Mythlopedia consists of 4 books, each containing Info on the most important greek characters in 4 different categories, one for each book, cool fast facts, like "reality check", and some humor (including funny content on the first few pages), to add a laugh to the sometimes dull greek myths.
Oh my Gods! (get the joke?) Find out about the Greek gods, like Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, and more in this cool Mythlopedia book! (Now do you get the joke?) I learned facts like Eros (or Cupid) can shoot golden arrows that make people love someone and lead arrows that make people really hate someone. The mischievous little guy used this trick on Apollo and Daphne. Apollo got the golden arrow and Daphne got the lead one. Apollo said “I want to go out on a date” and Daphne said “No Way!”
She's all that!
Gods, gods, gods... What happened to the goddesses? Find out about the ladies that sometimes put the "dess" after "god", like Hera, Athena, Persephone, and more in another cool Mythlopedia book! I learned facts like that Athena was the goddess of wisdom or at least was said to be since she sprung out of her dad, Zeus', head fully grown. Get it? Out of his head? She was pretty smart because she gave Odysseus the idea about the Trojan Horse. (I haven't a clue why they didn't just stick the goddesses in
Oh my Gods!.)
All in the Family!
Don't forget about the others! This book has information about the characters who aren't Gods but who are important, like Achilles, Heracles, Pandora, and more in yet another cool Mythlopedia book! I learned stuff like how Midas lost his golden touch by washing his hands in some kind of magical river and later gained a pair of donkey ears instead; and I learned how Achilles was dipped in another magic river which made his body invincible except for the spot where his mom held him—that spot now is called the Achilles tendon!
What a Beast!
Quite a lot of dangerous and whacky beasts lived in in Greek myths. Learn about the crazy creatures of greek mythology, like medusa, pegasus, the minotaur, and more in the last, but not least book in Mythlopedia! I learned stuff like when Medusa was killed by Perseus her hideous dead face that turned anyone to stone came in handy—he turned one of his enemies into a statue with it and saved Andromeda who was about to be killed by some big sea monster, just before the moment it caught her, it turned into a big oddly shaped rock! The reason I got all these books was that when mom got What a beast! out, I really liked it, so mom got the others, and the books may be useful if I read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. (I want to read them).
Recommended for anyone who wants to learn about greek Mythology.
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