Part 8
=Vengeance=, see Nemesis.
=Venus= (Veʹnus). The goddess of beauty, and mother of love. She is said to have sprung from the foam of the sea, and was immediately carried to the abode of the gods on Olympus, where they were all charmed with her extreme beauty. Vulcan married her, but she permitted the attentions of others of the gods, and notably of Mars, their offspring being Hermione, Cupid, and Anteros. After this she left Olympus and fell in love with Adonis, a beautiful youth, who was killed when hunting a wild boar. Venus indirectly caused the Trojan War, for, when the goddess of discord had thrown among the goddesses the golden apple inscribed "To the fairest," Paris adjudged the apple to Venus, and she inspired him with love for Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Paris carried off Helen to Troy, and the Greeks pursued and besieged the city (see Helen, Paris, and Troy). Venus is mentioned by the classic poets under the names of Aphrodite, Cypria, Urania, Astarte, Paphia, Cythera, and the laughter-loving goddess. Her favorite residence was at Cyprus. Incense alone was usually offered on her altars, but if there was a victim it was a white goat. Her attendants were Cupids and the Graces.
=Verticordia= (Vertiʹcorʹdia). A Roman name of Venus, signifying the power of love to change the hard-hearted. The corresponding Greek name was Epistrophia.
=Vertumnus= (Vertumʹnus) ("the Turner," "Changer"). God of spring, or, as some mythologists say, of the seasons; the husband of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and orchards.
=Vesta= (Vesʹta), daughter of Saturn and Cybele, was the goddess of the hearth and its fire. She had under her special care and protection a famous statue of Minerva, before which the Vestal Virgins kept a fire or lamp constantly burning.
=Vestal Virgins= (Vesʹtal Virʹgins) were the priestesses of Vesta, whose chief duty was to see that the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta was not extinguished. They were always selected from the best families, and were under a solemn vow of chastity, and compelled to live perfectly pure lives.
=Vialis= (Viaʹlis). A name of Mercury, because he presided over the making of roads.
=Victory= (Vicʹtory). A goddess, the daughter of Styx and Acheron, generally represented as flying in the air holding out a wreath of laurel. Her Greek name is Nike (_Nicē_). See Nicephorus.
=Vidor.= A Scandinavian god, who could walk on the water and in the air. The god of silence (corresponding with the classic Harpocrates).
=Virtue.= A goddess worshiped by most of the ancients under various names. The way to the temple of honor was through the temple of virtue.
=Virtuous Women=, see Juno.
=Vishnu= (Vishʹnu). The Preserver, the principal Hindoo goddess.
=Volupia= (Voluʹpia), see Angeronia.
=Vulcan= (Vulʹcan), the god of fire, was the son of Jupiter and Juno. He offended Jupiter, and was by him thrown out of heaven; he was nine days falling, and at last dropped into Lemnos with such violence that he broke his leg, and was lame forever after. Vulcan was married to Venus. He is supposed to have formed Pandora out of clay. His servants were the Cyclopes. He was the patron deity of blacksmiths, and as the smelter or softener of metal bears also the name of Mulciber.
"Men call him Mulciber; and how he fell From heaven, they fabled, thrown by angry Jove, Sheer o'er the crystal battlements." Milton.
=Vulcanalia= (Vulcān-alʹia) were Roman festivals in honor of Vulcan, at which the victims (certain fish and animals) were thrown into the fire and burned to death.
=War=, see Bellona, Chemos, Mars.
=Water=, see Canopus.
=Water-Nymphs=, see Doris.
=Wax Tablets=, see Calliope.
=Wealth=, see Cuvera.
=Weaving=, see Ergatis.
=Weeding=, see Runcina.
=Weights and Measures=, see Mercury.
=Well=, see Truth.
=West Wind=, see Favonius.
=Winds=, see Aurora, Auster, Boreas, Zephyr.
=Wine=, see Bacchus, Suradevi.
=Wisdom=, see Pollear, Minerva.
=Woden= (Woʹden), the Anglo-Saxon form of the Scandinavian god Odin; Wednesday is called after him.
=Women's Safeguard=, see Sospita.
=Woodpecker=, see Picus.
=Woods=, see Dryads.
=World=, see Chaos.
=Xanthus= (Xanʹthus), the name of the wonderful horse of Achilles.
