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The Age of Fable eBook
Thomas Bulfinch
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The Age of Fable eBook
Thomas Bulfinch
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,207 pages of information about The Age of Fable.
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STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES
1
THE MABINOGEON
2
LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE
2
GLOSSARY
2
CHAPTER I
2
INTRODUCTION
2
ROMAN DIVINITIES
8
CHAPTER II
9
CHAPTER III
14
APOLLO AND DAPHNE
15
PYRAMUS AND THISBE
17
CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS
19
CHAPTER IV
20
CALLISTO
23
DIANA AND ACTAEON
24
LATONA AND THE RUSTICS
26
CHAPTER V
27
CHAPTER VI
33
BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
35
CHAPTER VII
37
GLAUCUS AND SCYLLA
42
CHAPTER VIII
44
DRYOPE
46
VENUS AND ADONIS
47
APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS
48
CHAPTER IX
49
CHAPTER X
54
CHAPTER XI
57
CHAPTER XII
65
THE MYRMIDONS
67
CHAPTER XIII
70
NISUS AND SCYLLA
70
ECHO AND NARCISSUS
71
CLYTIE
74
HERO AND LEANDER
75
CHAPTER XIV
76
MINERVA
76
NIOBE
79
CHAPTER XV
81
THE GRAEAE AND THE GORGONS
81
PERSEUS AND MEDUSA
82
PERSEUS AND ATLAS
82
THE SEA-MONSTER
83
THE WEDDING FEAST
85
CHAPTER XVI
86
THE SPHINX
86
PEGASUS AND THE CHIMAERA
87
THE CENTAURS
89
THE PYGMIES
89
THE GRIFFIN, OR GRYPHON
90
CHAPTER XVII
90
THE GOLDEN FLEECE
90
MEDEA AND AESON
93
CHAPTER XVIII
96
ATALANTA
98
CHAPTER XIX
100
HERCULES
100
HEBE AND GANYMEDE
104
CHAPTER XX
105
THESEUS
105
OLYMPIC AND OTHER GAMES
108
DAEDALUS
108
CASTOR AND POLLUX
110
CHAPTER XXI
111
BACCHUS
111
CHAPTER XXIX.
115
CHAPTER XXII
115
THE RURAL DEITIES
115
ERISICHTHON
117
RHOECUS
119
THE WATER DEITIES
120
NEPTUNE
120
AMPHITRITE
120
NEREUS AND DORIS
120
TRITON AND PROTEUS
120
THETIS
120
LEUCOTHEA AND PALAEMON
120
THE CAMENAE
121
THE WINDS
121
CHAPTER XXIII
122
ACHELOUS AND HERCULES
122
ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS
124
ANTIGONE
125
PENELOPE
127
CHAPTER XXIV
127
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
127
ARISTAEUS, THE BEE-KEEPER
130
AMPHION
132
LINUS
132
THAMYRIS
133
MARSYAS
133
MELAMPUS
133
CHAPTER XXV
133
ARION
134
IBYCUS
136
SIMONIDES
138
SAPPHO
139
CHAPTER XXVI
140
DIANA AND ENDYMION
140
ORION
141
AURORA AND TITHONUS
142
ACIS AND GALATEA
143
CHAPTER XXVII
144
CHAPTER XXVIII
156
THE FALL OF TROY
156
MENELAUS AND HELEN
159
AGAMEMNON, ORESTES, AND ELECTRA
160
TROY
162
CHAPTER XXIX
162
RETURN OF ULYSSES
162
THE LAESTRYGONIANS
165
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS
167
CHAPTER XXX
169
THE PHAEACIANS
169
FATE OF THE SUITORS
174
CHAPTER XXXI
177
ADVENTURES OF AENEAS
177
DIDO
180
FROM THE LATIN
181
CHAPTER XXXII
182
THE INFERNAL REGIONS
182
ELYSIUM
188
THE SIBYL
188
CHAPTER XXXIII
189
OPENING THE GATES OF JANUS
191
CAMILLA
191
EVANDER
192
INFANT ROME
192
NISUS AND EURYALUS
194
MEZENTIUS
196
PALLAS, CAMILLA, TURNUS
197
CHAPTER XXXIV
198
PYTHAGORAS
198
SYBARIS AND CROTONA
200
EGYPTIAN DEITIES
201
MYTH OF OSIRIS AND ISIS
201
ORACLE OF TROPHONIUS
204
ORACLE OF AESCULAPIUS
205
ORACLE OF APIS
205
CHAPTER XXXV
206
ORIGINS OF MYTHOLOGY
206
STATUES OF THE GODS
208
THE OLYMPIAN JUPITER
208
THE MINERVA OF THE PARTHENON
209
THE VENUS DE’ MEDICI
209
THE APOLLO BELVEDERE
210
THE DIANA A LA BICHE
210
THE POETS OF MYTHOLOGY
210
VIRGIL
211
OVID
212
CHAPTER XXXVI
213
MODERN MONSTERS
213
THE PHOENIX
213
THE COCKATRICE, OR BASILISK
214
THE UNICORN
216
THE SALAMANDER
217
CHAPTER XXXVII
218
ZOROASTER
