Bulfinch's Mythology

The Age of Fable; or Stories of Gods and Heroes

by

Thomas Bulfinch

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2010

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Table of Contents

Chapter I.

  1. Introduction.
  2. Roman Divinities.

Chapter II.

  1. Prometheus and Pandora.

Chapter III.

  1. Apollo and Daphne — Pyramus and Thisbe — Cephalus
  2. And Procris.
  3. Apollo and Daphne.
  4. Pyramus and Thisbe.
  5. Cephalus and Procris

Chapter IV.

  1. Juno and Her Rivals, Io and Callisto — Diana and Actaeon-
  2. Latona and the Rustics.
  3. Callisto.
  4. Diana and Actaeon
  5. Latona and the Rustics.

Chapter V.

  1. Phaeton.

Chapter VI.

  1. Midas — Baucis and Philemon.
  2. Baucis and Philemon.

Chapter VII.

  1. Proserpine — Glaucus and Scylla.
  2. Glaucus and Scylla.

Chapter VIII.

  1. Pygmalion — Dryope — Venus and Adonis — Apollo and
  2. Hyacinthus.
  3. Dryope.
  4. Venus and Adonis
  5. Apollo and Hyacinthus.

Chapter IX.

  1. Ceyx and Halcyone: Or, the Halcyon Birds.

Chapter X.

  1. Vertumnus and Pomona.

Chapter XI.

  1. Cupid and Psyche.

Chapter XII.

  1. Cadmus — The Myrmidons.
  2. The Myrmidons.

Chapter XIII.

  1. Nisus and Scylla — Echo and Narcissus — Clytie-
  2. Hero and Leander.
  3. Nisus and Scylla.
  4. Echo and Narcissus.
  5. Clytie.
  6. Hero and Leander.

Chapter XIV.

  1. Minerva — Niobe.
  2. Minerva.
  3. Niobe.

Chapter XV.

  1. The Graeae and Gorgons — Perseus — Medusa — Atlas-
  2. Andromeda.
  3. The Graeae and Gorgons.
  4. Perseus and Medusa.
  5. Perseus and Atlas.
  6. The Sea-Monster.
  7. The Wedding Feast.

Chapter XVI.

  1. Monsters.
  2. Giants, Sphinx, Pegasus, and Chimaera, Centaurs, Griffin,
  3. And Pygmies.
  4. The Sphinx.
  5. Pegasus and the Chimaera.
  6. The Centaurs.
  7. The Pygmies
  8. The Griffin, or Gryphon.

Chapter XVII.

  1. The Golden Fleece — Medea
  2. The Golden Fleece
  3. Medea and Aeson

Chapter XVIII.

  1. Meleager and Atalanta.
  2. Atalanta.

Chapter XIX.

  1. Hercules — Hebe and Ganymede.
  2. Hercules.
  3. Hebe and Ganymede.

Chapter XX.

  1. Theseus — Daedalus — Castor and Pollux.
  2. Theseus
  3. Olympic and Other Games.
  4. Daedalus.
  5. Castor and Pollux.

Chapter XXI.

  1. Bacchus — Ariadne.
  2. Bacchus.
  3. Ariadne.

Chapter XXII.

  1. The Rural Deities — Erisichthon — Rhoecus — The
  2. Water Deities — The Camenae — The Winds.
  3. The Rural Deities.
  4. Erisichthon.
  5. Rhoecus.
  6. The Water Deities.
  7. Neptune.
  8. Amphitrite.
  9. Nereus and Doris.
  10. Triton and Proteus.
  11. Thetis.
  12. Leucothea and Palaemon.
  13. The Camenae.
  14. The Winds.

Chapter XXIII.

  1. Achelous and Hercules — Admetus and Alcestis-
  2. Antigone — Penelope.
  3. Achelous and Hercules.
  4. Admetus and Alcestis.
  5. Antigone.
  6. Penelope.

Chapter XXIV.

  1. Orpheus and Eurydice — Aristaeus — Amphion — Linus-
  2. Thamyris — Marsyas — Melampus — Musaeus.
  3. Orpheus and Eurydice.
  4. Aristaeus, the Bee-Keeper.
  5. Amphion.
  6. Linus.
  7. Thamyris.
  8. Marsyas.
  9. Melampus.
  10. Musaeus.

Chapter XXV.

