Mythology Books
The Age of Fable
Thomas BulfinchThomas Bulfinch was a native of Boston, Mass., where he was born in 1796. His boyhood was spent in that city, and he prepared for college in the Boston schools. He finished his scholastic training at ..
The dawn of astronomy
Sir Norman LockyerDr. Wallis Budge and Captain Lyons, R.E., have rendered continual help while this book has been in progress, and I cannot sufficiently thank them; to the first-named I am especially indebted for looki..
MASSASOIT'S TOWN
Virginia BakerMassasoit was familiar with the appearance of white men before the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. In 1619, Captain Thomas Dermer, an Englishman, visited the Massachusetts coast and held an inter..
The Story of Greece - Told to Boys and Girls
Mary MacgregorThe story of Greece began long, long ago in a strange wonderland of beauty. Woods and winds, fields and rivers, each had a pathway which led upward and onward into the beautiful land. Sometimes indeed..
Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion - A Study in Survivals
This book is the outcome of work undertaken in Greece during my two years’ tenure of the Craven Studentship from 1898 to 1900. It is therefore my first duty gratefully to commemorate John, Lord Craven..
Hawaiian Historical Legends
W. D. WesterveltFrom mist to sunshine—from fabled gods to a constitution and legislature as a Territory of the United States—this is the outline of the stories told in the present volume. This outline is thoroughly H..
Myths and Folk-lore of the Timiskaming Algonquin and Timagami Ojibwa
F. G. SpeckIt is important to note, in dealing with myths in this area, that the scenes of the trickster-transformer’s adventures always lay in well known localities within the territory of the band among which ..
Legends of Old Honolulu
W. D. WesterveltThe legends of a people are of interest to the scholar, the thinker, and the poet. The legends tell us of the struggles, the triumphs, and the wanderings of the people, of their thoughts, their aspira..