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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... gave to their gods of their best . All that was noblest in them , all that was strongest and most selfless , all the higher instincts of their natures were their endowment . And although their worship in time became corrupt and lost its ...
... gave to their gods of their best . All that was noblest in them , all that was strongest and most selfless , all the higher instincts of their natures were their endowment . And although their worship in time became corrupt and lost its ...
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... gave her name to the place of punishment precious to the Calvinistic mind . And because the Norseman very much disliked the bitter , cruel cold of the long winter , his heaven was a warm , well - fired abode , and his place of ...
... gave her name to the place of punishment precious to the Calvinistic mind . And because the Norseman very much disliked the bitter , cruel cold of the long winter , his heaven was a warm , well - fired abode , and his place of ...
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... gave a gift . From Aphrodite she got beauty , from Apollo music , from Hermes the gift of a winning tongue . And when all that great company in Olympus had bestowed their gifts , they named the woman Pandora- " Gifted by all the Gods ...
... gave a gift . From Aphrodite she got beauty , from Apollo music , from Hermes the gift of a winning tongue . And when all that great company in Olympus had bestowed their gifts , they named the woman Pandora- " Gifted by all the Gods ...
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... gave a name “ Galatea ” ; and always on still nights the myriad silver stars would seem to breathe to him “ Galatea ” ... and on those days when the tempests blew across the sandy wastes of Arabia and churned up the fierce white surf on ...
... gave a name “ Galatea ” ; and always on still nights the myriad silver stars would seem to breathe to him “ Galatea ” ... and on those days when the tempests blew across the sandy wastes of Arabia and churned up the fierce white surf on ...
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... wheels were of gold , with spokes of silver , while inside were rows of diamonds and of chrysolites that gave dazzling reflection of the sun . Then Apollo anointed the face of Phaeton with a powerful essence that might keep him from.
... wheels were of gold , with spokes of silver , while inside were rows of diamonds and of chrysolites that gave dazzling reflection of the sun . Then Apollo anointed the face of Phaeton with a powerful essence that might keep him from.
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