Transcriber's Note
The front cover has been created by the transcriber for the convenienceof the reader. The front cover is released into the public domain.
For ease of searching, names with a syllabic accent mark have beenincluded initially without that accent, and all ligatures have beenexpanded (e.g. æ has become ae). Further, proper nouns in the mainbody of the text (but not in the quoted material) have been madeconsistent where there was either a definite typographic error or therewas a clear prevalence of one form over another. A list of these changesmay be found at the end of the text.
There were some instances of valid variable spellingswhich have been preserved as printed in each case. These include:Adrastaea, Adrasteia; Dionysus, Dionysius; Galatea, Galataea;Nemean, Nemaean; Perithous, Pirithous. The book also uses somearchaic spelling, and this is also preserved as printed.
1000
Mythological Characters
Briefly Described
ADAPTED TO
PRIVATE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS
AND ACADEMIES
EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION BY
EDWARD S. ELLIS, M.A.
Author of “The Young People’s Standard History of the
United States” and “Common Errors in Writing
and Speaking.”
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COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY THE WOOLFALL COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY HINDS & NOBLE
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HINDS, HAYDEN & ELDREDGE, Inc.
NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO
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INTRODUCTION.
There are many expressions which, thoughsimple in themselves, must forever remainbeyond the grasp of human comprehension.Eternity, that which has neither end nor beginning,baffles the most profound humanthought. It is impossible to think of a pointbeyond which there is absolutely nothing, orto imagine the passing of a million yearswithout bringing us