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 129:28. Furies. The Furies were the goddesses of Vengeance, named Allecto, Megæra, and Tisiphonë.

130:31. Briareus. Giant, son of Earth.

130:31. Lerna. A lake and marsh near Argos in Greece. Here dwelt the Hydra, a nine-headed monster, whose breath was poisonous. Hercules finally slew it. Possibly an idealized tradition of the draining of the marsh Lerna.

130:32. Chimæra. A fabulous monster which breathed forth fire. In front it was a lion, in the hinder part a dragon, and in the middle a goat. The monster was slain by Bellerophon.

130:33. Gorgons. Three mythical women of Libya, having some resemblance to the Furies. The chief was Medusa, slain by Perseus. Her head with serpent hair was placed in the shield or Ægis of Jove and Minerva.

134:31. Cerberus. Three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld.

136:10. Minos. King of Crete; after death became one of the judges in the underworld.

136:19. Marpessa. The mountain in Paros which contained the famous marble quarries, Marpesian, Parian.

138:12. Æolus. Ulysses was descended from Æolus.

140:20. Ixion. Ixion was father of Pirithous, king of the Lapithæ. Examples of men who have incurred the wrath of the gods.

141:31. Priest. Orpheus. Legendary poet and musician. 'Twas he who so charmed Proserpine that she allowed him to lead forth from the lower world his wife Eurydice.