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Pollux was immortal, while Castor was subject to old 

 age and death, like other men. 



Cau'thor. In Mohammedan mythology, the lake of 

 paradise, whose waters are as sweet as honey, as cold as 

 snow, and as clear as crystal; and any believer who 

 tastes thereof is said to thirst no more. 



Cc'crops. In mythology is represented with upper 

 part of his body human, the lower part that of a dragon. 

 Gecrops is said to have founded Athens, and to have 

 divided Attica into twelve communities, and to have 

 introduced the first elements of civilized life; he insti- 

 tuted marriage, abolished bloody sacrifices, and taught 

 his subjects how to worship the gods. 



< i n taiirs. Monsters, half horse, half human. They 

 are especially celebrated for their contest with the giants 

 in the mountains of Thessaly. 



Cer'berus. The three-headed dog that keeps the 

 entrance of the infernal regions. He prevents the liv- 

 ing from entering and the shades from escaping. Or- 

 pheus lulled Cerberus to sleep with his lyre; and the 

 Sibyl who conducted /Eneas through the Inferno, also 

 threw (he dog into a sleep with cake seasoned with 



s. The daughter of Saturn, sister of Jupiter 

 and Neptune. She was the goddess of corn, flowers, 

 and harvest. She la represented as riding in a chariot 

 drawn by dragons and crowned with poppies. She was 

 the mother of Proserpine, who was seized by Pluto 

 while she was gathering flowers. Ceres was the Roman 

 name for mother-earth. 



Cha'os. The vacant space which existed before the 

 creation of the world, and out of which the gods, men. 

 and all things arose. Chaos was called the mother of 

 Erebus and Night. 



( ha'ron. A god of the infernal regions, son of Nox 

 and Erebus, who conducted the souls of the dead in a 

 boat over the rivers Styx and Acheron. 



Chary b'dls. A woman who robbed travelers and 

 was turned by Jupiter into a dangerous gulf on the 

 coast of Sicily, opposite Scylla. Scylla nd Charybdis 

 are generally mentioned together to represent alterna- 

 tive dangers. 



( he'mos. The god of war among the Moabites. 



< hihisi'bos. A musician, ruler in the land of spirits, 

 and friend of Hiawatha. Personification of harmony 

 in nature. 



( hiinae'ra. A celebrated monster goat, lion, and 

 dragon, which continually vomited flames. It was 

 destroyed by Bellerophon. 



( lii'ron. A centaur, son of Philyra and Saturn. Ho 

 was famous for his knowledge of medicine, and taught 

 mankind the use of plants and herbs. He was placed 

 aim it IK the stars and is known as Saggitarius. 



< hlo'rls. The goddess of flowers, known as Flora 

 in (Ireek mythology. 



Chun. An Egyptian god corresponding to the Roman 

 iles. 



( imme'rlans. People living in a land of perpetual 

 (larkrn---. 



1 1 <. A sorceress. Daughter of Sol and Perseis, 

 celebrated for her knowledge of magic and venomous 

 herbs. Ulysses, on his return from the Trojan war. 

 visited her coasts, and his companions were changed by 

 her potion* into swine. 



< lio. I he muse who presided over history. 



< lo tho. The youngest of the three daughters of 

 Jupiter and Themi>. wa- nipfXMtd to preside over the 

 moment of birth. She held the distaff and spun the 

 thread of life. 



< hi ricaunp. An Irish elf. who guards a hidden 

 treasure. He has an evil disposition and appears as a 

 irrinkled old man. 



<ii . Mim-stra. A daughter of King of Sparta; 

 married Agamemnon. 



t i.\t'le. A water-nymph who loved the sun-god, 

 Apollo, and was changed into a sunflower. In tl.i- 

 he turns always toward the nun. 

 n-. A river of the infernal region*. The un- 

 load wander n r KM) yearn, and it 



wn a* the river of lamentation. 



< ol . id-, i < ,,l< hox. A country of Asia famous for 

 the expedition of the Argonauts, and the birthplace of 



Colll'na. The goddess of the hill-. 



< o mil-. The god of revelry, presiding over feast*. 



< nnnii ilia. 



at Rome. She is reprtwrnUti holding n 

 sceptre budding with fruit, and a horn of |>l. -nty. Camil- 

 lus raised a temple to this goddew, in thp rnpitol. 



M'II-S I Ml. "I IIP twelve Etruscan god* who 

 ! of Jupiter, confuting of 



Juno. Minerva. Vulcan, Bat- 

 urn, and Mara were among them. 



Con'sus. The god of counsel, a name given to Nep- 

 tune. 



