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Bulfinch Thomas. Bulfinch's Mythology
Bulfinch's Mythology
Table of Contents
STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
ROMAN DIVINITIES
CHAPTER II
PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA
CHAPTER III
APOLLO AND DAPHNE—PYRAMUS AND THISBE—CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS
APOLLO AND DAPHNE
PYRAMUS AND THISBE
CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS
CHAPTER IV
JUNO AND HER RIVALS, IO AND CALLISTO—DIANA AND ACTÆON—LATONA AND THE RUSTICS
CALLISTO
DIANA AND ACTÆON
LATONA AND THE RUSTICS
CHAPTER V
PHAËTON
CHAPTER VI
MIDAS—BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
CHAPTER VII
PROSERPINE—GLAUCUS AND SCYLLA
GLAUCUS AND SCYLLA
CHAPTER VIII
PYGMALION—DRYOPE—VENUS AND ADONIS—APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS
DRYOPE
VENUS AND ADONIS
APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS
CHAPTER IX
CEYX AND HALCYONE: OR, THE HALCYON BIRDS
CHAPTER X
VERTUMNUS AND POMONA
CHAPTER XI
CUPID AND PSYCHE
CHAPTER XII
CADMUS—THE MYRMIDONS
THE MYRMIDONS
CHAPTER XIII
NISUS AND SCYLLA—ECHO AND NARCISSUS—CLYTIE—HERO AND LEANDER
NISUS AND SCYLLA
ECHO AND NARCISSUS
CLYTIE
HERO AND LEANDER
CHAPTER XIV
MINERVA—NIOBE
MINERVA
NIOBE
CHAPTER XV
THE GRÆÆ OR GRAY-MAIDS—PERSEUS—MEDUSA—ATLAS—ANDROMEDA
THE GRÆÆ AND THE GORGONS
PERSEUS AND MEDUSA
PERSEUS AND ATLAS
THE SEA-MONSTER
THE WEDDING FEAST
CHAPTER XVI
MONSTERS
GIANTS, SPHINX, PEGASUS AND CHIMÆRA, CENTAURS, GRIFFIN, AND PYGMIES
THE SPHINX
PEGASUS AND THE CHIMÆRA
THE CENTAURS
THE PYGMIES
THE GRIFFIN, OR GRYPHON
CHAPTER XVII
THE GOLDEN FLEECE—MEDEA
THE GOLDEN FLEECE
MEDEA AND ÆSON
CHAPTER XVIII
MELEAGER AND ATALANTA
ATALANTA
CHAPTER XIX
HERCULES—HEBE AND GANYMEDE
HERCULES
HEBE AND GANYMEDE
CHAPTER XX
THESEUS—DÆDALUS—CASTOR AND POLLUX
THESEUS
OLYMPIC AND OTHER GAMES
DÆDALUS
CASTOR AND POLLUX
CHAPTER XXI
BACCHUS—ARIADNE
BACCHUS
ARIADNE
CHAPTER XXII
THE RURAL DEITIES—ERISICHTHON—RHŒCUS—THE WATER DEITIES—CAMENÆ—WINDS
THE RURAL DEITIES
ERISICHTHON
RHŒCUS
THE WATER DEITIES
NEPTUNE
AMPHITRITE
NEREUS AND DORIS
TRITON AND PROTEUS
THETIS
LEUCOTHEA AND PALÆMON
THE CAMENÆ
THE WINDS
CHAPTER XXIII
ACHELOUS AND HERCULES—ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS—ANTIGONE—PENELOPE
ACHELOUS AND HERCULES
ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS
ANTIGONE
PENELOPE
CHAPTER XXIV
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE—ARISTÆUS—AMPHION—LINUS—THAMYRIS—MARSYAS—MELAMPUS—MUSÆUS
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
ARISTÆUS, THE BEE-KEEPER
AMPHION
LINUS
THAMYRIS
MARSYAS
MELAMPUS
MUSÆUS
CHAPTER XXV
ARION—IBYCUS—SIMONIDES—SAPPHO
ARION
IBYCUS
SIMONIDES
SAPPHO
CHAPTER XXVI
ENDYMION—ORION—AURORA AND TITHONUS—ACIS AND GALATEA
DIANA AND ENDYMION
ORION
AURORA AND TITHONUS
ACIS AND GALATEA
CHAPTER XXVII
THE TROJAN WAR
“THE ILIAD”
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE FALL OF TROY—RETURN OF THE GREEKS—ORESTES AND ELECTRA
THE FALL OF TROY
MENELAUS AND HELEN
AGAMEMNON, ORESTES, AND ELECTRA
TROY
CHAPTER XXIX
ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES—THE LOTUS-EATERS—CYCLOPES—CIRCE—SIRENS—SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS—CALYPSO
RETURN OF ULYSSES
THE LÆSTRYGONIANS
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS
CALYPSO
CHAPTER XXX
The PHÆACIANS—FATE OF THE SUITORS
THE PHÆACIANS
FATE OF THE SUITORS
CHAPTER XXXI
ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS—THE HARPIES—DIDO—PALINURUS
ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS
DIDO
PALINURUS
CHAPTER XXXII
THE INFERNAL REGIONS—THE SIBYL
THE INFERNAL REGIONS
ELYSIUM
THE SIBYL
CHAPTER XXXIII
CAMILLA—EVANDER—NISUS AND EURYALUS—MEZENTIUS—TURNUS
OPENING THE GATES OF JANUS
CAMILLA
EVANDER
INFANT ROME
NISUS AND EURYALUS
MEZENTIUS
PALLAS, CAMILLA, TURNUS
CHAPTER XXXIV
PYTHAGORAS—EGYPTIAN DEITIES—ORACLES
PYTHAGORAS
SYBARIS AND CROTONA
EGYPTIAN DEITIES
MYTH OF OSIRIS AND ISIS
ORACLES
ORACLE OF TROPHONIUS
ORACLE OF ÆSCULAPIUS
ORACLE OF APIS
CHAPTER XXXV
ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY—STATUES OF GODS AND GODDESSES—POETS OF MYTHOLOGY
ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY
STATUES OF THE GODS
THE OLYMPIAN JUPITER
THE MINERVA OF THE PARTHENON
THE VENUS DE’ MEDICI
THE APOLLO BELVEDERE
THE DIANA A LA BICHE
THE POETS OF MYTHOLOGY
VIRGIL
CHAPTER XXXVI
MODERN MONSTERS—THE PHŒNIX—BASILISK—UNICORN—SALAMANDER
MODERN MONSTERS
THE PHŒNIX
THE COCKATRICE, OR BASILISK
THE UNICORN
THE SALAMANDER
CHAPTER XXXVII
EASTERN MYTHOLOGY—ZOROASTER—HINDU MYTHOLOGY—CASTES—BUDDHA—GRAND LAMA
ZOROASTER
HINDU MYTHOLOGY
VISHNU
SIVA
JUGGERNAUT
CASTES
BUDDHA
THE GRAND LAMA
PRESTER JOHN
CHAPTER XXXVIII
NORTHERN MYTHOLOGY—VALHALLA—THE VALKYRIOR
NORTHERN MYTHOLOGY
OF THE JOYS OF VALHALLA
THE VALKYRIE
OF THOR AND THE OTHER GODS
OF LOKI AND HIS PROGENY
HOW THOR PAID THE MOUNTAIN GIANT HIS WAGES
THE RECOVERY OF THE HAMMER
CHAPTER XXXIX
THOR’S VISIT TO JOTUNHEIM
THOR’S VISIT TO JOTUNHEIM, THE GIANT’S COUNTRY
CHAPTER XL
THE DEATH OF BALDUR—THE ELVES—RUNIC LETTERS—ICELAND—TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY—NIBELUNGEN LIED
THE DEATH OF BALDUR
THE FUNERAL OF BALDUR
THE ELVES
RAGNAROK, THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
RUNIC LETTERS
THE SKALDS
ICELAND
TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY
THE NIBELUNGEN LIED
THE NIBELUNGEN HOARD
WAGNER’S NIBELUNGEN RING
CHAPTER XLI
THE DRUIDS—IONA
DRUIDS
IONA
KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
THE TRAINING OF A KNIGHT
FREEMEN, VILLAINS, SERFS, AND CLERKS
TOURNAMENTS
MAIL ARMOR
HELMETS
ROMANCES
METRICAL ROMANCES
CHAPTER II
THE MYTHICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND
BLADUD
LEIR
FERREX AND PORREX
DUNWALLO MOLMUTIUS
BRENNUS AND BELINUS,
ELIDURE
LUD
CASSIBELLAUNUS
KYMBELINUS, OR CYMBELINE
ARMORICA
CHAPTER III
MERLIN
CAER-MERDIN, OR CAERMARTHEN (IN WALES), MERLIN’S TOWER, AND THE IMPRISONED FIENDS
CHAPTER IV
ARTHUR
KING ARTHUR
ARTHUR CHOSEN KING
GUENEVER
CHAPTER V
ARTHUR (Continued)
KING ARTHUR SLAYS THE GIANT OF ST. MICHAEL’S MOUNT
KING ARTHUR GETS A SWORD FROM THE LADY OF THE LAKE
