Classic myth and legend-A. R. Hope Moncrieff

Original title: Classical Mythology

A great book, I really like the work of AR Hope Moncrieff and the way  the book is organized, from the Titans to the heroes, to the gods and nymphs.

Inspiration for literature, poetry and music for many centuries, the characters, the myths of ancient Greece, is a fascinating mixture of gods and heroes, monsters and magicians. Some, like Theseus and Agamemnon, probably based on historical figures. Others have been invented to explain the wonders of nature, the passage of the sun across the sky or the beautiful song of the nightingale.

This wonderful collection is both famous and lesser-known stories based on classical sources, they have been narrated in prose for the modern reader, with additional extracts of similar themes verse, written by great English poets.