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id="enceladus" epub:type="glossterm"> Enceladus

(En-celˈa-dus), giant defeated by Jupiter.

Endymion

(En-dymˈi-on), a beautiful youth beloved by Diana.

Enid

(Eˈnid), wife of Geraint.

Enna

(Enˈna), vale of, home of Proserpine.

Enoch

(Eˈnoch), the patriarch.

Epidaurus

(Epi-dauˈrus), a town in Argolis, on the Saronic gulf; chief seat of the worship of Aesculapius, whose temple was situated near the town.

Epimetheus

(Ep-i-meˈtheus), son of Iapetus; husband of Pandora; with his brother Prometheus took part in creation of man.

Epirus

(E-piˈrus), country to the west of Thessaly, lying along the Adriatic Sea.

Epopeus

(E-poˈpe-us), a sailor.

Erato

(Erˈa-to), one of the Muses.

Erbin of Cornwall

(Erˈbin of Cornwall), father of Geraint.

Erebus

(Erˈe-bus), son of Chaos; region of darkness, entrance to Hades.

Eridanus

(E-ridˈa-nus), river.

Erinys

(E-riˈnys (pl. E-rinˈny-es)), one of the Furies.

Eriphyle

(Erˈi-phyˈle), sister of Polynices, bribed to decide on war, in which her husband was slain.

Eris

(Eˈris (Discordia)), goddess of discord. At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Eris being uninvited threw into the gathering an apple “For the Fairest,” which was claimed by Hera (Juno), Aphrodite (Venus) and Athena (Minerva). Paris, being called upon for judgment, awarded it to Aphrodite.

Erisichthon

(Er-i-sichˈthon), an unbeliever, punished by famine.

Eros

(Eˈros), see Cupid.

Erytheia

(Erˈy-theˈia), island.

Eryx

(Eˈryx), a mount, haunt of Venus.

Esepus

(E-seˈpus), river in Paphlagonia.

Estrildis

(Es-trilˈdis), wife of Locrine, supplanting divorced Guendolen.

Eteocles

(E-teˈo-cles), son of Oedipus and Jocasta.

Etruscans

(E-trusˈcans), ancient people of Italy.

Etzel

(Etˈzel), king of the Huns.

Euboic Sea

(Eu-boˈic Sea), where Hercules threw Lichas, who brought him the poisoned shirt of Nessus.

Eude

(Eude), king of Aquitaine, ally of Charles Martel.

Eumaeus

(Eu-maeˈus), swineherd of Aeneas.

Eumenides

(Eu-menˈi-des), also called Erinnyes, and by the Romans Furiae or Dirae, the Avenging Deities. See Furies.

Euphorbus

(Eu-phorˈbus), a Trojan, killed by Menelaus.

Euphrosyne

(Eu-phrosˈy-ne), one of the Graces.

Europa

(Eu-roˈpa), daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor, by Zeus the mother of Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon.

Eurus

(Euˈrus), the East wind.

Euryalus

(Eu-ryˈa-lus), a gallant Trojan soldier, who with Nisus entered the Grecian camp, both being slain.

Eurydice

(Eu-rydˈi-ce), wife of Orpheus, who, fleeing from an admirer, was killed by a snake and borne to Tartarus, where Orpheus sought her and was permitted to bring her to earth if he would not look back at her following him; but he did, and she returned to the Shades.

Eurylochus

(Eu-rylˈo-chus), a companion of Ulysses.

Eurynome

(Eu-rynˈo-me), female Titan, wife of Ophion.

Eurystheus

(Eu-rysˈtheus), taskmaster of Hercules.

Eurytion

(Eu-rytˈi-on), a Centaur (See Hippodamia).

Euterpe

(Eu-terˈpe), Muse who presided over music.

Euxine Sea

(Euxˈine Sea).

Evadne

(E-vadˈne), wife of Capaneus, who flung herself upon his funeral pile and perished with him.

