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golden fleece, he fled with Medea, the beautiful young sorceress, and daughter of Æetes, who pursued with great energy, for Mede
pieces, and dropped them over the side of the vessel. Thus the cruel daughter effected her escape. Achelo′us [Achelous] was a
Jupiter was his reputed father, and his mother is said to have been a daughter of Hippotus. Æolus is represented as having the p
He was king of the Argives. His brother’s wife was the famous Helen, daughter of Tyndarus, king of Sparta; and when she eloped
e names of Hercules. Alcme′na [Alcmena], the mother of Hercules, was daughter of Electryon, a king of Argos. Alec′to [Alecto]
. Amphitri′te [Amphitrite] (or Salatia), the wife of Neptune, was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She was the mother of Trit
was a great feast, called Cœna Saliaris. Androm′eda [Andromeda], the daughter of Cepheus, king of the Ethiopians, was wife of P
by Mercury, was changed by Juno into a peacock. Ariad′ne [Ariadne], daughter of Minos, King of Crete. After enabling Theseus t
te [Astarte], one of the Eastern names of Venus. Aste′ria [Asteria], daughter of Cæus, was carried away by Jupiter, who assumed
otection in her native sky.” John Hughes. Atalan′ta [Atalanta] was daughter of Cæneus. The oracle told her that marriage woul
of the morning, “Whose rosy fingers ope the gates of day.” She was daughter of Sol, the sun, and was the mother of the stars
as the son of Jupiter and Semele. He is said to have married Ariadne, daughter of Minos, King of Crete, after she was deserted b
. Caproti′na [Caprotina]. A name of Juno. Cassan′dra [Cassandra], a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, who was granted by Apollo th
, and foregoes his prize.” Ceremonies, see Themis. Ce′res [Ceres], daughter of Saturn, the goddess of agriculture, and of the
name of Saturn. Cil′laros [Cillaros], see Cyllaros. Cir′ce [Circe], daughter of the Sun. The knowledge of poisonous herbs enab
e of the Muses, from Mount Citheron. Cli′o [Clio]. One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. She presided over histo
was a consort of Apollo and mother of Æsculapius. Another Coronis was daughter of a king of Phocis, and was changed by Athena in
]. In Hindoo mythology the devils or evil gods. Dan′ae [Danae] was a daughter of Acrisius and Eurydice. She had a son by Jupite
Death, see Nox. Deceiver, The, see Apaturia. Deiani′ra [Deianira], daughter of Œneus, was wife of Hercules. See Hercules. De
goddess of hunting and of chastity. She was the sister of Apollo, and daughter of Jupiter and Latona. She was known among the Gr
na], a Greek name of Diana as a terrestrial goddess. Di′do [Dido]. A daughter of Belus, King of Tyre. It was this princess who
, see Arion. Door′ga [Doorga]. A Hindoo goddess. Do′ris [Doris] was daughter of Oceanus, and sister of Nereus, two of the mari
hich repeats every sound that reaches her. Another fable makes Echo a daughter of Air and Tellus. She was partly deprived of spe
en     Within thy airy shell. ………………………………………. Sweet queen of parley, daughter of the sphere, So may’st thou be translated to th
ast wind. A son of Æolus. Eury′ale [Euryale] was one of the Gorgons, daughter of Phorcus and Ceto. Euryd′ice [Eurydice], wife
uriel. Halcy′one [Halcyone] (or Alcyone), one of the Pleiades, was a daughter of Æolus. Halcy′ons [Halcyons] were sea birds, s
n, Queen of, [Heaven] see Belisama. God of, see Cœlus. He′be [Hebe], daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) and Hera (Juno), was the goddes
Helle was drowned, and it is now called the Dardanelles. She was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele. Hellespontia′cus [Helles
feet and mounts the western winds.” Virgil. Hermi′one [Hermione], daughter of Mars and Venus, who was turned into a serpent,
nd allowed to live in the Elysian Fields. There was another Hermione, daughter of Menelaus and Helen; she was betrothed to Orest
winged horse Pegasus. Hippol′yte [Hippolyte], queen of the Amazons, daughter of Mars. Her father gave her a famous girdle, whi
rcules. See Hercules. Hyge′ia [Hygeia], the goddess of health, was a daughter of Æsculapius and Epione. She was represented as
s in memory of Ino. Instrumental Music, see Euterpe. I′o [Io] was a daughter of Inachus, and a priestess of Juno at Argos. Jup
ther of Hercules, and father of Iolaus. Iphigeni′a [Iphigenia] was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Agamemnon made a v
a beautiful goat was found on the altar in her place. I′ris [Iris], daughter of Thaumas and Electra, was the attendant of Juno
n and the rest of the Argonauts seemed certain; but Medea, the king’s daughter , fell in love with Jason, and with the help of ch
′us [Jugatinus] was one of the nuptial deities. Ju′no [Juno] was the daughter of Saturn and Ops, alias Cybele. She was married
was their sacrifice. Lark, see Scylla and Nysus. Lato′na [Latona], daughter of Cœlus and Phœbe, mother of Apollo and Diana. B
e, the spirit of evil. Written also Lok, and Loki. Lo′tis [Lotis]. A daughter of Neptune, who fled from Priapus, and only escap
Lucina]. The goddess who presides at the birth of children. She was a daughter of Jupiter and Juno, or, according to others, of
Flies from the circle of a crown.” Sir John Denham. Mors. Death, a daughter of Nox (Night). Mountain, see Atlas, Nymph. Mul
ed with Pluto to dethrone Jupiter. Neptune was married to Amphitrite, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, by whom he had a son named
he great Egyptian river. Nine, The, see Muses. Ni′obe [Niobe] was a daughter of Tantalus, and is the personification of grief.
No′tus [Notus]. Another name for Auster, the south wind. Nox was the daughter of Chaos, and sister of Erebus and Mors. She pers
o was invisible by virtue of a particular lock of hair. This lock his daughter Scylla cut off, and so betrayed her father to his
anged into a lark, and the king into a hawk, and he still pursues his daughter , intending to punish her for her treachery. O
ing she touched. The word means swift of flight. Ocy′roe [Ocyroe]. A daughter of Chiron, who had the gift of prophecy. She was
oyed his own eyesight, and wandered away from Thebes, attended by his daughter Antigone. Œdipus is the subject of two famous tra
d Of Hermes or his opiate-rod.” Milton. Ops. Mother of the gods, a daughter of Cœlus and Terra. She was known by the several
constellation is one of the most splendid. Ori′thy′ia [Orithyia]. A daughter of Erechtheus, whose lover, Boreas, carried her o
uted mother of the Minotaur killed by Theseus. She was said to be the daughter of Sol and Perseis, and her husband was Minos, ki
f Proserpine. Per′seus [Perseus] was a son of Jupiter and Danae, the daughter of Acrisius. His first famous exploit was against
ans Æschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles. Philome′la [Philomela] was a daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, who was transformed i
remainder took to flight. Pi′tho [Pitho], the goddess of Persuasion, daughter of Mercury and Venus. She is sometimes referred t
l regions. He was a son of Saturn and Ops, and husband of Proserpine, daughter of Ceres. He is sometimes referred to under the n
Prometheus free. Prophecy, see Nereus. Proser′pine [Proserpine]. A daughter of Jupiter and Ceres. Pluto carried her off to th
e ten cubits high. Rhe′a [Rhea]. The Greek name of Cybele. She was a daughter of Uranus and Gæa, and was called Mother of the g
arybdis roaring on the left presides.” Virgil. Scyl′la [Scylla]. A daughter of Nysus, who was changed into a lark for cutting
during harvest-time. Sem. The Egyptian Hercules. Sem′ele [Semele], daughter of Cadmus and the mother of Bacchus (Dionysus), w
as so called. Ter′eus [Tereus] was a son of Mars. He married Procne, daughter of the king of Athens, but became enamored of her
e, defeated, and the Muses made him blind. The′ia [Theia] or Thea. A daughter of Uranus and Terra, wife of Hyperion. The′mis [
daughter of Uranus and Terra, wife of Hyperion. The′mis [Themis], a daughter of Cœlus and Terra, and wife of Jupiter, was the
s [Thesmorphonis]. A name of Ceres. The′tis [Thetis]. A sea-goddess, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Her husband was Peleus, king
tue and father of Truth. Tis-iph′one [Tisiphone]. One of the Furies, daughter of Nox and Acheron, who was the minister of divin
Dardanus, Helen, Hercules, Paris. Trumpeters, see Tritons. Truth. A daughter of Time, because Truth is discovered in the cours
ating to her protection of newly married people. Ura′nia [Urania]. A daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne — one of the Muses who p
sband of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and orchards. Ves′ta [Vesta], daughter of Saturn and Cybele, was the goddess of the hear
resided over the making of roads. Vic′tory [Victory]. A goddess, the daughter of Styx and Acheron, generally represented as fly
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ent of the Ilias. Allowing, he says, the carrying away captive of the daughter of Chryses and the pestilence itself to be actual
by which the waters ran off11. Others said that Hades carried off the daughter of Demeter through one of these chasms under Moun
a warrior, a son of battle ; springs, daughters of the earth ; mist, daughter of the sea ; tears, daughters of the eye ; and dr
as (Wonder), Phorcys, and ‘fair-cheeked’ Keto. Nereus had by Doris, a daughter of the Titan Oceanos, the fifty Nereïdes or sea-n
Nereïdes or sea-nymphs. Thaumas was by Electra (Brightness), another daughter of Oceanos, father of the swift Iris (Rainbow), a
Asteria (Starry) and Leto. Crios had by Eurybia (Wide-strength), the daughter of Pontos142, Astræos (Starry), Pallas, and Perse
oros (Dawn-bearer), or Morning-star, and the stars of heaven. Styx, a daughter of Oceanos, was by Pallas the mother of Envy and
the mother of Envy and Victory, Strength and Force ; and Asteria, the daughter of Coios, bore to Perses Hecate. The fifth Titan,
s, bore to Perses Hecate. The fifth Titan, Iapetos, was by Clymene, a daughter of Oceanos, the father of four sons, Atlas, Menœt
n account of her. Νύξ. Nox. Night. In the Theogony Night is the daughter of Chaos, and sister of Erebos, to whom she bore
because their abode was near hers in the West. Nemesis is probably a daughter of Night to indicate the secret concealed path wh
. When Zeus, he says, placed his sire in Tartaros, Rhea committed her daughter Hera to the charge of Oceanos and Tethys, by whom
gave increase to the earth222. By Perseïs or Perse (Brightness ?), a daughter of Oceanos, Helios was father of Æetes, and his s
the offspring of the Sun-god by Iphiboe226. By the nymph Rhodos, the daughter of Aphrodite, Helios had the seven Heliades, who
able of Phaëthôn was localised. According to another legend Clytia, a daughter of Oceanos, was beloved by the Sun-god ; but he t
oved by the Sun-god ; but he transferred his affections to Leucothea, daughter of Orchamos (Ruler), king of the eastern regions.
ealous rage discovered the secret to Orchamos, who buried his hapless daughter alive. The god, unable to save her, turned her in
is the sister of Helios, but another view of the subject made her his daughter , he being the source of her light252; while a thi
ur Seasons253. In one of the Homeridian Hymns254 Selene is called the daughter of Pallas, son of Megamedes. It was said that Sel
ed her love under the form of a snow-white ram256. She bore to Zeus a daughter named Pandia257; and Ersa (Dew) was also the offs
of Astræos, Pallas and Perses, by Eurybia (Wide-force), probably the daughter of Pontos and Earth288. Astræos, as we have just
Envy and Victory, Strength and Force ; and Perses married Asteria the daughter of Coios and Phœbe, by whom he had Hecate. There
pairs in the task of production ; and yet we find Crios united with a daughter of Pontos and Earth, one of a class of beings qui
e such. Έκάτη. Hecate. In the Theogony291 this goddess is the daughter of Perses and Asteria. Bacchylides made her a dau
goddess is the daughter of Perses and Asteria. Bacchylides made her a daughter of Night, and Musæus gave her Zeus for a sire in
s said that she was the offspring of the Olympian king by Pheræa, the daughter of Æolos293, or by Demeter294. According to Phere
m Hebe, Ares, and Eileithyia. According to Homer394 Aphrodite was the daughter of Zeus by Dione. The Theogony further says that
e daughter of Zeus by Dione. The Theogony further says that Maia, the daughter of Atlas, bore him Hermes395 A later fable said t
the equine form419. According to one account the nymph Rhodos was his daughter by Aphrodite420. Tyro, the daughter of Salmoneus,
account the nymph Rhodos was his daughter by Aphrodite420. Tyro, the daughter of Salmoneus, and wife of Cretheus, loved the riv
nth year attempted to scale heaven422. As a ram, he was by Theophane, daughter of Bisaltos, the sire of the goldfleeced ram whic
ortunities of noticing her. By Hesiod496 she is said to have been the daughter of Kronos and Rhea. The hymn to Aphrodite relates
it was said, had been built by the Lelegians and the Nymphs ; Admeta, daughter of Eurystheus, fled thither from Argos ; the godd
ference to the chastity of the goddess. The making her an Argive, and daughter of Eurystheus, appears also to intimate that the
seeks the battle549. Another of his companions is Enyo550 (Ἐνυὼ), the daughter of Phorcys and Keto551 according to Hesiod, a war
the bird of his name555. Hesiod says556 that Harmonia (Order) was the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. This has evidently all the
alirrhothios, a son of Poseidôn, had offered violence to Alcippe, the daughter of Ares. Her father killed the offender, and he w
. LETO : — PHŒBOS-APOLLO, ARTEMIS. Λητώ Latona. Leto was daughter of the Titans Coios and Phœbe600. In Homer601 she
antly accomplished, and the churls were turned into frogs. Niobe, the daughter of Tantalos and wife of Amphiôn, proud of her num
ir genealogy. «The first love of Phœbos,» says Ovid, «was Daphne, the daughter of Peneios.» Apollo, proud of his victory over th
and change of form. The river-god heard ; bark and leaves covered his daughter , and Daphne became a bay-tree (δάϕνη, laurus). Th
œbos of the marriage of Ischys, the son of Eilatos, with Coronis, the daughter of Phlegyas. The tale is also told by Pindar626,
desire Artemis shot the fair offender with her arrows. Marpessa, the daughter of Evenos, was beloved by Apollo, whose suit was
with her equal, and gave her hand to her mortal lover627. Cassandra, daughter of Priamos king of Troy, also attracted the love
made it useless by depriving her predictions of credit628. Cyrene, a daughter of the river Peneios, was another of the loves of
erdsman according to Scripture668. Ἄρτϵμις. Diana. Artemis was daughter of Zeus and Leto, and sister to Apollo. She was t
nd which was sacred to her, and to have required the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigeneia. The Aloeids, Otos and Ephialtes, it w
n a legend in the following manner. The Cretan nymph Britomartis, the daughter of Zeus and Charme, was a favourite companion of
ess 737. Ἀϕροδίτη. Venus. The Aphrodite of the Ilias738 is the daughter of Zeus and Dione, and by the Alexandrian and the
god desired her for his wife. Empedocles said that Aphrodite was the daughter of Kronos742. The husband assigned to this charmi
denies her heavenly origin, and feigns that she is a mortal maid and daughter to Otreus king of Phrygia, adding, that while she
poet, according to the regular practice of his brethren. Myrrha, the daughter of Cinyras, having offended Aphrodite744, was by
t745. When Cinyras found what he had unwittingly done, he pursued his daughter with his drawn sword, to efface her crime in her
θηνâ. Minerva. The Pallas-Athene of both the Homeric poems is the daughter of Zeus ; in one place784 it seems to be intimate
or Munificent) was the son of Hermeias by Polymela (Sheep-full), the daughter of Phylas (Keeper 831 ). Hermeias is opposed in t
os, one of Achilleus’ captains, was the son of Hermes by Polymela the daughter of Phylas. The god having seen her, singing in th
reared by her father, herself having married Echecles. By Chione the daughter of Dædaliôn841, or as others said by Stilbe or Te
e daughter of Dædaliôn841, or as others said by Stilbe or Telauge the daughter of Eosphoros842, Hermes was the father of Autolyc
f this god and one of the nymphs845. One day Hermes beheld Herse, the daughter of Cecrops, among the maidens who were carrying t
Пερσεφόνεια, Περσϕόνη. Proserpina, Libera. Demeter and her daughter Persephone are so closely connected, that it woul
without the other : we therefore combine the two deities. Demeter, a daughter of Kronos and Rhea, and by Zeus mother of Perseph
celebrated event in the history of Demeter is the carrying off of her daughter Persephone by Hades, and the search of the goddes
r aid, unheard and unseen by gods or mortals, save only by Hecate the daughter of Persæos, who heard her as she sat in her cave,
hurried ‘over moist and dry.’ Of all she inquired tidings of her lost daughter , but neither gods nor men nor birds could give he
one for her, where she sat in silence, thinking of her ‘deep-bosomed’ daughter , till Iambe by her tricks contrived to make her s
pos, or suffer the earth to bring forth, till she shall have seen her daughter . Finding that there was no other remedy, Zeus sen
en their joy had a little subsided, Demeter anxiously inquired if her daughter had tasted anything while below ; for if she had
e any connexion between her and Persephone, who appears merely as the daughter of Zeus888 and queen of Hades. There can be littl
e exercise of the filial piety and power of selftransformation of the daughter of Erysichthôn, who by her assuming various forms
with it was as follows898. When the goddess was in search of her lost daughter , Poseidôn, filled with desire, continually follow
