The Outline of Mythology

Thomas Bulfinch's whole mythic world — the gods of Olympus, King Arthur's Round Table, the Mabinogeon, Beowulf and the paladins of Charlemagne — told as stories, the way 1913 read them.

Ceyx and Halcyone: or, the Halcyon Birds

3 pages in this part of The Outline of Mythology.

Ceyx and Halcyone: or, the Halcyon Birds

CEYX was king of Thessaly, where he reigned in peace, without violence or wrong. He was son of Hesperus, the Day-star, and the glow of his…

Ceyx and Halcyone: or, the Halcyon Birds: Somnus

As soon as the goddess entered and brushed away the dreams that hovered around her, her brightness lit up all the cave. The god, scarce…

Ceyx and Halcyone: or, the Halcyon Birds: Morpheus

Having delivered her message, Iris hasted away, for she could not longer endure the stagnant air, and as she felt drowsiness creeping over…

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