An-drom´a-che.Wife of Hector;parting of Hector and,321-323;grief of,328;captivity of,365.
An-drom´e-da.Daughter of Celeus and Cassiopeia;saved by Perseus,246-249;significance,391.
An-tæ´us.Giant son of Gæa;defender of the Pygmies;slain by Hercules,227,228.
An-te´i-a.Wife of Prœtus;accuses Bellerophon falsely,291;significance,393.
An´te-ros.God of passion,107,108;son of Venus and Mars,140.
An-tig´o-ne.Daughter of Œdipus and Jocasta;buried alive,285-288;significance,393.
An-tin´o-us.One of Penelope’s suitors;slain by Ulysses,358.
An-ti´o-pe.Wife of Jupiter;mother of Amphion and Zethus;persecuted by Dirce,80.
A-pha´re-us.Father of Castor’s murderer,279.
Aph-ro-di´te.Same as Venus, Dione, etc.,103,105;significance,399.
A-pol´lo.Same as Phœbus, Sol, and Helios,61-91;god of the sun, music, poetry, and medicine,55;Diana’s brother,93;Niobe’s sons slain by,94;Mars and Venus seen by,106,107;Mercury steals cattle of,132-134;giants slain by,139;walls built by,151,152;Marpessa claimed by,155;Vesta loved by,198;Janus, son of,205;oracles of,280,281;steed of,294;Cassandra loved by,310;Chryses appeals to,318,319;Ulysses incurs anger of,354;significance,386,390,393,396,398.
Aq´ui-lo.West wind, son of Æolus and Aurora,213,215.
A-rach´ne.Minerva’s needlework contest with,58,59.
Ar-ca´di-a.Province of Peloponnesus,221,275;Mercury’s birthplace,131.
Ar´cas.Son of Jupiter and Callisto;constellation of the Little Bear,52.
A-re-o-pa-gi´tæ.Judges of the criminal court of Athens,140.
A-re-op´a-gus.Hill near Athens;site of the Parthenon,140.
A´res.Same as Mars,138;significance,400.
A-re´te.1. Goddess of virtue;takes charge of Hercules,218-220.2. Wife of Alcinous;mother of Nausicaa,355.
Ar-e-thu´sa.Nymph of Diana;changed to a fountain,190-193.
Ar´ges(Sheet-lightning).A Cyclop;son of Uranus and Gæa,18.
Ar´go.Vessel in which Jason set sail in search of the golden fleece,266-274;significance,392.
Ar-go-nau´tic Expeditionin search of golden fleece,154;Zetes and Calais in,215;Hercules in,230;Meleager in,275;significance,391,392.
Ar´go-nauts.Name given to Jason and crew,267-271;significance,392.
Ar´gos.City in Argolis, dedicated to Juno,52-54;Eurystheus, king of,218-220;Acrisius, king of,240,249;Adrastus, king of,260,287;Prœtus, king of,291;Agamemnon’s return to,336;significance,389,390.
Ar´gus.1. Name of myriad-eyed giant who watched Io,135-137;significance,385.2. Name of Ulysses’ faithful hound,357.
A-ri-ad´ne.Daughter of Minos;Theseus aided by,256,257;deserted by Theseus,179,257;marries Bacchus,181;significance,391.
A-ri´on.1. Winged steed;the offspring of Neptune and Ceres,153.2. Musician;thrown into the sea by pirates, saved by a dolphin,82,83.
Ar-is-tæ´us.Youth who indirectly causes Eurydice’s death,76.
Ar´te-mis.Same as Diana, goddess of the moon and the chase,93,97.
As-cal´a-phus.Spirit in Hades who saw Proserpina eat pomegranate seeds,195.
A´si-a Mi´nor.West of Asia;Bacchus’ visit to,176;Vesta’s shrine in,198;Thetis’ flight from,326.
As-kle´pi-os.Same as Æsculapius;son of Apollo and Coronis,63.
As-ty´a-nax.Infant son of Hector and Andromache,321.
