rain, and seasons. He was represented as sitting on a splendid throne, with a crown of gold adorned with twelve glittering stars, and a scepter in his right hand. July July Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. 13. Battle of Chapultepec, 1847. 14. City of Mexico taken by the U. S. troops, 1847. Sep. 19-20. Battle of Chickamauga, 1863. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Friday was sacred to Friga Hertha or Edith the mother of the gods and wife of Woden. She was the goddess of love and pleasure and was portrayed as a female with a naked sword in her right hand and a bow in her left hand, implying that in extreme cases women should fight as well as men. Saturday was named in honor of Saeter, who is the Roman Saturnus. He was represented on a pedestal, standing on the back of a prickly fish called a perch, his head bare, with Nov. a thin, meager face. In his left hand he held a wheel and in his right a pail of water with fruits and flowers. The sharp fins of the fish implied that the worshipers of Saeter should pass safely through every difficulty. The wheel was emblematic of their unity and freedom, and the pail of water implied that he could water the earth and make it more beautiful. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 7. Battle of King's Mountain, N. C., 1780. 8-11. Great fire of Chicago, 1871. 12. Columbus discovered America, 1492. 17. Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, 1777. 9. Great fire of Boston, 1872. 10. Martin Luther born, 1483. 25. British evacuated New York, 1783. 14. Washington died, 1799. 16. Boston Tea Party," 1773. 16. The great fire in New York, 1835. 22. Mayflower pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, 1620. Dec.25-26. Battle of Trenton, N. J., 1776. Dec. 29. William Ewart Gladstone born, 1809. The First Day of the Year. Readers of Parish Registers and other ancient documents are sometimes puzzled by the dates, and especially by the apparent discrepancies in the time when the year commenced. It began: 7th to 14th Centuries, at Christmas. 12th Century, by the Church, on March 25. 14th Century, by Civilians, same time. In 1752 the New Style was introduced, and 1753 commenced on the 1st of January. Previous to this two dates were used, one for the civil year, and the other for the historical; the former commenced March 25, and the latter January 1; thus we find the same event with two dates, c. g., Feb. 20, 1681-2. Another change was made in the calendar by the same Act, 24 Geo. II. c. 23; the day after September 2d was accounted the fourteenth, hence the difference between Old and New Michaelmas and other days. May Second do....... May 13. The Society of the Cincinnati was organized Rome Third do. Rome. Fourth do.. Lyons.. ..Emperor Frederick deposed.. Lyons.. Vienne. Constance... Basle ... 1431 ..1512 to 1517 Trent Rome 28. Battle of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S. C., 1776. July 1-2. General assault on Santiago de Cuba, 1898. July 3. Cervera's fleet was destroyed off Santiago, 4. Declaration of Independence, 1776. .Temporary reunion of Greek and Latin Churches.. Fifteenth Ecumenical. .Popes elected and deposed.. .... 1409 Nineteenth Ecumenical...1545 to 1563 ..Last Ecumenical................ 1870 *Only the six thus marked were indisputably General or Ecumenical. Some other councils, such as those summoned to Pavia and Siena, were designed to be Ecumenical, but led to no such result. The Greek Church recognizes seven, A READY REFERENCE CALENDAR. For ascertaining any Day of the Week for any given Time within Two Hundred Years from the introduction of the New Style, 1753 to 1952, inclusive. NOTE-The letters in the list of "YEARS from 1758 to 1952" refer to the table headed with the MONTHS, the figures in which refer to the same figures at the head of the table of DAYS. For example: To know on what day July 4, 1900, will fall, look for 1900 in the table of YEARS, The letter g is attached. Look for the same letter in the table of MONTHS, and in a parallel line under July is the figure 7, which directs to column 7 in the table of DAYS below, in which it will be seen that July 4 falls on Wednesday. 