The Encyclopedia of Mythology: Classical, Celtic, Norse by Arthur Cotterell

The Encyclopedia of Mythology: Classical, Celtic, Norse Reviews

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  Lesley

  This is one of my favorite books. It's arranged with classical, Celtic, and Norse mythology in sections. Each entry is a short description of a person or place with cross-references. The classical art in the book is what makes this book shine. It is a coffee table book or 'leap book' - a place where a young person can read a small reference which would leap reading to other mythology books.
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  Samantha

  I read only the Celtic and Norse mythology sections in this book while researching elements of a novel I am writing. I have listened to Stephen Fry's mythology books recently and felt I wanted to focus on the Celtic and Norse stories this time.
  The text was well written, each illustration or historical artwork featured had more text accompanying it. There was often additional information about the subject in this small blurb that didn't appear with the main text content.
  Where no historical reference art work was shown with a person/god, there was artwork I suspect was commissioned specifically for this book. Some of it was fine but one artist’s work was very lacking in depth and quality when compared to the others.
  I found it overall very informative and inspiration for my purpose.
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  Igor Ljubuncic

  This is a phenomenal book. I read it several times, and each time, I was amazed by the detail and intricacy of mythology in different cultures, as well as the deeper nuances of how these myths and legends came to be.. In particular, the Norse and Greek mythologies are proper fantasy soap operas, one grim and cold and dark, the other happy and naughty and whimsical. The illustrations in the book are also top-notch.
  
  Igor
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  greer

  found this in my garage 😐
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  Kay Walrath

  Amazing reference, totally a must need in any mythology lover's Library.
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  Ambar

  Cotterell's "The Encyclopedia of Mythology" is literally the A-Z of Greek, Celtic and Norse mythologies. Although it doesn't delve deep into the subject matter, Cotterell offers short biographies and descriptions of every character and event that features in folklore alongside colourful illustrations and dedicated pages for the more important concepts
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  Goran Ovčariček

  This is a reference book, where one can look up certain characters from the three mentioned mythologies and learn a bit about their most common myths (some of them do revolve around quite a bit), so its use is rather limited. The classical art pieces found in the book are a real treat, though.
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  Eastofoz

  Excellent reference book with classical paintings and clear/ easy to understand explanations and descriptions. Nice to have three main areas of myth all in one book.
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  Anne Thessen

  Very informative and thorough. It's easy to see where Tolkien got his inspiration.
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  Michelle Hansen

  This is such a great encyclopedia filled with so much information about mythology of every aspect. I have not actually read the entire thing, but it makes a wonderful research companion.
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  John

  A useful book when doing crosswords puzzles. Concise in text for a quick read.
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  Kelyla Spicer

  A great quick referral book to add to ones library.
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  Isabella

  Actual Rating: 5 Stars
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  Tanya

  This is a great reference.