Glossary and Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Z

Ab-syr´tus.
Son of King Æetes of Colchis;
slain by Medea, .

A-by´dus.
A city of Asia Minor;
the home of Leander, 111-116.

A-chæ´us.
Grandson of Hellen, and ancestor of the Achaians, .

A-cha´i-ans.
Inhabitants of the province of Achaia, .

A-cha´tes.
Friend and inseparable companion of Æneas, , .

Ach-e-lo´us.
River in Greece, bearing the name of its god, .

Ach-e-men´i-des.
Ulysses’ sailor, rescued from Polyphemus by Æneas, .

Ach´e-ron.
1. River in Hades, ;
Ulysses visits, ;
Æneas crosses, .
2. Father of Furies, .

A-chil´les.
Son of Peleus and Thetis, 314-316;
surrenders Briseis, , ;
the Greeks appeal to, 323-325;
slays Hector, 326-329;
death, ;
in Happy Isles, ;
father of Pyrrhus, ;
significance, , .

A´cis.
Youth loved by Galatea, and slain by Polyphemus, .

A-cris´i-us.
King of Argos, and father of Danae, , , ;
significance, , .

A-crop´o-lis.
Hill in Athens, the site of the Parthenon and Theseus’ temple, .

Ac-tæ´on.
Hunter changed to a stag by Diana, , .

Ad-me´te.
Daughter of Eurystheus, covets Hippolyte’s girdle, .

Ad-me´tus.
King of Thessaly, served by Apollo, and saved from death by Alcestis, , ;
Hercules restores Alcestis to, ;
one of the Argonauts, ;
in Calydonian Hunt, ;
significance, .

A-do´nis.
Hunter loved by Venus and slain by a boar, 108-110;
significance, , .

A-dras´tus.
King of Argos;
his horse Arion, ;
father of Hippodamia, ;
sends expedition against Thebes, .

Æ´a-cus.
One of the three judges of the dead in Hades, .

Æ-æ´a.
Island inhabited by Circe and visited by Ulysses, 347-350.

Æ-e´tes.
King of Colchis, father of Medea and Absyrtus, , ;
brother of Circe, ;
significance, .

Æ-ge´an Sea.
Delos chained in, ;
Arion borne by dolphins in, , ;
named after Ægeus, .

Æ-ge´us.
King of Athens;
father of Theseus, , , ;
drowns himself, ;
significance, .

Æ´gis.
Shield or breastplate of Minerva and Jupiter, ;
loaned to Perseus, 243;
bears Medusa’s head, .

Æ-gis´thus.
Murderer of Agamemnon;
slain by Orestes, .

Æg´le.
One of the Heliades;
changed to a poplar tree, .

Æ-gyp´tus.
Brother of Danaus, .

Æ-ne´a-dæ.
City which Æneas proposed to found in Thrace, .

Æ-ne´as.
Son of Venus and Anchises, ;
Æneas’ descendants, ;
worship introduced into Italy by, ;
hero of Virgil’s Æneid, 360-377.

Æ-ne´as Sil´vi-a.
Son of Æneas;
founder of Alba Longa, .

Æ-ne´id.
Virgil’s epic poem on the adventures of Æneas, .

Æ-o´li-a.
1. Same as Æolian Islands.
2. In Asia Minor, near Ægean Sea, .

Æ-o´li-an Islands.
The home of Æolus, god of the winds, , ;
supposed to be Lipari Islands, .

Æ-o´li-an Race.
Descendants of Æolus, son of Hellen, .

Æ´o-lus.
1. God of the winds, 213-215;
Juno’s bargain with, ;
gift to Ulysses, ;
destruction of Æneas’ fleet, ;
significance, .
2. Son of Hellen, founder of the Æolian race, .

Æs-cu-la´pi-us.
Son of Apollo and Coronis, , ;
Machaon, son of, ;
significance, .

Æ´son.
Father of Jason, ;
rejuvenated by Medea, .

Æ´ther.
God of light, ;
dethroned, .

Æ´thra.
Princess of Trœzene, ;
mother of Theseus, ;
Helen intrusted to, ;
significance, .

Æt´na.
Volcano in Sicily, ;
the tomb of Enceladus, ;
forge of Vulcan, , , ;
Ceres’ visit to, .

Æ-to´li-a.
Country between Epirus and Locris, .

Af´ri-ca.
Hercules’ visit to, , .

Afterthought.
Name given to Epimetheus, .

Ag-a-mem´non.
Chief of the expedition against Troy, 314-319;
return of, ;
troops of, ;
significance, .

A-ga´ve.
Mother of Pentheus;
infuriated by Bacchus, slays her son, .

A-ge´nor.
Father of Europa, Cadmus, Cilix, Phœnix, 44-47.

Ag-la´ia.
One of the Graces;
an attendant of Venus, .

A-ï´des.
Same as Pluto;
significance, .

A-ï-do´neus.
Same as Pluto, god of the Infernal Regions, .

A´jax.
Greek hero in Trojan war, ;
Patroclus’ corpse recovered by, ;
insanity of, .

Al´ba Lon´ga.
City in Italy founded by Æneas Silvia, .

Al-ces´tis.
Wife of Admetus;
dies to save his life, ;
restored by Hercules, .

Al-ci´des.
Same as Hercules, ;
lion skin of, ;
Deianeira accompanies, ;
Deianeira’s charm for, ;
pose of, .

Al-cim´e-de.
Queen of Iolcus;
mother of Jason, .

Al-cin´o-us.
Phæacian king, enables Ulysses to reach Ithaca, .

Al-cip´pe.
Daughter of Mars;
carried off by Halirrhothius, .

Alc-me´ne.
Wife of Jupiter, and mother of Hercules, , ;
significance, .

A-lec´to.
One of the Furies, ;
sent by Juno to kindle war between Æneas and the Latins, .

A-lec´try-on.
Servant of Mars;
changed to a cock, , .

Al-phe´us.
1. River of Peloponnesus;
dammed to clean Augean stable, .
2. The river god who pursued Arethusa, 190-193.

Al-thæ´a.
Mother of Meleager, , .

Am-al-the´a.
Goat which nursed Jupiter, .

Am-a-se´nus.
River over which Metabus flung Camilla, .

A-ma´ta.
Wife of Latinus, ;
driven mad by Alecto, ;
suicide of, .

Am´a-zons.
Nation of warlike women;
Hercules visits, ;
Theseus visits, ;
Bellerophon visits, ;
Queen of the, .

Am-bro´si-a.
Celestial food used by the gods, ;
gods deprived of, .

Am´mon.
Temple of Jupiter in Libya, .

A´mor.
Same as Eros, Cupid, etc.;
god of love, ;
son of Venus and Mars, .

Am-phi´on.
Son of Jupiter and Antiope;
musician;
King of Thebes, 80-82.

Am-phi-tri´te.
Same as Salacia, queen of the sea;
wife of Neptune, , ;
train of, ;
significance, .

An-chi´ses.
Husband of Venus, ;
father of Æneas, 360-362;
prophecy recalled by, ;
death of, ;
death anniversary of, ;
Æneas’ visit to, 370-372.

An-ci´le.
Shield of Mars, guarded by the Salii in Rome, .

An-dræ´mon.
Husband of Dryope;
saw her changed to a tree, .

An-drom´a-che.
Wife of Hector;
parting of Hector and, 321-323;
grief of, ;
captivity of, .

An-drom´e-da.
Daughter of Celeus and Cassiopeia;
saved by Perseus, 246-249;
significance, .

An-tæ´us.
Giant son of Gæa;
defender of the Pygmies;
slain by Hercules, , .

An-te´i-a.
Wife of Prœtus;
accuses Bellerophon falsely, ;
significance, .

An´te-ros.
God of passion, , ;
son of Venus and Mars, .

An-tig´o-ne.
Daughter of Œdipus and Jocasta;
buried alive, 285-288;
significance, .

An-tin´o-us.
One of Penelope’s suitors;
slain by Ulysses, .

An-ti´o-pe.
Wife of Jupiter;
mother of Amphion and Zethus;
persecuted by Dirce, .

A-pha´re-us.
Father of Castor’s murderer, .

Aph-ro-di´te.
Same as Venus, Dione, etc., , ;
significance, .

A-pol´lo.
Same as Phœbus, Sol, and Helios, 61-91;
god of the sun, music, poetry, and medicine, ;
Diana’s brother, ;
Niobe’s sons slain by, ;
Mars and Venus seen by, , ;
Mercury steals cattle of, 132-134;
giants slain by, ;
walls built by, , ;
Marpessa claimed by, ;
Vesta loved by, ;
Janus, son of, ;
oracles of, , ;
steed of, ;
Cassandra loved by, ;
Chryses appeals to, , ;
Ulysses incurs anger of, ;
significance, , , , , .

Aq´ui-lo.
West wind, son of Æolus and Aurora, , .

A-rach´ne.
Minerva’s needlework contest with, , .

Ar-ca´di-a.
Province of Peloponnesus, , ;
Mercury’s birthplace, .

Ar´cas.
Son of Jupiter and Callisto;
constellation of the Little Bear, .

A-re-o-pa-gi´tæ.
Judges of the criminal court of Athens, .

A-re-op´a-gus.
Hill near Athens;
site of the Parthenon, .

A´res.
Same as Mars, ;
significance, .

A-re´te.
1. Goddess of virtue;
takes charge of Hercules, 218-220.
2. Wife of Alcinous;
mother of Nausicaa, .

Ar-e-thu´sa.
Nymph of Diana;
changed to a fountain, 190-193.

Ar´ges (Sheet-lightning).
A Cyclop;
son of Uranus and Gæa, .

Ar´go.
Vessel in which Jason set sail in search of the golden fleece, 266-274;
significance, .

Ar-go-nau´tic Expedition
in search of golden fleece, ;
Zetes and Calais in, ;
Hercules in, ;
Meleager in, ;
significance, , .

Ar´go-nauts.
Name given to Jason and crew, 267-271;
significance, .

Ar´gos.
City in Argolis, dedicated to Juno, 52-54;
Eurystheus, king of, 218-220;
Acrisius, king of, , ;
Adrastus, king of, , ;
Prœtus, king of, ;
Agamemnon’s return to, ;
significance, , .

Ar´gus.
1. Name of myriad-eyed giant who watched Io, 135-137;
significance, .
2. Name of Ulysses’ faithful hound, .

