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EXPLANATORY INDEX 



Har'pa gus. The ■white war-horse of PoUirx, 114 



Hee'tor. The noblest of the princes of Troy, 186, 201 



He'la. In Norse mythology, the queen of the dead, 42 



Hel'en. The beautiful queen of Argos, 183 



Hel'i con. A mountain in Greece, the abode of the Muses, 53 



He'U OS. In Greek mythology, the god of the sun, 3, 31 



Hel'las. The country of the Greeks, 180 



H6r'me§. The herald and messenger of the gods, 32, 205 



Hfer'mod. The brother of Balder, 42 



Hip'po erene. A fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses, 54 



Hyr oa'ni &. A region in Asia bordering the Caspian Sea, 126 



I o ba'teg. A king of Lyoia, 61, 71 



Iran (e'ran). Persia as called by its ancient inhabitants, 129 



Je ru's?, lem. The sacred city of the Jews, 105 



Ka bul'. A province of Afghanistan in Asia, 133, 146 



Kash mir'. A province east of Afghanistan, 238 



La 6e'o on. A priest of Apollo and prince of Troy, 214, 219 



Li gy'ron. A nickname of Achilles, 181 



Lom'bar dy. Formerly nearly all of northern Italy, 152, 227 



Lyoia (lis'i a). A district on the south side of Asia Minor, 54, 196 



Maa'ne. In Norse mythology, the driver of the moon-chariot, 20-26 



Maj'e don. A country of Europe, north of Greece, 124 



MM'ta. An important island in the Mediterranean Sea, 88 



Man'oha, La. A province in Spain, made famous by Don Quixote 



173 

 Mar^he val le'. The gray war-horse of King Brehus, 170 

 Marg. In Roman mythology, the god of war, 107 

 Ma zin'dfer an. An ancient province in Persia, 140 

 Meaux (mo). A town in France twenty-seven miles northeast of 



Paris, 165, 169 

 Meo'oa. A sacred city of Arabia, the birthplace of Mohammed, 103 

 Mod'gud. The maiden that kept the Gjallar Bridge, 44 

 Mo ham'med. The founder of the Mohammedan religion (570-632), 



103-106 " 

 Mon ti el'. A small town in La Mancha, Spain, 173 

 Mog lems. Followers of Mohammed, 103 

 Mun'dil fare. The father of Sol and Maane, 22 

 Myr'mi dong. The warriors of Phthia who followed Achilles to 



Troy, 177, 183 



