The Age of Fable

هContents
How This Book Came to Be
The Author's Preface
The Editor's Preface
1 Introduction
	Roman Divinities
2 Prometheus and Pandora
3 Apollo and Daphne, Pyramus and Thisbe, Cephalus and Procris
	Apollo and Daphne
	Pyramus and Thisbe
	Cephalus and Procris
4 Juno and Her Rivals, Io and Callisto, Diana and Actæon, Latona and the Rustics
	Callisto
	Diana and Actæon
	Latona and the Rustics
5 Phaëton
6 Midas, Baucis and Philemon
	Baucis and Philemon
7. Prosperine, Glaucus and Scylla
	Glaucus and Scylla
8 Pygmalion, Dryope; Venus and Adonis; Apollo and Hyacinthus
	Dryope
	Venus and Adonis
	Apollo and Hyacinthus
9 Ceyx and Halcyone: Or the Halcyon Birds
10 Vertumnus and Pomona
11 Cupid and Psyche
12 Cadmus, the Myrmidons
	Myrmidons
13 Nisus and Scylla, Echo and Narcissus, Clytie, Hero and Leander
	Echo and Narcissus
	Clytie
	Hero and Leander
14 Minerva, Niobe
	Niobe
15 The Grææ and Gorgons, Perseus, Medusa, Atlas, Andromeda
	Perseus and Medusa
	Perseus and Atlas
	The Sea-Monster
	The Wedding Feast
16 Monsters, Giants, Sphinx, Pegasus and Chimæra, Cantaurs, Griffin, and Pygmies
	The Sphinx
	Pegasus and the Chimæra
	The Centaurs
	The Pygmies
	The Griffin, or Gryphon
17 The Golden Fleece, Medea
	Medea and Æson
18 Meleanger and Atalanta
	Atalanta
19 Hercules, Hebe and Ganymede
	Hebe and Ganymede
20 Theseus, Dædalus, Castor and Pollux
	Olympic and Other Games
	Dædalus
	Castor and Pollux
21 Bacchus, Ariadne
	Ariadne
22 The Rural Deities, Erisichton, Rhœcus, the Water Deities, the Camenæ, the Winds
	Erisichthon
	Rhœcus
	The Water Deities
	Neptune
	Amphitrite
	Nereus and Doris
	Triton and Proteus
	Thetis
	Leucothea and Palæmon
	The Camenæ
	The Winds
23 Achelous and Hercules, Admetus and Alcestis, Antigone, Penelope
	Admetus and Alcestis
	Antigone
	Penelope
24 Orpheus and Eurydice, Aristæus, Amphion, Linus, Thamyris, Marsyas, Melampus, Musæus
	Aristæus, the Bee-Keeper
	Amphion
	Linus
	Thamyris
	Marsyas
	Melampus
	Musæus
25 Arion, Ibycus, Simonides, Sappho
	Arion
	Ibycus
	Simonides
	Sappho
26 Endymion, Orion, Aurora and Tithonus, Acis and Galatea
	Orion
	Aurora and Tithonus
	Acis and Galatea
27 The Trojan War
	The Iliad
28 The Fall of Troy, Return of the Greeks, Agamemnon, Orestes and Electra
	Menelaus and Helen
	Agamemnon, Orestes and Electra
29 Adventures of Ulysses, the Lotus-Eaters, Cyclopses, Circe, Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Calypso
	The Læstrygonians
	Scylla and Charybdis
	Calypso
30 The Paæacians, Fate of the Suitors
	Fate of the Suitors
31 Adventures of Æneas, the Harpies, Dido, Palinurus
	Dido
	Palinurus
32 The Infernal Regions, the Sibyl
	Elysium
	The Sibyl
33 Æneas in Italy, Camilla, Evander, Nisus and Euryalus, Mesentius, Turnus
	Opening the Gates of Janus
	Camilla
	Evander
	Infant Rome
	Nisus and Euryalus
	Mezentius
	Pallas, Camilla, Turnus
34 Pythagoras, Egyptian Deities, Oracles
	Egyptian Deities
	Myth of Osiris and Isis
	Oracles
	Oracle of Trophonius
	Oracle of Æsculapius
	Oracle of Apis
35 Origin of Mythology, Statues of Gods and Goddesses, Poets of Mythology
	Statues of the Gods
	The Olympian Jupiter
	The Minerva of the Parthenon
	The Venus de Medici
	The Apollo Belvedere
	The Diana a la Biche
	The Poets of Mythology
	Virgil
	Ovid
36 Modern Monsters, the Phœnix, Basilisk, Unicorn, Salamander
	The Phœnix
	The Cockatrice or Basilisk
	The Unicorn
	The Salamander
37 Eastern Mythology, Zoraster, Hindu Mythology, Castes, Buddha, Grand Lama
	Hindu Mythology
	Vishnu
	Siva
	Juggernaut
	Castes
	Buddha
	The Grand Lama
	Prester John
38 Northern Mythology, Valhalla, the Valkyrior
	Of the Joys of Valhalla
	The Valkyrior
	Of Thor and the Other Gods
	Of Loki and His Progeny
	How Thor paid the Mountain Giant His Wages
	The Recovery of the Hammer
39 Thor's Visit to Jotunheim
40 The Death of Baldur, the Elves, Runic Letters, Skalds, Iceland
	The Funeral of Baldur
	The Elves
	Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods
	Runic Letters
	The Skalds
	Iceland
41 The Druids, Iona
	Iona
42 Beowulf
Proverbial Expressions
Index of Names