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.

Diana and Endymion

3 pages in this part of The Outline of Mythology.

Diana and Endymion

ENDYMION was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos. One calm, clear night Diana, the moon, looked down and saw him sleeping…

Diana and Endymion: Orion

ORION Orion was the son of Neptune. He was a handsome giant and a mighty hunter. His father gave him the power of wading through the depths…

Diana and Endymion: Pleiads

The Pleiads were daughters of Atlas, and nymphs of Diana's train. One day Orion saw them and became enamoured and pursued them. In their…

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