Daed'alus. A most ingenious artificer of Athens, who formed the Cretan labyrinth and invented the auger, axe, glue, plumb-line, saw, and masts and sails for ships.

Dana'ideS, or Be'Lides. The fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Argos, all of whom, except Hypermnestra, killed their husbands on the first night of their marriage, and were therefore doomed to draw water out of a deep well and eternally pour it into a cask full of holes.

Daph'ne. A nymph beloved by Apollo, the daughter of the River Peneus, changed into a laurel tree.

Daph'nis. A shepherd of Sicily and son of Mercury, educated by the nymphs and inspired by the Muses with the love of poetry.

Dejani'ra. Wife of Hercules, who killed herself in despair, because her husband burnt himself to avoid the torment occa-sioned by the poisoned shirt she had given him to regain his love.

Dei/phi, A city of Phocis, famous for a temple and an oracle of Apollo.

Deuca'lion The son of Prometheus and king of Thessaly, who, with his wife Pyrrha, was preserved from the general deluge, and repeopled the world by throwing stones behind them, as directed by the oracle.

Dian'a. Daughter of Jupiter and Latona and goddess of hunting, chastity and marriage.

Di'do. Founder and queen of Carthage; daughter of Belus and wife of Sichaeus. According to Virgil, she entertained Aeneas on his voyage to Italy, and burnt herself through despair because he left her.

Diome'des. Son of Tydeus and king of Aetolia; gained great reputation at Troy, and, with Ulysses, carried off the Palladium.

Dry'ades. Nymphs of the woods.

Echo. The daughter of Aer, or Air, and Tellus, who pined away for love of Narcissus.

Elec'tra. Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; instigated her brother Orestes to revenge their father's death upon their mother and Aegisthus.

Elysium. The happy residence of the virtuous after death.

Encel'adus. Son of Titan and Terra and the strongest of the giants; conspired against Jupiter and attempted to scale heaven.

Endym'ion. A shepherd and astronomer of Caria, condemned to a sleep of thirty years.

Er'ebus. The son of Chaos and Nox; an infernal deity. A river of hell, and often used by the poets for hell itself.

Eumen'ides. A name of the Furies.

Euro pa. The daughter of Agenor; carried by Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, into Crete.

Edry'alus. A Peloponnesian chief in the Trojan war. Also a Trojan and a friend of Nisus, for whose loss Aeneas was inconsolable.

Euryd'ice. Wife of Orpheus; killed by a serpent on her marriage day.

Evad'ne. Daughter of Mars and Thebe; threw herself on the funeral pyre of her husband, Cataneus.

Fates. Powerful goddesses, who presided over the birth and the life of mankind, were the three daughters of Nox and Erebus, named Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. Clotho was supposed to hold the distaff, Lachesis to draw the thread of human life, and Atropos to cut it off.

Fau'ni. Rural gods, described as having the legs, feet and ears of goats.

Faunus. Son of Mercury and Nox and father of the Fauni.

Flo ra. The goddess of flowers.

Fortu'na. The goddess of fortune; said to be blind.

Fur ies. The three daughters of Nox and Acheron, named Alecto, Tisiphone and Megaera, with hair composed of snakes, and armed with whips, chains, etc.

Galatea. A sea-nymph, daughter of Ne-reus and Doris, passionately loved by Polyphemus.

Ganymede. The son of Tros, king of Troy, whom Jupiter, in the form of an eagle, snatched np and made his cupbearer.

Gor dius. A husbandman, but afterward king of Phrygia, remarkable for tying a knot of cords, on which the empire of Asia depended, in so intricate a manner that Alexander, unable to unravel it, cut it asunder.

Gor'gons. The three daughters of Phor-cus and Ceta, named Stheno, Euryale and Medusa. Their bodies were covered with impenetrable scales, their hair entwined with serpents; they had only one eye betwixt them, and they could change into stones those whom they looked on.

Gra'ces. Three goddesses, Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne, represented as beautiful, modest virgins, and constant attendants on Venus.

Harpies. Winged monsters, daughters of Neptune and Terra, named Aello, Ce-laeno and Ocypete, with the faces of virgins, the bodies of vultures and hands armed with claws.

He'be. The daughter of Juno; goddess of youth and Jupiter's cup-bearer; banished from heaven on account of an unlucky fall.

Hec'tor. The son of Priam and Hecuba; the most valiant of the Trojans, and slain by Achilles.

Hec/uba. The wife of Priam, who tore her eyes out for the loss of her children.

Hel'ena, or Hel'en. The wife of Mene-laeus and the most beautiful woman of her age, who, running away with Paris, occasioned the Trojan war.

Hercules. The son of Jupiter and Alc-mena; the most famous hero of antiquity, remarkable for his great strength and numerous exploits.

Hermi'one. The daughter of Mars and Venus and wife of Cadmus; was changed into a serpent. Also, a daughter of Mene-laeus and Helena, married to Pyrrhus.

He'ro. A beautiful woman of Sestos, in Thrace, and priestess of Venus, whom Leander of Abydos loved so tenderly that he swam over the Hellespont every night to see her; but he, at length, being unfortunately drowned, she threw herself, in despair, into the sea.

Hesper'ides. Three nymphs, Aegle, Are-thusa and Hesperethusa, daughters of f Hesperus. They had a garden bearing golden apples, watched by a dragon, which Hercules slew and bore away the fruit.

Hes'perus. The son of Japetus and brother to Atlas; changed into the evening star.

Hyacinthus. A beautiful boy, beloved by Apollo and Zephyrus. The latter killed him, but Apollo changed the blood that was spilt into a flower called hyacinth.

Hy'ades. Seven daughters of Atlas and Aethra, changed by Jupiter into seven stars.