Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition): Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes (Special) Hamilton, Edith

Recommended by: Alexandra Foradas

“My father’s family (from which I take my surname) is Greek; I grew up with a mati under my mattress, and many books of Greek mythology as bedtime stories. I remember being angry and confused that Arachne, Pandora, and Prometheus were punished for how they used and shared their respective tools. In hindsight, it was one of (many) markers of becoming an adult when I realized that each, in their own way, used a magical technology–a loom, a box, a flame–to assert their own power, desires, talents, and curiosities. Because these ran counter to the gods’ desire to keep talent, knowledge, and power for themselves, our heroes were of course punished–or, so many myths seemed to go. (Just ask Eve)”