A-ri-ad´ne.
Daughter of Minos;
Theseus aided by, , ;
deserted by Theseus, , ;
marries Bacchus, ;
significance, .

A-ri´on.
1. Winged steed;
the offspring of Neptune and Ceres, .
2. Musician;
thrown into the sea by pirates, saved by a dolphin, , .

Ar-is-tæ´us.
Youth who indirectly causes Eurydice’s death, .

Ar´te-mis.
Same as Diana, goddess of the moon and the chase, , .

As-cal´a-phus.
Spirit in Hades who saw Proserpina eat pomegranate seeds, .

A´si-a Mi´nor.
West of Asia;
Bacchus’ visit to, ;
Vesta’s shrine in, ;
Thetis’ flight from, .

As-kle´pi-os.
Same as Æsculapius;
son of Apollo and Coronis, .

As-ty´a-nax.
Infant son of Hector and Andromache, .

At-a-lan´ta.
Maiden who takes part in Calydonian Hunt and races with Milanion or Hippomenes, 275-278;
significance, .

Ath´a-mas.
King of Thebes;
father of Phryxus and Helle, ;
Ino in madness slain by, ;
significance, .

A-the´ne.
Same as Minerva, ;
tutelary goddess of Athens, ;
significance, .

A-the´ni-ans.
Inhabitants of Athens, ;
tribute of, , ;
ingratitude of, .

Ath´ens.
Minerva’s festivals at, ;
tribunal at, , ;
contest for, ;
Ægeus, king of, ;
Theseus’ arrival at, , ;
Ariadne elopes to, ;
Castor and Pollux’ visit to, ;
Theseus, king of, ;
Peleus, king of, .

At´las.
1. Mountains.
2. One of Iapetus’ sons, ;
daughters of, ;
heavens supported by, 227-229;
Perseus petrifies, 244-246;
significance, .

At´ro-pos.
One of the Fates;
cuts the thread of life, .

At´ti-ca.
Province of Greece;
Cecrops founds city in, ;
oppression of, ;
shores of, .

Au-ge´as.
King of Elis;
his stables were cleansed by Hercules, 221-223.

Au´lis.
Port in Bœotia, the meeting-place of the Greek expedition against Troy, , .

Au-ro´ra.
Same as Eos, goddess of dawn;
attendant of Apollo, , ;
jealousy of, ;
Tithonus loved by, ;
Æolus’ wife, .

Aus´ter.
Southwest wind, same as Notus;
a son of Æolus and Aurora, .

Au-tom´e-don.
Achilles’ charioteer, .

Av´en-tine.
One of the seven hills on which Rome is built, .

A-ver´nus.
Lake near Naples;
the entrance to Hades in Italy, ;
Æneas’ visit to, .

Bab´y-lon.
The home of Pyramus and Thisbe, .

Bac-cha-na´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Bacchus, .

Bac-chan´tes.
Female followers of Bacchus, , ;
Orpheus slain by, , .

Bac´chus.
Same as Dionysus, god of wine and revelry;
son of Jupiter and Semele, 171-182;
Vulcan visited by, ;
Ariadne rescued by, ;
tutor of, ;
gift from, .

Bau´cis.
1. The mortal who showed hospitality to Jupiter and Mercury;
wife of Philemon, , .
2. Father of Dryope (changed to a tree), .

Bel-ler´o-phon.
Demigod;
mounts Pegasus and slays the dread Chimæra, 291-296;
significance, , .

Bel-lo´na.
Goddess of war;
attendant of Mars, .

Ber-e-ni´ce.
Queen whose hair was changed into a comet, , .

Ber´o-e.
Nurse of Semele, whose form Juno assumes to arouse Semele’s jealousy, , .

Bi´ton.
Brother of Cleobis;
draws his mother to the temple, .

Bœ-o´ti-a.
Province in Greece, whose principal city was Thebes, , .

Bo´re-as.
North wind;
son of Æolus and Aurora;
kidnaps Orithyia, 213-215;
sons of, .

Bos´po-rus.
Channel connecting Black Sea and Sea of Marmora, on route of Argonauts, .

Brass Age.
Third age of world, .

Bri-a´re-us.
One of the Centimani;
son of Uranus and Gæa, ;
umpire, .

Bri-se´is.
Captive of Achilles during Trojan war;
claimed by Agamemnon, , , ;
significance, .

Bron´tes (Thunder).
A Cyclop;
son of Uranus and Gæa, .

Bru´tus.
Unborn soul of Roman hero, seen by Anchises in Hades, .

Ca´cus.
Son of Vulcan, ;
giant slain by Hercules on Mount Aventine, ;
significance, .

Cad´mus.
Brother of Europa;
founder of Thebes, 45-48;
husband of Harmonia, ;
daughter of, ;
dragon-tooth seed of, ;
significance, , , .

Ca-du´ce-us.
Wand given to Mercury by Apollo, .

Cæ´sar.
Unborn soul of Roman hero, seen by Anchises in Hades, .

Cal´a-is.
Son of Boreas and Orithyia, .

Cal´chas.
Soothsayer of the Greeks during the Trojan war, .

Cal-li´o-pe.
One of the nine Muses, loved by Apollo, ;
mother of Orpheus, .

Cal-lis´to.
Maiden loved by Jupiter;
changed into a bear by Juno;
the Great Bear, .

Cal´y-don.
Home of Meleager;
site of Calydonian Hunt, .

Cal-y-do´ni-an Hunt.
Organized by Meleager to slay a boar, 275-279.

Ca-lyp´so.
Nymph who detained Ulysses on Ogygia seven years, ;
significance, .

Ca-mil´la.
Volscian maiden;
fights, and is slain by, Æneas, , ;
dedicated to Diana, .

Ca-mil´lus.
Unborn soul of Roman hero, seen by Anchises in Hades, .

Cam´pus mar´ti-us.
Roman exercising grounds sacred to Mars, .

Can´cer.
Crab which attacked Hercules to defend the Hydra;
a constellation, .

Cap´i-tol.
Temple dedicated to Jupiter in Rome, .

Car´thage.
A city in Africa, built by Dido, visited by Æneas, .

Cas-san´dra.
Daughter of Priam;
her prophecies, though true, were always disbelieved, , ;
captivity of, .

Cas-si-o-pe´ia.
Mother of Andromeda, ;
a constellation, ;
significance, .

Cas´tor.
One of the Dioscuri or Gemini, , ;
rescue of Helen by, ;
Argonauts joined by, ;
Calydonian Hunt joined by, .

Cau-ca´si-an Mountains.
Same as Caucasus;
Prometheus chained to, , .

Ce´crops.
Founder of Athens, ;
descendants of, .

Ce-læ´no.
One of the Harpies;
frightens Æneas by prophesying harm, .

Ce´le-us.
1. King of Eleusis;
father of Triptolemus, .
2. Father of Andromeda;
significance, .

Cen´taurs.
Children of Ixion, half man, half horse;
Chiron, , , ;
Hercules fights, ;
battle of, , ;
Nessus, 234-236;
significance, , .

Cen-tim´a-ni (Hundred-handed).
Three sons of Uranus and Gæa, , .

Ceph´a-lus.
Hunter loved by Procris and Aurora, , , ;
significance, .

Cer´be-rus.
Three-headed dog which guarded the entrance of Hades, , , ;
Hercules captures, , ;
significance, .

Cer´cy-on.
Son of Vulcan, ;
encountered by Theseus, .

Ce-re-a´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Ceres, goddess of agriculture, .

Ce´res.
Same as Demeter, goddess of agriculture and civilization, , 183-197;
Cronus disgorges, ;
Psyche consults, , ;
Neptune loves, ;
Pelops’ shoulder eaten by, ;
significance, , .

Cer-y-ne´a.
Town of Achaia, .

Cer-y-ne´ian Stag.
Stag taken by Hercules;
one of his labors, .

Ces´tus.
Venus’ magic, love-inspiring girdle, , .

Ce´yx.
King of Thessaly;
shipwrecked, and changed with his wife Halcyone into birds, , .

Cha´os.
The first of all divinities, who ruled over confusion, , ;
ejection of, ;
daughter of, .

Char´i-tes.
The three Graces;
attendants of Venus, .

Cha´ron.
The boatman who ferries the souls over Acheron, ;
Æneas ferried by, ;
significance, .

Cha-ryb´dis.
Whirlpool near the coast of Sicily, , , .

Chi-mæ´ra.
Monster slain by Bellerophon, 292-296;
significance, , .

Chi´o-ne.
Daughter of Boreas and Orithyia, .

Chi´os.
One of the islands of the Archipelago, .

Chi´ron.
Learned Centaur, , , , ;
death of, .

Chry-se´is.
Daughter of Chryses;
taken by Agamemnon, , .

Chry´ses.
Father of Chryseis;
priest of Apollo;
brings a plague on the Greek camp, , .

Ci-co´ni-ans.
Inhabitants of Ismarus, visited by Ulysses, .

Ci-lic´i-a.
Province in Asia Minor, between Æolia and Troas, .

Ci´lix.
Brother of Europa;
founder of Cilicia, , .

Cim-me´ri-an Shores.
Land visited by Ulysses to consult Tiresias, .

Cir´ce.
Sister of Æetes;
sorceress who changes Ulysses’ men into swine, 347-353;
significance, , .

Cle´o-bis.
Brother of Biton;
a devoted son, .

Cle-o-pa´tra.
Daughter of Boreas and Orithyia, .

Cli´o.
One of the nine Muses, .

Clo´tho.
One of the Fates;
she spins the thread of life, .

Clym´e-ne.
1. Wife of Iapetus;
an ocean nymph, .
2. Nymph loved by Apollo;
mother of Phaeton, , .

Clyt-æm-nes´tra.
Wife of Agamemnon;
slain by Orestes, ;
significance, .

Clyt´i-e.
Maiden who loves Apollo, and is changed into a sunflower, .

Co-cy´tus.
River in Hades, formed of tears of the condemned, , .

Cϫus.
One of the Titans;
son of Uranus and Gæa, .

Col´chi-an Land.
Ram bears Phryxus to, ;
Argonauts arrive at, ;
Argonauts depart from, ;
sailors of, .

Col´chis.
Land in Asia ruled by Æetes, where the golden fleece was kept, , ;
return from, .

