greek mythology or Roman History

Celtic/Warzilla · 01-30-2008, 10:05 PM

Thought I'd ask here before i pop over to the political forums I go to.
I need a good book on greek mythology and an informative but descriptive history of the Roman empire. I watched "Rome" rently and it has peeked my interst.

-Celtic

Maeglin · 01-31-2008, 05:28 PM

I can give you a book that looks into greek mythos and tries to put some realization into it. It's called "Where Troy Once Stood" by Iman Wilkins, I believe. It's pretty interesting and basically conjectures that the Odyssey and the Iliad were both in reference to Celts, and not Greeks.

Vyndara · 01-31-2008, 05:56 PM

Try Ovid's Metamorphoses. It's generally the most read piece giving all the transformations stories of the gods and goddesses. It's a Roman work but one of the main access points to Greek tales (as they are most times directly adapted to the Roman pantheon). There are tonnes of easy to read translations.

Showtime · 01-31-2008, 06:02 PM

Norse is far better

Maeglin · 01-31-2008, 06:15 PM

Agreed. Norse mythology owns hard. If it wasn't for the Norse, we wouldn't have the Lord of the Rings!

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Celtic/Warzilla Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Calgary , Alberta Posts: 77	greek mythology or Roman History Thought I'd ask here before i pop over to the political forums I go to. I need a good book on greek mythology and an informative but descriptive history of the Roman empire. I watched "Rome" rently and it has peeked my interst. -Celtic

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Vyndara Follow Me... Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,010	Try Ovid's Metamorphoses. It's generally the most read piece giving all the transformations stories of the gods and goddesses. It's a Roman work but one of the main access points to Greek tales (as they are most times directly adapted to the Roman pantheon). There are tonnes of easy to read translations. __________________ Chaotic Garden

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01-31-2008, 05:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Maeglin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 36	I can give you a book that looks into greek mythos and tries to put some realization into it. It's called "Where Troy Once Stood" by Iman Wilkins, I believe. It's pretty interesting and basically conjectures that the Odyssey and the Iliad were both in reference to Celts, and not Greeks.

01-31-2008, 06:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Maeglin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 36	Agreed. Norse mythology owns hard. If it wasn't for the Norse, we wouldn't have the Lord of the Rings!