quake), and Cottus* (volcano). The Race of Pontus*. — By Pontus, Gæa became the mother of the fabulous sea-deities — Nereus*,

r-trees on its banks, and their tears, which still continued to flow, became amber as they dropped into the stream. Cycnus*, t

on him. At last, it is said, her limbs rooted in the ground, her face became a sun-flower, which turns on its stem so as alway

r of Helios and Selene. She was first married to Astræus, by whom she became the mother of the winds — Boreas* (north), Zephyr

f Eosphorus* (dawn-bearer) and of the Stars of Heaven. She afterwards became united to Tithonus*, son of Laomedon*, king of Tr

honus grew old, and lost the beauty which had won her admiration, Eos became disgusted with his infirmities, and at last shut

so enraged at being circumvented that war between the father and son became inevitable. Zeus, with his brothers and sisters,

from his kingdom and deprived forever of the supreme power, which now became vested in his son Zeus. This war was called the T

eat kindness, and even shared his throne with him. Their united reign became so thoroughly peaceful and happy, and was disting

was the mother of Minos*, Rhadamanthus*, and Sarpedon*. The first two became judges in the lower world after death. “Europa i

form and gave birth to a son, who was called Epaphus*. He afterwards became king of Egypt, and built Memphis. “This myth has

“This myth has received many embellishments, for the wanderings of lo became more extensive with the growth of geographical kn

ut a lake, with their cottage standing on its side. As they gazed, it became a temple. Zeus asked the worthy pair to name any

e dead. But with the introduction of Greek mythology, the Roman Orcus became the Greek Hades, and all the Greek ideas with reg

in later times this conception of one inexorable, all-conquering fate became amplified by the poets into that described above.

goddess consented, and was kindly received m the house of Celeus. She became so fond of the child that she resolved to make hi

ave given rise to the name Areopagus (Hill of Ares), which afterwards became so famous as a court of justice. Hermione* (Harmo

saved her life, but the rope was changed into a cobweb, while Arachne became a spider. As Athene was one day bathing at the fo

having released the queen of heaven from her undignified position, he became reconciled to his parents. He built for himself o

nly in the skies; Till wings unto the weary heart were given, And she became Love’s angel bride in heaven.” T. K. Hervey .

rried life was so remarkably happy, that henceforth the name of Hymen became synonymous with conjugal felicity. He was invoked

Asclepius* (Æsculapius*), who was educated by the Centaur Chiron*. He became a celebrated physician, and was so skilful that h

, he at length planted the vine. Both the god and his attendants soon became intoxicated with its juice, after which, crowned

through the ship; then suddenly a vine rose to the top-sail, the mast became entwined with ivy, and all the oars were covered

the isle of Naxos, where she had been abandoned by Theseus*, and she became his wife. The Romans had a divinity called Liber*

art he was generally depicted as majestic and grave. In later art he became more youthful. The statues of this period are dis

g that he did not reciprocate her affection, she pined away until she became nothing but bones and voice — the former the gods

then assigned to Ganymedes*. After the deification of Heracles, Hebe became his wife. She is represented pouring nectar from

those only who held him fast did he appear in his real character. He became wearied, and resuming his true form, gave the des

rn to gold. The gift was bestowed. Midas laid his hand on a stone, it became a mass of gold; he touched the ears of corn, they

ts tended to inspire the worshiper with awe and reverence. So general became the custom of building temples in groves, that al

he animal, which was then killed. If the victim escaped the stroke or became in any way restless, it was regarded as an evil o

therefore flung stones behind their backs, — those cast by Deucalion became men, and those by Pyrrha became women. It was a h

heir backs, — those cast by Deucalion became men, and those by Pyrrha became women. It was a hard race and well adapted to lab

in servitude to Ares. At the expiration of that time, the god of war became reconciled to Cadmus, and gave him his daughter H

the mother of Dionysus, was consumed by the lightnings of Zeus. Agave became the mother of Pentheus, who opposed the worship o

owed his life to the swiftness of the steed Arion*. Creon, who again became king, forbade the burial of Polynices, but Antigo

razen tower. Zeus visited her in the form of ashower of gold, and she became the mother of Perseus. When he was four years old

m his wallet the head of Medusa, which he held toward the king. Atlas became transformed into a stony mountain. Beard and hair

nd hair extended themselves into forests; shoulders, hands, and limbs became huge rocks; and the head grew up into a craggy pe

ey, and, holding before its eyes the head of Medusa, the hideous body became transformed into a huge black rock. Perseus then

is daughter in marriage, and shared the kingdom with him. Bellerophon became elated by his victories, and attempted to mount t

en by means of Pegasus. Zeus sent a gad-fly to sting the horse, which became so restive that his rider was precipitated to the

was precipitated to the earth. The winged horse flew up to heaven and became bearer of the thunderbolts. Filled with remorse a

d until eighteen years of age. His extraordinary strength and stature became the wonder and admiration of all. One day, Heracl

mares to Eurystheus, who set them loose on Mount Olympus, where they became the prey of wild beasts. 9. The Girdle of Hippol

geus married to the enchantress Medea*. By her insinuations, the king became so suspicious of the young stranger, that he was

re exhibited before Minos; and Ariadne*, his daughter, being present, became deeply enamored of Theseus, by whom her love was

the oars and achieved the perilous passage in safety. The rocks then became immovable, for it had been decreed they should if

ded upon its preservation. After the death of Ilus, his son Laomedon* became king of Troy, and he was succeeded by Priam, who

temis substituted a hind, and conveyed Iphigenia to Tauris, where she became a priestess in the temple of the goddess. The

ar, while the Trojans, who feared him more than all the other Greeks, became bolder, and no longer kept within the walls. Zeus

r from the workshop of Hephæstus. The Death of Hector. Achilles became reconciled to Agamemnon, and rejoined the Greek a

feasted heartily, she touched them one by one with her wand, and they became changed into swine in “head, body, voice, and bri

d with food from the table. As he sat eating his portion, the suitors became insolent to him, but Penelope, hearing of their c

alled Lavinium. Here he governed his Trojan and Italian subjects, who became one people under the name of Latins. The new king

in his mid-day glory he was Ra*; as he neared the western horizon he became Tum, and during the night he was Amun. Each of th

of surpassing magnificence was erected in his honor at Philoe, which became ever after the great burial-place of the nation,

irthday. The people believed that during this festival the crocodiles became harmless. Apis was not allowed to live more than

rion, Apollo, Perseus, all originally mere names of Helios (the sun), became at length names of different persons. The sun was

or rather the reformer of the religion which preceded him. His system became the dominant religion of Western Asia from the ti

as the source of all good, while Ahriman* (Ahrimanes*) rebelled, and became the author of all evil upon earth. Ormuzd created

n Greek mythology as Uranus, but in Greece Zeus (the Sanskrit Dyaus*) became the name for the supreme God, and Uranus lost his

hymns, the Harits are the bright horses of the sun; in the West, they became beautiful women, called by the Greeks, Charites*,

slew the giant Ymir, and out of his body formed the earth — his blood became the seas; his bones, the mountains; his hair, the

d on the flesh of the boar Schrimnir, which was cooked every day, and became whole again every night. The goat Heidrun* suppli

he hero of this story. He was born after the death of his father, and became the foster-child of Regin (the smith of the king

lay the dragon Fafnir, who lay coiled on the glistening heath. Sigurd became possessed of the treasure which lay within his mi

nturies, long after the Druidical priesthood in its other departments became extinct. At these meetings none but bards of meri

eat Hare, formed the trees by shooting his arrows into the soil; they became tree trunks, and he then transfixed them with oth

ame tree trunks, and he then transfixed them with other arrows, which became branches. It was said that he married the muskrat

kindling in the Orient. Wandering through pathless forests, the east became to primitive man the most important of the fixed

it spread the welcome dawn; in it was born the glorious sun; hence it became to him the home of the gods of life, light, and w

driven from the earth and forced to reside in the far west, where he became ruler of the spirits of the dead. The victorious

, on the borders of the great ocean, whence the sun comes. In time he became the father of mankind, and special guardian of th

he emblem of the soul in ancient art. 11. Read Saxe’s “How the Raven became Black.” 12. Read “The Finding of the Lyre.” —  L

grotesque way explained the various phases of creation. These finally became crystallized into a literature, or mythology, whi

g the gradual scattering of this single, unified people, the language became sensitive to the change, many words not only losi

deities, and amid the jumble and confusion of the succeeding ages it became well-nigh impossible to trace the myths back to t

ived by Latinus, king of the Latins. After the death of Latinus Æneas became king. “His back, or rather burthen, showed As if

physician to the Argonauts in their famous expedition to Colchis. He became so noted for his cures that Pluto became jealous

us expedition to Colchis. He became so noted for his cures that Pluto became jealous of him, and he requested Jupiter to kill

f earth or turf or rough unhewn stone; but as the mode of sacrificing became more ceremonious grander altars were built. Some

e he uttered the famous oracles. Some writers record that this oracle became dumb when Jesus Christ was born. Other common nam

is, was the goddess of justice; she returned to heaven when the earth became corrupt.     “… Chaste Astrea fled, And sought p

A nymph who is said to have suggested to Numa all his wise laws. She became his wife, and at his death was so disconsolate, a

ntly addressed his son Bacchus by those words that the phrase at last became one of his names. Evening Star, see Hesperus. E

