Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable (unabridged
by Thomas Bulfinch
It consists of 3 volumes: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne. This is a recording of the 10th edition of the 1st volume, The Age of Fable. It contains many Greek & Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths accessible to a wide audience, and so it is suitable for children. (Summary by Kathleen Gatliffe, LibriVox v. 1)
1. Intro | 22:36 | |
2. Prometheus and Pandora | 18:31 | |
3. Apollo and Daphne - Pyramus and Thisbe - Cephalus and Procris | 20:55 | |
4. Juno and her Rivals, Lo and Callisto - Diana and Actaeon - Latona and the Rustics | 25:16 | |
5. Phaeton | 18:00 | |
6. Midas - Baucis and Philemon | 15:20 | |
7. Proserpine - Glaucus and Scylla | 22:48 | |
8. Pygmalion - Dryope - Venus and Adonis - Apollo and Hyacinthus | 17:53 | |
9. Ceyx and Halcyone | 18:43 | |
10. Vetumnus and Pomona - Iphis and Anaxarete | 10:30 | |
11. Cupid and Psyche | 25:02 | |
12. Cadmus - The Myrmidons | 18:36 | |
13. Nisus and Scylla - Echo and Narcissus - Clytie - Hero and Leander | 20:00 | |
14. Minerva and Arachne - Niobe | 18:25 | |
15. The Graeae and Gorgons - Perseus and Medusa - Atlas - Andromed | 18:49 | |
16. Monsters: Giants - Sphinx - Pegasus and Chimaera - Centaurs - Griffin - Pygmies | 19:02 | |
17. The Golden Fleece - Medea | 19:01 | |
18. Meleager and Atalanta | 15:02 | |
19. Hercules - Hebe and Ganymede | 16:18 | |
20. Theseus and Daedalus - Castor and Pollux - Festivals and Games | 23:26 | |
21. Bacchus and Ariadne | 15:00 | |
22. The Rural Deities - The Dryads and Erisichthon - Rhoecus - Water Deities - Camanae - Winds | 28:43 | |
23. Achelous and Hercules - Admetus and Alcestis - Antigone - Penelope | 15:46 | |
24. Orpheus and Eurydice - Aristaeus - Amphion - Linus - Thamyris - Marsyas - Melampus - Musaeus | 16:00 | |
25. Arion - Ibycus - Simonides - Sappho | 20:31 | |
26. Endymion - Orion - Aurora and Tithonus - Acis and Galatea | 16:26 | |
27. The Trojan War | 41:28 | |
28. The Fall of Try - Return of the Greeks - Orestes and Electra | 27:57 | |
29. Adventures of Ulysses - The Lotus-eaters - The Cyclopes - Circe - Sirens - Scylla and Charybdis - Calypso | 25:16 | |
30. The Phaeacians - Fate of the Suitors | 24:51 | |
31. Adventures of Aeneas - The Harpies - Dido - Palinurus | 16:46 | |
32. The Infernal Regions - The Sibyl | 30:41 | |
33. Aeneas in Italy - Camilla - Evander - Nisus and Euryalus - Mezentius - Turnus | 33:39 | |
34. Pythagoras - Egyptian Deities - Oracles | 30:11 | |
35. Origin of Mythology - Statues of Gods and Goddesses - Poets of Mythology | 23:51 | |
36. Monsters (modern) - The Phoenix - Basilisk - Unicorn - Salamander | 21:00 | |
37. Eastern Mythology - Zoroaster - Hindu Mythology - Castes - Buddha - The Grand Lama - Prester John | 20:17 | |
38. Northern Mythology - Valhalla - The Valkyrior | 19:36 | |
39. Thor's Visit to Jotunheim | 12:54 | |
40. The Death of Baldur - The Elves - Runic Letters - Skalds - Iceland - Teutonic Mythology - The Nibelungen Lied - Wagner's Nibelungen Ring | 28:35 | |
41. The Druids - Iona | 23:54 |