Manual of Mythology e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The rapid sale of the first edition of the manual 0! Mythology was so signal an assurance of public favour, that in preparing the second edition, which is now called for, every effort has been made to render it efficient as a standard text-book. The descriptions of the Greek deities have been largely re-written, and at the end of each has been added, in smaller type, an account of the most memorable works of art in which each deity is or was represented. Among the legends of the Greek heroes, those of the labours of Herakles have been re-written and greatly enlarged. The chapters on the Eastern and Northern Mythology are entirely new, and have been fur ther made more readily comprehensible by the addition of.