The Book Of Myths

"A Book of Myths" deals in a most entertaining manner with the mythology of Greece and Rome and many other noted lands. Added to the pleasure of the story there is the lure of the legend and the spell of old ways and customs. Not only many of the most celebrated are retold, but also many of the less well-known tales. The aim of the author, it is stated, has been to simplify for those who are not erudite scholars the stories of mythology, to which constant reference is made not only in classic, but in modern poetry, and to direct the attention of readers to poems which are not already known to them. Included are tales of Prometheus, Pygmalion, Orpheus, Perseus, King Midas, Pan, the Lorelei, Baldur and many more.

Presents traditional tales from Greek, Roman, Norse, American Indian, Asian, and other mythologies.

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A Book of Myths: Large Print By Jean Lang Just as a little child holds out its hands to catch the sunbeams, to feel and to grasp what, so its eyes tell it, is actually there, so, down through the ages, men have stretched out their hands in eager endeavour to know their God. And because only through the human was the divine knowable, the old peoples of the earth made gods of their heroes and not unfrequently endowed these gods with as many of the vices as of the virtues of their worshippers. As we read the myths of the East and the West we find ever the same story. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Most of the mythology books are boring. A Book of Myths is an attempt to solve this problem, by telling the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement. Rather is the book intended for those who, during their reading, frequently come across names which possess for them no meaning, and who care to read some old stories, through which runs the same humanity that their own hearts know. We might expect in the 21st century that the old gods of Greece and of Rome, the gods of our Northern forefathers, the gods of Egypt, the gods of the British race, might be forgotten. But even when we read in a newspaper of airplanes, someone is more than likely to quote the story of Icarus, the flyer, and in our daily speech the names of gods and goddesses continually crop up. We talk of "a panic," and forget that the great god Pan is father of the word. Here, the Author has endeavored to impart the pleasures of classical learning to the English reader, by presenting Greek and Latin myths (PYGMALION, PSYCHE, ICARUS...) in a form adapted to modern taste but also Celtic, Slavic, and Teutonic myths (BALDUR, BEOWULF, DEIRDRÊ...). Visit the table of contents to discover the wide range of subjects covered. Jean Lang interspersed the stories with her own commentary, and with quotations from writings by her contemporaries. This new edition (easy-to-read layout) contains illustrations or paintings.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.

Extraordinary stories from around the world.

A Book of Myths is a collection of folk tales, legends and mythology from all over the world, assembled by Jean Lang. The book contains the myths of the North and of the South, legends of the East and of the West, with the study and analysis, as the author draws parallels between ancient myths and some modern beliefs. Table of Contents: Prometheus and Pandora Pygmalion Phaeton Endymion Orpheus Apollo and Daphne Psuche The calydonian Hunt Atalanta Arachine Idas and Marpessa Arethusa Perseus the Hero Niobe Hyacinthus King Midas of the Golden Touch Ceyx and Halycone Aristaeus the Bee-Keeper Proserpine Latona and the Rustics Echo and Narcissus Icarus Clytie The Cranes of Ibycus Syrinx The Death of Adonis Pan Lorelei Freya, Queen of the Northern Gods The Death of Baldur Beowulf Roland the Paladin The Children of Lir Deirdre