Finished GREEK MYTHS AND LEGENDS

This is essentially a reference book for children.  Most of it simply explains who certain figures are and what they were known for, so a series of short biographies of mythological figures.  The problem is that Greek mythology is basically saga...so the most readable part of the book is the account of the Trojan war from causes and build up through the war and the heroes that fought and died and then through the aftermath with heroes returning home.  This was greatly condensed, part from the Aeneid and the Iliad  (both full length--long--books) among other sources, but it does put a story together that I've not seen told all in one place before.  In the back is a complete list of gods, goddesses, their offspring, and other heroes/ villains and descriptions as well as a good index.  Not bad as a bathroom or reference book.



I am now about to put Usborne Illustrated Norse Myths into the bathroom.  This is considerably longer than the above.  I know nothing about Norse Myths (other than what I get from TR's comic book movies), so I am looking forward to getting some background.