At-a-lan´ta.Maiden who takes part in Calydonian Hunt and races with Milanion or Hippomenes,275-278;significance,392.
Ath´a-mas.King of Thebes;father of Phryxus and Helle,265;Ino in madness slain by,174;significance,391.
A-the´ne.Same as Minerva,55;tutelary goddess of Athens,57;significance,395.
A-the´ni-ans.Inhabitants of Athens,215;tribute of,253,256;ingratitude of,262.
Ath´ens.Minerva’s festivals at,60;tribunal at,139,140;contest for,152;Ægeus, king of,250;Theseus’ arrival at,252,253;Ariadne elopes to,256;Castor and Pollux’ visit to,260;Theseus, king of,262;Peleus, king of,305.
At´las.1. Mountains.2. One of Iapetus’ sons,25;daughters of,98;heavens supported by,227-229;Perseus petrifies,244-246;significance,379.
At´ro-pos.One of the Fates;cuts the thread of life,165.
At´ti-ca.Province of Greece;Cecrops founds city in,57;oppression of,255;shores of,259.
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,312,315.
Au-ro´ra.Same as Eos, goddess of dawn;attendant of Apollo,85,107;jealousy of,70;Tithonus loved by,90;Æolus’ wife,213.
Aus´ter.Southwest wind, same as Notus;a son of Æolus and Aurora,215.
Au-tom´e-don.Achilles’ charioteer,328.
Av´en-tine.One of the seven hills on which Rome is built,226.
A-ver´nus.Lake near Naples;the entrance to Hades in Italy,160;Æneas’ visit to,370.
Bab´y-lon.The home of Pyramus and Thisbe,117.
Bac-cha-na´li-a.Festivals in honor of Bacchus,182.
Bac-chan´tes.Female followers of Bacchus,176,182;Orpheus slain by,79,80.
Bac´chus.Same as Dionysus, god of wine and revelry;son of Jupiter and Semele,171-182;Vulcan visited by,147;Ariadne rescued by,257;tutor of,300;gift from,306.
Bau´cis.1. The mortal who showed hospitality to Jupiter and Mercury;wife of Philemon,43,44.2. Father of Dryope (changed to a tree),298.
Bel-ler´o-phon.Demigod;mounts Pegasus and slays the dread Chimæra,291-296;significance,393,394.
Bel-lo´na.Goddess of war;attendant of Mars,138.
Ber-e-ni´ce.Queen whose hair was changed into a comet,130,384.
Ber´o-e.Nurse of Semele, whose form Juno assumes to arouse Semele’s jealousy,171,172.
Bi´ton.Brother of Cleobis;draws his mother to the temple,54.
Bœ-o´ti-a.Province in Greece, whose principal city was Thebes,47,280.
Bo´re-as.North wind;son of Æolus and Aurora;kidnaps Orithyia,213-215;sons of,267.
Bos´po-rus.Channel connecting Black Sea and Sea of Marmora, on route of Argonauts,268.
Brass Age.Third age of world,35.
Bri-a´re-us.One of the Centimani;son of Uranus and Gæa,18;umpire,152.
Bri-se´is.Captive of Achilles during Trojan war;claimed by Agamemnon,318,319,324;significance,394.
Bron´tes(Thunder).A Cyclop;son of Uranus and Gæa,18.
Bru´tus.Unborn soul of Roman hero, seen by Anchises in Hades,372.
Ca´cus.Son of Vulcan,148;giant slain by Hercules on Mount Aventine,226;significance,386.
Cad´mus.Brother of Europa;founder of Thebes,45-48;husband of Harmonia,107;daughter of,171;dragon-tooth seed of,268;significance,386,390,393.
Ca-du´ce-us.Wand given to Mercury by Apollo,134.
Cæ´sar.Unborn soul of Roman hero, seen by Anchises in Hades,372.
Cal´a-is.Son of Boreas and Orithyia,215.
Cal´chas.Soothsayer of the Greeks during the Trojan war,315.
Cal-li´o-pe.One of the nine Muses, loved by Apollo,90;mother of Orpheus,75.
