Part 34 (2/2)

Sa'tyrs. Male divinities of the woods, half man, half goat, 300.

Scae'an Gate. Gate which led from Troy to the plain, 321.

Sci'ron. Giant encountered by Theseus on the Isthmus of Corinth, 251, 252.

Scyl'la. Sea nymph changed to monster by Circe. She lived under rock of same name, 352, 353, 365.

Scy'ros. Island in the Archipelago, the home of Lycomedes, visited by Achilles and Theseus, 262.

Scyth'i-a. Country north of the Euxine Sea, 196.

Seasons. The four daughters of Jupiter and Themis, 105.

Sec'u-lar Games. Games in honor of Pluto every hundred years, 160.

Se-le'ne. Name given to Diana as moon G.o.ddess, 93; significance, 388, 389.

Sem'e-le. Daughter of Cadmus; wife of Jupiter; mother of Bacchus, 171-174; significance, 397.

Se-ri'phus. Island where Danae and Perseus were cast ash.o.r.e, 242, 249.

Ser'vi-us Tul'li-us. Sixth king of Rome; son of Vulcan and Ocrisia, 148.

Ses'tus. City opposite Abydus; the home of Hero, 111, 112, 116.

Seven Wonders of the World, 49, 91.

Sheet-lightning. Same as Arges, 18.

Sib'yl. Prophetess of c.u.mae, who led AEneas down to the infernal Regions, 370-372.

Si-ca'ni-a. Land where Anchises died; visited twice by AEneas, 365.

Sic'i-ly. Island home of Polyphemus; visited by Arion, 82; visited by Proserpina, 183; visited by Ulysses, 339; visited by AEneas, 365, 370.

Si-le'nus. Tutor of Bacchus; generally represented on an a.s.s, 174-177, 300.

Sil-va'nus. G.o.d of the woods; one of the lesser Roman divinities, 301.

Silver Age. Second age of the ancient world, 35.

Sil'vi-a. Daughter of Latin shepherd; her stag was wounded by Iulus, 373.

Si'nis (The Pine-bender). Giant encountered and slain by Theseus, 251.

Si'non. Greek slave, who advised the Trojans to secure the wooden horse, 332, 335.

Sip'y-lus. Mountain where stood the statue of Niobe, 94.

Si'rens. Maidens who allured mariners by their wondrous songs, 350-352; significance, 397.

Sir'i-us. Favorite dog of Orion; a constellation, 98, 100.

Sis'y-phus. King condemned to roll a rock in Tartarus to the top of a steep hill, 77, 167; significance, 389.

Sol. Name frequently given to Apollo as G.o.d of the sun, 61.

Som'nus. G.o.d of sleep; the child of Nox, and twin brother of Mors, 208-212.

Spar'ta. Capital of Lacedaemon; favorite city of Juno, 52; home of Menelaus, 310-312.

Sphinx. Riddle-giving monster; slain by Oedipus, 283-285; significance, 393, 401.

Stel'li-o. Urchin changed to lizard by Ceres when searching for Proserpina, 197.

Ster'o-pes (Lightning). One of the Cyclopes; son of Ura.n.u.s and Gaea, 18.

Sthe'no. One of the three Gorgon sisters, immortal, like Euryale, 242.

Stroph'a-des. Islands where the Harpies took refuge when driven from Thrace, 267; AEneas visits the, 364.

Stro'phi-us. Father of Pylades; shelters Orestes, 336.

Stym-pha'lus. Lake upon whose banks Hercules slew the brazen-clawed birds, 226.

Styx. River in Hades, by whose waters the G.o.ds swore their most sacred oaths, 43, 77, 84, 161, 172; Achilles bathed in the, 314.

Su-a-de'la. One of Venus' train of attendants; G.o.d of the soft speech of love, 106.

Sy-chae'us. King of Tyre; husband of Dido; murdered by Pygmalion, 366.

Sym-pleg'a-des. Floating rocks safely pa.s.sed by the Argo, 268.

Sy'rinx. Nymph loved by Pan, and changed into reeds, 300, 301.

Taen'a-rum, or Taen'a-rus. The Greek entrance to Hades on Cimmerian coast, 160, 229.

Ta-la'ri-a. Mercury's winged sandals, given by the G.o.ds, 134.

Ta'lus. Brazen giant; son of Vulcan; the watchman of Minos, 256, 257.

Tan'ta-lus. Father of Pelops; condemned to hunger and thirst in Hades, 77, 93, 167; significance, 389, 390.

Tar'ta-rus. Abyss under the earth, where the t.i.tans, etc., were confined, 17, 18, 22, 25; Orpheus' music heard in, 77; wicked in, 161-169; significance, 385, 391.

Tau'ris. Country to which Diana brought Iphigenia, 316; visited by Orestes, 336.

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