H. RIDER HAGGARD
Reading edition
CONTENTS.
ULYSSES THE SACKER OF CITIES.
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I. THE BOYHOOD AND PARENTS OF ULYSSES 1
II. HOW PEOPLE LIVED IN THE TIME OF ULYSSES 5
III. THE WOOING OF HELEN OF THE FAIR HANDS 9
IV. THE STEALING OF HELEN 13
V. TROJAN VICTORIES 30
VI. BATTLE AT THE SHIPS 38
VII. THE SLAYING AND AVENGING OF PATROCLUS 45
VIII. THE CRUELTY OF ACHILLES, AND THE RANSOMING OF HECTOR 53
IX. HOW ULYSSES STOLE THE LUCK OF TROY 56
X. THE BATTLES WITH THE AMAZONS AND MEMNON—THE DEATH OF ACHILLES 66
XI. ULYSSES SAILS TO SEEK THE SON OF ACHILLES—THE VALOUR OF EURYPYLUS 79
XII. THE SLAYING OF PARIS 87
XIII. HOW ULYSSES INVENTED THE DEVICE OF THE HORSE OF TREE 92
XIV. THE END OF TROY AND THE SAVING OF HELEN 96
THE WANDERINGS OF ULYSSES
I. THE SLAYING OF AGAMEMNON AND THE SORROWS OF ULYSSES 101
II. THE ENCHANTRESS CIRCE, THE LAND OF THE DEAD, THE SIRENS 110
III. THE WHIRLPOOL, THE SEA MONSTER, AND THE CATTLE OF THE SUN 118
IV. HOW TELEMACHUS WENT TO SEEK HIS FATHER 122
V. HOW ULYSSES ESCAPED FROM THE ISLAND OF CALYPSO 128
VI. HOW ULYSSES WAS WRECKED, YET REACHED PHAEACIA 133
VII. HOW ULYSSES CAME TO HIS OWN COUNTRY, AND FOR SAFETY DISGUISED HIMSELF AS AN OLD BEGGAR MAN 145
VIII. ULYSSES COMES DISGUISED AS A BEGGAR TO HIS OWN PALACE 153
IX. THE SLAYING OF THE WOOERS 163
X. THE END 168
THE FLEECE OF GOLD
I. THE CHILDREN OF THE CLOUD. 172
II. THE SEARCH FOR THE FLEECE 180
III. THE WINNING OF THE FLEECE 191
THESEUS
I. THE WEDDING OF AETHRA 201
II. THE BOYHOOD OF THESEUS 205
III. ADVENTURES OF THESEUS 211
IV. THESEUS FINDS HIS FATHER 226
V. HERALDS COME FOR TRIBUTE 233
VI. THESEUS IN CRETE 239
VII. THE SLAYING OF THE MINOTAUR 247
PERSEUS
I. THE PRISON OF DANAE 254
II. THE VOW OF PERSEUS 261
III. PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA 279
IV. HOW PERSEUS AVENGED DANAE 284
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE STEALING OF HELEN Frontispiece
MAP OF GREECE facing p. 1
ULYSSES, WHEN A YOUTH, FIGHTS THE WILD BOAR AND GETS HIS WOUND IN HIS THIGH " 4
HELEN POINTS OUT THE CHIEF HEROES IN THE GREEK HOST TO PRIAM " 28
ACHILLES PITIES PENTHESILEA AFTER SLAYING HER " 70
PARIS COMES BACK TO OENONE " 90
MENELAUS REFRAINS FROM KILLING HELEN AT THE INTERCESSION OF ULYSSES " 100
CIRCE SENDS THE SWINE (THE COMPANIONS OF ULYSSES) TO THE STYES " 112
THE ADVENTURE WITH SCYLLA " 120
CALYPSO TAKES PITY ON ULYSSES " 130
HOW ULYSSES MET NAUSICAA " 136
ULYSSES SHOOTS THE FIRST ARROW AT THE WOOERS " 164
KING ATHAMAS STEALS NEPHELE'S CLOTHES SO THAT SHE CANNOT FLOAT AWAY WITH HER SISTERS " 174
HOW THE SERPENT THAT GUARDED THE GOLDEN FLEECE WAS SLAIN " 198
THESEUS TRIES TO LIFT THE STONE " 208
HOW THESEUS SLEW THE MINOTAUR " 248
PERSEUS IN THE GARDEN OF THE HESPERIDES " 272
THE RESCUE OF ANDROMEDA " 282
TALES OF TROY AND GREECE
GREECE