=Yama= (Yaʹma). The Hindoo devil, generally represented as a terrible monster of a green color, with flaming eyes.
=Ygdrasil= (Ygʹdraʹsil). The famous ash-tree of Scandinavian mythology, under which the gods held daily council.
=Ymir= (Yʹmir). The Scandinavian god, corresponding to Chaos of the classics.
=Youth= (perpetual), see Tithonus.
=Zephyr= (Zephʹyr) or =Zephyrus= (Zephʹyrus). The west wind and god of flowers, a son of Astraeus and Aurora (Eos). See Favonius.
"Wanton Zephyr, come away. . . . . . The sun, and Mira's charming eyes, At thy return more charming grow. With double glory they appear, To warm and grace the infant year." John Hughes, 1700.
=Zetes= (Zeʹtes), with his brother Calais, drove the Harpies from Thrace.
=Zethus= (Zeʹthus), twin brother of Amphion. He was the son of Antiope and Zeus. See Amphion.
=Zeus= (Zūs). The Greek name of Jupiter, the greatest god in Grecian mythology. He was the god of the sky and its phenomena, and as such was worshiped on the highest mountains, on which he was enthroned. From Zeus come all changes in the sky or the winds; he is the gatherer of the clouds which dispense fertilizing rain; and is also the thunderer and hurler of lightning.
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Transcriber's Note
As referred to in the Transcriber's note at the beginning of this ebook, proper nouns have been amended for ease of searching as follows:
Page 13--Deianeira amended to Deianira--... in his love for Deianira.
Page 18--Podalirus amended to Podalirius--... Machaon and Podalirius, both famous physicians, ...
Page 31--Rumina amended to Rumia--=Babes=, see Rumia Dea.
Page 32--Thanyris amended to Thamyris--=Blind=, see Thamyris.
Page 49--Antaeas amended to Antaeus--=Earth=, see Antaeus.
Page 55--Plato amended to Pluto--=Februus= (Febʹruus). A name of Pluto, ...
Page 56--Chimera amended to Chimaera--She was the reputed mother of Chimaera, ...
Page 61--Segestia amended to Segetia--=Harvest=, see Segetia.
Page 70--Venns amended to Venus--... in which there is a grove sacred to Venus.
Page 72--Argus amended to Argos--... and a priestess of Juno at Argos.
Page 79--Romas amended to Romans--The Romans used to swear by Jupiter Lapis.
Page 84--Diomede amended to Diomedes--... but was defeated by Diomedes.
Page 87--Thot amended to Thoth--There was also an Egyptian Mercury under the name of Thoth, ...
Page 89--Glaucopis amended to Glaukopis--... Pallas, Parthenos, Tritonia, and Glaukopis.
Page 117--Japetes amended to Japetus--... the son of Japetus ...
Page 122--Runcia amended to Runcina--=Runcina= (Runcina). The goddess of weeding ...
Page 127--Chimera amended to Chimaera--See Aesculapius, Apollo, Chimaera, ...
Page 127--Thanyris amended to Thamyris--=Singing=, see Polyhymnia, Thamyris.
Page 130--Ergotis amended to Ergatis--=Spinning=, see Arachne, Ergatis.
Page 134--Thesmorphonius amended to Thesmorphonis--=Thesmorphonis= (Thesmorphonis). A name of Ceres.
Page 135--Naryanan amended to Narayan--=Tides=, see Narayan.
Page 141--Calistro amended to Calisto--=Ursa Major= (Urʹsa Maʹjor), see Calisto.
Page 145--Ergatos amended to Ergatis--=Weaving=, see Ergatis.
The book notes Vishnu as a goddess, and Laksmi as one of Vishnu's husbands. This is preserved as printed.
Minor punctuation errors have been repaired. Hyphenation has been made consistent.
The following printer errors have been repaired:
Page 102--anxiiety amended to anxiety--Orpheus, however, in his anxiety ...
Page 124--spirites amended to sprites--The sprites of fiery termagants in flame, ...
Page 140--preceive amended to perceive--... I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
With regard to quoted material, all attributions (or lack thereof) are preserved as in the original.
The transcriber notes that, on page 16, two couplets are attributed to Pope, although the second is actually from Dryden. However, this is preserved as printed.
The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.