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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... surely , to all those who are fighting , and suffering , and dying for a noble cause , the God of gods , the GOD of battles , who is also the God of peace , and the GOD of Love , has become an ever near and eternally living entity ...
... surely , to all those who are fighting , and suffering , and dying for a noble cause , the God of gods , the GOD of battles , who is also the God of peace , and the GOD of Love , has become an ever near and eternally living entity ...
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... Surely Zeus, the All Powerful, ruler of Olympus, would have compassion on Man? But Prometheus looked to Zeus in vain; compassion he had none. Then, in infinite pity, Prometheus bethought himself of a power belonging to the gods alone and.
... Surely Zeus, the All Powerful, ruler of Olympus, would have compassion on Man? But Prometheus looked to Zeus in vain; compassion he had none. Then, in infinite pity, Prometheus bethought himself of a power belonging to the gods alone and.
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... Surely there must be here gifts more precious still. What if the Olympians had destined her to be the one to open the casket, and had sent her to earth in order that she might bestow on this dear world, on the men who lived on it, and ...
... Surely there must be here gifts more precious still. What if the Olympians had destined her to be the one to open the casket, and had sent her to earth in order that she might bestow on this dear world, on the men who lived on it, and ...
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... their chill right through his heart , but now it surely seemed to him that the lips were cold no longer . He felt one of the little hands , and no more did it remain heavy and cold and stiff in his touch, but lay in his own hand, soft.
... their chill right through his heart , but now it surely seemed to him that the lips were cold no longer . He felt one of the little hands , and no more did it remain heavy and cold and stiff in his touch, but lay in his own hand, soft.
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... surely live forever . Proudly did Apollo know him for his son , and when the boy looked in his eyes with the arrogant fearlessness of boyhood , the god greeted him kindly and asked him to tell him why he came , and what was his petition ...
... surely live forever . Proudly did Apollo know him for his son , and when the boy looked in his eyes with the arrogant fearlessness of boyhood , the god greeted him kindly and asked him to tell him why he came , and what was his petition ...
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