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Myths and Legends of All Nations

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Logan Marshall translation

Lohengrin and Elsa the Beautiful.

Elsa on Her Knees Before Lohengrin Cover

The Good King Arthur.

Then Arthur Drew Out the Sword and was Proclaimed King Frontispiece

Prometheus, the Friend of Man. PAGE

Prometheus Punished for His Gift to Man 9

The Labors of Hercules.

The Hero Approached the Dreadful Monster 19

Deucalion and Pyrrha.

Deucalion and Pyrrha Casting the Bones of Their Mother Behind Them 31

Theseus and the Centaur.

The Centaur Fell Backward 35

Niobe.

Niobe Weeping for Her Children 40

The Gorgon's Head.

Perseus Slaying the Medusa 60

The Golden Fleece.

The Dragon Fell at Full Length Upon the Ground 104

The Cyclops.

The One-eyed Polyphemus 108

Œdipus and the Sphinx.

Œdipus Stood Before the Sphinx 116

Antigone, the Faithful Daughter and Sister.

The Blind Œdipus, Led by His Daughter Antigone 118

The Story of Iphigenia.

Iphigenia About to be Sacrificed 140

The Sack of Troy.

The Trojan Horse 153

Beowulf and Grendel.

Beowulf Face to Face With the Fire-breathing Dragon 170

The Great Knight Siegfried.

Siegfried Came Off Victor in Every Encounter 214

Frithiof the Bold.

Frithiof and Ingeborg in the Temple of Balder 230

Wayland the Smith.

Wayland the Smith, Wearing the Wings He had Fashioned 234

Twardowski, the Polish Faust.

Twardowski in the Arms of the Evil One 242

Ilia Muromec of Russia.

Zidovin Threw the Iron Club High Into the Air and Caught It with One Hand 244

Kralewitz Marko of Servia.

They Gagged Marko and Bound Him to His Horse 246

The Decision of Libuscha.

Libuscha Insulted by Chrudis 248

Count Roland of France.

Roland's Own Death Was Very Near 265

The Cid.

The Youthful Cid Avenging the Death of His Father 267

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