21 Friday 21 Saturday 21 22 Saturday 22. SUNDAY 22 23 Monday 23 24 Tuesday 24 25 Wednesday 25 26 Thursday 26 27 Friday 27 28 Saturday 28 29 SUNDAY 29 30 Monday 30 31 A DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY. Abeo'na. A goddess of voyages, etc. Acha'tes. The trusty friend of Eneas. Ach'eron. The son of Sol and Terra, changed by Jupiter into a river of hell. Used also for hell itself. Achilles. A Greek who signalized himself in the war against Troy. Having been dipped by his mother in the river Styx, he was invulnerable in every part except his right heel, by which she held him, but was at length killed by Paris with an arrow. A'cis. A Sicilian shepherd, killed by Polyphemus because he rivaled the latter in the affections of Galatea. Actæ'on. A famous hunter, who, having surprised Diana as she was bathing, was turned by her into a stag, and killed by his own dogs. Ado'nis. A beautiful youth beloved by Venus and Proserpine. He was killed by a wild boar. When wounded, Venus sprinkled nectar into his blood, from which flowers sprang up. Ege'us. A king of Athens, giving name to the gean sea by drowning himself in it. 'gis. A shield given by Jupiter to Minerva. Also the name of a Gorgon whom Pallas slew. Ene'as. A Trojan prince, son of Anchises and Venus; the hero of Virgil's poem, the Eneid. 'olus. The god of the winds. Eo'us. One of the four horses of the sun. Escula'pius. The god of medicine and the son of Apollo. Killed by Jupiter with a thunderbolt for having restored Hippolytus to life. E'thon. One of the four horses of the sun. Agamem'non. King of Mycena and Argos, brother to Menelaus, and chosen captain-general of the Greeks at the siege of Troy. Aganippe. A fountain at the foot of Mount Helicon, daughter of the river Permessus. Agla'ia. One of the three Graces. A'jax. Next to Achilles, the bravest of all the Greeks in the Trojan war. Albion. The son of Neptune; went into Britain and established a kingdom. Alces'te, or Alcestis. The daughter of Pelias and wife of Adinetus, brought back from hell by Hercules. Alci'des. A title of Hercules. Alec'to. One of the three Furies. Alo'a. A festival of Bacchus and Ceres. Amphi'on. A famous musician, the son of Jupiter and Antiope, who built the city of Thebes by the music of his harp. He and his brother Zethus are said to have invented inusic. Amphitri'te. Goddess of the sea and wife of Nep tune. Androm'ache. Wife of Hector. Andromeda. The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, who, contesting with Juno and the Nereides for the prize of beauty, was bound to a rock by them and exposed to a sea monster, but was rescued and married by Perseus. | Ariste'us. A son of Apollo and Cyrene. Astrae'a. The goddess of justice; changed into the constellation Virgo. Atalanta. A princess of Seyros, who consented to marry that one of her suitors who should outrun her, Hippomenes being the successful competitor. Atlas. One of the Titans, and king of Mauretania; said to have supported the world on his shoulders; he was turned into a mountain by Perseus. Auro'ra. The goddess of morning. Autum'nus. The god of fruits. Bacchan'tes. Priests of Bacchus. Bac'chus. The son of Jupiter and Semele, and the god of wine. Bap'ta. The goddess of shame. Beller'ophon. The son of Glaucus, king of Ephyra. He underwent numerous hardships for refusing an intimacy with Sthenoba, wife of Pretus, the king of Argos. With the aid of the horse Pegasus, he destroyed the Chimera. Bello'na. Goddess of war; sister of Mars. Berenice. A Grecian lady; the only person of her sex permitted to see the Olympic games. Boli'na. A nymph rendered immortal for her modesty and resistance to Apollo. Bo'reas. The son of Astræus and Aurora; the name of the north wind. Bria'reus. A giant who warred against heaven, and was feigned to have had fifty heads and one hundred arms. Busi'ris. The son of Neptune; a tyrant of Egypt, and a monstrous giant, who fed his horses with human flesh; was killed by Hercules. Byb'lis. The daughter of Miletus; she wept herself into a fountain through love of her brother Caunus. Ca'cus. A son of Vulcan and a most notorious robber; slain by Hercules for stealing his oxen. Cad'mus. The son of Agenor, king of Phoenicia; founder of Thebes, and the reputed inventor of sixteen letters of the Greek alphabet. Caduceus. Mercury's golden rod or wand. Calli'ope. One of the Muses, presiding over eloquence and epic poetry. Calyp'so. One of the Oceanides who reigned in the island Ogygia, and entertained and became