Acha'tes. The trusty friend of Aeneas.

Ach'eron. The son of Sol and Terra, changed by Jupiter into a river of hell. Used also for hell itself.

Achil'les. A Greek who signalized himself in the war against Troy. Having been dipped by his mother in the river Styx, he was invulnerable in every part except his right heel, but was at length killed by Paris with an arrow.

ActAe' on. A famous hunter, who, having surprised Diana as she was bathing, was turned by her into a stag and killed by his own dogs.

Ado nis. A beautiful youth beloved by Venus and Proserpine. He was killed by a wild boar. When wounded, Venus sprinkled nectar into his blood, from which flowers sprang up.

Aege'us. A king of Athens, giving name to the Aegean Sea by drowning himself in it.

Ae'gis. A shield given by Jupiter to Minerva. Also the name of a Gorgon whom Pallas slew.

Aene'as. A Trojan prince, son of Anchises and Venus; the heroe of Virgil's poem, the "Aeneid."

Ae'Olus. The god of the winds.

Aescula'pius. The god of medicine and the son of Apollo. Killed by Jupiter with a thunderbolt for having restored Hip-polytus to life.

Agamem'non. King of Mycenae and Ar-gos, brother to Menelaus, and chosen captain-general of the Greeks at the siege of Troy.

A'jax. Next to Achilles, the bravest of all the Greeks in the Trojan war.

Al'bion. The son of Neptune; went into Britain and established a kingdom.

Alces'te, or Alcestis. The daughter of Pelias and wife of Admetus, brought back from hell by Hercules.

Amphi'on. A famous musician, the son of Jupiter and Antiope, who built the city of Thebes by the music of his harp. He and his brother Zethus are said to have invented music.

Amphitri'te. Goddess of the sea and wife of Neptune.

Andromache. Wife of Hector.

Andromeda. The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, who, contesting with

Juno and the Nereides for the prize of beauty, was bound to a rock by them and exposed to a sea monster, but was rescued and married by Perseus.

Antig'one. The daughter of Cedipus and Jocasta, famous for her filial piety.

A'pis. Son of Jupiter and Niobe; called also Serapis and Osiris. Taught the Egyptians to sow corn and plant vines, and worshipped by them in the form of an ox.

Apol'lo. The son of Jupiter and Latona, and the god of music, poetry, eloquence, medicine and the fine arts.

Arach'ne. A Lydian princess, turned into a spider for contending with Minerva at spinning.

Arethu'sa. One of Diana's nymphs, who was changed into a fountain.

Argus. The son of Aristor; said to have had a hundred eyes; but being killed by Mercury when appointed by Juno to guard Io, she put his eyes on the tail of a peacock. Also an architect, who built the ship Argo.

Ariad'ne. The daughter of Minos, who, from love to Theseus, gave him a clew of thread to guide him out of the Cretan labyrinth; being afterward deserted by him, she was married to Bacchus and made his priestess.

Ari'on. A lyric poet of Methymna, who, in his voyage to Italy, saved his life from the cruelty of the mariners by means of dolphins, which the sweetness of his music brought together.

Atalan'ta. A princess of Scyros, who consented to marry that one of her suitors who should outrun her, Hippomenes being the successful competitor.

At'las. One of the Titans and king of Mauretania; said to have supported the world on his shoulders; he was turned into a mountain by Perseus.

Aurora. The goddess of morning.

Bacchus. The son of Jupiter and Semele and the god of wine.

Beller'ophon. The son of Glaucus, king of Ephyra. He underwent numerous hardships for refusing an intimacy with Sthenobcea, wife of Prcetus. the king of Argos. With the aid of the horse Pegasus he destroyed the Chimera.

Bello'na. Goddess of war; sister of Mars.

Bereni'ce. A Grecian lady; the only person of her sex permitted to see the Olympic games.

Bo'Reas. The son of Astraeus and Aurora; the name of the north wind.

Bria'reus. A giant who warred against heaven, and was feigned to have had fifty heads and one hundred arms.

Busi'ris. The son of Neptune; a tyrant of Egypt and a monstrous giant, who fed his horses with human flesh; was killed by Hercules.

Cad'mus. The son of Agenor, king of Phoenicia; founder of Thebes and the reputed inventor of sixteen letters of the Greek alphabet.

Cadu'ceus. Mercury's golden rod or wand.

Calyp'so. One of the Oceanides, who reigned in the island of Ogygia, and entertained and became enamored of Ulysses.

Cassan'dra. A daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with the gift of prophecy by Apollo.

Cas'tor. A son of Jupiter and Leda. He and his twin brother Pollux shared immortality alternately, and were formed into the constellation Gemini.

Centaurs. Children of Ixion, half men and half horses, inhabiting Thessaly, and vanquished by Theseus.

Cerberus. The three-headed dog of Pluto, guarding the gates of hell.

Ce'res. The daughter of Saturn and Cy-bele, and goddess of agriculture.

Cha'ron. The son of Erebus and Nox, and ferryman of hell, who conducted the souls of the dead over the rivers Styx and Acheron.

Charyb'dis. A ravenous woman, turned by Jupiter into a very dangerous gulf or whirlpool on the coast of Sicily.

Chi'mera. A strange monster of Lycia, killed by Bellerophon.

Circe. A noted enchantress.

Clytemnes'tra. The faithless wife of Agamemnon, killed by her son Orestes.

Co'mus. The god of merriment.

Cro'cus. A young man enamored of the nymph Smilax, and changed into a flower.

Crce sus. King of Lydia; the richest man of his time.

Cu'pid. Son of Mars and Venus; the god of loveCyb'ele. The daughter of Ccelus and Terra; wife of Saturn and mother of the gods.

Cy'clops. Vulcan's workmen, giants who had only one eye in the middle of their foreheads; slain by Apollo in a pique against Jupiter.