The most ancient times are buried in oblivion and silence: to that silence succeeded the fables of the poets: to those fables the written records which have come down to us. —Preface Francis
Of the Wisdom of the Ancients Francis Bacon C ONTENTSBibliographic Record Preface Dedication I Dedication II
LONDON: LONGMAN, 1857
Index of the Fables of Ancient Wisdom I. Cassandra, or Plainness of Speech II. Typhon, or the Rebel III. The Cyclopes, or Ministers of Terror IV. Narcissus, or Self-love V. Styx, or Treaties VI. Pan, or Nature VII. Perseus, or War VIII. Endymion, or the Favourite IX. The Sister of the Giants, or Fame X. Actæon and Pentheus, or Curiosity XI. Orpheus, or Philosophy XII. Cœlum, or the Origin of Things XIII. Proteus, or Matter XIV. Memnon, or the Early-ripe XV. Tithonus, or Satiety XVI. Juno’s Suitor, or Dishonour XVII. Cupid, or the Atom XVIII. Diomedes, or Religious Zeal XIX. Dædalus, or the Mechanic XX. Ericthonius, or Imposture XXI. Deucalion, or Restoration XXII. Nemesis, or the Vicissitude of Things XXIII. Achelous, or the Battle XXIV. Dionysus, or Desire XXV. Atalanta, or Profit XXVI. Prometheus, or the State of Man XXVII. The Flight of Icarus, also Scylla and Charybdis, or the Middle Way XXVIII. Sphinx, or Science XXIX. Proserpina, or Spirit XXX. Metis, or Counsel XXXI. The Sirens, or Pleasure