Co-lo´nus.
Forest sacred to Furies, where Œdipus vanished in a storm, .

Co-los´sus.
Statue of Apollo in the Island of Rhodes, .

Con-sen´tes.
Same as Pan, god of the universe and of nature, .

Co´pre-us.
Son of Pelops;
owner of the marvelous horse Arion, .

Co´ra.
Same as Proserpina, goddess of vegetation, ;
significance, .

Cor´inth.
City and isthmus between Greece proper and the Peloponnesus, , , ;
Sisyphus, king of, , ;
Sciron at, ;
Polybus, king of, 280-282, .

Co-ro´na.
Constellation, also known as Ariadne’s Crown, .

Co-ro´nis.
Maiden loved by Apollo;
mother of Æsculapius, , ;
significance, , .

Co´rus.
Northwest wind;
son of Æolus and Aurora, 213-215.

Cor-y-ban´tes.
Same as Curetes;
Rhea’s priests, .

Cot´tus.
One of the Centimani;
son of Uranus and Gæa, .

Cre´on.
Father of Jocasta and of Megara, ;
King of Thebes, .

Cre´tan Bull.
Hercules captures, .

Crete.
Island home of Minos, , , ;
Menelaus’ journey to, ;
Æneas’ sojourn in, ;
Zeus, king of, .

Cre-u´sa.
1. Wife of Æneas;
killed in attempting to fly from Troy, 361-363.
2. Same as Glauce;
maiden loved by Jason, .

Cri´us.
One of the Titans;
son of Uranus and Gæa, .

Cro´nus.
Same as Saturn;
a Titan who rules supreme;
father of Jupiter, 17-23, , ;
daughters of, , , ;
son of, .

Cru´mis-sa.
Island where Neptune carried Theophane;
birthplace of the golden-fleeced ram, .

Cu´mæ.
Cave where the Sibyl gave her prophecies, .

Cu´pid, or Cu-pi´do.
Same as Amor, god of love;
son of Venus and Mars, , ;
growth of, ;
darts of, , , ;
Psyche and, 121-130, .

Cu-re´tes.
Same as Corybantes;
Rhea’s priests, .

Cy´a-ne.
River which tried to stop Pluto when he kidnapped Proserpina, .

Cyb´e-le.
Same as Rhea, goddess of the earth, ;
chariot of, .

Cy-clo´pes.
Three children of Uranus and Gæa, , ;
thunderbolts forged by, , , ;
Orion visits the, ;
Vulcan and the, ;
Island of the, ;
Æneas warned against, ;
significance, , .

Cy´clops.
Polyphemus the, 339-345, .

Cyc´nus.
Intimate friend of Phaeton, .

Cyl-le´ne.
Mountain upon which Mercury was born, , .

Cyn´thi-a.
Same as Diana, goddess of the moon and the chase, , .

Cyn´thi-us.
Name given to Apollo, god of the sun and fine arts, .

Cyp-a-ris´sus.
Friend of Apollo;
turned to a cypress tree, .

Cy´prus.
Island in the Mediterranean sacred to Venus, , , .

Cyth-e-re´a.
Name given to Venus, goddess of beauty, love, and laughter, .

Dæd´a-lus.
Architect who planned the Cretan Labyrinth, 253-255;
inventor of sails, .

Dan´a-e.
Maiden visited by Jupiter as a golden shower;
mother of Perseus, 240-242;
significance, , , .

Da-na´i-des.
Daughters of Danaus, who slay their husbands, , .

Dan´a-us.
King of Argos;
father of the fifty Danaides, .

Dan´ube.
River of Europe;
Medea slays Absyrtus near its mouth, .

Daph´ne.
Maiden loved by Apollo, and changed into a laurel tree, 68-70;
significance, , , .

Dar´da-nus.
Ancient king of Troy, who gives his name to his race, ;
mares of, .

De-i-a-nei´ra.
Wife of Hercules, 232-236;
causes Hercules’ death by using the Nessus robe, , ;
significance, .

De-iph´o-bus.
Son of Priam and Hecuba;
married Helen after the death of Paris, .

De´los.
Floating island;
birthplace of Apollo and Diana, ;
shrine of Apollo at, , , ;
significance, , .

Del´phi.
Shrine of Apollo, famed for its oracles, , , ;
Ceyx visits, ;
Œdipus consults oracle at, , , , ;
Orestes at, .

Del´uge.
Caused by Jupiter’s wrath, ;
slime from, .

De-me´ter.
Same as Ceres;
goddess of agriculture, , ;
significance, .

De´mi-os (Dread).
Attendant or son of Mars, .

Des´ti-ny.
One of the ancient deities not subjected to Jupiter, .

Deu-ca´li-on.
Only male survivor of Deluge;
father of Hellen, , .

Di´a.
Maiden loved and deserted by Ixion, king of the Lapithæ, ;
significance, .

Di-a´na.
Goddess of the moon and chase;
daughter of Jupiter and Latona, 93-101;
birth of, ;
nymphs of, , ;
arrows of, ;
Arethusa protected by, ;
Œneus neglects, ;
Iphigenia saved by, ;
temple of, ;
Camilla rescued by, , ;
significance, , , .

Di´do.
Queen of Tyre and Carthage;
loved and deserted by Æneas, 366-369;
Æneas sees, in Hades, .

Di-o-me´des.
1. Greek hero during Trojan war, ;
recovers Patroclus’ body, ;
helps Ulysses secure the Palladium, .
2. The possessor of horses taken by Hercules, .

Di-o´ne.
1. Name given to Venus, goddess of beauty, love, laughter, etc., .
2. Mother of Venus by Jupiter;
goddess of moisture, .

Di-o-nys´i-a.
Festivals held in Greece in honor of Bacchus, .

Di-o-nys´us.
Same as Bacchus, god of wine and revelry, .

Di-os-cu´ri.
Collective name given to Castor and Pollux, .

Di-os-cu´ri-a.
Festivals in honor of Castor and Pollux, .

Dir´ce.
Wife of Lycus;
bound to a bull by Amphion and Zethus, 80-82.

Dis.
Same as Pluto, god of Infernal Regions, , .

Dis-cor´di-a, or Eris.
Goddess of discord, ;
she appears at Peleus’ marriage feast, .

Do-do´na.
Temple and grove sacred to Jupiter, , , .

Dol´phin.
Constellation, .

Do´ri-an Race.
Descendants of Dorus, .

Do´ris.
Wife of Nereus, , .

Do´rus.
Son of Hellen;
ancestor of Dorian race, .

Dreams.
Spirits in cave of Somnus;
passed out through gates of ivory and horn, , ;
Mercury, leader of, .

Drep´a-num.
Land visited by Æneas, where Anchises died, .

Dry´a-des.
Plant nymphs, supposed to watch over vegetation, .

Dry´o-pe.
Princess changed into a tree, 298-300.

Dull´ness.
Obscure deity put to flight by Minerva, , .

Earth.
Æther and Hemera create the, ;
divisions of the, ;
realm of the, ;
the mother of all, ;
oath by the, ;
Antæus, son of the, ;
significance, .

E´cho.
Nymph who pined for love of Narcissus;
changed to a voice, , ;
answers Cephalus, ;
mocks Ariadne, .

Egg.
Earth hatched from a mythical, .

E´gypt.
Gods take refuge in, ;
Io takes refuge in, ;
Menelaus and Helen detained in, .

E-lec´tra.
Daughter of Agamemnon;
saves Orestes, .

El-eu-sin´i-a.
Festivals at Eleusis, in honor of Ceres and Proserpina, .

E-leu´sis.
City in Greece visited by Ceres during her search for Proserpina, , .

E´lis.
Province of the Peloponnesus;
Alpheus in, ;
Augeas, king of, ;
significance, .

El-pe´nor.
Follower of Ulysses;
dies in Island of Ææa, .

E-lys´i-an Fields.
Abode of the blessed in Hades, , , ;
Cleobis and Biton conveyed to, ;
Adonis conveyed to, .

En-cel´a-dus.
Giant defeated by Jupiter;
buried under Mt. Ætna, .

En-dym´i-on.
Youth loved by Diana, who carries him to a cave on Mt. Latmus, 96-98;
significance, , , .

En´na.
Plain in Sicily;
favorite resort of Proserpina, .

E-ny´o.
Name given to Bellona, goddess of war, .

E´os.
Name given to Aurora, goddess of dawn, , ;
jealousy of, , ;
winds, offspring of, .

Ep´a-phus.
Son of Jupiter and Io;
founder of Memphis, .

Eph´e-sus.
City in Asia Minor sacred to Diana, .

Eph-i-al´tes.
Giant son of Neptune, ;
brother of Otus;
imprisons Mars, ;
significance, .

E-pig´o-ni.
Sons of the seven chiefs who besieged Thebes, .

Ep-i-me´theus (Afterthought).
Son of Iapetus, ;
husband of Pandora, 28-34, .

E-pi´rus.
Country visited by Æneas, who meets Andromache there, .

Er´a-to.
One of the Muses;
daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, .

Er´e-bus.
God of darkness, ;
marries his mother, Night, ;
progenitor of egg, ;
dethroned, .

E-rid´a-nus.
River into which Phaeton fell from the sun chariot, ;
Hercules consults nymphs of, .

E-rin´ny-es.
Collective name given to the Furies, ;
significance, .

E´ris.
Same as Discordia, goddess of discord and strife, ;
apple cast by, .

Er-i-sich´thon.
An unbeliever;
punished by famine, .

E´ros.
Same as Cupid, ;
child of Light and Day, ;
arrows of, , ;
egg produces, ;
causes man’s creation, ;
man’s life given by, .

Er-y-man´thus.
Place where Hercules slew the wild boar, .

Er-y-the´a.
Island home of Geryones;
visited by Hercules, .

E-te´o-cles.
Son of Œdipus and Jocasta, ;
reigns one year, ;
slain by his brother, .

E-thi-o´pi-a.
Country visited by Bacchus, .

E-thi-o´pi-ans.
Happy race of Africa, south of the river Oceanus;
visited by the gods, .

Eu-bœ´an or Eu-bo´ic Sea.
Sea where Hercules cast Lichas, .

Eu-mæ´us.
Swineherd visited by Ulysses on his return to Ithaca, , ;
Ulysses aided by, .

Eu-men´i-des.
Collective name given to Furies, ;
forest sacred to, ;
significance, .

