than savage curiosity and credulity, | Nefer Atum; see under Egyptian deities.
15; phases of myth-development, 15-
17; physical, religious, and moral im-
port, 16, 17; myth, more than 'sham
history,' 18; general conclusion con-
cerning elements of myth, 18. Distri-
bution of myth, 19-21: theories of
accident, borrowing, origination in In-
dia, historical tradition, 19; Aryan
germ, psychological basis, 20; the state
of the problem, 21. Preservation of
Myth, 22-36: in Greece, 22-28; in
Italy, 28, 29; in Scandinavian lands,
30-33; in Germany, 33, 34; in the
Orient, 34-36. Greek Myths of Crea-
tion, 37-50: Greek Myths of great
divinities of heaven, 91-173; of great
divinities of earth, 174-180; of earth
and underworld, 181-188; of waters,
189-191; of lesser divinities of heaven,
192-199; of lesser divinities of earth
and underworld, 200-214; of lesser
divinities of waters, 215-222; of the old-
er heroes, 223-272; of the younger
heroes, 273 et seq.; of the Norse gods,
366-391; of Norse and Old German
heroes, 392-403. Interpretation and
illustration of myths: Commentary,
sections corresponding to those of the
Text.
Mythical musicians and poets, 23, 24.
Mythical prophets, 22, 23.
Mythical tales of the younger Edda, 32.
Neith; see under Egyptian deities (2).
Ne'mea, the city, the valley, and the
lion of, 235; Com. § 139.
Neme'an Games, founded by Hercules;
held in honor of Jupiter; Com. §§ 152–
157 (Textual).
Nem'esis, 72; Com. § 43 (7); genealogy,
Com. 51.
Neoptol'emus, 304.
Nepenthe, 309.
Neph, Chnuphis, Knum, Num or Nu;
see under Egyptian deities (2).
Neph'e-le, 145, 244.
Nephthys; see under Egyptian deities (1).
Nep'tune (Neptu'nus, Po-si'don), 26,
39, 40, 48, 52; founder of younger
dynasty of the waters, 85, 86; among
the Romans, 88; contest with Minerva,
109; N. and Iphimedia, 120, 124; and
Laomedon, 136, 189; father of Orion,
146; myths of, 189-191; N. and An-
dromeda, 189, 228; and Apollo, 189;
and Hercules, 189; sons of N., 190;
N. and Amymone, and Ceres, and
Arne, and Tyro, and Pelops, 190, 209,
220, 222, 236-238, 240, 255, 290, 292,
298, 305, 342, 343; Com. §§ 52-54;
table C, genealogy.
Ne'reïds, the (Nere'i-des), 85, 97, 124,
256.
Ne'reus, 85, 215, 222.
Nes'sus, 241.
Nes'tor, 199, 245, 254, 287, 292, 294–296.
Na'iad, the, poem by R. Buchanan, 207, Netherlands, 400-404.
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Nibelungenlied, theories of origin, 33,
34, 400-404.
Niblungs (Nibelungs, Nibelungen), 397-
403; lay of the N., 400-404; Com.
§§ 185, 186. See Baldwin, p. 540.
Ni-can'der, Com. § II.
Nidhogge, 367.
Niflheim, 366, 367, 370, 372, 388; Com.
§§ 185, 186.
Night, Nyx, Nox; mother of Fates and
of Nemesis, 72, 195, 214; geneal. table,
Com. $51.
Ni'ke, 73; see Victoria.
Nax'os, 175, 176, 178, 189, 266; Com. Nile, the river, 189; Com. § 133.
Ni'o-be, 104; the punishment of, 126-
129; quotation from Landor's Niobe,
129, 190; genealogy, interpretation,
etc., Com. § 77.
Nirva'na: annihilation, or absorption in-
to the Infinite, of the Karma (human
character, or soul) after it has passed
through innumerable existences, and
learned the virtuous life; see under
Buddha.
Ni'sus, (1) father of Scylla, 219 (2);
friend of Euryalus, 360–362.
Noah and Deucalion, 12.