99. It was also a part of the tradition that beside Areiôn she bore a daughter to the god, who, the Phigalians said, was the Des
lso showed a cavern on Mount Elæon, to which Demeter retired when her daughter had been carried off, clothing herself in deep bl
)905 ; and the fertile isle of Sicily, which was given by Zeus to his daughter on her day of unveiling (ἀνακαλυπρια), that is, a
ter offers, as we have seen, no difficulty whatever ; but that of her daughter is by no means so easy of explanation ; and here,
she simply regarded as the queen of the monarch of Erebos, or as the daughter of Mother Earth, and a personification of the cor
better with an original queen of Erebos than with the gentle innocent daughter of Demeter. We cannot take our leave of Demeter a
the Muses and the Graces. Zeus, says Hesiod979, was by Eurynome, the daughter of Ocean, the father of the ‘three fair-cheeked G
s,’ were the children of Thaumas (Wonder) by Electra (Brightness) the daughter of Oceanos. It is evidently the Rainbow (ἴρις) th
se of him. Νέμεσις. Nemesis. This goddess is in the Theogony a daughter of Night1055. The tradition at Rhamnûs in Attica,
he Destinies. Alcman called her the sister of Law and Persuasion, and daughter of Forethought (Προμηθία)1065. In her temple at T
n whom they afterwards heal. Elsewhere1073 he relates that Ate is the daughter of Zeus, who injures (ἀâται) all ; that her feet
h are gods.’ Again1089, ‘gold-tressed Dionysos made blond Ariadne the daughter of Minôs his blooming spouse, and Kroniôn made he
Odysseus her veil to save him from being drowned, was, we are told, a daughter of Cadmos (a name which does not occur in the Ili
onysos is as follows1108. Zeus, enamoured of the beauty of Semele the daughter of Cadmos, visited her in secret. Hera’s jealousy
killed him. When they came to their senses they buried him ; and his daughter Erigone, being shown the spot by his faithful dog
wing narrative1113. Ammôn, a monarch of Libya, was married to Rhea, a daughter of Uranos ; but meeting near the Ceraunian mounta
lowing pragmatised account of Cybele is given by Diodorus. Cybele was daughter to king Mæôn and his queen Dindyme. She was expos
by an Arcadian nymph1163. Hermes, he says, smitten with love for the daughter of Dryops (Woody), abandoned Olympos and took ser
9. He was fortunate in an amour with the nymph Echo, by whom he had a daughter named Iambe1180 ; but he could not gain the love
n-nymphs, were the offspring of the five daughters of Hecatæos by the daughter of Phoroneus. The Laconian term for a Satyr was T
a goddess and a nymph. Of the female attendants of Circe, the potent daughter of Helios, also designated as a goddess and a nym
ryops, the son of the river Spercheios, who dwelt at Mount Œta, had a daughter named Dryope. She fed the flocks of her father, a
, saying that they were not the children of Zeus at all, but of Deino daughter of the Spercheios, and that Poseidôn had once whe
eauty with the Nereïdes, that Cassiope brought such misfortune on her daughter Andromeda. But the painters and sculptors, who co
t, and he and his crew were suffering from want of food, Eidothea the daughter of Proteus accosted him, and bringing seal-skins
tly relate. Λυκοθέα και Παλαίμων. Matuta et Portunus. Ino, the daughter of Cadmos and wife of Athamas, flying from her hu
veil to Odysseus when tossed in a storm, is called ‘fair-ankled Ino, daughter of Cadmos,’ and her transformation is mentioned12
weather- or Frost-producer (αἰθρηγενής) 1318. He loved Oreithyia, the daughter of Erechtheus king of Athens, and carried her off
yclôps Polyphemos, who was a son of Poseidôn by the nymph Thoösa, the daughter of Phorcys. The Cyclôps on his return in the even
their impiety1346. They were apparently of huge stature1347 ; yet the daughter of Eurymedôn, their last king, was by Poseidôn mo
d. A herald with two others were then sent to the city : they met the daughter of Antiphates at the fount Artakia, and were by h
but dwelt continually in one place. She is said by him1362 to be the daughter of Helios by the Oceanis Persa, and own sister of
d children of the Sun, yet Dionysius the cyclographer makes Circe the daughter of Æætes by Hecate, the daughter of his brother P
ius the cyclographer makes Circe the daughter of Æætes by Hecate, the daughter of his brother Perses. This pragmatiser goes on t
have sprung from the blood of a giant slain by Helios, in aid of his daughter in her island. Its name, we are told, comes from
iver-god Acheloös by the Muse Terpsichore or Calliope, or by Sterope, daughter of Porthaôn1381. Some said that they sprang from
of. Stesichorus called her mother Lamia1394 ; Hesiod said she was the daughter of Phorbas and Hecate1395 ; Arcesilaos said, of P
ual manner giving her a significant name), is called by Homer1408 the daughter of Atlas : Hesiod1409 makes her an Oceanis, and A
ate with her attendant nymphs ; but her abode was a cavern, while the daughter of Helios possessed a mansion of cut stone. Her i
by their king Nausithoös, the son of Poseidôn by Peribœa the youngest daughter of Eurymedôn king of the Giants1413. They were, l
e voyages to both the East and the West ; for the nurse of Eumæos was daughter of Arybas a wealthy Sidonian, who had been carrie
According to the Theogony the Titan Iapetos espoused Clymene1448, a daughter of Oceanos, by whom he was the father of four son
g effect. Deucaliôn, the son of Prometheus, was married to Pyrrha the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora, and he reigned over th
. Admetus et Alcestis. Cretheus the son of Æolos married Tyro the daughter of his brother Salmoneus. By her he had three son
heræ, which was named from him : his son Admetos married Alcestis the daughter of Pelias, a son of Tyro by Poseidôn1531. When Ap
, which he had founded, by his son Æsôn. This prince married Alcimede daughter of Phylacos, or, as others said, Polymede daughte
e married Alcimede daughter of Phylacos, or, as others said, Polymede daughter of Autolycos, by whom he had a son named Iasôn153
to share in the glory. The fleece was gained by the aid of Medeia the daughter of the king of Colchis, and the Argo, as the vess
ly for ten years ; till Iasôn, wishing to marry Glauce or Creusa, the daughter of Creôn king of that place, put away Medeia. The
rinth. Πηλϵὺς καὶ Ἀχιλλϵύς . Peleus et Achilles. By Ægina the daughter of the river-god Asopos Zeus was the father of Æa
was there purified of the murder by Eurytiôn the son of Actôr, whose daughter Polymela he married. Being so unfortunate as to k
e then sent to inform his wife that he was going to marry Sterope the daughter of Acastos ; and without inquiring into the truth
Phlegyas or the god Ares for a sire. He obtained the hand of Dia the daughter of Deïoneus, having, according to the usage of th
s wife Dia, Ixiôn had a son named Peirithoös, who married Hippodameia daughter of Adrastos king of Argos. The chiefs of his own
f Morning-star (Ἐωσϕόρος), and king of Trachis. He married Halcyone a daughter of Æolos the son of Deucaliôn. Pride, it is said,
f Calydôn in Ætolia derived their origin from Zeus by Protogeneia the daughter of Deucaliôn. Her son, who was named Aëthlios1608
wns of their own name. Agenôr the son of Pleurôn had by Epicaste (the daughter of Calydôn) Porthaôn and Demonica ; and Porthaôn
alogy. Οἰνϵύς. Œneus. Œneus the son of Porthaôn married Althæa daughter of Thestios, a son of Demonica by the god Ares. B
whose death she had caused. After her death Œneus married Peribœa the daughter of Hipponoös, by whom he had a son named Tydeus16
to reign, he gave the kingdom to Andræmôn, who had married Gorgo the daughter of Œneus1615. He took the old man with him to the
Castôr and Polydeukes, sons of Zeus and Leda, from Laconia ; Atalanta daughter of Iasos, and Ancæos and Cepheus sons of Lycurgos
phassa, by whom he had three sons, Cadmos, Phœnix, and Cilix, and one daughter , Europa. Zeus becoming enamoured of Europa carrie
ied her away to Crete ; and Agenôr, grieving for the loss of his only daughter , ordered his sons to go in quest of her, and not
ena herself prepared for him a palace, and Zeus gave him Harmonia the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite in marriage. All the gods,
1629 the sea-goddess Ino-Leucothea is said to have been a mortal, and daughter to Cadmos. Hesiod1630 says that the goddess Harmo
and other names of water-nymphs. Σεμέλη. Semele. Semele, the daughter of Cadmos, enjoyed the fatal honour of the love o
e was married to Aristæos, the son of Apollo by the nymph Cyrene, the daughter of Hypseus son of the river-god Peneios, and king
whom he had two children, Phrixos and Helle. He then espoused Ino the daughter of Cadmos, who bore him two sons, Learchos and Me
son before the altar ; but Nephele snatched away both her son and her daughter , and gave them a gold-fleeced ram she had obtaine
lios, who received him kindly, and gave him in marriage Chalciope his daughter . He there sacrificed his ram to Zeus Phyxios, and
wn which he named from himself Athamantia ; and marrying Themisto the daughter of Hypseus, had by her four children, Leucôn, Ery
n. Ἀγαυῆ καὶ Πενθεύς. Agave et Pentheus. Agaue, the remaining daughter of Cadmos, was married to Echiôn, one of the Spar
was governed by Polydoros the son of Cadmos, who married Nycteïs the daughter of Nycteus. Their son was Labdacos, who on succee
led by Zethos and Amphiôn. These were the sons of Zeus by Antiope the daughter of Nycteus. Terrified at the threats of her fathe
arried Thebe, from whom he named the town. Amphiôn espoused Niobe the daughter of Tantalos, who bore him an equal number of sons
s o'er the woes Sent by the gods1668. It was said that one son and a daughter named Chloris escaped, and that Amphiôn in attemp
9. According to another tradition1670 Zethos was married to Aëdôn the daughter of Pandareos, by whom he had only a son named Ity
daughter of Pandareos, by whom he had only a son named Itylos, and a daughter Neïs. Aëdôn, jealous of the superior fecundity of
This legend is thus noticed in the Odyssey1672 : As when Pandareos’ daughter , green Aëdôn, Sings lovely in the opening of the
it is probable, by the tragedians. By Homer1673 Antiope is called the daughter of Asopos, and Asios made her the wife of Epopeus
al aspect. Lycos and Nycteus are plainly Light and Night. Antiope the daughter of the latter is the Beholder (ἀντὶ ὄψ), and may
. This goddess 1676, whose name denotes Youth or Newness 1677, is the daughter of the Flourishing-one (Tantalos), and the mother
of Amphiôn he succeeded to the throne of Thebes ; and he married the daughter of Menœceus, called by Homer Epicasta, by others
ipodeia1691, Epicasta had not any children by her son, Eurygeneia the daughter of Hyperphas being the mother of his wellknown ch
of its waters, and immediately died. The victorious Argives sent his daughter Manto along with a portion of the spoil to Delphi
resias1702 is apparently derived from τέρας, prodigy, and that of his daughter from μάντις. Ϻινύαι кαὶ Φλεγύαι. Minyæ et Phl
727 . Electryôn, the son of Perseus king of Mycenæ, had given his daughter Alcmena in marriage to his nephew Amphitryôn. Hav
ay. In this battle Amphitryôn fell valiantly fighting. Creôn gave his daughter Megara in marriage to Heracles, and her younger s
at Olenos, whom he found on the point of being compelled to give his daughter in marriage to the Centaur Eurytiôn. Dexamenos im
ing all the Amazons in valour. This girdle Eurystheus coveted for his daughter Admeta, and he ordered Heracles to bring it to hi
ed that there would be no end of the evil till Laomedôn had given his daughter Hesione1750 for food to the monster. He therefore
hat Eurytos, king of Œchalia1768, had declared that he would give his daughter Iola to him who should overcome himself and his s
of the Gorgôn, which Athena had given him, presented it to Aërope the daughter of Cepheus, and told her, that if when a hostile
rning through Tegea, Heracles violated, without knowing her, Auge the daughter of Aleos. She secretly brought forth a son, whom
ing him named him Telephos from that circumstance1777. Aleos gave his daughter Auge to Nauplios the son of Poseidôn, to sell her
went afterwards to Calydôn, where he sought the hand of Deïaneira the daughter of Œneus1778. He had to contend for her with the
ans, and took the city of Ephyra, over which Phylas reigned, by whose daughter Astyoche he became the father of Tlepolemos. One
dowed with immortality ; and being reconciled to Hera he espoused her daughter Hebe, by whom he had two children named Alexiares
e object of Hera's persecution being now effected, espouses Youth the daughter of his reconciled foe. Our chief objection to thi
ing the Thriasian plain under water1791. Cecrops married Agraulos the daughter of Actæos, who bore him a son Erysichthôn, and th
Pandrosos. Erysichthôn died without children ; Agraulos had by Ares a daughter named Alcippe1792, and Herse by Hermes a son name
deity of Athens. Thus he is married to Field-dwelling (Agraulos), the daughter of the land (Actæos). He has one son, Mildew (Ery
ng (Agraulos), All-dew (Pandrosos) and Dew (Herse). The first bears a daughter , Strongmare (Alcippe), to the god of war ; the th
he flood of Deucaliôn is said to have happened. He married Pedias the daughter of Menytes ; and from his daughter Atthis, who di
ve happened. He married Pedias the daughter of Menytes ; and from his daughter Atthis, who died a maid, he named the country Att
richthonios was by some said to be the son of Hephæstos by Atthis the daughter of Cranaos. Others relate, that Athena coming one
him therefore in a coffer, which she gave in charge to Pandrosos the daughter of Cecrops, with an injunction not to open it. Pa
to ask her in marriage. Zeus granted his desire, but recommended his daughter to stand on her defence1802. — The remainder of t
th his assistance come off victorious in the contest, he gave him his daughter Procne in marriage, by whom Tereus had a son name
thood of Athena and Poseidôn-Erichthonios. Butes married Chthonia the daughter of his brother, and the sacerdotal family of the
ld sacrifice one of his daughters. Erechtheus offered up his youngest daughter Chthonia ; and her sisters, as they had entered i
Πρόκρις καὶ Κέфαλος . Procris et Cephalus. Procris, the eldest daughter of Erechtheus, was married to Cephalos the son of
the early day (πρωΐ). Ὠρϵιθυῐα. Oreithyia. As Oreithyia, the daughter of Erechtheus, was playing or gathering flowers o
ion of his father. Poseidôn took him to Æthiopia, and gave him to his daughter Benthesicyme to rear. When Eumolpos was grown up,
came with his son Ismaros to Tegyrios, a king of Thrace, who gave his daughter in marriage to Ismaros. But Eumolpos, being detec
ϊς)1826, and Snow (Χιόνη), to whom for the sake of uniformity another daughter was added, whose name shows that she could not ha
the. It is, we should think, quite evident that Oreithyia was not the daughter of a king of Attica ; yet the real Erechtheus may
ρέουσα, Ξοȗθος καὶ ῎Ιων. Creusa, Xuthus et Ion. Creüsa, the third daughter of Erechtheus, married Zuthos the son of Hellên,
ed by the Metionids. He retired to Megara, where he married Pylia the daughter of king Pylos ; who, being obliged to fly for the
Megara was besieged, and it was taken by the treachery of Scylla the daughter of Nisos. This prince had a golden or purple lock
ed Ciris (κεȋρις 1830 ) ; and that the father continually pursues the daughter to punish her for her crime. According to Æschylu
f the oracle, made his guest drunk, and put him to sleep with his own daughter Æthra ; and Poseidôn, it was also said, took adva
the youths and maidens were exhibited before Minôs ; and Ariadne the daughter of the king, who was present, became deeply enamo
her in every project. Each was ambitious in love, and would possess a daughter of the king of the gods. Theseus fixed his though
ter of the king of the gods. Theseus fixed his thoughts on Helena the daughter of Leda, then a child of but nine years. The frie
who had borne him a son named Hippolytos, Theseus married Phædra the daughter of Minôs and sister of Ariadne. This princess was
ng himself solely to the service of Artemis, or against Phædra as the daughter of Pasiphae. During the absence of Theseus the qu
g that king Rocky or Hilly (Cranaos), his wife Plain (Pedias) and his daughter Attica (Atthis) are not historical personages. It
ably was derived the name of the king Nisos. The story of him and his daughter Scylla is one of the many tales of maidens betray
yrinth. He also devised an ingenious species of dance for Ariadne the daughter of that monarch1862 ; but having formed the woode
of Æolos, was said to be the founder of Ephyra. He married Merope the daughter of Atlas, by whom he had four sons, Glaucos, Orny
Ornytiôn, Thersandros and Halmos1866. When Zeus carried off Ægina the daughter of Asopos, the river-god in his search after her
too able for him ; and Sisyphos, it is said, seduced or violated his daughter Anticleia (who afterwards married Laertes), and t
enables him to import and export his merchandise. He is married to a daughter of the symbol of navigation, Atlas, and her name
him to be of the race of the gods, kept him in Lycia, giving him his daughter and half the royal dignity, and the people bestow
had a son named Apis, from whom the peninsula was named Apia ; and a daughter Niobe, the first mortal woman who enjoyed the lov
cadians ; and watching an opportunity, when he found the Echidna (the daughter of Tartaros and Earth, who seized all passers-by,
gave the charge of watching her to Argos1895. Ἰώ. Io. Io, the daughter of Iasos1896, was priestess of Hera1897, and unha
s from its own gods and princes. He married, we are told, Memphis the daughter of the Nile, by whom he had a daughter named Liby
ried, we are told, Memphis the daughter of the Nile, by whom he had a daughter named Libya, who bore to Poseidon Agenor the fath
