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.

The Trojan War

8 pages in this part of The Outline of Mythology.

The Trojan War

MINERVA was the goddess of wisdom, but on one occasion she did a very foolish thing; she entered into competition with Juno and Venus for…

The Trojan War: Ulysses

Menelaus called upon his brother chieftains of Greece to fulfil their pledge, and join him in his efforts to recover his wife. They…

The Trojan War: Protesilaus

The wind now proving fair the fleet made sail and brought the forces to the coast of Troy. The Trojans came to oppose their landing, and at…

The Trojan War: Greeks

Thetis, the mother of Achilles, warmly resented the injury done to her son. She repaired immediately to Jove's palace and besought him to…

The Trojan War: Machaon

An arrow from Paris's bow wounded Machaon, son of AEsculapius, who inherited his father's art of healing, and was therefore of great value…

The Trojan War: Patroclus

Patroclus, arriving at Nestor's tent, saw Machaon wounded, and having told the cause of his coming would have hastened away, but Nestor…

The Trojan War: Hector

Thus far Patroclus had succeeded to his utmost wish in repelling the Trojans and relieving his countrymen, but now came a change of…

The Trojan War: Achilles

Or, as rendered by Pope, ". . . Lord of earth and air! O king! O father! hear my humble prayer! Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven…

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