In this book we join Jason in his search for the golden fleece, and follow Theseus into the labyrinth of the terrible Minotaur. Here the impossible and miraculous happen-horses fly, statues come to life, and gods rise out of the earth and ocean.

The basic work on classical mythology. Includes information on Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Asian, Germanic myths, as well as the Arthurian cycle and other heroic epics.

"An essential companion to the 75th-anniversary illustrated edition of Edith Hamilton's Mythology, this A-to-Z guide offers hundreds of rich and fascinating definitions of every major and minor character, creature, and place of classical mythology"--