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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... once have been wholly heroic , but who came in time to be more degraded than the most vicious of lustful criminals . And the Greeks , Latins , Teutons , Celts , and Slavonians , who came of the same mighty Aryan stock , did even as ...
... once have been wholly heroic , but who came in time to be more degraded than the most vicious of lustful criminals . And the Greeks , Latins , Teutons , Celts , and Slavonians , who came of the same mighty Aryan stock , did even as ...
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... once the dear friend and companion of Zeus himself, was chained to a rock on Mount Caucasus by the vindictive deity. There, on a dizzy height, his body thrust against the sun-baked rock, Prometheus had to endure the torment of having a ...
... once the dear friend and companion of Zeus himself, was chained to a rock on Mount Caucasus by the vindictive deity. There, on a dizzy height, his body thrust against the sun-baked rock, Prometheus had to endure the torment of having a ...
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... sometimes to watch Pygmalion, once the scorner of women, the adoring servant of the woman that his own hands had first designed. PHAETON. Table of Contents “The road, to drive on which unskilled were Phaeton's hands.” PHAETON.
... sometimes to watch Pygmalion, once the scorner of women, the adoring servant of the woman that his own hands had first designed. PHAETON. Table of Contents “The road, to drive on which unskilled were Phaeton's hands.” PHAETON.
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... once would I drive like the god , my father . I have no fear . ” So was Apollo vanquished , and Phaeton gained his heart's desire . From the courtyard of the Palace the four white horses were led , and they pawed the air and neighed ...
... once would I drive like the god , my father . I have no fear . ” So was Apollo vanquished , and Phaeton gained his heart's desire . From the courtyard of the Palace the four white horses were led , and they pawed the air and neighed ...
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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