Bulfinch's Mythology: Stories of Gods and Heroes

Thomas Bulfinch

• Publisher: Canterbury Classics
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781626864696
• eBook ISBN:
  9781626865082
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

An easily understood reference guide to the deities of Greek and Roman mythology. Stories of Gods and Heroes, originally published in 1855, is the first of three works that make up Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch. A useful and concise guide to the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology, this text was used in history classrooms for over a century. Bulfinch's writing is an attempt to expand the enjoyment of classic literature for the common reader, explaining the allusions made to mythology in so many other titles of the day.

Table of contents

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