enamored of Ulysses. Camæ'na, or Carna. Goddess of infants. Cassan'dra. A daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with the gift of prophecy by Apollo. Castal'ides. The Muses, so called from the fountain Castalius, at the foot of Parnassus. Cas'tor. A son of Jupiter and Leda. He and his twin brother Pollux shared immortality alternately, and were formed into the constellation Gemini. Ce'crops. The first king of Athens, who instituted marriage, altars, and sacrifices. Cen'taurs. Children of Ixion, half men and half horses, inhabiting Thessaly, and vanquished by Cerberus. The three-headed dog of Pluto, guarding Theseus. Ange'rona. The goddess of silence. Anta'us. The giant son of Neptune and Terra; the gates of hell. squeezed to death by Hercules. Antever'ta. Goddess of women in labor. Antigone. The daughter of Edipus and Jocasta, famous for her filial piety. An'ubis. An Egyptian god with a dog's head. A'pis. Son of Jupiter and Niobe; called also Serapis and Osiris. Taught the Egyptians to sow corn and plant vines, and was worshiped by them in the form of an ox. Apollo. The son of Jupiter and Latona, and the god of music, poetry, eloquence, medicine, and the fine arts. Arach'ne. A Lydian princess, turned into a spider for contending with Minerva at spinning. Arethu'sa. One of Diana's nymphs, who was changed into a fountain. Argus. The son of Aristor; said to have had a hundred eyes; but being killed by Mercury when appointed by Juno to guard Io, she put his eyes on the tail of a peacock. Also an architect, who built the ship Argo. Ariadne. The daughter of Minos, who, from love to Theseus, gave him a clew of thread, to guide him out i the Cretan labyrinth; being afterward deserted by him, she was married to Bacchus, and made his priestess. Ari'on. A lyric poet of Methymna, who, in his voyage to Italy, saved his life from the cruelty of the mariners by means of dolphins, which the sweetness of his music brought together. 1 Ce'res. The daughter of Saturn and Cybele, and goddess of agriculture. Cha'ron. The son of Erebus and Nox, and ferryman of hell, who conducted the souls of the dead over the rivers Styx and Acheron. Charyb'dis. A ravenous woman, turned by Jupiter into a very dangerous gulf or whirlpool on the coast of Sicily. Chi'mera. A strange monster of Lycia, killed by Bellerophon. Chi'ron. A Centaur, who was preceptor to Achilles, taught Esculapius physic and Hercules astronomy, and who became the constellation Sagittarius. Chry'seis. The daughter of Chryses, priest of Apollo, Clio. One of the Muses, presiding over history. Co'mus. The god of merriment. Cro'cus. A young man enamored of the nymph Smilax, and changed into a flower. Croe'sus. King of Lydia; the richest man of his time. Cu'pid. Son of Mars and Venus; the god of love. Cybele. The daughter of Cœlus and Terra; wife of Saturn, and mother of the gods. Cy'clops. Vulcan's workmen, giants who had only one eye, in the middle of their foreheads; slain by Apollo in a pique against Jupiter. Dæd'alus. A most ingenious artificer of Athens, who formed the Cretan labyrinth, and invented the auger, axe, glue, plumb-line, saw, and masts and sails for ships. Da'mon. The friend of Pythias. Dana'ides, or Bel'ides. The fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Argos, all of whom, except Hypermnestra, killed their husbands on the first night of their marriage, and were therefore doomed to draw water out of a deep well, and eternally pour it into a cask full of holes. Daph'ne. A nymph beloved by Apollo; the daughter of the river Peneus; changed into a laurel tree. Daph'nis. A shepherd of Sicily and son of Mercury; educated by the nymphs, and inspired by the Muses with the love of poetry. Dar'danus. A son of Jupiter and founder of Troy. Deida'mia. The daughter of Lycomedes, king of Scyros; wife of Achilles, and mother of Pyrrhus. Deiph'obus. A son of Priam and Hecuba; married Helena after the death of Paris, but betrayed by her to the Greeks. Dejani'ra. Wife of Hercules, who killed herself in despair, because her husband burned himself to avoid the torment occasioned by the poisoned shirt she had given him to regain his love. Delphi. A city of Phocis, famous for a temple and an oracle of Apollo. Deucalion. The son of Prometheus, and king of Thessaly, who, with his wife Pyrrha, was preserved from the general