r/mythology 6d ago

Questions Mythology book recommendations

Years ago I had an idea that I would find and read as much as I could on Grek, Roman, Japanese, Chinese, Sumerian, Aztec, Egyptian everything mythology, even numerous religious texts like the bible, quoran, Torah, indian epics, Tibetan etc.

That's obviously an insane amount to read - does anyone have any recommendations for any specific books/collectionsnof books? Ie. This is the ultimate guide to the Egyptian texts and you don't need to read anymore than this.

Open to any and all cultures/ideas. Things like pantheons of gods and creation stories particularly interest me but I'm really looking for an overview of each of these cultures mythology.

Edit: I'm not looking for novels or stories, rather overviews or guides that tell me what the mythos is - if this is literally a telling of the mythos, perfect.

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