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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... tell it , is actually there , so , down through the ages , men have stretched out their hands in eager endeavour to know their God . And because only through the human was the divine knowable , the old peoples of the earth made gods of ...
... tell it , is actually there , so , down through the ages , men have stretched out their hands in eager endeavour to know their God . And because only through the human was the divine knowable , the old peoples of the earth made gods of ...
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... tell the tale , who can say ? But we , for whom Life can never be the same again , can say with all earnestness : “ It is the memory that the soldier leaves behind him , like the long train of light that follows the sunken sun - that is ...
... tell the tale , who can say ? But we , for whom Life can never be the same again , can say with all earnestness : “ It is the memory that the soldier leaves behind him , like the long train of light that follows the sunken sun - that is ...
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... tell him why he came , and what was his petition . As to Clymene , so also to Apollo , Phaeton told his tale , and his father listened , half in pride and amusement , half in puzzled vexation . When the boy stopped , and then ...
... tell him why he came , and what was his petition . As to Clymene , so also to Apollo , Phaeton told his tale , and his father listened , half in pride and amusement , half in puzzled vexation . When the boy stopped , and then ...
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... tell me the way , my father ! ” cried Phaeton . “ So soon I could learn . " Half in sadness , Apollo smiled . " The first part of the way is uphill , " he said . " So steep it is that only very slowly can my horses climb it . High in ...
... tell me the way , my father ! ” cried Phaeton . “ So soon I could learn . " Half in sadness , Apollo smiled . " The first part of the way is uphill , " he said . " So steep it is that only very slowly can my horses climb it . High in ...
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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