Book 1. Prologue; the creation; the four ages; the Giants’ attempt to invade heaven; Jupiter and the gods; Lycaon; the flood; Deucalion and Pyrrha; Python; Daphne and Apollo; Jupiter and lo; Argus and Mercury; Pan and Syrinx; the death of Argus; lo in Egypt; Clymene and Phaethon // Book 2. Phaethon at the Sun-god’s palace; Phaethon’s flight and death; the sisters of Phaethon; Cycnus; Jupiter and Callisto; Diana and Callisto; Callisto and Arcas; the raven and the crow; Apollo and Coronis; Ocyrhoe; Mercury and Battus; Mercury, Herse, and Aglauros; the house of Envy; Envy and Aglauros; Jupiter and Europa // Book 3. Cadmus’ founding of Thebes; Actaeon; Jupiter and Semele; the birth of Bacchus; Tiresias; Echo and Narcissus; Pentheus and Bacchus; Acoetes; the death of Pentheus // Book 4. The daughters of Minyas; Pyramus and Thisbe; Mars and Venus; the Sun-god, Leucothoe, and Clytie; Salmacis and Hermaphroditus; the metamorphosis of the daughters of Minyas; Juno and Tisiphone; Tisiphone, Athamas, and Ino; the metamorphosis of Cadmus and Harmonia; Perseus and Atlas; Perseus and Andromeda; Perseus and Medusa // Book 5. Perseus and Phineus; Minerva and the Muses; Pyreneus; the contest between the Muses and the daughters of Pierus; Typhoeus; the rape of Proserpina; Cyane; Arethusa; Ascalaphus; the Sirens; Arethusa’s story; Triptolemus and Lyncus; the metamorphosis of the daughters of Pieros // Book 6. Minerva and Arachne; Latona and Niobe; Latona and the Lycian farmers; Marsyas; Tereus, Procne, and Philomela; Boreas and Orithyia // Book 7. Jason, Medea, and the quest for the golden fleece; Medea and Aeson; Medea and Pelias and his daughters; the flight of Medea; Medea, Aegeus, and Theseus; Minos and Aeacus; Cephalus and Aeacus; the plague at Aegina and the creation of the Myrmidons; Cephalus and Procris // Book 8. Nisus and Scylla; Daedalus, the Minotaur, and the labyrinth; Ariadne; Daedalus and Icarus; Perdix; Meleager and the Calydonian boar hunt; Althaea and the death of Meleager; Theseus and Achelous; the Echinades and Perimele; Baucis and Philemon; Erysichthon and Hunger; Erysichthon’s daughter // Book 9. Achelous and Hercules; Hercules, Deianira and Nessus; the suffering of Hercules; Lichas; the death and apotheosis of Hercules; Galanthis and Hercules’ birth; Dryope; lolaus; Themis’ prophecy and the sons of Callirhoe; Miletus, Byblis and Caunus; Iphis and lanthe // Book 10. Orpheus and Eurydice; Orpheus’ retreat to Thrace; Cyparissus; the song of Orpheus: Ganymede; Apollo and Hyacinthus; the Cerastae and the Propoetides; Pygmalion; Cinyas and Myrrha; Venus and Adonis; Atalanta and Hippomenes; the death of Adonis // Book 11. The death of Orpheus; Midas; Laomedon’s double treachery; Peleus and Thetis; Peleus and Ceyx; Daedalion and Chione; the slaughter of Peleus’ cattle; Ceyx and Alcyone; the house of Sleep; Alcyone’s dream; the metamorphosis of Ceyx and Alcyone; Aesacus and Hesperia // Book 12. The Greeks at Aulis; Rumor; the Greeks’ arrival at Troy and the beginning of the Trojan War; Achilles and Cycnus; Nestor’s story: Caeneus, the Lapiths and centaurs, and the death of Caeneus; Nestor, Tlepolemus, and Periclymenus; the death of Achilles // Book 13. Ajax, Ulysses, and the arms of Achilles; Ajax’s suicide; the fall of Troy; Hecuba’s grief; the murder of Polydorus; the sacrifice of Polyxena; Hecuba’s discovery of Polydorus’ body and her revenge and metamorphosis; Aurora’s intercession for Memnon; Memnon’s funeral; Aeneas’ flight from Troy with a band of Trojans; Aeneas on Delos; Anius’ daughters; the daughters of Orion; continuation of Aeneas’ journey; Scylla and Galatea: Galatea’s story the song of Polyphemus, and the metamorphosis of Acis; Glaucus and Scylla // Book 14. Glaucus, Circe, and Scylla; Aeneas’ arrival at Cumae in Italy; Aeneas’ journey to the underworld; the sybil’s story; Achaemenides and Macareus; Achaemenides’ story; Macareus’ story; Picus; Aeneas’ arrival at the mouth of the Tiber, marriage to Lavinia, and war with Turnus and the Rutulians; Venulus and Diomedes; Diomedes’ story; continuation of the war between Aeneas and Turnus; Turnus’ defeat; the metamorphosis of Ardea; the death and apotheosis of Aeneas; successors of Aeneas; Pomona and Vertumnus; Iphis and Anaxarete; additional successors of Aeneas, the founding of Rome, and early Roman history; the apotheosis of Romulus and Hersilia // Book 15. Numa’s journey to Croton; Myscelus and the founding of Croton; the teachings of Pythagoras; Numa’s return from Croton and his death; Egeria’s grief; Hippolytus’ story; Cipus; Aesculapius’ arrival in Rome; the apotheosis of Julius Caesar; prayer for Augustus; epilogue.