Achilles, history of
Acidalia, one of the names of
Venus
102
Actæon, turned into a deer by
Diana, and torn in pieces by
his own dogs
176
Adonis, killed by a boar, and
by Venus turned into the
flower anemone
111
Adrastæa, the same with Ne-
mesis, one of the goddesses
of justice
Adscriptitii Dii, gods of the
lower rank
Eacus, judge of hell 221
Acastor, an oath only used by
women, as Hercle was used
by men
Edepol, an oath used by both
Aglaia, one of the graces 111
Ajax, kills himself, and his
blood turned into a violet
284
Alcides, one of the names of
Hercules, see Hercules 251
Alecto, one of the Furies 218
Alectryon, why and how pun-
ished
Alpheus, story of
Amazons, female warriors, ac-
count of
Ambarvalia, description of 157
Ambrosia, festivals in honour
of Bacchus
Amica, a name of Venus 101
Amphion, from whom he re-
ceived his harp
280
Amphytrite, wife of Neptune
Aello, one of the Harpies
olus, god of winds, descrip-
great skill of
Esculapius, description of 270
Eson, the father of Jason, when
very old, restored to youth
by Medea
Eta, father of Medea, and king
of Colchis
Africans, gods of the
Agamemnon, history of
Apaturia, a title of Venus 102
Apis, king of the Argivi 290
Apollo, description of, and how
painted,
Hades, a name of Pluto, seë
Pluto
Frogs, why doomed to live in Halcyone, a daughter of Atlas
277
Harpies, from whom born, de-
scription of
Hebe, the goddess of youth,
her birth; made cup bearer
to Jupiter; but for an un-
lucky fall is turned out of
her office
85
Hecate, whence the name of
derived
178
Helena, the most beautiful vir-
gin in the world, runs away
with Paris, after his death
marries his brother Deipho-
bus, and then betrays him to
Menelaus
107
Helicon, the Muses' mount 162
Heliconides or Heliconiades,
the Muses so called
Hell, description of
rivers of
judges of
monsters of
Helle, drowned in that sea
which from her is since call
and goddess, nuptial
sylvan, for what mis-
chievous
Hellespontiacus, a title of Pria
pus, see Priapus
Hercules, actions of, to whom
ascribed
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