Hindu Mythology: Classic Stories of Hindu Myths, Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Monsters

Classical Mythology, Book 5

By: Scott Lewis

Narrated by: Oliver Hunt

Hindu mythology is rich in detail yet, at times, features many contradictions. In this audiobook, we are going to recount many favorite and classic stories of Hindu myths, gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters.

In this audiobook, many famous stories are retold in a way that will allow you to understand the rich narrative that takes place, from the classic mythological stories that you can hear and share with your family that teaches lessons of dharma to important life and spiritual lessons.

Some of the classic myths that are found inside this book are:

Myths of Origin

• The creation of Universe
• Arrival of humans
• Concepts of the 4 Yuga

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

• Brahma and the Curse
• Vishnu and the Churning Ocean
• The Third Eye of Shiva
• Sarasvati Saves the World
• The Birth of Shri Krishna
• Kalia
• The Elephant Head of Ganesha
• Krishna and Indra
• Gopal
• A Brave Boy
• A Meeting with Death
• Ajamil Turns a New Leaf
• Eklavya
• Trishanku’s Heaven
• Upamanyu
• How the Moon Lost its Light
• Jagganath
• Jaidratha’s Punishment

Introduction to Hindu Epics

• Mahabharata
• Ramayana
• Gita

If you are interested in understanding more about the Hindu mythology, sharing some classic stories with your friends or becoming an educator on some of the many teachings of Hinduism through their classical stories, this book is a perfect purchase for you!

©2018 Scott Lewis (P)2018 Scott Lewis

Good Introduction to Hindu Mythology

Much like Greek Mythology I have always found Hindu Mythology both confusing and fascinating. I have had a deep interest into the myths and legends but never had a good means to get into it. I found this book excellent for giving a brief introduction into many of the Hindu Gods and Goddess and even their view on the birth of the universe. This is the perfect way to start your learning of Hindu Mythology.
The book is laid out quite well and was unique in that much of the information on the Gods is told through story as opposed to just being given a textbook style breakdown. Obviously, there is a lot more information that can be told on each, but this gives a great introduction and provides a start for you to decide what more you want to research.
Oliver Hunt did a great job narrating this story. I liked his accent and his voice, cadence, and inflections really lent to the material. He makes learning a lot easier.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Good overview

This is a good introduction any listener interested in this subject can gain a great deal of information on a religion practiced by
a great deal of people.



The Narrator did a good job with the material.




This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review

Very good!

Easy to listen to. The second half is more thorough than I expected. I wish they would help the readers with pronunciation. Many yoga books have strange pronunciation of names and Sanskrit words. I liked the reader’s overall style, voice, and cadence, not his fault.

A Hindu Mythology Primer

I really like this whole series. Like the other books, this provides a good, basic introduction to the central myths of the Hindu religion. I did, sometimes find it difficult to follow the various characters but I blame that on my own unfamiliarity with Indian naming conventions than on any fault in the narrative or the narrator.
If you're interested in other cultures or taking a comparative religions course, this would be a great place to start.

Interesting

This is the first book I’ve read/listened to by this author. I see he has many other books about mythology, and I’d love to listen to more.

This book gives us a condensed version of Hindu stories, and has enough side comments to give me an understanding about the background or basis of these myths or tales.
I had no idea the Hindu believe that the earth was created so long ago. Amazing to think such lengths of time were considered amongst ancient peoples.

This is the first book I’ve listened to by this narrator ( Oliver Hunt ). I think he did well reading these stories. I’m not sure what the correct pronunciations are, but it sounded great to me.

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence or swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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