, one of the Cyclops, loved her, but she disdained his attentions and became the lover of Acis, a Sicilian shepherd. Gallan′t

Girdle, see Cestus (Venus’s). Glau′cus [Glaucus] was a fisherman who became a sea-god through eating a sea-weed, which he tho

d Perithous stole her, but she was restored by Castor and Pollux. She became the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta, but eloped

n, at whose death they were so sad that they stood mourning till they became metamorphosed into poplar trees, and their tears

gree that they determined to escape. They did so on a ram, whose hide became the Golden Fleece (see Phryxus and Helle). Ino de

o had to wander from place to place till she came to Egypt, where she became wife of King Osiris, and won such good opinions f

hter of Saturn and Ops, alias Cybele. She was married to Jupiter, and became queen of all the gods and goddesses, and mistress

nd during the Trojan War the Greeks were greatly encouraged when they became the possessors of it. Pal′las [Pallas], or Miner

and sacred to Apollo and Bacchus. Any one who slept on this mountain became a poet. It was named after one of the sons of Bac

father of Pelops had done, restored the son to life, and he afterward became the husband of Hippodamia. Pena′tes [Penates]. R

one day. The horses soon found out the incapacity of the charioteer, became unmanageable, and overturned the chariot. There w

ith which, when he anointed himself, he grew so beautiful that Sappho became enamored of him; but when the ointment had all be

of Theseus, king of Athens. The marriage of Pirithous and Hippodamia became famous for the quarrel between the drunken Centau

them up. Remus was killed in a quarrel with his brother, and Romulus became the first King of Rome. Rumi′a Dea [Rumia Dea].

a son of Mars. He married Procne, daughter of the king of Athens, but became enamored of her sister Philomela, who, however, r

emis, and Mnemosyne. After this Titæa bore the Cyclops, three of whom became servants to Vulcan, forging, under his direction,

t to represent the stability of the earth. This great Goddess saw and became enamoured of a shepherd, who repulsed her affecti

ed ‌the punishment she received of being changed into a tortoise, and became the symbol of silence. As might be expected, the

upiter with Io, is also celebrated in the history of his amours. Juno became jealous as usual, discovered the object of his af

so much admired. The request was too reasonable to be refused, and Io became the property of Juno, who placed her under the co

, though she had previously taken the vows of perpetual celibacy; and became the mother of Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthus.

onths of the year with her mother and six months with Pluto, when she became his wife. “Near Enna’s walls a spacious lake is

cho to the end of time!” Hood. By the invention of Phœbus, medicine became known to the world, as he granted to Æsculapius t

hus, for thus was he ‌named, had grown out of their guidance, Silenus became his preceptor and foster-father. This god, who is

n in which Bacchus was confined, opened of their own accord. Pentheus became more irritated, and commanded his soldiers to des

ith the cordage and the sails, and twining round the oars, which also became immoveable. Much as the sailors were astonished a

heaven, where all the gods admired her beauty, and all the goddesses became jealous of her personal charms. Jupiter even atte

ll the goddesses claimed it as their own, and the contention at first became general; however, Juno, Venus, and Minerva, were

designs in his concealment, and that he would desert his Psyche if he became visible to her — or they asserted that they had n

ar and bloodshed. The victorious deity called the capital Athenæ, and became the tutelar divinity of the place. ————— “The sa

olophon, having acquired great perfection in working with her needle, became impressed with a belief that her powers were supe

her personal charms; particularly for the beauty of her hair. Neptune became enamoured of her. “Medusa once had charms, to ga

ot. It was in his visit to the island of Sicily, that the God saw and became enamoured of Proserpine, as she gathered flowers

r attendants for help, the God bore her off to his dominions, and she became his bride. Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mytholog

nctions, and the place he inhabited, he received different names, and became the god of the infernal regions, of death, and of

an expedition, was enamoured of him, and with the assistance of Juno, became the mother of Priapus. Juno having vowed vengeanc

bs; notwithstanding which, as he grew up, his inclinations and habits became so vicious, that he was known as the god of lewdn

he celebration. When however his worship was introduced into Rome, he became more the God of Orchards and Gardens, than the pa

ur of youth; and after Hercules was elevated to the rank of a God, he became reconciled to Juno by marrying her daughter Hebe.

And in her proper shape stood blushing by his side.” Dryden. Thetis became mother of several children by Peleus, but all the

He was saved by his mother from the fury of his father, Athamas, who became inflamed by such a sudden fury, that he took Ino

avaricious woman, who, stealing from Hercules, was slain by him, and became one of the divinities of the sea. Scylla, daughte

r propitious, sought the aid of Circe, who no sooner saw him than she became enamoured, and, instead of assisting him, tried t

rates himself, before he joined the philosophy in which he ultimately became so eminent, had taken the chisel in his hand, and

ycus attempting to conquer by fraud, Pollux slew him on the spot; and became the patron of athletic exercises. Castor was skil

er their heads, and immediately the tempest was appeased, and the sea became calm. They were invited to a marriage feast, in w

sary to purify her from the crimes she had committed, after which she became the wife of King Ægeus, to whom she bore a son ca

terror. He was early instructed in those arts in which he afterwards became so famous, for Castor taught him to fight, Eurytu

ered his country from the inglorious tribute. These heroic deeds soon became bruited abroad, and Creon, who reigned in Thebes,

the head which he had crushed to pieces. This succeeded, and Hercules became victorious, opened the belly of the monster, and

thunders o’er the insurgent waves.” ‌When these were performed, he became deeply enamoured of Iole, daughter of Eurystheus,

daughter of Eurystheus, but she, being refused to his entreaties, he became insane a second time, and murdered Iphitus, the o

re he re-established Tyndarus on the throne of Sparta. After this, he became one of the numerous suitors of Dejanira, who had

by the command of Dejanira, had brought the fatal scarf, and Hercules became aware of its dreadful power, he seized the messen

starry sky.” Ovid. If his fame had been universal, his worship soon became equally so, and Juno, once so inveterate, consent

e as numerous as the labours and difficulties which he underwent, and became so powerful after his death, that they alone had

spleasure of Polydectes, who feared, lest the love with which he soon became inspired towards Danae, and the intentions which

tly through the air, and stopping on the Mount bearing the same name, became a favorite with the Muses. In the meantime young

    Soon the high Atlas a high mountain stood; His locks, and beard, became a leafy wood: His hands and shoulders into ridges

to Ægeus, and a sword which had been hidden beneath a stone until he became of age, and by which he was to ‌make himself know

to hoist a white sail on his return. Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, became enamoured of him and by ‌assisting him in the ent

ip, and rushed into each others arms: from that time, their affection became proverbial. Theseus was present at the nuptials o

ined their victim, cast lots for her: Theseus was successful, and she became his prize. Shortly after, he assisted his friend

ravery so conspicuous and so dreaded by his enemies, that a tradition became popular, to the effect that he appeared at the ba

happiness, however, was not destined to last very long, for Aristæus became enamoured of the musician’s bride, and with all t

ed this, and obtained the hand of Alcestis. By the fortune of war, he became a prisoner, and was condemned to death; Alcestis,

to approach his wife. Having broken this wise resolution, however, he became the father of Œdipus, but to avert the oracle, he

s her own. The accomplishments of the boy, who was named Œdipus, soon became the admiration of the age; he was informed that h

ht the hand of Helen. By the advice and artifice of Ulysses, Menelaus became her husband, Agamemnon marrying Clytemnestra; and

ther’s kingdom. Menelaus succeeded to his father in law’s throne, and became King of Sparta, and Paris, son of Priam, King of

ifice. The supernatural change animated the Greeks, the wind suddenly became favourable, and the combined fleet set sail. “Fa

arcely had he quitted the Phrygian shores, than he and his companions became the sport of Neptune and Juno, and a crowd of mis

uary, celebrated in Cyprus for the exquisite skill of his statues. He became disgusted to such a degree with the debauchery of

resolved never to marry, but to devote himself to his art. In this he became so proficient, that his marble busts seemed almos

ch fine, kind hearted deity, Touched the pale stone with life, and it became At last Pygmalion’s bride.” Barry Cornwall.

