Project Gutenberg 2023-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 1224 Hartland, Edwin Sidney 1848 1927 Hartland, E. Sidney (Edwin Sidney) The legend of Perseus, Volume 2 (of 3) : $b The life-token $aUnited Kingdom :$bDavid Nutt in the Strand, $c1895. an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Legend of Perseus, Volume 2: The Life-token" by Edwin Sidney Hartland is an anthropological study exploring folklore traditions, written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the concept of life-tokens connected to mythological narratives, particularly those surrounding the figure of Perseus. Hartland examines various objects and symbols believed to represent a person’s vitality or fortune across different cultures, showcasing the interplay between life, death, and the magical beliefs that shape these ideas. At the start of the volume, the author outlines his intent to explore life-tokens as they appear in folklore, categorizing them into those organically linked to a hero and arbitrary tokens that individuals can create. He offers examples from various cultures, such as trees growing from the remains of a hero and the concept of life-tokens that signal the health or misfortune of individuals extended across continents. Hartland notes how these tokens serve both as metaphors and as actual objects believed to bear a connection to an individual's destiny, highlighting deep cultural beliefs in the interconnectedness of life and the external world through symbolic acts and material objects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/legendofperseuss02hart 20230630100826hartland 1895 gb Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Rites and ceremonies Perseus (Greek mythological character) Folklore -- Classification Andromeda, Princess, daughter of Cepheus, King of Ethiopia (Mythological character) Medusa (Gorgon) GR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1069539 2025-07-28T07:49:37.243494 text/html 1021994 2023-07-03T15:37:48 text/html 578251 2025-07-28T07:49:51.757364 application/epub+zip 590411 2025-07-28T07:49:39.817479 application/epub+zip 464961 2025-07-28T07:49:38.492469 application/epub+zip 902431 2025-07-28T07:50:00.216352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794830 2025-07-28T07:49:50.386378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 863656 2025-07-28T07:49:34.310579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 863399 2023-07-03T15:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18956 2025-07-28T07:50:00.390324 application/rdf+xml 13757 2025-07-28T07:49:38.721442 image/jpeg 2480 2025-07-28T07:49:38.608430 image/jpeg 329866 2023-07-03T15:37:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 531784 2023-07-03T15:37:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 549914 2025-07-28T07:49:37.323479 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia