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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... never changes . We are less simple than our fathers : that is all . And , as Professor York Powell [ 1 ] most truly says : “ It is not in a man's creed , but in his deeds ; not in his knowledge , but in his sympathy , that there lies ...
... never changes . We are less simple than our fathers : that is all . And , as Professor York Powell [ 1 ] most truly says : “ It is not in a man's creed , but in his deeds ; not in his knowledge , but in his sympathy , that there lies ...
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... never until now been dated by those of our own generation . We speak of things that took place " Before the War " ; and between that time and this stands a barrier immeasurable . This book , with its Preface , was completed in 1914 ...
... never until now been dated by those of our own generation . We speak of things that took place " Before the War " ; and between that time and this stands a barrier immeasurable . This book , with its Preface , was completed in 1914 ...
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... never was opened, what then more natural than that she should ask Epimethus what it contained? But the contents were known only to the gods. Epimethus was unable to answer. Day by day, the curiosity of Pandora increased. To her the gods ...
... never was opened, what then more natural than that she should ask Epimethus what it contained? But the contents were known only to the gods. Epimethus was unable to answer. Day by day, the curiosity of Pandora increased. To her the gods ...
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... never worked before. There came, at last, a day when he felt that another touch would be insult to the exquisite thing he had created. He laid his chisel aside and sat down to gaze at the Perfect Woman. She seemed to gaze back at him ...
... never worked before. There came, at last, a day when he felt that another touch would be insult to the exquisite thing he had created. He laid his chisel aside and sat down to gaze at the Perfect Woman. She seemed to gaze back at him ...
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... Never before had his words faltered as he laid his petitions before the gods , but on this day he spoke not as a sculptor - king , but as a child who was half afraid of what he asked . " O Aphrodite ! " he said , " who can do all things ...
... Never before had his words faltered as he laid his petitions before the gods , but on this day he spoke not as a sculptor - king , but as a child who was half afraid of what he asked . " O Aphrodite ! " he said , " who can do all things ...
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