Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable
Thomas Bulfinch
42 chapters · 14 h 54 min · English
Read by Justin S Barrett, Lizzie Driver, Jennifer Stearns, Anna Simon, Susie G., jpod 42 and others
Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
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Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne. This is a recording of the tenth edition of the first volume, The Age of Fable. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths accessible to a wide audience, and so it is suitable for children. (Summary by Kathleen Gatliffe aka TetoYasha)
Chapters
1 Publisher's Preface--Author's Preface 17 min 2 Introduction 23 min 3 Prometheus and Pandora 19 min 4 Apollo and Daphne--Pyramus and Thisbe--Cephalus and Procris 21 min 5 Juno and her Rivals, Io and Callisto--Diana and Actaeon--Latona and the Rustics 25 min 6 Phaeton 18 min 7 Midas--Baucis and Philemon 15 min 8 Proserpine--Glaucus and Scylla 23 min 9 Pygmalion--Dryope--Venus and Adonis--Apollo and Hyacinthus 18 min 10 Ceyx and Halcyone 19 min 11 Vertumnus and Pomona--Iphis and Anaxarete 10 min 12 Cupid and Psyche 25 min 13 Cadmus--The Myrmidons 19 min 14 Nisus and Scylla--Echo and Narcissus--Clytie--Hero and Leander 20 min 15 Minerva and Arachne--Niobe 18 min 16 The Graeae and Gorgons--Perseus and Medusa--Atlas--Andromed 19 min 17 Monsters: Giants--Sphinx--Pegasus and Chimaera--Centaurs--Griffin--Pygmies 19 min 18 The Golden Fleece--Medea 19 min 19 Meleager and Atalanta 15 min 20 Hercules--Hebe and Ganymede 16 min 21 Theseus and Daedalus--Castor and Pollux--Festivals and Games 23 min 22 Bacchus and Ariadne 15 min 23 The Rural Deities--The Dryads and Erisichthon--Rhoecus--Water Deities--Camenae--Winds 29 min 24 Achelous and Hercules--Admetus and Alcestis--Antigone--Penelope 16 min 25 Orpheus and Eurydice--Aristaeus--Amphion--Linus--Thamyris--Marsyas--Melampus --Musaeus 16 min 26 Arion--Ibycus--Simonides--Sappho 20 min 27 Endymion--Orion--Aurora and Tithonus--Acis and Galatea 16 min 28 The Trojan War 41 min 29 The Fall of Troy--Return of the Greeks--Orestes and Electra 28 min 30 Adventures of Ulysses--The Lotus-eaters--The Cyclopes--Circe--Sirens--Scylla and Charybdis--Calypso 25 min 31 The Phaeacians--Fate of the Suitors 25 min 32 Adventures of Aeneas--The Harpies--Dido--Palinurus 17 min 33 The Infernal Regions--The Sibyl 31 min 34 Aeneas in Italy--Camilla--Evander--Nisus and Euryalus --Mezentius--Turnus 34 min 35 Pythagoras--Egyptian Deities--Oracles 30 min 36 Origin of Mythology--Statues of Gods and Goddesses --Poets of Mythology 24 min 37 Monsters (modern)--The Phoenix--Basilisk--Unicorn--Salamander 21 min 38 Eastern Mythology--Zoroaster--Hindu Mythology--Castes--Buddha--The Grand Lama--Prester John 20 min 39 Northern Mythology--Valhalla--The Valkyrior 20 min 40 Thor's Visit to Jotunheim 13 min 41 The Death of Baldur--The Elves--Runic Letters--Skalds--Iceland--Teutonic Mythology--The Nibelungen Lied--Wagner's Nibelungen Ring 29 min 42 The Druids--Iona 24 min
