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Gods and heroes, or, The kingdom of Jupiter

by Robert Edward Francillon

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Juvenile
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"Gods and Heroes; or, The Kingdom of Jupiter" by R. E. Francillon is a collection of mythological tales written in the late 19th century. The book draws from classical mythology, mainly focusing on stories from Roman and Greek traditions as inspired by Ovid. It aims to present these ancient narratives in a way that retains their poetic essence while also making them accessible to readers of all ages. The opening of the work introduces themes of family and power dynamics among the deities, beginning with the tale of Saturn, the god of time. The narrative details how Saturn, after freeing his siblings from their father's wrath, makes a grave promise about his future children that he struggles to uphold. Through a series of mythological events, Francillon explores the emergence of Jupiter as a prominent figure among gods, detailing his battles against Titans and Giants, and his relationships with other deities, including his marriage to Juno. The story weaves in the intricacies of divine relationships and moral lessons, setting the stage for an extensive exploration of mythological characters and their legendary tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “folklore”, “Mythology”, and “mythology”. Retained metadata contains “mythological” in the description, “Mythology” in the description, “Tales” in the description, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “mythological”· in description
    • “Mythology”· in description
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page and project-gutenberg matched “Gods” and “gods”. Retained metadata contains “Gods” in the title, “deities” in the description, “Gods” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Gods”· via The Online Books Page
    • “gods”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Gods”· in title
    • “deities”· in description
    • “Gods”· in description
    • “Gods”· in subject

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Boston: Ginn and Company, 1896

1896———Source listed online copy

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2014-04-20Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Open Library reports 5 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BL721 .F726 1896
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: Boston: Ginn and Company, 1896
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