The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)
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- Based Originally on Bulfinch's "Age of Fable" (1855)
Charles Mills Gayley and Thomas Bulfinch
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1. Front matter2. THE CLASSIC MYTHS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND IN ART BASED ORIGINALLY ON BULFINCH'S "AGE OF FABLE" (1855) ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERPRETATIVE AND ILLUSTRATIVE COMMENTARY3. TO THE MUSES4. PREFACE5. FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS6. INTRODUCTION THE STUDY OF MYTHOLOGY IN CONNECTION WITH ENGLISH POETRY AND WITH ART7. CHAPTER I GREEK MYTHS OF THE CREATION8. CHAPTER II THE GODS OF HEAVEN[16]9. CHAPTER III THE GODS OF EARTH[41]10. CHAPTER IV THE GODS OF THE UNDERWORLD[44]11. CHAPTER V THE GODS OF THE WATERS[57]12. CHAPTER VI THE ROMAN DIVINITIES13. CHAPTER VII MYTHS OF THE GREAT DIVINITIES OF HEAVEN14. CHAPTER VII MYTHS OF THE GREAT DIVINITIES OF HEAVEN (continued 2)15. CHAPTER VIII MYTHS OF THE GREAT DIVINITIES OF EARTH16. CHAPTER IX FROM THE EARTH TO THE UNDERWORLD17. CHAPTER X MYTHS OF NEPTUNE, RULER OF THE WATERS18. CHAPTER XI MYTHS OF THE LESSER DIVINITIES OF HEAVEN19. CHAPTER XII MYTHS OF THE LESSER DIVINITIES OF EARTH, ETC.20. CHAPTER XIII MYTHS OF LESSER DIVINITIES OF THE WATERS21. CHAPTER XIV MYTHS OF THE OLDER HEROES: THE HOUSE OF DANAÜS, AND ITS CONNECTIONS22. CHAPTER XV THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS23. CHAPTER XVI THE FAMILY OF ÆTOLUS AND ITS CONNECTIONS24. CHAPTER XVII THE HOUSE OF MINOS25. CHAPTER XVIII THE HOUSE OF CECROPS AND ERICHTHONIUS26. CHAPTER XIX THE HOUSE OF LABDACUS27. CHAPTER XX MYTHS OF THE YOUNGER HEROES: THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES28. CHAPTER XXI HOUSES CONCERNED IN THE TROJAN WAR29. CHAPTER XXII THE TROJAN WAR30. CHAPTER XXIII THE FALL OF TROY31. CHAPTER XXIV THE WANDERINGS OF ULYSSES32. CHAPTER XXV ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS33. CHAPTER XXVI THE WAR BETWEEN TROJANS AND LATINS34. CHAPTER XXVII MYTHS OF THE NORSE GODS[364]35. CHAPTER XXVIII MYTHS OF NORSE AND OLD GERMAN HEROES36. CHAPTER XXIX THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG37. CHAPTER XXX THE ORIGIN AND ELEMENTS OF MYTH38. CHAPTER XXXI THE DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHS39. CHAPTER XXXII THE PRESERVATION OF MYTHS40. COMMENTARY[422]41. COMMENTARY[422] (continued 2)42. COMMENTARY[422] (continued 3)43. A FEW RULES FOR THE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK AND LATIN PROPER NAMES44. INDEX OF MYTHOLOGICAL SUBJECTS AND THEIR SOURCES45. INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS AND ARTISTS