: The legend of Perseus Volume I (of 3) by Hartland Edwin Sidney -

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The Legend of Perseus as preserved in Classical Writers--Its three trains of incident--The Danae type of the Story in Modern Folklore

The classical story of Perseus--Its localisation in Greece, in Latium and at Joppa--References by Herodotus--The Assyrian hero, Gilgames--References by AElian--The three leading trains of incident--Modern folktales--The Danae type in Italy and Greece--The Irish saga of Balor and MacKineely--German, Swedish, and Russian stories.

The Story in Modern Folklore--The King of the Fishes type

The Breton tale of The King of the Fishes--Four trains of incident here developed--Variants in Lorraine, Tirol, Gascony--The Wonderful Pike and other Scandinavian variants--Greek story--The Argyllshire tale of the Sea Maiden--A German variant--The Enchanted Hind in the Pentameron, and its variants in Italian folklore--Slavonic and Gipsy tales--Sanskrit tale.

The Remaining Types of the Story

The Mermaid type--Scottish, Lithuanian, and Sicilian tales--The Gold Children type--German, Flemish, Italian, and Breton tales--The Tower of Babylon type--The Enchanting Bird type--Variants in the Tirol, Normandy, and the Lowlands of Scotland--The Knife-grinder's Sons type--Found in the Tirol and Germany--A favourite type among Slavonic peoples--Kabyle and Italian variants--The Enchanted Twins type--Variant from East Africa--Abruzzian and Swabian variants--Saint George type--Stories from Portugal and Lorraine.

The Incident of the Supernatural Birth in M?rchen

The Supernatural Birth in Sagas

The Supernatural Birth in Practical Superstitions

The supernatural means of conception in the stories actually believed to be still effectual--Practices to obtain children--Vedic ceremonies--The eating of fruit, cereals, and leaves--The mandrake--Animal substances eaten--Salt--Drinking of water--Sacred wells--Drinking of blood--Eating of portions of human bodies--Bathing--Exposure to the rays of the sun--Striking of childless women--Amulets--Phallic symbols and their use--Simulation as a magical practice--Fertilisation by wind--Imperfect recognition by savages of paternity.

Death and Birth as Transformation

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