Sex in the world of myth looks like a title designed to attract readers’ attention, which might lead many academics to argue that it does not deserve our time and energy. But if we are to make classics a more accessible discipline with increased impact in the wider world, I think we should also engage with popular works of this sort. Leeming is considered an authority on comparative mythology: he has published over a dozen books on mythology in various world traditions (some academic and some popular), and the current title under review is equally wide-ranging. The book is divided into chapters on Mesopotamia, Egypt, Canaan and Israel, Greece and Rome, India, Northern Europe (Celts and Norsemen), China and Japan, Sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. In short, it is a colourful mosaic of myths from all over the world. The author contrasts and compares various mythologies and their representations of sex with links among the different chapters. The text is easily readable and accompanied by numerous illustrations in colour.