CHAPTER XIV

. MYTHS OF THE OLDER HEROES: THE HOUSE OF DANAÜS, AND

ITS CONNECTIONS 206

The Older and the Younger Heroes. The Genealogy of Danaüs. The Danaïds. The Doom of King Acrisius. Perseus and Medusa. Perseus and Atlas. Perseus and Andromeda. Bellerophon and the Chimæra. Hercules (Heracles): His Youth. His Labors. His Later Exploits. The Loss of Hylas. The Rescue of Daphnis. The Expedition against Laomedon. The Death of Hercules.

## CHAPTER XV . THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS 229

Descendants of Deucalion. The Quest of the Golden Fleece. The Return of the Argonauts. Medea and Æson. Pelias.

## CHAPTER XVI . THE FAMILY OF ÆTOLUS AND ITS CONNECTIONS 237

The Calydonian Hunt. Merope. Castor and Pollux. The Twin Brethren among the Romans.

## CHAPTER XVII . THE HOUSE OF MINOS 246

Minos of Crete. Dædalus and Icarus.

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