Words from Myths

by Isaac Asimov

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395065682
• ISBN13: 9780395065686
• Release Date: January 1962
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 10

Customer Reviews

Gratified Customer

The book I ordered came in a timely fassion, in the condition I imagined from the seller's description. I am completly satisfied with the whole transaction and would use this merchant again; as well as recomend them to others.

Fragrance of Myth...

This book contains only 9 small chapters. Before I read this book, I have already perused Greek myth; hence I enjoyed this book a lot. Especially, Isaac's coherent explanation was admirable. He never makes a cursory attempt at delineating the origin of words concerning myth. In addition, his ebullient expression not only showed his own unique creativeness but elicited my deeper imagination about the myth itself. Even though there are prodiginous ways of interpreting the symbols of myth, his erudite opinion enabled me to assimilate some astronomical esorteric terms easily and even explicitly. I felt sullen just to see the epilogue, this book is too short!This book is mainly concerned with the origins of words that are connected to mainly greek myth. If you have an ardor about myth and the derivation of english words, I strongly recommand this lucid text.Do you know the origin of the word "mysterious" concerned with the eleusinian ceremonies? Why do you call anything that is airtight as "hermetically sealed"? Can you discern claustrophobia to agoraphobia? TRY this book~ It won't take long...

New Insight

I am still reading this book that I managed to fish out from a box somewhere. I find it to be tremendously insightful on the subject of the mytholgical gods of ancient Rome and Greece. Not everything is as it seems. It is too bad that this important work of literature is out of print. Published in 1969 this book is a treasure. I urge anyone with an interest in ancient history (not just science fiction) to find this book.