Eu-phros´y-ne.
One of the three Graces or Charites;
attendant of Venus, .

Eu-ro´pa.
Daughter of Agenor;
wife of Jupiter, 44-48, ;
mother of Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon, , ;
significance, .

Eu-ro´tas.
River near Sparta, where Helen bathed, .

Eu´rus.
East wind;
son of Æolus and Aurora, 213-215.

Eu-ry´a-le.
One of the three terrible Gorgons, .

Eu-ry´a-lus.
Youth sent with Nisus to warn Æneas that his son was in danger, .

Eu-ry-cle´a.
Nurse of Ulysses;
recognizes him after twenty years’ absence, ;
Penelope awakened by, .

Eu-ryd´i-ce.
Wife of Orpheus, who seeks her in Hades, 75-80;
significance, 387-389.

Eu-ryl´o-chus.
Leader of Ulysses’ men, ;
escaped Circe’s spell, ;
Ulysses’ men misled by, .

Eu-ryn´o-me.
Wife of Jupiter;
mother of the Graces, .

Eu-rys´theus.
Hercules’ taskmaster;
appointed twelve labors, 218-229.

Eu´ry-tus.
Iole’s father;
visited twice by Hercules, .

Eu-ter´pe.
One of the Muses;
presided over music, .

Eux´ine Sea.
Same as Pontus Euxinus, or the Black Sea, .

E-van´der.
King of Tuscans;
ally of Æneas;
father of Pallas, , .

E-ve´nus.
Father of Marpessa;
drowned himself in river of same name, ;
Hercules crosses, .

Fa´ma.
Attendant of Jupiter, goddess of fame, .

Fates.
Three sisters;
also known as Mœræ or Parcæ, .

Fau´na.
Wife of Faunus;
a rural divinity of the Romans, .

Fau´nus.
Rural divinity of the Romans;
husband of Fauna, .

Flo´ra.
Goddess of flowers, , ;
wife of Zephyrus, , .

Flo-ra´li-a.
Festivals in May in honor of Flora, .

Forethought.
Name given to Prometheus, .

For-tu´na.
1. Goddess of fortune;
an attendant of Jupiter, .
2. Goddess of plenty, .

Fo´rum.
Chief place in Rome where public matters were discussed, .

Fu´ries.
The Eumenides, or avenging deities, ;
Œdipus punished by, ;
Orestes pursued by, .

Gæ´a.
Same as Tellus and Terra, ;
wife of Uranus, ;
reign of, ;
conspiracy of, ;
Typhœus created by, ;
Enceladus created by, ;
Antæus, son of, ;
Syrinx protected by, ;
significance, .

Gal-a-te´a.
1. Nymph loved by Polyphemus and Acis, 341-343.
2. Statue loved by Pygmalion, who prays Venus to give it life, .

Gan´y-mede.
Trojan prince carried off by Jupiter to act as cup-bearer, .

Ge.
Same as Gæa, Tellus, Terra, the Earth, .

Gem´i-ni.
Same as Dioscuri;
Castor and Pollux, .

Ge-ry´o-nes.
Giant whose cattle are taken by Hercules, ;
significance, .

Glau´ce.
Maiden loved by Jason;
slain by Medea, ;
significance, .

Glau´cus.
Fisherman changed to a sea god, , ;
lover of Scylla, , .

Golden Age.
First age of the ancient world, when all was bliss, ;
Janus’ reign, .

Gor´gons.
Three sisters,—Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa, 242-246;
Ægis decorated by head of one of, ;
significance, .

Grac´chi, The.
Unborn souls of Roman heroes, seen by Anchises in Hades, .

Gra´ces.
Same as Gratiæ;
the three attendants of Venus, .

Gra-di´vus.
Name given to Mars when leader of armies, .

Græ´æ.
Three sisters with but one eye and tooth among them, ;
significance, , .

Gra´ti-æ.
Same as Graces, or Charites;
Venus’ attendants, .

Great Bear.
Constellation formed by Callisto, .

Gre´ci-an.
Mythology, ;
camp, .

Greece.
Highest peak in, ;
alphabet introduced into, ;
nations of, ;
art in, ;
Cecrops comes to, ;
Pelops takes refuge in, ;
Paris visits, ;
war between Troy and, ;
Orestes’ return to, ;
captives taken to, .

Greek Divinities, ;
Panathenæa, ;
fleet, .

Greeks.
Departure of, ;
plague visits, ;
defeat of, , ;
return of, ;
Agamemnon, chief of, ;
attack Ciconians, ;
Polyphemus visited by, 343-346;
Circe visited by, ;
a civilized nation, .

Gy´es.
One of the three Centimani;
son of Uranus and Gæa, .

Ha´des.
The Infernal Region, kingdom of Pluto, 159-170;
Hercules’ visit to, , , ;
Orpheus’ visit to, 76-79;
Adonis’ visit to, ;
Psyche’s visit to, ;
Mercury conducts souls to, , ;
Proserpina’s visit to, , ;
Lara conducted to, ;
Theseus’ visit to, ;
Pollux in, ;
Œdipus in, ;
Ulysses’ visit to, ;
Æneas’ visit to, .

Hæ´mon.
Son of Creon;
lover of Antigone, .

Hal-cy´o-ne.
Wife of Ceyx, King of Thessaly, , .

Hal-irr-ho´thi-us.
Son of Neptune;
slain by Mars, .

Ham-a-dry´a-des.
Nymphs who lived and died with the trees they inhabited, , .

Har-mo´ni-a.
Daughter of Mars and Venus, , ;
wife of Cadmus, ;
mother of Semele, .

Har´pies.
Monsters, half woman, half bird;
banished to Strophades Islands, ;
Æneas sees, ;
significance, .

Heav´en.
Creation of, ;
realm of, ;
Atlas, supporter of, ;
significance, , .

He´be.
Goddess of youth;
cup-bearer of the gods, ;
wife of Hercules, .

He´brus.
River in which the Bacchantes cast Orpheus’ remains, .

Hec´a-te.
Name given to Proserpina as Queen of Hades, .

Hec´tor.
Son of Priam;
leader of Trojan army, 320-326;
slain by Achilles, ;
Priam buries, ;
shade of, ;
widow of, .

Hec´u-ba.
Wife of Priam;
mother of Paris and Hector, , ;
Hector seen by, ;
captivity of, .

Hel´en.
Daughter of Jupiter and Leda;
wife of Menelaus;
kidnapped by Paris, 310-312;
kidnapped by Theseus, ;
Paris upbraided by, ;
return of, ;
Æneas wishes to slay, ;
significance, .

Hel´e-nus.
King of Epirus, whose slave Andromache became after the death of Hector, .

He-li´a-des.
Sisters of Phaeton;
changed into trees, .

Hel´i-con.
Mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and Muses, , .

He´li-os.
Name of Apollo as god of the sun, , ;
significance, , , .

Hel´le.
Daughter of Athamas and Nephele;
drowned in the Hellespont, ;
significance, , , .

Hel´len.
Son of Deucalion;
ancestor of the Hellenes, .

Hel-le´nes.
Name given to ancient Greeks, .

Hel´les-pont.
Name given to the strait from Helle, ;
Leander swims across the, 111-117.

He-me´ra (Day).
One of the first divinities, who rules with Æther (Light), , .

Heph-æs-ti´a.
Festivals in honor of Hephæstus, or Vulcan, .

He-phæs´tus.
Name given to Vulcan, god of the forge, ;
significance, .

He´ra, or He´re.
Name given to Juno, queen of heaven, and goddess of the atmosphere and of marriage, ;
significance, .

Her´a-cles.
Same as Hercules;
son of Jupiter and Alcmene, .

He-ræ´um.
Town dedicated to the service of Juno, .

Her´cu-les.
Same as Heracles, god of all athletic games, 216-239;
Prometheus delivered by, ;
Hades visited by, ;
Hesione delivered by, ;
Centaurs defeated by, ;
Argonautic expedition joined by, , ;
arrows of, ;
apparition of, ;
significance, , , , , .

Her´mes.
Same as Mercury, messenger of the gods, ;
significance, .

Her-mi´o-ne.
Same as Harmonia;
daughter of Venus and Mars, .

He´ro.
Maiden loved by Leander, who swam the Hellespont to visit her, 111-117.

He-si´o-ne.
Daughter of Laomedon;
rescued from sea monster by Hercules, , , .

Hes-pe´ri-a.
Ancient name of Italy, so called by Æneas, , .

Hes-per´i-des.
Daughters of Hesperus, guardians of golden apples, ;
significance, .

Hes´pe-rus.
God of the West;
father of the Hesperides, , .

Hes´ti-a.
Same as Vesta, goddess of the family hearth, ;
significance, .

Him´e-rus.
God of the desire of love;
attendant in Venus’ numerous train, .

Hip-po-cre´ne.
Fountain created by Pegasus, .

Hip-po-da-mi´a.
Wife of Pirithous;
almost carried off by the Centaurs, .

Hip-pol´y-te.
Queen of the Amazons, , ;
Theseus’ wife, .

Hip-pol´y-tus.
Son of Theseus and Hippolyte, ;
loved by Phædra, .

Hip-pom´e-nes.
Same as Milanion;
lover of Atalanta, .

Hope.
The good spirit in Pandora’s box;
an ancient deity, 33-35.

Ho´ræ.
Collective name of the seasons;
Venus’ attendants, .

Horn Gate.
Gate leading from cave of Somnus to outer world, , .

Hours.
Attendants of Apollo, ;
attendants of Venus, .

Hundred-handed, the.
Same as Centimani, .

Hup´nos.
Same as Somnus, god of sleep, .

Hy-a-cin´thus.
Youth loved by Apollo and Zephyrus;
changed to a flower, .

Hy´dra.
Monster serpent slain by Hercules in the swamp of Lerna, , ;
significance, .

Hy-ge´ia.
Daughter of Æsculapius;
watched over health of man, .

Hy´las.
Youth loved by Hercules;
stolen by the water nymphs, .

Hy´men.
God of marriage;
attendant of Venus, .

Hy-met´tus.
Mountain in Attica, .

Hyp-er-bo´re-an Mountains.
The mountains separating the land of the Hyperboreans from Thrace, .

Hyp-er-bo´re-ans.
People north of Oceanus, a virtuous race, .

Hy-pe´ri-on.
The Titan who had charge of the sun chariot, , , .

