The Age of Fable, Part 1: Chapters 1–14

Thomas Bulfinch, as one reviewer put it, "created an anthology of mythology." This audiobook contains the first fourteen chapters of The Age of Fable, the first of three volumes, comprising Bulfinch's complete work.

The Age of Fable recounts stories of Greek gods, demigods, and best-known characters in mythology. In our times, many references are made to these stories and characters in the arts, especially in the fine arts, theater, and literature. Chapters include

1. Introduction 2. Prometheus and Pandora 3. Apollo and Daphne—Pyramus and Thisbe—Cephalus and Procris 4. Juno and Her Rivals, Io and Callisto—Diana and Actaeon—Latona and the Rustics 5. Phaeton 6. Midas—Baucis and Philemon 7. Proserpine—Glaucus and Scylla 8. Pygmalion—Dryope—Venus, and Adonis—Apollo and Hyacinthus 9. Ceyx and Halcyone 10. Vertumnus and Pomona—Iphis and Anaxarete 11. Cupid and Psyche 12. Cadmus—the Myrmidons 13. Nisus and Scylla—Echo and Narcissus—Clytie—Hero and Leander 14. Minerva and Arachne—Niobe

© 2014 Alcazar AudioWorks (Audiobook): 9781483011868

Release date

Audiobook: 20 February 2014