The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)
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Bulfinch Thomas. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)
TO THE MUSES
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION. THE STUDY OF MYTHOLOGY IN CONNECTION WITH ENGLISH POETRY AND WITH ART
SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS
PART I. MYTHS OF DIVINITIES AND HEROES
CHAPTER I. GREEK MYTHS OF THE CREATION
CHAPTER II. THE GODS OF HEAVEN16
CHAPTER III. THE GODS OF EARTH41
CHAPTER IV. THE GODS OF THE UNDERWORLD44
CHAPTER V. THE GODS OF THE WATERS57
CHAPTER VI. THE ROMAN DIVINITIES
CHAPTER VII. MYTHS OF THE GREAT DIVINITIES OF HEAVEN
CHAPTER VIII. MYTHS OF THE GREAT DIVINITIES OF EARTH
CHAPTER IX. FROM THE EARTH TO THE UNDERWORLD
CHAPTER X. MYTHS OF NEPTUNE, RULER OF THE WATERS
CHAPTER XI. MYTHS OF THE LESSER DIVINITIES OF HEAVEN
CHAPTER XII. MYTHS OF THE LESSER DIVINITIES OF EARTH, ETC
CHAPTER XIII. MYTHS OF LESSER DIVINITIES OF THE WATERS
CHAPTER XIV. MYTHS OF THE OLDER HEROES: THE HOUSE OF DANAÜS, AND ITS CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER XV. THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS
CHAPTER XVI. THE FAMILY OF ÆTOLUS AND ITS CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER XVII. THE HOUSE OF MINOS
CHAPTER XVIII. THE HOUSE OF CECROPS AND ERICHTHONIUS
CHAPTER XIX. THE HOUSE OF LABDACUS
CHAPTER XX. MYTHS OF THE YOUNGER HEROES: THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES
CHAPTER XXI. HOUSES CONCERNED IN THE TROJAN WAR
CHAPTER XXII. THE TROJAN WAR
CHAPTER XXIII. THE FALL OF TROY
CHAPTER XXIV. THE WANDERINGS OF ULYSSES
CHAPTER XXV. ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS
CHAPTER XXVI. THE WAR BETWEEN TROJANS AND LATINS
CHAPTER XXVII. MYTHS OF THE NORSE GODS364
CHAPTER XXVIII. MYTHS OF NORSE AND OLD GERMAN HEROES
CHAPTER XXIX. THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG
PART II. THE HISTORY OF MYTH
CHAPTER XXX. THE ORIGIN AND ELEMENTS OF MYTH
CHAPTER XXXI. THE DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHS
CHAPTER XXXII. THE PRESERVATION OF MYTHS
COMMENTARY422
A FEW RULES FOR THE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK AND LATIN PROPER NAMES
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In this new edition of "The Classic Myths in English Literature" the former order of materials has been altered in accordance with the advice of the teachers who have had longest experience with the use of the book; the old material has been thoroughly revised; and much new material has been added. Since most people prefer to begin a story at its beginning, and not with the career of its author and his genealogy, I have reserved the history of the myths for the conclusion of the text. Some of the myths have been restated in more careful form. Some short narratives, before omitted, have been included. The sketches of the Iliad and the Odyssey have been considerably expanded; and an outline – which, I hope, will be deemed adequate – of Wagner's version of the Ring of the Nibelung has been appended to the account of Norse and German mythology. That version is, of course, not English literature; but it has come to be received as the classic modern version of the story; and the story is needed, at some time or other, by every lover of music. Fresh examples of the employment of myth in English verse have, where practicable, been incorporated in the text; and some new references will be found in the Commentary.
I have thoroughly revised the list of illustrative cuts, have interpreted the more difficult of the ancient figures, and indicated the sources. The pictures themselves are a decided improvement upon those in the former edition. In the determination of sources for reproduction, I have had the valuable assistance of Dr. E. von Mach, the author of more than one well-known work on ancient art; and to him I am indebted, in addition, for the section on The Classic Myths in Art, which is included in my Introduction. With this new equipment the book should prove more useful to those who here make their first acquaintance with art, especially the art of the ancients, as well as to those who have been in the habit of using it as a guide to paintings and sculptures of mythological subjects in foreign galleries.
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8. Sylvanus, presiding over forest-glades and plowed fields.
9. Pales, the goddess presiding over cattle and pastures. Flora, the goddess of flowers. Pomona, presiding over fruit trees. Vertumnus, the husband of Pomona, was guardian of fruit trees, gardens, and vegetables.
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