Chapter D

_Daedalus_ (ded' a lus). The builder of the Cretan labyrinth. _Daphne_ (daf' ne). A nymph beloved by Apollo. _Diana_ (di a' na). Goddess of the moon, twin sister of Apollo. _dolphin_ (dol' fin). Large sea fish.

E

_Echo_ (ek' o). A nymph who pined away until nothing
was left but her voice.
_Epimetheus_ (ep' i me' the us). The Titan who made
man and the lower animals.

F

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

G

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

H

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

_I_

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

J

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