num_pages: 428
description: The single most useful and concise guide to mythology, Bulfinch's Mythology is a collection of timeless tales from around the world. Written not for scholars but for the common reader, Bulfinch's commentary is fascinating, a series of notes to himself that grew into this highly readable collection. For the Greek myths, Bulfinch drew on Ovid and Virgil, providing lively versions of the myths of Zeus and Hera, Venus and Adonis, Daphne and Apollo, and their cohorts on Mount Olympus; the love story of Pygmalion and Galatea; the legends of the Trojan War; and the epic wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas. For the sagas of the North, he drew on Mallet's Northern Antiquities, depicting the joys of Valhalla, the furies of Thor, and the tales of Beowulf. The book also includes mythology from the East, stories of Zoroaster, Buddha, and the Hindus. This sterling collection belongs in the libary of every serious reader. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.
language: English
title: Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes
titlecomplete: Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes
characters: Rabican, Bishop Turpin, Halcyone, King Cadmus, Arthur Cadwr, Bedver, Rinaldo of Montalban, King Aegeus, Duke Sevinus, Kilydd, Agramant, Prince Anlawd, Dardinel, Pheredin, Conall Cearnach, Argalia, Strophius Orestes, Ricciardetto, Medoro, Bishop Brice, Ariosto, Moines, Anbessa, Duke Namo, Rodomont, Yspadaden Penkawr, Pirithous, Sir Turquine, Sieglinda, Sir Bohort, Sir Lionel, Richard Coeur de Lion, King Galafron, Richard Blackmore, Carahue, Cloridan, Duke Thierry, Porrex, Oliver Roland, King Ceyx, Alcmena, King Gradasso, Clarimunda, Phidias, Scopas, Somnus, Adrastus, Sacripant Bradamante, Brigliadoro, Frigga, Sultan Gaudisso, Gouvernail, Abdalrahman, Morgane le Fay, Launcelot du Lac, Sir Modred, Falerina, Bujaforte, Kelyddon, Marchevallee, Gurhyr Gwalstat, Merlin Ambrose Merlin, Guerin de Montglave, Floriac, King Agrican, Laodegan, Heveydd, Zerbino, Earl Ynywl, Pallas Athene, Utgard Loki, Santon, Gwyn ap Nudd, Thor (Norse Mythology), Galleron, Caradoc Briefbras, Gwiffert Petit, Vertumnus, Guimier, Sir Sagramour, Duke Guyon, Sansonnet, Matholch, Boiardo, Bruhier, Florismart, Hermod, Niffleheim, Hector de Marys, Sir Agrivain, Kilwich, Balisardo, Baucis, Sir Palamedes, Cyclops, Tristram of Leonais, Perceval de Galis, Lucius Tiberius, Custennin, Thialfi
genres: Fiction, Classics, Religion, Greek Mythology, Classic Literature, Folklore, Reference, Mythology, Fantasy, Literature
ratings_count: 11900
publisher: Waking Lion Press