Part 32 (2/2)

Me'di-a. Country in Asia Minor, where Medea took refuge, 253.

Med-i-ter-ra'ne-an. Sea dividing world in two, 15.

Me-du'sa. Gorgon slain by Perseus, whose hair was turned into snakes, 242-249; Neptune marries, 154; Pegasus, offspring of, 294; significance, 391.

Me-gae'ra. One of the Furies, Eumenides, or Erinnyes, 163.

Meg'a-ra. First wife of Hercules, whose three children he burns in his madness, 219; significance, 390.

Me-le-a'ger. Son of Oeneus and Althaea; leader of Calydonian Hunt, 275, 276; significance, 392.

Me'li-an Nymphs. Nymphs who nursed Jupiter in infancy, 21.

Mel-pom'e-ne. One of the Muses; presides over tragedy, 88.

Mem'phis. Town in Egypt, founded by Epaphus, 136.

Men-e-la'us. King of Sparta; husband of Helen of Troy, 310-314; Paris fights, 320; return of, 335; Telemachus visits, 357; significance, 394.

Men'e-ti-us. One of the four sons of Iapetus and Clymene, 25.

Men'tor. Name a.s.sumed by Minerva to act as a guide for Telemachus, 357, 358.

Mer-cu-ra'li-a. Festivals in honor of Mercury, the messenger G.o.d, 137.

Mer'cu-ry. Same as Hermes; son of Jupiter and Maia, 131-137; Pandora guided by, 29, 31; Jupiter's ally, 43; Adonis guided by, 108; Mars delivered by, 139; Bacchus guarded by, 174; Proserpina guided by, 195; Lara loved by, 203; day of, 207; leader of dreams, 210; Perseus helped by, 243; Pan, son of, 300; Protesilaus guided by, 317; Priam led by, 329; Ulysses aided by, 349, 354; AEneas aided by, 369; significance, 385, 386, 399, 400.

Mer'o-pe. Daughter of Oenopion; promised bride of Orion, 99.

Met-a-nei'ra. Wife of Celeus, king of Eleusis; mother of Triptolemus, 188.

Me'tis. Daughter of Ocea.n.u.s; gives a potion to Cronus, 22.

Me'tus. Attendant of Mars; G.o.d of war and strife, 138.

Me-zen'ti-us. Father of Lausus; slain by AEneas, 376.

Mi'das. King of Lydia, 74, 75; changed all he touched to gold, 177-179.

Mi-la'ni-on. Same as Hippomenes; husband of Atalanta, 278.

Mi'lo. Island where statue of Venus was found, 130.

Mi-ner'va. Same as Athene, G.o.ddess of wisdom; daughter of Jupiter, 55-60; man given soul by, 27; flute of, 73; Vulcan wooes, 147; contest of Neptune and, 152; Medusa punished by, 242; Perseus aided by, 243; gift to, 249; Argo built by, 266; Bellerophon helped by, 292; Juno and Venus dispute with, 306-308; Ulysses aided by, 354-358; significance, 395, 396.

Min-er-va'li-a. Festivals in honor of Minerva, in Rome, 60.

Mi'nos. 1. King of Crete, 223; father of Ariadne and Phaedra, 253, 256. 2. Son of Jupiter and Europa; judge in Hades, 45, 163.

Min'o-taur. Monster which Minos kept in the Labyrinth, 253-257; significance, 391, 401.

Mne-mos'y-ne. A t.i.tanide, 17, 22; G.o.ddess of memory; wife of Jupiter; mother of the Muses, 88.

Moe'rae. The Fates, or Parcae, who spin, twist, and cut the thread of life, 165.

Mor'pheus. Prime minister of Somnus, G.o.d of sleep, 208, 212.

Mors. Same as Thanatos, G.o.d of death, 208-212, 213.

Mo-sych'lus. Mountain in Lemnos, where Vulcan fell from heaven, 144.

Mu-sag'e-tes. Apollo's name when he led the choir of the Muses, 88.

Mu'ses, the Nine. Daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 73-75, 88-90; mount of the, 294.

My-ce'nae. Favorite city of Juno, with Sparta and Argos, 52; Perseus exchanges Argos for, 249.

Myr'mi-dons. Achilles' followers; led by Patroclus, 324, 325; significance, 395.

Mys'ter-ies. Religious rites celebrated in honor of the G.o.d of Wine, 182.

Myths. Fabulous tales, 378-401.

Na-i'a-des. Fountain nymphs subject to Neptune, 297, 298.

Na-pae'ae. Valley nymphs, who looked after the flocks also, 297.

Nar-cis'sus. Youth loved by Echo; enamored with his own image, 118-120.

Nau-sic'a-a. Daughter of Alcinous and Arete; befriends Ulysses, 355.

Nax'os. Island visited by Theseus and Bacchus, 179, 257; significance, 391.

Nec'tar. Beverage of the G.o.ds, poured out by Hebe and Ganymede, 41, 84.

Ne'leus. Son of Neptune; brother of Pelias, 154.

Ne'me-a. Forest in Greece, devastated by a lion slain by Hercules, 220.

Ne'me-an Games. Games in honor of Jupiter and Hercules, 239.

Ne'me-an Lion. Monster slain by Hercules, 220.

Nem'e-sis. G.o.ddess of vengeance, 163; pursues Orestes, 336.

Ne-op-tol'e-mus. Same as Pyrrhus; Achilles' son; slays Priam, 361.

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