Iapis: Leech consulted by Aeneas; cures Aeneas with Venus� aid
Iasius: Same as Iasion; father of Atalanta,
Icarus: Son of Daedalus; fell into the Icarian Sea
Ida: Mountain in Crete, and near Troy also,
Idas: A mortal befriended by Neptune; elopes with Marpessa
Ilia: One of the Titanides; daughter of Uranus and Gaea
Priestess of Vesta; wife of Mars; mother of Romulus and Remus,
Iliad: Homer�s epic poem on the Trojan war
Ilium: Same as Troy whence comes the Iliad�s name,
Inachus: River god (father of Io),
Infernal Regions: Judges in the
- Orpheus visits
- Adonis visits
- Pluto�s realm
- Proserpina�s sojourn in
- Aeneas visits
Ino: Same as Leucothea; second wife of Athamas; daughter of Cadmus and
Harmonia,
Io: Maiden loved by Jupiter; changed into a heifer
Iobates: King of Lycia; recipient of the sealed letter carried by Bellerophon
Iolaus: Friend of Hercules; helped slay the Hydra
Iolcus: Kingdom of Aeson and Jason; usurped by Pelias Iole: Maiden loved by Hercules,
Ion: Grandson of Hellen; ancestor of Ionian race
Ionian Race: Race descended from Ion, grandson of Hellen
Ionian Sea: Sea west of Greece, named after Io,
Iphigenia: Daughter of Agamemnon; sacrificed to Diana,
- Orestes finds
Iris: Greek goddess of the rainbow, Roman counterpart Arcus. Attendant of Juno
Iron Age: Fourth and last age previous to the Deluge
Isles of the Blest: Islands west of Oceanus, inhabited by the virtuous dead,
- Ulysses searches for
Ismarus: Town in Thrace, spoiled by Ulysses
Ismene: Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
- dies of grief
Isthmian Games: Games held in honor of Neptune, at Corinth, every four years
Italy: Saturn retires to
- Ceres returns to
- Janus, king of
Ithaca: Ulysses� island kingdom
- Ulysses arrives in sight of
- Ulysses returns to,
- Telemachus returns to
- home of Penelope:
Iulus: Aeneas� son; Aeneas saves
- Cupid assumes form of
- stag wounded by
- brave defense by
Ivory Gate: Gate leading from cave of Somnus to outer world,
Ixion: Criminal in Tartarus; bound to wheel of fire |