ind like Sappho’s, finely wrought, as that of poets usually are, this became insupportable; life was a burthen; song, now that

w that the one had gone whose praise she valued more than all beside, became neglected; and in a fit of insupportable madness

he regularly visited the nymph Egeria, who indeed, according to Ovid, became his wife. ‌ In her name he introduced all his la

estlers, who having early accustomed himself to carry great burthens, became so strong, that nothing seemed too much for his v

it from certain ruin, submitted to all the weaknesses of humanity. He became teacher, warrior, and prophet, that he might leav

gave to their descendants their religion, which in the lapse of ages became lost; because in some things it bears a resemblan

es are true : man commencing with the knowledge of one God, gradually became a polytheist ; and philosophy, slowly retracing t

itions, till what was at first but a mere dry assertion or conjecture became a marvellous or an agreeable tale. It is the opin

he false views of them contained in the venerable mythes of antiquity became apparent. The educated sometimes sought to reconc

ntiquity and sanctioned by governments60. A prudent silence therefore became the safest course for those who exceeded their co

oyal library, assiduously cultivated ; and the ancient mythology soon became a favourite subject of learned investigation. Som

he light of personifications of the powers of nature. When the Romans became acquainted with Grecian literature, they identifi

h such of their own deities as had a resemblance to them. Thus Hermes became Mercurius, Aphrodite Venus, and the mythes of the

nately in this process many of the mythes and practices of Heathenism became incorporated with the pure religion of the Gospel

n countries increased, just ideas respecting the more distant regions became more common among the Greeks, and districts were

viewed as such Olympos, the abode of the gods. In after times Delphi became the navel of the earth 95. The Sea divided the te

e divest our mind of the idea of the Giants given by Homer, and which became the prevalent one, we may without difficulty find

the Ætolian206, when speaking of the plant by means of which Glaucos became a sea-god, says that it grew for Helios in the Is

rees229 on its banks, and their tears, which still continued to flow, became amber as they dropped into the stream. Cycnos, th

her into the frankincense plant, and the neglected Clytia pining away became a sunflower235. Here also we have one of the lege

w on him immortality. The sovereign of Olympos assented, and Tithonos became exempt from death ; but the love-sick goddess, ha

eption was totally different. In consequence of this confusion Hecate became the patroness of magic and mistress of the under-

ot exactly the same with those above enumerated373. In later times it became a common practise to raise altars to the twelve g

upreme power was freely conferred on him by his brothers, and he thus became the acknowledged head of the Olympian gods, the o

his beak from a rock389. This legend was gradually pragmatised ; Zeus became a mortal king of Crete, and not merely the cave i

lying the love of Zeus, flung herself from heaven down to the sea and became the isle afterwards named Delos396. Mortal women

form of her husband Amphitryôn to deceive the modesty of Alcmena, who became the mother of Heracles. Leda was beguiled by him

gold he penetrated the brazen prison in which Danae was inclosed, and became the father of Perseus. Antiope, the mother of Amp

na, the mother of Æacos. By Semele he was the father of Dionysos, who became a god. By Io he had a son named Epaphos. Many oth

ined, and, as they gazed and deplored the fate of their neighbours it became a temple. On being desired by Zeus to express the

. Ποσειδάων, Ποσειδῶν. Neptunus. This son of Kronos and Rhea became the ruler of the sea. His queen was Amphitrite, o

is415. Their children were Tritôn416 and Rhode, or Rhodos, which last became the bride of Helios417. A late legend said that A

under the form of the river-god, ‘mingled in love’ with her, and she became the mother of Pelias and Neleus421. Iphimedeia bo

as thought to lie far beneath it, and to be the prison of the Titans, became one of these regions, and the place of punishment

thither from Argos ; the goddess appeared in a vision to her, and she became priestess of the temple. Some Tyrrhenian pirates,

draw down the vengeance of the people on Admeta. But lo ! their ship became motionless when the sacred image was brought on b

pposed bride, and tore off her dress. Then discovering the cheat, she became reconciled to her lord, and with joy and laughter

nd then, as she separated from the object over which she presided and became the Olympian queen, she may have been regarded as

reat agent in reducing and working the metals, the fire-god naturally became an artist. The former was probably Hephæstos’ Pel

oddesses, walked firmly on the ground ; and Delos, exulting with joy, became covered with golden flowers614. Callimachus615 re

he river-god heard ; bark and leaves covered his daughter, and Daphne became a bay-tree (δάϕνη, laurus). The god embraced its

ourite634. The babe saved from the pyre of Coronis was Asclepios, who became so famous for his healing powers. Extending them

e-united. Apollo at the same period also took the place of Pæeôn, and became the god of the healing art653. This god was a fav

she got to shore and took refuge in a grove on that island, where she became invisible (ἀϕανὴς) : hence she was worshiped in Æ

entually, when the poetic notion of Artemis as a love-shunning maiden became the prevalent one687, the goddess was made to fly

over to Ortygia, where she was changed into a fountain, and Alpheios became a river691. In proof of the truth of this fable,

h fell into the Alpheios rose in Arethusa, whose pellucid waters also became turbid with the blood of the victims slain at the

in Crete to a hill named Argillos on the banks of the Nile, where she became the mother of Dionysos698. If Artemis was merely

ast were the ruling order, their view of the character of the goddess became the prevalent one823 ; yet even in the epic poetr

h, provoked by her obstinacy, he turned her into a black stone. Herse became the mother of Cephalos846. The only amour of Herm

ng and other feats of strength and activity, their tutelar god easily became the president of the palæstra. So also, trade hav

t narrative of this event, which, though apparently unknown to Homer, became a favourite theme with succeeding poets, after wh

en Eleusis was conquered, and the two states coalesced, the Athenians became participators in the worship of these deities ; w

e place of trial was Mount Helicôn. At the song of the latter the sky became dark and all nature was put out of harmony, but a

captain, and the terrified crew to escape him leaped into the sea and became dolphins. The pilot alone remained on board ; the

lians colonised the coast of Asia about the Hellespont1094. Here they became acquainted with the enthusiastic orgies of the Gr

berries which grew there was appropriated to the god1104 ; and it now became one of the favourite plants of Dionysos, as appea

ythology, the history of the vine-god was pragmatised when infidelity became prevalent. That most tasteless of historians Diod

g near the Ceraunian mountains a beautiful maiden named Amaltheia, he became enamoured of her. He made her mistress of the adj

re resounded with the melody of birds1114. After he grew up, Dionysos became a mighty conqueror and a benefactor of mankind, b

A tree of her own name (πίτυς, pine) sprang up where she died, and it became the favourite plant of Pan1182. What are called P

Dionysos directed him to bathe in the Pactolos, and hence that river became auriferous1210. Silenos was represented as old, b

-god Cephissos by the nymph Leiriope (Lily-voice), as he was hunting, became deeply enamoured of him. She followed his steps e

nymphs and maidens ; for seeing his own figure in a clear spring, he became enamoured of it, and pined away till he was conve

rse awkward and ungraceful, those of the nymphs light and elegant, as became goddesses. The former were vanquished ; and the n

an nymphs ! you shall therefore be punished.” The shepherds instantly became trees where they stood, at the temple of the nymp

lso ; immediately on his doing so he followed their example, and thus became a sea-god. It was also said1272 that he obtained

74, seeing Ariadne in Naxos, where she had been abandoned by Theseus, became enamoured of her ; but Dionysos seized him, bound

the Phœnician Melcart, introduced into the Cadmeian cycle when Cadmos became a Sidonian. Πόταμι. Fluvii. River-gods. Ea

em. It is thus that the Thunder, Lightning, and Flame of the Theogony became one-eyed giants in the hands of our poet. When th

king into gentle slumber ; and when earth had covered this race, they became good terrestrial dæmons, the guardians of mortal

s and fed on the flesh of the labouring ox, she flew up to heaven and became the constellation of Astræa or the Virgin. Ovid14

ication of the ancient mythe to the actual world, and from a moral it became a continuation of the narrative. As the working o

support the heaven, or the dæmon who discharged that office himself, became a mountain of Libya. It is however remarkable tha

ntroduced fire, and the arts which result from it, and man henceforth became a prey to care and anxiety, the love of gain, and

ed with gifts ; and that she was given in marriage to Epimetheus, and became the mother of Pyrrha, the first mortal woman. It

at he shut up Hope, and kept the vessel with her in it1493. This then became the current idea, and we see how even so eminent

nd his wife flung stones behind them ; and those which Deucaliôn cast became men, those thrown by Pyrrha women ; and from this

natural objects, or epithets of the divinity in whose mythology they became actors. There is, further, much probability in th

is, further, much probability in the hypothesis that what afterwards became mysteries were ancient Pelasgian forms of worship

omer only indicative of civil rank and preeminence1524. It afterwards became significative of beings of a class superior to co

e period was not unfrequently the god of a preceding one, and he thus became a god once more in the eyes of posterity. The who

seidôn1531. When Apollo was banished from Olympos, the legend says he became the servant of Admetos1532, and it was during the

, and it fell on him and killed him1550. Medeia herself, we are told, became the bride of Achilleus on the Elysian Plain1551.

e unsuspecting prince fell and perished. After this deed Ixiôn’s mind became deranged, and its atrocity being such, neither go

added for his allowing the god’s familiarity with Althæa, by which he became the father of Deïaneira1611. Œneus, it is also sa

tos, given to him, it is said, by the divine artist himself. Harmonia became the mother of four daughters, Semele, Autonoe, In

cessful. They obeyed the god, and his prediction was verified. Cadmos became king of the Illyrians, and had a son named Illyri

dent request which cost her her life. Her offspring was Dionysos, who became the god presiding over the vintage1641. Αὐτον

ied at the threats of her father when the consequences of her frailty became apparent, Antiope fled to Sicyôn, where she marri

Agamedes ; though some said Apollo was the father of the former. They became distinguished architects, and built the temple of

n, he in anger with that river filled its bed with stones, so that it became no longer navigable1757. He finally brought the o

y of Ephyra, over which Phylas reigned, by whose daughter Astyoche he became the father of Tlepolemos. One day at the table of

ied. As they were going through the country of the Dryopians Heracles became extremely hungry, and meeting a man named Theioda

ressed, and ate it. He took with him Hylas the son of Theiodamas, who became his especial favourite. While residing with Ceÿx

that Saïs was colonised from Athens. In the time of the Ptolemies it became the fashion to regard the Egyptians as the coloni

marriage, by whom Tereus had a son named Itys. After some time Procne became desirous of seeing her sister, and at her request

hey prayed to the gods to change them into birds ; Procne immediately became a Nightingale (ἀηδὼν), and Philomela a Swallow (χ

