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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton retells Greek, Roman, and Norse myths, assesses their literary significance, and provides unified narratives from disparate sources. Divided into seven sections, it covers creation myths, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, mythological families, less prominent myths, and Norse cosmology and gods. The book includes descriptions of sexual violence, family violence, bigoted language, suicidal ideation, incest, kidnapping, and death.