Agenor the father of Cadmos and Europa, and Belos, who had by another daughter of the Nile named Anchinoe two sons, Danaos and Æ
peoples and countries. The city Memphis is very naturally called the daughter of the Nile, on whose banks it stood ; but Libya
Nile, on whose banks it stood ; but Libya is preposterously made the daughter and Egypt the grandson of that city, and the Phœn
n out of Argos. He fled to Lycia, where the king Iobates gave him his daughter Anteia or Sthenobœa in marriage, and, bringing hi
ρσϵύς. Acrisius, Danae, et Perseus. Acrisios married Eurydice the daughter of Lacedæmôn, by whom he had a daughter, whom he
Acrisios married Eurydice the daughter of Lacedæmôn, by whom he had a daughter , whom he called Danae. He inquired of the oracle
e god replied, that he would himself have no male issue, but that his daughter would bear a son whose hand would deprive him of
he framed a brazen subterranean chamber1934, in which he shut up his daughter and her nurse, in order that she might never beco
nced to hear the voice of the child at his play. He brought forth his daughter and her nurse ; and putting the latter instantly
and feigning that he was about to become a suitor to Hippodameia, the daughter of Œnomaos, he called together his vassals, and a
e to the country of the Æthiopians1939. Here he beheld Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus king of the country, fastened to a roc
lted by Cepheus, declared that only by the exposure of Andromeda, the daughter of Cassiopeia, to the monster, could the evil be
as seized with love, and he forthwith promised Cepheus to deliver his daughter from the monster if he would give her to him in m
es into his dominions1947. Andromeda bore to Perseus six sons and one daughter . The sons were Perses (who was born in Æthiopia,
s of Persia1948, Alcæos, Mestôr, Electryôn, Sthenelos and Eleios. The daughter was named Gorgophone ; she married Perieres the L
Alcæos left the throne to his brother Electryôn, who had married his daughter Anaxo, by whom he had several children. Mestôr, t
eral children. Mestôr, the third son of Perseus, married Lysidice the daughter of Pelops, by whom he had a daughter named Hippot
of Perseus, married Lysidice the daughter of Pelops, by whom he had a daughter named Hippothoe, whom Poseidôn carried off to the
golden lock of hair on his head. Pterolaos had several sons, and one daughter who was named Comætho (Hair-burner). When Electry
ge the death of his sons, had given to Amphitryôn the kingdom and his daughter Alcmena, binding him by oath not to claim a husba
nios, retired to Thebes, where he was purified by Creôn, who gave his daughter Perimede in marriage to Licymnios. Alcmena still
Pterolaos lived, he could accomplish nothing. At length Comætho, the daughter of that prince, falling in love with Amphitryôn,
n already related1968, Asclepios was the son of Apollo by Coronis the daughter of Phlegyas. The care of his education was commit
me to explore the strength of the Peloponnese, was accompanied by his daughter , who was at the time pregnant by Apollo, but unkn
pios first saw the light in their country. His mother was Arsinoe the daughter of Leucippos, and the places from which his sons
epios was one of those who sailed in the Argo. He had by Lampetia the daughter of the Sun two sons, Machaôn and Podaleirios, and
o reigned over Arcadia at the time of Deucaliôn’s flood, Lycaôn had a daughter named Callisto1984, who dedicated herself to the
Iasos or Iasiôn, a descendant of Arcas, was married to Clymene the daughter of Minyas. He was anxious for male offspring ; an
f and his bride1995. According to other accounts1996 Atalanta was the daughter of of Schœneus the son of Athamas, and therefore
α. Tyndareus et Leda. Lacedæmôn, the son of Zeus and Taÿgete the daughter of Atlas, married Sparta the daughter of Eurotas,
the son of Zeus and Taÿgete the daughter of Atlas, married Sparta the daughter of Eurotas, the grandson of the autochthon Lelex,
st was married to Acrisios king of Argos. Amyclas had, by Diomede the daughter of Lapithas, Cynortes and Hyacinthos. Cynortes le
nthos. Cynortes left a son named Perieres, who was, by Gorgophone the daughter of Perseus, father of Tyndareos, Icarios, Aphareu
ut of Laconia. They sought refuge with Thestios king of Ætolia, whose daughter Leda Tyndareos married. Heracles afterwards vanqu
d probably the most ancient one is that given above, that she was the daughter of Leda by Zeus, who took the form of a white swa
as produced from it2001. Hesiod, on the other hand, called Helena the daughter of Oceanos and Tethys2002. In the Ilias Helena is
Tyndareos. This however does not prove that Helena was held to be his daughter  ; and we shall see reason for supposing that she
ed his city and all its inhabitants2021. Τυρώ. Tyro. Tyro the daughter of Salmoneus was, after the death of her father,
Περικλὺμενος. Neleus et Periclymenus. Neleus married Chloris the daughter of Amphiôn, the son of Iasos of the Minyan Orchom
ral sons, of whom the principal were Periclymenos and Nestôr, and one daughter named Pero. When Heracles attacked Pylos2024, he
Windman), whose son is Salmoneus, i. e. Halmoneus (Sea-man), by whose daughter Poseidôn is the father of Neleus, i. e. Nereus, w
he son of Cretheus and Tyro settled at Pylos. He married Eidomene the daughter of his brother Pheres, by whom he had two sons, B
soothsayer2029. Meanwhile his brother Bias fell in love with Pero the daughter of Neleus. As the hand of this beautiful maiden w
tation as Swollen-foot. ῎Ιαμοѕ. Iamus. The nymph Pitane, the daughter of the river-god Eurotas’ conceived by Poseidôn t
the son of Aëthlios, the son of Zeus by Protogeneia (First-born), the daughter of Deucaliôn ; and he was the father of Pæôn, Epe
attained to manhood he resolved to seek in marriage Hippodameia, the daughter of Œnomaos, son of Ares, king of Pisa. An oracle
passing beauty to part with her, he proclaimed that he would give his daughter only to him who should conquer him in the chariot
n at the Isthmus, and it was run in this manner : Œnomaos placing his daughter in the chariot with the suitor, gave him the star
emory of his affection to grant him the means of obtaining the lovely daughter of Œnomaos, declaring that even should he fail in
081. Thyestes fled to Thesprotia, whence he went to Sicyôn, where his daughter Pelopia dwelt. He arrived on the very night in wh
. He went to Thesprotia in search of him, where he beheld Pelopia the daughter of Thyestes ; and supposing her to be the daughte
beheld Pelopia the daughter of Thyestes ; and supposing her to be the daughter of the king, demanded her in marriage. Thesprotos
and the whole deed of darkness was brought to light. The unfortunate daughter of Thyestes, under pretence of examining the swor
Zeus, says the legend, becoming enamoured of the beauty of Europa the daughter of Phœnix or of Agenôr, changed himself into a be
ucceeded in his kingdom by Minôs. In the Ilias2093 Zeus says that the daughter of ‘far-famed’ Phœnix bore to him Minôs and ‘godl
iately made Agenôr the sire of Cadmos, Europa was also said to be his daughter , while her mother Telephassa became the inappropr
where their office is to judge the dead. Minôs married Pasiphae, the daughter of the Sun and Perseis, by whom he had several ch
Troy2102. Ἀριάδνη και Фαίδρα. Ariadne et Phædra. Ariadne the daughter of Minôs, as has been related above, fell in love
d her with their Theseus, and it was thus perhaps that she became the daughter of Minôs. The passage in the Odyssey would be dec
uld appear to have been appellations. Thus Europa (Broad-face) is the daughter of Phœnix (Red) and Telephassa (Far-shining), and
es Asteriôn (Starry). The wife of Minôs is Pasiphae (All-bright), the daughter of the Sun and Perseïs ; and their daughter is Ph
asiphae (All-bright), the daughter of the Sun and Perseïs ; and their daughter is Phædra (Bright). Though we do not believe that
ελαμών. Æacus et Telamon. The river-god Asopos married Metope the daughter of the river-god Ladôn, and had by her several ch
daughter of the river-god Ladôn, and had by her several children. His daughter Ægina attracting the love of Zeus, the amorous mo
e ants in the island into men and women2111. Æacos married Endeïs the daughter of Cheirôn, who bore him two sons, Telamôn and Pe
ing isle of Salamis, where Kychres the son of Poseidôn by Salamis the daughter of Asopos then reigned, having slain a serpent wh
reigned, having slain a serpent which ravaged the island. He gave his daughter in marriage to Telamôn, and left him the kingdom.
amôn accompanied Heracles to Troy ; and the hero gave him Hesione the daughter of Laomedôn, by whom he had a son named Teucros.
during club. Oriôn was said to be the son of Poseidôn by Euryale the daughter of Minyas ; and his father gave him the power of
he went to the isle of Chios, where he became enamoured of Merope the daughter of Œnopiôn the son of Dionysos and Ariadne. He so
he constellation which rises in July loves with an ardent passion the daughter of the vine. When the grapes are gathered and pre
of Lemnos, in which there were at that time no men, and Hypsipyle the daughter of Thoas governed it as queen. For the Lemnian wo
the son of Agenôr (or of Poseidôn), and was married to Cleopatra the daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia. She died, leaving him tw
ithyia. She died, leaving him two sons ; and he then married Idæa the daughter of Dardanos. Jealous of her stepchildren, Idæa ma
lexity about the accomplishment of these hard tasks, when Medeia, the daughter of the king, who had conceived a sudden affection
yet night2160. Æetes, on discovering the treachery and flight of his daughter , got on shipboard and pursued the fugitives. Mede
ts in pursuit of the Argo, threatening if they did not bring back his daughter to inflict on them the punishment designed for he
om him went to Phegeus at Psophis, who purified him, and gave him his daughter Arsinoe in marriage. He presented his bride with
eloös was purified by the river-god himself, who gave him to wife his daughter Callirrhoe. On the soil just deposited by the str
uripides. Tà Tρώϊκα. The Trojan War. Zeus was, by Electra the daughter of Atlas, the father of two sons, Iasiôn and Dard
Teucrians2191. He was well received by this prince, who gave him his daughter Bateia2192 in marriage, and a part of his territo
uld run on the ears of corn or the waves of the sea2193. By Astyoche, daughter of the Simoïs, Erichthonios had a son named Trôs,
named Trôs, who succeeded him on the throne. Trôs married Callirrhoe daughter of the Scamandros, who bore him a daughter Cleopa
e. Trôs married Callirrhoe daughter of the Scamandros, who bore him a daughter Cleopatra, and three sons Ilos, Assaracos, and Ga
mpensation some horses of the Olympian breed2194. Assaracos married a daughter of the river Simoïs, by whom he had a son named C
river Simoïs, by whom he had a son named Capys, who was by Themis the daughter of his brother Ilos father of Anchises, to whom A
er a distaff and spindle. Laomedôn the son of Ilos married Strymo the daughter of the Scamandros, by whom he had Tithonos (who w
reigned over Ilion after his father. He married Hecabe (Hecuba), the daughter of Dymas the Phrygian2199, who bore him nineteen2
m to Priamos, he sent for his son Æsacos, by a former wife Arisbe the daughter of Merops, who had been reared and taught to inte
Achilleus being driven to the isle of Scyros, espoused Deïdameia the daughter of Lycomedes2213. Telephos having by direction of
her wrath could only be appeased by the sacrifice of Iphigeneia, the daughter of the offender, that maiden was brought to the c
maiden named Briseïs fell to the share of Achilleus, and Chryseïs the daughter of Chryses, the priest of Apollo, to Agamemnôn. O
y the troops as a traitor2216. Chryses came to the camp to ransom his daughter , but he was driven away with insult by Agamemnôn.
Hector, which the Trojans burn with due solemnity2217. Penthesileia, daughter of Ares, queen of the Amazons, now leads her fema
aos, sailed away and reached their homes in safety2224. Cassandra the daughter of Priamos had fallen to the share of the king of
took possession of the throne of his father, and married Hermione the daughter of Menelaos, by whom he had two sons, Tisamenos a
uring to catch fish to support them ; when the sea-nymph Eidothea the daughter of Proteus met Menelaos wandering alone, and info
ipides (l. c.) says that «Æschylus and the ϕνσικώτϵροι say she is his daughter , because she partakes of the solar light, and cha
the goddesses ; the former iu particular belonged to Demeter and her daughter . 545. For further information on the subject of
722. 592. II. v. 905. This, however, was not a servile office ; the daughter of Nestôr renders it to Telemachos, Od. iii. 464.
ity of the authorities place the legend in Arcadia, making Daphne the daughter of the Ladôn by Earth (the natural parent of a pl
of Phœnix and Alphesibœa. It is uncertain whether he made the latter daughter of the former or not. Panyasis (Id. ib.) made him
d. ib.) made him the offspring of Theias, king of Assyria, by his own daughter Smyrna. 746. Ares, out of jealousy, took it is s
yginus (160.) says that Cephalos was the son of Hermes by Creusa, the daughter of Ercehtheus. 847. Met. iv. 285. 848. See belo
be connected with ἰκμὰς, ἰχὼρ, and therefore to denote moisture. His daughter is Erigone (Spring-born). 1128. Μάρων Εὺάνθϵος υ
, he adds, Œdipûs married Eurygeneia, and on her death Astymedusa the daughter of Sthenelos. 1692. Athen. xi. 465. 1693. Ap.
o later writers Amaltheia was a nymph, the possessor of the horn, the daughter of Oceanos (Sch. Il. xxi. 194.), or Hæmonios (Phe
of Pandiôn. 1857. Νισαία is plainly the same as νησαία. 1858. The daughter of the governor of the castle of Abydos thus betr
hus betrayed it to the Turks. In the Shâh-Nâmeh, Meliketh (Princess), daughter of an Arab chief, delivers him and his castle up
. de Fac. in Orb. Lunæ, 2. 2014. Paus. iii. 16, 1. The moon was the daughter of the sun : see above, p. 61. 2015. Paus. i. 18
3 (1883) A Hand-Book of Mythology for the Use of Schools and Academies
ctory, Strength, and Force. Perses married Asteria. Hecate* was their daughter . Hyperion* and Thea were the parents of Helios (
e at the hands of his own son. Nyx* (The Night). Nyx was the daughter of Chaos, and sister of Erebus, to whom she bore
*; Roman, Aurora*; Hindu, Sarunya*. Eos, the goddess of the dawn, was daughter of Hyperion and Thea, and a sister of Helios and
). Comparative Mythology. — Greek, Selene*; Roman, Luna*. Selene, daughter of Hyperion and Thea, represented the moon. The n
epths of Oceanus. Seated in a silvery chariot, and accompanied by her daughter Hersa*, the goddess of the dew, appeared the mild
as originally a moon-goddess worshiped by the Thracians*. She was the daughter of Perses* and Asteria, and her sway extended ove
loch*; Egyptian, Seb. Chronos was the god of time. He married Rhea, a daughter of Uranus and Gæa. Their children were three sons
d indignation, proved faithless to her. He was about to wed Sagaris*, daughter of the king of Pessinus, in Phrygia. In the midst
he temple of Jupiter at Rome. The earliest wife of Zeus was Metis*, a daughter of Oceanus. Zeus devoured her, fearing that she s
a*, whose son was Hermes* (Mercury). Persephone* (Proserpine) was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter* (Ceres). Zeus and Eurynome*
hero Heracles* (Hercules) was the son of Zeus and Alcmena*. Antiope*, daughter of Nycteus*, and niece of Lycus*, king of Thebes,
sign of its speedy abatement.” Seemann . Europa* was the beautiful daughter of Agenor* (king of Phœnicia) and Telephassa*. Sh
s justice that he was made one of the judges in the lower world. Io*, daughter of the river-god Inachus, was a priestess of Hera
as the full moon, in her original shape.” Seemann . Callisto*, the daughter of Lycaon*, king of Arcadia, was a huntress in th
ative Mythology. — Greek, Hera*; Roman, Juno*; Egyptian, Sati*. Hera, daughter of Chronos and Rhea, was believed to have been ed
and Atropos concludes our lives. Homer speaks of one Mœræ only, the daughter of Night, who represents the moral force by which
Demeter*; Roman, Ceres*. Demeter (from Ge-meter, earth-mother) was a daughter of Chronos and Rhea. She was the goddess of agric
into subjection to law and morality. She thus becomes that “bountiful daughter of Heaven” who, as Schiller sings in his “Lay of
egend linked with the name of Demeter is the story of the loss of her daughter , Persephone, or Cora*. The latter was once playin
ld neither return nor allow the fruits of the earth to grow until her daughter was restored to her. At length Zeus sent Hermes w
ion of the Eleusinian* Mysteries. When Demeter, after the loss of her daughter , was wandering over the earth in the guise of a p
g a bowl of porridge, when weary and faint in the vain search for her daughter . She angrily threw into his face the remainder of
means to appease it, he sold all his substance, and finally his only daughter . As Poseidon had bestowed on this maiden the powe
. — Greek, Persephone*, or Cora*; Roman, Proserpina*. Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was queen of the lower world
er of Persephone.” On the other hand, she appears as Cora, the lovely daughter of Demeter, a personification of that force of na
famous as a court of justice. Hermione* (Harmony) was said to be the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, because from Love and Stri
logy. — Greek, Hestia*; Roman, Vesta*; Egyptian, Anouka. Hestia was a daughter of Chronos and Rhea. She was the goddess of the h
e*; Jewish, Ashtoreth*. In the Iliad, Aphrodite is represented as the daughter of Zeus and Dione, the goddess of moisture. This
fectly fitted for an enduring union with the divinity. Psyche was the daughter of a king, and was the youngest of three sisters.
