While I'm on the subject of books

[prince_eric]

So, I'm ordering a copy of the Mabinogion, to get an overview of the Welsh mythos. I've also got a copy of Edith Hamilton's Mythology, which covers the Greek/Roman gods pretty well, as well as copies of The Illiad and The Odyssey, and I'm also pretty sure that I've got something on the Arthurian stuff somewhere.

At this point, though, I seem to have a pretty good gap on just about everything else. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm also interested in if anyone has any info on good versions of things like the Bible (King James?), Koran, Torah, etc. I'm more interested in good, general references that cover all of a particular mythos, then in retellings of specific bits (i.e. a good, overall covering of the Norse gods and heroes, then something that covers one story in detail).

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[desdenova.livejournal.com]

Last time I went on a folklore & mythology kick, the best books (that is, those best balance between accessability/readability and content) I found were in the "Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library" series. I have the Norse Mythology book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0394748468/qid=1104195402/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-0737306-1708621?v=glance&s=books&n=507846), the Native American folklore/legends book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0394740181/qid=1104195402/sr=8-10/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i10_xgl14/103-0737306-1708621?v=glance&s=books&n=507846), and the Japanese folk tales book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0394756568/qid=1104195402/sr=8-6/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i6_xgl14/103-0737306-1708621?v=glance&s=books&n=507846), all of which I enjoyed.