The age of fable
Subtitle: or, The beauties of mythology
By: with notes, revisions and additions by W. H. Klapp, and illustrations by Stanley William Hayter
Contributors: Klapp, William Henry, 1849-1924, ed; Klapp, William H. (William Henry), 1849-1924, editor; Hayter, Stanley William, 1901-1988, illustrator; Heritage Press (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: The Heritage Press
Published: 1942
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Mythology; Classical Mythology; Norse Mythology; Heroes; Courage; Adventure and adventurers; Monsters; Folklore
Other titles: Beauties of mythology
Notes: "The descent of the gods" (table) on lining-papers.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Prometheus and Pandora; title: Apollo and Daphne, Pyramus and Thisbe, Cephalus and Procris; title: Juno and her rivals, Io and Callisto, Diana and Actaeon, Latona and the rustics; title: Phaeton; title: Midas, Baucis and Philemon; title: Proserpine, Glaucus and Scylla; title: Pygmalion, Dryope, Venus and Adonis, Apollo and Hyacinthus; title: Ceyx, and Halcyone; title: Vertumnus and Pomona; title: Cupid and Psyche; title: Cadmus, the Myrmidons; title: Nisus and Scylla, Echo and Narcissus, Clytie, Hero and Leander; title: Minerva, Niobe; title: The Graeae, and Gorgons, Perseus, Medusa, Atlas, Andromeda; title: Monsters: Giants, Sphinx, Pegasus and Chimaera, Centaurs, Griffin, Pygmies; title: The Golden Fleece, Medea; title: Meleager and Atalanta; title: Hercules, Hebe and Ganymede; title: Theseus and Daedalus, Castor and Pollux; title: Bacchus, Ariadne; title: The rural deities, Erisichthon, Rhoecus, The water deities, The Camenae, The winds; title: Achelous and Hercules, Admetus and Alcestis, Antigone, Penelope; title: Orpheus and Eurydice, Aristaeus, Amphion, Linus, Thamyris, Marsysa, Melampus, Musaeus; title: Arion, Ibycus, Simonides, Sappho; title: Endymion, Orion, Aurora and Tithonus, Acis and Galatea; title: The Trojan War; title: The fall of Troy, return of the Greeks, Agamemnon, Orestes and Electra; title: Adventures of Ulysses, the Lotus-Eaters, Cyclopses, Circe, Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Calypso; title: The Pheacians, fate of the suitors; title: Adventures of Aeneas, the Harpies, Dido, Palinurus; title: The infernal regions, the Sibyl; title: Aeneas in Italy, Camilla, Evander, Nisus and Erryalus, Mezentius, Turnus; title: Pythagoras, Egyptian deities, Oracles; title: Origin of mythology, statues of gods and goddesses, poets of mythology; title: Modern monsters, the Phoenix, Basilisk, Unicorn, Salamander; title: Eastern mythology, Zoroaster, Hindu mythology, castes, Buddha, Grand lama; title: Northern mythology, Valhalla, the Valkyrior; title: Thor's visit to Jotunheim; title: The death of Baldur, the elves, runic letters, skalds, Iceland; title: The Druids, Iona; title: Beowulf; title: Proverbial expressions.