CHAPTER VI
SIR GAWAIN
SIR GAWAIN’S MARRIAGE
CHAPTER VII
CARADOC BRIEFBRAS; OR, CARADOC WITH THE SHRUNKEN ARM
CHAPTER VIII
LAUNCELOT OF THE LAKE
SIR LAUNCELOT
CHAPTER IX
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CART
CHAPTER X
THE LADY OF SHALOTT
CHAPTER XI
QUEEN GUENEVER’S PERIL
CHAPTER XII
TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE
CHAPTER XIII
TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE (Continued)
CHAPTER XIV
SIR TRISTRAM’S BATTLE WITH SIR LAUNCELOT
SIR TRISTRAM AS A SPORTSMAN
CHAPTER XV
THE ROUND TABLE
CHAPTER XVI
SIR PALAMEDES
CHAPTER XVII
SIR TRISTRAM
CHAPTER XVIII
PERCEVAL
CHAPTER XIX
THE SANGREAL, OR HOLY GRAAL
SIR GALAHAD
SIR GAWAIN
CHAPTER XX
THE SANGREAL (Continued)
SIR LAUNCELOT
SIR PERCEVAL
CHAPTER XXI
THE SANGREAL (Continued)
SIR BOHORT
SIR LAUNCELOT (Resumed)
SIR GALAHAD
CHAPTER XXII
SIR AGRIVAIN’S TREASON
CHAPTER XXIII
MORTE D’ARTHUR
THE MABINOGEON
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
CHAPTER I
THE BRITONS
THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
THE WELSH BARDS
THE TRIADS
CHAPTER II
THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN
KYNON’S ADVENTURE
CHAPTER III
THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN (Continued)
OWAIN’S ADVENTURE[58]
CHAPTER IV
THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN (Continued)
GAWAIN’S ADVENTURE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE LION
CHAPTER V
GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN
CHAPTER VI
GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN (Continued)
CHAPTER VII
GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN (Continued)
CHAPTER VIII
PWYLL, PRINCE OF DYVED
CHAPTER IX
BRANWEN, THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR
CHAPTER X
MANAWYDDAN
CHAPTER XI
KILWICH AND OLWEN
CHAPTER XII
KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued)
CHAPTER XIII
TALIESIN
HERO MYTHS OF THE BRITISH RACE
BEOWULF
CUCHULAIN, CHAMPION OF IRELAND
HEREWARD THE WAKE
ROBIN HOOD
LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE
INTRODUCTION
THE PEERS, OR PALADINS
ORLANDO
ROLAND AND FERRAGUS
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER
RINALDO
THE TOURNAMENT
THE SIEGE OF ALBRACCA
ADVENTURES OF RINALDO AND ORLANDO
THE INVASION OF FRANCE
THE INVASION OF FRANCE (Continued)
BRADAMANTE AND ROGERO
ASTOLPHO AND THE ENCHANTRESS
THE ORC
ASTOLPHO’S ADVENTURES CONTINUED, AND ISABELLA’S BEGUN
MEDORO
ORLANDO MAD
ZERBINO AND ISABELLA
ASTOLPHO IN ABYSSINIA
THE WAR IN AFRICA
ROGERO AND BRADAMANTE
THE BATTLE OF RONCESVALLES
RINALDO AND BAYARD
DEATH OF RINALDO
HUON OF BORDEAUX
HUON OF BORDEAUX (Continued)
HUON OF BORDEAUX (Continued)
OGIER, THE DANE
OGIER, THE DANE (Continued)
OGIER, THE DANE (Continued)
PROVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS
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No. 2. Page 39
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No. 16. Page 282
No. 17. Page 285
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIVE PASSAGES
QUOTED FROM THE POETS
INDEX AND DICTIONARY