Hyp-erm-nes´tra.
Daughter of Danaus;
saves her husband, .

I-ap´e-tus.
One of the Titans;
father of Prometheus, , , .

I-a´pis.
Leech consulted by Æneas;
cures Æneas with Venus’ aid, .

I-a´si-us.
Same as Iasion;
father of Atalanta, , .

Ic´a-rus.
Son of Dædalus;
fell into the Icarian Sea, 253-255.

I´da.
Mountain in Crete, and near Troy also, , .

I´das.
A mortal befriended by Neptune;
elopes with Marpessa, .

Il´i-a.
1. One of the Titanides;
daughter of Uranus and Gæa, .
2. Priestess of Vesta;
wife of Mars;
mother of Romulus and Remus, , .

Il´i-ad.
Homer’s epic poem on the Trojan war, , , .

Il´i-um.
Same as Troy whence comes the Iliad’s name, , , , .

In´a-chus.
River god (father of Io), , .

Infernal Regions.
Judges in the, ;
Orpheus visits, 76-79;
Adonis visits, ;
Pluto’s realm, ;
Proserpina’s sojourn in, ;
Æneas visits, .

I´no.
Same as Leucothea;
second wife of Athamas;
daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, , ;
significance, .

I´o.
Maiden loved by Jupiter;
changed into a heifer, 134-137;
significance, , .

I-ob´a-tes.
King of Lycia;
recipient of the sealed letter carried by Bellerophon, 291-295.

I-o-la´us.
Friend of Hercules;
helped slay the Hydra, .

I-ol´cus.
Kingdom of Æson and Jason;
usurped by Pelias, .

I´o-le.
Maiden loved by Hercules, , ;
significance, , .

I´on.
Grandson of Hellen;
ancestor of Ionian race, .

I-o´ni-an Race.
Race descended from Ion, grandson of Hellen, .

I-o´ni-an Sea.
Sea west of Greece, named after Io, , .

Iph-i-ge-ni´a.
Daughter of Agamemnon;
sacrificed to Diana, , ;
Orestes finds, .

I´ris (the Rainbow).
Attendant of Juno, , , .

Iron Age.
Fourth and last age previous to the Deluge, .

Isles of the Blest.
Islands west of Oceanus, inhabited by the virtuous dead, , ;
Ulysses searches for, .

Is´ma-rus.
Town in Thrace, spoiled by Ulysses, .

Is-me´ne.
Daughter of Œdipus and Jocasta, ;
dies of grief, .

Isth´mi-an Games.
Games held in honor of Neptune, at Corinth, every four years, .

It´a-ly.
Saturn retires to, ;
Ceres returns to, ;
Janus, king of, .

Ith´a-ca.
Ulysses’ island kingdom, , , ;
Ulysses arrives in sight of, ;
Ulysses returns to, , ;
Telemachus returns to, ;
home of Penelope.

I-u´lus.
Æneas’ son;
Æneas saves, ;
Cupid assumes form of, ;
stag wounded by, ;
brave defense by, .

Ivory Gate.
Gate leading from cave of Somnus to outer world, , .

Ix-i´on.
Criminal in Tartarus;
bound to wheel of fire, , , ;
significance, .

Ja-nic´u-lum.
City on the Tiber, founded by Janus, .

Ja´nus.
God of all beginnings, of entrances, gates, etc., 205-207;
opening of temple of, .

Ja´nus Quad´ri-fons.
A square temple dedicated to Janus, .

Ja´son.
Son of Æson;
captured the golden fleece, 263-274;
significance, , .

Jo-cas´ta.
Wife of Laius, ;
marries Œdipus, her son, ;
commits suicide, ;
significance, , .

Jove.
Same as Jupiter, ;
birth of, ;
day of, ;
Leda courted by, ;
decree of, .

Ju´no.
Birth of, ;
flight of, ;
Jupiter’s wife, ;
same as Hera, 51-54;
jealousy of, , , 135-137, , , , , ;
Mars, son of, ;
Vulcan, son of, ;
Tityus insults, ;
Æolus, servant of, ;
Hercules persecuted by, 216-218, , ;
Jason carries, ;
Jason aided by, , ;
contest of Minerva and Venus with, 306-308;
Troy destroyed by, ;
Æneas persecuted by, , , , 373-375;
significance, , , .

Ju´pi-ter.
Birth of, ;
supremacy of, ;
giants defeated by, 22-24;
kingdom divided by, ;
Prometheus punished by, ;
Mercury, messenger of, , ;
Deluge caused by, ;
same as Jove, 39-49;
Juno courted by, ;
Minerva borne by, ;
Latona courted by, ;
Æsculapius slain by, ;
Amphion, son of, ;
Phaeton slain by, ;
Muses, daughters of, ;
Venus, daughter of, ;
Graces, daughters of, ;
Venus borrows thunderbolts of, ;
Mercury, son of, ;
Io courted by, , ;
Mars, son of, ;
Vulcan, son of, ;
thunderbolts of, , ;
Neptune exiled by, ;
Semele courted by, 171-174;
Ceres, wife of, ;
Hercules, son of, , ;
games in honor of, , ;
Hercules saved by, ;
Danae courted by, , ;
Helen, daughter of, , ;
Bellerophon punished by, ;
Thetis loved by, , ;
Thetis seeks, ;
interference of, , , ;
Sarpedon, son of, ;
Apollo appeased by, ;
significance, , , , , , , , , , 398-400.

Jus´tice.
Same as Themis, ;
mother of seasons, .

Ju-tur´na.
Sister and charioteer of Turnus, .

Ju-ven´tas.
Same as Hebe, goddess of youth, .

Ka´kia.
Goddess of vice;
tries to mislead Hercules, .

Lab´y-rinth.
A maze in Crete, constructed by Dædalus for the Minotaur, 253-257.

Lac-e-dæ-mo´ni-a.
Province in Peloponnesus;
capital Sparta, also name of Sparta, .

Lac-e-dæ-mo´ni-ans.
Inhabitants of Lacedæmonia, or Sparta, .

Lach´e-sis.
One of the Fates;
twists the thread of life, .

La´don.
Dragon which guarded golden apples of Hesperides, .

La-er´tes.
Father of Ulysses, , ;
Penelope weaves his shroud, .

Læs-try-go´ni-ans.
Cannibals visited by Ulysses, .

La´ius.
Father of Œdipus, ;
slain by him, ;
significance, 392-394.

Lam-pe´tia.
One of the Heliades, ;
guards the cattle of the sun, , .

La-oc´o-on.
Trojan priest;
crushed to death by two serpents, 333-335.

La-od-a-mi´a.
Wife of Protesilaus;
dies of grief, , .

La-om´e-don.
King of Troy;
employs Neptune and Apollo to build walls, , ;
significance, .

Lap´i-thæ.
People who dwelt in Thessaly and fought the Centaurs, , ;
Ixion, king of, ;
Pirithous, king of, .

La´ra.
Wife of Mercury;
mother of the two Lares, .

La´res.
Two tutelary divinities of ancient Roman households, ;
saved by Anchises, .

Lat´in.
Names of days in, .

Lat´ins.
People of Latinus and Æneas, ;
Æneas fights, .

La-ti´nus.
King of Latium, ;
welcomes and then wars against Æneas, , , ;
Æneas makes peace with, .

La´ti-um.
Province of Italy, ruled by Latinus, ;
Æneas comes to, .

Lat´mus.
Mountain in Asia Minor, where Endymion lies asleep, ;
significance, , , .

La-to´na.
Same as Leto;
wife of Jupiter;
mother of Apollo and Diana, , ;
boast of, ;
significance, .

Lau´sus.
Hero slain by Æneas during wars against the Rutules, .

La-vin´i-a.
Daughter of Latinus, , ;
Æneas’ second wife, , .

Le-an´der.
Youth of Abydus;
Hero’s lover, who swam the Hellespont, 111-117.

Le-ar´chus.
Son of Athamas and Ino;
slain by his father, .

Le´da.
Mother of Castor and Pollux, Helen and Clytæmnestra, ;
significance, .

Le´laps.
The tireless hunting dog given by Procris to Cephalus, .

Lem´nos.
Island in the Grecian Archipelago;
Vulcan landed there, ;
Philoctetes on, .

Ler´na.
Marsh where the Hydra lay concealed, .

Le´the.
River of forgetfulness, which separated the Elysian Fields from Hades, , , , .

Le´to.
Same as Latona;
mother of Apollo and Diana, ;
significance, , , , .

Leu-co´the-a.
Same as Ino, Athamas’ wife;
sea goddess, ;
Ulysses rescued by, .

Li´ber.
Same as Bacchus, god of wine and revelry, .

Lib-er-a´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Liber, or Bacchus, held in the autumn, .

Lib´y-a.
Ancient name of Africa;
coast upon which Æneas landed, , .

Li´chas.
Bearer of the Nessus robe;
slain by Hercules, 236-238.

Light.
Same as Æther, .

Lip´a-ri Islands.
Same as Æolian Islands, where Ulysses landed, .

Little Bear.
Arcas changed into the constellation of the, .

Lo´tis.
Nymph changed into a lotus blossom, .

Lo-toph´a-gi.
People whose food was the lotus;
the Lotus-eaters, .

Love.
Same as Eros, Cupid, etc., ;
Psyche courted by, 124-127.

Loves.
Attendants of Venus, .

Lower Regions.
Visited by Æneas, .

Lu´nae.
Same as Diana, .

Lyc´i-a.
Land ruled by Iobates, who sends Bellerophon to slay the Chimæra, , .

Lyc-o-me´des.
King of Scyros;
treacherously slays Theseus, ;
shelters Achilles, , .

Ly´cus.
Antiope’s second husband;
slain by Amphion and Zethus, 80-82.

Lyd´i-a.
Kingdom of Midas, in Asia Minor, , .

Lyn´ceus.
Husband of Hypermnestra, who spared his life, .

Lyn´cus.
King of Scythia;
changed into a lynx by Ceres, .

Ly´ra.
Orpheus’ lute;
placed in heavens as a constellation, .

Ma-cha´on.
Celebrated leech;
son of Æsculapius, ;
Philoctetes healed by, .

Ma´ia.
Goddess of the plains;
mother of Mercury, ;
significance, .

Ma´nes.
Tutelary divinities of Roman households, with the Lares and Penates, .

