Explore the mythology behind books like those in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series with Bulfinch's Mythology. Discover the original stories of Perseus, Hercules, Pegasus, the Oracles, the Labyrinth, and the Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, and demigods. Also includes some myths from Egypt, India, and northern Europe.
Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II Prometheus and Pandora
Chapter III Io and Callisto. Diana and Actaeon. The Story of Phaeton
Chapter IV Midas. Baucis and Philemon. Pluto and Proserpine.
Chapter V Pygmalion. Dryope. Venus and Adonis. Apollo and Hyacinthus. Ceyx and Halcyone.
Chapter VI Vertumnus and Pomona. Cupid and Psyche
Chapter VII Cadmus. The Myrmidons.
Chapter VIII Nisus and Scylla. Echo and Narcissus. Clytie. Hero and Leander
Chapter IX Minerva and Arachne. Niobe. The Story of Perseus
Chapter X Monsters. Giants. Sphinx. Pegasus and the Chimaera. Centaurs. Griffin. Pygmies
Chapter XI The Golden Fleece. Medea. The Calydonian Hunt
Chapter XII Hercules. Hebe and Ganymede
Chapter XIII Theseus. Daedalus. Castor and Pollux
Chapter XIV Bacchus. Ariadne
Chapter XV The Rural Deities. Erisichthon. Rhoecus. The Water Deities. Camenae. Winds.
Chapter XVI Achelous and Hercules. Admetus and Alcestis. Antigone. Penelope
Chapter XVII Orpheus and Eurydice. Artistaeus. Amphion. Linus. Thamyris. Marsyas. Melampus. Musaeus
Chapter XVIII Arion. Ibycus. Simonides. Sappho
Chapter XIX Endymion. Orion. Aurora and Tithonus. Acis and Galatea
Chapter XX The Trojan War
Chapter XXI The Fall of Troy. Return of the Greeks. Orestes and Electra
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII The Odyssey (continued)
Chapter XXIV Adventures of AEneas The Harpies Dido Palinurus
Chapter XXV The Infernal Regions The Sibyl
Chapter XXVI Camilla Evander Nisus and Euryalus Mezentius Turnus
Chapter XXVII Pythagoras. Egyptian Deities. Oracles
Chapter XXVIII Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology
Chapter XXIX Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander
Chapter XXX Eastern Mythology Zoroaster Hindu Mythology Castes Buddha Grand Lama
Chapter XXXI Northern Mythology Valhalla The Valkyrior
Chapter XXXII Thor's Visit to Jotunheim
Chapter XXXIII The Death of Baldur The Elves — Runic Letters — Scalds — Iceland
Chapter XXXIV The Druids Iona
