Mystagogvs poeticvs, or, The muses interpreter explaining the historicall mysteries and mysticall histories of the ancient Greek and Latine poets : here Apollo's temple is opened, the muses treasures discovered and the gardens of parnassus disclosed whence many flowers of usefull delightfull and rare observations never touched by any other mythologist are collected / by Alexander Ross.

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Mystagogvs poeticvs, or, The muses interpreter explaining the historicall mysteries and mysticall histories of the ancient Greek and Latine poets : here Apollo's temple is opened, the muses treasures discovered and the gardens of parnassus disclosed whence many flowers of usefull delightfull and rare observations never touched by any other mythologist are collected / by Alexander Ross.

Author

Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.

Publication

London :: Printed for Richard Whitaker ...,

1647.

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Mythology, Classical -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Right Worshipfull Sr EDVVARD BANISTER.
• In opus politissimum (My∣stagogus Poeticus) ALEXANDRI ROSSAEI, viri omnimodâ sci∣entiarum Panoplâ in∣structissimi.
• To his reverend Friend, Mr. Alexander Rosse, In praise of his Mystagogus Poeticus.
• Another.
• Ad venerandum Amicum Dom. ALEXANDRUM ROSSAEUM, in laudem Mystagogi Poetici.
• A CATALOGUE of the Poeti∣call Fictions handled in this Book.
• ERRATA.
• CHAP. 1.
  • ACHATES.
    • THE INTERPRETER.
  • ACHELOVS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • ACTAEON.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ADONIS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ADMETUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • AEACUS. MINOS. RADAMANTHUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • AEGAEON.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • AENAEAS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • AEOLVS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • AESCULAPIUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ALPHAEUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • AMPHION.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • ANTAEUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • APOLLO.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ARACHNE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • ARION
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ARISTAEUS
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ATALANTA.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ATLAS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • AURORA.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. II.
  • BACCHUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • BELIDES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • BELLEROPHON.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • BOREAS, BOREADAE, HARPIAE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. III.
  • CADMUS and HARMONIA.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CASTOR and POLLUX.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CENTAURI.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CERBERUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CERES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • CHARON.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CHIMAERA.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CHIRON
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CIRCE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • COELUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CUPIDO.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • CYCLOPES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. IV.
  • DAEDALUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • DEUCALION.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • DIANA.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. V.
  • ELYSIUM.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ENDYMEON.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ERYCHTHONIUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • EUMENIDES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. VI.
  • reference
  • FORTUNE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. VII.
  • GANIMEDES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • GENII.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • GIGANTES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • GORGONES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • GRATIAE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. VIII.
  • reference
  • reference
  • HEBE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • HECATE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • HERCULES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • HESPERIDES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. IX.
  • JASON.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • IO, or ISIS.
    • THE INTERPRETER.
  • JANUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • JUNO.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • JUPITER
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XI.
  • LARES, or PENATES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • LETHE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • LUNA, LUCINA.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XI.
  • MARS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • reference
  • reference
  • MERCURIUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • MINERVA, or PALLAS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • MUSAE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XII.
  • NEMESIS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • NEPTUNUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • NIOBE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • NOX.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • NYMPHA.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XIII.
  • OCEANUS, NEREUS, TE∣THYS, GLAUCUS, THE∣TIS, TRITON, &c.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • reference
  • ORION.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ORPHEUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XIII.
  • PAN, FAUNUS, SYLVANUS, SILENUS, SATYRI, &c.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • PARCAE.
    • The INTERPRETOUR.
  • PENELOPE.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • PERSEUS.
    • The INTERPRITER.
  • PHAETON.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • PLUTO PLUTUS.
    • THE INTERPRETER.
  • PRIAPUS.
    • THE INTERPRETER.
  • PROMETHEUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XV.
  • reference
  • RHEA, CYBELE, IDAEA, BERECINTHIA, TELLUS, VESTA, PHRYGIA, DIN∣DYMENA, OPS, &c.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XVI.
  • SATURNUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • SCYLLA and CHARYBDIS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • SIRENES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • SISYPHUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • SOL.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • SPHINX.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • STYX, ACHERON, COCYTUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XVII.
  • TANTALUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • reference
  • reference
  • TEREUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • THESEUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • reference
  • TITHONUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • TITYUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • reference
  • reference
  • TYPHOEUS or TYPHON.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• CHAP. XVIII.
  • VENUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • VESTA.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • ULYSSES.
    • The INTERPRETER.
  • VULCANUS.
    • The INTERPRETER.
• An Alphabeticall TABLE of the chiefe matters handled in this WORK.