CHAPTER PAGE I. Introduction 1 II. Prometheus and Pandora 12 III. Apollo and Daphne—Pyramus and Thisbe—Cephalus and Procris 19 IV. Juno and her Rivals, Io and Callisto—Diana and Actæon—Latona and the Rustics 28 V. Phaëton 38 VI. Midas—Baucis and Philemon 46 VII. Proserpine—Glaucus and Scylla 52 VIII. Pygmalion—Dryope—Venus and Adonis—Apollo and Hyacinthus 62 IX. Ceyx and Halcyone 69 X. Vertumnus and Pomona—Iphis and Anaxarete 76 XI. Cupid and Psyche 80 XII. Cadmus—The Myrmidons 91 XIII. Nisus and Scylla—Echo and Narcissus—Clytie—Hero and Leander 98 XIV. Minerva and Arachne—Niobe 107 XV. The Grææ and Gorgons—Perseus and Medusa—Atlas—Andromeda 115 XVI. Monsters: Giants—Sphinx—Pegasus and Chimæra—Centaurs—Griffin—Pygmies 122 XVII. The Golden Fleece—Medea 129 XVIII. Meleager and Atalanta 138 XIX. Hercules—Hebe and Ganymede 143 XX. Theseus and Dædalus—Castor and Pollux—Festivals and Games 150 XXI. Bacchus and Ariadne 160 XXII. The Rural Deities—The Dryads and Erisichthon—Rhœcus—Water Deities—Camenæ—Winds 166 XXIII. Achelous and Hercules—Admetus and Alcestis—Antigone—Penelope 177 XXIV. Orpheus and Eurydice—Aristæus—Amphion—Linus—Thamyris—Marsyas—Mela mpus—Musæus 185 XXV. Arion—Ibycus—Simonides—Sappho 194 XXVI. Endymion—Orion—Aurora and Tithonus—Acis and Galatea 204 XXVII. The Trojan War 211 XXVIII. The Fall of Troy—Return of the Greeks—Orestes and Electra 227 XXIX. Adventures of Ulysses—The Lotus-eaters—The Cyclopes—Circe—Sirens—Scylla and Charybdis—Calypso 236 XXX. The Phæacians—Fate of the Suitors 247 XXXI. Adventures of Æneas—The Harpies—Dido—Palinurus 258 XXXII.