No'mios, No'mius; an epithet applied
to Apollo, as the Pasturer or Herds-
man; see 241-245; Com. § 38, on Art.
Norns, 367, 368, 382, 397.
Oce'anus, the Titan, 38, 40, 55; older
dynasty of the waters, 85, 95, 222;
Com. §§ 17, 52.
Ocyr'rhoë, 130.
Odin, 9, 366-371, 380-391, 392-399; Com.
§§ 177-184.
Odys'seus; see under Ulysses and Odys-
sey.
Od'yssey, kind of myth, 5, 20; cited, 22;
history of, 25; narrative of, 313-337;
transl. and authorities, Com. § II;
§§ 171-174.
Echa'lia, 241; Com. §§ 139-143.
Ed'ipus, mentioned, 27, 117, 223, 224;
myth of, 269-272; and the Sphinx,
270; Ed., King, 270; at Colonus, 271,
272; extracts from Plumptre's transl.
of Sophocles, Ed. King and Ed. Co-
lon, Com. §§ 158-164.
E'neus, 142, 241, 250.
Norse gods, myths of, 2, 366-391; Com.
§§ 177-184.
Norse heroes, myths of, 392–399; Com. Enom'aüs, 190.
§§ 177-185.
Norse mythology, records of, 30-33;
narrative, 392-399; translations and
authorities, 30-33 n, and Com. §§ 177-
Eno'ne, 4, 304, 305; Com. § 169.
Eno'pion; the father of Merope; a
king of Chios, see Orion.
E'te, Mount, 124, 241; Com. §§ 75, 139–
North American Indians, mental state O'ï-cles, father of Amphiaraüs; grand-
of, 13, 20.
Norway, Norsemen, 14, 20; Com. §§ 177- Olympian religion, the, Com. § 32;
Nox, Nyx; see Night.
Nu'ma Pompil'ius, 89; Com. § 36.
Nut; see under Egyptian deities (1).
Nyc'teus, 102; Com. § 64.
Nymphs, the, 77, 199, 204, 205; Com.
§ 117.
Ny'sa, Nysian-born, 266. Three cities
bore the name of Nysa, -in Caria,
in Palestine, and in India. The last
is here referred to, Com. §§ 46, 102,
103.
Nysæ'an Nymphs, 174.
Nyx, Nox; see Night.
O-lym'pic Games, Com. §§ 152-159
(Textual).
O-lym'pus, Mount, 124.
O-lym'pus, home of Greek gods of
heaven, 2, 40; located and described,
51; Homer's conception of, 51, 52, 74,
myths of greater gods of, 91-173; of
lesser gods of, 192-199, 200.
Om'pha-le, 239.
O-phi'on, Com. §§ 17, 71.
Ops, 88.
Oracles, Delphi, 39, 61, 74; Dodona, 52,
53; of Jupiter Ammon in Oasis, 53;
of Trophonius, Com. § 38; of the dead,
81, 153, 155, 195, 343, 353.
O'asis, in Libya, oracle of Jupiter Orchom'enos, Orchom'enus, 234; Com.
Ammon, 53.
Oblivion, valley of, 351.
Ocean, the river, 37, 74, 75.
Oce'anids, 85, 87.
O-res'tes, 214, 281, 310-313; Com. § 165 · Pæ'an, the chant, 60; Com. § 68.
(2); genealogy, § 170.
Oriental mythology, records of, 34–36.
Origin of the world: Greek, 37; of the
gods, 38; of man, 42, 43; Norse, 366,
367.
Pakht, and Bast; see under Egyptian
deities (1).
Palæ'mon, 219; see Melicertes.
Pal-ame'des, 285, 286.
Pa'les, 89.
O-ri'on, 26, 73; myth of, 146, 147, 190; Pal-inu'rus, 343, 344, 347; Com. § 174.
Com. § 91.
Or-ithy'ia, daughter of Erechtheus, king
of Athens, loved by Boreas, 72, 73.
Ormuzd, 36.
