Bulfinch's Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology
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Bulfinch Thomas. Bulfinch's Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology

Table of Contents

STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES

KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS

THE MABINOGEON

HERO MYTHS OF THE BRITISH RACE

LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE

GLOSSARY. 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 ACTAEON—LATONA AND THE RUSTICS

CALLISTO

DIANA AND ACTAEON

LATONA AND THE RUSTICS

CHAPTER V

PHAETON

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

—S. G. B. 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

"ON A BEAUTIFUL YOUTH, STRUCK BLIND BY LIGHTNING

"ON AN UGLY FELLOW

CLYTIE

HERO AND LEANDER

"ON A PICTURE OF LEANDER

CHAPTER XIV

MINERVA—NIOBE. MINERVA

"UPON A LADY'S EMBROIDERY

NIOBE

CHAPTER XV

THE GRAEAE OR GRAY-MAIDS—PERSEUS—MEDUSA—ATLAS—ANDROMEDA. THE GRAEAE AND THE GORGONS

PERSEUS AND MEDUSA

PERSEUS AND ATLAS

THE SEA-MONSTER

THE WEDDING FEAST

CHAPTER XVI

MONSTERS. GIANTS, SPHINX, PEGASUS AND CHIMAERA, CENTAURS, GRIFFIN, AND PYGMIES

THE SPHINX

PEGASUS AND THE CHIMAERA

THE CENTAURS

THE PYGMIES

THE GRIFFIN, OR GRYPHON

CHAPTER XVII

THE GOLDEN FLEECE—MEDEA. THE GOLDEN FLEECE

MEDEA AND AESON

CHAPTER XVIII

MELEAGER AND ATALANTA

ATALANTA

CHAPTER XIX

HERCULES—HEBE AND GANYMEDE. HERCULES

—S. G. B. HEBE AND GANYMEDE

CHAPTER XX

THESEUS—DAEDALUS—CASTOR AND POLLUX. THESEUS

OLYMPIC AND OTHER GAMES

DAEDALUS

CASTOR AND POLLUX

CHAPTER XXI

BACCHUS—ARIADNE. BACCHUS

CHAPTER XXIX

ARIADNE

CHAPTER XXII

THE RURAL DEITIES—ERISICHTHON—RHOECUS—THE WATER DEITIES—CAMENAE—WINDS. THE RURAL DEITIES

ERISICHTHON

RHOECUS

THE WATER DEITIES

NEPTUNE

AMPHITRITE

NEREUS AND DORIS

TRITON AND PROTEUS

THETIS

LEUCOTHEA AND PALAEMON

THE CAMENAE

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—ARISTAEUS—AMPHION—LINUS—THAMYRIS—MARSYAS—MELAMPUS—MUSAEUS. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE

ARISTAEUS, THE BEE-KEEPER

AMPHION

LINUS

THAMYRIS

MARSYAS

MELAMPUS

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

Book I., 1., 182. 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 LAESTRYGONIANS

SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS

CALYPSO

CHAPTER XXX

THE PHAEACIANS—FATE OF THE SUITORS. THE PHAEACIANS

FATE OF THE SUITORS

CHAPTER XXXI

ADVENTURES OF AENEAS—THE HARPIES—DIDO—PALINURUS. ADVENTURES OF AENEAS

DIDO

FROM THE LATIN

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

ORACLE OF TROPHONIUS

ORACLE OF AESCULAPIUS

ORACLE OF APIS

CHAPTER XXXV

ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY—STATUES OF GODS AND GODDESSES—POETS OF MYTHOLOGY. ORIGINS 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

"ON MILTON

OVID

CHAPTER XXXVI

MODERN MONSTERS—THE PHOENIX—BASILISK—UNICORN—SALAMANDER. MODERN MONSTERS

THE PHOENIX

THE COCKATRICE, OR BASILISK

THE UNICORN

THE SALAMANDER

CHAPTER XXXVII

EASTERN MYTHOLOGY—ZOROASTER—HINDU MYTHOLOGY—CASTES—BUDDHA—GRAND LAMA. ZOROASTER

III., 91

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

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 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

Book III, Canto IX., 38.]

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

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

"THE BOY AND THE MANTLE

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

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

SIR LAUNCELOT

SIR PERCEVAL

CHAPTER XXI

SIR BOHORT

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

OWAIN'S ADVENTURE

CHAPTER IV

GAWAIN'S ADVENTURE

THE ADVENTURE OF THE LION

CHAPTER V

GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

PWYLL, PRINCE OF DYVED

CHAPTER IX

BRANWEN, THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR

CHAPTER X

MANAWYDDAN

CHAPTER XI

KILWICH AND OLWEN

CHAPTER XII

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

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

OGIER, THE DANE

GLOSSARY

B

C

E

F

FEAR

FORTUNATE FIELDS

G

H

I

ISLES OF THE BLESSED

J

K

L

LIBYAN OASIS

M

MIDAS

N

O

ODERIC

P

PHOCIS

POLE STAR

PYTHIAN GAMES. PYTHIAN ORACLE

Q

R

ROMANCES

ROME

S

SHALOTT, THE LADY OF

SPRING

SWAN, LEDA AND

T

THESSALY

THRACE

TROJAN WAR

TYRIANS

U

V

W

WELSH LANGUAGE. WESTERN OCEAN. WINDS, THE. WINTER

WOOD NYMPHS

X

Y

YEAR, THE

Z

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Thomas Bulfinch

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The Greeks believed the earth to be flat and circular, their own country occupying the middle of it, the central point being either Mount Olympus, the abode of the gods, or Delphi, so famous for its oracle.

The circular disk of the earth was crossed from west to east and divided into two equal parts by the Sea, as they called the Mediterranean, and its continuation the Euxine, the only seas with which they were acquainted.

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