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 PROCRIS....................................................................................................................................................17 CHAPTER IV. JUNO AND HER RIVALS, IO AND CALLISTODIANA AND ACTAEONLATONA AND THE RUSTICS...........................................................................................22 CHAPTER V. PHAETON...........................................................................................................................27 CHAPTER VI. MIDASBAUCIS AND PHILEMON...............................................................................30 CHAPTER VII. PROSERPINEGLAUCUS AND SCYLLA...................................................................34 CHAPTER VIII. PYGMALIONDRYOPE−VENUS AND ADONISAPOLLO AND HYACINTHUS...........................................................................................................................................39 CHAPTER IX. CEYX AND HALCYONE: OR, THE HALCYON BIRDS..............................................42 CHAPTER X. VERTUMNUS AND POMONA.........................................................................................45 CHAPTER XI. CUPID AND PSYCHE......................................................................................................47 CHAPTER XII. CADMUSTHE MYRMIDONS......................................................................................53 CHAPTER XIII. NISUS AND SCYLLAECHO AND NARCISSUSCLYTIEHERO AND LEANDER..................................................................................................................................................56 CHAPTER XIV. MINERVANIOBE ........................................................................................................61 CHAPTER XV. THE GRAEAE OR GRAY−MAIDSPERSEUSMEDUSAATLASANDROMEDA ........................................................66 CHAPTER XVI. MONSTERS....................................................................................................................69 CHAPTER XVII. THE GOLDEN FLEECEMEDEA...............................................................................73 CHAPTER XVIII. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA................................................................................78 CHAPTER XIX. HERCULESHEBE AND GANYMEDE......................................................................80 CHAPTER XX. THESEUSDAEDALUSCASTOR AND POLLUX.....................................................84 CHAPTER XXI. BACCHUSARIADNE ..................................................................................................88 CHAPTER XXIX. ARIADNE....................................................................................................................91 CHAPTER XXII. THE RURAL DEITIESERISICHTHONRHOECUSTHE WATER DEITIES CAMENAEWINDS .................................................................................................................................92 CHAPTER XXIII. ACHELOUS AND HERCULESADMETUS AND ALCESTISANTIGONEPENELOPE .....................................................................................................98 CHAPTER XXIV. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICEARISTAEUSAMPHIONLINUSTHAMYRIS MARSYASMELAMPUSMUSAEUS .................................................................................................102 CHAPTER XXV. ARIONIBYCUSSIMONIDESSAPPHO ..............................................................107 CHAPTER XXVI. ENDYMIONORIONAURORA AND TITHONUSACIS AND GALATEA.....111 CHAPTER XXVII. THE TROJAN WAR.................................................................................................115 CHAPTER XXVIII. THE FALL OF TROYRETURN OF THE GREEKSORESTES AND ELECTRA.................................................................................................................................................123 CHAPTER XXIX. ADVENTURES OF ULYSSESTHE LOTUS−EATERSCYCLOPESCIRCESIRENS SCYLLA AND CHARYBDISCALYPSO ......128 CHAPTER XXX. THE PHAEACIANSFATE OF THE SUITORS.......................................................133 CHAPTER XXXI. ADVENTURES OF AENEASTHE HARPIESDIDOPALINURUS ..................138 i Bulfinch's Mythology Table of Contents Bulfinch's Mythology CHAPTER XXXII. THE INFERNAL REGIONSTHE SIBYL..............................................................142 CHAPTER XXXIII. CAMILLAEVANDERNISUS AND EURYALUSMEZENTIUSTURNUS ..................................................................................................147 CHAPTER XXXIV. PYTHAGORASEGYPTIAN DEITIESORACLES............................................152 CHAPTER XXXV. ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGYSTATUES OF GODS AND GODDESSESPOETS OF MYTHOLOGY............................................................................................159 CHAPTER XXXVI. MODERN MONSTERSTHE PHOENIXBASILISKUNICORNSALAMANDER ..........................................................................165 CHAPTER XXXVII. EASTERN MYTHOLOGYZOROASTERHINDU MYTHOLOGYCASTESBUDDHA GRAND LAMA......................................................................169 CHAPTER XXXVIII. NORTHERN MYTHOLOGYVALHALLATHE VALKYRIOR...................175 CHAPTER XXXIX. THOR'S VISIT TO JOTUNHEIM..........................................................................179 CHAPTER XL. THE DEATH OF BALDURTHE ELVESRUNIC LETTERSICELANDTEUTONIC MYTHOLOGYNIBELUNGEN LIED......................................182 CHAPTER XLI. THE DRUIDSIONA ....................................................................................................189 KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS..................................................................................................................193 CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................193 CHAPTER II. THE MYTHICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND.................................................................199 CHAPTER III. MERLIN...........................................................................................................................204 CHAPTER IV. ARTHUR..........................................................................................................................207 CHAPTER V. ARTHUR (Continued).......................................................................................................213 CHAPTER VI. SIR GAWAIN..................................................................................................................217 CHAPTER VII. CARADOC BRIEFBRAS; OR, CARADOC WITH THE SHRUNKEN ARM............219 CHAPTER VIII. LAUNCELOT OF THE LAKE.....................................................................................224 CHAPTER IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CART..............................................................................229 CHAPTER X. THE LADY OF SHALOTT..............................................................................................232 CHAPTER XI. QUEEN GUENEVER'S PERIL.......................................................................................234 CHAPTER XII. TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE...........................................................................................235 CHAPTER XIII. TRISTRAM AND ISOUDE (Continued)......................................................................239 CHAPTER XIV. SIR TRISTRAM'S BATTLE WITH SIR LAUNCELOT.............................................243 CHAPTER XV. THE ROUND TABLE....................................................................................................244 CHAPTER XVI. SIR PALAMEDES........................................................................................................247 CHAPTER XVII. SIR TRISTRAM...........................................................................................................248 CHAPTER XVIII. PERCEVAL................................................................................................................250 CHAPTER XIX. THE SANGREAL, OR HOLY GRAAL.......................................................................253 CHAPTER XX. THE SANGREAL (Continued)......................................................................................256 CHAPTER XXI. THE SANGREAL (Continued).....................................................................................259 CHAPTER XXII. SIR AGRIVAIN'S TREASON.....................................................................................263 CHAPTER XXIII.