_Bacchus_ (bak' kus). The god of wine.
_Baldur_ (bal'der). Son of Woden and brother of
Thor. The god of summer.
_Baucis_ (ba' sis). The wife of Philemon.
_Bellerophon_ (bel ler' o fon). The son of Glaucus. The
youth who slew the chimera.
_Briareus_ (bri a' re us). A famous giant, fabled to
have a hundred arms.
_Byrgir_ (byr' gir). The well to which Hjuki went for water.
C
_Cadmus_ (kad' mus). Son of a king of Phoenicia, said
to be the inventor of letters.
_caldron_ (kal' drun). A large metal kettle.
_Castor_ (kas' tor). Twin brother of Pollux, noted for
his skill in managing horses.
_Celeus_ (se' le us). A king of Eleusis, father of
Triptolemus. He gave a kind reception to Ceres,
who taught his son the cultivation of the earth.
_Ceres_ (se' rez). The goddess of grains and fruits.
_chamois_ (sham' my). A small species of antelope of
remarkable agility.
_chimera_ (ki me' ra). A fabulous monster in Lycia,
which was slain by Bellerophon.
_Clio_ (kli' o). The muse of history.
_Clymene_ (kli me' ne). Mother of Phaeton.
_Clytie_ (kli' ti e). The maiden who was changed into
a sunflower.
_Cupid_ (ku' pid). The god of love, possessing eternal
youth, son of Mars and Venus.
D
_Daedalus_ (ded' a lus). The builder of the Cretan labyrinth.
_Daphne_ (daf' ne). A nymph beloved by Apollo.
_Diana_ (di a' na). Goddess of the moon, twin sister
of Apollo.
_dolphin_ (dol' fin). Large sea fish.
E
_Echo_ (ek' o). A nymph who pined away until nothing
was left but her voice.
_Epimetheus_ (ep' i me' the us). The Titan who made
man and the lower animals.
F
_fagots_ (fag' utz). Twigs.
_Fensalir_ (fen sa ler'). The home of Frigga.
_forget-me-not_ (for get'-me-not). A small herb bearing
a blue flower, and considered the emblem of
fidelity.
_Frigga_ (frig' ga). The supreme goddess of the Northland,
wife of Woden.
G
_Gemini_ (jem' i ni). A constellation containing the
two bright stars, Castor and Pollux.
_Gordius_ (gor' di us). A peasant who, by direction of
an oracle, was proclaimed King of Phrygia.
_Great Bear_ (great bear). The name often given to
the stars forming the Big Dipper, or Charles'
Wain.
H
_Halcyone_ (hal si' o ne). A daughter of Aeolus, who,
for love of her drowned husband, threw herself
into the sea and was changed into the kingfisher.
_Hela_ (hel' a). The ruler of the land of death.
_Helicon_ (hel' i kon). Famous mountain of Greece.
_Hercules_ (her' ku lez). The most famous hero of
Greek mythology, son of Zeus or Jupiter.
_Hermod_ (her' mod). A hero of Norse mythology,
and a brother of Baldur.
_Hjuki_ (ju' ki). Jack, the boy who went with Bil, or
Jill, for water.
_Hodur_ (ho' der). The blind god who threw the fatal
branch of mistletoe at Baldur. The god of winter.
_I_
_Icarus_ (ik' a rus). A son of Daedalus.
_Iobates_ (i ob' a tez). The King of Lycia.
_Iris_ (i' ris). Juno's maid, a personification of the
rainbow.
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