Co'ra. The goddess of vegetation. 



Coro'nis. A king's daughter who was transformed 

 into a crow by Minerva when asking for protection 

 from Neptune. Another Coronis was the consort of 

 Apollo. 



Cor'ybantes. Priests who served at the worship of 

 the mother of the gods. The name came from their 

 habit of striking themselves in their religious dances. 



Cress' Ida. Daughter of Calchas. the Creek, beloved 

 by Trollus, son of Priam. They vowed eternal fidelity, 

 and as pledges Trollus gave the maiden a sleeve, and 

 Cressida gave the Trojan prince a glove. 



Creu'sa. Daughter of Priam and wife of ^Eneas. 

 She was lost in the city of Troy when her husband 

 escaped from its flames. 



Cro'nos. The youngest of the Titans. Cronos also 

 known as the father of Jupiter. 



Cu'pld. God of love, son of Jupiter and Venus, is 

 represented as a winged boy, naked, armed with a bow 

 and arrows, and often with a bandage covering his 

 eyes. He shot his arrows into the hearts of both 

 gods and men. Like all the gods, he put on different 

 forms to suit his plans. He became the husband of 

 Psyche. 



Cyb'ele. A goddess, daughter of Ccelus and Terra, 

 and wife of Saturn. She is supposed to be the same as 

 Ceres, Vesta, etc. On her birth she was exposed on a 

 mountain, where she was tended and fed by wild beasts, 

 receiving the name of Cybele from the mountain. She 

 is represented on a throne with lions at her side. 



Cy'clops. One-eyed giants who forged the thunder- 

 bolts of Jove. Homer describes them as wild, insolent, 

 lawless shepherds, who devoured human beings. A 

 later tradition represents them as Vulcan's assistants. 



Cyp'arls'sus. A beautiful youth, beloved by Apollo, 

 whose favorite stag he inadvertently killed, and who was 

 metamorphosed into a cypress because of his grief. 



Cyre'ne. A water-nymph, the mother of ArisUPua. 

 Her residence and the visit of her son are described in 

 the fourth book of Virgil's "Georj.-: 



Daed'alus. A great architect and sculptor. He in- 

 vented the weiL'e. the axe, the level, and the gimlet, 

 and was the first to use sails. He made himself wings 

 with feathers and wax, and fitted them to his body 

 and to his son Icarus. They sailed in the air, but the 

 heat of the sun melted the wax on the wings of Icarus, 

 and he fell into the ocean, which after him has been 

 called the Icarian Sea. 



Dag. In mythology of the North this name is given 

 to the "radiant son of night." The name is also applied 

 to the last of a treacherous race, the Hundings. 



Da'ffon. A Syrian divinity, who. according to tho 

 Bible, had richly adorned temples in several of the 1'hihs- 

 tine cities. He was a national god of the Philistine*. 

 formed in human shape upwards from the waist, and 

 resembling a fish downwards, with a finny tail. 



Da 'gun. In Indian mythology a god who recon- 

 structed the world when it had been destroyed after 

 creation. 



Da'hak. In mythology of Persia the ages of the 

 world are divided into periods of 1.000 years. When the 

 cycle is complete, the rniMi of Ormtml \\ill lxein. and 

 men will be good and happv: hut this event will be pre- 

 ceded by the loosing of Dahak. who will break his chain 

 and fall upon the world, and bring on man the most 

 dreadful calamities. 



Dal koku. A mythical god invoked by Japanese 

 workers. He is represented as holding a full sack which 

 he beats to bring from it all useful articles, and the sack 

 never becomes empty. 



> as. Among Hindu gods these are powerful to 

 work evil. 



i'e. The daughter of Ancrisuis. King of Argon. 



who became the mother of Perseus. An Italian legend 

 to Italy. 1'u.lt the town 



thp ' 



aiul married 1'ilurnmw. by whom she 

 r of Daunus. thp ancestor of Turnu*. 



I..-, BfJM 



Dana i 



Argos. who married the fifty sons of their uncle, ,*<>p- 



Daphno. The goddess of the emrth. \p..ll< 

 her. hut she fled from him. and was, at her own request. 



tiirni-d into : , 



1 1.1 pi. : . nof Hermes (Mer- 



<! was regarded an the invent, .r <>f l.u,-,,|,c poetry. 

 \ Naiad to jrboo bi peov.-.i ; ,.-.:. . i-.., ,,.. i, m u,th 

 blindness, whereupon his father, Hermes, translated him 



Drlpli ol.ii-.. \ -.on of Prmrn nrul Homba. After 

 thedeath of Paris, he nv. .. but was betrayed 



