When I was in elementary school my sister, who was a year older, was assigned Edith Hamilton's
Mythology. She hated the book and complained the whole time, but the next year I had to read it and I loved it! After her book I started reading more and more about different myths-mostly Greek and Roman, some Native America, very little Norse
-and I couldn't get enough. When I got older and busier with work and school I kind of forgot how much I'd loved it, but when I went to college I couldn't figure out what to major in. I decided on Forensic Chem for the first year, but then one day I sat in on an Anthro class and it reminded me of how much I'd loved myth and learning about different cultures so I double majored in Classical mythology and Anthropology!
I still can't get enough!