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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... eyes tell it , is actually there , so , down through the ages , men have stretched out their hands in eager endeavour to know their God . And because only through the human was the divine knowable , the old peoples of the earth made ...
... eyes tell it , is actually there , so , down through the ages , men have stretched out their hands in eager endeavour to know their God . And because only through the human was the divine knowable , the old peoples of the earth made ...
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... eyes , hastened to ornament her and to robe her in a white tunic . She dressed on the crown of her head a long veil , skilfully fashioned and admirable to see ; she crowned her forehead with graceful garlands of newly - opened flowers ...
... eyes , hastened to ornament her and to robe her in a white tunic . She dressed on the crown of her head a long veil , skilfully fashioned and admirable to see ; she crowned her forehead with graceful garlands of newly - opened flowers ...
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... eyes bestowed by Aphrodite , that looked wonderingly back into his own as if they were indeed as innocent as two violets wet with the morning dew , hardened his great heart , and would have none of her . As a hero - a worthy descendant ...
... eyes bestowed by Aphrodite , that looked wonderingly back into his own as if they were indeed as innocent as two violets wet with the morning dew , hardened his great heart , and would have none of her . As a hero - a worthy descendant ...
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... eyes, the torture went on. Each night, when the filthy bird of prey that worked the will of the gods spread its dark wings and flew back to its eyrie, the Titan endured the cruel mercy of having his body grow whole once more. But with ...
... eyes, the torture went on. Each night, when the filthy bird of prey that worked the will of the gods spread its dark wings and flew back to its eyrie, the Titan endured the cruel mercy of having his body grow whole once more. But with ...
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... eyes The sufferings of mortality Seen in their sad reality, Were not as things that gods despise; What was thy pity's recompense? A silent suffering, and intense; The rock, the vulture, and the chain, All that the proud can feel of pain ...
... eyes The sufferings of mortality Seen in their sad reality, Were not as things that gods despise; What was thy pity's recompense? A silent suffering, and intense; The rock, the vulture, and the chain, All that the proud can feel of pain ...
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