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 G�a, 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,
-
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 |
