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CONTENTS.
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PAGE The Iliad 397 The Character of Achilleus 397 Power of Mythical Tradition 398 The Mourning of Achilleus 399 The Arming and Vengeance of Achilleus 400 The Nostoi 401 Odysseus and Autolykos 402 Odysseus and Penelopê 403 The Womanly Odysseus 404 Odysseus the Wanderer 405 Odysseus and Aiolos 406 The Laistrygonians 407 The Lotos-Eaters, and Kirkê 407 Odysseus and Kalypso 408 Section III.—THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN. The Expulsion of the Herakleids 409 The Return of the Herakleids 410 Section IV.—THE THEBAN WARS. Adrastos and Amphiaraos 412 The Sons of Oidipous 413 Tydeus 414 The War of the Epigonoi 415 Antigonê and Haimon 415 Alkmaiôn and Eriphylê 416 Orestes and Klytaimnêstra 416 CHAPTER IV. THE FIRE. Section I.—AGNI. Light and Heat 418 The Majesty of Agni 418 Physical Attributes of Agni 419 The Infant Agni 420 Agni the Psychopompos 420 The Tongues of Agni 421 Agni and Hephaistos 421 Section II.-PHORÔNEUS AND HESTIA. The Wind and the Fire 422 The Argive Phorôneus 422 Hestia 423 The Sacred Fire 424 Section III.—HEPHAISTOS AND LOKI. The Maimed Hephaistos 425 The Forge of Hephaistos 425 Hephaistos and Athênê 426 The Latin Vulcan 426