218
HINDU MYTHOLOGY
220
VISHNU
220
SIVA
220
JUGGERNAUT
221
CASTES
221
BUDDHA
223
THE GRAND LAMA
224
PRESTER JOHN
224
CHAPTER XXXVIII
225
NORTHERN MYTHOLOGY
225
OF THE JOYS OF VALHALLA
226
THE VALKYRIE
227
OF THOR AND THE OTHER GODS
227
OF LOKI AND HIS PROGENY
228
THE RECOVERY OF THE HAMMER
230
CHAPTER XXXIX
230
THOR’S VISIT TO JOTUNHEIM, THE GIANT’S COUNTRY
231
CHAPTER XL
235
THE DEATH OF BALDUR
235
THE ELVES
238
RAGNAROK, THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
238
RUNIC LETTERS
239
THE SKALDS
240
ICELAND
240
TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY
241
THE NIBELUNGEN LIED
241
THE NIBELUNGEN HOARD
242
WAGNER’S NIBELUNGEN RING
242
CHAPTER XLI
244
DRUIDS
244
IONA
247
KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
250
CHAPTER I
250
INTRODUCTION
250
THE TRAINING OF A KNIGHT
251
FREEMEN, VILLAINS, SERFS, AND CLERKS
252
TOURNAMENTS
253
MAIL ARMOR
253
HELMETS
254
ROMANCES
254
METRICAL ROMANCES
256
CHAPTER II
258
BLADUD
260
LEIR
261
FERREX AND PORREX
262
DUNWALLO MOLMUTIUS
262
ELIDURE
262
LUD
263
CASSIBELLAUNUS
263
KYMBELINUS, OR CYMBELINE
264
ARMORICA
264
CHAPTER III
265
CHAPTER IV
268
KING ARTHUR
270
ARTHUR CHOSEN KING
271
GUENEVER
273
CHAPTER V
276
KING ARTHUR SLAYS THE GIANT OF ST. MICHAEL’S MOUNT
280
KING ARTHUR GETS A SWORD FROM THE LADY OF THE LAKE
281
CHAPTER VI
282
SIR GAWAIN’S MARRIAGE
282
CHAPTER VII
285
CHAPTER VIII
288
SIR LAUNCELOT
289
CHAPTER IX
296
CHAPTER X
300
CHAPTER XI
303
CHAPTER XII
306
CHAPTER XIII
311
CHAPTER XIV
316
SIR TRISTRAM AS A SPORTSMAN
318
CHAPTER XV
319
CHAPTER XVI
322
CHAPTER XVII
324
CHAPTER XVIII
326
CHAPTER XIX
331
SIR GALAHAD
332
SIR GAWAIN
334
CHAPTER XX
335
SIR LAUNCELOT
335
SIR PERCEVAL
337
CHAPTER XXI
339
SIR BOHORT
339
SIR GALAHAD
344
CHAPTER XXII
346
CHAPTER XXIII
351
THE MABINOGEON
358
CHAPTER I
360
THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
361
THE WELSH BARDS
362
THE TRIADS
362
CHAPTER II
363
KYNON’S ADVENTURE
363
CHAPTER III
367
OWAIN’S ADVENTURE
367
CHAPTER IV
372
GAWAIN’S ADVENTURE
372
THE ADVENTURE OF THE LION
374
CHAPTER V
377
CHAPTER VI
384
CHAPTER VII
390
CHAPTER VIII
398
CHAPTER IX
402
CHAPTER X
408
CHAPTER XI
416
CHAPTER XII
424
CHAPTER XIII
428
HERO MYTHS OF THE BRITISH RACE
433
CUCHULAIN, CHAMPION OF IRELAND
435
HEREWARD THE WAKE
437
ROBIN HOOD
439
LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE
441
INTRODUCTION
441
THE PEERS, OR PALADINS
447
ORLANDO
447
ROLAND AND FERRAGUS
448
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER
449
RINALDO
450
THE TOURNAMENT
452
THE SIEGE OF ALBRACCA
458
ADVENTURES OF RINALDO AND ORLANDO
465
THE INVASION OF FRANCE
472
BRADAMANTE AND ROGERO
485
ASTOLPHO AND THE ENCHANTRESS
492
THE ORC
499
ASTOLPHO’S ADVENTURES CONTINUED, AND ISABELLA’S BEGUN
504
MEDORO
508
ORLANDO MAD
514
ZERBINO AND ISABELLA
519
ASTOLPHO IN ABYSSINIA
525
THE WAR IN AFRICA
530
ROGERO AND BRADAMANTE
538
THE BATTLE OF RONCESVALLES
547
RINALDO AND BAYARD
556
DEATH OF RINALDO
560
HUON OF BORDEAUX
564
OGIER, THE DANE
580
GLOSSARY
596
B
601
C
602
E
605
F
607
FEAR
607
FORTUNATE FIELDS
607
G
608
H
610
I
612
ISLES OF THE BLESSED
612
J
613
K
613
L
613
LIBYAN OASIS
614
M
615
MIDAS
616
N
617
O
618
ODERIC
618
P
619
PHOCIS
621
POLE STAR
621
PYTHIAN GAMES
623
Q
623
R
623
ROMANCES
623
ROME
623
S
624
SHALOTT, THE LADY OF
625
SPRING
626
SWAN, LEDA AND
626
T
626
THESSALY
627
THRACE
627
TROJAN WAR
628
TYRIANS
628
U
628
V
628
W
629
WELSH LANGUAGE
629
WINDS, THE
629
WOOD NYMPHS
629
X
629
Y
629
YEAR, THE
629
Z
629
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