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oian, which fact Pluto resented, and prevailed upon Jupiter 



to kill him with a stroke of lightninp^. 

 Afrit' (Mohammedan myth.). — A powerful evil demon or genius. 

 Ag'ni.— The Hindu god of fire. 

 Ahri'man. — A Persian god, the .source of all good. 

 Alci'des. — Another name for Hercules. 

 Alec'to. — See Furies. 

 Alf'adur. — Odin. 



Ambrosia. — The imaginary food of the gods. 

 Am'mon. — During the war of the gods with the giants, Jupiter 



fled into Egypt, whore he assumed the f(jrm of a ram, 



and was worshipped by the Egyptians as the god Animon. 

 An'teros. — Son of Venus, and the avenger of blighted love. 

 Anu'bis. — The guardian god of the P]gyptians. 

 Aphrodi'te. — Venus. 

 A'pis. — The sacred bull of Memphis, worshipped with the 



greatest reverence by the Egyptians. 

 Apollo. — The god of archery, prophecy, and music ; god of the 



sun. The son of Jupiter and Latona. 

 Arim'anes. — A Persian deity, the author of all evil upon earth. 

 Ar'temis. — Another name for Diana. 

 As'gard (Northern myth.). — The abode of the gods. 

 Astar'te, or Ash'toreth. — A goddess of the Sidonians; the 



same as A^cnus of the lloraans. 

 Astrae'a. — Goddess of innocence and purity ; daughter of 



Themis. 

 A'te.— Goddess of discord. 

 Athe'ne. — ^lincrva. 

 Atlantis. — The happy island. 

 At'ropos. — Sec Fates. 

 Au'gury. — A species of divination, or the art of foretelling 



events, practised by the ancients. 

 Auro'ra. — Goddess of the dawn. 

 Aus'ter. — The south wind. 



Bac'chus. — God of wine ; son of Jupiter and Semele. 

 Bal'dur. — The Good ; son of Odin. 

 Bello'na. — The goddess of war. 

 Bo'reas. — The north wind. 

 Bra'gi. — The Scandinavian god of poetry. 

 Brahma. — The first person in the trinity of the Hindus; the 



creator. The other two are Vishnu, the preserver or re- 

 deemer, and Siva, the destroyer. 



