The Age of Fable
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| ←Wikisource:Folklore | The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch |
| This book is commonly known as Bulfinch’s Mythology. It contains vivid, classic retellings of the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, such as Zeus and Hera, Apollo, Jason and the Golden Fleece, and the wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas. It also has stories of the Norse gods and heroes, and many other seminal stories of Western culture. |
[edit] Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- II. Prometheus and Pandora
- III. Apollo and Daphne; Pyramus and Thisbe; Cephalus and Procris
- IV. Juno and her Rivals, Io and Callisto; Diana and Actaeon ; Latona and the Rustics
- V. Phaeton
- VI. Midas; Baucis and Philemon
- VII. Proserpine; Glaucus and Scylla
- VIII. Pygmalion; Dryope; Venus and Adonis; Apollo and Hyacinthus
- IX. Ceyx and Halcyone
- X. Vertumnus and Pomona; Iphis and Anaxarete
- XI. Cupid and Psyche
- XII. Cadmus; The Myrmidons
- XIII. Nisus and Scylla; Echo and Narcissus; Clytie; Hero and Leander
- XIV. Minerva and Arachne; Niobe
- XV. The Graeae and Gorgons; Perseus and Medusa; Atlas; Andromeda
- XVI. Monsters: Giants; Sphinx; Pegasus and Chimaera; Centaurs; Griffin; Pygmies
- XVII. The Golden Fleece; Medea
- XVIII. Meleager and Atalanta
- XIX. Hercules; Hebe and Ganymede
- XX. Theseus and Daedalus; Castor and Pollux; Festivals and Games
- XXI. Bacchus and Ariadne
- XXII. The Rural Deities; The Dryads and Erisichthon; Rhoecus; Water Deities; Camenae; Winds
- XXIII. Achelous and Hercules; Admetus and Alcestis; Antigone; Penelope
- XXIV. Orpheus and Eurydice; Aristaeus; Amphion; Linus; Thamyris; Marsyas; Melampus; Musaeus
- XXV. Arion; Ibycus; Simonides; Sappho
- XXVI. Endymion; Orion; Aurora and Tithonus; Acis and Galatea
- XXVII. The Trojan War
- XXVIII. The Fall of Troy; Return of the Greeks; Orestes and Electra
- XXIX. Adventures of Ulysses; The Lotus-eaters; The Cyclopes; Circe; Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis; Calypso
- XXX. The Phaeacians; Fate of the Suitors
- XXXI. Adventures of Aeneas; The Harpies; Dido; Palinurus
- XXXII. The Infernal Regions; The Sibyl
- XXXIII. Aeneas in Italy; Camilla; Evander; Nisus and Euryalus; Mezentius; Turnus
- XXXIV. Pythagoras; Egyptian Deities; Oracles
- XXXV. Origin of Mythology; Statues of Gods and Goddesses; Poets of Mythology
- XXXVI. Monsters (modern); The Phoenix; Basilisk; Unicorn; Salamander
- XXXVII. Eastern Mythology; Zoroaster; Hindu Mythology; Castes; Buddha; The Grand Lama; Prester John
- XXXVIII. Northern Mythology; Valhalla; The Valkyrior
- XXXIX. Thor's Visit to Jotunheim
- XL. The Death of Baldur; The Elves; Runic Letters; Skalds; Iceland ; Teutonic Mythology; The Nibelungen Lied ; Wagner's Nibelungen Ring
- XLI. The Druids; Iona
- Glossary
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This work is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. |
