Ebook: Bulfinch's Mythology: The Classic Introduction to Myth and Legend-Complete and Unabridged (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions)

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; THE AGE OF FABLE; The World of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, Showing Location of Places Mentioned in "Stories of Gods and Heroes"; The Descent of the Gods; Author's Preface; I. Introduction; II. Prometheus and Pandora; III. Apollo and Daphne-Pyramus and Thisbe-Cephalus and Procris; IV. Juno and Her Rivals, Io and Callisto-Diana and Actæon-Latona and the Rustics; V. Phaëton; VI. Midas-Baucis and Philemon; VII. Proserpine-Glaucus and Scylla; VIII. Pygmalion-Dryope-Venus and Adonis-Apollo and Hyacinthus.;Can't keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch's Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch's original titles: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and The Legends of Charlemagne. Bulfinch states his purpose for the book clearly:?Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature?who wishes to c.