Mar-pes´sa.
Daughter of Evenus;
marries Idas, .

Mars.
Same as Ares;
son of Jupiter and Juno, ;
god of war, 138-143;
Venus courted by, 106-108;
day of, ;
descendants of, ;
significance, .

Mar´sy-as.
1. Shepherd who enters into competition with Apollo, , .
2. Name of river, .

Mar´ti-us, Cam´pus.
Roman exercising grounds, .

Mat-ro-na´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Juno, in Rome, .

Me-de´a.
Daughter of Æetes, , ;
wife of Jason, , , ;
wife of Ægeus, , ;
significance, .

Me´di-a.
Country in Asia Minor, where Medea took refuge, .

Med-i-ter-ra´ne-an.
Sea dividing world in two, .

Me-du´sa.
Gorgon slain by Perseus, whose hair was turned into snakes, 242-249;
Neptune marries, ;
Pegasus, offspring of, ;
significance, .

Me-gæ´ra.
One of the Furies, Eumenides, or Erinnyes, .

Meg´a-ra.
First wife of Hercules, whose three children he burns in his madness, ;
significance, .

Me-le-a´ger.
Son of Œneus and Althæa;
leader of Calydonian Hunt, , ;
significance, .

Me´li-an Nymphs.
Nymphs who nursed Jupiter in infancy, .

Mel-pom´e-ne.
One of the Muses;
presides over tragedy, .

Mem´phis.
Town in Egypt, founded by Epaphus, .

Men-e-la´us.
King of Sparta;
husband of Helen of Troy, 310-314;
Paris fights, ;
return of, ;
Telemachus visits, ;
significance, .

Men´e-ti-us.
One of the four sons of Iapetus and Clymene, .

Men´tor.
Name assumed by Minerva to act as a guide for Telemachus, , .

Mer-cu-ra´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Mercury, the messenger god, .

Mer´cu-ry.
Same as Hermes;
son of Jupiter and Maia, 131-137;
Pandora guided by, , ;
Jupiter’s ally, ;
Adonis guided by, ;
Mars delivered by, ;
Bacchus guarded by, ;
Proserpina guided by, ;
Lara loved by, ;
day of, ;
leader of dreams, ;
Perseus helped by, ;
Pan, son of, ;
Protesilaus guided by, ;
Priam led by, ;
Ulysses aided by, , ;
Æneas aided by, ;
significance, , , , .

Mer´o-pe.
Daughter of Œnopion;
promised bride of Orion, .

Met-a-nei´ra.
Wife of Celeus, king of Eleusis;
mother of Triptolemus, .

Me´tis.
Daughter of Oceanus;
gives a potion to Cronus, .

Me´tus.
Attendant of Mars;
god of war and strife, .

Me-zen´ti-us.
Father of Lausus;
slain by Æneas, .

Mi´das.
King of Lydia, , ;
changed all he touched to gold, 177-179.

Mi-la´ni-on.
Same as Hippomenes;
husband of Atalanta, .

Mi´lo.
Island where statue of Venus was found, .

Mi-ner´va.
Same as Athene, goddess of wisdom;
daughter of Jupiter, 55-60;
man given soul by, ;
flute of, ;
Vulcan wooes, ;
contest of Neptune and, ;
Medusa punished by, ;
Perseus aided by, ;
gift to, ;
Argo built by, ;
Bellerophon helped by, ;
Juno and Venus dispute with, 306-308;
Ulysses aided by, 354-358;
significance, , .

Min-er-va´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Minerva, in Rome, .

Mi´nos.
1. King of Crete, ;
father of Ariadne and Phædra, , .
2. Son of Jupiter and Europa;
judge in Hades, , .

Min´o-taur.
Monster which Minos kept in the Labyrinth, 253-257;
significance, , .

Mne-mos´y-ne.
A Titanide, , ;
goddess of memory;
wife of Jupiter;
mother of the Muses, .

Mœ´ræ.
The Fates, or Parcæ, who spin, twist, and cut the thread of life, .

Mor´pheus.
Prime minister of Somnus, god of sleep, , .

Mors.
Same as Thanatos, god of death, 208-212, .

Mo-sych´lus.
Mountain in Lemnos, where Vulcan fell from heaven, .

Mu-sag´e-tes.
Apollo’s name when he led the choir of the Muses, .

Mu´ses, the Nine.
Daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 73-75, 88-90;
mount of the, .

My-ce´næ.
Favorite city of Juno, with Sparta and Argos, ;
Perseus exchanges Argos for, .

Myr´mi-dons.
Achilles’ followers;
led by Patroclus, , ;
significance, .

Mys´ter-ies.
Religious rites celebrated in honor of the God of Wine, .

Myths.
Fabulous tales, 378-401.

Na-i´a-des.
Fountain nymphs subject to Neptune, , .

Na-pæ´æ.
Valley nymphs, who looked after the flocks also, .

Nar-cis´sus.
Youth loved by Echo;
enamored with his own image, 118-120.

Nau-sic´a-a.
Daughter of Alcinous and Arete;
befriends Ulysses, .

Nax´os.
Island visited by Theseus and Bacchus, , ;
significance, .

Nec´tar.
Beverage of the gods, poured out by Hebe and Ganymede, , .

Ne´leus.
Son of Neptune;
brother of Pelias, .

Ne´me-a.
Forest in Greece, devastated by a lion slain by Hercules, .

Ne´me-an Games.
Games in honor of Jupiter and Hercules, .

Ne´me-an Lion.
Monster slain by Hercules, .

Nem´e-sis.
Goddess of vengeance, ;
pursues Orestes, .

Ne-op-tol´e-mus.
Same as Pyrrhus;
Achilles’ son;
slays Priam, .

Neph´e-le.
Wife of Athamas;
mother of Phryxus and Helle, ;
significance, , .

Nep´tune.
Same as Poseidon, god of the sea, 149-158;
son of Cronus, ;
kingdom given to, ;
Deluge controlled by, , ;
horse created by, ;
Delos created by, ;
walls built by, ;
Mars punished by, ;
girl protected by, ;
Vesta wooed by, ;
Minos punished by, ;
Pegasus created by, ;
Hippolytus slain by, ;
Thetis wooed by, ;
Trojans punished by, , ;
Polyphemus, son of, ;
Ulysses’ men slain by, , ;
Æneas saved by, , ;
significance, , .

Ne-re´i-des.
Water nymphs;
daughters of Nereus and Doris, , ;
significance, .

Ne´re-us.
God of the sea;
the personification of its pleasant aspect, , ;
father of Thetis, ;
significance, .

Nes´sus.
The Centaur who carries Deianeira across the river;
slain by Hercules, , ;
significance, .

Nes´tor.
Greek hero during Trojan war;
noted for wise counsel, , , .

Ni´ce.
Same as Victory;
attendant of Jupiter, .

Night.
Same as Nyx or Nox, , , , .

Nightmares.
Attendants of Somnus, crouching in his cave, .

Ni´o-be.
Daughter of Tantalus, whose children are slain by Apollo and Diana, 93-96, ;
significance, .

Ni´sus.
Youth who accompanies Euryalus to summon Æneas back to camp, .

No´man.
Name assumed by Ulysses to mislead Polyphemus, , .

No´tus or Auster.
Southwest wind;
son of Æolus and Aurora, 213-215.

Nox.
Same as Nyx, goddess of night;
marries Chaos and Erebus, .

Nu´ma Pom-pil´i-us.
Second king of Rome;
built Vesta’s temple, .

Nymphs.
Name given to female minor divinities, .

Ny-si´a-des.
Nymphs who cared for Bacchus, and form a constellation, .

Nyx.
Same as Nox, goddess of night;
mother of Day and Light, , , , .

O-ce-an´i-des.
Daughters of Oceanus;
nymphs of the ocean, , , ;
significance, .

O-ce´a-nus.
1. River surrounding the earth, according to ancients, , , .
2. One of the Titans;
son of Uranus and Gæa, , , , , ;
significance, .

O-cris´i-a.
A slave;
wife of Vulcan;
mother of Servius Tullius, .

O-dys´seus.
Same as Ulysses;
hero of the Odyssey, .

Od´ys-sey.
Epic poem of Homer on the adventures of Ulysses, .

Œd´i-pus.
Son of Laius and Jocasta;
King of Thebes, 280-290;
significance, , , .

Ϋneus.
Father of Meleager and Deianeira;
husband of Althæa, , .

Œ-no´ne.
Wife of Paris, son of Priam, , ;
she dies on his funeral pyre, ;
significance, .

Œ-no´pi-on. Father of Merope;
blinds Orion, .

Ϋta.
Mountain on whose summit Hercules builds his funeral pyre, .

O-gyg´i-a.
Island where Calypso detains Ulysses seven years, .

O-lym´pi-a.
City in Elis noted for its temple and games, , , .

O-lym´pi-ad.
Time between Olympian Games; i.e., four years, .

O-lym´pi-an Games.
Games instituted by Hercules in honor of Jupiter, , .

O-lym´pus.
Mountain north of Greece;
the abode of the gods, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ;
gods fly from, ;
Prometheus visits, ;
Ganymede transported to, ;
Vulcan expelled from, ;
Ceres visits, ;
Bellerophon storms, ;
Thetis visits, ;
significance, .

Om´pha-le.
Queen of Lydia;
the taskmistress of Hercules, .

O-ne-i-co-pom´pus.
Name borne by Mercury as conductor of dreams, , .

Ops.
Same as Cybele;
name given to Rhea, and also to Ceres, .

O-re´a-des.
Mountain nymphs who guided travelers, .

O-res´tes.
Son of Agamemnon and Clytæmnestra;
friend of Pylades, .

O-ri´on.
Youth loved by Diana, and accidentally slain by her, 98-100.

Or-i-thy´i-a.
Wife of Boreas;
mother of Calais, Zetus, Cleopatra, and Chione, .

Or´pheus.
Musician;
son of Apollo and Calliope, 75-80, ;
significance, , .

Os´sa.
Mountain in Thessaly, upon which the Titans piled Pelion, .

O´tus.
Giant son of Neptune;
slain by Diana and Apollo, , ;
significance, .

Pac-to´lus.
River in Asia Minor in which Midas washed, to remove his golden plague, .

Pa-læ´mon.
Son of Athamas and Ino;
changed into sea god, .

