Danae: Maiden visited by Jupiter as a golden shower; mother of Perseus
Danaides: Daughters of Danaus, who slay their husbands,
Danaus: King of Argos; father of the fifty Danaides
Danube: River of Europe; Medea slays Absyrtus near its mouth
Daphne: Maiden loved by Apollo, and changed into a laurel tree
Dardanus: Ancient king of Troy, who gives his name to his race
- mares of
Deianeira: Wife of Hercules
- causes Hercules� death by using the Nessus robe,
Deiphobus: Son of Priam and Hecuba; married Helen after the death of Paris Deimos Greek god of terror, Roman counterpart Formido
Delos: Floating island; birthplace of Apollo and Diana
- shrine of Apollo at
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Delphi: Shrine of Apollo, famed for its oracles
- Ceyx visits
- Oedipus consults oracle at,
- Orestes at
Deluge: Caused by Jupiter�s wrath
- slime from
Demeter: Same as Ceres; goddess of agriculture,
Demios (Dread): Attendant or son of Mars
Destiny: One of the ancient deities not subjected to Jupiter
Deucalion: Only male survivor of Deluge; father of Hellen,
Dia: Maiden loved and deserted by Ixion, king of the Lapithae
Diana: Goddess of the moon and chase; daughter of Jupiter and Latona Dido: Queen of Tyre and Carthage; loved and deserted by Aeneas
- Aeneas sees, in Hades
Diomedes: Greek hero during Trojan war
- recovers Patroclus� body
- helps Ulysses secure the Palladium
The possessor of horses taken by Hercules
Dione: Mother of Venus by Jupiter; goddess of beauty, love, laughter, etcDionysia: Festivals held in Greece in honor of Dionysus
Dionysus: Greek god of wine, celebrations and fertility, Roman counterpart Bacchus
Dioscuri: Collective name given to Castor and Pollux
Dioscuria: Festivals in honor of Castor and Pollux
Dirce: Wife of Lycus; bound to a bull by Amphion and Zethus
Dis: Same as Pluto, god of Infernal Regions,
Discordia, or Eris: Goddess of discord
- she appears at Peleus� marriage feast
Dodona: Temple and grove sacred to Jupiter
Dolphin: Constellation
Dorian Race: Descendants of Dorus
Doris: Wife of Nereus,
Dorus: Son of Hellen; ancestor of Dorian race
Dreams: Spirits in cave of Somnus; passed out through gates of ivory and horn,
- Mercury, leader of
Drepanum: Land visited by Aeneas, where Anchises died
Dryades: Plant nymphs, supposed to watch over vegetation
Dryope: Princess changed into a tree |