  1. Arion — Ibycus — Simonides — Sappho.
  2. Arion.
  3. Ibycus.
  4. Simonides.
  5. Sappho.

Chapter XXVI.

  1. Endymion — Orion — Aurora and Tithonus — Acis and Galatea.
  2. Orion.
  3. Aurora and Tithonus.
  4. Acis and Galatea.

Chapter XXVII.

  1. The Trojan War.

Chapter XXVIII.

  1. The Fall of Troy — Return of the Greeks-
  2. Agamemnon, Orestes and Electra.
  3. The Fall of Troy.
  4. Menelaus and Helen.
  5. Agamemnon, Orestes and Electra.
  6. Troy.

Chapter XXIX.

  1. Adventures of Ulysses — The Lotus-Eaters — Cyclopse — Circe
  2. Return of Ulysses.
  3. The Laestrygonians.
  4. Scylla and Charybdis.
  5. Calypso.

Chapter XXX.

  1. The Phaeacians — Fate of the Suitors.
  2. The Phaeacians.
  3. Fate of the Suitors.

Chapter XXXI.

  1. Adventures of Aeneas — The Harpies — Dido — Palinurius.
  2. Adventures of Aeneas.
  3. Dido.
  4. Palinurus.

Chapter XXXII.

  1. The Infernal Regions — The Sibyl.
  2. The Infernal Regions.
  3. Elysium.
  4. The Sibyl.

Chapter XXXIII.

  1. Aeneas in Italy.
  2. Camilla — Evander — Nisus and Euryalus-
  3. Mezentius — Turnus.
  4. Opening the Gates of Janus.
  5. Camilla.
  6. Evander.
  7. Infant Rome.
  8. Nisus and Euryalus.
  9. Mezentius.
  10. Pallas, Camilla, Turnus.

Chapter XXXIV.

  1. Pythagoras — Egyptian Deities — Oracles.
  2. Pythagoras.
  3. Sybaris and Crotona.
  4. Egyptian Deities.
  5. Myth of Osiris and Isis.
  6. Oracles.
  7. Oracle of Trophonius.
  8. Oracle of Aesculapius.
  9. Oracle of Apis.

Chapter XXXV.

  1. Origin of Mythology — Statues of Gods and Goddesses — Poets
  2. Of Mythology.
  3. Origin of Mythology.
  4. Statues of the Gods.
  5. The Olympian Jupiter.
  6. The Minerva of the Parthenon.
  7. The Venus De’ Medici.
  8. The Apollo Belvedere.
  9. The Diana a La Biche.
  10. The Poets of Mythology.
  11. Virgil.
  12. Ovid.

Chapter XXXVI.

  1. Modern Monsters — The Phoenix — Basilisk — Unicorn-
  2. Modern Monsters.
  3. The Phoenix.
  4. The Cockatrice, or Basilisk.
  5. The Unicorn.
  6. The Salamander.

Chapter XXXVII.

  1. Eastern Mythology — Zoroaster — Hindu Mythology — Castes-
  2. Buddha — Grand Lama.
  3. Zoroaster.
  4. Hindu Mythology.
  5. Vishnu.
  6. Siva.
  7. Juggernaut.
  8. Castes.
  9. Buddha.
  10. The Grand Lama.
  11. Prester John.

Chapter XXXVIII.

  1. Northern Mythology — Valhalla — The Valkyrior.
  2. Northern Mythology.
  3. Of the Joys of Valhalla.
  4. The Valkyrior.
  5. Of Thor and the Other Gods.
  6. Of Loki and His Progeny.
  7. How Thor Paid the Mountain Giant His Wages.
  8. The Recovery of the Hammer.

Chapter XXXIX.

  1. Thor’s Visit to Jotunheim.
  2. Thor’s Visit to Jotunheim, the Giant’s Country.

Chapter XL.

  1. The Death of Baldur — The Elves — Runic Letters-
  2. Skalds — Iceland.
  3. The Death of Baldur.
  4. The Funeral of Baldur.
  5. The Elves.
  6. Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods.
  7. Runic Letters.
  8. The Skalds.
  9. Iceland.

Chapter XLI.

  1. The Druids — Iona.
  2. The Druids.
  3. Iona.

Chapter XLII.

  1. Beowulf.
  2. Proverbial Expressions
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