me time discharged his leaden arrow of aversion into that of Daphne*, daughter of the river-god Peneus. Daphne fled from Apollo,
g, but is seen no more when the sun is risen.” Cox . Cassandra*, a daughter of Priam*, king of Troy, was beloved by Apollo. S
kindness. By the aid of Apollo, Admetus gained the hand of Alcestis, daughter of Pelias*. The exiled god obtained from the Fate
ian Artemis, and also as Selene-Artemis. The Arcadian Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin-sister of Apollo. She
al. This is the same Artemis to whom Agamemnon was about to offer his daughter Iphigenia*, previous to the departure of the Gree
s on the monument of Lysicrates*, at Athens. Dionysus found Ariadne*, daughter of Minos*, king of Crete, on the isle of Naxos, w
goats, lambs, milk, and oil. Iris* (The Rainbow). Iris*, the daughter of Thaumas* (Wonder) and Electra* (Brightness), p
rvades the air.” Berens . Hebe* (Juventas). Hebe* was the daughter of Zeus and Hera, and she represented the youthfu
s hand, and raising a mask from his face. Nemesis*. Nemesis*, a daughter of Nyx, was regarded as a goddess of equality, wh
ion*, the son of Prometheus and Clymene*, was married to Pyrrha*, the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora, and reigned over the s
Cadmus*. Zeus, under the form of a white bull, carried Europa, daughter of Agenor*, king of Tyre, away to Crete. Grieved
genor*, king of Tyre, away to Crete. Grieved for the loss of his only daughter , Agenor ordered his sons Cadmus*, Phœnix*, and Ci
at time, the god of war became reconciled to Cadmus, and gave him his daughter Hermione, or Harmonia, in marriage. All the gods
d his sons refused to interfere in his behalf. Guided by his faithful daughter , Antigone, he wandered to the grove of the Eumeni
ce of Adrastus*, king of Argos, who received him kindly, gave him his daughter in marriage, and promised to assist him in gainin
as at length purified by Phegeus*, king of Psophis*, who gave him his daughter Arsinoe* in marriage. He presented his bride with
e was purified by the river-god himself, who gave him in marriage his daughter Callirrhoe*, and he built his town on the soil de
elphian god. Perseus*. Perseus* was the son of Zeus and Danae*, daughter of Acrisius*, king of Argos. An oracle having dec
declared the land could be saved only by the sacrifice of the king’s daughter , Andromeda. Cepheus, after some time, yielded to
ravely defended himself and slew them all. The king then gave him his daughter in marriage, and shared the kingdom with him. Bel
oring people. Creon*, king of Thebes, in gratitude, gave the hero his daughter , Megara*, in marriage, and Iphicles married her s
, which she wore as a sign of her royal power and authority. Admete*, daughter of Eurystheus, was anxious to obtain this girdle,
his journey homeward occurred his celebrated adventure with Hesione*, daughter of Laomedon*, king of Troy. This king had refused
eclared that the plague would never cease till Laomedon had given his daughter , Hesione, to be devoured by the monster. The prin
aus. He then proceeded to the court of Eurytus*, who had promised his daughter , Iole*, in marriage to the man who should vanquis
complete victory, but Eurytus, nevertheless, refused to give him his daughter . Heracles, with many threats of future vengeance,
es now proceeded to Calydon, where he wooed the beautiful Deianeira*, daughter of Œneus*. His rival was the river-god Achelous,
long meditated vengeance on Eurytus, who had refused to give him his daughter , Iole, after he had won her by shooting with the
gods. Hera, in token of her reconciliation, gave him the hand of her daughter , Hebe, in marriage. Heracles was deified as the g
Theseus*. Theseus*, son of Ægeus*, king of Athens, and Æthra*, daughter of Pittheus*, king of Trœzen*, was one of the mos
the youths and maidens were exhibited before Minos; and Ariadne*, his daughter , being present, became deeply enamored of Theseus
er continued true brothers in arms. Each of them aspired to espouse a daughter of Zeus. Theseus fixed his choice on Helen, then
daring ambition. After the death of Antiope, Theseus married Phædra*, daughter of Minos, king of Crete, and sister of Ariadne. P
two children were Phryxus* and Helle*. He afterwards married Ino*, a daughter of Cadmus, and she, being jealous of her step-chi
o Ares (Mars), and placed a dragon to guard it. He married Calciope*, daughter of the king Æetes*, but soon afterwards died.
ecate to supplicate that mighty goddess, and was met there by Medea*, daughter of Æetes, and a great enchantress, who had fallen
which immediately put to sea. Æetes soon discovered the flight of his daughter , and attempted to overtake the fugitives, but Med
. At length Jason wearied of her, and was about to marry Creusa*, the daughter of the king. Medea concealed her rage, and sent a
ections of Helen, and bore her away to his native city. Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and the loveliest woman of her
, on being consulted, announced that the sacrifice of Iphigenia*, the daughter of Agamemnon, would alone appease the incensed go
wife. Rejoicing at the brilliant destiny which awaited her beautiful daughter , the mother obeyed, and sent the maiden to Aulis.
f the Greeks from Troy. The Greeks, after sacrificing Polyxena*, a daughter of Priam, on the grave of Achilles, prepared to r
way till they arrived at the island of Ææa*, where dwelt Circe*, the daughter of the sun. Landing here, Odysseus sent one-half
ashore on the island of Ogygia*. Ogygia was the abode of Calypso*, a daughter of Atlas. She received the hero hospitably, and w
down on some dried leaves soon fell asleep. Nausicaa*, the beautiful daughter of the king, Alcinous*, and his queen, Arete*, ha
atinus*, third in descent from Saturn, governed the country. He had a daughter named Lavinia, whose hand had been promised to Tu
em to rouse up from the thicket a tame stag belonging to Silvia*, the daughter of Tyrrheus*, chief herdsman of King Latinus. A j
beauty and power. This new being was a god, from whom and his wife, a daughter of the giant race, sprung the three brothers Odin
house of Giuki, the Niflung*, who determined that he should marry his daughter Gudrun, and that Brynhild should become the wife
In this tradition appear twin brothers, sons of a virgin, who was the daughter of Ataensic. The names of the brothers were Ioske
4 (1833) Classic tales : designed for the instruction and amusement of young persons
parents of Psyche were not very wise persons, they loved their little daughter with a foolish fondness. They thought her the mos
pretended to equal her. Psyche’s parents were wrong to compare their daughter with Venus, but Psyche was perfectly innocent, an
she mentioned, “and there you will see a young girl who is the king’s daughter . I detest that girl, and I am resolved to make he
her of Psyche became very curious to know the future fortune of their daughter , and they repaired to the oracle of Apollo to lea
nt Venus that persecuted Psyche. Mother. She was perhaps some king’s daughter ; the most beautiful woman at that time known. An
Enna, which was covered with fragrant flowers. Ceres had a beautiful daughter , whom she loved excessively; this was Proserpine.
whom she loved excessively; this was Proserpine. Ceres often left her daughter with the young maidens her companions, while she
wful deity. “But he is my father’s brother,” said she, “and shall the daughter of Jove fear him. Ah, I do fear him! Cyane, let u
a story of Ceres, and that will tell you how much she grieved for her daughter . Ann. Did any person ever believe that Cyane was
Ceres returned to her home, expecting to be received by her beloved daughter ; but no daughter awaited her. Where to look for h
to her home, expecting to be received by her beloved daughter; but no daughter awaited her. Where to look for her, the distracte
of my child?” Arethusa then told her she had seen the descent of her daughter , and the transformation of Cyane. No sooner had C
y harnessed two dragons to her car, flew to Olympus, and demanded her daughter of Jupiter. “You may have your daughter,” answere
to Olympus, and demanded her daughter of Jupiter. “You may have your daughter ,” answered Jupiter to her supplication, “if she h
are the guilty and the good of all ages, and all countries. But your daughter is in Elysium, where the virtuous and the pure al
led with the virtuous?” Ceres loved herself better than she loved her daughter . So she preferred to recover Proserpine rather th
d him into an owl. Ceres was so miserable, now that she must lose her daughter , that Pluto consented she should dwell with her m
good Zanthea, the faithful maiden whom I so tenderly love, shall be a daughter to you while I am gone. And, my dear father, I sh
l things having been prepared for her departure, Pandion attended his daughter to the harbour of Piræus, where the vessel of Ter
e taller stranger before. He was the same who carried off his uncle’s daughter , as she was watering the flock with her two broth
autiful young girls whom Mercury saw in the procession was Herse, the daughter of Cecrops, the first king of Athens. Gods liked
there when she should return from the sacrifice. Aglauria, the eldest daughter of Cecrops, was at home. It was a custom in those
of Cecrops, was at home. It was a custom in those days for the eldest daughter of a family to be married the first, and if a you
where the flocks of Agenor fed. He saw the pretty Europa, the king’s daughter . He thought he should like to have her himself; s
rn in towery Thebes.” Elton’s Hesiod. Cadmus married Harmonia, the daughter of Mars and Venus, and they lived happily togethe
and here is a fable which shows that they thought so. Ino, the eldest daughter of Cadmus, was married to Athamas, who had a litt
ts. Danæ and Perseus. Acrisius, king of Argos, had a beautiful daughter , whose name was Danæ. While Danæ was very young,
long time ago, went to the oracle. The oracle told Acrisius that his daughter Danas would have a son, who would kill him. Acris
r Danas would have a son, who would kill him. Acrisius thought if his daughter were never married, she could have no son to kill
ns of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia. Here he beheld Andromeda, the king’s daughter , chained to a rock, where she was expecting, in u
isfy the angry Neptune. “You must,” said he, “give him your beautiful daughter , Andromeda. When you are returned home, you must
e went to the king and told him, in a few words, that he had seen his daughter ; that he would preserve her and destroy the monst
med the former at Apollo, and the latter at Daphne, a young girl, the daughter of the river Peneus. Apollo soon after, clad like
recesses of his rocky dwelling, there to weep for the absence of his daughter Io, who had withdrawn herself, he knew not whithe
ugh tongue. Io longed to communicate to Inachus that she was his lost daughter , and at length fell upon the expedient of tracing
otions of the heifer, and saw in the sands these words, “I am Io, thy daughter ; Jupiter has transformed me to this shape.” Inach
mong the nymphs of Arcadia, one of the most beautiful was Syrinx, the daughter of Ladon. Syrinx was a worshipper of Diana, and t
ling in the Palazzo Respigliosi, at Rome. Niobe. Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus, king of Lydia; that very Tantalus wh
the gods and goddesses, and their worship. In Thebes dwelt Manto, the daughter of Tiresias, the prophet. This prophetess used to
omage, behold your queen; is not she worthy of your veneration? — the daughter of Tantalus, who once made a banquet for the gods
5 (1898) Classic myths in english literature
senseless. A myth of Mother Earth (Demeter) mourning the loss of her daughter , the Springtide, is reasonable; a myth of Demeter
e waves; and there Deucalion, son of Prometheus, and his wife Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus, found refuge — he a just man and s
s. — The gods of Heaven were the following:68 Jupiter (Zeus).69 His daughter , Minerva (Athene), who sprang from his brain, ful
His children by Latona, — Apollo, or Phœbus, and Diana (Artemis). His daughter by Dione, — Venus (Aphrodite).70 His son by Maia
Ludovisi, Rome: Overbeck, Atlas 9: 8; Roscher 13: 2123.] She was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, but was brought up by Oceanus
Fear, — also his sister Eris, or Discord (the mother of Strife), his daughter Enyo, ruiner of cities, — and a retinue of blood-
oddess of beauty herself. In her arms the warrior finds repose. Their daughter Harmonia is the ancestress of the unquiet dynasty
the sea, that it might be a secure resting-place for his beloved. The daughter of Latona is, as her name Artemis indicates, a vi
prerogative of moon-goddess she is frequently identified with Selene, daughter of Hyperion, just as Apollo is with Helios. Despi
ve and beauty, was, according to the more ancient Greek conception, a daughter of Jupiter and Dione82; but Hesiod says that she
ave of Mount. Cyllene in Arcadia was the son of Jupiter and Maia (the daughter of Atlas). According to conjecture, his name Herm
y lover knows, There’s no such honey-bloom that blows.”88 (2) Hebe, daughter of Jupiter and Juno, goddess of youth, and cup-be
107; Roscher 9: 1597.] (3) The Graces, daughters of Jove by Eurynome, daughter of Oceanus. They were goddesses presiding over th
ania of astronomy, Thalia of comedy. (5) Themis, one of the Titans, a daughter of Uranus. She sat, as goddess of justice, beside
aughters of Night. Pl. 6. The Fates. Michael Angelo. (7) Nemesis, daughter of Night. She represented the righteous anger and
festivals, and of agriculture in general, was sister of Jupiter, and daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She is connected through her
upiter, and daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She is connected through her daughter Proserpine, queen of Hades, with the holy ceremon
hus, or Dionysus, the god of wine, was the son of Jupiter and Semele, daughter of Cadmus of Thebes. He was especially the god of
Denkm., 620; Roscher 11: 1803.] § 50. Proserpina (Persephone) was the daughter of Ceres and Jupiter. She was queen of Hades, — a
rivals in his affection: for instance, Latona, a goddess of darkness, daughter of the Titans Cœus and Phœbe. This goddess became
her hoof on the sand. Inachus recognized it, and discovering that his daughter , whom he had long sought in vain, was hidden unde
k, as do the other stars, beneath the Ocean.112 § 61. Europa was the daughter of Agenor, king of Phœnicia, son of the god Neptu
e lost maiden, fall under the myths of Mars.114 § 62. Semele was the daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes. She was descended,
ded, through both parents, from the gods; for her mother Harmonia was daughter to Mars and the laughter-loving Venus. To Semele
es of them, is illustrated by the fortunes of Ægina. This maiden, the daughter of Asopus, a river-god, attracted the attention o
the Trojan War. § 64. Antiope was, according to the Odyssey, another daughter of Asopus, therefore a sister of Ægina. But later
herefore a sister of Ægina. But later poets make this darling of Jove daughter of Nycteus, king of Thebes. While she was engaged
not all harmony and happiness. Owing to the pride of his wife, Niobe, daughter of King Tantalus, there befell him and his house
r contest, a mortal dared to come into competition with the gray-eyed daughter of Jove. This was Arachne, a maiden who had attai
us, having said, she turned from him her shining eyes. Him did Venus, daughter of Jupiter, take by the hand and lead away, groan
ow himself, on occasion, as vindictive as his fair foe, the unwearied daughter of Jove. This fact, not only Cadmus, who slew a s
him over the realm of Thebes, and Jove gave him to wife Harmonia, the daughter of Venus and Mars. The gods left Olympus to honor
vengeance of Apollo, and also of his sister Diana. This Niobe was the daughter of a certain Tantalus, king of Phrygia, who had b
But there was a strain of ingratitude and conceit in both father and daughter . The father not only betrayed the secrets of the
d. Pelops was restored to life, — Tantalus consigned to Tartarus. The daughter , Niobe, although she owed her happy marriage with
tand before your eyes! Will you prefer to me this Latona, the Titan’s daughter , with her two children? I have seven times as man
ndignant. On the Cynthian mountain top she thus addressed her son and daughter : “My children, I who have been so proud of you bo
prophecy. When the sage returned to his home bearing the infant, his daughter Ocyrrhoe came forth to meet him, and at sight of
52 — Admetus was a suitor, with others, for the hand of Alcestis, the daughter of Pelias, who promised her to him who should com
pped with lead. With the leaden shaft he struck the nymph Daphne, the daughter of the river-god Peneüs, and with the golden one
n the wind, nor delayed a moment at his entreaties. “Stay,” said he, “ daughter of Peneüs; I am not a foe. It is for love I pursu
red, And divided at her prayer; And under the water The Earth’s white daughter Fled like a sunny beam; Behind her descended Her
the rare good-will of Diana. It is related that he loved Merope, the daughter of Œnopion, king of Chios, and sought her in marr
petual.” Thus Psyche was at last united to Cupid; and in due season a daughter was born to them whose name was Pleasure. The all
na. [Wall painting: H. and P.] Atalanta’ s Race. 183 — Atalanta, the daughter of Schœneus of Bœotia, had been warned by an orac
as on the island of Naxos that Bacchus afterward found Ariadne, — the daughter of Minos, king of Crete, — who had been deserted
some despise our power? Minerva and Diana defy us; and there is that daughter of Ceres, who threatens to follow their example.
passage to Tartarus. The Wanderings of Ceres.204 — Ceres sought her daughter all the world over. Bright-haired Aurora, when sh
lined. He urged her. “Go in peace,” she replied, “and be happy in thy daughter ; I have lost mine.” But their compassion finally
nd mounting her chariot rode away. Ceres continued her search for her daughter , till at length she returned to Sicily, whence sh
Ceres, seeing this, laid her curse on the innocent earth in which her daughter had disappeared. Then succeeded drought and famin
egions of the earth, beheld the missing Proserpine. She said that the daughter of Ceres seemed sad, but no longer showed alarm i
n she implored Jupiter to interfere to procure the restitution of her daughter . Jupiter consented on condition that Proserpine s
he myth of Andromeda211 and in the following story of Hesione,212 the daughter of Laomedon of Troy. Neptune and Apollo had falle
the appetite of which the desperate Laomedon was driven to offer his daughter Hesione. But Hercules appeared upon the scene, ki
through whose pastures his rivers strayed; and Arne the shepherdess, daughter of King Æolus, by whom he became the forefather o
ood effect. For it happened that Pelops fell in love with Hippodamia, daughter of Œnomaüs, king of Elis and son of Mars, — a gir
racle, too, had warned Œnomaüs to beware of the future husband of his daughter , he had provided himself with horses whose speed
ing. His son Ceÿx, king of Trachis in Thessaly, had married Halcyone, daughter of Æolus.219 Their reign was happy until the brot
nsult the oracle of Apollo. In spite of his wife’s entreaties (for as daughter of the god of winds, she knew how dreadful a thin
re he ate, the more he craved; till, in default of money, he sold his daughter into slavery for edibles. Neptune, however, rescu
the sea in ships. Later, being infatuated of the fair virgin Scylla ( daughter of the sea-god Phorcys and granddaughter of Pontu
la and the drowned lovers to life. § 128. Nisus and Scylla. 247 — The daughter of Phorcys is frequently confounded with another
The daughter of Phorcys is frequently confounded with another Scylla, daughter of King Nisus of Megara. Scylla of Megara betraye
of hair, upon which depended his fortune and his life. This lock his daughter clipped, and conveyed to Minos. But recoiling fro
umed. § 129. Leucothea. 248 — Another sea-change was that of Ino, the daughter of Cadmus and wife of Athamas, who, flying from h
Vatican: Roscher 6: 951.] § 134. The Doom of King Acrisius. 269— The daughter of Acrisius was Danaë, of surpassing loveliness.
