GIANTS. The brood that sprang from the blood of Uranus when mutilated. They made war on Heaven, armed with rocks and trees; but the Gods destroyed them and buried them under volcanoes. GLAUCUS. A famous boxer. GLYCERA. Stock name for a courtesan. GODS. The XII were Zeus, Posidon, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hera, Athene, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hestia, Demeter. GORGIAS. Orator and sophist, of Leontini in Sicily, fifth century B.C. He is a character in one of Plato's dialogues. GORGONS. Three sisters with snaky hair, brazen claws, wings, scales, &c. Medusa, the only mortal one, was slain by Perseus with Athene's help, to whom he gave the head (which had the power of petrifying all who looked upon it) after using it against the sea-monster. GYGES. A Lydian who found a ring that being turned rendered him invisible. By its means he usurped the Lydian throne, which he held 716-678 B.C. His wealth was proverbial. GYLIPPUS. The Spartan chiefly instrumental in defeating the Sicilian expedition of the Athenians. HARMONIA. Daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, wife of Cadmus. HARPIES. Monstrous birds with women's faces, sent by Zeus to torment Phineus by defiling and carrying off all food placed on his table. HECATE. A deity attendant on Persephone in Hades. Goddess of cross-roads and much invoked by witches. For Hecate's supper, and 'dining with Hecate,' see note on _Dialogues of the Dead_, i. HECUBA. Wife of Priam; a character in many Greek tragedies. HEGESIAS. Sculptor. _See_ CRITIUS, the description of whom applies to him also. HELEN. Most of her history will be found in _Dialogues of the Gods_, xx. Her abduction by Paris caused the Trojan war, after which she returned to Menelaus. HELIUS. God of the sun; one of the Titans. HELLE. _See_ ATHAMAS. HELLEBORE. _See_ CHRYSIPPUS. HELLESPONT. _See_ XERXES. HEPHAESTION. A Macedonian, the special friend of Alexander, who caused divine honours to be paid him after his death, 325 B.C. HEPHAESTUS. Son of Zeus and Hera; god of fire and of metal-working, having his forge in Etna. HERA. Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, wife and sister of Zeus, queen of Heaven.