Bulfinch's Mythology Thomas Bulfinch Bulfinch's Mythology Table of Contents Bulfinch's Mythology..........................................................................................................................................1 Thomas Bulfinch......................................................................................................................................1 PUBLISHERS' PREFACE......................................................................................................................3 AUTHOR'S PREFACE...........................................................................................................................4 STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES..................................................................................................................7 CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................7 CHAPTER II. PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA...............................................................................13 CHAPTER III. APOLLO AND DAPHNEPYRAMUS AND THISBE CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS7 CHAPTER IV. JUNO AND HER RIVALS, IO AND CALLISTODIANA AND ACTAEONLATONA2 AND THE RUSTICS CHAPTER V. PHAETON.....................................................................................................................27 CHAPTER VI. MIDASBAUCIS AND PHILEMON........................................................................31 CHAPTER VII. PROSERPINEGLAUCUS AND SCYLLA............................................................34 CHAPTER VIII. PYGMALIONDRYOPE−VENUS AND ADONISAPOLLO AND HYACINTHUS9 CHAPTER IX. CEYX AND HALCYONE: OR, THE HALCYON BIRDS.......................................43 CHAPTER X. VERTUMNUS AND POMONA...................................................................................46 CHAPTER XI. CUPID AND PSYCHE................................................................................................48 CHAPTER XII. CADMUSTHE MYRMIDONS................................................................................54 CHAPTER XIII. NISUS AND SCYLLAECHO AND NARCISSUSCLYTIEHERO AND LEANDER7 CHAPTER XIV. MINERVANIOBE ..................................................................................................62 CHAPTER XV. THE GRAEAE OR GRAY−MAIDSPERSEUSMEDUSAATLASANDROMEDA7 CHAPTER XVI. MONSTERS..............................................................................................................71 CHAPTER XVII. THE GOLDEN FLEECEMEDEA .......................................................................75 CHAPTER XVIII. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA..........................................................................79 CHAPTER XIX. HERCULESHEBE AND GANYMEDE...............................................................82 CHAPTER XX. THESEUSDAEDALUSCASTOR AND POLLUX.............................................86 CHAPTER XXI. BACCHUSARIADNE ............................................................................................90 CHAPTER XXIX. ARIADNE..............................................................................................................93 CHAPTER XXII. THE RURAL DEITIESERISICHTHONRHOECUSTHE WATER DEITIES4 CAMENAEWINDS CHAPTER XXIII. ACHELOUS AND HERCULESADMETUS AND ALCESTISANTIGONEPENELOPE00 CHAPTER XXIV. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICEARISTAEUSAMPHIONLINUSTHAMYRIS04 MARSYASMELAMPUSMUSAEUS CHAPTER XXV. ARIONIBYCUSSIMONIDESSAPPHO .......................................................109 CHAPTER XXVI. ENDYMIONORIONAURORA AND TITHONUSACIS AND GALATEA14 CHAPTER XXVII. THE TROJAN WAR...........................................................................................118 CHAPTER XXVIII. THE FALL OF TROYRETURN OF THE GREEKSORESTES AND ELECTRA26 CHAPTER XXIX. ADVENTURES OF ULYSSESTHE LOTUS−EATERSCYCLOPESCIRCESIRENS31 SCYLLA AND CHARYBDISCALYPSO CHAPTER XXX. THE PHAEACIANSFATE OF THE SUITORS................................................136 CHAPTER XXXI. ADVENTURES OF AENEASTHE HARPIESDIDOPALINURUS ...........142 CHAPTER XXXII. THE INFERNAL REGIONSTHE SIBYL......................................................145 CHAPTER XXXIII. CAMILLAEVANDERNISUS AND EURYALUSMEZENTIUSTURNUS50 CHAPTER XXXIV. PYTHAGORASEGYPTIAN DEITIESORACLES ....................................156 CHAPTER XXXV. ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGYSTATUES OF GODS AND GODDESSESPOETS63 OF MYTHOLOGY CHAPTER XXXVI. MODERN MONSTERSTHE PHOENIXBASILISKUNICORNSALAMANDER69 CHAPTER XXXVII. EASTERN MYTHOLOGYZOROASTERHINDU MYTHOLOGYCASTESBUDDHA74 GRAND LAMA CHAPTER XXXVIII. NORTHERN MYTHOLOGYVALHALLATHE VALKYRIOR............179 CHAPTER XXXIX. THOR'S VISIT TO JOTUNHEIM...................................................................183 CHAPTER XL. THE DEATH OF BALDURTHE ELVESRUNIC LETTERSICELANDTEUTONIC86 MYTHOLOGYNIBELUNGEN LIED CHAPTER XLI. THE DRUIDSIONA..............................................................................................193 i Bulfinch's Mythology Table of Contents KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS...........................................................................................................198 CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................198 CHAPTER II. THE MYTHICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND..........................................................203 CHAPTER III. MERLIN.....................................................................................................................209 CHAPTER IV. ARTHUR....................................................................................................................212 CHAPTER V. ARTHUR (Continued).................................................................................................218 CHAPTER VI. SIR GAWAIN............................................................................................................222 CHAPTER VII. CARADOC BRIEFBRAS; OR, CARADOC WITH THE SHRUNKEN ARM.....225 CHAPTER VIII. LAUNCELOT OF THE LAKE...............................................................................229 CHAPTER IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CART........................................................................234 CHAPTER X. THE LADY OF SHALOTT........................................................................................237 CHAPTER XI. QUEEN GUENEVER'S PERIL.................................................................................239 CHAPTER XII. TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE.....................................................................................241 CHAPTER XIII. TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE (Continued)...............................................................245 CHAPTER XIV. SIR TRISTRAM'S BATTLE WITH SIR LAUNCELOT......................................248 CHAPTER XV. THE ROUND TABLE..............................................................................................250 CHAPTER XVI. SIR PALAMEDES..................................................................................................253 CHAPTER XVII. SIR TRISTRAM....................................................................................................254 CHAPTER XVIII. PERCEVAL..........................................................................................................256 CHAPTER XIX. THE SANGREAL, OR HOLY GRAAL................................................................259 CHAPTER XX. THE SANGREAL (Continued)................................................................................262 CHAPTER XXI. THE SANGREAL (Continued)..............................................................................265 CHAPTER XXII. SIR AGRIVAIN'S TREASON..............................................................................269 CHAPTER XXIII. MORTE D'ARTHUR...........................................................................................273 THE MABINOGEON......................................................................................................................................278 INTRODUCTORY NOTE..................................................................................................................278 CHAPTER I. THE BRITONS.............................................................................................................279 CHAPTER II. THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN.............................................................................282 CHAPTER III. THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN (Continued).......................................................284 CHAPTER IV. THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN (Continued).......................................................288 CHAPTER V. GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN..............................................................................292 CHAPTER VI. GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN (Continued).......................................................297 CHAPTER VII. GERAINT, THE SON OF ERBIN (Continued)......................................................300 CHAPTER VIII. PWYLL, PRINCE OF DYVED..............................................................................305 CHAPTER IX. BRANWEN, THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR.............................................................308 CHAPTER X. MANAWYDDAN.......................................................................................................312 CHAPTER XI. KILWICH AND OLWEN..........................................................................................317 CHAPTER XII. KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued)...................................................................323 CHAPTER XIII. TALIESIN...............................................................................................................326