deluge, and repeopled the world by throwing stones behind them, as directed by the oracle. Dian'a. Daughter of Jupiter and Latona, and goddess of hunting, chastity, and marriage. Di'do. Founder and queen of Carthage; daughter of Belus, and wife of Sichæus. According to Virgil, she entertained Æneas on his voyage to Italy, and burned herself in despair, because he left her. Diome'des. Son of Tydeus, and king of Etolia; gained great reputation at Troy, and, with Ulysses, carried off the Palladium. Dir'ce. Wife of Lycus, king of Thebes; dragged to death by a mad bull. Dry'ades. Nymphs of the woods. Ech'o. The daughter of Aer, or Air, and Tellus, who pined away for love of Narcissus. Elec'tra. Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; instigated her brother Orestes to revenge their father's death upon their mother and Egisthus. Elys'ium. The happy residence of the virtuous after death. Enceladus. Son of Titan and Terra, and the strongest of the giants; conspired against Jupiter, and attempted to scale heaven. Endym'ion. A shepherd and astronomer of Caria, condemned to a sleep of thirty years. Epe'us. The artist who made the Trojan horse, inventor of the sword and buckler. Er'ato. The Muse of lyric and amorous poetry. Er'eane. A river whose waters inebriated. Er'ebus. The son of Chaos and Nox; an infernal deity. A river of hell, and often used by the poets for hell itself. Erin'nys. The Greek name for the Furies, or Eumen ides. E'ros. A name of Cupid. Eumenides. A name of the Furies. Euphor bus. The son of Panthous; slain by Menelaus in the Trojan war. Euphros'yne. One of the three Graces. Euro pa. The daughter of Agenor; carried by Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, into Crete. Eury'ale. A queen of the Amazons. Also one of the three Gorgons. Eury'alus. A Peloponnesian chief in the Trojan war. Also, a Trojan and a friend of Nisus, for whose loss Æneas was inconsolable. Euryd'ice. Wife of Orpheus; killed by a serpent on her marriage day. Euryl'ochus. One of the companions of Ulysses; the only one who was not changed by Circe into a hog. Euter'pe. One of the Muses, presiding over music. Evad'ne. Daughter of Mars and Thebe: threw herself on the funeral pyre of her husband, Cataneus. Fab'ula. Goddess of lies. Fa'ma. Goddess of report, etc. Fates. Powerful goddesses, who presided over the birth and the life of mankind, were the three daughters of Nox and Erebus, named Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Clotho was supposed to hold the distaff, Lachesis to draw the thread of human life, and Atropos to cut it off. Fau'na, and Fatu'a. Names of Cybele. Fau'ni. Rural gods, described as having the legs, feet, and ears of goats. Faunus. Son of Mercury and Nox, and father of the Fauni. Flo'ra. The goddess of flowers. Fortu'na. The goddess of fortune; said to be blind. Fu'ries. The three daughters of Nox and Acheron, named Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megara, with hair composed of snakes, and armed with whips, chains, etc. his cupbearer. heads, and who fed his oxen with human flesh, and was Ge'ryon. A monster, having three bodies and three therefore killed by Hercules. Gor'dius. A husbandman, but afterward king of Phrygia, remarkable for tying a knot of cords, on which the empire of Asia depended, in so intricate a manner, that Alexander, unable to unravel it, cut it asunder. Gor'gons. The three daughters of Phorcus and Ceta, named Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa. Their bodies were with serpents; they had only one eye betwixt them, covered with impenetrable scales, their hair entwined and they could change into stones those whom they looked on. Gra'ces. Three goddesses, Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne, represented as beautiful, modest virgins, and constant attendants on Venus. Ha'des. A title of Pluto. and Terra, named Aello, Celano, and Ocypete, with the Har pies. Winged monsters, daughters of Neptune faces of virgins, the bodies of vultures, and hands armed with claws. He'be. The daughter of Juno; goddess of youth, and Jupiter's cupbearer; banished from heaven on account of an unlucky fall. Hec'tor. The son of Priam and Hecuba; the most valiant of the Trojans, and slain by Achilles. Hec'uba. The wife of Priam, who tore her eyes out for the loss of her children. Hel'ena, or