Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Legends of Charlemagne, The Age of ChivalryFor almost 150 years, Bulfinch’s Mythology has been the text by which the great tales from classical antiquity, the Norse and Asian traditions, and the age of chivalry have been known. Here are lively versions of the myths of Zeus, Hera, and their cohorts on Mt. Olympus; the legends of the Trojan War and the epic wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas; the tales of the joys of Valhalla and the furies of Thor; the adventures of King Arthur and his knights; and the sagas of Beowulf and Robin Hood. As Thomas Bulfinch himself wrote, “Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.” With stories that are eminently readable, Bulfinch’s Mythology gives us just that knowledge. |
Contents
Preface CONTENTS THE AGE OF FABLE OR STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES | 11 |
11 | 13 |
Introduction | 15 |
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Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Legends of Charlemagne, The Age ... Thomas Bulfinch No preview available - 1959 |
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Legends of Charlemagne, The Age ... Thomas Bulfinch No preview available - 1959 |
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Achilles adventures Aeneas Apollo arms Astolpho battle beauty beheld body brother called castle chariot Charlemagne court damsel daughter dead death Diana earth eyes fair father fell fled friends gave giant goddess gods Greeks Guenever hand head heard heaven Hector Hector de Marys Hercules hero horse husband Isoude Juno Jupiter King Arthur knight lady land Loki looked lord maiden Merlin Minerva monster mother mountain Neptune nymphs Orlando palace passed queen Rinaldo river rode Roman round Saracens seized sent serpent shield ship shore sight Sir Bedivere Sir Bohort Sir Galahad Sir Gawain Sir Kay Sir Launcelot Sir Lucan Sir Modred Sir Palamedes Sir Perceval Sir Tristram sister slain smote spear stood story struck sword thee Theseus Thor thou thought threw told took tree Trojans turned Ulysses unto Utgard-Loki Venus warriors wife wound youth