Pal-a-me´des.
Messenger sent to summon Ulysses to war against Troy, .

Pal-i-nu´rus.
Æneas’ pilot;
lost at sea off Cape Misenum, , .

Pal-la´di-um.
Statue of Minerva, ;
stolen from Troy by Ulysses and Diomedes, , .

Pal´las.
1. Name given to Minerva in Athens, , , .
2. Son of Evander;
slain by Turnus while fighting for Æneas, , .

Pal´lor.
Special attendant of Mars;
lover of strife, .

Pan.
Same as Consentes, god of nature and the universe, , , , ;
significance, .

Pan-ath-e-næ´a.
Festivals held in honor of Minerva, .

Pan-do´ra.
First woman;
created in heaven, she brings evil into the world, 29-35, .

Par´cæ.
The Fates, or Mœræ;
they spin the thread of destiny, .

Par´is.
Son of Priam and Hecuba, ;
judgment of, ;
visits Troy, , ;
elopes with Helen, ;
duel with Menelaus, ;
in battle, ;
Achilles slain by, ;
death of, ;
significance, .

Par-nas´sus.
Mountain in Greece, , ;
sacred to Apollo and the Muses, .

Par-the´ni-um.
Mountain upon which Atalanta was exposed, .

Par´the-non.
Temple dedicated to Minerva at Athens, .

Pa-tro´clus.
Friend of Achilles;
slain by Hector, 324-328;
significance, .

Peg´a-sus.
Steed born from the sea foam and the blood of Medusa, , ;
Bellerophon rides, 292-296;
significance, , .

Pe´leus.
Husband of Thetis;
father of Achilles, , , , .

Pe´li-as.
Uncle of Jason;
brother of Neleus, ;
usurps the throne of Æson, 263-266, .

Pe´li-on.
A high mountain in Thessaly, piled upon Ossa by the giants to reach Olympus, , .

Pel-o-pon-ne´sus.
The peninsula south of Greece, , .

Pe´lops.
Son of Tantalus;
gave his name to the Peloponnesus, ;
father of Copreus, ;
significance, .

Pe-na´tes.
Household gods worshiped in Rome with the Lares, , ;
Æneas saves the, .

Pe-nel´o-pe.
1. Wife of Ulysses, ;
suitors of, 357-359;
significance, .
2. A nymph, the mother of Pan, .

Pe-ne´us.
1. River god;
father of Daphne;
changes Daphne into a laurel.
2. Name of a river in Greece, .

Pen-the-si-le´a.
Queen of Amazons;
slain during Trojan war, .

Pen´theus.
King of Thebes;
refuses to receive Bacchus, and is slain, , .

Per-i-phe´tes.
Son of Vulcan, ;
encountered and slain by Theseus, .

Per-seph´o-ne.
Same as Proserpina, goddess of vegetation, , , .

Per´seus.
Son of Jupiter and Danae;
slays Medusa, 240-249;
significance, , , , , .

Pet´a-sus.
Name given to the winged cap worn by Mercury, .

Phæ-a´ci-ans.
People who dwelt in Scheria, and sent Ulysses home, ;
significance, .

Phæ´dra.
Daughter of Minos;
wife of Theseus, ;
significance, .

Pha´e-ton.
Son of Apollo and Clymene;
drives the sun car, and is slain, 83-88;
significance, , .

Pha-e-tu´sa.
Sister of Phaeton;
one of the Heliades, ;
Apollo’s flocks guarded by, .

Phe-re-phat´ta.
Name given to Persephone, or Proserpina, .

Phid´i-as.
Noted Greek sculptor;
made statues of the gods, , .

Phi-le´mon.
Husband of Baucis;
changed into an oak, , .

Phil-oc-te´tes.
Friend of Hercules;
receives his arrows, , , .

Phi-lon´o-e.
Daughter of Iobates;
wife of Bellerophon, ;
significance, .

Phin´e-us.
The blind king of Thrace;
annoyed by the Harpies, , , .

Phleg´e-thon.
One of the rivers of Hades;
a river of fire, , , .

Pho´bos.
One of the attendants of Mars, god of war, .

Pho´cis.
Province in Greece, bounded by Doris, Locris, and the Gulf of Corinth, .

Phϫbe.
One of the Titanides, , ;
same as Diana, .

Phϫbus.
Name given to Apollo, god of the sun and of medicine, , , , , , ;
significance, .

Phœ-nic´i-a.
Province in Asia Minor, named after Phœnix, ;
significance, .

Phϫnix.
Brother of Europa, who gave his name to Phœnicia, , .

Phryx´us.
Son of Athamas and Nephele;
rides on golden-fleeced ram to Colchis, , ;
significance, , .

Pi-re´ne.
Fountain near Corinth, where Pegasus drinks, .

Pi-rith´o-us.
King of the Lapithæ;
friend of Theseus, , , .

Ple´ia-des.
Seven of Diana’s nymphs;
pursued by Orion and changed into stars, .

Plu´to.
Same as Hades, Dis, Aïdoneus, etc., 159-170;
god of the Infernal Regions, , , , , , , ;
birth of, ;
Proserpina kidnapped by, 183-187;
Arethusa sees, ;
Ceres visits, ;
Perseus aided by, ;
Theseus punished by, ;
significance, , .

Plu´tus.
Name given to Pluto when invoked as god of wealth, .

Pod-a-lir´i-us.
Son of Æsculapius;
skilled in medicine, .

Po-dar´ces.
Same as Priam, King of Troy;
slain by Pyrrhus, .

Po-li´tes.
Last of Priam’s sons;
slain at his feet by Pyrrhus, .

Pol´lux.
Son of Jupiter and Leda;
brother of Castor, Helen, and Clytæmnestra, , , , , .

Pol´y-bus.
King of Corinth;
adopted Œdipus when forsaken by the servant, 280-282.

Pol-y-dec´tes.
King of Seriphus;
sends Perseus in quest of Medusa, , .

Pol-y-do´rus.
Trojan youth, murdered in Thrace;
his grave discovered by Æneas, .

Pol-y-hym´ni-a.
Muse of rhetoric;
daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, .

Pol-y-ni´ces.
Son of Œdipus, ;
slain by Eteocles, ;
buried by Antigone, .

Pol-y-phe´mus.
Giant son of Neptune, ;
Ulysses visits, 339-346;
Galatea loved by, ;
blinded by Ulysses, ;
Achemenides escapes from, .

Po-lyx´e-na.
Daughter of Priam;
affianced wife of Achilles, .

Po-mo´na.
Goddess of the orchards;
wife of Vertumnus, .

Pon´tus.
Name given to the sea when first created, , .

Po-sei´don.
Same as Neptune, god of the sea and of horse trainers, .

Po´thos.
God of the amities of love;
one of the numerous attendants of Venus, .

Pri´am.
Same as Podarces, ;
King of Troy, ;
Paris received by, ;
duel witnessed by, ;
Hector, son of, ;
Hector’s death seen by, ;
Mercury leads, ;
Polyxena, daughter of, ;
death of, , .

Pri-a´pus.
God of the shade;
pursues the nymph Lotis, , .

Pro´cris.
Wife of Cephalus;
slain by his unerring javelin, , ;
significance, , .

Pro-crus´tes (The Stretcher).
Encountered and slain by Theseus, .

Prϫtus.
Husband of Anteia, and kinsman of Bellerophon, , .

Pro-me´theus (Forethought).
Son of Iapetus;
man created by, ;
Olympus visited by, ;
chained to Caucasian Mountains, ;
Hercules delivers, , ;
Deucalion, son of, ;
significance, , .

Pro-ser´pi-na.
Same as Proserpine and Persephone;
goddess of vegetation, 183-197;
Orpheus visits, ;
Adonis welcomed by, ;
Pluto kidnaps, ;
emblem of death, ;
significance, .

Pro-tes-i-la´us.
First Greek who landed on Trojan coast, , .

Pro´teus.
Inferior sea divinity;
shepherd of the deep, ;
Menelaus consults, ;
significance, .

Psy´che.
Fair princess loved by Cupid;
the emblem of the soul, 121-130;
significance, .

Psy-cho-pom´pus.
Name given to Mercury as leader of souls to Hades, , .

Pyg-ma´li-on.
1. Celebrated sculptor, who loves a statue, , .
2. Brother of Dido;
murderer of Sychæus, Dido’s husband, .

Pyg´mies.
Race of small people in Africa;
defended by Antæus, , .

Pyl´a-des.
Son of Strophius;
intimate friend of Orestes, .

Pyr´a-mus.
Faithful lover of Thisbe;
commits suicide, , .

Pyr´rha.
Wife of Deucalion;
the only woman who survives the Flood, , .

Pyr´rhus.
Same as Neoptolemus;
son of Achilles, .

Pyth´e-us.
Surname given to Apollo as python slayer, , .

Pyth´i-a.
Name given to Apollo’s priestess at Delphi, .

Pyth´i-an Games.
Games celebrated at Delphi every three years, .

Py´thon.
Serpent born of the Deluge slime;
slain by Apollo, 65-67;
significance, , .

Quin-qua´tri-a.
Festivals in honor of the goddess Minerva, .

Quir´i-nal.
One of the seven hills on which Rome is built, .

Quir-i-na´li-a.
Festivals in Rome in honor of Quirinus, .

Qui-ri´nus.
Name given to Romulus when deified, .

Re-gil´lus.
Lake in Italy where occurred the battle in which the Dioscuri were supposed to assist, .

Re´mus.
Son of Mars and Ilia;
twin brother of Romulus, 140-142, .

Rhad-a-man´thus.
Son of Jupiter and Europa;
judge in Hades, , .

Rhe´a.
Female Titan;
daughter of Uranus and Gæa, ;
wife of Cronus, ;
Jupiter saved by, ;
Corybantes, priests of, ;
Cronus defeated by, ;
Juno, daughter of, ;
Pluto, son of, ;
Ceres, daughter of, ;
Vesta, daughter of, ;
significance, .

Rhodes.
Island in the Mediterranean, where the Colossus stood, .

Rome.
City founded by Romulus;
it comprises seven hills, .

Rom´u-lus.
Son of Mars and Ilia;
founder of Rome, , , , .

Ru´tu-les.
Nation in Italy, governed by Turnus, , .

Sa-git-ta´ri-us.
The constellation formed by Chiron, the Centaur who taught Hercules, .

