Mythology The Gods, Heroes, and Monsters of Ancient Greece (Ologies)

This whole series of books is so wonderful. I'm a substitute teacher in an elementary school, and while in the library, saw this one (well, the Dragonology one). It was SO beautiful looking. The librarian said she found it at a sale - and wasn't it wonderful?! It was. They have 'gem' like resin adhered to the outside in spots, with gold finish abound. The inside of these books have amazing drawings, drawing the readers into a mythical world that feels so real, and they feel so involved. The writing is as if they are being spoken to, by some adventure seeker from another age. My daughter loves writing. She's a 7th graders and all her teachers have said she needs to be some sort of a writer. She absolutely loves and pours over these books. She has 4 of them now! Highly recommend for kids of all ages. It will not disappoint

I don’t know how I have never seen this book series but my daughter got one for a friend for Christmas and showed it to me and I was completely enamored with it, to the point we bought 2 of the books in the series right then and there, and plan on collecting the entire series! These will basically be our coffee table books. They look like a cross between a reference book and a scrapbook, with lots of fictional and non-fictional information, pullouts, envelopes with surprises inside, games, etc. The covers are absolutely beautiful and I can’t wait to have the whole collection! Hard cover is a must! They are worth every penny, trust me! The one my daughter showed me first was Dragonology. I’m not even into dragons and I was completely taken by that book! They will make a great gift for any book lover I think, kids and adults alike. I’m 45 and these are literally the coolest books I’ve ever seen, and there are no others like them!

My first grader has recently become interested in mythology after listening to the story of the winged horse, Pegasus. Seeing that this was offered at a great price here on Amazon, I promptly purchased it, and it has been such a joy to peruse the pages of this wonderful book with my daughter. The book itself is attractively bound, and has a lovely aquamarine color with embellishments on the front, and depicts Hercules killing the Hydra.Written in the form of a mystery, the book purports to be a facsimile of a book that was used by a certain John Oro to contact the Greek Gods for his own benefit, and which results in ill-fated consequences. Lavishly illustrated, the book begins with an introduction to mythology and contains short stories of well-known Greek myths such as the story of King Midas and his Golden Touch, an excellent antique-looking map of ancient Greece, together with a genealogical table of the gods, monsters, and heroes of ancient Greece.This is followed by pages on the creation of the gods; monsters and mythical beasts (contains a little insert which depicts the various serpents, as well as a specimen of the Golden Fleece); the origins of mankind (a pop-up of Pandora's box is included here); Zeus and Hera (with an insert containing 'sacred' oak leaves that can be used as an oracle); Poseidon and the sea (with a really abbreviated version of The Odyssey); Hades and the underworld (with a replica of an ancient obol); Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus (with a golden replica of a death mask imprint); Apollo, Hermes, and Dionysus (with knowledge cards of the Gods of Olympus); Athena, Artemis, and Hestia (has lovely illustrations of the three Goddesses); Heracles and the Greek Heroes (and large illustration of the Cretan Labyrinth); and, the Trojan Horse.At the back of the book there are some note paper to take notes on, as well as a feather quill ballpoint pen. This is an excellent value for a young child eager to learn about the vast stories contained in Greek mythology and makes an excellent introduction to the subject.

The pictures were awesome and the text informative

A fun story and a creative way to share a mythos. I owned an older edition of this book when I was younger and was excited to re-read it. The one complaint I have is that the book no longer comes with a golden quill(from the margin’s story) that came with the original edition of the book. It’s not the end of the world, it for the price of the book it makes me sad that they stopped including something that probably only cost them a few cents.

Beautiful book to add to my other Mythology book collection. I had to reorder the Dragonology book as well because I used to have it as a kid. I recommend it to older kids in middle school or high school! Because I tried to show it to my son 8 Years old and he was not interested because of the many fictional facts and writing.. but I looved it in high school and I love it now!

I was one of those kids who was unusually enchanted with the Dragonology book in the early aughts. So, I was looking for a book to get my 7 year old to try and experience that same enchantment together with him. And as a longtime fan of greek mythology -- this is it!! It breaks down myths in kid friendly ways but still maintains that sense of wonder and ethereal possibility as the other -ology books. We've had an awesome time looking though the breathtaking art and the usual fun and interactive activities and tactile portions as well.

Excellent book for our 9 year-old granddaughter that loves mythology, dinosaur books and "dragonology" etc. The pictorial aspect makes it very interesting to look at and read...a lot of fun. Would buy again for a gift to other grand-kids when they get older (1, 4, 6)...maybe 6 yr-old is ready as well..This is a fun book to have for her. Contains a short version of the Greek Myths (including the Trojan war). It includes a playing card, a sample of the golden fleece and a quill among other things. The main thing is she likes it, reads it and is motivated to learn more about the subject.