appease the deities, Cepheus was directed by the oracle to devote his daughter Andromeda to the ravening maw of the prodigy. As
h Iobates, seeing that the hero was beloved of the gods, gave him his daughter in marriage and made him his successor on the thr
ld, and perished miserably. § 139. Hercules (Heracles).281 — Alcmene, daughter of Electryon and granddaughter of Perseus and And
pieces. His ninth labor was of a more delicate character. Admeta, the daughter of Eurystheus, desired the girdle of the queen of
of Neptune, which he had promised in gratitude for the rescue of his daughter Hesione from the sea-monster.290 The hero, overco
2 § 143. The Death of Hercules. — Finally the hero married Dejanira, daughter of Œneus of Calydon, and sister of Meleager of th
of Alcmena. She adopted him for her son, and gave him in marriage her daughter Hebe. “Deep degraded to a coward’s slave, Endles
wing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away, and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus. The unfortunate sequel of this second
ng. The hero, however, wisely spent the interval in wooing Medea, the daughter of Æetes; and with such success that they plighte
nship and marriage they were allied with many historic figures. Their daughter Dejanira had become, as we have already noted, th
ny more joined in the enterprise. With them came, also, Atalanta, the daughter of Iasius, — Arcadian Atalanta, snowy-souled, Fa
f the mother, — She whose sole delight, whose life, was her desperate daughter , — How Ariadne made less of the love of them all
uster of sorrows. § 154. Bacchus and Ariadne. — But for the deserted daughter of Minos a happier fate was yet reserved. This is
others in arms. When, accordingly, Pirithoüs was to marry Hippodamia, daughter of Atrax, Theseus took his friend’s part in the b
uests bit the dust. Later, each of these friends aspired to espouse a daughter of Jupiter. Theseus fixed his choice on Leda’s da
to espouse a daughter of Jupiter. Theseus fixed his choice on Leda’s daughter Helen, then a child, but afterwards famous as the
h of Antiope, Theseus married Phædra, sister of the deserted Ariadne, daughter of Minos. But Phædra, seeing in Hippolytus, the s
se sons of his, with Creon, thrust him into exile. Accompanied by his daughter Antigone, he went begging through the land. His o
by his daughter Antigone, he went begging through the land. His other daughter , Ismene, at first, stayed at home. Cursing the so
nices, accordingly, fled to Adrastus, king of Argos, who gave him his daughter in marriage, and aided him with an army to enforc
nd on that journey beheld and fell in love with the sea-nymph Thetis, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Such was the beauty of the n
uld fall, and how on his tomb should be sacrificed the fair Polyxena, daughter of Priam, whom he had loved. “So,” says Catullus
165 c . Tyndareus was king of Lacedæmon (Sparta). His wife was Leda, daughter of Thestius of Calydon, and sister of Althæa, the
a lady within call, Stiller than chisell’d marble, standing there; A daughter of the gods, divinely tall, And most divinely fai
sses, for instance, who had married a cousin of Helen’s, Penelope,347 daughter of Icarius, was happy in his wife and child, and
be appeased by the sacrifice of a virgin, and that none other but the daughter of the offender would be acceptable. Agamemnon, h
non, however reluctant, submitted to the inevitable, and sent for his daughter Iphigenia, under the pretence that her marriage t
and in the division of the spoil a female captive, by name Chryseis, daughter of Chryses, priest of Apollo, had fallen to the s
aring the sacred emblems of his office, and begged the release of his daughter . Agamemnon refused. Thereupon Chryses implored Ap
elf, was not destined to a long life. Having by chance seen Polyxena, daughter of King Priam — perhaps on occasion of the truce
rthwith slain by him. § 170. The Survivors. 366— Queen Hecuba and her daughter Cassandra were carried captives to Greece. Cassan
ning that her predictions should never be believed. Polyxena, another daughter , who had been loved by Achilles, was demanded by
r, arrived at Sparta, he found them celebrating the marriage of their daughter Hermione to Neoptolemus, son of Achilles. Agamem
their way till they arrived at the Ææan isle, where Circe dwelt, the daughter of the sun. Landing here Ulysses climbed a hill,
island, and while he lay sleeping on his bed of leaves, Nausicaä, the daughter of the king, had a dream sent by Minerva, remindi
cter and conduct as well. She was the niece of Tyndareus, — being the daughter of his brother Icarius, a Spartan prince. Ulysses
her’s house, Icarius, unable to bear the thoughts of parting with his daughter , tried to persuade her to remain with him, and no
e destined in later ages to be the rival of Rome itself. Dido was the daughter of Belus, king of Tyre, and sister of Pygmalion w
ntry. He was now old and had no male descendant, but had one charming daughter , Lavinia, who was sought in marriage by many neig
to rouse up from the thicket a tame stag, the favorite of Silvia, the daughter of Tyrrheus, the king’s herdsman. A javelin from
his city by civil discord, carried with him in his flight his infant daughter . As he fled through the woods, his enemies in hot
her side. Thenceforth he lived among the shepherds and brought up his daughter in woodland arts. While a child she was taught to
and power. This new being was a god, Bori, from whom and his wife, a daughter of the giant race, sprang Bor, the father of Odin
her Rerir went home to Odin. To Volsung were born ten sons, — and one daughter , Signy by name; and of the sons Sigmund was the e
se. In the land of the Niblungs (Nibelungs, Nibelungen) dwelt Gudrun, daughter of Giuki, the Niblung king. And Gudrun dreamed a
lung folk. Then leaping into the sea she was borne with Swanhild, her daughter by Sigurd, to the realm of King Jonakr, who becam
e are the bright-eyed, the gray-eyed, the ægis-bearing, the unwearied daughter of Zeus. The festival of the Panathenæa was celeb
by Titian (Uffizi, Florence). § 57. The first love of Zeus was Metis, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She is Prudence or Forekno
t of the Thebans, the teeth themselves being spear-points. Harmonia, daughter of the patron deities of Thebes, is the symbol of
urn driven.” According to Vulcan’s statement (Iliad 18), Eurynome was daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She was mother, by Jupiter
— Latona (Leto): According to Homer, one of the deities of Olympus; a daughter of the Titans Cœus and Phœbe, whose names indicat
hat sanguine flower inscribed with woe.” § 75. Textual. — Clymene: a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Chrysolite: or “gold-stone
Thessaly. Libyan desert: in Africa. Libya was fabled to have been the daughter of Epaphus, king of Egypt. Tanaïs: the Don, in Sc
Tydides, Diomede, son of Tydeus. The ending is, in patronymics, means daughter of; as Tyndaris, daughter of Tyndarus (Tyndareus)
ydeus. The ending is, in patronymics, means daughter of; as Tyndaris, daughter of Tyndarus (Tyndareus), Helen; Chryseïs, daughte
r of; as Tyndaris, daughter of Tyndarus (Tyndareus), Helen; Chryseïs, daughter of Chryses. § 77. The Dynasty of Tantalus and its
The sculptor’s art has made her breathe again.” There is a headless daughter of Niobe in the Vatican, Rome. § 78. Interpretati
rus, Admetus; W. M. W. Call, Admetus. § 81. Textual. — Alcestis was a daughter of the Pelias who was killed at the instigation o
truth that was exemplified by the life and death of Christ. Koré (the daughter of Ceres): Proserpina. Larissa: a city of Thessal
labor. The name Hypermnestra signifies constancy and love. Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius, has been regarded as the dry earth,
eaping from eastern darkness. Medea is a typical wise-woman or witch; daughter of Hecate and granddaughter of Asteria, the starr
Erechtheus became extinct, save for Ion, a son of Apollo and Creiisa, daughter of Erechtheus. This son, having been removed at b
Tyndaridse (sons of Tyndareus). Helen is frequently called Tyndaris, daughter of Tyndareus. § 166. C. S. Calverley’s The Son
244, 259, 261, 265; Com. §§ 63, 132 (4), 151. Ægi′na, island of, 83; daughter of Aso-pus, myth of, 92, 100-102; plague of the i
, or Agla′-ï-a, one of the Graces, 71; wife of Vulcan, 59. Aglau′ros, daughter of Cecrops; see Hersë; Com. § 151. Agni; see Hind
o-ne, 271-276; Com. §§ 158-164. Antil′ochus, 199, 296. Anti′o-pe, (1) daughter of Asopus, 92; myth of, 102-104; Com. § 63; (2) w
Com. § 28. Asty′anax, 300; Com. § 165 (5). Atalan′ta (the Arcadian), daughter of Jasus, in the Calydonian hunt, 251-254; select
burne’s Atalanta in Calydon, 251 et seq.; 273; Com. § 148. Atalan′ta ( daughter of Schœneus of Bœ-otia), 162-164; extract from La
a. Chryse′ïs, 126, 290; Com. § 76. Chry′ses, 126, 290. Chrysoth′emis, daughter of Agamemnon; Com. § 165 (2). Cic′ero, reference
cules’ struggle with, 133-136; Com. § 51. Deïdami′a: (1) orLaodami′a, daughter of Bellerophon and mother of Sarpedon; (2) daught
(1) orLaodami′a, daughter of Bellerophon and mother of Sarpedon; (2) daughter of Lycomedes of Scyros, and mother of Pyrrhus by
er of Pyrrhus by Achilles; (3) or Hippodami′a, wife of Pirithoüs, and daughter of Atrax. Dei′mos, Dread: a son and attendant of
a, usually pronounced Di-an′a (Artemis), moon-goddess, 2; Artemis, 3; daughter of Latona, 52; attributes of, 63; meaning of name
akht was worshipped as wife of Phtha; at Bubastis, Bast was adored as daughter of Isis. Nefer Atum: worshipped at Heliopolis as
a Pleiad, 147, 148; Com. §§ 91, 132 (5), 165 (5), geneal. tables; (2) daughter of Agamemnon, 310; Com. §§ 165 (2), 170. Elec′try
′lius: the horrible, the warlike; an epithet for Mars. Eny′o, mother, daughter , sister, or wife of Mars; the horror, 58; also on
er, 192-199. Heaven personified, 37, 38; see under Uranus. He′be, 51; daughter of Juno, 52. 55; attributes of, wife of Hercules,
m. §§ 59, 132 (5)- Hellespont, 244. Hem′era, day, sister of Æther and daughter of Erebus and Night, 38. He-phæs′tus, Com. § 37;
2-25; §§ 139- 143. Her′mes, Com. §§ 41, 101; see Mercury. Hermi′o-ne, daughter of Menelaüs and Helen, 309; corruption of Harmoni
e Hesper. Hes′tia; see Vesta. Hieroglyphs, the, 35. Hil-a-i′ra, (1) a daughter of Apollo; (2) sister of Phœbe, daughter of Leuci
, the, 35. Hil-a-i′ra, (1) a daughter of Apollo; (2) sister of Phœbe, daughter of Leucippus; carried off with her sister by Cast
poetry: Hip′pocrene; three syllables), Com. § 138. Hip-po-da-mi′a (1) daughter of Œnomaus, 190,281; Com. § 110; (2) daughter of
138. Hip-po-da-mi′a (1) daughter of Œnomaus, 190,281; Com. § 110; (2) daughter of Atrax, 267. Hippol′y-te and Hercules, 236; Com
49; the Lernæan, 235; Com. §§ 139-143 (Interpret.). Hy-ge′a, Hy-gi′a, daughter of Æsculapius; the goddess of health. Hy-gi′nus,
233. Iola′us, 235, 239. Iol′cos, or Iol′cus, 245; Com. § 144. I′o-le: daughter of Eurytus who refused to give her to Hercules, a
ilaüs, 288-290; lines from Wordsworth, 289, 290; Com. §§ 81, 167; (2) daughter of Bellerophon, 295. Laom′edon, 136, 189, 196; ex
; Com. § 101. Ma′ia, Ma′ja, or Majes′ta: a name for Fauna, or for the daughter of Faunus and wife of the Roman Vulcan. In either
les, 238, 244, 289, 301, 319. 323. 343. Com. §§ 41, 101. Mer′o-pe (1) daughter of Œnopion, 146; (2) the Pleiad, 147; Com. §§ 91,
er′va (Athe′ne), Ruskin’s theory, 17, 42; quotation from Odyssey, 51; daughter of Jupiter, 52; attributes of, 56; meaning of her
9, 305, 312, 324, 326; Com. § 35. 67, 69. Mi-no′ïd (Minoïs), Ariadne, daughter of Minos, 260-266. Mi′nos I., judge of the shades
367- O-ri′on, 26, 73; myth of, 146, 147, 190; Com. § 91. Or-ithy′ia, daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, loved by Boreas, 7
4; wife of Epimetheus, 45; her casket, 45; Com. §§ 22-25. Pan′drosos, daughter of Cecrops; see Hersë. Pan′o-pe, 115; Com. § 70.
Com. § 132 (2), 132 (5). Periphe′tes, or Peripha′tes, 260. Perse′i′s: daughter of Perses, wife of Helios, and mother of Pasiphaë
sich′orus, 26. Stheneboe′a, or Sthenoboea: enamored of Bellerophon; a daughter of Iobates. Sthen′elus, 136. Sthe′no; daughter of
ored of Bellerophon; a daughter of Iobates. Sthen′elus, 136. Sthe′no; daughter of Phorcys and Ceto; one of the Gorgons. Stro′phi
Hindoo divinities (1). Venera′lia, Com. § 40. Ve′nus (Aphrodite), 3; daughter of Dione, 52; foam-born, 65; her attributes, 65-6
mpare Dryden, Epist. to Congreve 7. Mer′o-pe; see p. 514. Of Arcadia, daughter of King Cypselus, of the race of Callisto. Her hu
6 (1909) The myths of Greece and Rome
ded by Rhea’s counsels, and by a nauseous potion prepared by Metis, a daughter of Oceanus, compelled Cronus to produce the unfor
od the son of Prometheus, Deucalion, with his faithful wife Pyrrha, a daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora. From thence they, the
nerally adopted the precaution of a disguise. To win Europa, the fair daughter of Agenor, for instance, he became a bull.      
or Europa, Jupiter gave him the hand of the fair princess Harmonia, a daughter of Mars and Venus, in marriage. Cadmus, the found
een of heaven, and goddess of the atmosphere and of marriage, was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and consequently the sister o
ons — Machaon and Podalirius, who inherited his medical skill — and a daughter , Hygeia, who watched over the health of man. A
lo encountered in the forest a beautiful nymph by the name of Daphne, daughter of the river god Peneus. Love at first sight was
hers in beauty, intelligence, and power. The Story of Niobe The daughter of Tantalus, Niobe, heard this boast, and laughed
e youth, was soon consoled for their disappearance, and loved Merope, daughter of Œnopion, King of Chios, who consented to their
ss of beauty, love, laughter, and marriage, is by some said to be the daughter of Jupiter and Dione, goddess of moisture: others
d her to the Island of Cyprus. The four beautiful Horæ (the Seasons), daughter of Jupiter and Themis, goddess of justice, stood
ul children were born to Mars and Venus. Hermione, or Harmonia, their daughter , married Cadmus, King of Thebes; and Cupid (Cupid
e young, the beautiful, the brave,         The lonely hope of Sestos’ daughter . Oh! When alone along the sky Her turret-torch wa
deeply appreciated as during Jupiter’s courtship of Io, the peerless daughter of the river god Inachus. To avoid Juno’s recrimi
injury; and when Halirrhothius, Neptune’s son, dared to carry off his daughter Alcippe, Mars hotly pursued the abductor, and pro
d to perish, until finally the lot fell upon Hesione, the king’s only daughter . He could not bear the thought of the terrible fa
s Ceres, and to have followed her during her prolonged search for her daughter , Proserpina. Annoyed by his persistent wooing, th
sions that Pluto abducted Proserpina, the fair goddess of vegetation, daughter of Ceres, whom he set on his throne in Hades, and
t Ceres, who was very melancholy on account of the recent loss of her daughter , paid no heed to what was offered her, and in a f
e of Jupiter, king of the gods, none was more attractive than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. “For Semele was moulded
: Ceres and Proserpina Pluto and Proserpina Ceres (Demeter), daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and one of Jupiter’s numerous
f agriculture and civilisation. Her manifold cares were shared by her daughter , Proserpina (Cora, Pherephatta, Persephone), the
cattered flowers. Hither and thither the mother wandered, calling her daughter , and wondering where she could be, and why she di
down her cheeks as she rushed about from place to place, calling her daughter . “What ails her that she comes not home?     Dem
hastily to ascertain what it might be, she recognised the girdle her daughter had worn when she had parted from her in Sicily.
