Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome is a clear and orderly retelling of classical mythology by E. M. Berens, first published around 1880 and long used as an introduction for students and general readers. The first part sets out the gods and goddesses of Olympus, their powers, festivals, and the way the ancients pictured the world. The second gathers the great heroic legends, among them the labours of Heracles, the voyage of the Argonauts, and the tragic story of the House of Thebes. Written in plain, readable prose and drawn from the ancient sources, it remains a useful handbook for anyone approaching Greek and Roman myth for the first time. This free PDF and EPUB offers the complete illustrated text.
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome (1886) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 - Preface, Part I: Myths, and The First Dynasty | 17:28 | |
| 2 | 02 - The Second Dynasty: Chronus, Rhea, Division of the World, Theories as to the Origin of Man | 23:45 | |
| 3 | 03 - Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities- Zeus (Jupiter) | 11:29 | |
| 4 | 04 - Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities- Hera, Pallas Athene, Themis, and Hestia | 17:25 | |
| 5 | 05 - Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities- Demeter and Aphrodite | 28:09 | |
| 6 | 06 - Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities- Phoebus-Apollo | 40:38 | |
| 7 | 07 - Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities- Hecate and Selene | 5:16 | |
| 8 | 08 - Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities- Artemis | 24:47 | |
| 9 | 09 - Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities- Hephaetus and Poseidon | 21:28 | |
| 10 | 10 - Third Dynasty: Sea Divinities- Oceanus through Nike | 21:19 | |
| 11 | 11 - Third Dynasty: Sea Divinities- Hermes | 14:33 | |
| 12 | 12 - Third Dynasty: Sea Divinities- Dionysus | 16:52 | |
| 13 | 13 - Third Dynasty: Sea Divinities- Aides and Plutus | 14:03 | |
| 14 | 14 - Third Dynasty: Minor Divinities | 10:08 | |
| 15 | 15 - Third Dynasty: Night and Her Children- Nyx through Eros and Psyche | 29:15 | |
| 16 | 16 - Third Dynasty: Night and Her Children- Hymen through the Charities or Graces | 18:20 | |
| 17 | 17 - Third Dynasty: Night and Her Children- Horae through Asclepias | 32:11 | |
| 18 | 18 - Third Dynasty: Roman Divinities | 18:47 | |
| 19 | 19 - Public Worship of the Ancient Greeks and Romans | 17:38 | |
| 20 | 20 - Greek Festivals | 6:56 | |
| 21 | 21 - Roman Festivals | 3:22 | |
| 22 | 22 - Legends: Cadmus and Perseus | 17:33 | |
| 23 | 23 - Legends: Ion and Daedelus and Icarus | 7:33 | |
| 24 | 24 - Legends: The Argonauts | 47:52 | |
| 25 | 25 - Legends: Pelops and Heracles - part 1 | 31:24 | |
| 26 | 25 - Legends: Pelops and Heracles - part 2 | 30:53 | |
| 27 | 26 - Legends: Bellerophon and Theseus | 25:33 | |
| 28 | 27 - Legends: Oedipus and The Seven against Thebes | 16:12 | |
| 29 | 28 - Legends: The Epigoni, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, and The Heraclidae | 15:47 | |
| 30 | 29 - Legends: The Siege of Troy | 49:31 | |
| 31 | 30 - Return of the Greeks and Romans from Troy | 47:48 |
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