A Book of Myths'A Book of Myths' is a collection of myths from European countries, predominantly that which hailed from Ancient Greece. Featured titles include 'Pygmalion', 'Perseus the Hero', 'King Midas of the Golden Touch', 'Icarus', 'Beowulf', 'Lorelei', and 'The Death of Baldur'. |
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... asking questions . " What is this ? " it would seem at first to ask with regard to simple things that to it are still mysteries . Soon it arrives at the more far - reaching inquiries— “ Why is this so ? ” “ How did this happen ? " And ...
... asking questions . " What is this ? " it would seem at first to ask with regard to simple things that to it are still mysteries . Soon it arrives at the more far - reaching inquiries— “ Why is this so ? ” “ How did this happen ? " And ...
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... asked . " O Aphrodite ! " he said , " who can do all things , give me , I pray you , one like my Galatea for my wife ! " " Give me my Galatea , " he dared not say ; but Aphrodite knew well the words he would fain have uttered , and ...
... asked . " O Aphrodite ! " he said , " who can do all things , give me , I pray you , one like my Galatea for my wife ! " " Give me my Galatea , " he dared not say ; but Aphrodite knew well the words he would fain have uttered , and ...
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... asked him to tell him why he came , and what was his petition . As to Clymene , so also to Apollo , Phaeton told his tale , and his father listened , half in pride and amusement , half in puzzled vexation . When the boy stopped , and ...
... asked him to tell him why he came , and what was his petition . As to Clymene , so also to Apollo , Phaeton told his tale , and his father listened , half in pride and amusement , half in puzzled vexation . When the boy stopped , and ...
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Contents
ENDYMION | |
APOLLO AND DAPHNE | |
THE CALYDONIAN HUNT | |
ARACHNE | |
ARETHUSA | |
NIOBE | |
KING MIDAS OF THE GOLDEN TOUCH | |
CEYX AND HALCYONE | |
ARISTÆUS THE BEEKEEPER | |
LATONA AND THE RUSTICS | |
ICARUS | |
CLYTIE | |
THE DEATH OF ADONIS | |
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Acrisius Aphrodite Apollo Arachne Aristæus arms Atalanta Baldur beautiful Beowulf birds Cathbad chariot Charlemagne child children of Lîr Conor creature cried cruel Dædalus dark daughter dead dear death Deirdrê Diana dreams earth Echo Emain Macha Erin Eros Eurydice evil eyes face fair father fear fierce FIONA MACLEOD flowers Freya Ganelon gazed goddess gods gold golden Grendel grew grey Halcyone hand happiness heard heart hero honour Hrothgar Hyacinthus king knew land Lavarcam listened live looked Marpessa Meleager Midas mighty mother mountain Naoise never night nymphs Odin Olympus Orpheus passed Perseus Phaeton Polydectes Proserpine Psyche queen river Roland rushed Sea of Moyle silver slay sleep smiled song Sons of Usna sorrow soul spoke stood story sweet sword Table of Contents thee thine thing thou told trees voice warriors wind wings woman words Zeus