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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... humanity that strikes a vibrant chord in the hearts of those who are the descendants of their worshippers . For though creeds and forms may change , human nature never changes . We are less simple than our fathers : that is all . And ...
... humanity that strikes a vibrant chord in the hearts of those who are the descendants of their worshippers . For though creeds and forms may change , human nature never changes . We are less simple than our fathers : that is all . And ...
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... humanity that their own hearts know. For although the old worship has passed away, it is almost impossible for us to open a book that does not contain some mention of the gods of long ago. In our childhood we are given copies of ...
... humanity that their own hearts know. For although the old worship has passed away, it is almost impossible for us to open a book that does not contain some mention of the gods of long ago. In our childhood we are given copies of ...
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... humanity of our race has been enduring Promethean agonies . But even as Prometheus unflinchingly bore the cruelties of pain , of heat and of cold , of hunger and of thirst , and the tortures inflicted by an obscene bird of prey , so ...
... humanity of our race has been enduring Promethean agonies . But even as Prometheus unflinchingly bore the cruelties of pain , of heat and of cold , of hunger and of thirst , and the tortures inflicted by an obscene bird of prey , so ...
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... human race . Man has always come into the world asking " How ? " " Why ? " " What ? " and so the Hebrew , the Greek , the Maori , the Australian blackfellow , the Norseman —in a word , each race of mankind — has formed for itself an ...
... human race . Man has always come into the world asking " How ? " " Why ? " " What ? " and so the Hebrew , the Greek , the Maori , the Australian blackfellow , the Norseman —in a word , each race of mankind — has formed for itself an ...
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... human beings who lived on it —malignant, ruthless, fierce, treacherous, and cruel—poisoning, slaying, devouring. Plague and pestilence and murder, envy and malice and revenge and all viciousness—an ugly wolf-pack indeed was that one let ...
... human beings who lived on it —malignant, ruthless, fierce, treacherous, and cruel—poisoning, slaying, devouring. Plague and pestilence and murder, envy and malice and revenge and all viciousness—an ugly wolf-pack indeed was that one let ...
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