Sa-la´ci-a.
Same as Amphitrite;
wife of Neptune, .

Sa´li-i.
Priests appointed to watch the sacred shields in Rome, .

Sal-mo´neus.
King who wished to emulate Jupiter, .

Sar-pe´don.
Son of Jupiter and Europa, ;
slain during the Trojan war, .

Sat´urn, or Cronus.
Son of Uranus and Gæa, ;
father of Jupiter, ;
Italy ruled by, , ;
husband of Rhea, ;
day of, .

Sa´tyrs.
Male divinities of the woods, half man, half goat, .

Scæ´an Gate.
Gate which led from Troy to the plain, .

Sci´ron.
Giant encountered by Theseus on the Isthmus of Corinth, , .

Scyl´la.
Sea nymph changed to monster by Circe. She lived under rock of same name, , , .

Scy´ros.
Island in the Archipelago, the home of Lycomedes, visited by Achilles and Theseus, .

Scyth´i-a.
Country north of the Euxine Sea, .

Seasons.
The four daughters of Jupiter and Themis, .

Sec´u-lar Games.
Games in honor of Pluto every hundred years, .

Se-le´ne.
Name given to Diana as moon goddess, ;
significance, , .

Sem´e-le.
Daughter of Cadmus;
wife of Jupiter;
mother of Bacchus, 171-174;
significance, .

Se-ri´phus.
Island where Danae and Perseus were cast ashore, , .

Ser´vi-us Tul´li-us.
Sixth king of Rome;
son of Vulcan and Ocrisia, .

Ses´tus.
City opposite Abydus;
the home of Hero, , , .

Seven Wonders of the World, , .

Sheet-lightning.
Same as Arges, .

Sib´yl.
Prophetess of Cumæ, who led Æneas down to the infernal Regions, 370-372.

Si-ca´ni-a.
Land where Anchises died;
visited twice by Æneas, .

Sic´i-ly.
Island home of Polyphemus;
visited by Arion, ;
visited by Proserpina, ;
visited by Ulysses, ;
visited by Æneas, , .

Si-le´nus.
Tutor of Bacchus;
generally represented on an ass, 174-177, .

Sil-va´nus.
God of the woods;
one of the lesser Roman divinities, .

Silver Age.
Second age of the ancient world, .

Sil´vi-a.
Daughter of Latin shepherd;
her stag was wounded by Iulus, .

Si´nis (The Pine-bender).
Giant encountered and slain by Theseus, .

Si´non.
Greek slave, who advised the Trojans to secure the wooden horse, , .

Sip´y-lus.
Mountain where stood the statue of Niobe, .

Si´rens.
Maidens who allured mariners by their wondrous songs, 350-352;
significance, .

Sir´i-us.
Favorite dog of Orion;
a constellation, , .

Sis´y-phus.
King condemned to roll a rock in Tartarus to the top of a steep hill, , ;
significance, .

Sol.
Name frequently given to Apollo as god of the sun, .

Som´nus.
God of sleep;
the child of Nox, and twin brother of Mors, 208-212.

Spar´ta.
Capital of Lacedæmon;
favorite city of Juno, ;
home of Menelaus, 310-312.

Sphinx.
Riddle-giving monster;
slain by Œdipus, 283-285;
significance, , .

Stel´li-o.
Urchin changed to lizard by Ceres when searching for Proserpina, .

Ster´o-pes (Lightning).
One of the Cyclopes;
son of Uranus and Gæa, .

Sthe´no.
One of the three Gorgon sisters, immortal, like Euryale, .

Stroph´a-des.
Islands where the Harpies took refuge when driven from Thrace, ;
Æneas visits the, .

Stro´phi-us.
Father of Pylades;
shelters Orestes, .

Stym-pha´lus.
Lake upon whose banks Hercules slew the brazen-clawed birds, .

Styx.
River in Hades, by whose waters the gods swore their most sacred oaths, , , , , ;
Achilles bathed in the, .

Su-a-de´la.
One of Venus’ train of attendants;
god of the soft speech of love, .

Sy-chæ´us.
King of Tyre;
husband of Dido;
murdered by Pygmalion, .

Sym-pleg´a-des.
Floating rocks safely passed by the Argo, .

Sy´rinx.
Nymph loved by Pan, and changed into reeds, , .

Tæn´a-rum, or Tæn´a-rus.
The Greek entrance to Hades on Cimmerian coast, , .

Ta-la´ri-a.
Mercury’s winged sandals, given by the gods, .

Ta´lus.
Brazen giant;
son of Vulcan;
the watchman of Minos, , .

Tan´ta-lus.
Father of Pelops;
condemned to hunger and thirst in Hades, , , ;
significance, , .

Tar´ta-rus.
Abyss under the earth, where the Titans, etc., were confined, , , , ;
Orpheus’ music heard in, ;
wicked in, 161-169;
significance, , .

Tau´ris.
Country to which Diana brought Iphigenia, ;
visited by Orestes, .

Tel´a-mon.
Husband of Hesione, the daughter of Laomedon, .

Te-lem´a-chus.
Son of Ulysses and Penelope, ;
adventures of, , .

Tel-e-phas´sa.
Wife of Agenor;
mother of Europa, ;
significance, .

Tel´lus.
Same as Gæa;
name given to Rhea, .

Ten´e-dos.
Island off the coast of Troy, , .

Terp-sich´o-re.
Muse of dancing;
daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, .

Ter´ra.
Same as Gæa, goddess of the earth, .

Teu´cer.
Ancient king of the Trojans, .

Tha-li´a.
1. One of the three Graces;
daughter of Jupiter and Eurynome, .
2. One of the nine Muses;
Muse of comedy, .

Than´a-tos.
Same as Mors, god of death, .

Thebes.
Capital of Bœotia;
founded by Cadmus, , ;
Amphion, king of, 80-82;
Athamas, king of, ;
Pentheus, king of, ;
Œdipus, king of, 280-290.

The´mis.
One of the six female Titans, , ;
goddess of justice, , , , .

The-oph´a-ne.
Maiden changed by Neptune into a sheep, .

The´seus.
Son of Ægeus and Æthra;
hero of Athens, , 250-262, , ;
significance, , .

Thes-mo-pho´ri-a.
Festivals in Greece in honor of Ceres, .

Thes´sa-ly.
A province of Greece, ;
fight of the gods in, ;
Admetus, king of, ;
Ceyx, king of, ;
Æson, king of, , ;
Protesilaus of, .

The´tis.
1. Mother of Achilles, ;
a sea nymph, .
2. One of the Titanides, ;
marriage feast of, , ;
Olympus visited by, ;
Achilles comforted by, ;
Achilles’ armor brought by, 326-328;
Achilles instructed by, .

This´be.
Babylonian maiden loved by Pyramus, , .

Thrace.
Country on the Black Sea;
the home of Mars, , , , ;
significance, .

Thyr´sus.
The vine-encircled wand borne by the followers of Bacchus, .

Ti´ber.
River in Italy, , , ;
Æneas sails up the, , , .

Ti-re´si-as.
The blind seer visited by Ulysses on the Cimmerian shore, , .

Ti-siph´o-ne.
One of the three Furies, or Eumenides, , , .

Ti-tan´i-des.
The six daughters of Uranus and Gæa, .

Ti´tans.
Name given to the six sons of Uranus and Gæa, , ;
revolt of, , , ;
significance, .

Ti-tho´nus.
Trojan prince who visited Aurora, .

Tit´y-us.
Giant in Tartarus, whose prostrate body covered nine acres, .

Tra-chin´i-a.
Land where Hercules died, .

Tri-na´cri-a.
Land visited by Ulysses, whose men slay the cattle of the sun, , .

Trip-tol´e-mus.
Nursling and protégé of Ceres, , .

Tri´ton.
Son of Neptune and Amphitrite;
father of the Tritons, , ;
significance, .

Trœ-ze´ne.
Ancient city in Argolis, ;
birthplace of Theseus, , ;
significance, .

Tro´jans.
Inhabitants of Troy, 316-335, 360-376.

Troy.
City of Asia Minor, ruled by Laomedon and Priam;
war of, 305-336.

Tuc´ci-a.
Vestal virgin who stood the test of purity, .

Tur´nus.
Chief of the Rutules;
wars against Æneas, 372-377.

Tus´cans.
People of Tuscania in Italy, governed by Evander;
allies of Æneas, , .

Tyn-da´re-us.
Stepfather of Helen;
binds her suitors by oath, .

Ty-phϫus.
Same as Typhon;
monster sent to dethrone Jupiter, , .

Tyre.
City in Phœnicia, governed by Sychæus and Dido, .

U-lys´ses.
Same as Odysseus, hero of the Odyssey;
King of Ithaca, , , , , ;
adventures of, 337-359;
significance, , .

U-ra´ni-a.
Muse of astronomy, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, , .

U´ra-nus (Heaven).
Husband of Gæa, created by her, , , ;
significance, .

Ve´nus.
Same as Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, 103-130;
day of, ;
Hippomenes aided by, ;
Juno and Minerva dispute with, 306-308;
Paris advised by, , ;
Paris saved by, ;
Æneas, son of, , , , , , , ;
significance, .

Ver-tum´nus.
God of the orchards;
loved by Pomona, .

Ves´ta.
Same as Hestia, goddess of fire and of the family hearth, 198-204;
birth of, ;
significance, .

Ves-ta´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Vesta, held in Rome, .

Ves´tals.
Virgins dedicated to the service of Vesta, 200-202, .

Vic-to´ri-a.
Same as Nice, goddess of victory, .

Vol´scians.
Tribe in Italy who join the Rutules against Æneas, , , .

Vul´can.
Same as Hephæstus, god of the forge, 144-148;
Jupiter’s head cleft by, ;
Venus, wife of, , ;
armor made by, , ;
significance, .

Vul-ca-na´li-a.
Festivals celebrated in honor of Vulcan, .

Zeph´y-rus.
God of the south wind;
son of Æolus and Aurora, ;
Hyacinthus slain by, ;
Venus conducted by, ;
Psyche saved by, , ;
Flora, wife of, .

Ze´tes.
Son of Boreas and Orithyia;
took part in Argonautic expedition, and drove away Harpies, .

Ze´thus.
Twin brother of Amphion;
son of Jupiter and Antiope, 80-82.

Zeus.
Same as Jupiter;
father of the gods, ;
significance, , , , .