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Excerpt from Manual of Mythology: Greek and Roman, Norse and Old German, Hindoo and Egyptian Mythology
Rhe rapid sale of the first edition of the manual 0! Mythology was so signal an assurance of public favour, that in preparing the second edition, which is now called for, every effort has been made to render it efficient as a standard text-book. The descriptions of the Greek deities have been largely re-written, and at the end of each has been added, in smaller type, an account of the most memorable works of art in which each deity is or was represented. Among the legends of the Greek heroes, those of the labours of Herakles have been rewritten and greatly enlarged. The chapters on the Eastern and Northern Mythology are entirely new, and have been fur ther made more readily comprehensible by the addition of.
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Rhe rapid sale of the first edition of the manual 0! Mythology was so signal an assurance of public favour, that in preparing the second edition, which is now called for, every effort has been made to render it efficient as a standard text-book. The descriptions of the Greek deities have been largely re-written, and at the end of each has been added, in smaller type, an account of the most memorable works of art in which each deity is or was represented. Among the legends of the Greek heroes, those of the labours of Herakles have been rewritten and greatly enlarged. The chapters on the Eastern and Northern Mythology are entirely new, and have been fur ther made more readily comprehensible by the addition of.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Alexander S. Murray
Hardback
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ISBN - 9781528176422
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 474
Paperback
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ISBN - 9781440087912
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 476
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