Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts ii
3. Contents v
4. Introduction vii
5. List of Illustrations xi
6. The Cave of the Nymphs 1
7. The Myth of Psyche 16
8. The Myth of the Kore or Persephone 33
9. The Myth of the Great Year 51
10. The Nether-World of Alchemy 70
11. Prophet against Science 87
12. Select Bibliography 103
13. Illustrations 117