"The Student's Mythology" is an excellent introduction into this area.
Its engaging "Question/Answer" format makes it very accessible to anyone
interested in world mythologies. The first part of this text covers the
Greek and Roman Mythologies and the second part looks at Egyptian,
Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic,
Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies. This edition has been fully reindexed,
correcting errors in earlier editions.