I am waiting for the next installement of The Olympians (http://olympiansrule.com/). It will be on Artemis. Zeus, Héra, Athena, Aphrodite, Hades, Posseidon, Ares and Apollo had been covered so far. It cover Greek mythology very well. Now, if I could find something similar for the Nordic and Japanese mythos, I would be happy! I find Japanese mythology a bit misterious. I haven't grasp the subtlety yet.
I think that retelling those myths contribute to our culture. There are fantasy element (Pegasus), an attempt at science (even if they had missed the mark by far on some of their explanations like for hermaphrodite/intersex) and inspiration for some modern concept (Apphrodisiac, Erotic, the Labyrinth of the Minotor, I don't agree totally on Oedipus complex because of the original version of the story but Freud had choosen that story...)
I like when people makes things look easy. With the Olympians, I enjoy reading those graphic stories. I am no more an beginner when it comes to Greek Mythology but I learned a few new elements. A few years ago, I did an introduction on Greek Mythology and I took the cards from the Olympus Tarot (https://www.amazon.ca/Olympus-Tarot-Lo-Scarabeo-2002-03-08/dp/B01F81RZEE/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466436928&sr=1-4&keywords=olympus+tarot and http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/olympus/review.shtml). I have used them as a support, to let the audience grasp the relationship of the various deities. I had put the cards like a genealogy tree (well, the best I could). It was fun doing that. I would like to give that introduction again, just for the fun of it.
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