Myths of Greece and Rome Part 29

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, G.o.ddess of agriculture, 196.

Ce'res. Same as Demeter, G.o.ddess 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; s.h.i.+pwrecked, 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; AEneas ferried by, 372; significance, 397.

Cha-ryb'dis. Whirlpool near the coast of Sicily, 352, 353, 365.

Chi-mae'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 AEolia and Troas, 47.

Ci'lix. Brother of Europa; founder of Cilicia, 45, 47.

Cim-me'ri-an Sh.o.r.es. Land visited by Ulysses to consult Tiresias, 350.

Cir'ce. Sister of AEetes; 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-aem-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.

Coe'us. One of the t.i.tans; son of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 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 AEetes, where the golden fleece was kept, 265, 266; return from, 274.

Co-lo'nus. Forest sacred to Furies, where Oedipus vanished in a storm, 286.

Co-los'sus. Statue of Apollo in the Island of Rhodes, 91.

Con-sen'tes. Same as Pan, G.o.d 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, G.o.ddess 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 AEsculapius, 62, 63; significance, 386, 389.

Co'rus. Northwest wind; son of AEolus and Aurora, 213-215.

Cor-y-ban'tes. Same as Curetes; Rhea's priests, 21.

Cot'tus. One of the Centimani; son of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 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; AEneas' sojourn in, 364; Zeus, king of, 379.

Cre-u'sa. 1. Wife of AEneas; killed in attempting to fly from Troy, 361-363. 2. Same as Glauce; maiden loved by Jason, 273.

Cri'us. One of the t.i.tans; son of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 17.

Cro'nus. Same as Saturn; a t.i.tan 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'mae. Cave where the Sibyl gave her prophecies, 370.

Cu'pid, or Cu-pi'do. Same as Amor, G.o.d 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, G.o.ddess of the earth, 20; chariot of, 278.

Cy-clo'pes. Three children of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 17, 18; thunderbolts forged by, 22, 64, 147; Orion visits the, 99; Vulcan and the, 145; Island of the, 339; AEneas 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, G.o.ddess of the moon and the chase, 93, 96.

Cyn'thi-us. Name given to Apollo, G.o.d 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.

Cyth-e-re'a. Name given to Venus, G.o.ddess of beauty, love, and laughter, 103.

Daed'a-lus. Architect who planned the Cretan Labyrinth, 253-255; inventor of sails, 214.

Dan'a-e. Maiden visited by Jupiter as a golden shower; mother of Perseus, 240-242; significance, 379, 390, 397.

Da-na'i-des. Daughters of Danaus, who slay their husbands, 166, 167.

Dan'a-us. King of Argos; father of the fifty Danaides, 166.

Dan'ube. River of Europe; Medea slays Absyrtus near its mouth, 271.

Daph'ne. Maiden loved by Apollo, and changed into a laurel tree, 68-70; significance, 387, 389, 395.

Dar'da-nus. Ancient king of Troy, who gives his name to his race, 364; mares of, 215.

De-i-a-nei'ra. Wife of Hercules, 232-236; causes Hercules' death by using the Nessus robe, 235, 236; significance, 390.

De-iph'o-bus. Son of Priam and Hecuba; married Helen after the death of Paris, 362.

De'los. Floating island; birthplace of Apollo and Diana, 62; shrine of Apollo at, 91, 363, 364; significance, 386, 396.

Del'phi. Shrine of Apollo, famed for its oracles, 37, 47, 91; Ceyx visits, 211; Oedipus consults oracle at, 281, 282, 285, 290; Orestes at, 336.

Del'uge. Caused by Jupiter's wrath, 36; slime from, 65.

De-me'ter. Same as Ceres; G.o.ddess of agriculture, 183, 187; significance, 396.

De'mi-os (Dread). Attendant or son of Mars, 138.

Des'ti-ny. One of the ancient deities not subjected to Jupiter, 39.

Deu-ca'li-on. Only male survivor of Deluge; father of h.e.l.len, 37, 38.

Di'a. Maiden loved and deserted by Ixion, king of the Lapithae, 169; significance, 389.

Di-a'na. G.o.ddess of the moon and chase; daughter of Jupiter and Latona, 93-101; birth of, 62; nymphs of, 70, 190; arrows of, 139; Arethusa protected by, 192; Oeneus neglects, 275; Iphigenia saved by, 316; temple of, 336; Camilla rescued by, 373, 374; significance, 388, 396, 398.

Di'do. Queen of Tyre and Carthage; loved and deserted by AEneas, 366-369; AEneas sees, in Hades, 372.

Di-o-me'des. 1. Greek hero during Trojan war, 314; recovers Patroclus' body, 328; helps Ulysses secure the Palladium, 332. 2. The possessor of horses taken by Hercules, 223.

Di-o'ne. 1. Name given to Venus, G.o.ddess of beauty, love, laughter, etc., 103. 2. Mother of Venus by Jupiter; G.o.ddess of moisture, 44.

Di-o-nys'i-a. Festivals held in Greece in honor of Bacchus, 182.

Di-o-nys'us. Same as Bacchus, G.o.d of wine and revelry, 174.

Di-os-cu'ri. Collective name given to Castor and Pollux, 278.

Di-os-cu'ri-a. Festivals in honor of Castor and Pollux, 279.

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

Dis. Same as Pluto, G.o.d of Infernal Regions, 159, 370.

Dis-cor'di-a, or Eris. G.o.ddess of discord, 138; she appears at Peleus' marriage feast, 306.

Do-do'na. Temple and grove sacred to Jupiter, 48, 49, 266.

Dol'phin. Constellation, 82.

Do'ri-an Race. Descendants of Dorus, 38.

Do'ris. Wife of Nereus, 154, 305.

Do'rus. Son of h.e.l.len; ancestor of Dorian race, 38.

Dreams. Spirits in cave of Somnus; pa.s.sed out through gates of ivory and horn, 210, 211; Mercury, leader of, 137.