Part 33 (1/2)

Neph'e-le. Wife of Athamas; mother of Phryxus and h.e.l.le, 265; significance, 391, 397.

Nep'tune. Same as Poseidon, G.o.d of the sea, 149-158; son of Cronus, 22; kingdom given to, 25; Deluge controlled by, 36, 37; horse created by, 57; Delos created by, 62; walls built by, 65; Mars punished by, 139; girl protected by, 197; Vesta wooed by, 198; Minos punished by, 223; Pegasus created by, 244; Hippolytus slain by, 262; Thetis wooed by, 305; Trojans punished by, 332, 333; Polyphemus, son of, 339; Ulysses' men slain by, 354, 355; AEneas saved by, 366, 370; significance, 397, 400.

Ne-re'i-des. Water nymphs; daughters of Nereus and Doris, 153, 155; significance, 397.

Ne're-us. G.o.d of the sea; the personification of its pleasant aspect, 154, 226; father of Thetis, 305; significance, 397.

Nes'sus. The Centaur who carries Deianeira across the river; slain by Hercules, 234, 235; significance, 390.

Nes'tor. Greek hero during Trojan war; noted for wise counsel, 275, 314, 357.

Ni'ce. Same as Victory; attendant of Jupiter, 41.

Night. Same as Nyx or Nox, 13, 15, 57, 208.

Nightmares. Attendants of Somnus, crouching in his cave, 210.

Ni'o-be. Daughter of Tantalus, whose children are slain by Apollo and Diana, 93-96, 167; significance, 398.

Ni'sus. Youth who accompanies Euryalus to summon AEneas back to camp, 374.

No'man. Name a.s.sumed by Ulysses to mislead Polyphemus, 343, 344.

No'tus or Auster. Southwest wind; son of AEolus and Aurora, 213-215.

Nox. Same as Nyx, G.o.ddess of night; marries Chaos and Erebus, 13.

Nu'ma Pom-pil'i-us. Second king of Rome; built Vesta's temple, 200.

Nymphs. Name given to female minor divinities, 297.

Ny-si'a-des. Nymphs who cared for Bacchus, and form a constellation, 174.

Nyx. Same as Nox, G.o.ddess of night; mother of Day and Light, 13, 15, 17, 163.

O-ce-an'i-des. Daughters of Ocea.n.u.s; nymphs of the ocean, 25, 103, 303; significance, 397.

O-ce'a-nus. 1. River surrounding the earth, according to ancients, 15, 16, 229. 2. One of the t.i.tans; son of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 17, 20, 22, 25, 149; significance, 397.

O-cris'i-a. A slave; wife of Vulcan; mother of Servius Tullius, 148.

O-dys'seus. Same as Ulysses; hero of the Odyssey, 337.

Od'ys-sey. Epic poem of Homer on the adventures of Ulysses, 337.

Oed'i-pus. Son of Laius and Jocasta; King of Thebes, 280-290; significance, 392, 393, 394.

Oe'neus. Father of Meleager and Deianeira; husband of Althaea, 232, 275.

Oe-no'ne. Wife of Paris, son of Priam, 307, 308; she dies on his funeral pyre, 331; significance, 394.

Oe-no'pi-on. Father of Merope; blinds Orion, 99.

Oe'ta. Mountain on whose summit Hercules builds his funeral pyre, 238.

O-gyg'i-a. Island where Calypso detains Ulysses seven years, 354.

O-lym'pi-a. City in Elis noted for its temple and games, 49, 230, 239.

O-lym'pi-ad. Time between Olympian Games; i.e., four years, 49.

O-lym'pi-an Games. Games inst.i.tuted by Hercules in honor of Jupiter, 49, 230.

O-lym'pus. Mountain north of Greece; the abode of the G.o.ds, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 39, 51, 55, 58, 70, 76, 96, 106, 120, 128, 132, 135, 153, 171, 240, 297, 373, 375; G.o.ds fly from, 24; Prometheus visits, 28; Ganymede transported to, 43; Vulcan expelled from, 144; Ceres visits, 194; Bellerophon storms, 295; Thetis visits, 319; significance, 384.

Om'pha-le. Queen of Lydia; the taskmistress of Hercules, 230.

O-ne-i-co-pom'pus. Name borne by Mercury as conductor of dreams, 131, 137.

Ops. Same as Cybele; name given to Rhea, and also to Ceres, 20.

O-re'a-des. Mountain nymphs who guided travelers, 297.

O-res'tes. Son of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra; friend of Pylades, 336.

O-ri'on. Youth loved by Diana, and accidentally slain by her, 98-100.

Or-i-thy'i-a. Wife of Boreas; mother of Calais, Zetus, Cleopatra, and Chione, 215.

Or'pheus. Musician; son of Apollo and Calliope, 75-80, 266; significance, 387, 388.

Os'sa. Mountain in Thessaly, upon which the t.i.tans piled Pelion, 23.

O'tus. Giant son of Neptune; slain by Diana and Apollo, 139, 154; significance, 400.

Pac-to'lus. River in Asia Minor in which Midas washed, to remove his golden plague, 179.

Pa-lae'mon. Son of Athamas and Ino; changed into sea G.o.d, 174.

Pal-a-me'des. Messenger sent to summon Ulysses to war against Troy, 312.

Pal-i-nu'rus. AEneas' pilot; lost at sea off Cape Misenum, 370, 372.

Pal-la'di-um. Statue of Minerva, 60; stolen from Troy by Ulysses and Diomedes, 198, 332.

Pal'las. 1. Name given to Minerva in Athens, 27, 55, 57. 2. Son of Evander; slain by Turnus while fighting for AEneas, 374, 375.

Pal'lor. Special attendant of Mars; lover of strife, 138.

Pan. Same as Consentes, G.o.d of nature and the universe, 74, 127, 300, 301; significance, 400.