Cal-lis´to.Maiden loved by Jupiter;changed into a bear by Juno;the Great Bear,52.
Cal´y-don.Home of Meleager;site of Calydonian Hunt,275.
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,354;significance,395.
Ca-mil´la.Volscian maiden;fights, and is slain by, Æneas,373,376;dedicated to Diana,374.
Ca-mil´lus.Unborn soul of Roman hero, seen by Anchises in Hades,372.
Cam´pus mar´ti-us.Roman exercising grounds sacred to Mars,143.
Can´cer.Crab which attacked Hercules to defend the Hydra;a constellation,221.
Cap´i-tol.Temple dedicated to Jupiter in Rome,48.
Car´thage.A city in Africa, built by Dido, visited by Æneas,367.
Cas-san´dra.Daughter of Priam;her prophecies, though true, were always disbelieved,310,364;captivity of,361.
Cas-si-o-pe´ia.Mother of Andromeda,246;a constellation,249;significance,391.
Cas´tor.One of the Dioscuri or Gemini,278,279;rescue of Helen by,260;Argonauts joined by,266;Calydonian Hunt joined by,275.
Cau-ca´si-an Mountains.Same as Caucasus;Prometheus chained to,28,227.
Ce´crops.Founder of Athens,57;descendants of,255.
Ce-læ´no.One of the Harpies;frightens Æneas by prophesying harm,365.
Ce´le-us.1. King of Eleusis;father of Triptolemus,188.2. Father of Andromeda;significance,391.
Cen´taurs.Children of Ixion, half man, half horse;Chiron,218,263,314;Hercules fights,221;battle of,230,260;Nessus,234-236;significance,391,397.
Cen-tim´a-ni(Hundred-handed).Three sons of Uranus and Gæa,17,18.
Ceph´a-lus.Hunter loved by Procris and Aurora,70,71,90;significance,387.
Cer´be-rus.Three-headed dog which guarded the entrance of Hades,76,77,160;Hercules captures,229,260;significance,401.
Cer´cy-on.Son of Vulcan,148;encountered by Theseus,252.
Ce-re-a´li-a.Festivals in honor of Ceres, goddess of agriculture,196.
Ce´res.Same as Demeter, goddess of agriculture and civilization,159,183-197;Cronus disgorges,22;Psyche consults,127,128;Neptune loves,153;Pelops’ shoulder eaten by,167;significance,396,397.
Cer-y-ne´a.Town of Achaia,221.
Cer-y-ne´ian Stag.Stag taken by Hercules;one of his labors,221.
Ces´tus.Venus’ magic, love-inspiring girdle,130,308.
Ce´yx.King of Thessaly;shipwrecked, and changed with his wife Halcyone into birds,211,212.
Cha´os.The first of all divinities, who ruled over confusion,12,13;ejection of,17;daughter of,57.
Char´i-tes.The three Graces;attendants of Venus,105.
Cha´ron.The boatman who ferries the souls over Acheron,161;Æneas ferried by,372;significance,397.
Cha-ryb´dis.Whirlpool near the coast of Sicily,352,353,365.
Chi-mæ´ra.Monster slain by Bellerophon,292-296;significance,394,401.
Chi´o-ne.Daughter of Boreas and Orithyia,215.
Chi´os.One of the islands of the Archipelago,99.
Chi´ron.Learned Centaur,218,263,266,314;death of,221.
Chry-se´is.Daughter of Chryses;taken by Agamemnon,318,319.
Chry´ses.Father of Chryseis;priest of Apollo;brings a plague on the Greek camp,318,319.
Ci-co´ni-ans.Inhabitants of Ismarus, visited by Ulysses,337.
Ci-lic´i-a.Province in Asia Minor, between Æolia and Troas,47.
Ci´lix.Brother of Europa;founder of Cilicia,45,47.
Cim-me´ri-an Shores.Land visited by Ulysses to consult Tiresias,350.
Cir´ce.Sister of Æetes;sorceress who changes Ulysses’ men into swine,347-353;significance,395,396.
