CONTENTS

STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Introduction[1]
II.Prometheus and Pandora[12]
III.Apollo and Daphne—Pyramus and Thisbe—Cephalus and Procris[19]
IV.Juno and her Rivals, Io and Callisto—Diana and Actæon—Latona and the Rustics[28]
V.Phaëton[38]
VI.Midas—Baucis and Philemon[46]
VII.Proserpine—Glaucus and Scylla[52]
VIII.Pygmalion—Dryope—Venus and Adonis—Apollo and Hyacinthus[62]
IX.Ceyx and Halcyone[69]
X.Vertumnus and Pomona—Iphis and Anaxarete[76]
XI.Cupid and Psyche[80]
XII.Cadmus—The Myrmidons[91]
XIII.Nisus and Scylla—Echo and Narcissus—Clytie—Hero and Leander[98]
XIV.Minerva and Arachne—Niobe[107]
XV.The Grææ and Gorgons—Perseus and Medusa—Atlas—Andromeda[115]
XVI.Monsters: Giants—Sphinx—Pegasus and Chimæra—Centaurs—Griffin—Pygmies[122]
XVII.The Golden Fleece—Medea[129]
XVIII.Meleager and Atalanta[138]
XIX.Hercules—Hebe and Ganymede[143]
XX.Theseus and Dædalus—Castor and Pollux—Festivals and Games[150]
XXI.Bacchus and Ariadne[160]
XXII.The Rural Deities—The Dryads and Erisichthon—Rhœcus—Water Deities—Camenæ—Winds[166]
XXIII.Achelous and Hercules—Admetus and Alcestis—Antigone—Penelope[177]
XXIV.Orpheus and Eurydice—Aristæus—Amphion—Linus—Thamyris—Marsyas—Melampus—Musæus[185]
XXV.Arion—Ibycus—Simonides—Sappho[194]
XXVI.Endymion—Orion—Aurora and Tithonus—Acis and Galatea[204]
XXVII.The Trojan War[211]
XXVIII.The Fall of Troy—Return of the Greeks—Orestes and Electra[227]
XXIX.Adventures of Ulysses—The Lotus-eaters—The Cyclopes—Circe—Sirens—Scylla and Charybdis—Calypso[236]
XXX.The Phæacians—Fate of the Suitors[247]
XXXI.Adventures of Æneas—The Harpies—Dido—Palinurus[258]
XXXII.The Infernal Regions—The Sibyl[266]
XXXIII.Æneas in Italy—Camilla—Evander—Nisus and Euryalus—Mezentius—Turnus[276]
XXXIV.Pythagoras—Egyptian Deities—Oracles[288]
XXXV.Origin of Mythology—Statues of Gods and Goddesses—Poets of Mythology[300]
XXXVI.Monsters (modern)—The Phœnix—Basilisk—Unicorn—Salamander[310]
XXXVII.Eastern Mythology—Zoroaster—Hindu Mythology—Castes—Buddha—The Grand Lama—Prester John[318]
XXXVIII.Northern Mythology—Valhalla—The Valkyrior[328]
XXXIX.Thor’s Visit to Jotunheim[337]
XL.The Death of Baldur—The Elves—Runic Letters—Skalds—Iceland—Teutonic Mythology—The Nibelungen Lied—Wagner’s Nibelungen Ring[343]
XLI.The Druids—Iona[358]

KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Introduction[367]
II.The Mythical History of England[378]
III.Merlin[389]
IV.Arthur[394]
V.Arthur (Continued)[405]
VI.Sir Gawain[414]
VII.Caradoc Briefbras; or, Caradoc with the Shrunken Arm[418]
VIII.Launcelot of the Lake[424]
IX.The Adventure of the Cart[435]
X.The Lady of Shalott[441]
XI.Queen Guenever’s Peril[445]
XII.Tristram and Isoude[449]
XIII.Tristram and Isoude (Continued)[457]
XIV.Sir Tristram’s Battle with Sir Launcelot[464]
XV.The Round Table[467]
XVI.Sir Palamedes[472]
XVII.Sir Tristram[475]
XVIII.Perceval[479]
XIX.The Sangreal, or Holy Graal[486]
XX.The Sangreal (Continued)[491]
XXI.The Sangreal (Continued)[497]
XXII.Sir Agrivain’s Treason[507]
XXIII.Morte d’Arthur[515]

THE MABINOGEON

CHAPTERPAGE
Introductory Note[527]
I.The Britons[529]
II.The Lady of the Fountain[534]
III.The Lady of the Fountain (Continued)[539]
IV.The Lady of the Fountain (Continued)[546]
V.Geraint, the Son of Erbin[553]
VI.Geraint, the Son of Erbin (Continued)[564]
VII.Geraint, the Son of Erbin (Continued)[572]
VIII.Pwyll, Prince of Dyved[583]
IX.Branwen, the Daughter of Llyr[589]
X.Manawyddan[597]
XI.Kilwich and Olwen[608]
XII.Kilwich and Olwen (Continued)[620]
XIII.Taliesin[626]

HERO MYTHS OF THE BRITISH RACE

Beowulf[635]
Cuchulain, Champion of Ireland[637]
Hereward the Wake[641]
Robin Hood[643]

LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE