MYTHOLOGY

AND

THE FABLES

EXPLAINED BY HISTORY;

By M. the Abbé BANIER, Antoine Banier (1673–1741) was a French clergyman and scholar. He was a leading proponent of "Euhemerism," a theory that suggests mythological gods were actually historical kings and heroes whose stories became exaggerated over time. of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. A prestigious French learned society founded by Colbert in 1663 to manage state historical records and monuments.

NEW EDITION.

VOLUME ONE.

[Oval stamp in purple ink] The Court Library of the Prince of Löwenstein- Wertheim-Rosenberg Kleinheubach This German library stamp indicates the book was once held in the collection of the Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg at their castle in Kleinheubach.

A decorative woodcut vignette featuring a central cornucopia overflowing with fruits and grains. It is surrounded by symbols of the arts and sciences, including musical instruments (a lute, flutes), a globe, open books, and scrolls.

AT PARIS,

Sold by BRIASSON, Bookseller, Saint-Jacques Street,

at the Sign of Science. Before the adoption of house numbers in Paris, businesses were identified by painted signs; Briasson’s shop was located "at the Science."

1764.

WITH THE APPROVAL AND PRIVILEGE OF THE KING. original: "AVEC APPROBATION ET PRIVILEGE DU ROI." This was a legal requirement in pre-revolutionary France, serving as both a censorial clearance and a copyright protecting the publisher's investment.