Bulfinch's Mythology
The Age of Fable; The Age of Chivalry; Legends of Charlemagne
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- CHAPTER ISample
- ROMAN DIVINITIES
- PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA
- CHAPTER III
- APOLLO AND DAPHNE
- Preface
- CHAPTER IV
- LATONA AND THE RUSTICS
- CHAPTER V
- Preface
- CHAPTER VI
- BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
- CHAPTER VII
- GLAUCUS AND SCYLLA
- CHAPTER VIII
- Preface
- CHAPTER IX
- VERTUMNUS AND POMONA
- CUPID AND PSYCHE
- Preface
- CHAPTER XII
- THE MYRMIDONS
- NISUS AND SCYLLA
- ECHO AND NARCISSUS
- HERO AND LEANDER
- CHAPTER XIV
- Preface
- CHAPTER XV
- PERSEUS AND MEDUSA
- PERSEUS AND ATLAS
- THE SEA-MONSTER
- THE WEDDING FEAST
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE SPHINX
- THE PYGMIES
- THE GRIFFIN, OR GRYPHON
- THE GOLDEN FLEECE
- Preface
- MELEAGER AND ATALANTA
- CHAPTER XIX
- HEBE AND GANYMEDE
- CHAPTER XX
- OLYMPIC AND OTHER GAMES
- Preface
- CHAPTER XXI
- Chapter XXIX.
- THE RURAL DEITIES
- TRITON AND PROTEUS
- ACHELOUS AND HERCULES
- Preface
- ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
- CHAPTER XXV
- Preface
- DIANA AND ENDYMION
- AURORA AND TITHONUS
- ACIS AND GALATEA
- THE TROJAN WAR
- THE FALL OF TROY
- MENELAUS AND HELEN
- AGAMEMNON, ORESTES, AND ELECTRA
- RETURN OF ULYSSES
- SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS
- CHAPTER XXX
- Preface
- CHAPTER XXXI
- THE INFERNAL REGIONS
- Preface
- CHAPTER XXXIII
- OPENING THE GATES OF JANUS
- INFANT ROME
- NISUS AND EURYALUS
- PALLAS, CAMILLA, TURNUS
- CHAPTER XXXIV
- EGYPTIAN DEITIES
- MYTH OF OSIRIS AND ISIS
- Preface
- ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY
- THE OLYMPIAN JUPITER
- THE APOLLO BELVEDERE
- THE DIANA A LA BICHE
- THE POETS OF MYTHOLOGY
- MODERN MONSTERS
- THE COCKATRICE, OR BASILISK
- THE UNICORN
- THE SALAMANDER
- CHAPTER XXXVII
- HINDU MYTHOLOGY
- THE GRAND LAMA
- PRESTER JOHN
- NORTHERN MYTHOLOGY
- OF THE JOYS OF VALHALLA
- THE VALKYRIE
- OF THOR AND THE OTHER GODS
- OF LOKI AND HIS PROGENY
- Chapter
- THE RECOVERY OF THE HAMMER
- CHAPTER XXXIX
- THE DEATH OF BALDUR
- Preface
- CHAPTER XLI
- Preface
- CHAPTER I
- THE TRAINING OF A KNIGHT
- FREEMEN, VILLAINS, SERFS, AND CLERKS
- MAIL ARMOR
- METRICAL ROMANCES
- THE MYTHICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND
- FERREX AND PORREX
- DUNWALLO MOLMUTIUS
- Preface
- CHAPTER III
- Book I., Canto vii.), and of a mirror, in which a damsel
- CHAPTER IV
- KING ARTHUR
- ARTHUR CHOSEN KING
- CHAPTER V
- Preface
- CHAPTER VII
- LAUNCELOT OF THE LAKE
- SIR LAUNCELOT
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE CART
- THE LADY OF SHALOTT
- CHAPTER XI
- TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE
- Preface
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- SIR TRISTRAM AS A SPORTSMAN
- THE ROUND TABLE
- SIR PALAMEDES
- SIR TRISTRAM
- Preface
- CHAPTER XVIII
- THE SANGREAL, OR HOLY GRAAL
- SIR GALAHAD
- SIR LAUNCELOT
- SIR PERCEVAL
- SIR BOHORT
- Preface
- CHAPTER XXII
- CHAPTER XXIII
- Preface
- THE BRITONS
- THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE LION
- GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN
- Preface
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- Preface
- PWYLL, PRINCE OF DYVED
- BRANWEN, THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR
- CHAPTER X
- KILWICH AND OLWEN
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- Preface
- HERO MYTHS OF THE BRITISH RACE
- CUCHULAIN, CHAMPION OF IRELAND
- HEREWARD THE WAKE
- ROBIN HOOD
- LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE
- THE PEERS, OR PALADINS
- ROLAND AND FERRAGUS
- THE TOURNAMENT
- THE SIEGE OF ALBRACCA
- ADVENTURES OF RINALDO AND ORLANDO
- Preface
- THE INVASION OF FRANCE
- BRADAMANTE AND ROGERO
- ASTOLPHO AND THE ENCHANTRESS
- THE ORC
- ORLANDO MAD
- ZERBINO AND ISABELLA
- ASTOLPHO IN ABYSSINIA
- THE WAR IN AFRICA
- Preface
- ROGERO AND BRADAMANTE
- THE BATTLE OF RONCESVALLES
- RINALDO AND BAYARD
- DEATH OF RINALDO
- HUON OF BORDEAUX
- OGIER, THE DANE
- OGIER, THE DANE (Continued)
- Preface
- PROVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS
- QUOTED FROM THE POETS