_sandal_ (san' dal). A kind of shoe consisting of a sole
strapped to the foot.
_Saturn_ (sat' urn). The father of Jupiter, Neptune,
and Pluto.
_Scandinavian_ (skan di na' vi an). Of or pertaining
to Scandinavia; that is, Sweden, Norway, and
Denmark.
_Sibyl_ (sib' il). A woman supposed to be endowed
with a spirit of prophecy.
_Sicily_ (sis' i ly). The largest island in the Mediterranean
Sea.
_Silenus_ (si le' nus). The foster-father of Bacchus.
_Sleipnir_ (slap' ner). The swift eight-legged horse of
Odin.
_Sonmus_ (som' nus). The king of sleep.
_Sparta_ (spar' ta). Ancient city of Greece.
T
_Taara_ (taa' ra.). The mythical home of Vanemuine.
_Terpsichore_ (terp sik' o re). The muse who presided
over dancing.
_Terra_ (ter' ra). The personification of earth.
_Thalia_ (tha li' a). The muse of joy.
_Thebes_ (thebz). Greek city now called Thion; birth-place
of Hercules. Also name of Egyptian city.
_Thor_ (thor). The Norse god of thunder.
_Thrace_ (tras). A region in Southeastern Europe,
with varying boundaries. In early times it was
regarded as the entire region north of Greece.
_Titans_ (ti' tanz). Primeval giants, children of heaven
and earth.
_Tithonus_ (ti tho' nus). The husband of Aurora;
changed into a grasshopper.
_tortoise_ (tor' tis). A kind of turtle.
_trident_ (tri' dent). A spear with three prongs--the
common attribute of Neptune.
_Trojan_ (tro' jan). Of or pertaining to ancient Troy.
U
_Uko_ (u' ko). The father of Lindu; also spelled Ukko.
_Ulysses_ (u lis' sez). The King of Ithaca.
_Urania_ (u ra' ni a). The muse of astronomy.
V
_Valkyrias_ (val kir' i as). Woden's shield-maidens
who presided over battlefields and marked those
who were to be slain.
_Valhalla_ (val hal' la). The Norse heaven.
_Vanemuine_ (va nem' u en). A god of Finland.
_Varrak_ (var' rak). A Laplander.
_Venus_ (ve' nus). A Roman goddess of love and beauty.
W
_Woden_ (wo' den). In Norse myths the supreme god
of heaven; also spelled Odin.
Z
_Zeus_ (zus). Greek name for Jupiter.
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