Classical mythology : myths and legends of the ancient world / Nathaniel Hawthorne, M.M. Bird, Guy E. Lloyd

Introduction -- Pluto and Proserpine -- Pan and syrinx -- The story of phaeton -- Arethusa -- The story of daphne -- Deucalion and Pyrrha -- Epimetheus and pandora -- Europa and the god-bull -- Cadmus and the dragon's teeth -- Orpheus and Eurydice -- Hercules and the golden apples -- Hercules and Nessus -- The quest of the golden fleece -- How Theseus found his father -- Theseus and the witch Medea -- Theseus goes to slay the minotaur -- Theseus and Ariadne -- Paris and Oenone -- Iphigenia -- Protesilaus -- the death of hector -- The wooden horse -- The sack of troy -- The death pf ajax -- The flight of Aeneas from troy -- Aeneas and dido -- Aeneas in hades -- Nisus and Euryalus -- Ulysses in hades -- Circe's palace -- Ulysses and the cyclops -- The sirens -- The story of Nausicaa -- The homecoming of Ulysses -- Baucis and Philemon -- Hypermnestra -- Oedipus at Colonos -- Midas -- Perseus and andromeda -- Meleager and Atalanta -- The story of Daedalus and Icarus -- Scylla, the daughter of nisus -- The story of Pyramus and Thisbe -- Hero and Leander -- Pygmalion and the image -- Cephalus and Procris -- Echo and narcissus -- the ring of Polycrates -- Romulus and Remus -- Picture credits.

"Travel back to a time when divine beings mixed with mortals, when heroes battled sorcerers, and nature was a mysterious realm ruled by beautiful and dangerous deities. From the legends of Hercules and the Titans, to tales of the underworld and the destruction of Troy, these enduring myths have formed a major part of Western culture for millennia and continue to capture our imaginations today."