Myths of Greece and Rome Part 33

Neph'e-le. Wife of Athamas; mother of Phryxus and h.e.l.le, 265; significance, 391, 397.

Nep'tune. Same as Poseidon, G.o.d of the sea, 149-158; son of Cronus, 22; kingdom given to, 25; Deluge controlled by, 36, 37; horse created by, 57; Delos created by, 62; walls built by, 65; Mars punished by, 139; girl protected by, 197; Vesta wooed by, 198; Minos punished by, 223; Pegasus created by, 244; Hippolytus slain by, 262; Thetis wooed by, 305; Trojans punished by, 332, 333; Polyphemus, son of, 339; Ulysses' men slain by, 354, 355; AEneas saved by, 366, 370; significance, 397, 400.

Ne-re'i-des. Water nymphs; daughters of Nereus and Doris, 153, 155; significance, 397.

Ne're-us. G.o.d of the sea; the personification of its pleasant aspect, 154, 226; father of Thetis, 305; significance, 397.

Nes'sus. The Centaur who carries Deianeira across the river; slain by Hercules, 234, 235; significance, 390.

Nes'tor. Greek hero during Trojan war; noted for wise counsel, 275, 314, 357.

Ni'ce. Same as Victory; attendant of Jupiter, 41.

Night. Same as Nyx or Nox, 13, 15, 57, 208.

Nightmares. Attendants of Somnus, crouching in his cave, 210.

Ni'o-be. Daughter of Tantalus, whose children are slain by Apollo and Diana, 93-96, 167; significance, 398.

Ni'sus. Youth who accompanies Euryalus to summon AEneas back to camp, 374.

No'man. Name a.s.sumed by Ulysses to mislead Polyphemus, 343, 344.

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

Nox. Same as Nyx, G.o.ddess of night; marries Chaos and Erebus, 13.

Nu'ma Pom-pil'i-us. Second king of Rome; built Vesta's temple, 200.

Nymphs. Name given to female minor divinities, 297.

Ny-si'a-des. Nymphs who cared for Bacchus, and form a constellation, 174.

Nyx. Same as Nox, G.o.ddess of night; mother of Day and Light, 13, 15, 17, 163.

O-ce-an'i-des. Daughters of Ocea.n.u.s; nymphs of the ocean, 25, 103, 303; significance, 397.

O-ce'a-nus. 1. River surrounding the earth, according to ancients, 15, 16, 229. 2. One of the t.i.tans; son of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 17, 20, 22, 25, 149; significance, 397.

O-cris'i-a. A slave; wife of Vulcan; mother of Servius Tullius, 148.

O-dys'seus. Same as Ulysses; hero of the Odyssey, 337.

Od'ys-sey. Epic poem of Homer on the adventures of Ulysses, 337.

Oed'i-pus. Son of Laius and Jocasta; King of Thebes, 280-290; significance, 392, 393, 394.

Oe'neus. Father of Meleager and Deianeira; husband of Althaea, 232, 275.

Oe-no'ne. Wife of Paris, son of Priam, 307, 308; she dies on his funeral pyre, 331; significance, 394.

Oe-no'pi-on. Father of Merope; blinds Orion, 99.

Oe'ta. Mountain on whose summit Hercules builds his funeral pyre, 238.

O-gyg'i-a. Island where Calypso detains Ulysses seven years, 354.

O-lym'pi-a. City in Elis noted for its temple and games, 49, 230, 239.

O-lym'pi-ad. Time between Olympian Games; i.e., four years, 49.

O-lym'pi-an Games. Games inst.i.tuted by Hercules in honor of Jupiter, 49, 230.

O-lym'pus. Mountain north of Greece; the abode of the G.o.ds, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 39, 51, 55, 58, 70, 76, 96, 106, 120, 128, 132, 135, 153, 171, 240, 297, 373, 375; G.o.ds fly from, 24; Prometheus visits, 28; Ganymede transported to, 43; Vulcan expelled from, 144; Ceres visits, 194; Bellerophon storms, 295; Thetis visits, 319; significance, 384.

Om'pha-le. Queen of Lydia; the taskmistress of Hercules, 230.

O-ne-i-co-pom'pus. Name borne by Mercury as conductor of dreams, 131, 137.

Ops. Same as Cybele; name given to Rhea, and also to Ceres, 20.

O-re'a-des. Mountain nymphs who guided travelers, 297.

O-res'tes. Son of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra; friend of Pylades, 336.

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, 215.

Or'pheus. Musician; son of Apollo and Calliope, 75-80, 266; significance, 387, 388.

Os'sa. Mountain in Thessaly, upon which the t.i.tans piled Pelion, 23.

O'tus. Giant son of Neptune; slain by Diana and Apollo, 139, 154; significance, 400.

Pac-to'lus. River in Asia Minor in which Midas washed, to remove his golden plague, 179.

Pa-lae'mon. Son of Athamas and Ino; changed into sea G.o.d, 174.

Pal-a-me'des. Messenger sent to summon Ulysses to war against Troy, 312.

Pal-i-nu'rus. AEneas' pilot; lost at sea off Cape Misenum, 370, 372.

Pal-la'di-um. Statue of Minerva, 60; stolen from Troy by Ulysses and Diomedes, 198, 332.

Pal'las. 1. Name given to Minerva in Athens, 27, 55, 57. 2. Son of Evander; slain by Turnus while fighting for AEneas, 374, 375.

Pal'lor. Special attendant of Mars; lover of strife, 138.

