The legend of Perseus, vol. i
by Edwin Sidney Hartland
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About this eBook
- Author
- Hartland, Edwin Sidney, 1848-1927
- Title
- The legend of Perseus, Volume 1 (of 3) : The supernatural birth
- Original Publication
- United Kingdom: David Nutt in the Strand, 1894.
- Credits
- an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
- Subject
- Medusa (Gorgon)
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 71074
- Release Date
- June 30, 2023
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.The Legend of Perseus
- 2.[IMPRINT]
- 3.PREFACE
- 4.CONTENTS
- 5.THE LEGEND OF PERSEUS — CHAPTER I. THE LEGEND OF PERSEUS AS PRESERVED IN CLASSICAL WRITERS. ITS THREE TRAINS OF INCIDENT. THE DANAE TYPE OF THE STORY IN MODERN FOLKLORE. — CHAPTER II. THE STORY IN MODERN FOLKLORE—THE KING OF THE FISHES TYPE. — CHAPTER III. THE REMAINING TYPES OF THE STORY. — CHAPTER IV. THE INCIDENT OF THE SUPERNATURAL BIRTH IN MÄRCHEN. — CHAPTER V. THE SUPERNATURAL BIRTH IN SAGAS. — CHAPTER VI. THE SUPERNATURAL BIRTH IN PRACTICAL SUPERSTITIONS. — CHAPTER VII. DEATH AND BIRTH AS TRANSFORMATION.
- 6.LIST OF SOME OF THE WORKS REFERRED TO
- 7.ENDNOTES — CHAPTER I NOTES — CHAPTER II NOTES — CHAPTER III NOTES — CHAPTER IV NOTES — CHAPTER V NOTES — CHAPTER VI NOTES — CHAPTER VII NOTES
- 8.ERRATA
- 9.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
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