Hel'en. The wife of Menelaus, and the most beautiful woman of her age, who, running away with Paris, occasioned the Trojan war. Hel'enus. A son of Priam and Hecuba, spared by the Greeks for his skill in divination. Hel'le. The daughter of Athamas, who, flying from her stepmother Ino, was drowned in the Pontic sea, and gave it the name of Hellespont. Her'cules. The son of Jupiter and Alcmena; the most famous hero of antiquity, remarkable for his great strength aud numerous exploits. Her'mes. A name of Mercury. Hermi'one. The daughter of Mars and Venus, and wife of Cadmus; was changed into a serpent. Also, a daughter of Menelaus and Helena, married to Pyrrhus. He'ro. A beautiful woman of Sestos, in Thrace, and priestess of Venus, whom Leander of Abydos loved so tenderly that he swam over the Hellespont every night to see her; but he, at length, being unfortunately drowned, she threw herself in despair, into the sea. Hesper'ides. Three nymphs, Egle, Arethusa, and Hesperethusa, daughters of Hesperus. They had a garden bearing golden apples, watched by a dragon, which Hercules slew, and bore away the fruit. Hes'perus. The son of Japetus, and brother to Atlas; changed into the evening star. Hippolytus. The son of Theseus and Antiope, or Hippolyte, who was restored to life by Esculapius, at the request of Diana. Hippom'enes. A Grecian prince, who, beating Atalanta in the race by throwing golden apples before her, married her. They were changed by Cybele into lions. Hyacin'thus. A beautiful boy, beloved by Apollo and Zephyrus. The latter killed him; but Apollo changed the blood that was spilled into a flower called hyacinth. Hy'ades. Seven daughters of Atlas aud Ethra, changed by Jupiter into seven stars. Hy'dra. A celebrated monster, or serpent, with seven, or, according to some, fifty heads, which infested the Lake Lerna. It was killed by Hercules. Hy'men. Son of Bacchus and Venus, and god of marriage. Hyperi'on. Son of Cœlus and Terra. Mi'das. A king of Phrygia, who had the power given him of turning whatever he touched into gold. Minerva. The goddess of wisdom, the arts, and war; produced from Jupiter's brain. Min'otaur. A celebrated monster, half man and half bull. Mnemos'yne. The goddess of memory, and mother of the nine Muses. Mo'mus. The son of Nox, and god of folly and pleas Ica'rius. Son of Ebalus; having received from Bacchus a bottle of wine, he went into Attica to show men the use of it, but was thrown into a well by some shep-antry. herds whom he had made drunk, and who thought he had given them poison. Icarus. The son of Dædalus, who, flying with his father out of Crete into Sicily, and soaring too high, melted the wax of his wings, and fell into the sea, thence called the Icarian sea. I'o. The daughter of Inachus, turned by Jupiter into a white heifer, but afterward resumed her former shape; was worshiped after her death by the Egyptians, under the name of Isis. Iphigeni'a. The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who, standing ready as a victim to be sacrificed to appease the ire of Diana, was by that goddess transformed into a white hart and made à priestess. I'ris. The daughter of Thaumas and Electra; one of the Oceanides, and messenger and companion of Juno, who turned her into a rainbow. Ixi'on. A king of Thessaly, and father of the Centaurs. He killed his own sister, and was punished by being fastened in hell to a wheel perpetually turning. Ja'nus. The son of Apollo and Creusa, and first king of Italy, who, receiving the banished Saturn, was rewarded by him with the knowledge of husbandry, and of things past and future. Ja'son. The leader of the Argonauts, who, with Medea's help, obtained the golden fleece from Colchis. Jocas'ta. The daughter of Creon. She unwittingly married her own son, Edipus. Ju'no. The daughter of Saturn and Ops; sister and wife of Jupiter, the great queen of heaven, and of all the gods, and goddess of marriages and births. Ju'piter. The son of Saturn and Ops; the supreme deity of the heathen world, the most powerful of the gods, and governor of all things. Laoc'oon. A son of Priam and Hecuba, and high priest of Apollo, who opposed the reception of the wooden horse into Troy, for which he and his two sons were killed by serpents. Laomedon. A king of Troy, killed by Hercules for denying him his daughter Hesione after he had delivered