Or'pheus, 23, 37, 223, 245, 282, 350; and
Eurydice, 185-188; Com. § 107; cited,
Orphic hymns, 23.
Or'thia, Com. § 39; see Diana.
Ortyg'ia, 145; Com. § 88.
Osi'ris, mentioned, 19; see under Egyp-
tian deities (1).
Os'sa, Mount, 120, 124; Com. § 75; in
Thessaly. By piling Ossa on Pelion
the Titans Cous and Japetus, and the
monster Typhoeus thrice attempted
to scale Olympus, but were as often
beaten back by the lightnings of Jove.
Verg. Georgics, I: 281.
O'thrys: the mountain in Thessaly oc-
cupied by the Titans in their war with
Jupiter and the other Olympians.
Otter, 395.
O'tus, 120.
Ov'id (O-vid'ius), transl., Com. § 12;
also the Metam. in 15 books by vari-
ous authors, published by Sir Samuel
Garth, in v. 2, English Translation from
Ancient and Modern Poems, 3 v.,
Lond. 1810; account of O. and his
poems, 28, 29; references to his works,
92, 95, 98, 100, 106, 110, 111, 117, 119,
121, 123, 129, 136, 138, 141, 145, 147,
149, 162, 167, 170, 172, 175, 179, 181,
182, 185, 192, 194, 206, 209, 212, 217,
219, 220, 221, 234, 244, 247, 248, 255,
256, 258, 277.
Pacto'lus, 179; Com. § 104.
Pa'dus, or Po, the river, 350.
Pal'las, name of Athena, 42; Com. § 35;
see Minerva.
Pal'las, son of Evander, 357-364.
Pal'las, the Giant, 41, 42.
Pan, described, 77; Pandæan pipes, 93,
200; contest with Apollo, 136, 174;
and the personification of Nature, 200-
204; extracts from Milton, Mrs. Brown-
ing, reference to Schiller, 200, 201;
E. C. Stedman's Pan in Wall Street,
202-204, 208, 213; Com. § 117.
Pan-athenæ'a, Com. §§ 35, 152–157.
Pande'mos, Com. § 40; see Venus.
Pandi'on, 258; Com. § 151.
Pando'ra, 2; creation of, 44; wife of
Epimetheus, 45; her casket, 45; Com.
§§ 22-25.
Pan'drosos, daughter of Cecrops; see
Hersë.
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Pan'o-pe, 115; Com. § 70. The Nymph,
Pa'phian, Com. § 40; see Venus.
Pa'phos, 66, 150, 172; Com. § 93.
Papy'ri, the sacred, 35.
Par'cæ, Mœ'ræ; see Fates.
Par'is,1 the judgment of, 285; and Helen,
285, 287, 293; and Achilles, 304; and
Enone, 304, 305; Com. §§ 165 (5). 167.
Parnas'sus, Mount, in Phocis, 49, 60, 61,
124, 139; Com. §§ 43 (4), 75.
Pa'ros, 215.
Parthe'nius, Com. § 11.
Par'thenon, Com. §§ 35, 152–157.
Parthenopæ'us, 273.
Parthen'o-pe, 222, 321.
Par'thenos, the Virgin: a title of Athene.
Parvati; see under Hindoo divinities (2).
Pasiph'aë, 255, 256; Com. § 149.
Pasith'ea: (1) a Nereïd; (2) one of the
Graces.
Pæ'an, Pæ'on, Paie'on, heals Mars, Patro'clus, or Pat'ro-clus, 293, 296; Com.
113; Com. §§ 32, 68.
1 By rule for English pronunciation this should be Pa'ris, even though the penultimate
vowel is short.
Patronymics, Com. § 76.
Pausa'nias, 28; references to, 149, 255,
258, 273, 276, 303: Com. § 34.
Peg'asus, myth of, 231-233; Com. § 138.
Pei'tho, Suade'la : goddess of Persuasion.
Pela'gia, Com. § 40; see Venus.
Pelas'gic, dominion of the Greeks, 49;
descent, 50.
Pelas'gus, son or grandson of Pho-
roneus, 50, 223, 224; Com. §§ 59,
132 (5).
