Bulfinch's mythology : stories of gods and heroes / Thomas Bulfinch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bulfinch, Thomas, 1796-1867, author.

Series:

Knickerbocker classics.

Knickerbocker classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Classical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Chartwell Books, 2019.

Summary:

This first volume of Bulfinch's Mythology, now available in a highly designed paperback with flaps, includes the classic stories of Greek and Roman mythology.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Dedication page

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW EDITION

I. INTRODUCTION

II. PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA

III. APOLLO AND DAPHNE PYRAMUS AND THISBE CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS

IV. JUNO AND HER RIVALS IO AND CALLISTO DIANA AND ACTÆON LATONA AND THE RUSTICS

V. PHAËTON

VI. MIDAS BAUCIS AND PHILEMON

VII. PROSERPINE GLAUCUS AND SCYLLA

VIII. PYGMALION DRYOPE VENUS AND ADONIS APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS

IX. CEYX AND HALCYONE

X. VERTUMNUS AND POMONA

XI. CUPID AND PSYCHE

XII. CADMUS THE MYRMIDONS

XIII. NISUS AND SCYLLA ECHO AND NARCISSUS CLYTIE HERO AND LEANDER

XIV. MINERVA NIOBE

XV. THE GRÆÆ AND GORGONS PERSEUS MEDUSA ATLAS ANDROMEDA

XVI. MONSTERS GIANTS SPHINX PEGASUS AND CHIMÆRA CENTAURS GRIFFIN PYGMIES

XVII. THE GOLDEN FLEECE MEDEA

XVIII. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA

XIX. HERCULES HEBE AND GANYMEDE

XX. THESEUS DÆDALUS OLYMPIC AND OTHER GAMES CASTOR AND POLLUX

XXI. BACCHUS ARIADNE

XXII. THE RURAL DEITIES ERISICHTHON RHŒCUS THE WATER DEITIES THE CAMENÆ THE WINDS

XXIII. ACHELOUS AND HERCULES ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS ANTIGONE PENELOPE

XXIV. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE ARISTÆUS AMPHION LINUS THAMYRIS MARSYAS MELAMPUS MUSÆUS

XXV. ARION IBYCUS SIMONIDES SAPPHO

XXVI. ENDYMION ORION AURORA AND TITHONUS ACIS AND GALATEA

XXVII. THE TROJAN WAR

XXVIII. THE FALL OF TROY RETURN OF THE GREEKS ORESTES AND ELECTRA

XXIX. ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES: THE LOTUS-EATERS THE CYCLOPES CIRCE THE SIRENS SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS CALYPSO

XXX. THE PHÆACIANS FATE OF THE SUITORS

XXXI. ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS THE HARPIES DIDO PALINURUS

XXXII. THE INFERNAL REGIONS THE SIBYL

XXXIII. CAMILLA EVANDER NISUS AND EURYALUS MEZENTIUS TURNUS.

XXXIV. PYTHAGORAS EGYPTIAN DEITIES ORACLES

XXXV. ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY STATUES OF GODS AND GODDESSES POETS OF MYTHOLOGY

XXXVI. MODERN MONSTERS THE PHŒNIX BASILISK UNICORN SALAMANDER

XXXVII. EASTERN MYTHOLOGY ZOROASTER HINDU MYTHOLOGY CASTES BUDDHA THE GRAND LAMA PRESTER JOHN

XXXVIII. NORTHERN MYTHOLOGY VALHALLA THE VALKYRIOR

XXXIX. THOR'S VISIT TO JOTUNHEIM

XL. THE DEATH OF BALDUR THE ELVES RAGNAROK THE VOLSUNGA SAGA RUNIC LETTERS SKALDS ICELAND

XLI. THE DRUIDS IONA

GLOSSARY

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THOMAS BULFINCH

FURTHER READING

Copyright page.

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ISBN:

0-7603-6554-7

OCLC:

1107592186