again into its usual undertone; and Ceres, knowing where to seek her daughter , was about to depart, when she heard the sudden r
Now, although poor Ceres had ascertained where to find her missing daughter , her grief was not at all diminished, for she fel
hat nothing on earth should grow, with her permission, as long as her daughter was detained in Hades. In despair at this frightf
omeric Hymn. Ceres, happy once more in the possession of her beloved daughter , cheerfully and diligently attended to all her du
the Fine Art Society, Limited. To commemorate her long search for her daughter , Ceres returned to Eleusis, taught her former nur
nd then she instituted the Eleusinia, festivals held in honour of her daughter and herself at Eleusis. Triptolemus did not fail
ishment; but his monstrous appetite continued, and, as he had but one daughter left, he sold her as a slave to obtain food. The
Chapter XV: Vesta The Worship of Vesta Vesta, or Hestia, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, goddess of fire and of the fa
ngs. In reward for these good actions he received the hand of Megara, daughter of Creon, King of Thebes, in marriage, and by her
ppolyte’s Girdle Now, at the court of Eurystheus was his beautiful daughter , Admete, a vain princess, who delighted in dress
meward journey from this expedition that he saved Hesione, Laomedon’s daughter , from the jaws of the sea monster who was about t
eira In the course of his wanderings, Hercules next met Deianeira, daughter of Œneus, and, having fallen in love with her, ex
ards rushed in terror to Acrisius’ palace to announce that Danae, his daughter , had given birth to a son, who, on account of his
being cheated by the Athenians. At the monarch’s side stood his fair daughter Ariadne, whose tender heart was filled with compa
t of Adrastus, King of Argos, and witness his marriage to Hippodamia, daughter of the king. Many guests were, of course, present
thrones for ever. Aided by Pirithous, Theseus married off Helen, the daughter of Jupiter, and, as he was still but a child, ent
ast the musicians recited the story of Phryxus and Helle, the son and daughter of Athamas and Nephele, who, to escape the cruel
he had better proceed. On his way to the sea-shore he met the king’s daughter , Medea, a beautiful young sorceress, who had been
tes awoke, he heard that the dragon was slain, the fleece stolen, his daughter gone, and the Grecian ship far out of sight. No t
hey came near the mouth of the Danube, and Æetes wildly called to his daughter to return to her home and to her father. “‘Stay
thy rash flight! and, from the distant main, — For oh! thou canst, my daughter , — turn again. Whither depart? the vessel backwar
so, lost sight of the Argo, and all hope of recovering his unnatural daughter : so he returned sadly to Colchis, where he buried
s specially attracted by Castor and Pollux, and by the fair Atalanta, daughter of Iasius, King of Arcadia. This princess had led
enturous life, for when but a babe, her father, disappointed to see a daughter instead of the longed-for son, had exposed her on
foot, he then left the scene of his awful crimes, accompanied by his daughter Antigone, the only one who loved him still, and w
rever he wished to go. After many days of weary wandering, father and daughter reached Colonus, where grew a mighty forest sacre
dipus expressed his desire to remain, and, after bidding his faithful daughter an affectionate farewell, he groped his way into
off to Argos, where he persuaded Adrastus, the king, to give him his daughter in marriage, and aid him to recover his inheritan
ry sorrowfully, for he had fallen deeply in love with the king’s fair daughter , Philonoe, and was afraid he would never see her
oung girl, whose name was Dryope, was a beautiful young princess, the daughter of Baucis, so bright and clever that all who knew
once fell deeply in love with a beautiful sea nymph named Thetis, the daughter of Nereus and Doris, — “Thetis of the silver fee
y, and delight.” Theocritus ( Elton’s tr.). Helen’s Suitors A daughter of Jupiter and Leda (whom Jove had courted in the
e reply given was that no favourable wind would blow until Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, were offered up in sacrifice to app
proved ineffective, Agamemnon, urged by his companions, sent for his daughter , feigning that he wished to celebrate her nuptial
     “I wrote, I seal’d A letter to my wife, that she should send Her daughter , to Achilles as a bride Affianc’d.” Euripides (
skirmish by the Hellenic troops were two beautiful maidens, Chryseis, daughter of Chryses, priest of Apollo, and Briseis. The pr
sual, allotted to various chiefs, and Agamemnon received the priest’s daughter as reward for his bravery, while Achilles triumph
ursuit of the Trojans, Thetis’ son had once caught sight of Polyxena, daughter of Priam, and had been deeply smitten by her girl
d of dry leaves. While he was thus resting, Minerva visited Nausicaa, daughter of Alcinous, King of the Phæacians, in a dream, a
hem Æneas beheld in the hands of Agamemnon’s soldiers the unfortunate daughter of Priam, Cassandra, whom the gods had endowed wi
f the country, received them hospitably, and promised the hand of his daughter Lavinia in marriage to Æneas. Lavinia was very be
a son-in-law, had he not twice been warned by the gods to reserve his daughter for a foreign prince, who had now appeared. In sp
d both commands, and Amata fled to the woods, where she concealed her daughter Lavinia, to keep her safe for Turnus, whom she pr
and some companions had unfortunately wounded the pet stag of Silvia, daughter of the chief shepherd, a brawl ensued, which, fom
nus River, he found his pursuers close at his heels. Tying his infant daughter to his spear, he hurled her to the opposite bank,
is mother, either the earth (dano means “burnt earth”) or the dawn, a daughter of Acrisius (darkness), is born in Argos (brightn
on) returned from her sojourn under the ground, people said “that the daughter of the earth was returning in all her beauty; and
Brother of Europa; founder of Thebes, 31-34; husband of Harmonia, 85; daughter of, 147; dragontooth seed of, 236; significance,
first of all divinities, who ruled over confusion, 2; ejection of, 6; daughter of, 39 Char′i-ties. The three Graces; attendants
ithæ, 145; significance, 353 Di-a′na. Goddess of the moon and chase; daughter of Jupiter and Latona, 73-81; birth of, 45; nymph
neas, who meets Andromache there, 327 Er′a-to. Muse of lyric poetry; daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 69 Er′e-bus. God of da
icance, 347, 363 He′be. Goddess of youth; cupbearer of the gods, 28; daughter of Juno, 37; wife of Hercules, 207 He′brus. Rive
r of the gods, 109; significance, 364 Her-mi′o-ne. Same as Harmonia; daughter of Venus and Mars, 85 He′ro. Maiden loved by Lea
une; elopes with Marpessa, 131, 132 Il′i-a. 1. One of the Titanides; daughter of Uranus and Gæa, 6. 2. Priestess of Vesta; wife
7; Æneas visits, 332 I’no. Same as Leucothea; second wife of Athamas; daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, 150, 232; significance, 3
7; Muses, daughters of, 68; allows Diana to remain single, 75; Venus, daughter of, 82; Seasons and Graces, daughters of, 83; ass
200, 207; Hercules saved by, 207; Danae courted by, 208, 209; Helen, daughter of, 227, 276; Bellerophon punished by, 259; Theti
of Troy; employs Neptune and Apollo to build walls, 126-128; Hesione, daughter of, 195; significance, 350 Lapi-thie. People who
was found, 108 Mi-ner′va. Same as Pallas, Athene, goddess of wisdom; daughter of Jupiter, 39-43; man given soul by, 15; flute o
his grave discovered by Æneas, 325 Pol-y-hym′ni-a. Muse of rhetoric; daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 69 Pol-y-ni′ces. Son o
285, 289; Hector’s death seen by, 292; Mercury leads, 293 Polyxena, daughter of, 293; death of, 299, 323 Pri-a′pus. God of th
er of Thisbe; commits suicide, 94, 95 Pyr′rha. Wife of Deucalion and daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora; the only woman who sur
of Jupiter and Europa; judge in Hades, 32, 139 Rhe′a. Female Titan; daughter of Uranus and Gæa, 6; wife of Cronus, 8; Jupiter
saved by, 9; Corybantes, priests of, 9; Cronus defeated by, 9; Juno, daughter of, 36; Pluto, son of, 136; Ceres, daughter of, 1
nus defeated by, 9; Juno, daughter of, 36; Pluto, son of, 136; Ceres, daughter of, 158; Vesta, daughter of, 171; significance, 3
daughter of, 36; Pluto, son of, 136; Ceres, daughter of, 158; Vesta, daughter of, 171; significance, 361 Rhodes. Island in the
nia, 281; visited by Orestes, 300 Tel′a-mon. Husband of Hesione, the daughter of Laomedon, 128 Te-lem′a-chus. Son of Ulysses a
and off the coast of Troy, 297, 298 Terp-sich′o-re. Muse of dancing; daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 69 Ter′ra. Same as Gæa
cient king of the Trojans, 326 Tha-li′a. 1. One of the three Graces; daughter of Jupiter and Eurynome, 83. 2. One of the nine M
es of, 301-321; significance, 350, 359 U-ra′ni-a. Muse of astronomy; daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 69 U′ra-nus (Heaven). H
7 (1832) A catechism of mythology
the mother of the gods. Obs. 3. — History informs us that Cybele was daughter to a king of Phrygia; and that she left that coun
nd Sangaris is founded upon Midas, king of Pessinuntus’ promising his daughter in marriage to the young Atys. Cybele warned that
s winds in its bosom. Vesta the younger, the goddess of fire, was the daughter of Saturn by his wife Rhea, and the sister of Jup
son named Deucalion, who was king of Thessaly, and married to Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus. In his age the human race was dest
Chapter VIII. Juno. Juno, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, was the daughter of Saturn and Cybele, and the sister of Jupiter.
Chapter X. Of Ceres. Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, was the daughter of Saturn and Cybele. She is regarded as the firs
losed their secrets, was put to an ignominious death. Proserpine, the daughter of Ceres, while gathering flowers in the plains o
who ran over the world with two flambeaux in her hand in quest of her daughter . Ceres complained to Jupiter, who decreed that Pl
horses that drew the chariot of the sun? Who were supposed to be the daughter of Sol? Chapter XII. Aurora, Tithonus, Memnon,
of Phaeton? Chapter XIII. Of Latona and Apollo. Latona was the daughter of Cœus the Titan and Phœba, or, according to Hom
hall explain this fable by reconciling it with history. Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus, and sister of Pelops. She married Am
cred to obsequies. Obs. 3. — We are informed by history that Daphne, daughter of a king of Thessaly, called Peneus, pursued by
ere three goddesses of this name, the most celebrated of whom was the daughter of Jupiter and Latona, and twin-sister of Apollo.
wine, and patron of drinkers, was the son of Jupiter and Semele, the daughter of Cadmus, king of Thebes. Juno was enraged at th
. — See Fig. 22. Fig. 22. Bacchus. Bacchus was married to Ariadne, daughter to Minos, king of Crete, whom he found abandoned
as much worshipped in Egypt., The second, the goddess of war, was the daughter of Saturn; the third, the goddess of wisdom, was
was the daughter of Saturn; the third, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter; the fourth, the tutelary goddess of A
daughter of Jupiter; the fourth, the tutelary goddess of Athens, was daughter to Vulcan; the last of the five, was the daughter
dess of Athens, was daughter to Vulcan; the last of the five, was the daughter of the giant Pallas, to whom the name of Minerva
s. — See Fig. 24. Fig. 24. Bellona. Hesiod says that Victoria was daughter of the Styx by Pallas or Acheron. She assisted Mi
irhotius, the son of Neptune, having offered violence to Alcippe, the daughter of Mars, the offended father slew him. For this,
id, and the patroness of the Graces, is said by some to have been the daughter of Jupiter and Dione; by others to have sprung fr
e Smiles, Graces, and Jests. Cicero reckons four Venuses. The first, daughter of Heaven and Light; the second, born of the foam
second, born of the foam of the sea, and mother to Cupid; the third, daughter of Jupiter and Dione, wife to Vulcan, and mother
ac Newton admitted of but one Venus. He called her Calycopis. She was daughter to Otreus, king of Phrygia. She married Thoas, wh
ed as the model of the female form, and of blooming youth. She is the daughter of Jupiter; except when figured symbolically: she
extreme beauty the most consummate qualities of mind. He married the daughter of Biblos, and succeeded to the throne of his fat
her Paphos, from whom the isle of Paphos had its name. Atalanta was daughter to Schœnus, king of Scyros. She was equally virtu
d refused him a stipulated reward. Neptune was married to Amphitrite, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. A dolphin had persuaded he
t they were the companions of Proserpine, when Pluto carried away the daughter of Proserpine. They requested the gods to grant t
themselves into the sea, and were changed into stones. Scylla was the daughter of Phorcus, or, as some say, of Typhon. She was c
g. . Portumnus, so called by the Latins, was son to Athamas and Ino, daughter of Cadmus. Juno, an enemy to Cadmus, because he w
ne. He was father to the Gorgons, of whom we shall speak. Thoosa, his daughter , was mother to Polyphemus, the most celebrated of
supposed to have been the son of Jupiter, by Acesta or Sergesta, the daughter of Hippotus. Æolus is represented as shutting up
; and Zephyrus, over the west-wind. Boreas, wishing to marry Orythia, daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, was refused by tha
oned her charge. He became enamoured with the beautiful nymph Syrinx, daughter of the river Ladon; but she fled from him. Pan ov
y the nymph Echo, he had a son, called Lynx, or, according to some, a daughter , Irynge, a famous sorceress. The nymph Pithys was
as belonging to Pluto’s kingdom. The Styx is fabled to have been the daughter of the Ocean; and hence, gods swore by her. If th
e him also among the judges of hell. Abacus, son of Jupiter by Ægina, daughter to Asopus, reigned in the island of Æonus. His se
r to Asopus, reigned in the island of Æonus. His second wife, who was daughter of the Centaur Chiron, brought him two sons, Tela
arcæ? Chapter IV. Nemesis, Nox, Somnus, and Mors. Nemesis, the daughter of Justice, was the goddess of Vengeance. She rew
ace, the surer is its blow.” Nox, the goddess of the night, was the daughter of Chaos and Erebus. She is described as wearing
ould turn himself into any form. Mors, the goddess of death, was the daughter of Nox. She was worshipped by the Lacedæmonians w
informed that Apollo had behaved rudely towards the nymph Coronis his daughter ; he marched an army against Delphi, and reduced t
yphus so much, that he allowed him freely to enjoy the company of his daughter Anticlea, who was soon after married to Laertes,
intain that it was on account of his having informed Asopus where his daughter Ægina had been carried by Jupiter; but most write
t descends in dews.” Ixion was the son of Phlegyas. He married Dia, daughter to Eioneus or Deioneus, and promised him a valuab
oneus, and promised him a valuable present, because he had chosen his daughter for his wife; but his failure to fulfil his promi
f Æolus by Enarette, was king of Elis. By his wife Alcidice, he had a daughter , named Tyro. He was not contented with an earthly
discovered to the river Asopus, the place where Jupiter concealed his daughter Ægina after having stolen her away. Others affirm
horrible a repast; but Ceres, whose grief for the recent loss of his daughter Proserpine was deep, ate one of the child’s shoul
Hercules’ children voluntarily devoted herself to death, Macaria, his daughter , killed herself. The Athenians were victorious; a
rks of the utmost respect. Truth was deemed the mother of Virtue, and daughter of Time. She was represented as a young virgin, c
s, Pegasus, Bellerophon, Andromeda. Perseus was the son of Danae, daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos, by Jupiter, who is fa
r.” When Acrisius heard of the birth of his grandson, he ordered his daughter and the infant to be shut up in a chest, and cast
es was so pleased with the bravery of the youth, that he gave him his daughter Philonœ in marriage, and also his crown. Sthenobæ
— See Fig. 69. Fig. 69. Perseus and Andromeda. Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, by Cassiope. Her mo
ell into the sea, which is thence called the Icarian sea. Ariadne was daughter to Minos. She gave Theseus a clue of thread by wh
Anthiope, or Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons. His second was Phædra, daughter of Minos the second. The Amazons were a warlike n
mpelled Death to return Alcesta to her husband. He delivered Hesione, daughter of Laomedon, king of Troy, from the whale in the
amon, who first mounted the wall. Hercules was enamoured of Iole, the daughter of Eurytus, one of his former preceptors. So irre
e sat at her distaff. He had likewise a wife whose name was Dejanira, daughter of Œneus, and sister of Meleager, who was the cau
d sow his teeth in the ground. By the assistance of Medea, the king’s daughter , who was enamoured of him, he overcame the bulls,
before their return. In a little time Jason abandoned her for Creusa, daughter to Creon, king of Corinth; but to revenge his per
lled Pyrrhus, in Apollo’s temple, because he had taken away Hermione, daughter to Menelaus, who was first engaged to Orestes. Fo
othsayers, that they must appease Diana with the blood of Agamemnon’s daughter Iphigenia. Ulysses forthwith brought away Iphigen
ing Iphigenia to Diana appears to be based on the story of Jephthah’s daughter in Scripture. Questions. Who was Castor and Pollu
port of Phæacia, and was found among the young trees by Nausica, the daughter of king Alcinous, who received him kindly. He sai
n years, at the end of which he was slain by Telegonus. Penelope, the daughter of Icarus, is held up as a perfect pattern of vir
g that it had rested on a mountain, he came out of it, with his wife, daughter , and pilot. Those who remained in the vessel, not
ation, no doubt, of the brazen room in which Acrisius had shut up his daughter Danæ. This temple was destroyed by an earthquake,
ared. These two doves, says Servius, had been given by Jupiter to his daughter Thebe. They had the gift of speech. Herodotus ha
Terra at first delivered oracles; next Themis; and after her, Phœbe, daughter of Terra and mother to Latona. This last transmit
s herself, daughter-in-law to Noah. 2. The Libyan. She was said to be daughter to Jupiter and Lamia. She travelled in Claros, De
Claros, Delphi, Samos, and several other countries. 3. The Delphian, daughter of Tiresias. After the taking of Thebes, she was
y, gives us concerning this Sibyl. Her name was Deiphobe. She was the daughter of Glaucus, and a priestess of Apollo. This god w
who won the prize of running was Chorœbus, a native of Elis. Cynisca, daughter of king Archidamus, was the first of her sex who
m in such a manner as to make every thing tremble. By his wife Scala, daughter of the mountain Thiasse, he had the beautiful, be
a boar with golden bristles. The name, of his wife is Gerda, Gymer’s daughter . The Celts placed Niord in the rank of inferior g
on the third, an entire man, called Bure. His son Bor married Belsta, daughter of the giant Mountain-Gate. By her he had three s
of men, which now inhabit the earth. The giant Narfi (darkness) had a daughter named Nott, (night.) She was thrice married. By h
d two beautiful children, Sool (sun,) and Maan (moon.) He married his daughter to Glemur, the god of joy. Disapproving of his pr
8 (1842) Heathen mythology
nfluence over the elements. Cybele, Vesta. This goddess was the daughter of Uranus, being the sister and wife of Saturn. A
ed. She is called also the ancient Vesta, to distinguish her from her daughter Vesta, who, with her mother, is also called Cybel
f whom we now write is the earth, and is easy to distinguish from her daughter . In several temples of the ancients, the statues
intimate that the earth gives aliment to all living creatures. To her daughter , who presided over the fiery element, Numa Pompil
rs. When like the morning mist in early days, Rose from the flood the daughter of the seas; And to the seats divine her flight a
th, for both are of thy gift!” Prior. Juno. Juno, who was the daughter of Saturn and Cybele, was also sister and wife to
and expressed The softness of the lover in the beast. Agenor’s royal daughter , as she played Among the fields, the milk white b
Ceres. Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img029 Ceres, daughter of Saturn and Cybele, was goddess of the producti
n a flood of corn.” Thomson. Loved by Jupiter, she had by the God a daughter called Proserpine, whom Pluto, God of Hell, seize
of the art of song, was the son of Jupiter, by the beautiful Latona, daughter of the Titan, Cœus. Asteria, her sister, disdaini
hology_1842_img034 During her residence at her father’s court, Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, had the insolence to prefer herself
ng remain inconsolable, but formed a tender attachment for Leucothoe, daughter of king Orchamus, and to introduce himself with g
ucothoe, discovered the whole intrigue to her father, who ordered his daughter to be buried alive. Apollo passing by accident ov
n endearing friendship, Apollo once more sighed for the nymph Perses, daughter of Ocean, and had by her the celebrated Circe, re
Gods to release her from the misery which overwhelmed her. Cassandra, daughter of Priam, consented to her prayer, if Apollo woul
e very moment he was yielding to his deep regrets. Aurora is also the daughter of Apollo. She granted the gift of immortality to
yme_heathen-mythology_1842_img048b Diana. The goddess Diana was daughter of Jupiter and Latona, and twin sister to Apollo.