Pe'leus, 223, 241, 245, 254; myth of P.
and Thetis, 277-281; transl. of Catul-
lus LXIV. by C. M. Gayley, 278-281;
family of P., Com. § 165 (1).
Phæa'cia, 323-330; Lang's Song of
327, 328; Com. § 172.
Phæ'dra, 268; Com. § 149, genealogy;
§§ 152-157 (Illustr.).
Phæ'drus, 2.
Pha'ëthon, Pha'ëton, 4; myth of, 121-
125; Com. $75.
Phan'tasus, a son of Somnus; see under
Sleep; Com. § 113.
Pha'on, 26, 162; myth of, 171, 172;
Com. § 99.
Pha'ros, island, 220; Com. § 130.
Pharsa'lus: a city in Thessaly; Pharsa'-
lia: the region thereabout.
Pha'sis, the river, Com. §§ 139-143.
Pe'lias, 132, 190, 244; daughters of, 248, Phe'ræ; capital of Thessalia Pelasgio-
249; Com. §§ 81, 147.
Peli'des, Com. § 76.
Pe'lion, Mount, 120, 278; Com. § 75;
see under Ossa.
Peloponne'sus, 50.
Pe'lops, 126; and Hippodamia, 190, 223,
259, 281; genealogy, etc., Com. §§ 77,
165 (2).
Pena'tes, described, 89.
Penel'o-pe, 285, 330-335; Com. § 171.
Pene'us, river, 137, 139, 236; Com. § 83.
Penthesile'a, 303.
Pen'theus, 117, 174, 175; Com. §§ 102,
103, 158-164.
Pephre'do: one of the Grææ.
Perdix, 257.
Peri-e'res, Com. § 132 (2), 132 (5).
Periphe'tes, or Peripha'tes, 260.
Perse'ïs daughter of Perses, wife of
Helios, and mother of Pasiphaë, Ari-
adne, Phædra, and Œētes; see Com.
table H.
tis, home of Admetus.
Phid'ias (Phi'dias), his Olympian Jove,
54; Homer's lines in Iliad, 54; Com.
§§ 35, 40, 43, 45 a, 66.
Phile'mon and Baucis, myth of, 105;
Swift's burlesque, 106.
Philocte'tes, 242, 304; Com. § 169.
Philome'la, 258; Com. § 151.
Phi'neus, 229, 246, 339; Com. § 144.
Phleg'ethon, 78, 348.
Pho'bos (Fear), a son and attendant of
Mars, 58.
Pho'cis, 258.
Phoe'be (the shining one): (1) Diana,
160; Com. §§ 39, 92; (2) one of the
Titans, 91; Com. § 17.
Phoe'bus, Com. §§ 36, 38; see Apollo.
Phoenix, 292.
Pho'lus, 235.
Phor'bas, 343.
Phor'cys and Ceto, their offspring, 86,
Phoro'neus, son of Inachus, 50, 224;
Com. §§ 59, 132 (5).
Phos'phor, 73, 192, 194.
Phryg'ia, 105, 175.
Perseph'o-ne, 81; see Proser'pina.
Per'seus, 27; myth of, 225-231; and
Medusa, 225; and Atlas, 227; and An-
dromeda, 228 et seq.; and Acrisius,
225, 231; lines from Kingsley and Mil-
man, 229, 234; Com. §§ 133-137.
Per'sia, 20; records of P. myth, 36; Phthi'a, 277.
studies, Com. § 15.
Personification, to-day, 6; among sav-
Pes'sinus, and Pes'inus, Com. § 45 a.
Pet'asus, the, 68.
Phryx'us, 244; Com. §§ 144-147 (Interp.).
Phtha, Ptah; see under Egyptian deities.
Pier'i-des; the Muses as daughters of
Pierus, king of Thessaly, or as fre-
quenters of Mount Pierus.
Pi'erus, Mount, in Thessaly, 172; Com.
§ 101.
