The Student's Mythology

About this eBook

Author

White, Catherine Ann, 1825-1878

Title

The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies

Credits

E-text prepared by Tor Martin Kristiansen, Michael, Sam W.,

Language

English

LoC Class

BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Subject

Mythology

Category

Text

eBook-No.

37380

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37380

Release Date

September 10, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE STUDENT’S MYTHOLOGY
2. 2.PREFATORY NOTE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. — MOUNT OLYMPUS. — THE GODS—DIFFERENT CLASSES OF DEITIES.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. GREEK AND ROMAN DIVINITIES. Celestial Gods. — JUPITER, ( Greek , Zeus .)
6. 6.CHAPTER III. — PHŒBUS—APOLLO.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. — MARS—ARES.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. — MERCURY—HERMES.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. — BACCHUS—DIONYSUS.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. Celestial Goddesses. — JUNO—HERA.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. — MINERVA—PALLAS ATHENA.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. — VENUS—APHRODITE.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. — LATONA—LETO.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. — AURORA—EOS.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. Terrestrial Gods. — SATURN. — JANUS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. — VULCAN—HAPHÆSTUS.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. — ÆOLUS. — MOMUS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. Terrestrial Goddesses. — VESTA—HESTIA.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. — CYBELE.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. — CERES—DEMETER.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. — THEMIS—ASTRÆA—NEMESIS.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. — THE MUSES.
23. 23.CHAPTER XX. Gods of the Woods, and Rural Deities. — PAN. — SATYRS AND FAUNS. — TERMINUS. — VERTUMNUS.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. Goddesses of the Woods. — DIANA. — NYMPHS.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. Gods of the Sea. — NEPTUNE—POSEIDON.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. Infernal Deities. — PLUTO—HADES. — HELL. — FATES—FURIES. — JUDGES OF THE DEAD. Punishments inflicted on the Condemned.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. — FABULOUS MONSTERS.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXV. Household Divinities. — PENATES—LARES. — Virtues Worshipped by the Ancients. Vices.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. Demigods and Heroes.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII. — JASON. — THESEUS.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII. — CASTOR AND POLLUX. — PROMETHEUS.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXIX. — ORPHEUS. — ARION. — AMPHION.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXX. — ATLAS. — ORION. — PERSEUS.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXI. — BELLEROPHON. — DEUCALION. — DÆDALUS. — CEYX—HALCYONE—THE HALCYON BIRDS.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXII. — MELEAGER—THE CALYDONIAN HUNT. — NISUS AND SCYLLA. — ERISICHTHON.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIII. Poets of Classic Fable. — HOMER—HESIOD—VIRGIL—OVID.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIV. Heroes Celebrated by the Poets. — AGAMEMNON. — ACHILLES.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXV. — ULYSSES.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVI. — ORESTES. — HECTOR. — ŒDIPUS—ETEOCLES AND POLYNICES.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVII. — ÆNEAS.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — SIBYLS—AUGURS. — Divination by Omens—The Augurs.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXIX. — ORACLES.
43. 43.CHAPTER XL. — CLASSIC GAMES.
44. 44.CHAPTER XLI. — THEATRES.
45. 45.CHAPTER XLII. — CELEBRATED STATUES.
46. 46.CHAPTER I. Egyptian Divinities. — OSIRIS—APIS—SERAPIS—ISIS—ANUBIS—HARPOCRATES.
47. 47.CHAPTER II. EASTERN MYTHOLOGY. Deities of the Assyrians. — BAAL, OR BEL—MOLOCH. — MOLOCH. — THAMMUZ. — OANNES.
48. 48.CHAPTER III. — PERSIA.
49. 49.CHAPTER IV. Hindoo Mythology. — BRAHMA—THE VEDAS. — BUDDHA.
50. 50.CHAPTER V. — CHINA.
51. 51.CHAPTER VI. Thibet. — THE GRAND LAMA.
52. 52.CHAPTER VII. MYTHOLOGY OF SCANDINAVIA. — THOR. — FREY AND FREYA. — BRAGI. — HEIMDALL. — VIDAR. — HODUR. — THE VALKYRIOR. — LOKI AND HIS PROGENY. — BALDUR THE GOOD. — Funeral of Baldur. — Loki’s Punishment. — The Elves. — Runic Letters. — Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods. — Germany.
53. 53.CHAPTER VIII. CELTIC MYTHOLOGY. — DRUIDISM.
54. 54.CHAPTER IX. Mexico. — MYTHOLOGY OF THE AZTECS.
55. 55.CHAPTER X. — PERU.
56. 56.SUPPLEMENT. A BRIEF NOTICE OF AUTHORS, ETC., MENTIONED IN THIS VOLUME. — ÆSCHYLUS, — CÆSAR (Caius Julius), — CICERO. — DEMOSTHENES. — DIODORUS, — EURIPIDES, — HERODOTUS, — JUSTIN (Saint). — JUVENAL. — MÆCENAS. — PELASGI. — PLINIUS, (Secundus C.) — PROCOPIUS. — SIMONIDES. — SOPHOCLES. — STRABO. — TITICACA. — VARRO.
57. 57.INDEX.

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