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Bulfinch's Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology

by Thomas Bulfinch

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Author
Bulfinch, Thomas, 1796-1867
Title
Bulfinch's Mythology The Age of Fable; The Age of Chivalry; Legends of Charlemagne
Credits
Produced by Marcia Brooks, Cindy Beyer, and the online Project Gutenberg team at www.pgdpcanada.net with images provided by The Internet Archives-US.
Language
English
LoC Class
BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism
Subject
Romances
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 56644
Release Date
February 26, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.PUBLISHERS’ PREFACE — AUTHOR’S PREFACE — STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES
  2. 2.CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTION — ROMAN DIVINITIES
  3. 3.CHAPTER II — PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA
  4. 4.CHAPTER III — APOLLO AND DAPHNE—PYRAMUS AND THISBE—CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS — APOLLO AND DAPHNE — PYRAMUS AND THISBE — CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS
  5. 5.CHAPTER IV — JUNO AND HER RIVALS, IO AND CALLISTO—DIANA AND ACTÆON—LATONA AND THE RUSTICS — CALLISTO — DIANA AND ACTÆON — LATONA AND THE RUSTICS
  6. 6.CHAPTER V — PHAËTON
  7. 7.CHAPTER VI — MIDAS—BAUCIS AND PHILEMON — BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
  8. 8.CHAPTER VII — PROSERPINE—GLAUCUS AND SCYLLA — GLAUCUS AND SCYLLA
  9. 9.CHAPTER VIII — PYGMALION—DRYOPE—VENUS AND ADONIS—APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS — DRYOPE — VENUS AND ADONIS — APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS
  10. 10.CHAPTER IX — CEYX AND HALCYONE: OR, THE HALCYON BIRDS
  11. 11.CHAPTER X — VERTUMNUS AND POMONA
  12. 12.CHAPTER XI — CUPID AND PSYCHE
  13. 13.CHAPTER XII — CADMUS—THE MYRMIDONS — THE MYRMIDONS
  14. 14.CHAPTER XIII — NISUS AND SCYLLA—ECHO AND NARCISSUS—CLYTIE—HERO AND LEANDER — NISUS AND SCYLLA — ECHO AND NARCISSUS — CLYTIE — HERO AND LEANDER
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIV — MINERVA—NIOBE — MINERVA — NIOBE
  16. 16.CHAPTER XV — THE GRÆÆ OR GRAY-MAIDS—PERSEUS—MEDUSA—ATLAS—ANDROMEDA — THE GRÆÆ AND THE GORGONS — PERSEUS AND MEDUSA — PERSEUS AND ATLAS — THE SEA-MONSTER — THE WEDDING FEAST
  17. 17.CHAPTER XVI — MONSTERS — GIANTS, SPHINX, PEGASUS AND CHIMÆRA, CENTAURS, GRIFFIN, AND PYGMIES — THE SPHINX — PEGASUS AND THE CHIMÆRA — THE CENTAURS — THE PYGMIES — THE GRIFFIN, OR GRYPHON
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVII — THE GOLDEN FLEECE—MEDEA — THE GOLDEN FLEECE — MEDEA AND ÆSON
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVIII — MELEAGER AND ATALANTA — ATALANTA
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIX — HERCULES—HEBE AND GANYMEDE — HERCULES — HEBE AND GANYMEDE
  21. 21.CHAPTER XX — THESEUS—DÆDALUS—CASTOR AND POLLUX — THESEUS — OLYMPIC AND OTHER GAMES — DÆDALUS — CASTOR AND POLLUX
  22. 22.CHAPTER XXI — BACCHUS—ARIADNE — BACCHUS — ARIADNE
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXII — THE RURAL DEITIES—ERISICHTHON—RHŒCUS—THE WATER DEITIES—CAMENÆ—WINDS — THE RURAL DEITIES — ERISICHTHON — RHŒCUS — THE WATER DEITIES — NEPTUNE — AMPHITRITE — NEREUS AND DORIS — TRITON AND PROTEUS — THETIS — LEUCOTHEA AND PALÆMON — THE CAMENÆ — THE WINDS
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXIII — ACHELOUS AND HERCULES—ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS—ANTIGONE—PENELOPE — ACHELOUS AND HERCULES — ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS — ANTIGONE — PENELOPE
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIV — ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE—ARISTÆUS—AMPHION—LINUS—THAMYRIS—MARSYAS—MELAMPUS—MUSÆUS — ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE — ARISTÆUS, THE BEE-KEEPER — AMPHION — LINUS — THAMYRIS — MARSYAS — MELAMPUS — MUSÆUS
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXV — ARION—IBYCUS—SIMONIDES—SAPPHO — ARION — IBYCUS — SIMONIDES — SAPPHO
