_Jason_ (ja' sun). A prince of Thessaly, who brought
away from Colchis the golden fleece.
_Juno_ (ju' no). The wife of Jupiter.
_Jupiter_ (ju' pi ter). In Roman mythology, the supreme
god of heaven.
L
_laboratory_ (lab' o ra to ry). The workroom of a chemist.
_Latin_ (lat' in). The language of the ancient Romans.
_Latona_ (la to' na). The wife of Jupiter and the
mother of Apollo and Diana.
_Leda_ (le' da). The mother of Castor and Pollux, and
of Helen of Troy.
_Lindu_ (lin' du). A maiden who had charge of the
birds, identified with the Milky Way.
_Loki_ (lo' ki). The god who caused Hodur to throw
the fatal branch of mistletoe at Baldur. The god of fire.
M
_Mani_ (ma' ni). The Norse god of the moon.
_Mars_ (marz). The Roman god of war.
_Mercury_ (mer' ku ry). The Roman god of commerce
and gain. Personification of the wind, which
fills the sails of merchant-vessels.
_Midas_ (mi' das). Son of Gordius and King of Phrygia.
_Minerva_ (mi ner' va). The goddess of wisdom.
_Mount Olympus_ (o lim' pus). The home of Jupiter
and the Greek gods.
N
_Narcissus_ (nar sis' sus). A beautiful youth, who was
changed into the flower narcissus.
_nectar_ (nek' ter). The drink of the gods.
_Neptune_ (nep' tune). The ruler of the sea.
_Norwegian_ (nor we' ji an). A native of Norway.
O
_Odin_ (o' din). The same as Woden.
_Olympian_ (o lim' pi an). Pertaining to Olympus, the
seat of the gods.
_Orion_ (o ri' on). A giant hunter, whose name was
given to a constellation.
_Orpheus_ (or' fe us). A poet and musician, who with
his sweet lyre charmed the very rocks and trees
to follow him.
P
_Pactolus_ (pak to' lus). A river of Lydia.
_Pegasus_ (peg' a sus). A winged horse belonging to
Apollo and the Muses.
_Perdix_ (per' diks). The nephew of Daedalus; changed
by Athena into a partridge.
_Phaeton_ (fa' e ton). A son ot Apollo.
_Phenice_ (fe ni' se). Phoenicia; Tyre and Sidon; a
land west of Palestine.
_Philemon_ (fi le' mun). An aged Phrygian, the husband
of Baucis.
_Phrygia_ (frij' i a). A country of Asia Minor.
_Pirene_ (pi re' ne). The fountain at which Pegasus
could be found.
_Pleiades_ (ple' ya dez). The seven daughters of Atlas.
Made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.
_Pluto_ (plu' to). The god of the lower world, or Hades.
_Pollux_ (pol' luks). A famous pugilist, and twin
brother of Castor.
_Poseidon_ (po sei' don). The Greek name of Neptune.
_Prometheus_ (pro me' the us). The Titan who gave
fire to man.
_Proserpina_ (pro ser' pi na). The daughter of Ceres.
_python_ (py' thon). A mythical serpent killed near
Delphi by Apollo.
R
_realm_ (realm). Kingdom.
_reigned_ (rand). Ruled; governed.
_Runic_ (ru' nik). Pertaining to the letters called
"runes," belonging to the language of the ancient
Norsemen.
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