The gift of Athena -- Icarus and Daedalus -- The origin of the seasons -- Echo and Narcissus -- Damon and Pythias -- The battle of Marathon -- Europa and Cadmus -- The sword of Damocles -- Pegasus, the wingèd horse -- Baucis and Philemon -- The spinning contest -- Orpheus and Eurydice -- The story of Io -- Halcyone's dream -- Phaëton and the chariot of the sun -- Cupid and Psyche -- Pygmalion and Galatea -- The story of Theseus -- Jason and the golden fleece -- Perseus and the Gorgon's head -- The riddle of the Sphinx -- The story of Helen of Troy -- The return of Ulysses -- The wanderings of Aeneas.