ages, he caused the Greek princes to assemble to the chase. Atalanta, daughter of the king of Arcadia, wounded him first, but sh
cchus. Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img055 Semele, daughter of Cadmus, king of Thebes, had yielded to the lic
hope was wrecked and lost.” Hood. It was Ariadne who addressed him, daughter of Memnos, whom Theseus, conqueror of the minotau
It was not long before Bacchus formed an attachment to Erigone, the daughter of Icarius, and to accomplish his purpose took th
yperion reins, Till Pallas lays her arms divine aside, While Jove his daughter views with conscious pride.” Horace. The strife
ed court of Areopagus, for the murder of Hallirhotius, who insulted a daughter of Mars because she slighted his addresses, forms
ernal rage. From thee, O father! all these ills we bear, And thy fell daughter with the shield and spear. ‌Thou gavest that fur
er treated with disregard the complaint of Mars against his favourite daughter , and thus upbraided him: “‘To me, perfidious! th
ee evermore — We sing and we adore!” Keats. He obtained Amphitrite, daughter of Ocean, in marriage, through the skill of a dol
the extent of the Empire should never be lessened. Hebe was the daughter of Jupiter and Juno; though by many she is said t
he daughter of Jupiter and Juno; though by many she is said to be the daughter of Juno only, who conceived her after eating lett
ed to the rank of a God, he became reconciled to Juno by marrying her daughter Hebe. The Centaurs. After the creation of t
hood of goddess birth.” Hesiod. Thetis, one of the sea deities, was daughter of Nereus and Doris and is often confounded with
ort round the world as long as ’twill last.” Jennings. Alcyone, the daughter of Æolus, married Ceyx, who was drowned as he was
as slain by him, and became one of the divinities of the sea. Scylla, daughter of Hecate and of Phorcys, was a beautiful nymph,
. Nox, one of the most ancient deities among the heathens, was the daughter of Chaos. From her union with her brother Erebus,
Nemesis. Nemesis, Goddess of Justice and of Vengeance, was the daughter of Necessity. This divinity had wings, a fillet o
fresh dead, entombed around.” Moore. Themis, Astræa. Themis, daughter of heaven and of earth, was the goddess of Justic
afety, and extricated them from their difficulties. Medea, the king’s daughter , fell in love with Jason, and in an interview wit
great instrument of his preservation. Enraged at the desertion of his daughter , Æetes sent his son Absyrtus to bring back the fu
What fatal fury, what infernal charm, ‘Gainst a kind father does his daughter arm?’ Hearing his voice, as thunderstruck they st
onial happiness was disturbed by Jason’s infidelity with Glaucus, the daughter of the King of the Country, for whom Medea was di
ation,     Watch th’ accursed infanticide! Yet, ere Colchia’s rugged daughter     Perpetrate the dire design, And consign to ki
Creon, who reigned in Thebes, rewarded his courage by giving him his daughter in marriage, and entrusting him with the governme
r image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img182 He delivered Hesione, a daughter of Laomedon, King of Troy, from a sea monster, to
s.” ‌When these were performed, he became deeply enamoured of Iole, daughter of Eurystheus, but she, being refused to his entr
ally so, and Juno, once so inveterate, consented to his receiving her daughter Hebe in marriage. Hercules is generally represent
been. Perseus. This hero was the son of Jupiter and Danae, the daughter of Acresius. As the latter had confined his daugh
r and Danae, the daughter of Acresius. As the latter had confined his daughter in a brazen tower, to prevent her becoming a moth
oldly wing my way. ‌If such desert be worthy of esteem, And, if your daughter I from death redeem. Shall she be mine? Shall it
auties, which I save, enjoy.” Ovid. Cepheus consented to bestow his daughter upon Perseus, and immediately the hero raised him
avoid which, he had been guilty of the barbarous act of throwing his daughter and her son into the sea. This unfortunate murder
of the most celebrated of antiquity, was the son of Ægeus, by Æthra, daughter of Pittheus, though not publicly acknowledged to
ould be successful, to hoist a white sail on his return. Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, became enamoured of him and by ‌assisti
the gods. They first attempted their scheme upon Helen, the beautiful daughter of Leda, and when they had obtained their victim,
rl Who stands so desolate on the sea-shore?     Leonarde. She was the daughter of a Cretan king — A Tyrant. Hidden in the dark r
r image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img201 Theseus married Phædra, daughter of Minos, sister of the unfortunate Ariadne whom
, he was at the hunt of the Calydonian boar, when Pelias promised his daughter in marriage to him only, who could bring him a ch
nished from thence by his sons. He retired towards Attica, led by his daughter Antigone, and came to a place sacred to the Furie
uct retired to Argos, where Adrastus, king of the place, gave him his daughter in marriage, and attempted to persuade Eteocles i
Phrygia and seek a retreat in Pisa, where he married Hippodamia, the daughter of the king, that monarch having declared that sh
s, King of Argos, and succeeded him on his throne, after marrying his daughter . Here he treated his brother Thyestes, who had fo
which declared that nothing less than the sacrifice of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon, could suffice, as the latter had ex
nerals interfered; and at last Agamemnon was persuaded to sacrifice a daughter so tenderly beloved but as she was a great favour
barous act, Achilles, led by Destiny, obtained sight of Polyxena, the daughter of Priam, in the temple of Apollo. Insérer image
utiful unison, giving to them new and delightful charms. Virtue, daughter of Truth, is represented clothed in white, as an
a block of marble, to intimate her immoveable firmness. Truth, daughter of Jupiter and Saturn, is the parent of Justice a
r, it was necessary to pass through that of Virtue. Peace. This daughter of Jupiter and Themis, wears a crown of laurel; i
ich were deposited the public acts of the state. Victory. Styx, daughter of Ocean and Thetis, was the mother of Victory. T
and farewell to joy, peace, and contentment.” ‌ Famine is the daughter of Night, and inhabited the infernal regions, tho
yellow, and her whole appearance worn and melancholy. Discord, daughter of Night, is the mother of a family of evils, alm
Romulus laid the foundation of the Roman city: he married Tatia, the daughter of the Sabine king, whom however he had the misfo
ssisted him in building the city. He soon after married Hermione, the daughter of Venus; and had by her four sons and four daugh
him to put to death the man who would have insulted the honour of his daughter . Jobates to satisfy his son-in-law, sent Beller t
e was ‌under the protection of the gods, and gave him the hand of his daughter Cassandra in marriage, naming him as his successo
9 (1889) The student’s mythology (2e éd.)
f Europa [Euro′pa]? Ans. Jupiter was struck by the beauty of Europa, daughter of Agenor [Age′nor], king of Phœnicia. He took th
e hero in building his city. Cadmus married Hermione [Hermi′one], the daughter of Venus; they had four daughters, all of whom su
ho was Mercury? Ans. He was the son of Jupiter and Maia [Ma′ia], the daughter of Atlas. On his mother’s account, sacrifices wer
of thieves. Ques. Relate the history of Io and Argus. Ans. Io, the daughter of Inachus [In′achus], was beloved by Jupiter. He
— Plants held Sacred to her. Ques. Who was Juno? Ans. She was the daughter of Saturn and Ops, and was both sister and wife o
tory of Hippomenes [Hippo′menes] and Atalanta? Ans. Atalanta was the daughter of King Cœneus, and was equally renowned for her
by Painters and Sculptors. Ques. Who was Latona? Ans. She was the daughter of Phœbe and Cœus the Titan. When she was driven
and Privileges — Anecdote. Ques. Who was Vesta? Ans. She was the daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, and was, therefore, th
e plebeian tribunes, who endeavored to pull him from his chariot. His daughter , who was a Vestal Virgin, ascended the triumphal
cities only, but of all things which the earth contains. She was the daughter of Cœlum, and the wife of Saturn. Ques. How was
alia — Described by Virgil. Ques. Who was Ceres? Ans. She was the daughter of Saturn and Ops, and was worshipped as the godd
t the color of ripe corn; she holds a lighted torch, because when her daughter Proserpine was stolen by Pluto, Ceres kindled a t
o obtain a wife, even if he had to do so by violence. Proserpine, the daughter of Jupiter and Ceres, was gathering daffodils wit
ant of what had occurred, wandered through the world in search of her daughter . At length, arriving at the fountain of Cyane, sh
her complaint to Jupiter, and demanded that Pluto should restore her daughter . Jupiter promised to grant her request, in case P
Ans. She was also goddess of justice; according to some, she was the daughter of Jupiter and Themis. When the Titans took up ar
tellation Virgo. Ques. Who was Nemesis [Nem′esis]? Ans. She was the daughter of Night, and the goddess of just vengeance. It w
n of Narcissus. Diana. Ques. Who was Diana? Ans. She was the daughter of Jupiter and Latona, and the twin-sister of Apo
n arrow. Ques. Relate the story of Niobe [Ni′obe]. Ans. She was the daughter of Tantalus [Tan′talus], and the wife of Amphion
rits. Ques. What was the story of Arethusa? Ans. This nymph was the daughter of Oceanus, and an attendant of Diana. She was ad
t the Olympic games. Ques. Who was Echo? Ans. Echo was a nymph, the daughter of Air and Tellus; she was one of Juno’s attendan
asts. Ques. Who was Scylla? Ans. The fable relates that she was the daughter of Phorcus, and that she was transformed by the j
tes? Ans. He was the son of Athamas, king of Thebes, and of Ino, the daughter of Cadmus and Hermione. Ino offended Juno, and th
and harbors. Ques. Who was Thetis? Ans. She was a sea-goddess, the daughter of Nereus and Doris, and sister of the Nereides.
ed? Ans. As we have learned before, Pluto was married to Proserpine, daughter of Ceres. Hell. Ques. How was Hell describ
utiful and modest virgin, with garments as white as snow. She was the daughter of Time, or Saturn, because Time always brings tr
cond of these was founded under peculiar circumstances. Virginia, the daughter of Aulus, a patrician of high rank, married into
a, and carried off, among other captives, the beautiful Iole [I′ole], daughter of the king of that city. The hero, who wished to
ccording to some accounts, was reconciled with Juno, who gave him her daughter Hebe in marriage. Chapter XXVII. Jason — Ex
itions, but would inevitably have perished, had not Medea, the king’s daughter , saved him by her magical arts. Jason obtained th
benefits, and divorced Medea in order that he might marry Creusa, the daughter of the king of Corinth. Ques. What was Medea’s r
youths and maidens were exhibited before King Minos; and Ariadne, the daughter of the king, was so much struck by the courage an
was Perseus? Ans. He was the son of Jupiter, and of Danaë, the only daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. This prince had been
ius, king of Argos. This prince had been warned by an oracle that his daughter would have a son, who was destined to deprive him
remarkable to be omitted. Ques. Who was Andromeda? Ans. She was the daughter of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia. Her mother, Cassiop
devoured by the monster. Cepheus consented to the sacrifice, and his daughter was chained to a rock by the sea-shore, where she
, and abandoned all further designs against him. He even gave him his daughter in marriage, and declared him his successor in th
Ans. He was a king of Trachinia, who married Halcyone [Halcy′one], a daughter of the god Æolus. Ceyx was drowned on his way to
ple lock which grew on the head of Nisus, remained uncut. Scylla, the daughter of this prince, admired the majestic person of Mi
n relief; he was reduced to misery and famished as before. He had one daughter called Mestra, an only child, whom he sold to pro
o her father, who was well pleased to find that he had still both his daughter and the money for which he had sold her. He again
ly be appeased by the sacrifice of Iphigenia [Iphige′nia], the oldest daughter of the monarch. She was accordingly led to the al
so many competitors, Ulysses asked the hand of Penelope [Penel′ope], daughter of Icarus. His suit was granted; but when he was
reigned many years in Mycenæ, and was married to his cousin Hermione, daughter of Menelaus and Helen. Pylades married Electra, t
nant at this breach of faith, and fled to Argos, where he married the daughter of King Adrastus. This monarch assembled a large
or a hundred years from the Elysian fields. Antigone [Antig′one], the daughter of Œdipus, had, meanwhile, accompanied her father
the son of Faunus and the nymph Marica. This prince had one child, a daughter named Lavinia. Her hand had been promised to Turn
one and the same god. Osiris was the son of Jupiter and of Niobe, the daughter of Phoroneus. He conquered Egypt, which he govern
even during his life. He married, as we have already learned, Io, the daughter of Inachus, who was more generally known to the E
ds and men. From the ice of the lower deep a god arose, who married a daughter of the giants, and became the father of three son
10 (1860) Elements of Mythology, or, Classical Fables of the Greeks and the Romans
esented? Who were the priests of Cybele? Vesta. Vesta was the daughter of Saturn and the goddess of fire. Numa Pompilius
ed the shape of some man, or animal. One of these ladies, Semele, the daughter of Cadmus king of Thebes, entreated the god to ap
. Rape means bearing off in haste. Europa was a beautiful virgin, the daughter of Agenor, king of Phenicia. Jupiter saw her in t
n those of favour to mankind? Hebe and Ganymede. Hebe was the daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She was the goddess of youth
was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.” Minerva was the daughter of Jupiter. The poetic fiction concerning her is,
ted statue of Minerva? Ceres. See plate, page 55. Ceres, the daughter of Saturn and Ops, was the goddess of agriculture
the mythology is the story of Proserpine. Proserpine was the beloved daughter of Ceres. The favourite residence of Ceres was th
the descent of Pluto and Proserpine? What did Ceres when she lost her daughter ? Of whom did Ceres entreat relief? Was Proserpine
arybdis murmured soft applause. Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla, daughter of Phorcus, was a beautiful woman, whom Circe hat
signify that no place could secure the guilty from her pursuit. As a daughter of Astrea, or Justice, she rewarded virtue, while
ht, Death, and ”Death’s half-brother, Sleep.” Nox, or Night, was the daughter of Chaos. She was represented in a long black vei
xpanse of the firmament in a chariot of ebony. Mors, or Death, was a daughter of Nox, depicted in the form of a skeleton, weari
What is the probable account of Esculapius? Echo. Echo was the daughter of Air and Earth. Juno condemned her to repeat th
Themis, or Astrea, is the personification of Justice. She was the daughter of Heaven and Earth. The figure of Justice ordina
s of others, and endeavouring to injure those she hated. Envy was the daughter of Night. Her girdle was a serpent, and snakes hi
public services induced Creon, King of Thebes, to bestow upon him his daughter in marriage, and to intrust him with the governme
though the latter vomited fire and smoke. Hercules delivered Hesione, daughter of Laomedon. King of Troy, from a sea monster, wh
me, Hercules, remembering that the father of Iole had refused him his daughter , took upon himself to make war upon that king, an
and full of hope as himself. A certain king of Thebes, had a son and daughter , named Phryxus and Helle, who were persecuted by
ese conditions appeared to be so many impossibilities; but Medea, the daughter of Etes, a sorceress, offered her magic aid to Ja
ather of Theseus was Ægeus, King of Athens, and his mother was Æthra, daughter of Pittheus, King of Trœzene. The parents of Thes
ed that no person could get in and out again without a guide; but the daughter of King Minos, the beautiful Ariadne, gave Theseu
Theseus and Peritheus next heard of a princess of Epirus, Proserpine, daughter of Aidoneus, King of Sparta, and they went to her
Œdipus should not die in Thebes, so, blind as he was, and led by his daughter , Antigone, he wandered into Attica. Arrived at Mo
Greeks by adverse winds, until the king should sacrifice to her, his daughter Iphigenia. At first, Agamemnon chose rather to ab
st at Aulis, and what remedy was proposed? Did Agamemnon send for his daughter from Mycenæ? Was Iphigenia sacrificed? How do myt
his own kingdom of Sparta to Menelaus. When Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia, Clytemnestra was bitterly incensed aga
air determined to kill him. Agamemnon brought with him Cassandra, the daughter of Priam. Apollo had conferred upon Cassandra the
lades. Besides Iphigenia, Agamemnon had two children, a son and a daughter ; these were Electra and Orestes. Electra is descr
self to be the same individual. Iphigenia confessed that she was that daughter of Agamemnon, who had miraculously escaped from A
married that princess, and Orestes married his cousin, Hermione, the daughter of Menelaus and Helen. He afterwards reigned in p
others were engaged in fishing, one of the sea nymphs, Eidothea, the daughter of Proteus, appeared to Menelaus, and counselled
wn to rest and fell asleep. While Ulysses was sleeping, Nausicaa, the daughter of Antinöus, King of the Phocians, came, with his
he common tradition is, that he went into a temple with Polyxena, the daughter of Priam, to be married to her, and that her brot
ba, was the most valiant of the Trojans. His wife was Andromache, the daughter of Ætian, an Asiatic prince, and their only child
kindly received by Latinus, the king of the country, who gave him his daughter Lavinia, though she had been previously promised
their enemies, that they might make friends of them. Cleobulina, the daughter of Cleobulus, was celebrated for her wit and geni
s? Who was Pittacus? For what is Cleobulus memorable, and who was his daughter ? Was Periander of Corinth a virtuous man? Rel
thologists impute to Odin? Frea and Thor. Frea, or Frigga, the daughter of Niorder, god of the winds and seas, was repres
d over the seas, navigation, hunting, and fishing. He espoused Skada, daughter of the giant Thiasse; who preferring the mountain
mv of gods and men. Here resided Hela, the dreadful goddess of death, daughter of the evil genius Loke and the giantess Angherbo
it also gives the history of Samson, and the sacrifice of Jephthah’s daughter . The Greeks had a fable that the world had been d
nders like the Hebrew Samson. Jephthah, a Hebrew general, offered his daughter to his god; and Agamemnon, the Greek chief, sacri
s daughter to his god; and Agamemnon, the Greek chief, sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to Diana. These are only a few of the a
Apollo, appears before Agamemnon, and implores the restoration of his daughter Chryseis. The Hebrew priests were required to be
11 (1897) Stories of Long Ago in a New Dress
and one time, as you shall hear, he came to earth and stole away the daughter of Ceres to live with him in his underground home
of all the people on the great, wide earth. Ceres had one fair young daughter , whom she loved very dearly. And no wonder, for P
n some way the girdle might reach Ceres and help her to find her lost daughter . ——— The Voice of Spring I Come, I come! ye hav
s. Part II In the evening Ceres returned to her home; but her daughter , who usually came running to meet her, was nowher
he inmost parts of the earth, O Ceres, great mother! There I saw your daughter seated on a throne at the dark king’s side. But i
arose and went to Jupiter and said, “I have found the place where my daughter is hidden. Give her back to me, and the earth sha
month underground. For six months of the year Ceres is happy with her daughter . At Proserpine’s coming, flowers bloom and birds
the place of poverty in Arachne’s home, and the parents blessed their daughter , and all of them lived very happily. Thus it migh
e could outdo Minerva herself in skill. Then the old woman spoke. “My daughter ,” she said, laying her hand on Arachne’s shoulder
er was, “Because of the vanity of Cassiopeia. If she will give up her daughter Andromeda to the serpent, the sea nymphs will be
town and all the people to be saved from ruin, you must give up your daughter .” Then Cassiopeia went sadly home and locked hers
rents were very much afraid. Some time before, he had asked for their daughter as his wife, and the parents had been afraid to s
faithfully kept watch, and saw all that had passed between father and daughter . He now thought it time to separate them, so he l
r, when he came to a country ruled by a king who had a very beautiful daughter , Deïanira, and before many days, Hercules had ask
th by wrestling together, and that the victor should marry the king’s daughter . Such a way of settling the dispute may seem very
true shape, and yielded his claim. So Hercules gained the king’s fair daughter for his bride. In that last fierce struggle, one
). The Story of a Poisoned Shirt When Hercules and the king’s daughter had been married, and the feasting was over, they
e, when at last he came to a city by the sea. There he saw the king’s daughter , and grew to love her as he had once loved Deïani
gates, unless he could first secure the purple lock. When the king’s daughter heard that the army of Minos had come, she hasten
e gates wide open, stood before the astonished king. “I am the king’s daughter ,” she said, “and for your sake I have stolen my f
de him as hard and cruel as ever. Standing by the king’s side was his daughter Ariadne, a beautiful, tender-hearted girl. She we
is, far away from the boy’s old home. Here Phryxus married the king’s daughter . The -golden ram, worn out with the long, hard jo
I dissolve it in rain,     And laugh as I pass in thunder. I am the daughter of Earth and Water,     And the nursling of the S
hip, he found that there was help awaiting him. For Medea, the king’s daughter , had fallen in love with him, and had come to tal
his sake. And so it really was Juno who was helping Jason. The king’s daughter gave Jason some magic drugs to make him proof aga
12 (1900) Myths of old Greece in story and song
he flowers always blooming. This she did because she had a fair young daughter , Proserpina, who loved them. Never was a mother h
of sleep, or of dreams, she would stop it and ask, “Have you seen my daughter , Proserpina?” But none of the spirits of night ha
her with gentle, majestic eyes, and she would ask, “Have you seen my daughter , Proserpina?” But none of the river-gods had seen
blade of grass, nor a leaf nor flower, shall the Earth yield until my daughter is found.” So the farmers stayed within doors, an
beautiful face and dripping hair above the surface. “Have you seen my daughter , Proserpina?” asked Ceres. She had asked that que
Father of Gods and Men, grant me justice! Compel Pluto to give me my daughter again, for he took her from me by force.” Then Ju
e earth and sat silent and alone, with covered head, mourning for her daughter . But on Olympus Jupiter sat long in thought. At l
Ceres, in her joy, wept and laughed at the same time, as she took her daughter in her arms. That day the reign of happiness bega
t. Persephone. She stepped upon Sicilian grass,    Demeter’s daughter , fresh and fair, A child of light, a radiant lass
lit below; It cries — “Thou Lord of Hades, hear,    And let Demeter’s daughter go.    The tender corn upon the lea    Droops in
rting day Then bids them fetch the coal-black steeds —    “ Demeter’s daughter , wouldst away?”    The gates of Hades set her fre
king on his throne —    “I gave her of pomegranate seeds.” Demeter’s daughter stands alone    Upon the fair Eleusian meads.    
