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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER VII. THE CLOUDS. Section I.—THE CHILDREN OF THE MIST. PAGE Phrixos and Hellê 487 Athamas and Inô 488 Section II.—THE CLOUD-LAND. The Phaiakians 489 The Palace of Alkinoös 490 The Fleets of Alkinoös 491 The Phaiakians and Odysseus 492 Niobê and Lêtô 492 The Cattle of Helios 493 Section III.—THE NYMPHS AND SWAN-MAIDENS. The Swan-shaped Phorkides 494 The Muses and the Valkyrien 497 The Swan-shaped Zeus 498 Inchanted Maidens 498 The Hyades and Pleiades 500 The Graiai 501 The Gorgons 501 Aktaiôn 502 Medousa and Chrysâôr 502 Pegasos 503 CHAPTER VIII. THE EARTH. Section I.—DIONYSOS. The Nativity of Dionysos 504 The Transformations of Dionysos 505 Dionysos and Zagreos 505 Dionysos the Wanderer 506 The Womanly Dionysos 507 The Mothers of Dionysos 508 Orgiastic Worship of Dionysos 508 Dionysos Omêstês, and Bassereus 509 Dionysos and Poseidôn 509 Bacchos 509 Section II.—DÊMÊTÊR The Story of Persephonê 510 Iduna 512 The Stupifying Narcissus 512 The Sleep of Winter 513 The Story of Rapunzel 514 The Lengthening Days 515