Chapter 8

_fagots_ (fag' utz). Twigs. _Fensalir_ (fen sa ler'). The home of Frigga. _forget-me-not_ (for get'-me-not). A small herb bearing a blue flower, and considered the emblem of fidelity. _Frigga_ (frig' ga). The supreme goddess of the Northland, wife of Woden.

G

_Gemini_ (jem' i ni). A constellation containing the two bright stars, Castor and Pollux. _Gordius_ (gor' di us). A peasant who, by direction of an oracle, was proclaimed King of Phrygia. _Great Bear_ (great bear). The name often given to the stars forming the Big Dipper, or Charles' Wain.

H

_Halcyone_ (hal si' o ne). A daughter of Aeolus, who, for love of her drowned husband, threw herself into the sea and was changed into the kingfisher. _Hela_ (hel' a). The ruler of the land of death. _Helicon_ (hel' i kon). Famous mountain of Greece. _Hercules_ (her' ku lez). The most famous hero of Greek mythology, son of Zeus or Jupiter. _Hermod_ (her' mod). A hero of Norse mythology, and a brother of Baldur. _Hjuki_ (ju' ki). Jack, the boy who went with Bil, or Jill, for water. _Hodur_ (ho' der). The blind god who threw the fatal branch of mistletoe at Baldur. The god of winter.

_I_

_Icarus_ (ik' a rus). A son of Daedalus. _Iobates_ (i ob' a tez). The King of Lycia. _Iris_ (i' ris). Juno's maid, a personification of the rainbow.

J

_Jason_ (ja' sun). A prince of Thessaly, who brought away from Colchis the golden fleece. _Juno_ (ju' no). The wife of Jupiter. _Jupiter_ (ju' pi ter). In Roman mythology, the supreme god of heaven.

L

_laboratory_ (lab' o ra to ry). The workroom of a chemist. _Latin_ (lat' in). The language of the ancient Romans. _Latona_ (la to' na). The wife of Jupiter and the mother of Apollo and Diana. _Leda_ (le' da). The mother of Castor and Pollux, and of Helen of Troy. _Lindu_ (lin' du). A maiden who had charge of the birds, identified with the Milky Way. _Loki_ (lo' ki). The god who caused Hodur to throw the fatal branch of mistletoe at Baldur. The god of fire.

M

_Mani_ (ma' ni). The Norse god of the moon. _Mars_ (marz). The Roman god of war. _Mercury_ (mer' ku ry). The Roman god of commerce and gain. Personification of the wind, which fills the sails of merchant-vessels. _Midas_ (mi' das). Son of Gordius and King of Phrygia. _Minerva_ (mi ner' va). The goddess of wisdom. _Mount Olympus_ (o lim' pus). The home of Jupiter and the Greek gods.

N

_Narcissus_ (nar sis' sus). A beautiful youth, who was changed into the flower narcissus. _nectar_ (nek' ter). The drink of the gods. _Neptune_ (nep' tune). The ruler of the sea. _Norwegian_ (nor we' ji an). A native of Norway.

O

_Odin_ (o' din). The same as Woden. _Olympian_ (o lim' pi an). Pertaining to Olympus, the seat of the gods. _Orion_ (o ri' on). A giant hunter, whose name was given to a constellation. _Orpheus_ (or' fe us). A poet and musician, who with his sweet lyre charmed the very rocks and trees to follow him.

P

_Pactolus_ (pak to' lus). A river of Lydia. _Pegasus_ (peg' a sus). A winged horse belonging to Apollo and the Muses. _Perdix_ (per' diks). The nephew of Daedalus; changed by Athena into a partridge. _Phaeton_ (fa' e ton). A son ot Apollo. _Phenice_ (fe ni' se). Phoenicia; Tyre and Sidon; a land west of Palestine. _Philemon_ (fi le' mun). An aged Phrygian, the husband of Baucis. _Phrygia_ (frij' i a). A country of Asia Minor. _Pirene_ (pi re' ne). The fountain at which Pegasus could be found. _Pleiades_ (ple' ya dez). The seven daughters of Atlas. Made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky. _Pluto_ (plu' to). The god of the lower world, or Hades. _Pollux_ (pol' luks). A famous pugilist, and twin brother of Castor. _Poseidon_ (po sei' don). The Greek name of Neptune. _Prometheus_ (pro me' the us). The Titan who gave fire to man. _Proserpina_ (pro ser' pi na). The daughter of Ceres. _python_ (py' thon). A mythical serpent killed near Delphi by Apollo.

R

_realm_ (realm). Kingdom. _reigned_ (rand). Ruled; governed. _Runic_ (ru' nik). Pertaining to the letters called "runes," belonging to the language of the ancient Norsemen.

S

_sandal_ (san' dal). A kind of shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot. _Saturn_ (sat' urn). The father of Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto. _Scandinavian_ (skan di na' vi an). Of or pertaining to Scandinavia; that is, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. _Sibyl_ (sib' il). A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. _Sicily_ (sis' i ly). The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. _Silenus_ (si le' nus). The foster-father of Bacchus. _Sleipnir_ (slap' ner). The swift eight-legged horse of Odin. _Sonmus_ (som' nus). The king of sleep. _Sparta_ (spar' ta). Ancient city of Greece.

T

_Taara_ (taa' ra.). The mythical home of Vanemuine. _Terpsichore_ (terp sik' o re). The muse who presided over dancing. _Terra_ (ter' ra). The personification of earth. _Thalia_ (tha li' a). The muse of joy. _Thebes_ (thebz). Greek city now called Thion; birth-place of Hercules. Also name of Egyptian city. _Thor_ (thor). The Norse god of thunder. _Thrace_ (tras). A region in Southeastern Europe, with varying boundaries. In early times it was regarded as the entire region north of Greece. _Titans_ (ti' tanz). Primeval giants, children of heaven and earth. _Tithonus_ (ti tho' nus). The husband of Aurora; changed into a grasshopper. _tortoise_ (tor' tis). A kind of turtle. _trident_ (tri' dent). A spear with three prongs--the common attribute of Neptune. _Trojan_ (tro' jan). Of or pertaining to ancient Troy.

U

_Uko_ (u' ko). The father of Lindu; also spelled Ukko. _Ulysses_ (u lis' sez). The King of Ithaca. _Urania_ (u ra' ni a). The muse of astronomy.

V

_Valkyrias_ (val kir' i as). Woden's shield-maidens who presided over battlefields and marked those who were to be slain. _Valhalla_ (val hal' la). The Norse heaven. _Vanemuine_ (va nem' u en). A god of Finland. _Varrak_ (var' rak). A Laplander. _Venus_ (ve' nus). A Roman goddess of love and beauty.

W

_Woden_ (wo' den). In Norse myths the supreme god of heaven; also spelled Odin.

Z

_Zeus_ (zus). Greek name for Jupiter.