light dazzle thee    My love, my child Persephone? “What moved thee, daughter , to forsake    Thy fellow-maids that fatal morn,
ful nymph Daphne, who was about to set out for the hunt. Daphne was a daughter of the river-god Peneüs, and though she was as fa
ons. Song of Hercules to his Daughter. “I’ve been, oh, sweet daughter ,    To fountain and sea, To seek in their water  
many prizes, but he was sad, for he had seen Alcestis, the beautiful daughter of Pelias, and had loved her deeply at first sigh
im her in a chariot drawn by a lion and a wild boar. Pelias loved his daughter dearly, and thought by this condition to keep her
oward him. “Good sir,” she said, “help me and my child. I am a king’s daughter , though I have come to this island in such an hum
r princess?” he asked. “My name is Danaë,” she replied, “and I am the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos. My child is called Per
at the stern king upon his throne, and beside him stood his beautiful daughter , Ariadne. The king wondered at the strength and s
ering water;    To the lonely isle returning, And the King’s deserted daughter .     “In vain I in vain! The seventh bright day I
captives the Greeks had taken, there was a maiden named Chryseis, the daughter of a priest of Apollo. All captives in those days
lady within call,    Stiller than chisel’d marble, standing there, A daughter of the gods, divinely tall,    And most divinely
s were deaf, and they would not hear. Only Cassandra, the prophetess, daughter of King Priam, knew the danger. She stood upon th
4. Deme΄ter, 36. (See Ceres.) Dian΄a. Called by the Greeks Artemis; daughter of Jupiter; twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the
he entrance, 69. Ve΄nus. Called by the Greeks Aphrodite, 111 (note); daughter of Jupiter. Goddess of love and beauty, 47, 166;
13 (1855) The Age of Fable; or, Stories of Gods and Heroes
the moon. Venus, (Aphrodite,) the goddess of love and beauty, was the daughter of Jupiter and Dione. Others say that Venus spran
d received from him in exchange the caduceus. Ceres (Demeter) was the daughter of Saturn and Rhea. She had a daughter named Pros
uceus. Ceres (Demeter) was the daughter of Saturn and Rhea. She had a daughter named Proserpine, (Persephone,) who became the wi
pped with lead. With the leaden shaft he struck the nymph Daphne, the daughter of the river god Peneus, and with the golden one
e wind, and delayed not a moment at his entreaties. “Stay,” said he, “ daughter of Peneus; I am not a foe. Do not fly me as a lam
r nymph of mortal mould — as was, indeed the case; for it was Io, the daughter of the river god Inachus, whom Jupiter had been f
her hoof on the sand. Inachus recognized it, and discovering that his daughter , whom he had long sought in vain, was hidden unde
mourned over her, and, embracing her white neck, exclaimed, “Alas! my daughter , it would have been a less grief to have lost you
Minerva the wise, and Diana the huntress, defy us; and there is that daughter of Ceres, who threatens to follow their example.
the earth opened and gave him a passage to Tartarus. Ceres sought her daughter all the world over. Bright-haired Aurora, when sh
, and he urged her. “Go in peace,” she replied, “and be happy in your daughter ; I have lost mine.” As she spoke, tears — or some
said he, “Come with us, and despise not our humble roof; so may your daughter be restored to you in safety.” “Lead on,” said sh
nd mounting her chariot rode away. Ceres continued her search for her daughter , passing from land to land, and across seas and r
“blame not the land; it opened unwillingly to yield a passage to your daughter . I can tell you of her fate, for I have seen her.
, and implored Jupiter to interfere to procure the restitution of her daughter . Jupiter consented on one condition, namely, that
and the glow of his beauty reminded one of his father. Halcyone, the daughter of Æolus, was his wife, and devotedly attached to
hus Psyche became at last united to Cupid, and in due time they had a daughter born to them whose name was Pleasure.   The fable
Jupiter, under the disguise of a bull, had carried away Europa, the daughter of Agenor, king of Phœnicia. Agenor commanded his
ey gave the name of Thebes. Cadmus obtained in marriage Harmonia, the daughter of Venus. The gods left Olympus to honor the occa
e, made war upon Megara. Nisus was king of Megara, and Scylla was his daughter . The siege had now lasted six months and the city
e horse with its gay caparisons, and reined in its foaming mouth, the daughter of Nisus was hardly mistress of herself; she was
nded to be led to the king, and thus addressed him: “I am Scylla, the daughter of Nisus. I surrender to you my country and my fa
lowery cave,             Tell me but where,     Sweet queen of parly, daughter of the sphere,     So may’st thou be translated t
e The young, the beautiful, the brave,     The lonely hope of Sestos’ daughter . O, when alone along the sky The turret-torch was
— Niobe. Minerva. Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter. She was said to have leaped forth fro
I not cause for pride? Will you prefer to me this Latona, the Titan’s daughter , with her two children? I have seven times as man
Cynthian mountain top where she dwelt she thus addressed her son and daughter : “My children, I who have been so proud of you bo
appease the deities, Cepheus was directed by the oracle to expose his daughter Andromeda to be devoured by the monster. As Perse
seeing that the hero was a special favorite of the gods, gave him his daughter in marriage and made him his successor on the thr
is father. When the sage returned to his home bearing the infant, his daughter Ocyroe came forth to meet him, and at sight of th
ent. Previously, however, he found means to plead his cause to Medea, daughter of the king. He promised her marriage, and as the
and many more joined in the enterprise. With them came Atalanta, the daughter of Iasius, king of Arcadia. A buckle of polished
y in one day. His next labor was of a more delicate kind. Admeta, the daughter of Eurystheus, longed to obtain the girdle of the
tlas felt the added weight. Juno, now reconciled to him, gave him her daughter Hebe in marriage.   The poet Schiller, in one of
e nectar to her lord.” S. G. B. Hebe and Ganymede. Hebe, the daughter of Juno, and goddess of youth, was cup-bearer to
seus. Theseus was the son of Ægeus, king of Athens, and of Æthra, daughter of the king of Trœzen. He was brought up at Trœze
the youths and maidens were exhibited before Minos; and Ariadne, the daughter of the king, being present, became deeply enamore
er continued true brothers in arms. Each of them aspired to espouse a daughter of Jupiter. Theseus fixed his choice on Helen, th
ous to his fate. After the death of Antiope, Theseus married Phaedra, daughter of Minos, king of Crete. Phaedra saw in Hippolytu
as the winds listed On Circe’s island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun? whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost
Ariadne. We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape fr
unger continued unabated. At length he had spent all and had only his daughter left, a daughter worthy of a better parent. Her t
nabated. At length he had spent all and had only his daughter left, a daughter worthy of a better parent. Her too he sold. She s
th. Amphitrite. Amphitrite was the wife of Neptune. She was the daughter of Nereus and Doris, and the mother of Triton. Ne
wer was that of changing his shape at will. Thetis. Thetis, the daughter of Nereus and Doris, was so beautiful that Jupite
sts from the first to the last. Leucothea and Palæmon. Ino, the daughter of Cadmus and wife of Athamas, flying from her fr
sos. Admetus was a suitor, with others, for the hand of Alcestis, the daughter of Pelias, who promised her to him who should com
sisterly fidelity as was Alcestis of connubial devotion. She was the daughter of Œdipus and Jocasta, who with all their descend
abandoned by all men, as an object of divine vengeance. Antigone, his daughter , alone shared his wanderings and remained with hi
brother. Polynices fled to Adrastus, king of Argos, who gave him his daughter in marriage, and aided him with an army to enforc
ere rather those of character and conduct than of person. She was the daughter of Icarius, a Spartan prince. Ulysses, king of It
her’s house, Icarius, unable to bear the thoughts of parting with his daughter , tried to persuade her to remain with him, and no
or, as others say, of walking on its surface. Orion loved Merope, the daughter of Œnopion, king of Chios, and sought her in marr
ot ungentle race of men, whom, if you will, you can repel; but I, the daughter of Nereus, and protected by such a band of sister
y the sacrifice of a virgin on her altar, and that none other but the daughter of the offender would be acceptable. Agamemnon, h
and in the division of the spoil a female captive, by name Chryseis, daughter of Chryses, priest of Apollo, had fallen to the s
aring the sacred emblems of his office, and begged the release of his daughter . Agamemnon refused. Thereupon Chryses implored Ap
consequence slain by the hero. Achilles by chance had seen Polyxena, daughter of King Priam, perhaps on the occasion of the tru
ainst Pyrrhus,19 and was forthwith slain by him. Queen Hecuba and her daughter Cassandra were carried captives to Greece. Cassan
ning that her predictions should never be believed. Polyxena, another daughter , who had been loved by Achilles, was demanded by
Sparta, he found Menelaus and Helen celebrating the marriage of their daughter Hermione to Neoptolemus, son of Achilles. Agam
their way till they arrived at the Ææan isle, where Circe dwelt, the daughter of the sun. Landing here, Ulysses climbed a hill,
island, and while he lay sleeping on his bed of leaves, Nausicaa, the daughter of the king, had a dream sent by Minerva, remindi
e destined in later ages to be the rival of Rome itself. Dido was the daughter of Belus, king of Tyre, and sister of Pygmalion,
ntry. He was now old and had no male descendant, but had one charming daughter , Lavinia, who was sought in marriage by many neig
to rouse up from the thicket a tame stag, the favorite of Silvia, the daughter of Tyrrheus, the king’s herdsman. A javelin from
his city by civil discord, carried with him in his flight his infant daughter . As he fled through the woods, his enemies in hot
her side. Thenceforth he lived among the shepherds and brought up his daughter in woodland arts. While a child she was taught to
ility, and power. This new being was a god, from whom and his wife, a daughter of the giant race, sprang the three brothers Odin
14 (1836) The new pantheon; or, an introduction to the mythology of the ancients
were esteemed sacred to her. History informs us, that Cybele was the daughter of a king of Phrygia, who came from her own count
Chap. IV. [Vesta, Vestal Virgins.] Who was Vesta? Vesta was the daughter of Saturn; the goddess of fire; emblematical of t
hores. Pitt’s Virgil. Chap. VI. [Juno.] Who was Juno? The daughter of Saturn; the sister and wife of Jupiter. She wa
e rainbow. Chap. VII. [Ceres.] Who was Ceres? Ceres was the daughter of Saturn and Cybele, and was supposed to be the
rth. What was her history? Pluto, her brother, having carried off her daughter Proserpine, and taken her to the infernal regions
of violence to Jupiter, who decreed that she should go and demand her daughter , and that Pluto should be compelled to restore he
Odyssey. Now by rich Circe’s coast they bend their way, Circe, fair daughter of the God of day. A dangerous shore; the echoin
pocrene. Chap. XI. Diana. Who was Diana? The sister of Apollo, daughter of Jupiter and Latona. What were her names? The E
owed from wounds they inflicted upon themselves. Who was Victory? The daughter of Styx and Acheron. She had several temples in G
ms offered to him were generally black sheep. Who was Proserpine? The daughter of Ceres, whom Pluto carried off and married, in
to signify thano place could secure the guilty from her pursuit. As a daughter of Astrea, or Justice, she rewarded virtue, while
pposed to wander about the tombs. Who was Nox? Nox, or Night, was the daughter of Chaos. She was represented in a long black vei
which serve also for his pillow. Who was Mors? Mors, or Death, was a daughter of Nox, depicted in the form of a skeleton, weari
gled two serpents, sent by Juno to destroy him. He delivered Hesione, daughter of Laomedon, king of Troy, from a horrible sea mo
g it; which were overcome by Jason, through the magical aid of Medea, daughter of Aetes, king of Colchis, who fell in love with,
he greatest of their Gods, proceeded from Borus, and from Beyzla, the daughter of the giant Baldorn. Aided by his two brothers,
rms in their hands. What is the history of Frea? Frea, or Frigga, the daughter of Niorder, God of the winds and seas, was repres
d over the seas, navigation, hunting, and fishing. He espoused Skada, daughter of the giant Thiasse; who preferring the mountain
my of Gods and men. Here resided Hela, the dreadful Goddess of death, daughter of the evil genius Loke, and the giantess Angherb
bird of Minerva? By what people was Jupiter called Apis? Who was the daughter of Ceres, and what were her adventures? What were
a name of Minerva 53 Atlas 18 Atrŏpŏs, one of the Fates 103 Aurōra, a daughter of Sol 32 Aūstĕr, the south wind 82 Avatārs, inca
tor of Esculapius 109 Chronos, the Grecian name of Saturn. 6 Cīrcē, a daughter of Sol. 34 Cithĕrĭdes, a name of the Muses 43 Clī
raswatti 138 E Eǎcŭs, a judge of the infernal regions 101 Echō, daughter of the air and earth 90 Edda, a sacred book of th
Moloch, a Phenician deity 218 Mōmŭs, the god of laughter 108 Mors, a daughter of Nox 104 Mŭlcĭbĕr, a name of Vulcan 67 Muses, d
tūmnŭs, the god of tradesmen 86 Viālĭs, a name of Mercury 71 Victory, daughter of Styx and Acheron 59 Vidar, a son of Odin 203 V
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