Myths of Greece and Rome Part 35

Tel'a-mon. Husband of Hesione, the daughter of Laomedon, 152.

Te-lem'a-chus. Son of Ulysses and Penelope, 312; adventures of, 357, 358.

Tel-e-phas'sa. Wife of Agenor; mother of Europa, 47; significance, 386.

Tel'lus. Same as Gaea; name given to Rhea, 13.

Ten'e-dos. Island off the coast of Troy, 332, 335.

Terp-sich'o-re. Muse of dancing; daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 88.

Ter'ra. Same as Gaea, G.o.ddess of the earth, 13.

Teu'cer. Ancient king of the Trojans, 364.

Tha-li'a. 1. One of the three Graces; daughter of Jupiter and Eurynome, 105. 2. One of the nine Muses; Muse of comedy, 88.

Than'a-tos. Same as Mors, G.o.d of death, 208.

Thebes. Capital of Boeotia; founded by Cadmus, 47, 48; Amphion, king of, 80-82; Athamas, king of, 174; Pentheus, king of, 181; Oedipus, king of, 280-290.

The'mis. One of the six female t.i.tans, 17, 22; G.o.ddess of justice, 44, 105, 107, 163.

The-oph'a-ne. Maiden changed by Neptune into a sheep, 153.

The'seus. Son of AEgeus and AEthra; hero of Athens, 179, 250-262, 266, 275; significance, 391, 393.

Thes-mo-pho'ri-a. Festivals in Greece in honor of Ceres, 196.

Thes'sa-ly. A province of Greece, 311; fight of the G.o.ds in, 23; Admetus, king of, 64; Ceyx, king of, 211; AEson, king of, 263, 273; Protesilaus of, 316.

The'tis. 1. Mother of Achilles, 314; a sea nymph, 20. 2. One of the t.i.tanides, 17; marriage feast of, 305, 306; Olympus visited by, 319; Achilles comforted by, 325; Achilles' armor brought by, 326-328; Achilles instructed by, 329.

This'be. Babylonian maiden loved by Pyramus, 117, 118.

Thrace. Country on the Black Sea; the home of Mars, 138, 223, 267, 363; significance, 400.

Thyr'sus. The vine-encircled wand borne by the followers of Bacchus, 182.

Ti'ber. River in Italy, 200, 202, 205; AEneas sails up the, 363, 372, 374.

Ti-re'si-as. The blind seer visited by Ulysses on the Cimmerian sh.o.r.e, 350, 353.

Ti-siph'o-ne. One of the three Furies, or Eumenides, 163, 165, 174.

Ti-tan'i-des. The six daughters of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 17.

Ti'tans. Name given to the six sons of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 17, 18; revolt of, 22, 23, 25; significance, 398.

Ti-tho'nus. Trojan prince who visited Aurora, 90.

t.i.t'y-us. Giant in Tartarus, whose prostrate body covered nine acres, 169.

Tra-chin'i-a. Land where Hercules died, 216.

Tri-na'cri-a. Land visited by Ulysses, whose men slay the cattle of the sun, 353, 354.

Trip-tol'e-mus. Nursling and protege of Ceres, 188, 196.

Tri'ton. Son of Neptune and Amphitrite; father of the Tritons, 154, 303; significance, 397.

Troe-ze'ne. Ancient city in Argolis, 152; birthplace of Theseus, 250, 251; significance, 391.

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, 200.

Tur'nus. Chief of the Rutules; wars against AEneas, 372-377.

Tus'cans. People of Tuscania in Italy, governed by Evander; allies of AEneas, 374, 375.

Tyn-da're-us. Stepfather of Helen; binds her suitors by oath, 311.

Ty-phoe'us. Same as Typhon; monster sent to dethrone Jupiter, 23, 24.

Tyre. City in Phoenicia, governed by Sychaeus and Dido, 366.

U-lys'ses. Same as Odysseus, hero of the Odyssey; King of Ithaca, 214, 312, 315, 330, 332; adventures of, 337-359; significance, 386, 395.

U-ra'ni-a. Muse of astronomy, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 88, 90.

U'ra-nus (Heaven). Husband of Gaea, created by her, 15, 17, 18; significance, 385.

Ve'nus. Same as Aphrodite, G.o.ddess of beauty, 103-130; day of, 207; Hippomenes aided by, 278; Juno and Minerva dispute with, 306-308; Paris advised by, 310, 312; Paris saved by, 320; AEneas, son of, 360, 362, 366, 367, 370, 372, 376; significance, 389.

Ver-tum'nus. G.o.d of the orchards; loved by Pomona, 303.

Ves'ta. Same as Hestia, G.o.ddess of fire and of the family hearth, 198-204; birth of, 22; significance, 399.

Ves-ta'li-a. Festivals in honor of Vesta, held in Rome, 202.

Ves'tals. Virgins dedicated to the service of Vesta, 200-202, 377.

Vic-to'ri-a. Same as Nice, G.o.ddess of victory, 41.

Vol'scians. Tribe in Italy who join the Rutules against AEneas, 373, 374, 376.

Vul'can. Same as Hephaestus, G.o.d of the forge, 144-148; Jupiter's head cleft by, 55; Venus, wife of, 106, 107; armor made by, 326, 374; significance, 399.

Vul-ca-na'li-a. Festivals celebrated in honor of Vulcan, 148.

Zeph'y-rus. G.o.d of the south wind; son of AEolus and Aurora, 213; Hyacinthus slain by, 67; Venus conducted by, 105; Psyche saved by, 122, 128; Flora, wife of, 301.

Ze'tes. Son of Boreas and Orithyia; took part in Argonautic expedition, and drove away Harpies, 215.

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

Zeus. Same as Jupiter; father of the G.o.ds, 39; significance, 379, 385, 388, 395.