Cadmus: Brother of Europa; founder of Thebes
He killed a dragon that guarded a spring, and when (on Athena's advice) he sowed the dragon's teeth, there came up a harvest of armed men
- husband of Harmonia
- daughter of
- dragontooth seed of
Caduceus: Wand or staff given to Mercury by Apollo
Caesar: Unborn soul of Roman hero, seen by Anchises in Hades
Calais: Son of Boreas and Orithyia
Calchas: Soothsayer of the Greeks during the Trojan war
Calliope: One of the nine Muses, loved by Apollo
- mother of Orpheus
Callisto: Maiden loved by Jupiter; changed into a bear by Juno; the Great Bear
Calydon: Home of Meleager; site of Calydonian Hunt
Calydonian Hunt: Organized by Meleager to slay a boar
Calypso: Nymph who detained Ulysses on Ogygia seven years
Camilla: Volscian maiden; fights, and is slain by, Aeneas,
- dedicated to Diana
Camillus: Unborn soul of Roman hero, seen by Anchises in Hades
Campus martius: Roman exercising grounds sacred to Mars
Cancer: Crab which attacked Hercules to defend the Hydra; a constellation
Capitol: Temple dedicated to Jupiter in Rome
Carthage: A city in Africa, built by Dido, visited by Aeneas
Cassandra
A daughter of the Trojan king Priam, who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo. When she cheated him, however, he turned this into a curse by causing her prophecies, though true, to be disbelieved
Cassiopeia: The wife of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, and mother of Andromeda
- a constellation
Castor
He was a son of Zeus and Leda. He, like his brother was born from an egg after Zeus visited Leda disguised as a swan..
One of the Dioscuri or Gemini,
- rescue of Helen by
- Argonauts joined by
- Calydonian Hunt joined by
Castor and Pollux were known by the name of the Dioscuri, from dios, gods, and kuroi, youths Caucasian Mountains: Same as Caucasus; Prometheus chained to,
Cecrops: Founder of Athens
- descendants of
Celaeno: One of the Harpies; frightens Aeneas by prophesying harm
Celeus: King of Eleusis; father of Triptolemus
Father of Andromeda
Centaur, A creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse
Children of Ixion, half man, half horse; Chiron
- Hercules fights
- battle of,
- Nessus
Centimani (Hundred handed): Three sons of Uranus and Gaea,
Cephalus: Hunter loved by Procris and Aurora
Cerberus: Three-headed dog which guarded the entrance of Hades
- Hercules captures,
Cercyon: Son of Vulcan
- encountered by Theseus
Cerealia: Festivals in honor of Ceres, goddess of agriculture
Ceres: Same as Demeter, goddess of agriculture and civilization,
- Cronus disgorges
Psyche consults,
Neptune loves
Pelops’ shoulder eaten by
Cerynea: Town of Achaia
Ceryneian Stag: Stag taken by Hercules; one of his labors
Labors of Hercules
Cestus: Venus’ magic, love inspiring girdle
Ceyx: King of Thessaly; shipwrecked, and changed with his wife Halcyone into
birds,
Chaos: The first of all divinities, who ruled over confusion,
- ejection of
- daughter of
Charites: The three Graces; attendants of Venus
Charon: Charon The Ferryman, Roman counterpart Charon. The boatman who ferries the souls over Acheron
- Aeneas ferried by
Charybdis: Whirlpool near the coast of Sicily
Chimera: Monster slain by Bellerophon
Chione: Daughter of Boreas and Orithyia
Chios: One of the islands of the Archipelago
Chiron: Learned Centaur,
- death of
Chryseis: Daughter of Chryses; taken by Agamemnon,
Chryses: Father of Chryseis; priest of Apollo; brings a plague on the Greek
camp,
Ciconians: Inhabitants of Ismarus, visited by Ulysses
Cilicia: Province in Asia Minor, between Aeolia and Troas Cratos Greek god of strength and power, Roman counterpart Potestas Cyclops
The Cyclops were one-eyed giants and are generally mentioned as the sons of Uranus and Gæa, but Homer speaks of Polyphemus, the chief of the Cyclops, as the son of Poseidon, and states the Cyclops to be his brothers Cilix: Brother of Europa; founder of Cilicia,
Cimmerian Shores: Land visited by Ulysses to consult Tiresias
Circe: Sister of Aeetes; sorceress who changes Ulysses’ men into swine
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Cleobis: Brother of Biton; a devoted son
Cleopatra: Daughter of Boreas and Orithyia
Clio: One of the nine Muses
Clotho: One of the Fates; she spins the thread of life
Clymene: Wife of Iapetus; an ocean nymph
Nymph loved by Apollo; mother of Phaeton,
Clytaemnestra: Wife of Agamemnon; slain by Orestes
Clytie: Maiden who loves Apollo, and is changed into a sunflower
Cocytus: River in Hades, formed of tears of the condemned,
Coeus: One of the Titans; son of Uranus and Gaea
Colchian Land: Ram bears Phryxus to
- Argonauts arrive at
- Argonauts depart from
- sailors of
Colchis: Land in Asia ruled by Aeetes, where the golden fleece was kept,
- return from
Colonus: Forest sacred to Furies, where Oedipus vanished in a storm
Colossus: Statue of Apollo in the Island of Rhodes
Consentes: Same as Pan, god of the universe and of nature
Copreus: Son of Pelops; owner of the marvelous horse Arion
Cora: Same as Proserpina, goddess of vegetation
Corinth: City and isthmus between Greece proper and the Peloponnesus
- Sisyphus, king of,
- Sciron at
- Polybus, king of,
Corona: Constellation, also known as Ariadne’s Crown
Coronis: Maiden loved by Apollo; mother of Aesculapius,
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Corus: Northwest wind; son of Aeolus and Aurora
Corybantes: Same as Curetes; Rhea’s priests
Cottus: One of the Centimani; son of Uranus and Gaea
Creon: Father of Jocasta and of Megara
- King of Thebes
Cretan Bull: Hercules captures
Crete: Island home of Minos
- Menelaus’ journey to
- Aeneas’ sojourn in
- Zeus, king of
Creusa: Wife of Aeneas; killed in attempting to fly from Troy
Same as Glauce; maiden loved by Jason
Crius: One of the Titans; son of Uranus and Gaea
Cronus: Same as Saturn; a Titan who rules supreme; father of Jupiter
- daughters of
- son of
Crumissa: Island where Neptune carried Theophane; birthplace of the
goldenfleeced ram
Cumae: Cave where the Sibyl gave her prophecies
Cupid, or Cupido: Same as Amor, god of love; son of Venus and Mars,
- growth of
- darts of
- Psyche and,
Curetes: Same as Corybantes; Rhea’s priests
Cyane: River which tried to stop Pluto when he kidnapped Proserpina
Cybele: Same as Rhea, goddess of the earth
- chariot of
Cyclopes: Three children of Uranus and Gaea,
- thunderbolts forged by
- Orion visits the
- Vulcan and the
- Island of the
- Aeneas warned against
Cyclops: Polyphemus the,
Cycnus: Intimate friend of Phaeton
Cyllene: Mountain upon which Mercury was born,
Cynthia: Same as Diana, goddess of the moon and the chase,
Cynthius: Name given to Apollo, god of the sun and fine arts
Cyparissus: Friend of Apollo; turned to a cypress tree
Cyprus: Island in the Mediterranean sacred to Venus
Cytherea: Name given to Venus, goddess of beauty, love, and laughter |