ὼν), and Philomela a Swallow (χϵλιδὼν) ; Tereus was also changed, and became a Hoopoo (ἔποψ)1805. Like so many others, this st

was also said that Tereus was changed into a hawk1809, and that Itys became a wood-pigeon1810. This fable seems to be one of

e more forced to fly, and he came to Eleusis. Ismaros dying, Tegyrios became reconciled to Eumolpos, who returned to Thrace, a

before Minôs ; and Ariadne the daughter of the king, who was present, became deeply enamoured of Theseus, by whom her love was

he land between Hera and Poseidôn in favour of the former, who thence became the tutelar deity of Argos1892. By the nymph Laod

a golden shower he poured through the roof down into her bosom. Danae became the mother of a son, whom she and her nurse reare

to see the formidable head of the Gorgon, it was displayed, and each became a stone of the form and position which he exhibit

Perses (who was born in Æthiopia, and being left with his grandfather became the ancestor of the kings of Persia1948, Alcæos,

e father of Lycaôn king of Arcadia. Lycaôn had many wives, by whom he became the father of fifty sons, who were like himself i

t of the course to pick them up, and Meilaniôn won the race. Atalanta became his wife, and they had a son named Parthenopæos.

animals2000. At length, while she was under that of a goose, the god became a swan, and she laid an egg, which was found by a

ied their cousins Phœbe and Hilaeira the daughters of Leucippos, they became enamoured of the brides, and carried them off. Id

m the art of reading futurity in the entrails of victims, and he thus became an excellent soothsayer2029. Meanwhile his brothe

nomaos broke down, and falling out he was killed2063, and Hippodameia became the bride of Pelops. To celebrate the wedding Pos

sos was priest of Dionysos in that country. A maiden named Callirrhoe became the object of his love, but unhappily the fervour

ne power, and caused him to forget Argyra. The waters of the Selemnos became in consequence a remedy for love, inducing oblivi

terwards the practice. We know not when this commenced2094 or how she became the sister of Cadmos. It probably originated in t

Europa was also said to be his daughter, while her mother Telephassa became the inappropriate mother of Cadmos. We shall pres

ere the bull used to feed. All succeeded as was desired, and Pasiphae became the mother of Asterios, called the Minotaur, from

have joined her with their Theseus, and it was thus perhaps that she became the daughter of Minôs. The passage in the Odyssey

Oriôn2127. When Oriôn grew up he went to the isle of Chios, where he became enamoured of Merope the daughter of Œnopiôn the s

d a single life, and hunted with Artemis. Oriôn happening to see them became enamoured, and pursued them ; in their distress t

hed together carried off some of her stern-works. The Symplegades now became fixed ; for so it was in the fates, since a ship

who were on their way to Greece, were cast on it by a storm, and they became their guides to Colchis, where they shortly after

Corinthian poet Eumelos, who did not flourish till after Ol. 20. This became the prevalent opinion, and the establishment of H

sseus killed Astyanax the young son of Hectôr, whose widow Andromache became the prize of Neoptolemos. Polyxene was sacrificed

made them immortal, and she herself married Telemachos, and Penelope became the bride of Telegonos. The literature of the Tro

ece teemed with legends of the adventures of its gods ; each of which became the theme of popular verse, passed from mouth to

Cossi and Cethegi fell into oblivion ; the entire literature of Rome became Grecian ; and the extant Roman poetry is little m

apid progress in that country ; and the deities and legends of Greece became so closely interwoven in the system of Etruria, t

Deus Jovis, was contracted to Dijovis and Diovis2275, and Jovis Pater became Jupiter, answering to the Ζϵὺς πατὴρ of the Greek

8. 75. «Infidelity was introduced by the Calabrian Greek Ennius, and became naturalised as morals declined.» — Niebuhr, Hist.

matists (Soph. Antig. 1200. Eur. Alc. 370. Aristoph. Plut. 727.), and became the prevalent one in later times, when Hades came

; xi. l. seq., 635. seq. ; xii. 81. 469. It is well known that Hades became afterwards synonymous with Erebos (see Appendix G

lterthumskunde, i. 44. Thus the people of Scandinavia, who afterwards became so terrible to more southern countries, are descr

and ᾦμος shoulder, only differ in accent, ὠμοϕαγια raw-eating, easily became shoulder-eating when the original sense of the my

dered in forging thunderbolts. So the most beautiful of the goddesses became the wife of the most ill-favored of gods. Venus p

turn and Rhea. She had a daughter named Proserpine, (Persephone,) who became the wife of Pluto, and queen of the realms of the

n, first, men had to endure the extremes of heat and cold, and houses became necessary. Caves were the first dwellings, and le

he hands of the sculptor. The moisture and slime that were about them became flesh; the stony part became bones; the veins rem

moisture and slime that were about them became flesh; the stony part became bones; the veins remained veins, retaining their

ir name, only changing their use. Those thrown by the hand of the man became men, and those by the woman became women. It was

hose thrown by the hand of the man became men, and those by the woman became women. It was a hard race, and well adapted to la

her limbs; her bosom began to be enclosed in a tender bark; her hair became leaves; her arms became branches; her foot stuck

gan to be enclosed in a tender bark; her hair became leaves; her arms became branches; her foot stuck fast in the ground, as a

ame branches; her foot stuck fast in the ground, as a root; her face, became a tree-top, retaining nothing of its former self

river god Inachus, whom Jupiter had been flirting with, and, when he became aware of the approach of his wife, had changed in

eady beginning to be covered with black hair. Her hands grew rounded, became armed with crooked claws, and served for feet; he

served for feet; her mouth, which Jove used to praise for its beauty, became a horrid pair of jaws; her voice, which if unchan

ws; her voice, which if unchanged would have moved the heart to pity, became a growl, more fit to inspire terror. Yet her form

ad, his neck gained in length, his ears grew sharp-pointed, his hands became feet, his arms long legs, his body was covered wi

ard he knew not whither. Then, it is believed, the people of Æthiopia became black by the blood being forced so suddenly to th

shadows and his queen. The sea shrank up. Where before was water, it became a dry plain; and the mountains that lie beneath t

nd the mountains that lie beneath the waves lifted up their heads and became islands. The fishes sought the lowest depths, and

on the banks of the river, and their tears, which continued to flow, became amber as they dropped into the stream.   Milman,

before the gold-creating power passed into them, and the river-sands became changed into gold, as they remain to this day. Th

nceforth Midas, hating wealth and splendor, dwelt in the country, and became a worshipper of Pan, the god of the fields. On a

posts, the thatch grew yellow and appeared a gilded roof, the floors became marble, the doors were enriched with carving and

d there was a pool. In short, in less time than it takes to tell it I became a fountain. But in this form Alpheus knew me and

but no longer showing alarm in her countenance. Her look was such as became a queen — the queen of Erebus; the powerful bride

ars he hung earrings and strings of pearls upon the breast. Her dress became her, and she looked not less charming than when u

o turn away her face, she tried in vain; and by degrees all her limbs became stony like her heart. That you may not doubt the

bore her with an easy motion into a flowery dale. By degrees her mind became composed, and she laid herself down on the grassy

which he is tied, but these nuptials shall be perpetual.” Thus Psyche became at last united to Cupid, and in due time they had

in the skies; Till wings unto the weary heart were given,     And she became Love’s angel bride in heaven!” The story of Cupi

onia beheld it and prayed to the gods to let her share his fate. Both became serpents. They live in the woods, but mindful of

y on him. At last, they say, her limbs rooted in the ground, her face became a flower, which turns on its stem so as always to

as drowned. The waves bore his body to the European shore, where Hero became aware of his death, and in her despair cast herse

charms and changed her beautiful ringlets into hissing serpents. She became a cruel monster of so frightful an aspect that no

Atlas, with all his bulk, was changed into stone. His beard and hair became forests, his arms and shoulders cliffs, his head

ad a summit, and his bones rocks. Each part increased in bulk till he became a mountain, and (such was the pleasure of the god

ugglery,” said Thescelus, and raised his javelin in act to throw, and became stone in the very attitude. Ampyx was about to pl

m in which he knelt, with his hands outstretched and face averted, he became fixed immovably, a mass of stone!   The following

wards worshipped in Egypt as the god Ammon, with curved horns. Apollo became a crow, Bacchus a goat, Diana a cat, Juno a cow,

ius and his attendant. The young man was Œdipus, who thus unknowingly became the slayer of his own father. Shortly after this

had already become the slayer of his father; in marrying the queen he became the husband of his mother. These horrors remained

r sent a gadfly which stung Pegasus and made him throw his rider, who became lame and blind in consequence. After this Bellero

foretelling the glory that he was to achieve Æsculapius when grown up became a renowned physician, and even in one instance su

livered the fleece to Pelias, and dedicated the Argo to Neptune. What became of the fleece afterwards we do not know, but perh

h a dry olive branch; and behold! the branch when taken out instantly became green, and before long was covered with leaves an

races of it, but the magic power remained, and as soon as the garment became warm on the body of Hercules the poison penetrate

s under a large stone and directed her to send his son to him when he became strong enough to roll away the stone and take the

d before Minos; and Ariadne, the daughter of the king, being present, became deeply enamored of Theseus, by whom her love was

inking his son had perished, put an end to his own life. Theseus thus became king of Athens. One of the most celebrated of the

rving his mutilated body, jumped into the sea. What had been his legs became the two ends of a crescent-shaped tail. The whole

is legs became the two ends of a crescent-shaped tail. The whole crew became dolphins and swam about the ship, now upon the su

zen hoofs and golden manes. They drew his chariot over the sea, which became smooth before him, while the monsters of the deep

n. Finally, the lands formerly subject to overflow, but now redeemed, became very fertile, and this is meant by the horn of pl

things. This knowledge enabled him to foretell future events, and he became a renowned soothsayer. At one time his enemies to

y, who received and protected them. The child, Perseus, when grown up became a famous hero, whose adventures have been recorde

ers of Atlas, and nymphs of Diana’s train. One day Orion saw them and became enamoured and pursued them. In their distress the

d like the stream of a river rendered turbid by rains, and in time it became clear. The rock cleaved open, and the water, as i

ssary. She chose Menelaus, and was living with him happily when Paris became their guest. Paris, aided by Venus, persuaded her

pt the secret and even assisted them in obtaining the image. Thus she became reconciled to her husband, and they were among th

feasted heartily, she touched them one by one with her wand, and they became immediately changed into swine, in “head, body, v

