The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Interpretation of Mythology

This scarce book was first published in 1914. It is the eighteenth title in the Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series and presents a psychological interpretation of mythology. This is a fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all classicists and historians of mythology. Contents: Introduction, Sargon, Moses, Katna, Oedipus, Paris, Telephos, Perseus, Gilgamos, Kyros, Tristan, Romulus, Hercules, Jesus, Siegfried, Lohengrin, Index. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.