The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)Front matterReading editionChapter navigation45 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE CLASSIC MYTHS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND IN ART BASED ORIGINALLY ON BULFINCH'S "AGE OF FABLE" (1855) ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERPRETATIVE AND ILLUSTRATIVE COMMENTARYTO THE MUSESPREFACEFULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPSINTRODUCTION THE STUDY OF MYTHOLOGY IN CONNECTION WITH ENGLISH POETRY AND WITH ARTChapter I · GREEK MYTHS OF THE CREATIONChapter II · THE GODS OF HEAVEN[16]Chapter III · THE GODS OF EARTH[41]Chapter IV · THE GODS OF THE UNDERWORLD[44]Chapter V · THE GODS OF THE WATERS[57]Chapter VI · THE ROMAN DIVINITIESChapter VII · MYTHS OF THE GREAT DIVINITIES OF HEAVENChapter VII · MYTHS OF THE GREAT DIVINITIES OF HEAVEN (continued 2)Chapter VIII · MYTHS OF THE GREAT DIVINITIES OF EARTHChapter IX · FROM THE EARTH TO THE UNDERWORLDChapter X · MYTHS OF NEPTUNE, RULER OF THE WATERSChapter XI · MYTHS OF THE LESSER DIVINITIES OF HEAVENChapter XII · MYTHS OF THE LESSER DIVINITIES OF EARTH, ETC.Chapter XIII · MYTHS OF LESSER DIVINITIES OF THE WATERSChapter XIV · MYTHS OF THE OLDER HEROES: THE HOUSE OF DANAÜS, AND ITS CONNECTIONSChapter XV · THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUSChapter XVI · THE FAMILY OF ÆTOLUS AND ITS CONNECTIONSChapter XVII · THE HOUSE OF MINOSChapter XVIII · THE HOUSE OF CECROPS AND ERICHTHONIUSChapter XIX · THE HOUSE OF LABDACUSChapter XX · MYTHS OF THE YOUNGER HEROES: THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBESChapter XXI · HOUSES CONCERNED IN THE TROJAN WARChapter XXII · THE TROJAN WARChapter XXIII · THE FALL OF TROYChapter XXIV · THE WANDERINGS OF ULYSSESChapter XXV · ADVENTURES OF ÆNEASChapter XXVI · THE WAR BETWEEN TROJANS AND LATINSChapter XXVII · MYTHS OF THE NORSE GODS[364]Chapter XXVIII · MYTHS OF NORSE AND OLD GERMAN HEROESChapter XXIX · THE RING OF THE NIBELUNGChapter XXX · THE ORIGIN AND ELEMENTS OF MYTHChapter XXXI · THE DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHSChapter XXXII · THE PRESERVATION OF MYTHSCOMMENTARY[422]COMMENTARY[422] (continued 2)COMMENTARY[422] (continued 3)A FEW RULES FOR THE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK AND LATIN PROPER NAMESINDEX OF MYTHOLOGICAL SUBJECTS AND THEIR SOURCESINDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS AND ARTISTSBeginning of this editionNext chapter →THE CLASSIC MYTHS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND IN ART BASED ORIGINALLY ON BULFINCH'S "AGE OF FABLE" (1855) ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERPRETATIVE AND ILLUSTRATIVE COMMENTARYAll chapters and sections (45)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE CLASSIC MYTHS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND IN ART BASED ORIGINALLY ON BULFINCH'S "AGE OF FABLE" (1855) ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERPRETATIVE AND ILLUSTRATIVE COMMENTARYTO THE MUSESPREFACEFULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPSINTRODUCTION THE STUDY OF MYTHOLOGY IN CONNECTION WITH ENGLISH POETRY AND WITH ARTPart 1 · Chapters12345677891011121314151617181920212223242526272829Part 2 · Chapters303132Part 2 · Other sectionsCOMMENTARY[422]COMMENTARY[422] (continued 2)COMMENTARY[422] (continued 3)A FEW RULES FOR THE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK AND LATIN PROPER NAMESINDEX OF MYTHOLOGICAL SUBJECTS AND THEIR SOURCESINDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS AND ARTISTSLEMNIAN ATHENA◇THE CLASSIC MYTHS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND IN ART BASED ORIGINALLY ON BULFINCH'S "AGE OF FABLE" (1855) ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERPRETATIVE AND ILLUSTRATIVE COMMENTARY →