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BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY THE AGE OF FABLE

Revised by Rev. E. E. Hale

CONTENTS

Chapter I

Origin of Greeks and Romans. The Aryan Family. The Divinities
of these Nations. Character of the Romans. Greek notion of
the World. Dawn, Sun, and Moon. Jupiter and the gods of
Olympus. Foreign gods. Latin Names.— Saturn or Kronos.
Titans. Juno, Vulcan, Mars, Phoebus-Apollo, Venus, Cupid,
Minerva, Mercury, Ceres, Bacchus. The Muses. The Graces.
The Fates. The Furies. Pan. The Satyrs. Momus. Plutus.
  Roman gods.

Chapter II

Roman Idea of Creation. Golden Age. Milky Way. Parnassus.
The Deluge. Deucalion and Pyrrha. Pandora. Prometheus.
Apollo and Daphne. Pyramus and Thisbe. Davy's Safety Lamp.
Cephalus and Procris

Chapter III

Juno. Syrinx, or Pandean Pipes. Argus's Eyes. Io.Callisto Constellations of Great and Little Bear. Pole-star. Diana. Actaeon. Latona. Rustics turned to Frogs. Isleof Delos. Phaeton. Palace of the Sun. Phoebus. Day.Month. Year. Hours. Seasons. Chariot of the sun. Peopleof Aethiopia. Libyan Desert. The Wells Dry. The SeaShrinks. Phaeton's Tomb. The Heliades

Chapter IV

Silenus. Midas. Bacchus's Reward to Midas. River Pactolus.
  Pan Challenges Apollo. Midas's Ears. Gordian Knot. Baucis
and Philemon. Aetna. Perpetual Spring. Pluto carries off
Prosperine. Cere's Search. Prosperine's Release. Eleusinian
Mysteries. Glaucis changed to a Fish. Scylla

Chapter V

Pygmalion's Statue. Dryope and Iole. Lotus Tree. Venus andAdonis. Anemone or Wind Flower. Apollo and Hyacinthus. Gameof Quoits. Flower Hyacinthus. Ceyx and Halcyone. Palace ofthe King of Sleep. Morpheus. Halcyon Birds.

Chapter VI

Hamadryads. Pomona. Vertumnus. Iphis. Cupid and Psyche.
Zephyr. Temple of Ceres. Temple of Venus. The Ant. Golden
Fleece. Pluto. Cerberus. Charon. The Treasure. Stygian
Sleep. Cup of Ambrosia. Birth of Pleasure. Greek name of
Psyche.

Chapter VII

Cadmus. Origin of City of Thebes. Tyrians. Serpent.
Dragon's Teeth. Harmonia. Serpent Sacred to Mars. Myrmidons.
  Cephalus. Aeacus. Pestilence Sent by June. Origin of
Myrmidons.

Chapter VIII

Minos, King of Crete. Nisus, his purple hair. Scylla's
Betrayal. Her Punishment. Echo. Juno's Sentence.
Narcissus. Love for his own image. Clytie. Hopeless Love
for Apollo. Becomes a Flower. Hero and Leander. Hellespont

Chapter IX

Goddess of Wisdom. Arachne. Her Challenge with Minerva.Minerva's Web. Arachne's Web. Transformation. Niobe Queenof Thebes. Mount Cynthus. Death of Niobe's Children. Changedto stone. The Gray-haired Sisters. The Gorgon Medusa. Towerof brass. Danae. Perseus. Net of Dicte. Minerva. KingAtlas. Andromeda. Sea Monster. Wedding Feast. EnemiesTurned to Stone.

Chapter X

Attributes of Monsters. Laius. Oedipus. The Oracle.
Sphinx. The Riddle. Oedipus made King. Jocasta. Origin of
Pegasus. Fountain of Hippocrene. The Chimaera.
Bellerophontic Letters. The Centaurs. The

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