. Calypso received Ulysses hospitably, entertained him magnificently, became enamoured of him, and wished to retain him foreve

all, but remembering his father’s injunctions, said no more than what became him as master of the house, though young, and pro

s, had become rulers of the country. Andromache, the widow of Hector, became the wife of one of the victorious Grecian chiefs,

ulders under others, set them afloat again. The Trojans, when the sea became calm, sought the nearest shore, which was the coa

Byrsa, (a hide.) Around this fort the city of Carthage rose, and soon became a powerful and flourishing place. Such was the st

which when united took the form of the most excellent part, fire, and became flame. This material was scattered like seed amon

le. Sobriety and temperance succeeded. Six hundred of the inhabitants became his disciples and enrolled themselves in a societ

by an imitation of sycamore wood, and buried the body at Philæ, which became ever after the great burying place of the nation,

d minor temples and tombs were built to commemorate the event. Osiris became after that the tutelar deity of the Egyptians. Hi

during this festival the crocodiles forgot their natural ferocity and became harmless. There was, however, one drawback to his

ceased to give responses. Ancient Christian writers assert that they became silent at the birth of Christ, and were heard no

The time when he lived is doubtful, but it is certain that his system became the dominant religion of Western Asia from the ti

ded as the source of all good, while Ahriman (Arimanes) rebelled, and became the author of all evil upon the earth. Ormuzd cre

s.) The four sons of Brahma, so significantly brought into the world, became the fathers of the human race, and heads of their

n prophet. The child soon developed faculties of the first order, and became equally distinguished by the uncommon beauty of h

ned to him as his own territory, and besides his spiritual dignity he became to a limited extent a temporal monarch. He is sty

and speech. Midgard was then given them as their residence, and they became the progenitors of the human race. The mighty ash

ad tied it up so tight he could not untie a single knot. At last Thor became wroth, and grasping his mallet with both hands he

e-axes; for do what they would, none of them could harm him. And this became a favorite pastime with them and was regarded as

nturies, long after the Druidical priesthood in its other departments became extinct. At these meetings none but Bards of meri

the Culdees throughout Scotland. Under the reign of Popery the island became the seat of a nunnery, the ruins of which are sti

urity. After leaving earth, she was placed among the stars, where she became the constellation Virgo — the Virgin. Themis (Jus

to the representation of a crown of towers upon her head. Before she became the wife of Saturn, she had seen Atys, a Phrygian

Pluto for her husband; at which Ceres was dissatisfied, and Ascalphus became the subject of her vengeance. It appears, however

r of the sun, was the wife of Astræus, one of the Titans, by whom she became the mother of the stars and winds. When she rises

e did accordingly. But as she forgot to offer him perpetual youth, he became so much worn out with infirm old age that he chos

us, whose name at first was Bacchus, son of Chus; and, by corruption, became changed to that of Bacchus. Others suppose that B

mour. She was immediately admitted into the assembly of the gods, and became Jupiter’s faithful counsellor. She was the most a

imously pronounced Minerva the victor, she named the city Athenæ, and became its tutelary deity. Minerva benefitted mankind wi

sacred. The city then took the name of its tutelary divinity. Athens became famous for the excellence of its oils; its commer

him, and took care of his infancy. Being brought up in the woods, he became passionately fond of hunting. Mars, jealous of th

dy. Concluding that she was killed and devoured by the wild beast, he became distracted, and ran to the appointed tree; but as

moon. Neptune, celebrated because he commanded the fleet of Jupiter, became the god of the seas. Every river, every fountain,

e Scylla was wont to bathe; and in washing herself in the waters, she became a monster of a hideous form, with six different h

d as soon as he had touched it, he instantly leaped into the sea, and became a sea-dog. . Portumnus, so called by the Latins,

on Melicerta. Both precipitately ran away, and fell into the sea, and became sea-deities. The name of Ino was changed to that

ere the Winds? Whom did Boræs marry? What did Boreas produce, when he became a horse? Part III. Of the Terrestrial Deities

s of heaven, of the earth, of the seas, and of hell. The earth itself became a divinity. Woods, harvests, gardens, meadows, co

en to those unknown divinities, and often the divinity and the mortal became confounded together. They counted twelve of the f

erflowing of the Nile. Such was the progress of civilization, that it became the essence of good policy to show, that the viol

fire; but no sooner had her image been removed thence, than the grove became green again. It was customary to offer a yearly s

ly form threw her into such terror, that she abandoned her charge. He became enamoured with the beautiful nymph Syrinx, daught

Under his hand, trees, and stones, and even the dishes of his table, became gold. When half starved, he entreated the God to

out by their progenitors, their ideas were overcast, their traditions became obscured, and idolatry took root; but the differe

honours of burial had been refused. When the descendants of the poor became rich or powerful, they discharged the debts of th

te him, but kept him as the ornament of his flock. The god of the sea became enraged, and avenged himself upon Minos by fillin

bs. — In the Mythology of the ancients, the souls of men after death, became inhabitants of Hades, a region in the nether worl

t heaven. Some huge stones which they hurled, fell into the seas, and became islands; others fell upon the earth, and became m

ll into the seas, and became islands; others fell upon the earth, and became mountains. They were, however, overcome, and all

that he had killed his father, and married his mother: upon which he became so frantic as to put out his eyes, and would have

t often their celebrity was extended entirely beyond the family. They became the gods Penates, although the rest of the world

or on account of their important services and brilliant actions. They became by public decrees, the protecting heroes of the p

beauty and virtue. Antæ or Sthenobæa, wife to Prætus, king of Argos, became enamoured of him; but, as his repulses provoked h

h’s daughter in Scripture. Questions. Who was Castor and Pollux? What became of Castor? What name was given to them, when they

Pollux? What became of Castor? What name was given to them, when they became constellations in heaven? How were Castor and Pol

fter they had treated him in the most insolent manner. After this, he became reconciled to Penelope, and ruled in peace fiftee

y ox, which skin they had formed with earth diluted with water. Orion became a mighty hunter. He waited constantly upon Diana;

Vesta, and Mercury or Hermes. Chronos or Saturn, having married Rhea, became the father of Osiris and Isis, or, according to s

e soul of Osiris to transmigrate into an ox; which animal, therefore, became an object of worship under the appellation of Api

ith prayers and frankincense only. By the example of Ptolemy, Serapis became the tutelar god of Egypt in general, and the patr

Oromasdes withdrew his rays; and the sphere of Ahriman in an instant became a chaos, wherein existed confusion, hatred, viole

estions. What is the Zenda Avesta? What is said of the man-bull? What became of Ahriman? What was the name of the second man-b

What became of Ahriman? What was the name of the second man-bull? Who became the author of abundance? Who is the supreme creat

spirit produced Mot or Mob, that is, the mud or watery mixture which became the principle of all things and of the generation

ty of the soul, in mettempsychosis, that honourable men, after death, became horses and noble quadrupeds, and that mean person

of the temple of Mexitli, which was a miserable hovel. But when they became so populous and rich as to rebuild this sanctuary

e paid to her. Soon her answers passed for oracles, and her celebrity became so great, that people came from every quarter to

xcess of their phrenzy, thrown themselves headlong into the abyss, it became necessary to adopt means to remedy so frequent an

divine vapour began to agitate her, her hair stood on end, her looks became fierce, her mouth foamed, and a violent trembling

hee a white or black bull? A priestess of Dodona made an answer which became fatal to her. She said to the Bœotians who consul

d from the Hellens; and thus, this name, peculiar to a single family, became the general name of the Greeks. Mythology of

resist him; and, soon after, he passed into Fionia, which immediately became his conquest. In this pleasant island, it is said

d still more so, that the name of the god whose prophet and priest he became , was, in succeeding ages, transferred to him, and

of those nations who treated them as barbarians; and every time they became the stronger party, their first care was to destr

