The renowned and entertainingly readable dictionary of Germanic mythology by Rudolf Simek is now in its 4th edition: quite remarkable for a dictionary in today's time, but it has truly earned this recognition. It has been and continues to be the definitive reference on the religion of the Germans: their concepts of gods, elves, dwarfs, and giants, of the beginning and end of the world, of the creation of humanity, of fate, death, and the afterlife, as well as their attitudes toward cult and magic. The temporal scope ranges from the Bronze Age to the mid-11th century, and the geographical area extends from Iceland to the Black Sea. The fact that the figures of Germanic mythology have lost none of their fascination to this day is evidenced by their continued presence in literature, music, and art, as well as the evident popularity of the sagas from ancient times, translated by Rudolf Simek and his team, which are now available in a complete three-volume set.