<p>Alexander Murray's "Manual of Mythology" sold so well when it was first published that he produced a second edition. He enlarged and expanded it to include, as footnotes, the most notable works of art that particular deities are depicted, thus brooding the scope and usage of this already popular book. The book is devoted mainly to Greek and Roman mythology, telling with great precision and detail the stories of all the gods of the heroes and their deeds. The last three chapters, added to this edition, cover Norse, German, Hindu and Egyptian mythology, justifying the book's claim as a complete textbook of mythology. This second edition dates back to 1874 and is reproduced here with its 45 original engravings, illustrating all the important characters of these dramatic tales. Murray's book is instructive as a classic text book, and invaluable as a reference work.</p>

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Manual of Mythology: Greek and Roman, Norse and Old German, Hindoo and Egyptian Mythology (Classic Reprint)

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. A mong the legends of the Greek heroes, those of the labours of Herakles have been re-written and greatly enlarged. The chapters on theE astern and Northern Mythology arc entirely new, and have been further made more readily comprehensible by the addition of new illustrations.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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Excerpt from Manual of Mythology: Greek and Roman, Norse and Old German, Hindoo and Egyptian MythologyRhe 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 PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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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