Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable

Reading this edition

Bulfinch’s Mythology introduces mythological stories through a later author’s selection and retelling. It is useful for following narrative threads and for studying how those stories were received.

What to read for

Story outlines and the connections made by this particular retelling.

Keep the source in view

For a source citation, follow the relevant story back to an ancient or medieval work. Do not present the reteller’s wording as an ancient quotation.

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