Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
by E. M. Berens
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Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Uranus and Gæa. (Cœlus and Terra.)
- Cronus (Saturn)
- Rhea (Ops)
- Division of the World
- Theories as to the Origin of Man
- Zeus (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)
- 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
- The Harpies
- Erinyes, Eumenides (Furiæ, Diræ)
- Moiræ or Fates (Parcæ)
- Nemesis
- 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)
- Janus
- Flora
- Robigus
- Pomona
- Vertumnus
- Pales
- Picus
- Silvanus
- Terminus
- Consus
- Libitina
- Comus
- The Camenæ
- Genii
- Manes
- Penates
- Temples
- Statues
- Altars
- Priests
- Sacrifices
- Oracles
- Soothsayers (Augurs)
- Festivals
- Eleusinian Mysteries
- Dionysia
- Panathenæa
- Daphnephoria
- Saturnalia
- Cerealia
- Vestalia
- 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
- Spelling, Language, Grammar, Composition, Literature
- Notes