, and divinities of every description. But their predominant passions became the measure of their faith; wherefore the supreme

uage, Frea or Frau, signifies a woman. In succeeding times, this Frea became the goddess of love and debauchery, the Venus of

ssible, to ascertain how, and at what precise time, the British isles became inhabited. The study of natural history induces u

nquests of the Romans. The Druids, forgetting their primitive wisdom, became addicted to divination and magic, and tolerated t

idence than the oracles of Greece and Italy. The emperors, after they became masters of Gaul, often caused them to be consulte

respecting the period in which the order of the Druids and Druidesses became wholly abolished. Suetonius, Aurelius Victor, an

in until the middle of the fifth century. It appears that their order became extinct, not until the time in which Christianity

ppened in this case. In the meantime, the father and mother of Psyche became very curious to know the future fortune of their

morning he departed. His conversation was so entertaining, and Psyche became so accustomed to his society, that she found it p

tream heard her, and as she plunged into the waves he upheld her. She became senseless when the waters closed round her, but t

ottage, too, soon changed its form: it rose in height; its grey front became pure white marble; its little casements turned to

d pavement, and rich sculpture graced its lofty portico; in short, it became a temple of the gods. Jupiter stood beside his an

rds, “Farewell, faithful husband!” “Farewell, beloved wife!” Philemon became a vigorous oak, and Baucis a shady linden. Their

nd in Attica, so that district was called, and they and his followers became one people, and lived peaceably together. Am. Wha

illed them all. Cadmus, after long wondering why they did not return, became seriously alarmed, and went to look after his fri

ities. At her request, Neptune gave them new forms and new names: Ino became the sea-nymph Leucothoe, and Milecerta was change

suddenly caused the vessel to stop in the midst of the sea, where she became immoveable as a rock, and her sails, cordage, mas

ason, bitterly repented of her guilty conduct. The sight of a thyrsus became shocking to her, and she never went near mount Ci

andfather. He had nothing to do but to exhibit the Medusa, and Phætus became a statue in that very palace from which he had ba

de for Seriphus. Perseus arrived in good time at Seriphus. Polydectes became the persecutor of Danæ, as he had been of her son

and the certainty of his aim, were both admired. At length, his hand became unsteady, and, by an unfortunate motion, he misdi

os, but he chose, rather than reign there, to found a new kingdom. He became the founder of a new city, near Argos, which he c

prince of Peloponnesus, in Greece, and he had many children, and they became founders of cities, like their ancestor, Perseus.

e the emblem of glory and of immortality!” From that time, the laurel became sacred to Apollo, and garlands of laurel were bes

ng Asia, pursued her career into Africa. Being arrived in Africa, she became calm, knelt down, and raising her head toward hea

s prayer was heard; she was restored to her human form, and afterward became queen of Egypt. Phæton. “The world’s vice

n. “The world’s vice luminary.” It is related that Io, after she became queen of Egypt, had a son named Epaphus, who was

Jupiter changed them to poplars. These trees, in the course of years, became the most beautiful and abundant of the sylvan orn

forsaken were repeated anew. All that was believed concerning Latona became the subject of frequent conversation, and was rel

deities originate? Ans. When the early traditions of the human race became corrupt, the sublime idea of one God, self-existe

The strife and turbulence of nature were attributed to the gods, who became in some manner identified with the elements they

ments, transmitted by popular tradition and embellished by the poets, became altogether legendary and mythical. Ques. Were th

d adorned by the Horæ or Hours, who carried her to heaven as soon she became of age. All the gods were astonished at the beaut

he forlorn state of Latona, caused it to emerge from the sea, when it became fixed and immovable for her use. Ques. Relate th

nto the pool, and, stirring up the mud, defiled the waters so that it became unfit to drink. The goddess was so much incensed,

o ask at the same time for the bloom of immortal youth. When Tithonus became old and decrepit, Aurora still watched over him w

fire. Under this extraordinary treatment, the infant, in a few days, became a beautiful young man. His mother, Meganira, wond

e Christian emblem, and the custom of erecting wayside crosses, which became afterwards almost universal, is said to date from

ntercession of Venus, Neptune endowed them both with immortality. Ino became a sea-goddess under the name of Leucothea, while

, and was cast into hell for imitating Jupiter’s thunder. Ques. What became of the souls of good men? Ans. After being purif

their step-mother Ino, attempted to cross the sea on this ram. Helle became terrified, and was drowned in the straits which a

t by the thread. The whole band then embarked for Athens. Ques. What became of Ariadne? Ans. She accompanied Theseus on his

. Arion chose the latter alternative, but begged that he might die as became a bard, after having played for the last time upo

d place themselves in order, as he played. Amphion married Niobe, and became the father of seven sons and as many daughters, w

ong at Argos when the king was prejudiced by a calumnious report, and became jealous of the young hero. As he was ashamed to v

prodigy ensued. The stones thrown by Deucalion assumed human form and became men, and those thrown by Pyrrha were changed into

in the company of a sea captain named Mentes; but at length his sight became so much affected that he was obliged to remain on

ed. More than a hundred nobles of Ithaca and the surrounding islands, became suitors for the hand of Penelope; she however sti

evice succeeded for three years, at the end of which time the suitors became so importunate that Penelope could no longer resi

ride, Lavinium. Here he governed his Trojan and Italian subjects, who became one people under the common name of Latins. The n

phi arose insensibly around the spot. As the oracle grew in repute it became necessary to appoint a second and a third Pythia

ys represented as having the head and horns of a ram. The temple soon became celebrated as an oracle, and was enriched, like t

e at length entirely abandoned. It has been asserted that the oracles became silent at the birth of Christ, but this is an err

body, which she laid in a monument in an island near Memphis. Osiris became from that time the tutelar deity of the Egyptians

mage was adorned with different emblems. The mysterious rites of Isis became a cloak for much secret vice, and were repeatedly

during this festival the crocodiles forgot their usual ferocity, and became harmless. A temple, two chapels, and a court for

the lower deep a god arose, who married a daughter of the giants, and became the father of three sons, Odin, Vili and Ve. Thes

d on the flesh of the boar Schrimnir, which was cooked every day, and became whole again every night. The goat Heidrun supplie

er enriched by first fruits and other offerings. This large provision became necessary from the fact that the Aztec priests we

ears before the Spanish Conquest. They were at first exceptional, but became more frequent as the Aztec empire extended, until

anything now remain of this magnificent temple? Ans. No; its riches became the prey of the conquerors, and the desecrated sh

because, the longer he meditated on the subject, the more obscure it became , and the more he felt his inability to treat it i

was the master of Pindar; he lived to a very advanced age, so that he became the contemporary of the Pisistratidæ and of Pausa

artled at coming so suddenly within a few feet of a bear; but soon he became frightened at the animal’s fixed stare. There was

ad become a muddy pool, and the water was unfit to drink. Then Latona became very angry, and raising her eyes to heaven she cr

That was because, when the water was rippled by his touch, the image became blurred. But when the water was still, the face w

turned by the praises that were showered upon her from all sides. She became so vain about her work that she could think of no

ishment forever.” In an instant Arachne’s hair fell off, and her face became so small that her body looked very large next to

d so it came to pass, — the laurel, Apollo’s emblem from that day on, became the sign of honor and triumph. If now you should

music that they followed him as he went along; and the lifeless rocks became living and trembled at the beauty of his song. An

hed! And such rejoicing and praises of Perseus on all sides! The hero became Cassiopeia’s guest, and, after a few days, when h

il at last the longing to see other lands and to do other great deeds became too strong for him. So one day he started on his

ned away by the fire, and from that time, so the story goes, Hercules became one of the mighty company of gods in high Olympus

to learn to do those things which had made his uncle famous. Daedalus became the boy’s teacher. He taught him all he knew and

dess of Wisdom.” Minerva de Velletri (Louvre, Paris). Daedalus soon became afraid of what the people of Athens might do if t

time that Theseus was born, Minos, king of the island of Crete, also became the father of a baby boy. Minos loved his child v

kept filling and refilling their glasses with the sweet milk, Baucis became worried; for she knew the pitcher must soon be em

sky was cloudless day after day. Not a drop of rain fell, the fields became parched and dry, and all the crops withered away.

d sea flew the golden ram faster and faster every moment, until Helle became so weary of the dizzy flight, that she dropped fr

malion looked at the finished work, his heart beat fast, and his face became flushed with excitement. The more he looked, the

the woods, also, loved to hear Pan play on his flute, and at last he became so used to hearing his praises sung that he, too,

that the lovely Galatea fled from him in spite of all he offered her, became very angry indeed. His voice began to roar, and h

d her, became very angry indeed. His voice began to roar, and his eye became fierce and flaming. He wandered into the woods, a

k. At first it was red and looked like blood, but as it flowed on, it became clearer and clearer, until at last, pure as cryst

whereon they dwelt. These thoughts gave rise to others; suppositions became certainties; and soon the following myth or fable

’s curse. But all his anxiety and fears were aroused when he suddenly became aware of the fraud practised upon him, and of you

m, the gods there assumed the forms of different animals; and Jupiter became a ram, while Juno, his sister and queen, changed

ueen, changed herself into a cow. The king of the gods, however, soon became ashamed of his cowardly flight, and resolved to r

the ocean nymphs, or Oceanides, daughters of Oceanus. The latter pair became the proud parents of four gigantic sons, — Atlas,

er present wilfulness. Left alone with the mysterious casket, Pandora became more and more inquisitive. Stealthily she drew ne

endants during the Age of Brass, which speedily followed, when strife became customary, and differences were settled by blows.

