EXPLANATORY INDEX 



Ab as'tor, Ab a'tos. Two horses of Aidoneus, 29 



Abd al'lah. The father of Mohammed, 104 



Ab ys sin'i an. Belonging to Abyssinia, a country in the north- 

 eastern part of Africa, 88 



A «hirie§. A Greek hero, celebrated in Homer's "Iliad," 182, 184, 

 208 



A crop'o lis. The citadel of Athens, 92, 101 



.31'thon. One of the steeds of Helios, 4 ; one of the steeds of Hec- 

 tor, 195. 



Afghan. Belonging to Afghanistan, a country south of Persia, 133, 

 138 



Ag $ mem'non. King of Mycense and leader of the Greeks in the 

 war with Troy, 183 



Ai'do'neus. Another name for Pluto, the king of the lower regions, 

 27-37 



A'jax. One of the leading Greek heroes in the Trojan War, 187 



Al ex an'der the Great. King of Maoedon and conqueror of Persia, 

 125, 171 



Al bo'rak. The steed that carried Mohammed to Jerusalem, 103- 

 106 



Al'gar sif . The eldest son of Cambuscan, 225 



Al'lah. An Arabic word meaning God, 104 



Al'swin. In Norse mythology, one of the horses of the sun, 22 



Am'a zons. In Greek legends, a nation of women warriors, 208 



An tei'a. A queen of Tiryns, 61 



Ap'en nineg. An important range of mountains in Italy, 111 



A pol'lo. The god of light and of music, poetry, and healing, 8, 



" 194, 196, 208 



Aq'ui taine. A district in southwestern France, 161 



Aq'ui line. The horse of Raymond, celebrated in Tasso's "Jeru- 

 salem Delivered," 172 



Ar'gos. An ancient city in southeastern Greece, 59, 183 



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