Pan. Same as Consentes, G.o.d of nature and the universe, 74, 127, 300, 301; significance, 400.

Pan-ath-e-nae'a. Festivals held in honor of Minerva, 60.

Pan-do'ra. First woman; created in heaven, she brings evil into the world, 29-35, 37.

Par'cae. The Fates, or Moerae; they spin the thread of destiny, 165.

Par'is. Son of Priam and Hecuba, 307; judgment of, 308; visits Troy, 308, 310; elopes with Helen, 312; duel with Menelaus, 320; in battle, 323; Achilles slain by, 330; death of, 331; significance, 394.

Par-nas'sus. Mountain in Greece, 37, 38; sacred to Apollo and the Muses, 90.

Par-the'ni-um. Mountain upon which Atalanta was exposed, 275.

Par'the-non. Temple dedicated to Minerva at Athens, 60.

Pa-tro'clus. Friend of Achilles; slain by Hector, 324-328; significance, 395.

Peg'a-sus. Steed born from the sea foam and the blood of Medusa, 154, 244; Bellerophon rides, 292-296; significance, 394, 397.

Pe'leus. Husband of Thetis; father of Achilles, 266, 275, 305, 314.

Pe'li-as. Uncle of Jason; brother of Neleus, 154; usurps the throne of AEson, 263-266, 273.

Pe'li-on. A high mountain in Thessaly, piled upon Ossa by the giants to reach Olympus, 23, 266.

Pel-o-pon-ne'sus. The peninsula south of Greece, 49, 167.

Pe'lops. Son of Tantalus; gave his name to the Peloponnesus, 167; father of Copreus, 153; significance, 389.

Pe-na'tes. Household G.o.ds wors.h.i.+ped in Rome with the Lares, 203, 204; AEneas saves the, 362.

Pe-nel'o-pe. 1. Wife of Ulysses, 312; suitors of, 357-359; significance, 395. 2. A nymph, the mother of Pan, 300.

Pe-ne'us. 1. River G.o.d; father of Daphne; changes Daphne into a laurel. 2. Name of a river in Greece, 68.

Pen-the-si-le'a. Queen of Amazons; slain during Trojan war, 329.

Pen'theus. King of Thebes; refuses to receive Bacchus, and is slain, 181, 182.

Per-i-phe'tes. Son of Vulcan, 148; encountered and slain by Theseus, 251.

Per-seph'o-ne. Same as Proserpina, G.o.ddess of vegetation, 183, 187, 194.

Per'seus. Son of Jupiter and Danae; slays Medusa, 240-249; significance, 390, 391, 393, 394, 395.

Pet'a-sus. Name given to the winged cap worn by Mercury, 134.

Phae-a'ci-ans. People who dwelt in Scheria, and sent Ulysses home, 355; significance, 395.

Phae'dra. Daughter of Minos; wife of Theseus, 262; significance, 391.

Pha'e-ton. Son of Apollo and Clymene; drives the sun car, and is slain, 83-88; significance, 388, 395.

Pha-e-tu'sa. Sister of Phaeton; one of the Heliades, 87; Apollo's flocks guarded by, 353.

Phe-re-phat'ta. Name given to Persephone, or Proserpina, 183.

Phid'i-as. Noted Greek sculptor; made statues of the G.o.ds, 49, 60.

Phi-le'mon. Husband of Baucis; changed into an oak, 43, 44.

Phil-oc-te'tes. Friend of Hercules; receives his arrows, 238, 330, 331.

Phi-lon'o-e. Daughter of Iobates; wife of Bellerophon, 292; significance, 394.

Phin'e-us. The blind king of Thrace; annoyed by the Harpies, 248, 249, 267.

Phleg'e-thon. One of the rivers of Hades; a river of fire, 161, 163, 350.

Pho'bos. One of the attendants of Mars, G.o.d of war, 138.

Pho'cis. Province in Greece, bounded by Doris, Locris, and the Gulf of Corinth, 336.

Phoe'be. One of the t.i.tanides, 17, 20; same as Diana, 93.

Phoe'bus. Name given to Apollo, G.o.d of the sun and of medicine, 61, 67, 90, 94, 96, 318; significance, 386.

Phoe-nic'i-a. Province in Asia Minor, named after Phoenix, 47; significance, 386.

Phoe'nix. Brother of Europa, who gave his name to Phoenicia, 45, 47.

Phryx'us. Son of Athamas and Nephele; rides on golden-fleeced ram to Colchis, 154, 265; significance, 391, 397.

Pi-re'ne. Fountain near Corinth, where Pegasus drinks, 294.

Pi-rith'o-us. King of the Lapithae; friend of Theseus, 259, 260, 275.

Ple'ia-des. Seven of Diana's nymphs; pursued by Orion and changed into stars, 98.

Plu'to. Same as Hades, Dis, Adoneus, etc., 159-170; G.o.d of the Infernal Regions, 25, 76, 77, 79, 110, 208, 350; birth of, 22; Proserpina kidnapped by, 183-187; Arethusa sees, 193; Ceres visits, 195; Perseus aided by, 243; Theseus punished by, 260; significance, 396, 401.

Plu'tus. Name given to Pluto when invoked as G.o.d of wealth, 159.

Pod-a-lir'i-us. Son of AEsculapius; skilled in medicine, 64.

Po-dar'ces. Same as Priam, King of Troy; slain by Pyrrhus, 152.

Po-li'tes. Last of Priam's sons; slain at his feet by Pyrrhus, 361.