Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne - Thomas Bulfinch - Mythological Pantheons, Ritual Symbolism, Sacred Narratives, Legendary Beings, Divine Mythopoesis, Ancient Folklore, Theogony, Mythic Origins, Legendary History -1-3 Volumes -

Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne (3 Volumes Combined) Author: Thomas Bulfinch Edition: Collected 3 Volume Edition, dated 1827 Publishers (1827 Edition): Thomas Cadell (London), W. Blackwood (London), and Richard Milliken (Dublin) Description This fascinating rare 3-volume combined book is a landmark compendium of classical and medieval mythological narratives, compiled by Thomas Bulfinch and originally published in various parts during the mid-19th century, with this notable collected edition dated 1827. Structured in three distinct volumes— The Age of Fable , The Age of Chivalry , and Legends of Charlemagne —the work serves as both a literary anthology and a cultural education manual. Bulfinch’s intent was to render the stories of antiquity and medieval romance accessible to a general audience, particularly for readers of English literature who required knowledge of mythological allusions commonly referenced in poetry, drama, and prose. In The Age of Fable , Greco-Roman mythology is retold with clarity and elegance, covering deities, heroes, monsters, and moral allegories. The Age of Chivalry shifts to the mythic-historical narratives of Arthurian Britain and the Welsh Mabinogion, exploring knightly ideals, spiritual quests, and magical episodes in a post-Roman setting. The final part, Legends of Charlemagne , draws from medieval French and Italian romantic epics (especially Ariosto and Boiardo), presenting a highly dramatized Carolingian world of Paladins, dragons, enchanted castles, and divine missions. Unlike earlier scholarly mythographers, Bulfinch avoided technical philology or speculative etymology, preferring literary synthesis and narrative beauty. The work is not only pedagogical but also imaginative, forming a bridge between Enlightenment rationalism and Victorian romanticism. By embedding classical and medieval stories within a framework of English literary citations, Bulfinch created an enduring educational tool that shaped generations of readers and students. This 1827 edition, published in London and Dublin by Thomas Cadell, W. Blackwood, and Richard Milliken, represents one of the earliest British-printed versions of Bulfinch's effort to democratize myth and preserve it as part of Western literary heritage. It remains a foundational source for the study of mythology as it intersected with literature, education, and Victorian-era conceptions of culture and virtue. Contents VOLUME I: THE AGE OF FABLE Introduction – Page 7 I. Prometheus and Pandora – 15 II. Apollo and Daphne – Pyramus and Thisbe – Cephalus and Procris – 21 III. Juno and Her Rivals: Io and Callisto – Diana and Actaeon – Latona and the Rustics – 28 IV. Phaeton – 36 V. Midas – Baucis and Philemon – 42 VI. Proserpine – Glaucus and Scylla – 47 VII. Pygmalion – Dryope – Venus and Adonis – 55 VIII. Apollo and Hyacinthus – 60 IX. Ceyx and Halcyone – Vertumnus and Pomona – 65 X. Cupid and Psyche – 68 XI. Cadmus – The Myrmidons – 77 XII. Nisus and Scylla – Echo and Narcissus – 83 XIII. Clytie – Hero and Leander – 89 XIV. Minerva – Niobe – 96 XV. The Graeae and Gorgons – Andromeda – 101 XVI. Monsters: Giants – Sphinx – Pegasus – Chimera – Centaurs – Griffin – Pygmies – 106 XVII. The Golden Fleece – Medea – 114 XVIII. Briareus and Orion – 124 XIX. Meleager and Atalanta – 131 XX. Hercules – Hebe and Ganymede – 144 XXI. Theseus and Daedalus – Castor and Pollux – 150 XXII. Bacchus and Ariadne – The Rural Deities – 158 XXIII. The Water Deities – The Camenae – The Winds – 165 XXIV. Achelous and Hercules – Admetus and Alcestis – Antigone – Penelope – 171 XXV. Orpheus and Eurydice – Linus – Thamyris – Marsyas – Melampus – Musaeus – 183 Later Greek Legends and Mythical Geography XXVI. Endymion – Orion – Aurora and Tithonus – Acis and Galatea – 190 XXVII. The Trojan War – 198 XXVIII. The Fall of Troy – Return of the Greeks – Agamemnon – Orestes and Electra – 207 XXIX. Adventures of Ulysses: The Lotus-Eaters – The Cyclopes – Circe – Sirens – Scylla and Charybdis – Calypso – 213 XXX. The Phaeacians – Fate of the Suitors – 221 XXXI. Adventures of Aeneas – The Harpies – Palinurus – 230 XXXII. The Infernal Regions – Sibyl – Aeneas in Tartarus – Euryalus – Mezentius – Turnus – 240 XXXIII. Pythagoras – Egyptian Deities – Oracles – 248 XXXIV. Origin of Mythology – Statues of Gods and Goddesses – Poets of Mythology – 254 XXXV. Modern Monsters: The Phoenix – Basilisk – Unicorn – Salamander – 262 XXXVI. Eastern Mythology – Zoroaster – Castes – Buddha – The Grand Lama – Prester John – 269 XXXVII. Northern Mythology – 274 XXXVIII. Thor’s Visit to Jotunheim – 280 XXXIX. The Death of Baldur – The Elves – Runic Letters – Skalds – Iceland – 287 XL. The Druids – Iona – Beowulf – 289