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MYTHS AND DREAMS




  MYTHS AND DREAMS


  BY EDWARD CLODD

  AUTHOR OF
  'THE CHILDHOOD OF THE WORLD,'
  'THE STORY OF CREATION,' ETC.


  _SECOND EDITION, REVISED_


  London
  CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY
  1891




TO RICHARD A. PROCTOR, B.A.,

AUTHOR OF 'THE SUN,' 'OTHER WORLDS,' ETC., EDITOR OF 'KNOWLEDGE.'

MY DEAR PROCTOR--The best gifts of life are its friendships, and to you,
with whom friendship has ripened into fellowship, and under whose
editorial wing some of the chapters of this