
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
by E. M. Berens
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This excellent eBook gives the reader a knowledge of a huge number of myths and legends of the classicial civilisation era. Including sections on Greek and Roman Gods, Minor Deities, Heroes and the practices of the time, it also includes a large number of illustrations. This version has been specially formatted for today's e-readers, and is a fantastic addition to any eBook collection. Whether you are a student of ancient history, or just want to know more about Zeus, Saturn, Icarus and the
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- A HAND-BOOK OF MYTHOLOGY.
- Myths and Legends
- ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME.
- E. M. BERENS.
- NEW YORK:
- Maynard, Merrill, & Co.,
- 43, 45 and 47 East Tenth Street.
- PREFACE.
- MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME.
- PART I.—MYTHS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- ORIGIN OF THE WORLD.—FIRST DYNASTY. URANUS AND GÆA. (Cœlus and Terra.)
- SECOND DYNASTY. CRONUS (Saturn).
- RHEA (Ops).
- DIVISION OF THE WORLD.
- THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN.
- THIRD DYNASTY—OLYMPIAN DIVINITIES. ZEUS[11] (Jupiter).
- HERA (Juno).
- PALLAS-ATHENE (Minerva).
- THEMIS.
- HESTIA (Vesta).
- DEMETER (Ceres).
- APHRODITE (Venus).
- HELIOS (Sol).
- EOS (Aurora).
- PHŒBUS-APOLLO.
- HECATE.
- SELENE (Luna).
- ARTEMIS (Diana).
- HEPHÆSTUS (Vulcan).
- POSEIDON (Neptune).
- SEA DIVINITIES. OCEANUS.
- NEREUS.
- PROTEUS.
- TRITON and the TRITONS.
- GLAUCUS.
- THETIS.
- THAUMAS, PHORCYS, and CETO.
- LEUCOTHEA.
- THE SIRENS.
- ARES (Mars).
- NIKE (Victoria).
- HERMES (Mercury).
- DIONYSUS (Bacchus).
- AÏDES (Pluto).
- PLUTUS.
- MINOR DIVINITIES. THE HARPIES.
- ERINYES, EUMENIDES (Furiæ, Diræ).
- MOIRÆ or FATES (Parcæ).
- NEMESIS.
- NIGHT AND HER CHILDREN. DEATH, SLEEP, AND DREAMS. NYX (Nox).
- THANATOS (Mors) AND HYPNUS (Somnus).
- MORPHEUS.
- THE GORGONS.
- GRÆÆ.
- SPHINX.
- TYCHE (Fortuna) AND ANANKE (Necessitas).
- KER.
- ATE.
- MOMUS.
- EROS (Cupid, Amor) AND PSYCHE.
- HYMEN.
- IRIS (The Rainbow).
- HEBE (Juventas).
- GANYMEDES.
- THE MUSES.
- PEGASUS.
- THE HESPERIDES.
- CHARITES (Gratiæ) GRACES.
- HORÆ (Seasons).
- THE NYMPHS.
- WATER NYMPHS.
- DRYADES, OR TREE NYMPHS.
- NYMPHS OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.
- THE WINDS.
- PAN (Faunus).
- THE SATYRS.
- PRIAPUS.
- ASCLEPIAS (Æsculapius).
- ROMAN DIVINITIES. JANUS.
- FLORA.
- ROBIGUS.
- POMONA.
- VERTUMNUS.
- PALES.
- PICUS.
- PICUMNUS AND PILUMNUS.
- SILVANUS.
- TERMINUS.
- CONSUS.
- LIBITINA.
- LAVERNA.
- COMUS.
- THE CAMENÆ.
- GENII.
- MANES.
- PENATES.
- PUBLIC WORSHIP OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS AND ROMANS. TEMPLES.
- STATUES.
- ALTARS.
- PRIESTS.
- SACRIFICES.
- ORACLES.
- SOOTHSAYERS (Augurs).
- FESTIVALS.
- GREEK FESTIVALS. ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES.
- THESMOPHORIA.
- DIONYSIA.
- PANATHENÆA.
- DAPHNEPHORIA.
- ROMAN FESTIVALS. SATURNALIA.
- CEREALIA.
- VESTALIA.
- PART II.—LEGENDS.
- CADMUS.
- PERSEUS.
- ION.
- DÆDALUS and ICARUS.
- THE ARGONAUTS.
- STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
- PELOPS.
- HERACLES (Hercules).
- BELLEROPHON.
- THESEUS.
- ŒDIPUS.
- THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES.
- THE EPIGONI.
- ALCMÆON AND THE NECKLACE.
- THE HERACLIDÆ.
- THE SIEGE OF TROY.
- RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY.
- PRONOUNCING INDEX.
- A Complete Course in the Study of English.
- Spelling, Language, Grammar, Composition, Literature.
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