Evander

(E-vanˈder), Arcadian chief, befriending Aeneas in Italy.

Evnissyen

(Evˈniss-yen), quarrelsome brother of Branwen.

Excalibur

(Ex-calˈi-bar), sword of King Arthur.

F Fafner

(Fafˈner), a giant turned dragon, treasure-stealer; by the Solar Theory simply the Darkness who steals the day.

Falerina

(Fal-er-iˈna), an enchantress.

Fasolt

(Faˈsolt), a giant, brother of Fafner, and killed by him.

Fasti

(“Fasˈti”), Ovid’s, a mythological poetic calendar.

Fata Morgana

(Faˈta Mor-gaˈna), a mirage.

Fates

(Fates), the three, described as daughters of Night⁠—to indicate the darkness and obscurity of human destiny⁠—or of Zeus and Themis, that is, “daughters of the just heavens:” they were Cloˈtho, who spun the thread of life; Lachˈe-sis, who held the thread and fixed its length, and Atˈro-pos, who cut it off.

Fauns

(Fauns), cheerful sylvan deities, represented in human form, with small horns, pointed ears, and sometimes goat’s tail.

Faunus

(Fauˈnus), son of Picus, grandson of Saturnus, and father of Latinus, worshipped as the protecting deity of agriculture and of shepherds, and also as a giver of oracles.

Favonius

(Fa-voˈni-us), the West wind.

Fenris

(Fenˈris), a wolf, the son of Loki the Evil Principle of Scandinavia; supposed to have personated the element of fire, destructive except when chained.

Fensalir

(Fen-saˈlir), Freya’s palace, called the Hall of the Sea, where were brought together lovers, husbands, and wives who had been separated by death.

Ferragus

(Ferˈra-gus), a giant, opponent of Orlando.

Ferrau

(Ferˈrau), one of Charlemagne’s knights.

Fireworshippers

(Fire-worshippers), of ancient Persia. See Parsees.

Flollo

(Flol-lo), Roman tribune in Gaul.

Flora

(Floˈra), Roman goddess of flowers and spring.

Flordelis

(Flor-deˈlis), fair maiden beloved by Florismart.

Florismart

(Florˈis-mart), Sir, a brave knight.

Flosshilda

(Floss-hilˈda), one of the Rhine daughters.

Fortunate Islands

(Fortunate Islands), see Elysian Plain.

Forum

(Foˈrum), marketplace and open square for public meetings in Rome, surrounded by courthouses, palaces, temples, etc.

Francus

(Franˈcus), son of Histion, grandson of Japhet, great-grandson of Noah, legendary ancestor of the Franks, or French.

Freki

(Freˈki), one of Odin’s two wolves.

Frey

(Frey), or Freyr, god of the sun.

Freya

(Freyˈa), Norse goddess of music, spring, and flowers.

Fricka

(Frickˈa), goddess of marriage.

Frigga

(Frigˈga), goddess who presided over smiling nature, sending sunshine, rain, and harvest.

Froh

(Froh), one of the Norse gods.

Frontino

(Fron-tiˈno), Rogero’s horse.

Furies

(Fuˈries (Erinnyes)), the three retributive spirits who punished crime, represented as snaky-haired old woman, named Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone.

Fusberta

(Fus-berˈta), Rinaldo’s sword.

G Gaea

(Gaeˈa), or Ge, called Tellus by the Romans, the personification of the earth; described as the first being that sprang from Chaos, and gave birth to Uranus (Heaven) and Pontus (Sea).

Gahariet

(Ga-haˈri-et), knight of Arthur’s court.

Gaheris

(Ga-heˈris), knight.

Galafron

(Galˈa-fron), King of Cathay, father of Angelica.

Galahad

(Galˈa-had), Sir, the pure knight of Arthur’s Round Table, who safely took the Siege Perilous.

Galatea

(Gal-a-teˈa), a Nereid or