THE FAIRY MYTHOLOGY,

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE

Romance and Superstition of Various Countries;

BY

THOMAS KEIGHTLEY,

Author of the Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy; Histories of Greece, Rome, England, and India, The Crusaders, &c., &c.

A NEW EDITION, REVISED AND GREATLY ENLARGED

LONDON: GEORGE BELL & SONS, YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN, AND NEW YORK. 1892.

LONDON: REPRINTED FROM STEREOTYPE PLATES BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED. STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

FRANCIS EARL OF ELLESMERE,

IN TESTIMONY OF ESTEEM AND RESPECT FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE VIRTUE, LITERARY TASTE, TALENT, AND ACQUIREMENTS, AND PATRONAGE OF LITERATURE AND THE ARTS.