Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome: A Comprehensive Classical Reference

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Comprehensive reference work presenting systematic overview of Greek and Roman mythology organized for consultation and study. Covers major gods, heroes, legendary cycles, and mythological concepts. Emphasizes narrative coherence and accessibility while maintaining scholarly accuracy. Designed both for sequential reading and for reference lookup of specific mythological information.

Also known asClassical Myths and Legends · Greco-Roman Mythology Reference
This edition1900
EditionAnonymous compilation of Greek and Roman mythology presented as reference work for educated readers, published early 1900s. Draws from classical sources and contemporary scholarship.
Classical mythologyOracular traditionsReligious practiceTransformation mythsRoman MythologyGreek MythologyWestern / Classicalheroic achievementCreation and cosmologyOlympian pantheonHero talesGreek-Roman syncretismLove and desire mythsSacred sites and templesdivine relationshipmythological interpretation

Contents192 chapters

  1. 01A HAND-BOOK OF MYTHOLOGY.
  2. 02Myths and Legends
  3. 03ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME.
  4. 04E. M. BERENS.
  5. 05NEW YORK:
  6. 06Maynard, Merrill, & Co.,
  7. 0743, 45 and 47 East Tenth Street.
  8. 08PREFACE.
  9. 09MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME.
  10. 10PART I.—MYTHS.
  11. 11INTRODUCTION.
  12. 12ORIGIN OF THE WORLD.—FIRST DYNASTY. URANUS AND GÆA. (Cœlus and Terra.)
  13. 13SECOND DYNASTY. CRONUS (Saturn).
  14. 14RHEA (Ops).
  15. 15DIVISION OF THE WORLD.
  16. 16THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN.
  17. 17THIRD DYNASTY—OLYMPIAN DIVINITIES. ZEUS[11] (Jupiter).
  18. 18HERA (Juno).
  19. 19PALLAS-ATHENE (Minerva).
  20. 20THEMIS.
  21. 21HESTIA (Vesta).
  22. 22DEMETER (Ceres).
  23. 23APHRODITE (Venus).
  24. 24HELIOS (Sol).
  25. 25EOS (Aurora).
  26. 26PHŒBUS-APOLLO.
  27. 27HECATE.
  28. 28SELENE (Luna).
  29. 29ARTEMIS (Diana).
  30. 30HEPHÆSTUS (Vulcan).
  31. 31POSEIDON (Neptune).
  32. 32SEA DIVINITIES. OCEANUS.
  33. 33NEREUS.
  34. 34PROTEUS.
  35. 35TRITON and the TRITONS.
  36. 36GLAUCUS.
  37. 37THETIS.
  38. 38THAUMAS, PHORCYS, and CETO.
  39. 39LEUCOTHEA.
  40. 40THE SIRENS.
  41. 41ARES (Mars).
  42. 42NIKE (Victoria).
  43. 43HERMES (Mercury).
  44. 44DIONYSUS (Bacchus).
  45. 45AÏDES (Pluto).
  46. 46PLUTUS.
  47. 47MINOR DIVINITIES. THE HARPIES.
  48. 48ERINYES, EUMENIDES (Furiæ, Diræ).
  49. 49MOIRÆ or FATES (Parcæ).
  50. 50NEMESIS.
  51. 51NIGHT AND HER CHILDREN. DEATH, SLEEP, AND DREAMS. NYX (Nox).
  52. 52THANATOS (Mors) AND HYPNUS (Somnus).
  53. 53MORPHEUS.
  54. 54THE GORGONS.
  55. 55GRÆÆ.
  56. 56SPHINX.
  57. 57TYCHE (Fortuna) AND ANANKE (Necessitas).
  58. 58KER.
  59. 59ATE.
  60. 60MOMUS.
  61. 61EROS (Cupid, Amor) AND PSYCHE.
  62. 62HYMEN.
  63. 63IRIS (The Rainbow).
  64. 64HEBE (Juventas).
  65. 65GANYMEDES.
  66. 66THE MUSES.
  67. 67PEGASUS.
  68. 68THE HESPERIDES.
  69. 69CHARITES (Gratiæ) GRACES.
  70. 70HORÆ (Seasons).
  71. 71THE NYMPHS.
  72. 72WATER NYMPHS.
  73. 73DRYADES, OR TREE NYMPHS.
  74. 74NYMPHS OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.
  75. 75THE WINDS.
  76. 76PAN (Faunus).
  77. 77THE SATYRS.
  78. 78PRIAPUS.
  79. 79ASCLEPIAS (Æsculapius).
  80. 80ROMAN DIVINITIES. JANUS.
  81. 81FLORA.
  82. 82ROBIGUS.
  83. 83POMONA.
  84. 84VERTUMNUS.
  85. 85PALES.
  86. 86PICUS.
  87. 87PICUMNUS AND PILUMNUS.
  88. 88SILVANUS.
  89. 89TERMINUS.
  90. 90CONSUS.
  91. 91LIBITINA.
  92. 92LAVERNA.
  93. 93COMUS.
  94. 94THE CAMENÆ.
  95. 95GENII.
  96. 96MANES.
  97. 97PENATES.
  98. 98PUBLIC WORSHIP OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS AND ROMANS. TEMPLES.
  99. 99STATUES.
  100. 100ALTARS.
  101. 101PRIESTS.
  102. 102SACRIFICES.
  103. 103ORACLES.
  104. 104SOOTHSAYERS (Augurs).
  105. 105FESTIVALS.
  106. 106GREEK FESTIVALS. ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES.
  107. 107THESMOPHORIA.
  108. 108DIONYSIA.
  109. 109PANATHENÆA.
  110. 110DAPHNEPHORIA.
  111. 111ROMAN FESTIVALS. SATURNALIA.
  112. 112CEREALIA.
  113. 113VESTALIA.
  114. 114PART II.—LEGENDS.
  115. 115CADMUS.
  116. 116PERSEUS.
  117. 117ION.
  118. 118DÆDALUS and ICARUS.
  119. 119THE ARGONAUTS.
  120. 120STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
  121. 121PELOPS.
  122. 122HERACLES (Hercules).
  123. 123BELLEROPHON.
  124. 124THESEUS.
  125. 125ŒDIPUS.
  126. 126THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES.
  127. 127THE EPIGONI.
  128. 128ALCMÆON AND THE NECKLACE.
  129. 129THE HERACLIDÆ.
  130. 130THE SIEGE OF TROY.
  131. 131RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY.
  132. 132PRONOUNCING INDEX.
  133. 133A Complete Course in the Study of English.
  134. 134Spelling, Language, Grammar, Composition, Literature.
  135. 135NOTES
  136. 136THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
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