Cle´o-bis.Brother of Biton;a devoted son,54.
Cle-o-pa´tra.Daughter of Boreas and Orithyia,215.
Cli´o.One of the nine Muses,88.
Clo´tho.One of the Fates;she spins the thread of life,165.
Clym´e-ne.1. Wife of Iapetus;an ocean nymph,25.2. Nymph loved by Apollo;mother of Phaeton,83,87.
Clyt-æm-nes´tra.Wife of Agamemnon;slain by Orestes,336;significance,394.
Clyt´i-e.Maiden who loves Apollo, and is changed into a sunflower,72.
Co-cy´tus.River in Hades, formed of tears of the condemned,160,161.
Cœ´us.One of the Titans;son of Uranus and Gæa,17.
Col´chi-an Land.Ram bears Phryxus to,154;Argonauts arrive at,268;Argonauts depart from,269;sailors of,271.
Col´chis.Land in Asia ruled by Æetes, where the golden fleece was kept,265,266;return from,274.
Co-lo´nus.Forest sacred to Furies, where Œdipus vanished in a storm,286.
Co-los´sus.Statue of Apollo in the Island of Rhodes,91.
Con-sen´tes.Same as Pan, god of the universe and of nature,300.
Co´pre-us.Son of Pelops;owner of the marvelous horse Arion,153.
Co´ra.Same as Proserpina, goddess of vegetation,183;significance,396.
Cor´inth.City and isthmus between Greece proper and the Peloponnesus,152,158,294;Sisyphus, king of,167,291;Sciron at,251;Polybus, king of,280-282,286.
Co-ro´na.Constellation, also known as Ariadne’s Crown,181.
Co-ro´nis.Maiden loved by Apollo;mother of Æsculapius,62,63;significance,386,389.
Co´rus.Northwest wind;son of Æolus and Aurora,213-215.
Cor-y-ban´tes.Same as Curetes;Rhea’s priests,21.
Cot´tus.One of the Centimani;son of Uranus and Gæa,18.
Cre´on.Father of Jocasta and of Megara,219;King of Thebes,288.
Cre´tan Bull.Hercules captures,223.
Crete.Island home of Minos,223,253,256;Menelaus’ journey to,312;Æneas’ sojourn in,364;Zeus, king of,379.
Cre-u´sa.1. Wife of Æneas;killed in attempting to fly from Troy,361-363.2. Same as Glauce;maiden loved by Jason,273.
Cri´us.One of the Titans;son of Uranus and Gæa,17.
Cro´nus.Same as Saturn;a Titan who rules supreme;father of Jupiter,17-23,25,35;daughters of,51,183,198;son of,159.
Cru´mis-sa.Island where Neptune carried Theophane;birthplace of the golden-fleeced ram,154.
Cu´mæ.Cave where the Sibyl gave her prophecies,370.
Cu´pid, orCu-pi´do.Same as Amor, god of love;son of Venus and Mars,107,140;growth of,108;darts of,112,147,367;Psyche and,121-130,381.
Cu-re´tes.Same as Corybantes;Rhea’s priests,21.
Cy´a-ne.River which tried to stop Pluto when he kidnapped Proserpina,186.
Cyb´e-le.Same as Rhea, goddess of the earth,20;chariot of,278.
Cy-clo´pes.Three children of Uranus and Gæa,17,18;thunderbolts forged by,22,64,147;Orion visits the,99;Vulcan and the,145;Island of the,339;Æneas warned against,365;significance,385,398.
Cy´clops.Polyphemus the,339-345,365.
Cyc´nus.Intimate friend of Phaeton,87.
Cyl-le´ne.Mountain upon which Mercury was born,131,132.
Cyn´thi-a.Same as Diana, goddess of the moon and the chase,93,96.
Cyn´thi-us.Name given to Apollo, god of the sun and fine arts,61.
Cyp-a-ris´sus.Friend of Apollo;turned to a cypress tree,67.
Cy´prus.Island in the Mediterranean sacred to Venus,105,120,123.