Part I: The Identity of the Tree of Life
- Chapter 1Introduction and Overview
- Chapter 2Prologue:The Rivers of Paradise
- Chapter 3The Heroic Quest I: The Greeks
- Chapter 4The Heroic Quest II: Gilgamesh
- Chapter 5Attributes of the Tree of Life
- Chapter 6Four Eurasian Mythical Traditions
- Chapter 7Identification of the Celestial Tree
Part II: Confirmation in World Mythology
- Chapter 8The Tree of Life in Ancient America
- Chapter 9Amazonian Underworld
- Chapter 10Egyptian Tree of Life
- Chapter 11Mount Meru: Indian Axis Mundi
- Chapter 12Myth and Symbol in Ancient Greece
Part III: Ancient Artifacts & Later Transformations
- Chapter 13The Trojan Artifacts
- Chapter 14Quest Myth Transformed
- Chapter 15The Celestial Stone
- Chapter 16Concluding Remarks
Reference Matter
- Appendix IPlato's Account
- Appendix IIThe Trojan Spindle Whorls
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index
