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STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES
I. Introduction II. Prometheus and Pandora III. Apollo and Daphne—Pyramus and Thisbe—Cephalus and Procris IV. Juno and her Rivals, Io and Callisto—Diana and Actaeon —Latona and the Rustics V. Phaeton VI. Midas—Baucis and Philemon VII. Proserpine—Glaucus and Scylla VIII. Pygmalion—Dryope—Venus and Adonis—Apollo and Hyacinthus IX. Ceyx and Halcyone X. Vertumnus and Pomona—Iphis and Anaxarete XI. Cupid and Psyche XII. Cadmus—The Myrmidons XIII. Nisus and Scylla—Echo and Narcissus—Clytie—Hero and Leander XIV. Minerva and Arachne—Niobe XV. The Graeae and Gorgons—Perseus and Medusa—Atlas—Andromeda XVI. Monsters: Giants—Sphinx—Pegasus and Chimaera—Centaurs —Griffin—Pygmies XVII. The Golden Fleece—Medea XVIII. Meleager and Atalanta XIX. Hercules—Hebe and Ganymede XX. Theseus and Daedalus—Castor and Pollux—Festivals and Games XXI. Bacchus and Ariadne XXII. The Rural Deities—The Dryads and Erisichthon —Rhoecus—Water Deities—Camenae—Winds XXIII. Achelous and Hercules—Admetus and Alcestis—Antigone—Penelope XXIV. Orpheus and Eurydice—Aristaeus—Amphion—Linus —Thamyris—Marsyas—Melampus—Musaeus XXV. Arion—Ibycus—Simonides—Sappho XXVI. Endymion—Orion—Aurora and Tithonus—Acis and Galatea XXVII. The Trojan War XXVIII. The Fall of Troy—Return of the Greeks—Orestes and Electra XXIX. Adventures of Ulysses—The Lotus-eaters—The Cyclopes —Circe—Sirens—Scylla and Charybdis—Calypso XXX. The Phaeacians—Fate of the Suitors XXXI. Adventures of Aeneas—The Harpies—Dido—Palinurus XXXII. The Infernal Regions—The Sibyl XXXIII. Aeneas in Italy—Camilla—Evander—Nisus and Euryalus —Mezentius—Turnus XXXIV. Pythagoras—Egyptian Deities—Oracles XXXV. Origin of Mythology—Statues of Gods and Goddesses —Poets of Mythology XXXVI. Monsters (modern)—The Phoenix—Basilisk—Unicorn—Salamander XXXVII. Eastern Mythology—Zoroaster—Hindu Mythology—Castes—Buddha —The Grand Lama—Prester John XXXVIII. Northern Mythology—Valhalla—The Valkyrior XXXIX. Thor's Visit to Jotunheim XL. The Death of Baldur—The Elves—Runic Letters—Skalds—Iceland —Teutonic Mythology—The Nibelungen Lied —Wagner's Nibelungen Ring XLI. The Druids—Iona