The legend of Perseus, Volume 1 (of 3)
- Subtitle
- The supernatural birth
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1. The Legend of Perseus2. [IMPRINT]3. PREFACE4. CONTENTS5. CHAPTER I. THE LEGEND OF PERSEUS AS PRESERVED IN CLASSICAL WRITERS. ITS THREE TRAINS OF INCIDENT. THE DANAE TYPE OF THE STORY IN MODERN FOLKLORE.6. CHAPTER II. THE STORY IN MODERN FOLKLORE—THE KING OF THE FISHES TYPE.7. CHAPTER IV. THE INCIDENT OF THE SUPERNATURAL BIRTH IN MÄRCHEN.8. CHAPTER V. THE SUPERNATURAL BIRTH IN SAGAS.9. CHAPTER VI. THE SUPERNATURAL BIRTH IN PRACTICAL SUPERSTITIONS.10. CHAPTER VII. DEATH AND BIRTH AS TRANSFORMATION.11. LIST OF SOME OF THE WORKS REFERRED TO12. CHAPTER VII NOTES ERRATA13. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES