Best Interpretations of Myth

[thechrishaley]

(03-19-2012 01:15 PM)matt.ishii Wrote:  Specifically Arthurian myth. I just read v1 of Age of Bronze which was quite good, though my favorite iteration of the Trojan War has to be David Gemmell's Troy series, which starred Aeneas, Andromache, and Moses (that's a spoiler, but if that appeals to you, you should read it too).

Anyways I'm really into the idea of Arthurian myth, but I've never been satisfied by any of the versions I have read. They just haven't brought out my sense of wonder. I have seen or read: The Once and Future King, Merlin (TV), and a few other random other ones (like a 300 page picture book version, a merlin kids' series, come the demon Etrigan). I should read Mists of Avalon, but besides that, what is there?

I would also love to know more about other myth cycles. I know nothing of Gilgamesh, nothing of American myths, nothing of Norse myth, I'm quite familiar with the Bible because of a comic book version I had as a kid, and nothing of Asian myth cycles (though all the human drama from those countries seem to be from actual histories)

TL: DR Discussion Topic: What are your favorite modern day interpretations of classic myths?

I was way into Arthurian myths/legends in high school. I've got a bunch of books on the subject and found ways to write a number of papers on the subject(s), but I'm disappointed in myself to realize that I have apparently retained very little of that information. :\