ucalion were immediately changed into men, while those cast by Pyrrha became women. Thus the earth was peopled for the second

he wicked beings slain by Jupiter. Deucalion and Pyrrha shortly after became the happy parents of a son named Hellen, who gave

k race; while his sons Æolus and Dorus, and grandsons Ion and Achæus, became the ancestors of the Æolian, Dorian, Ionian, and

isguise. To win Europa, the fair daughter of Agenor, for instance, he became a bull.                             “The gods th

ited action of the living creatures. In the warm season, when the sun became oppressive, Cephalus was wont to rest during the

as A young shepherd, tying in the cool grass one summer afternoon, became aware of a distant sound of music, so sweet, so t

is new-found treasure; and so rapidly did his skill increase, that he became insufferably conceited, and boasted he could riva

assed by caught the whisper, and noised it abroad, so that the secret became the general topic of all conversations. Orpheu

the state of her feelings, she readily consented to their union, and became the proud mother of Orpheus, who inherited his pa

Shakespeare. This talent waxed greater as the years passed by, and became so remarkable, that the youth’s fame was very wid

Amphion’s musical talent was of great use to him when he subsequently became King of Thebes, and wished to fortify his capital

d with stories of his father’s beauty and power, that at last Phaeton became conceited, and acquired a habit of boasting rathe

and all went well; but at length, elated by his exalted position, he became very reckless, drove faster and faster, and soon

sudden cold. The cries of mortals rose in chorus, and their clamours became so loud and importunate, that they roused Jupiter

or continued youth; and her husband grew older and older, and finally became so decrepit, that he was a burden to her. “Immor

was born. When with his brother, Cupid grew and flourished, until he became a handsome, slender youth; but when separated fro

proaching noiselessly on tiptoe and cautiously peeping into the pool, became aware first of curly, tumbled locks, and then a p

day he determined to fashion the image of a lovely woman. The statue became so beautiful under his practised hand that even b

and after a short but passionate wooing the object of his affections became his happy wife. Cupid and Psyche In those s

d ruled the people with such an iron hand that his tyranny eventually became unbearable. The senators, weary of his exactions

nd his wife and children carried to Greece as captives. There Hesione became the bride of Telamon; while her brother Podarces,

forms a well-known constellation. Neptune and Amphitrite in due time became the happy parents of several children, among whom

ssed the puny child’s little pinched face; and at her touch the child became rosy and well, to the unbounded astonishment of t

such sorrow dree By reason of Persephone!” Ingelow. As soon as she became aware of this petition, Ceres hastened to Olympus

des; and, whenever he brought her out of her gloomy prison, the skies became blue and sunny, the grass sprang fresh and green

-natured Proserpina, the moment Hades’ portals closed behind her, she became pale and melancholy; and none would have dreamed

ns of snow and ice, where he detained her, and made her his wife. She became the mother of Zetes and Calais, — who took part i

to a horse and united himself to the mares of Dardanus, King of Troy, became the father of twelve steeds so swift that none co

snakes in his infancy. He then skinned the monster, whose shaggy pelt became his favourite covering. “So from Nemea’s den Alc

ned unmolested to the place where he had left Hercules. But his steps became slower and slower; and as he neared the hero, he

er of happy and moderately uneventful years now passed by, and Œdipus became the father of two manly sons, Eteocles and Polyni

, when Anteia saw that the youth would never yield to her wishes, she became very angry indeed, sought her husband, and accuse

nerva’s golden bit between his teeth, whereupon the steed immediately became gentle and tractable. Thus mounted, Bellerophon n

in their happiness, which seemed almost too great for earth when they became the parents of a charming little son. Every day D

rom Priapus’ lawless love she flew, Forsook her form; and fixing here became A flowery plant, which still preserves her name.”

felt an insane desire to plunge into the sea, —  a desire which soon became so intense that he could no longer resist it, but

sacrificed, while Iphigenia was borne in safety to Taurus, where she became a priestess in one of the goddess’s temples.

oveted weapons; and Ajax’ grief at their loss was so intense, that he became insane, and killed himself in a fit of frenzy, wh

fatherly protection of Strophius, King of Phocis, whose son, Pylades, became his inseparable friend. In fact, their devotion t

nged into the water, her body, and not her feelings, changed, and she became a loathsome monster, a terror to gods and men. Wh

tant lingering on the land. All seemed well now; but Neptune suddenly became aware that his old enemy, the torturer of Polyphe

ded a city, which he called Lavinia in honour of his bride, and which became for a time the capital of Latium. Æneas, as the g

e for a time the capital of Latium. Æneas, as the gods had predicted, became the father of a son named Æneas Silvia, who found

deeply concerned.” Received at first with implicit faith, these myths became a stumbling-block as civilisation advanced. Cultu

s. This mode of interpretation was carried to such an extreme that it became ridiculous, and the inevitable reaction took plac

her as sprung from the forehead of Zeus (the heavens). She gradually became the impersonation of the illuminating and knowled

ificance, 358, 359 Hel′e-nus. King of Epirus, whose slave Andromache became after the death of Hector, 327 He-li′a-des. Sist

lly produced the corresponding idea of sex. These objects accordingly became in the process of generations not only persons, b

gly, as we know, to the savage the myth was savage; to the devotee it became religious; to the artist, beautiful; to the philo

as early as the fourteenth or fifteenth century b.c., and his system became the dominant religion of Western Asia from the ti

until, because of the growing sinfulness and arrogance of mankind, it became necessary for the immortals to withdraw their fav

. Then, first, men suffered the extremes of heat and cold, and houses became necessary. Caves were their dwellings, — and leaf

ut on a rude resemblance to the human form. Those thrown by Deucalion became men; those by Pyrrha, women. It was a hard race t

sequent to the deluge. The hero, Hellen, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, became the ancestor of the Hellenes or Greeks. The Æolia

rth, Rhea, the wife of Cronus and mother of Jupiter. In Phrygia, Rhea became identified with Cybele, whose worship, as mother

ering caves of Ocean was Pontus (the deep sea, or the water-way), who became , by Mother Earth, father of Nereus. This Nereus,

en-hoofed and golden-maned. They drew his chariot over the sea, which became smooth before him, while dolphins and other monst

dess of darkness, daughter of the Titans Cœus and Phœbe. This goddess became , as we have already seen, the mother of Apollo an

led some fair nymph of mortal mould. It was Io, whom Jupiter, when he became aware of the approach of his wife, had changed in

’s tender heart, he concealed his godhead, and changed his shape, and became a bull… He came into the meadow, and his coming t

cquired its name. Her three sons are famous in Greek myth: Minos, who became king of Crete, and after his death a judge in the

posts, the thatch grew yellow and appeared a gilded roof, the floors became marble, the doors were enriched with carving and

rmonia, beholding it, prayed the gods to let her share his fate. Both became serpents. It is said that, mindful of their origi

t the heat intolerable. Then, too, it is said, the people of Ethiopia became black because the blood was called by the heat so

on the banks of the river; and their tears, which continued to flow, became amber as they dropped into the stream. The Italia

etelling the glory that he should achieve. Æsculapius, when grown up, became a renowned physician; in one instance he even suc

m. At last, they say, her limbs took root in the ground, and her face became a flower, turning on its stem to follow the journ

ad, his neck gained in length, his ears grew sharp-pointed, his hands became feet, his arms, his long legs, and his body were

Atlas, and nymphs of Diana’s train. One day Orion saw them in Bœotia, became enamoured of them, and gave pursuit. In their dis

isters that they blanched, and have been pale ever since. But Electra became a comet; her hair floating wildly behind her, she

with an easy motion, bore her to a flowery dale. By degrees her mind became composed, and she laid herself down on the grassy

nly in the skies; Till wings unto the weary heart were given, And she became Love’s angel bride in heaven!181 The story of C

as drowned. The waves bore his body to the European shore, where Hero became aware of his death, and in her despair cast herse

orms of lynxes and spotted panthers played around him. The whole crew became dolphins and swam about the ship. Of twenty men A

ower to the test. A twig of an oak, which he plucked from the branch, became gold in his hand. He took up a stone; it changed

before the gold-creating power passed into them, and the river sands became golden, as they remain to this day. Thenceforth M

nceforth Midas, hating wealth and splendor, dwelt in the country, and became a worshipper of Pan, the god of the fields. But t

, but no longer showed alarm in her countenance. Her look was such as became a queen, — the queen of Erebus; the powerful brid

e. Presented by his father with a lyre and taught to play upon it, he became the most famous of musicians; and not only his fe

strayed; and Arne the shepherdess, daughter of King Æolus, by whom he became the forefather of the Bœotians. His children, Pel

by the princess Tyro, whom he wooed in the form of her lover Enipeus, became keepers of horses— animals especially dear to Nep

was again and again sold by her father; while by Neptune’s favor she became on each occasion a different animal, and so regai

lood spirted from under the stone, by degrees grew paler, and finally became the stream that still bears the name of the unfor

d at once I visited The ceaseless wonders of this ocean-bed.”244 He became guardian of fishes and divers, and of those who g

er of her charms, and changed her ringlets into hissing serpents. She became a monster of so frightful an aspect that no livin

Atlas, with all his bulk, was changed into stone. His beard and hair became forests, his arms and shoulders cliffs, his head

mmit, and his bones rocks. Each part increased in mass till the giant became the mountain upon whose shoulders rests heaven wi

Andromeda three sons were born, through one of whom, Electryon, they became grandparents of the famous Alcmene, sweetheart of

s beloved of Jupiter. Their son, the mighty Hercules, born in Thebes, became the national hero of Greece. Juno, always hostile

choicest wine that the centaurs possessed. As a consequence, Hercules became involved in a broil with the other centaurs of th

robe of her husband’s in the blood of Nessus. As soon as the garment became warm on the body of Hercules, the poison penetrat

s brother Rhadamanthus and with King Æacus, to Hades, where the three became judges of the Shades. This is the Minos mentioned

dion was Ægeus, king of Athens. By Æthra, granddaughter of Pelops, he became the father of the Attic hero, Theseus. Ægeus, on

