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Tar'tar y. Formerly an important" country in central Asia, 227, 229 



Ten'e dos. A small island in the ^gean Sea, 219 



Thes'sa ly. The most northern district of Greece, 102, 122 



The'tis. A sea-nymph, the mother of Achilles, 178, 181 



Thok. In Norse mythology, an evil-minded witch, 50 



Tib'et. A coimtry in Asia, north of India, 237 



Ti'ryng. An ancient city in southeastern Greece, 60 



Troy. A famous ancient city in Asia Minor, 183, 197, 210 



Tu ra'ni an. Belonging to Turania, in Asia, 131, 139 



■p lys'seg. The craftiest of the Greeks at the siege of Troy, 187, 



216, 223 

 Ves'ta. The goddess of the hearth, 112 

 Vi'a Sa'cra. A famous road or street in Bome, 110 

 Vul'can. The god of fire and of metal working, 197, 208 

 Xanthos (zan'thus). One of the horses of Achilles, 179-209 

 Zab 6u lis'tan. A proTince of Persia, 128, 140 

 Zal. An ancient Persian hero, the father of Bustem, 122, 140 

 Zeus. In Greek mythology, the chief of the gods ; same as Jupiter, 



18, 32, 72 



