perseus, Daedalus, Prometheus, and others.
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- Ryan
- 13-10-16
Thoroughly entertaining and informative
A perfect book to dip your toe into the ocean of Greek mythology. Very well delivered, Todd is a delight to listen to.
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- Grafton
- 03-05-20
Good introduction to the Greek Gods and Myths
Clearly narrated with good expression. I had little knowledge of this subject and found this a very accessible book as an introduction.
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- Frank
- 10-08-15
Love it.
I really enjoyed the stories, I enjoyed them so much I listened to it again.
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- S
- 15-04-16
Facts or fiction
The story is the Greek gods and goddesses and all the Herod (Demi-God) vs all the monster
Just brilliant
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- Anonymous User
- 26-10-18
Great listening...
Great stories of old well read! Informative, interesting and very entertaining. Learnt a few things too!
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- AudiobookDevotee
- 31-07-18
Short but good. No foreknowledge required.
I don't know why but people often assume I'll know about Greek Gods and stuff but my knowledge was pretty minimal. I tried Robert Graves' book but that wasn't my cup of tea. This was a great book.
I don't know about the chronology but the stories are told in such a way that you are normally introduced to characters before they appear in other stories which is good.
The stories themselves are pretty uninteresting to start with, the Greek Gods are basically toddlers with superpowers doing random stuff on whims. Around hour 4 the stories shift to those of demi-gods and men which have much more plot depth and are much more interesting.
I don't see the value in Greek myths though. Other than a generalised warning that women are petty, jealous, nasty, cruel and irrational (these stories aren't kind to women, especially mothers) there aren't really any morals or learnings to take away. I'm not sure why these tales are held in such reverance.
The narration is great. Good voice for godding. There's no Hercules or Xena but I think most of the main stories get covered.
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- Simon
- 14-07-15
Great and exiting
This audio book is a very great story with a nice story line and it is very 😎😎😎
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-09-18
Sensational and captivating
many of the best Greek myth stories from my own childhood. really captivating and in many ways quite magical and mysterious, as with all great myths
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- Christie
- 22-01-18
Great book
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. It brought me back to my child time, immersed myself in the fantasies of the gods, monsters and magic power.
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- DPRS
- 29-06-21
Recommend
A great introduction- my 7 year old loves this. Does a good job of glossing over some of the nastier plot points without changing the storylines
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