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXVI — ENDYMION—ORION—AURORA AND TITHONUS—ACIS AND GALATEA — DIANA AND ENDYMION — ORION — AURORA AND TITHONUS — ACIS AND GALATEA
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVII — THE TROJAN WAR — “THE ILIAD”
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVIII — THE FALL OF TROY—RETURN OF THE GREEKS—ORESTES AND ELECTRA — THE FALL OF TROY — MENELAUS AND HELEN — AGAMEMNON, ORESTES, AND ELECTRA — TROY
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXIX — ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES—THE LOTUS-EATERS—CYCLOPES—CIRCE—SIRENS—SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS—CALYPSO — RETURN OF ULYSSES — THE LÆSTRYGONIANS — SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — CALYPSO
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXX — The PHÆACIANS—FATE OF THE SUITORS — THE PHÆACIANS — FATE OF THE SUITORS
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXXI — ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS—THE HARPIES—DIDO—PALINURUS — ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS — DIDO — PALINURUS
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXII — THE INFERNAL REGIONS—THE SIBYL — THE INFERNAL REGIONS — ELYSIUM — THE SIBYL
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXIII — CAMILLA—EVANDER—NISUS AND EURYALUS—MEZENTIUS—TURNUS — OPENING THE GATES OF JANUS — CAMILLA — EVANDER — INFANT ROME — NISUS AND EURYALUS — MEZENTIUS — PALLAS, CAMILLA, TURNUS
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIV — PYTHAGORAS—EGYPTIAN DEITIES—ORACLES — PYTHAGORAS — SYBARIS AND CROTONA — EGYPTIAN DEITIES — MYTH OF OSIRIS AND ISIS — ORACLES — ORACLE OF TROPHONIUS — ORACLE OF ÆSCULAPIUS — ORACLE OF APIS
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXV — ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY—STATUES OF GODS AND GODDESSES—POETS OF MYTHOLOGY — ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY — STATUES OF THE GODS — THE OLYMPIAN JUPITER — THE MINERVA OF THE PARTHENON — THE VENUS DE’ MEDICI — THE APOLLO BELVEDERE — THE DIANA A LA BICHE — THE POETS OF MYTHOLOGY — VIRGIL
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXVI — MODERN MONSTERS—THE PHŒNIX—BASILISK—UNICORN—SALAMANDER — MODERN MONSTERS — THE PHŒNIX — THE COCKATRICE, OR BASILISK — THE UNICORN — THE SALAMANDER
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVII — EASTERN MYTHOLOGY—ZOROASTER—HINDU MYTHOLOGY—CASTES—BUDDHA—GRAND LAMA — ZOROASTER — HINDU MYTHOLOGY — VISHNU — SIVA — JUGGERNAUT — CASTES — BUDDHA — THE GRAND LAMA — PRESTER JOHN
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVIII — NORTHERN MYTHOLOGY—VALHALLA—THE VALKYRIOR — NORTHERN MYTHOLOGY — OF THE JOYS OF VALHALLA — THE VALKYRIE — OF THOR AND THE OTHER GODS — OF LOKI AND HIS PROGENY — HOW THOR PAID THE MOUNTAIN GIANT HIS WAGES — THE RECOVERY OF THE HAMMER
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIX — THOR’S VISIT TO JOTUNHEIM — THOR’S VISIT TO JOTUNHEIM, THE GIANT’S COUNTRY
  41. 41.CHAPTER XL — THE DEATH OF BALDUR—THE ELVES—RUNIC LETTERS—ICELAND—TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY—NIBELUNGEN LIED — THE DEATH OF BALDUR — THE FUNERAL OF BALDUR — THE ELVES — RAGNAROK, THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS — RUNIC LETTERS — THE SKALDS — ICELAND — TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY — THE NIBELUNGEN LIED — THE NIBELUNGEN HOARD — WAGNER’S NIBELUNGEN RING
  42. 42.CHAPTER XLI — THE DRUIDS—IONA — DRUIDS — IONA — KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
  43. 43.CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTION — THE TRAINING OF A KNIGHT — FREEMEN, VILLAINS, SERFS, AND CLERKS — TOURNAMENTS — MAIL ARMOR — HELMETS — ROMANCES — METRICAL ROMANCES
  44. 44.CHAPTER II — THE MYTHICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND — BLADUD — LEIR — FERREX AND PORREX — DUNWALLO MOLMUTIUS — BRENNUS AND BELINUS, — ELIDURE — LUD — CASSIBELLAUNUS — KYMBELINUS, OR CYMBELINE — ARMORICA
  45. 45.CHAPTER III — MERLIN — CAER-MERDIN, OR CAERMARTHEN (IN WALES), MERLIN’S TOWER, AND THE IMPRISONED FIENDS.
