Mythic

The Mythic Tarot Deck
Juliet Sharman-Burke, Liz Greene, and Tricia Newell (Rider, 1989)

Review
So the Mythic here seems to be rather specifically Greek mythology, but that reasonably narrow focus actually helps following the more obscure subtext on the cards.

The Minors, for example, each form a narrative on each suit. The Cups are retelling Cupid and Psyche, the Wands are the quest for the Golden Fleece, the Swords are Orestes and the Furies (now there's a tale you don't see every day!) and Pentacles are the story of Daedulus.

Actually, if this is Daedulus then the Seven of Pentacles is properly hilarious. Because that means that's Queen Pasiphae with the world's most coy-looking white bull curled round her hip. Compared to the mighty beasts in the Minoan friezes behind them, this gets even funnier, though it's still not as great as Daedulus' "what, seriously?" expression.

Unusually for my collection, there's no Little White Book in the pack, instead the title card tells you which book to buy to go with the deck. Since I managed to buy it as a deck on its on, rather than as part of a set, I can't help wondering what I'm missing, and whether this book is going to tell me I've got completely the wrong idea about the suits.