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Illustrated Greek mythology book for an adult

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RockingMyFiftiesNot · 05/11/2022 11:47

Greek Mythology was mentioned on another thread. It reminded me that my DB, who had a long Greek holiday in the summer, mentioned that he would like to understand more about mythology. Appreciate he can Google all of that but I thought a good book would make a great Christmas gift for him.
When I search online, I get a gazillion hits, hence asking on here to see if I can find what I have in mind.
What I would love is a book which tells the stories, beautifully illustrated and has photos of where in Greece the stories are supposed to have taken place .No idea if such a book exists but if you have something like that please let me know.
Thank you

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jocktamsonsbairn · 05/11/2022 15:55

I have no idea if such a book exists but the Stephen Fry book Mythos was a hit with Greek mythology living DS. I also gifted it to some friends with similar interests and they both bought the second book when it came out, so they must have liked it!

Whatsleftnow · 05/11/2022 16:13

I was going to suggest Mythos as an alternative if you don’t find what you want. It’s very engaging and the audible version is excellent too.

larkstar · 05/11/2022 16:21

Greek Mythology - Aphrodite to Zeus - Liv Albert is the one I have - it tries to give you the whole picture.

RockingMyFiftiesNot · 05/11/2022 18:12

Thank you, will take a look at your suggestions - I wasn't sure I'd get any responses to this one, so am delighted, thank you!

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IsItMimi · 05/11/2022 18:39

D'aulaire's book of Greek myths is beautifully illustrated. It's really aimed at children (but written, but it's beautiful and very thorough. It may work in combination with something more wordy?

RockingMyFiftiesNot · 05/11/2022 19:58

Thank you,will add that to the list of books to look at. Am hopeful that a big Waterstones might have some of these titles so I can look at them to see which I think he'd enjoy most.

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