Oceanus: River surrounding the earth, according to ancients
One of the Titans; son of Uranus and Gaea
Ocrisia: A slave; wife of Vulcan; mother of Servius Tullius
Odysseus: Same as Ulysses; hero of the Odyssey
Odyssey: Epic poem of Homer on the adventures of Ulysses
Oedipus: Son of Laius and Jocasta; King of Thebes
Oeneus: Father of Meleager and Deianeira; husband of Althaea,
Oenone: Wife of Paris, son of Priam,
- she dies on his funeral pyre
Oenopion. Father of Merope; blinds Orion
Oeta: Mountain on whose summit Hercules builds his funeral pyre
Ogygia: Island where Calypso detains Ulysses seven years
Olympia: City in Elis noted for its temple and games
Olympiad: Time between Olympian Games; i.e., four years Olympian Games: Games instituted by Hercules in honor of Jupiter,
Olympus: Mountain north of Greece; the abode of the gods
- gods fly from
- Prometheus visits
- Ganymede transported to
- Vulcan expelled from
- Ceres visits
- Bellerophon storms
- Thetis visits
Omphale: Queen of Lydia; the taskmistress of Hercules
Oneicopompus: Name borne by Mercury as conductor of dreams,
Ops: Same as Cybele; name given to Rhea, and also to Ceres
Oreades: Mountain nymphs who guided travelers
Orestes: Son of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra; friend of Pylades
Orion: Youth loved by Diana, and accidentally slain by her
Orithyia: Wife of Boreas; mother of Calais, Zetus, Cleopatra, and Chione
Orpheus: Musician; son of Apollo and Calliope,
Ossa: Mountain in Thessaly, upon which the Titans piled Pelion
Otus: Giant son of Neptune; slain by Diana and Apollo |
