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significance, 400.
Thyr´sus.
The vine-encircled wand borne by the followers of Bacchus, 182.
Ti´ber.
River in Italy, 200, 202, 205;
Æneas sails up the, 363, 372, 374.
Ti-re´si-as.
The blind seer visited by Ulysses on the Cimmerian shore, 350, 353.
Ti-siph´o-ne.
One of the three Furies, or Eumenides, 163, 165, 174.
Ti-tan´i-des.
The six daughters of Uranus and Gæa, 17.
Ti´tans.
Name given to the six sons of Uranus and Gæa, 17, 18;
revolt of, 22, 23, 25;
significance, 398.
Ti-tho´nus.
Trojan prince who visited Aurora, 90.
Tit´y-us.
Giant in Tartarus, whose prostrate body covered nine acres, 169.
Tra-chin´i-a.
Land where Hercules died, 216.
Tri-na´cri-a.
Land visited by Ulysses, whose men slay the cattle of the sun, 353, 354.
Trip-tol´e-mus.
Nursling and protégé of Ceres, 188, 196.
Tri´ton.
Son of Neptune and Amphitrite;
father of the Tritons, 154, 303;
significance, 397.
Trœ-ze´ne.
Ancient city in Argolis, 152;
birthplace of Theseus, 250, 251;
significance, 391.
Tro´jans.
Inhabitants of Troy, 316-335, 360-376.
Troy.
City of Asia Minor, ruled by Laomedon and Priam;
war of, 305-336.
Tuc´ci-a.
Vestal virgin who stood the test of purity, 200.
Tur´nus.
Chief of the Rutules;
wars against Æneas, 372-377.
Tus´cans.
People of Tuscania in Italy, governed by Evander;
allies of Æneas, 374, 375.
Tyn-da´re-us.
Stepfather of Helen;
binds her suitors by oath, 311.
Ty-phϫus.
Same as Typhon;
monster sent to dethrone Jupiter, 23, 24.
Tyre.
City in Phœnicia, governed by Sychæus and Dido, 366.
U-lys´ses.
Same as Odysseus, hero of the Odyssey;
King of Ithaca, 214, 312, 315, 330, 332;
adventures of, 337-359;
significance, 386, 395.
U-ra´ni-a.
Muse of astronomy, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 88, 90.
U´ra-nus (Heaven).
Husband of Gæa, created by her, 15, 17, 18;
significance, 385.
Ve´nus.
Same as Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, 103-130;
day of, 207;
Hippomenes aided by, 278;
Juno and Minerva dispute with, 306-308;
Paris advised by, 310, 312;
Paris saved by, 320;
Æneas, son of, 360, 362, 366, 367, 370, 372, 376;
significance, 389.
Ver-tum´nus.
God of the orchards;
loved by Pomona, 303.
Ves´ta.
Same as Hestia, goddess of fire and of the family hearth, 198-204;
birth of, 22;
significance, 399.
Ves-ta´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Vesta, held in Rome, 202.
Ves´tals.
Virgins dedicated to the service of Vesta, 200-202, 377.
Vic-to´ri-a.
Same as Nice, goddess of victory, 41.
Vol´scians.
Tribe in Italy who join the Rutules against Æneas, 373, 374, 376.
Vul´can.
Same as Hephæstus, god of the forge, 144-148;
Jupiter’s head cleft by, 55;
Venus, wife of, 106, 107;
armor made by, 326, 374;
significance, 399.
Vul-ca-na´li-a.
Festivals celebrated in honor of Vulcan, 148.
Zeph´y-rus.
God of the south wind;
son of Æolus and Aurora, 213;
Hyacinthus slain by, 67;
Venus conducted by, 105;
Psyche saved by, 122, 128;
Flora, wife of, 301.
Ze´tes.
Son of Boreas and Orithyia;
took part in Argonautic expedition, and drove away Harpies, 215.
Ze´thus.
Twin brother of Amphion;
son of Jupiter and Antiope, 80-82.
Zeus.
Same as Jupiter;
father of the gods, 39;
significance, 379, 385, 388, 395.
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