- Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable
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Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne. This is a recording of the tenth edition of the first volume, The Age of Fable. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths accessible to a wide audience, and so it is suitable for children.
- Chapters
- Publisher's Preface--Author's Preface
- Introduction
- Prometheus and Pandora
- Apollo and Daphne--Pyramus and Thisbe--Cephalus and Procris
- Juno and her Rivals, Io and Callisto--Diana and Actaeon--Latona and the Rustics
- Phaeton
- Midas--Baucis and Philemon
- Proserpine--Glaucus and Scylla
- Pygmalion--Dryope--Venus and Adonis--Apollo and Hyacinthus
- Ceyx and Halcyone
- Vertumnus and Pomona--Iphis and Anaxarete
- Cupid and Psyche
- Cadmus--The Myrmidons
- Nisus and Scylla--Echo and Narcissus--Clytie--Hero and Leander
- Minerva and Arachne--Niobe
- The Graeae and Gorgons--Perseus and Medusa--Atlas--Andromed
- Monsters: Giants--Sphinx--Pegasus and Chimaera--Centaurs--Griffin--Pygmies
- The Golden Fleece--Medea
- Meleager and Atalanta
- Hercules--Hebe and Ganymede
- Theseus and Daedalus--Castor and Pollux--Festivals and Games
- Bacchus and Ariadne
- The Rural Deities--The Dryads and Erisichthon--Rhoecus--Water Deities--Camenae--Winds
- Achelous and Hercules--Admetus and Alcestis--Antigone--Penelope
- Orpheus and Eurydice--Aristaeus--Amphion--Linus--Thamyris--Marsyas--Melampus --Musaeus
- Arion--Ibycus--Simonides--Sappho
- Endymion--Orion--Aurora and Tithonus--Acis and Galatea
- The Trojan War
- The Fall of Troy--Return of the Greeks--Orestes and Electra
- Adventures of Ulysses--The Lotus-eaters--The Cyclopes--Circe--Sirens--Scylla and Charybdis--Calypso
- The Phaeacians--Fate of the Suitors
- Adventures of Aeneas--The Harpies--Dido--Palinurus
- The Infernal Regions--The Sibyl
- Aeneas in Italy--Camilla--Evander--Nisus and Euryalus --Mezentius--Turnus
- Pythagoras--Egyptian Deities--Oracles
- Origin of Mythology--Statues of Gods and Goddesses --Poets of Mythology
- Monsters (modern)--The Phoenix--Basilisk--Unicorn--Salamander
- Eastern Mythology--Zoroaster--Hindu Mythology--Castes--Buddha--The Grand Lama--Prester John
- Northern Mythology--Valhalla--The Valkyrior
- Thor's Visit to Jotunheim
- The Death of Baldur--The Elves--Runic Letters--Skalds--Iceland--Teutonic Mythology--The Nibelungen Lied--Wagner's Nibelungen Ring
- The Druids--Iona