her from the sea-monster. La'res. Inferior gods at Rome, who presided over Le'the. A river of hell, whose waters caused a total forgetfulness of things past. Luben'tia. Goddess of pleasure. Lu'cifer. The name of the planet Venus, or morning star; said to be the son of Jupiter and Aurora. Luci'na. A daughter of Jupiter and Juno, and a goddess who presided over childbirth. Lu'na. The moon; the daughter of Hyperion and Terra. Luper'calia. Feasts in honor of Pan. Mars. The god of war. Mede'a. The daughter of Etes, and a wonderful sorceress or magician; she assisted Jason to obtain the golden fleece. Medu'sa. The chief of the three Gorgons; killed by Megæ'ra. One of the Furies. Melpomene. One of the Muses, presiding over tragedy. Mem'non. The son of Tithonus and Aurora, and king of Abydon; killed by Achilles for assisting Priam, and changed into a bird at the request of his mother. Menela'us. The son of Atreus, king of Sparta; brother of Agamemnon, and husband of Helen. Men'tor. The faithful friend of Ulysses, the governor of Telemachus, and the wisest man of his time. Mer'cury. The son of Jupiter and Maia; messenger of the gods, inventor of letters, and god of eloquence, commerce, and robbers. Morpheus. The minister of Nox and Somnus, and god of sleep and dreams. Mors. Goddess of death. Mu'ses. Nine daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, named Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. They were mistresses of all the sciences, and governesses of the feasts of the gods. Mu'ta. Goddess of silence. Na'iades. Nymphs of streams and fountains. Narcis'sus. A beautiful youth, who, falling in love with his own reflection in the water, pined away into a daffodil. Nem'esis. One of the infernal deities, and goddess of revenge. sea, and, next to Jupiter, the most powe ful deity. Nep'tune. The son of Saturn and Ops; god of the Ne'reids. Sea nymphs. Nes'tor. The son of Neleus and Chloris, and king of Pylos and Messenia. He fought against the Centaurs, was distinguished in the Trojan war, and lived to a great age. Ni'obe. Daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, who, preferring herself to Latona, had her fourteen children killed by Diana and Apollo, and wept herself into a stone. Nox. The most ancient of all the deities, and goddess of night. Ocean'ides. Sea nymphs, daughters of Oceanus; three thousand in number. Oce'anus. An ancient sea god. Ed'ipus. King of Thebes, who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, unwittingly killed his father, married his mother, and at last ran mad and tore out his eyes. Om'phale. A queen of Lydia, with whom Hercules was so enamored that he submitted to spinning and other unbecoming offices. Ops. A name of Cybele. Ores'tes. The son of Agamemnon. Orpheus. A celebrated Argonaut, whose skill in music is said to have been so great that he could make rocks, trees, etc., follow him. He was the son of Jupiter and Calliope. Osi'ris. See Apis. Palla'dium. A statue of Minerva, which the Trojans imagined fell from heaven, and with which their city was deemed unconquerable. Pallas and Py'lotis. Names of Minerva. Pan. The son of Mercury, and the god of shepherds, huntsmen, and the inhabitants of the country. Pando'ra. The first woman, made by Vulcan, and endowed with gifts by all the deities. Jupiter gave her a box which contained all the evils and miseries of life, but with hope at the bottom. Paris, or Al'exander. Son of Priam and Hecuba: a most beautiful youth, who ran away with Helen, and thus occasioned the Trojan war. Parnas'sus. A mountain of Phocis, famous for a temple of Apollo; the favorite residence of the Muses. Peg'asus. A winged horse belonging to Apollo and the Muses, which sprung from the blood of Medusa when Perseus cut off her head. Pena'tes. Small statues or household gods. Penel'ope. A celebrated princess of Greece, daughter of Icarus, and wife of Ulysses; celebrated for her chastity and constancy in the long absence of her husband. Per'seus. Son of Jupiter and Danaë; performed many extraordinary exploits by means of Medusa's head. Pha'eton. Son of Sol (Apollo) and Climene. He asked the guidance of his father's chariot for one day as a proof of his divine descent; but, unable to manage the horses, set the world on fire, and was therefore struck by Jupiter with a thunderbolt into the river Po. |