"Helen Clarke's Guide to Mythology is a comprehensive and engaging exploration of myths and legends from around the world. Clarke's writing style is clear and accessible, making complex ideas easy to understand for readers of all levels. The book is organized in a way that allows readers to easily navigate through different cultural traditions and explore the fascinating stories that have been passed down through generations.

One of the highlights of the book is the detailed explanations of key mythological figures and their significance in various cultures. Clarke does a great job of weaving together common themes and motifs, showing how myths from different cultures often share similarities despite their geographical and historical differences.

In addition to the well-researched content, the book also features beautiful illustrations that help bring the stories to life. Overall, Guide to Mythology is a must-read for anyone interested in learning more about the rich tapestry of myths that have shaped human culture throughout history."

Book Description:
My aim in this book on Mythology for young readers has been to give them solid knowledge on the subject, as far as it is advisable to go with immature minds, based upon the most recent investigations of scholars, and to select the myths used in illustration of the plan, with a view to giving them interesting stories to read, which will, almost unconsciously to themselves, lay a firm foundation for the fascinating study of Comparative Mythology, should they wish to go more deeply into it in the future.

There is much talk nowadays as to the authenticity of the records of savage myths. Much of this talk seems to me futile, for a myth is not a fixed entity. Each successive narrator is almost sure to vary and embellish somewhat the material that comes to him, according to his own inventive fancy. If, therefore, a savage myth recorded by a white man retains the chief characteristics of the savage myth, in spite of some fanciful turns given it by him, to the degree, say, that a story of Ovid’s retains those of a Greek myth, it is to all intents and purposes a savage myth, and the embellishments may be disregarded, as Ovid’s are when we are considering Greek Mythology. I have, therefore, included in this volume those versions of the myths that seemed most readable and attractive, provided the primitive attitude of mind and customs were fully emphasized. - Summary by the author from the book