Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology: the Age of Fable 9780486114873, 0486114872, 9781306331630, 1306331633

Table of contents :
Title Page
DOVER THRIFT EDITIONS
Bibliographical Note
Copyright Page
Publisher's Note
Dedication
Preface
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I --
INTRODUCTION
ROMAN DIVINITIES
CHAPTER II --
PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA
CHAPTER III --
APOLLO AND DAPHNE -PYRAMUS AND THISBE -CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS
APOLLO AND DAPHNE
PYRAMUS AND THISBE
CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS
CHAPTER IV --
JUNO AND HER RIVALS, IO AND CALLISTO-DIANA AND ACTION-LATONA AND THE RUSTICS
CALLISTO
DIANA AND ACTÆON
LATONA AND THE RUSTICS
CHAPTER V --
PHAETON
CHAPTER VI --
MIDAS-BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
BAUCIS AND PHILEMON. CHAPTER VII --
PROSERPINE-GLAUCUS AND SCYLLAGLAUCUS AND SCYLLA
CHAPTER VIII --
PYGMALION-DRYOPE-VENUS AND ADONIS-APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS
DRYOPE
VENUS AND ADONIS
APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS
CHAPTER IX --
CEYX AND HALCYONE: OR, THE HALCYON BIRDS
CHAPTER X --
VERTUMNUS AND POMONA
CHAPTER XI --
CUPID AND PSYCHE
CHAPTER XII --
CADMUS-THE MYRMIDONS
THE MYRMIDONS
CHAPTER XIII --
NISUS AND SCYLLA-ECHO AND NARCISSUS-CLYTIE-HERO AND LEANDER
NISUS AND SCYLLA
ECHO AND NARCISSUS
CLYTIE
HERO AND LEANDER
CHAPTER XIV --
MINERVA-NIOBE
MINERVA
NIOBE. CHAPTER XV --
THE GRÆÆ AND GORGONS-PERSEUS AND MEDUSA-ATLAS-ANDROMEDATHE GRÆÆ AND GORGONS
PERSEUS AND MEDUSA
PERSEUS AND ATLAS
THE SEA-MONSTER
THE WEDDING FEAST
CHAPTER XVI --
MONSTERS: GIANTS, SPHINX, PEGASUS AND CHIMERA-CENTAURS-PYGMIES-GRIFFIN
THE SPHINX
PEGASUS AND THE CHIMÆRA
THE CENTAURS
THE PYGMIES
THE GRIFFIN, OR GRYPHON
CHAPTER XVII --
THE GOLDEN FLEECE-MEDEA AND ÆSON
THE GOLDEN FLEECE
MEDEA AND ÆSON
CHAPTER XVIII --
MELEAGER AND ATALANTA
ATALANTA
CHAPTER XIX --
HERCULES-HEBE AND GANYMEDE
HERCULES
HEBE AND GANYMEDE
CHAPTER XX --
THESEUS-DÆDALUS-CASTOR AND POLLUX
THESEUS. OLYMPIC AND OTHER GAMESDÆDALUS
CASTOR AND POLLUX
CHAPTER XXI --
BACCHUS-ARIADNE
BACCHUS
ARIADNE
CHAPTER XXII --
THE RURAL DEITIES-ERISICHTHON-RHŒCUS-THE WATER DEITIES-THE CAMENÆ-THE WINDS
THE RURAL DEITIES
ERISICHTHON
RHŒCUS
THE WATER DEITIES
THE CAMENÆ
THE WINDS
CHAPTER XXIII --
ACHELOUS AND HERCULES-ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS-ANTIGONE-PENELOPE
ACHELOUS AND HERCULES
ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS
ANTIGONE
PENELOPE
CHAPTER XXIV --
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE-ARISTÆUS-AMPHION-LINUS-THAMYRIS-MARSYAS- MELAMPUS-MUSÆUS
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
ARISTÆUS, THE BEE-KEEPER
AMPHION
LINUS
THAMYRIS
MARSYAS. MELAMPUSMUSÆUS
CHAPTER XXV --
ARION-IBYCUS-SIMONIDES-SAPPHO
ARION
IBYCUS
SIMONIDES
SAPPHO
CHAPTER XXVI --
ENDYMION-ORION-AURORA AND TITHONUS- ACIS AND GALATEA
ORION
AURORA AND TITHONUS
ACIS AND GALATEA
CHAPTER XXVII --
THE TROJAN WAR
"THE ILIAD"
CHAPTER XXVIII --
THE FALL OF TROY-RETURN OF THE GREEKS-AGAMEMNON, ORESTES AND ELECTRA
THE FALL OF TROY
MENELAUS AND HELEN
AGAMEMNON, ORESTES AND ELECTRA
TROY
CHAPTER XXIX --
ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES --
THE LOTUS-EATERS -CYCLOPSES --
CIRCE- SIRENS-SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS-CALYPSO
RETURN OF ULYSSES
THE LÆSTRYGONIANS
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS
CALYPSO. CHAPTER XXX --
THE PHÆACIANS-FATE OF THE SUITORS.

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