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Mul'ciber. — Latin name for Vulcan. 



Muses. — The daughters of Jupiter and Mnemo.syne, nine in 

 number, viz. : 



1. Calli'ope, the Muse of epic poetry. 



2. Clio, of history. 



3. Euterpe, of lyric dance and song. 



4. Melpomene, of tragedy. 



5. Terpsichore, of choral dance and song. 



6. Er'ato, of love poetry. 



7. Polyhym'nia, of sacred poetry. 



8. Urania, of astronomy. 

 0. Thali'a, of comedy. 



Mys'tagogy. — The interpretation of mysteries. 



Naiads. — Female deities presiding over rivers, brooks, and 



fountains. 

 Nemesis. — The goddess of retribution or vengeance. 

 Nep'tune. — Chief of the "water deities. The symbol of hia 



power was the trident. He created the horse, and was 



the patron of horse-races. 

 Ne'reids. — Sea-nymphs ; daugbters of Nereus. 

 Ne'reus and Do'ris. — A sea-god and goddess ; parents of the 



Nereids. 

 Ni'obe. — The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king 



of Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo 



and Diana, who slew them all. 

 Oce'anus. — One of the Titans, who ruled over the watery ele- 

 ment with Tethys, his wife. They were succeeded by 



Neptune and Amphitrite. 

 O'din (Northern myth.). — The creator, 

 Olympus (Mount). — The abode of the gods. 

 Ophi'on. — See Titans. 

 Oracle. — The name used to denote the place where answers 



were given by any of the divinities to those who consulted 



them respecting the future ; also to signify the response 



which was given. 

 O'reads. — Nymphs of mountains and grottos. 

 Ormuzd (Persian myth.). — The source of all good. 

 Oromas'des. — Greek for Ormuzd. 

 Orpheus. — Son of Apollo and the Muse Calliope. He was a 



skilful player upon the lyre. See Eurydice. 

 Osi'ris (Egypt). — God of the sun ; the source of warmth, life, 



and u.sefulness. 



