Bulfinch's Mythology

A curated compendium of classical and medieval myth retold for general readers, presenting Greek and Roman tales alongside Norse sagas and medieval romances in clear narrative form. The volume combines story retellings of gods, heroes, and legendary episodes with brief explanations of their literary allusions, illustrative verse excerpts, and added outlines of Northern and British hero-myths. Organized into thematic sections and supported by an expanded name index and concise definitions, the work seeks to make these traditional narratives accessible without prior knowledge of original languages and to show how mythic motifs recur across later literature.