. As it mounted the ethereal spaces, its gems, growing in brightness, became stars; and still it remains fixed, as a constella

ad already become, the slayer of his father; in marrying the queen he became the husband of his mother. These horrors remained

enia, and Orestes. Helen, the fair immediate cause of the Trojan War, became the wife of Menelaüs, who with her obtained the k

t the secret, and even assisted them in obtaining the image. Thus she became reconciled to Menelaüs, and they were among the f

feasted heartily, she touched them one by one with her wand, and they became immediately changed into swine, in “head, body, v

ea-nymph, received Ulysses hospitably, entertained him magnificently, became enamored of him, and wished to retain him forever

ll; but, remembering his father’s injunctions, said no more than what became him as master of the house, though young, and pro

ulders under others, set them afloat again. The Trojans, when the sea became calm, sought the nearest shore, — the coast of Ca

Byrsa (a hide). Around this fort the city of Carthage rose, and soon became a powerful and flourishing place. Such was the st

which when united took the form of the most excellent part, fire, and became flame. This material was scattered like seed amon

it Lavinium, after her name. His son Iulus founded Alba Longa, which became the birthplace of Romulus and Remus and the cradl

and speech. Midgard was then given them as their residence, and they became the progenitors of the human race. Yggdrasil. —

ad tied it up so tight he could not untie a single knot. At last Thor became wroth, and grasping his mallet with both hands he

le-axes; for do what they would none of them could harm him. And this became a favorite pastime with them and was regarded as

lped to avenge her father, died with her husband. Sigmund, thereupon, became king, and took to himself a wife. But she, suffer

burned on the funeral pyre beside Sigurd the Volsung. In time Gudrun became the queen of Atli, the Budlung. He, in order to o

th Swanhild, her daughter by Sigurd, to the realm of King Jonakr, who became her third husband. Swanhild, “fairest of all wome

, to cover. Uranus is the starry vault that covers the earth; Varunas became the rain-giving sky. Titan: the honorable, powerf

of the Indo-Germanic race was that the fire-god, descending to earth, became the first man; and that, therefore, the spirit of

201), this is intelligible, “if the vermin which had once been sacred became a pest in the eyes of later generations.” Oracl

ceased to give responses. Ancient Christian writers assert that they became silent at the birth of Christ, and were heard no

ced a mythological descent. Others hold that the word arksha, a star, became confused with the Greek arktos, a bear. So the my

e defeat of winter by sunlight, it certainly, at a very early period, became mixed up with ancient legal ideas and local tradi

ty, perhaps symbolize the rains that nourish sprouting vegetation. He became identified very soon with the spirituous effects

ive. — “The starred Æthiop queen”: Cassiopea (Cassiepea, or Cassiope) became a constellation. The sea-nymphs, however, had her

gian race. Ion. — According to one tradition, the race of Erechtheus became extinct, save for Ion, a son of Apollo and Creiis

, who was either a son, or an adopted son, of Pandion II. By Æthra he became father of Theseus, in whose veins flowed, therefo

ing? How did wicked men represent God? What besides the Supreme Deity became objects of worship? ——— The mythology of the Gre

Rome itself, was the Latin. Saturn was highly honoured in Latium, and became king of the country. The hill, afterwards called

y the music of his harp; and that a stone upon which he laid his lyre became so melodious, that whenever it was struck, it sou

med her beautiful hair to frightful serpents. Thus disfigured. Medusa became an object of aversion and horror. Perseus, a prin

and what is represented by this part of the fable of Proserpine? What became of Ascalaphus? Is the owl a proper attendant of M

arried in her arms a profusion of flowers, and was young and fair, as became “the queen of all the flowers.” Pomona was the g

of false fear? What was the Egyptian Pan? Whom did Pan love, and what became of Echo? What was the origin of Pan’s pipe the Sy

verned his kingdom with such eminent skill and justice, that his laws became celebrated all over Greece, and continued in oper

on, who acquired all the accomplishments of that rude age. When Jason became a man, he was instructed by an oracle to go back

, these petty states were always at war with each other. When Theseus became King of Attica, he perceived that his subjects co

ound in Attica the entire want of political order. As soon as Theseus became king, he travelled all over Attica, and told his

cts of Theseus consented to be governed in this manner, and they soon became so happy under his regulations, that peaceable pe

ould not have spent his whole life so honourably and usefully; but he became tired of quiet; he remembered the days which he h

e deserved, followed Peritheus. But instead of punishing him, Theseus became greatly delighted with Peritheus, and they traver

ed to Hippodamia, the Centaurs were invited to the marriage; but they became intoxicated with wine, and were rude to some of t

rable wound. While the fleet was sailing to Troy, the envenomed wound became so offensive to those about him, that Ulysses per

Nestor’s appeal, and undertook the enterprise which he proposed? What became of Diomed? Hector. Hector, the son of Pri

n describe Hector? What was the fate of Hector’s wife and child? What became of Priam and his family? Is the history of Priam

, and in the proper way to honour great men. Who was Eneas, and what became of his family at the destruction of Troy? Did Ene

effect had the presence of the ark upon the statue of Dagon, and what became of the ark? Egyptian Worship. See plate,

ls and processions instituted to their honour. The religion of Persia became corrupted, and it was reformed by a philosopher n

oducing corn. Under this wise and beneficent government, the Mexicans became rich and happy. In the midst of this prosperity o

dged the divinity in the thick shade. The Romans, after their temples became numerous and magnificent, still kept up this anci

that of Delphi enriched? What were the offerings at Delphi, and what became of them? What was the Parthenon, and who projecte

oracle, and such large presents were made to it, that the institution became immensely rich; but the oracle was uttered by a p

rds stood the Temple of Solomon. During the reign of David, Jerusalem became the metropolis of the Jewish state; and thither t

he land grew more bare. The leaves fell from the trees, and the hills became yellow and barren. Then the North Wind rushed dow

she moved across the glorious hall, the gods ceased their smiling and became earnest, for they saw how the great earth-goddess

the world of light and life. Down and down it led him, but at last it became less steep and, with a turn, led him out into the

Then he changed to a bear, but Hercules still held him fast. Then he became a little bird, but before he could flit away, Her

. Then he turned into an eel, but he could not wriggle loose. Then he became a torrent of rushing water, but Hercules would no

changed to a snake, and Hercules almost strangled him. Last of all he became a huge flame of fire, but Hercules still managed

who loves heroes, took him up to Olympus and made him divine, and he became the special protector and helper of heroic champi

Admetus received him gladly and granted his request. So the stranger became the king’s shepherd. He would lead out the sheep,

Africa was changed to a sandy desert and the tribes that lived there became black from the glare. The earth grew hot and spli

ture, he plunged his sword into it again and again. At last his wings became so wet that they could hardly support him. He was

o help the Greeks, and he led in so many fierce attacks that his name became a terror to the Trojan hosts. Through him the Tro

drug. In an instant, the bristles fell from them and they rose up and became once more Ulysses’ men, but younger and fairer an

eather was fair and the ship sailed. But alas! the wind soon rose and became a hurricane; a thunderbolt struck the ship, and e

tor. Son of Leda; twin brother of Pollux, 181. At death, the brothers became gods and were the protectors of travelers by land

er of Chryses, priest of Apollo. Taken by the Greek army before Troy; became the slave of Agamemnon, 183; restored to her fath

were brothers of Helen. They were famous heroes, and, at their death, became gods.

God of the sea. Shem had the rest of Asia, where the worship of fire became almost general, and this occasioning conflagratio

ssist him. Of these, Atlas, who was set over the frontiers of Africa, became so famous there, that he gave name to the chain o

, which was the cause of much regret to Ceres. Ascalaphus, thereupon, became the object of her vengeance; but his prudence and

beloved brother, till they were changed into poplars and their tears became amber. His friend and relative, Cycnus, likewise,

this allegory the poets taught, degraded those into brute beasts who became its slaves, although their genius and talents mig

the music of his harp; and that a stone upon which he laid his lyre, became so melodious, that whenever it was stricken, it s

universe is comprehended; of which the elements, stars, and planets, became objects of worship, because parts of him, the gre

hrough all the stages of life, until towards the return of winter, he became old and weak. Sometimes a figure with painted win

as overcome by Typhon, the power of darkness, and shorn of his beams, became Serāpis. Serāpis was considered, likewise, as a p

nd frankincense. By the example of Ptolemy, and his court, this deity became so great a favourite with the Egyptians, as to ma

ch he imagined that he had committed by this involuntary act, that he became frantic, and ran hither and thither, imploring su

face of the earth by a mighty wind. Another bull was then formed, who became the author of all abundance, and from whom is der

ace of the globe, the summit of mount Albordi was the first land that became visible. The sun and the moon then appeared upon

enii, Oromasdes suddenly withdrew his rays, and the sphere of Ahriman became a chaos of eternal night, in which reigned discor

persion of mankind. In process of time the Mythology of the Scythians became very debased. They worshiped a great number of Go

ipal inhabitants of his country. There, assuming the name of Odin, he became the chief object of the idolatrous worship of the

. Belus, the supposed founder of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires, became the principal object of worship among the later B

e they released? By what name was Jupiter known among the Gauls? What became of Saturn after his liberation from the power of