Pillars of Hercules, 237; Com. §§ 139 | Polyphe'mus,`190; and Galatea, Lang's
Pin'dar (Pin'darus), 26, 27; references
to, 82, 190; transl., Com. § II.
Pin'dus, Mount, 124.
Pi-ræ'us, 261.
Pire'ne, 233; a fountain in Corinth, said
to have started from the ground (like
Hippocrene) under a kick of Pegasus.
Pisis'tratus, 24.
Pi-rith'oüs, 250, 267, 282.
Pit'theus, 259; Com. tables F, I, and M,
§§ 77, 132 (5) B, 151, 165 (2).
Pleasure, 159.
Ple'iads (Ple'ia-des, or Ple-i'-a-des),
daughters of Atlas, 87; myth of, 147,
148; Com. § 91.
Plenty, goddess of, 221.
Plexip'pus, 251, 253.
Plu'to, Aïdes, Ades, Hades, 39, 40; his
abode, 78; attributes, 83; or the
Roman Orcus, 88, 124; and Æscu-
lapius, 130; carries off Proserpine, 181;
190, 248, 267, 345; Com. §§ 49, 105, 106.
Plu'tus, Com. § 49.
Poe'na (1) Greek, an attendant, with
Di'ke and Erinys, of Nemesis ;
(2) Latin, goddess of punishment.
Pœnæ, sometimes the Furies.
Poets of mythology: in Greece, 24-27;
in Rome, 28-29; see, in general, under
Myth (Preservation of).
transl. of Theocritus VI. and XI.,
215-217, 314-317, 341; Com. §§ 126,
171.
Polyphon'te, 172.
Polyx'ena, 280, 303, 308; Com. §§ 165
(5), 169.
Pomo'na, quotation from Macaulay's
Prophecy of Capys, 89, 90; and Ver-
tumnus, myth of, extract from Thom-
son's Seasons, 212, 213; Com. §§ 56,
Pon'tus, region near the Black Sea,
Ovid's Letters from, 29.
Pon'tus, the sea-god, 85, 218.
Porphyr'ion, a giant, 42.
Portha'on, genealogy, Com. §§ 132 (3),
(5), 148.
Portum'nus, 219; see Melicertes.
Posi'don, Posei'don, see under Neptune.
Praxit'e-les, a Greek sculptor, Com. §§ 40,
41, 56, 93.
Pri'am (Pri'amus), 23, 199, 241; Trojan
War, 287, 291, 298, 299, 300-308; Com.
§§ 165 (5), 168.
Pria'pus; a Roman god of increase;
promoter of horticulture and viticul-
ture.
Prithivi; see under Hindoo divinities (1).
Proc'ne (Prog'ne), 258; Com. § 151.
Pro'cris, the Death of, by Edmund Gosse,
193, 194; Com. § 112.
Procrus'tes, 190, 260.
Pol'lux, Polydeu'ces, 223, 245, 254, 281; Prod'icus of Chios; contemporary of
Socrates; author of the story of the
Choice of Hercules.
Polycli'tus, or Polycletus, 108; (Sculpt.), Progress, theory of, in mythology, 8, 13-
Com. §§ 34, 66.
Polydec'tes, 225; punished by Perseus, Prome'theus, 2, 27, 40; a creator, 42, 43;
230 (2); Pluto, Com. § 49.
Pol'ydore (Polydo'rus): (1) son of Priam,
339; (2) son of Cadmus, 269; Com.
$158.
Pol-yhym'nia (Po-lym'nia), the muse of
sacred poetry, 72.
Polyï'dus, 233.
Polynesians, mental
savages, 14, 19, 21.
Polyni'ces, 272-276; Com. §§ 158-164.
champion of man, 44; chained on
Mount Caucasus, 45; his secret, 45;
quotations from Byron and Longfellow,
45-48; father of Atlas, 87, 223, 241,
277, 279; Com. §§ 22-25.
Proper'tius, 29.
Proser'pina (Perseph'o-ne), 78; Swin-
burne's Garden of P., 79, 80; attributes,
83; or Libera, 88; and Psyche, 157,
158; the rape of P., 181; Ceres' search
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