  46. 46.CHAPTER IV — ARTHUR — KING ARTHUR — ARTHUR CHOSEN KING — GUENEVER
  47. 47.CHAPTER V — ARTHUR ( Continued ) — KING ARTHUR SLAYS THE GIANT OF ST. MICHAEL’S MOUNT — KING ARTHUR GETS A SWORD FROM THE LADY OF THE LAKE
  48. 48.CHAPTER VI — SIR GAWAIN — SIR GAWAIN’S MARRIAGE
  49. 49.CHAPTER VII — CARADOC BRIEFBRAS; OR, CARADOC WITH THE SHRUNKEN ARM
  50. 50.CHAPTER VIII — LAUNCELOT OF THE LAKE — SIR LAUNCELOT
  51. 51.CHAPTER IX — THE ADVENTURE OF THE CART
  52. 52.CHAPTER X — THE LADY OF SHALOTT
  53. 53.CHAPTER XI — QUEEN GUENEVER’S PERIL
  54. 54.CHAPTER XII — TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE
  55. 55.CHAPTER XIII — TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE ( Continued )
  56. 56.CHAPTER XIV — SIR TRISTRAM’S BATTLE WITH SIR LAUNCELOT — SIR TRISTRAM AS A SPORTSMAN
  57. 57.CHAPTER XV — THE ROUND TABLE
  58. 58.CHAPTER XVI — SIR PALAMEDES
  59. 59.CHAPTER XVII — SIR TRISTRAM
  60. 60.CHAPTER XVIII — PERCEVAL
  61. 61.CHAPTER XIX — THE SANGREAL, OR HOLY GRAAL — SIR GALAHAD — SIR GAWAIN
  62. 62.CHAPTER XX — THE SANGREAL ( Continued ) — SIR LAUNCELOT — SIR PERCEVAL
  63. 63.CHAPTER XXI — THE SANGREAL ( Continued ) — SIR BOHORT — SIR LAUNCELOT ( Resumed ) — SIR GALAHAD
  64. 64.CHAPTER XXII — SIR AGRIVAIN’S TREASON
  65. 65.CHAPTER XXIII — MORTE D’ARTHUR — THE MABINOGEON — INTRODUCTORY NOTE
  66. 66.CHAPTER I — THE BRITONS — THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE — THE WELSH BARDS — THE TRIADS
  67. 67.CHAPTER II — THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN — KYNON’S ADVENTURE
  68. 68.CHAPTER III — THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN ( Continued ) — OWAIN’S ADVENTURE [58]
  69. 69.CHAPTER IV — THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN ( Continued ) — GAWAIN’S ADVENTURE — THE ADVENTURE OF THE LION
  70. 70.CHAPTER V — GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN
  71. 71.CHAPTER VI — GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN ( Continued )
  72. 72.CHAPTER VII — GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN ( Continued )
  73. 73.CHAPTER VIII — PWYLL, PRINCE OF DYVED
  74. 74.CHAPTER IX — BRANWEN, THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR
  75. 75.CHAPTER X — MANAWYDDAN
  76. 76.CHAPTER XI — KILWICH AND OLWEN
  77. 77.CHAPTER XII — KILWICH AND OLWEN ( Continued )
  78. 78.CHAPTER XIII — TALIESIN — HERO MYTHS OF THE BRITISH RACE
  79. 79.BEOWULF
  80. 80.CUCHULAIN, CHAMPION OF IRELAND
  81. 81.HEREWARD THE WAKE
  82. 82.ROBIN HOOD — LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE
  83. 83.INTRODUCTION
  84. 84.THE PEERS, OR PALADINS — ORLANDO — ROLAND AND FERRAGUS — A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER — RINALDO
  85. 85.THE TOURNAMENT
  86. 86.THE SIEGE OF ALBRACCA
  87. 87.ADVENTURES OF RINALDO AND ORLANDO
  88. 88.THE INVASION OF FRANCE
  89. 89.THE INVASION OF FRANCE ( Continued )
  90. 90.BRADAMANTE AND ROGERO
  91. 91.ASTOLPHO AND THE ENCHANTRESS
  92. 92.THE ORC
  93. 93.ASTOLPHO’S ADVENTURES CONTINUED, AND ISABELLA’S BEGUN
  94. 94.MEDORO
  95. 95.ORLANDO MAD
  96. 96.ZERBINO AND ISABELLA
  97. 97.ASTOLPHO IN ABYSSINIA
  98. 98.THE WAR IN AFRICA
  99. 99.ROGERO AND BRADAMANTE
  100. 100.THE BATTLE OF RONCESVALLES
  101. 101.RINALDO AND BAYARD
  102. 102.DEATH OF RINALDO
  103. 103.HUON OF BORDEAUX
  104. 104.HUON OF BORDEAUX ( Continued )
  105. 105.HUON OF BORDEAUX ( Continued )
  106. 106.OGIER, THE DANE
  107. 107.OGIER, THE DANE ( Continued )
  108. 108.OGIER, THE DANE ( Continued )
  109. 109.PROVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS — No. 1. Page 39 . — No. 2. Page 39 . — No. 3. Page 42 . — No. 4. Page 45 . — No. 5. Page 123 . — No. 6. Page 230 . — No. 7. Page 232 . — No. 8. Page 245 . — No. 9. Page 260 . — No. 10. Page 261 . — No. 11. Page 263 . — No. 12. Page 263 . — No. 13. Page 265 . — No. 14. Page 265 . — No. 15. Page 265 . — No. 16. Page 282 . — No. 17. Page 285 .
  110. 110.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIVE PASSAGES — QUOTED FROM THE POETS
  111. 111.INDEX AND DICTIONARY

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