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Mythology:, The age of fable, the age of chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne; with dictionary index., Illus. by Elinore Blaisdell

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Mythology:

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Illus. by Elinore Blaisdell

The age of fable, the age of chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne; with dictionary index.

The basic work on classical mythology. Includes information on Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Asian, Germanic myths, as well as the Arthurian cycle and other heroic epics

Stories of gods and heroes: Prometheus and Pandora -- Apollo and Daphne -- Pyramus and Thisbe -- Cephalus and Procris -- Juno and her rivals -- Io and Callisto -- Diana and Actaeon -- Latona and the rustics -- Phaeton -- Midas -- Baucis and Philemon -- Proserpino -- Glaucus and Scylla -- Pygmalion -- Dryope -- Venus and Adonis -- Apollo and Hyacinthus -- Ceyx and Halycone -- Vertumnus and Pomona -- Iphis and Anaxarete -- Cupid and Psyche -- Cadmus -- Myrmidons -- Nisus and Scylla -- Echo and Narcissus -- Clytie -- Hero and Leander -- Minerva and Arachne -- Niobe -- Graeae and Gorgons -- Perseus and Medusa -- Atlas -- Andromeda -- Monsters: Giants -- Sphinx -- Pegasus and Chimaera -- Centaurs -- Griffin -- Pygmies -- Golden Fleece -- Medea -- Meleager and Atalanta -- Hercules -- Hebe and Ganymede -- Theseus and Daedallus -- Castor and Pollux -- Festivals and games -- Bacchus and Ariadne -- Rural deities: Dryads and Erisichthon -- Rhoecus -- Water deities -- Camenae -- Winds -- Achelous and Hercules -- Admetus and Alcestis -- Antigone -- Penelope -- Orpheus and Eurydice -- Aristaeus -- Amphion -- Linus -- Thamyris -- Marsyas -- Melampus -- Musaeus -- Arion -- Ibycus -- Simonides -- Sappho -- Endymion -- Orion -- Aurora and Tithonus -- Acis and Galatea -- Trojan War -- Fall of Troy -- Return of the Greeks -- Orestes and Electra -- Adventures of Ulysses: Lotus-eaters -- Cyclopes -- Circe -- Sirens -- Scylla and Charybdis -- Calypso -- Phaeacians -- Fate of the suitors -- Adventures of Aeneas: Harpies -- Dido -- Palinurus -- Infernal regions -- Sibyl -- Aeneas in Italy: Camilla -- Evander -- Nisus and Euryalus -- Mezentius -- Turnus -- Pythagoras -- Egyptian deities -- Oracles -- Origins of mythology -- Statues of gods and goddesses -- Poets of mythology -- Monsters (modern): Phoenix -- Basilisk -- Unicorn -- Salamander -- Eastern mythology: Zoroaster -- Hindu mythology -- Castes -- Buddha -- Grand Lama -- Prester John -- Northern mythology: Valhalla -- Valkyrior -- Thor's visit to Jotunheim -- Death of Baldur -- Elves -- Runic letters -- Skalds -- Iceland -- Teutonic mythology -- Nibelungen lied -- Wagner's Nibelungen ring -- Druids -- Iona -- King Arthur and his knights -- Mabingeon -- Hero myths of the British race: Beowulf -- Cuchulain, Champion of Ireland -- Hereward the Wake -- Robin Hood -- Legends of Charlemagne