Dictionary of Irish Mythology

By Peter Berresford Ellis

Book Overview

Ireland boasts one of the Europe's oldest and most vibrant mythologies, a tradition as powerful and compelling as that of ancient Greece. This dictionary, the latest addition to the Oxford Reference... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874365538
• ISBN13: 9780874365535
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A Readable Encyclopedic "Dictionary of Irish Mythology"

This Book, as is Peter Berresford Ellis's Dictionaty of Celtic Mythology, is in my opinon deserve 6+ stars, not 5. "Irish Mythology" is not really covered in his "Celtic mythology book, Celtic Mythology is really a continuation of of this book, covering a much broader scope. I have over a dozen "Dictionaries and Encyclopedias of Celtic Mythology, Legend and Lore" and the scope and breadth of the information covered by Mr. Ellis is excellent. As you look up each entry, a full explanation is given, and if your curosity is peaked, it is easy to look up all other referances that are mentined in the text. Stories of Irish mythology, that I didn't fully grasp before, are very clear and understandable.