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Adonis, the incestuous offspring of Cinyras and 'ga, Jupiter's nurse, daughter of Olenus. Egelus, a king of Attica, giving name to Egean sea by drowning himself in it. Egina, a particular favorite of Jupiter. 'gon, a wrestler famous for strength. Egyptus, son of Neptune and Lybia. Ello, one of the three Harpies. Enelas, son of Anchises and Venus. olus, the god of the winds. the Eolus, one of the four horses of the sun. Elthon, one of the four horses of the sun. Etollos, a son of Endymion aud Diana. Agamemnon, a brother of Menelaus, chosen captain-general of the Greeks at the siege of Troy. Aganippe, daughter of the river Permessus, Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiope,who, contending for the prize of beauty with the Nereides, was by them bound to a rock and exposed to be devoured by a sea monster; but Perseus slew the monster, and married her. Angelrona, the goddess of silence. An'na, the sister of Pygmalion and Dido. Antalas, a giant son of Neptune and Terra; he was squeezed to death by Hercules. An'teros, one of the names of Cupid. Antever'ta, a goddess of women in labor. An'thia, and Argira, titles of Juno. Anubis, an Egyptian god with a dog's head. Aonides, a name of the Muses. Apaturia, and Aphroditis, titles of Venus. Apis, son of Jupiter and Niobe, called also, Serapis, and Osiris: he first taught the Egyptians to sow corn and plant vines; after his death they worshipped him in the form of an ox, a symbol of husbandry. Arach'ne, a Lydian princess, turned by Minerva into a spider, for presuming to vie with her at spinning. Arethu'sa, the daughter of Nereus. Argentinus, and Escula'nus, gods of wealth. Argo, the ship that conveyed Jason and his companions to Colchis, and reported to have been the first man-of-war. Argonauts, the companions of Jason. Argus, son of Aristor, said to have had a hundred eyes; also an architect, who built the ship Argo. Ariadne, daughter of Minos, who, from love, gave Theseus a clue of thread to guide him out of the Cretan labyrinth: being afterwards deserted by him, she was married to Bacchus, and made his priestess. Arimas'pi, a warlike people of Scythia. Aristalus, son of Apollo and Cyrene. Aristomenes, a cruel Titan. Bellerophon, son of Glaucus, king of Ephyra, who underwent numberless hardships for refusing an intimacy with Sthenoboa, the wife of Protus, king of Argos. Bello'na, the goddess of war. Berecynthia Malter, a title of Cybele. Berenice, a Grecian lady, who was the only person of her sex permitted to see the Cympic games. Berigion, a giant, slain by Jupiter. Brilureus, a monstrous giant, son of Titan and Terra: the poets feign him to have had a hundred arms and fifty heads. Brimo, and Bulbustis, names of Hecate, Brise'is, daughter of Brises, priest of Jupiter, given to Achilles upon the taking of Lyrnessus, a city of Troas, by the Greeks. Bron'tes, a maker of Jupiter's thunder. Brotheus, a son of Vulcan, who threw himself into mount Etna, on account of his deformity. Brumallia, feasts of Bacchus. Aristophanes, a comic poet, born at Lindus, a Busiris, a son of Neptune, and a most cruel town of Rhodes. Asty'anar, the only son of Hector. Astypalala, daughter of Phoenix. A'te, the goddess of revenge. Atlantes, a savage people of Ethiopia. B Bacchus, the god of wine. Bap'ta, the goddess of shame. Barbalta, a title of Venus and Fortuna. Bat'tus, a herdsman, turned by Mercury into a loadstone. Bau'cis, an old woman, who, with her husband Philemon, entertained Jupiter and Mercury, travelling over Phrygia, when all others re. fused. tyrant; he was slain by Hercules. Byblis, the daughter of Miletus. с Cabar'ni, priests of Ceres. Cabiri, priests of Cybele. Calbrus, a god of the Phaselitæ. Calcus, a son of Vulcan. Cad'mus, son of Agenor and Telephessa, who, searching in vain for his sister, built the city of Thebes, and invented 16 letters of the Greek alphabet. Caduceus, Mercury's golden rod or wand. Calca, and Conserva'irix, titles of Fortuna. Cactulus, a robber, son of Vulcan. Calneas, a title of Jupiter. Cal'chas, a famous Greek soothsayer. Calis'to, the daughter of Lycaon. Calliope, the muse of heroic poetry. Calypso, daughter of Oceanus and Thetis, who reigned in the island of Ogygia, where she entertained and became enamored of Ulysses, on his return from Troy. Cambles, a gluttonous king of Lydia. Camby'ses, the son of Cyrus, and king of the Cama'na, and Carna, goddess of infants. Cas'pii, a people of Hyrcania, who were said to starve their parents to death when 70 years old, and to train up dogs for war, |