A Book of Myths

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