A Guide to MythologyClarke, Helen A. (Helen Archibald)
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A Guide to Mythology
Clarke, Helen A. (Helen Archibald)
Mythology -- Juvenile literature
_STORIES_: Hymn to Indra (_Hindoo_, “Rig Veda”).—The
Four apes (_Egyptian_, Book of the Dead).—Story of the
Midgard serpent and Fenris, the wolf (_Norse_, Melville B.
Anderson’s, “Norse Mythology,” based on the Eddas).—The
story of Apollo and Phaëton (_Greek_, Gayley, based on
Bulfinch).—The story of Odysseus and the oxen of the sun
(_Greek_, paraphrase from Bryant’s “Odyssey”).—The story of
Athēne and Arachne (_Greek_, Gayley-Bulfinch).
IV.—TREE AND PLANT MYTHS 165
_STORIES_: Ygdrasil, the Norse world tree.—Story of the
Aino who fell asleep at the foot of a pine tree.—Wunzh,
the father of Indian corn (_North American Indian_,
Mathews-Schoolcraft).—Leelinau, the Lost Daughter (_North
American Indian_, Mathews-Schoolcraft).—Birth of the
arbutus (_Iroquois_, W. B. Canfield’s “Legends of the
Iroquois”).—Song at the beginning (_Ancient Mexican_,
Brinton’s “Myths of the New World”).—Flower song (_Ancient
Mexican_, Brinton’s “Myths of the New World”).—The story of
Erisichthon (_Greek_, Bulfinch’s “Age of Fable”).—Story of
Pan and Syrinx (_Greek_, Gayley-Bulfinch).—Story of Pomona
and Vertumnus (_Roman_, Gayley-Bulfinch).—Myth of Osiris
and Isis (Bulfinch).—Story of Adonis (_Greek_, extracts
from Lang’s “Lament for Adonis,” by Bion).
V.—MYTHS OF THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS 207
_STORIES_: Story of the making of the sun, moon, and stars
(_Navajo_, Emerson).—Story of the conquering of the sun
(_North American Indian_, Emerson).—Hymn to the sun (_North
American Indian_, Emerson).—Hymn to Sûrya (_Hindoo_, “Rig
Veda”).—The worship of the sun and the dream of Onawutaquto
(_North American Indian_, Emerson).—The witch and the sun’s
sister (_Russian_, Ralston’s “Russian Folk-Tales”).—The
making of the mirror (_Japanese_, Violet M. Pasteur,
“Gods and Heroes of Old Japan”).—The death of Balder the
Good (_Norse_, Anderson-Eddas).—Battle of Ra and Anapef
(_Egyptian_, Book of the Dead).—Story of Phœbus Apollo
(_Greek_, Gayley-Bulfinch).—Story of Artemis and Orion
(_Greek_, Gayley-Bulfinch).—Story of the child and the star
(_Iowa Indian_, Emerson).—Osseo, the son of the evening
star (_North American Indian_, Mathews-Schoolcraft).—The
wandering star (_Chippewa_, Emerson).—The daughters of the
stars (_North American Indian_, Mathews-Schoolcraft).
VI.—MYTHS OF THE SKY AND AIR 269
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