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General Information : Name of Book: Mythology ISBN: 9780316341516 Publisher: First Black Bay Year it was published: 1942 Overall theme: "The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. They were the first parents. The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren." (24) Part Seven: The Mythology of the Norsemen 22. The Stories of Signy and of Sigurd Observations:Signy is daughter of Volsung and sister of Sigmund. Father and other children had died. Signy married the man who killed the family, bore him children, had sex with Sigmund and gave birth to Sinfiotli; Sinfiotli and Sigmund killed Signy's other children and husband and she then killed herself. Another story, Brunhild disobeys Odin, he puts her to sleep, Sigurd, Sigmund's son, rescues her, but then forgets about her due to a potion and marr...

General Information: Name of Book: Mythology ISBN: 9780316341516 Publisher: First Black Bay Year it was published: 1942 Overall theme: "The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. They were the first parents. The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren." (24) Part Six: The Less Important Myths 20. Midas- and Others Midas Observations: Brief stories of Midas, that of the story of how he got the Golden Touch and then begged Apollo to take it back as well as the story of him siding with Pan rather than Apollo, and in anger Apollo turned his ears into a donkey's ears. Aesculapius Observations: He is Apollo's and Coronis's son. His mother preferred a mortal and laid with him. Apollo was angered and killed her but rescued the boy and gave him to Chiron to rear. Chiron taught him reme...

General Information: Name of Book: Mythology ISBN: 9780316341516 Publisher: First Black Bay Year it was published: 1942 Overall theme: "The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. They were the first parents. The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren." (24) Part Five: The Great Families of Mythology 17. The House of Atreus Tantalus and Niobe Observations: The famous heroes such as Menelaus and Agamemnon came from the accursed house and it goes back to record the story of Tantalus, his honor among the gods and goddesses and his treachery in cutting up his only son and serving him at a banquet. Gods brought Pelops back to life Pelops married Hippodamia and was happy in life. There was a daughter Niobe that suffered as well. Niobe was married to Amphion wo had Zethus as a twin. She had a bad s...

General Information: Name of Book: Mythology ISBN: 9780316341516 Publisher: First Black Bay Year it was published: 1942 Overall theme: "The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. They were the first parents. The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren." (24) Part Four: The Heroes of the Trojan War 13. The Trojan War Prologue: The Judgment of Paris Observations: Eris created an apple called "For the Fairest" and tossed it into the crowd. Of course, all the goddesses desired it. They asked Zeus to decide but he refused and asked them to go to Paris, son of King Priam, so that he could decide. They bribed him with different gifts; Hera that he will become Lord of Europe and Asia, Pallas Athena that he will lay waste to Greece and Aphrodite that a fairest woman will be his. He decided t...

General Information: Name of Book: Mythology ISBN: 9780316341516 Publisher: First Black Bay Year it was published: 1942 Overall theme:  "The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. They were the first parents. The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren." (24) Part Three: The Great Heroes before the Trojan War 9. Perseus Observations: King Acrisius has a daughter named Danae, and one a prophecy was created that any child born to the girl would put the King to death. He built a bronze house with open roof where Danae was forced to live. Zeus came to her as a golden rain. She bore a son named Perseus, and King Acrisius now placed the two in a boat. Eventually they landed and a childless couple, Dictys and his wife, raised Danae and Perseus as their own. Polydictys, Dictys's brother, fell in love...

General Information: Name of Book: Mythology ISBN: 9780316341516 Publisher: First Black Bay Year it was published: 1942 Overall theme: "The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. They were the first parents. The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren." (24) Part Two: Stories of Love and Adventure  5. Cupid and Psyche Observations: A story of Psyche, youngest daughter of a king. She is far more beautiful, and many of her admirers compare her to Venus. However, much to the parents' distress, men love her but don't want her as a wife. When her parents consult an Oracle, they are told that a serpent fiercer than the gods themselves desires Psyche. It gives instructions to leave Psyche on the hill, to which the parents comply. In fact, Cupid, the god of love desired Psyche (She doesn't k...

General Information: Name of Book: Mythology ISBN:  9780316341516 Publisher: First Black Bay Year it was published: 1942 Overall theme: "The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. They were the first parents. The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren." (24) Part One The Gods, the Creation and the Earliest Heroes 1. The Gods The Titans and the Twelve Great Olympians Observations: The pages briefly introduce the Titans and twelve major gods of Olympus, as well as explaining about Olympus. Then afterwards there are brief biographies of the twelve major and popular gods such as Zeus, Hera, Pallas Athena and so forth. The author lists their Greek name and the Roman name equivalent, as well as pointing out that Apollo being called the Sun-God comes from a Titan, or rather it was confused. The Le...