Thomas Bulfinch

“ Faunus, son of Picus, grandson of Saturnus, and father of Latinus, worshipped as the protecting deity of agriculture and of shepherds, and also as a giver of oracles
Favonius, the West wind
Fear
Fenris, a wolf, the son of Loki the Evil Principle of Scandinavia, supposed to have personated the element of fire, destructive except when chained
Fensalir, Freya's palace, called the Hall of the Sea, where were brought together lovers, husbands, and wives who had been separated by death
Ferragus, a giant, opponent of Orlando
Ferrau, one of Charlemagne's knights
Ferrex. ”

“ Tyrrheus, herdsman of King Turnus in Italy, the slaying of whose daughter's stag aroused war upon Aeneas and his companions
U Uberto, son of Galafron
Ulysses (Greek, Odysseus) , hero of the Odyssey
Unicorn, fabled animal with a single horn
Urania, one of the Muses, a daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne
Urdur, one of the Norns or Fates of Scandinavia, representing the Past
Usk, British river
Utgard, abode of the giant Utgard Loki
Utgard Loki, King of the Giants (See Skrymir)
Uther (Uther Pendragon) , king of Britain and father of Arthur,
Uwaine, knight of Arthur's court ”

“ Briseis, captive maid belonging to Achilles,
Britto, reputed ancestor of British people,
Bruhier, Sultan of Arabia,
Brunello, dwarf, thief, and king
Brunhild, leader of the Valkyrie,
Brutus, great grandson of Aeneas, and founder of city of New Troy (London) , See Pandrasus
Bryan, Sir, a knight of Arthur,
Buddha, called The Enlightened, reformer of Brahmanism, deified teacher of self abnegation, virtue, reincarnation, Karma (inevitable sequence of every act) , and Nirvana (beatific absorption into the Divine) , lived about
Byblos, in Egypt,
Byrsa, original site of Carthage ”

“ Epimetheus, son of Iapetus, husband of Pandora, with his brother Prometheus took part in creation of man
Epirus, country to the west of Thessaly, lying along the Adriatic Sea
Epopeus, a sailor
Erato, one of the Muses
Erbin of Cornwall, father of Geraint
Erebus, son of Chaos, region of darkness, entrance to Hades
Eridanus, river
Erinys, one of the Furies
Eriphyle, sister of Polynices, bribed to decide on war, in which her husband was slain
Eris (Discordia) , goddess of discord. ”

“ Cybele (Rhea)
Cyclopes, creatures with circular eyes, of whom Homer speaks as a gigantic and lawless race of shepherds in Sicily, who devoured human beings, they helped Vulcan to forge the thunderbolts of Zeus under Aetna
Cymbeline, king of ancient Britain
Cynosure (Dog's tail) , the Pole star, at tail of Constellation Ursa Minor
Cynthian mountain top, birthplace of Artemis (Diana) and Apollo
Cyprus, island off the coast of Syria, sacred to Aphrodite
Cyrene, a nymph, mother of Aristaeus ”

“ Marsilius, Spanish king, treacherous foe of Charlemagne
Marsyas, inventor of the flute, who challenged Apollo to musical competition, and, defeated, was flayed alive
Matsya, the Fish, first avatar of Vishnu
Meander, Grecian river
Mede, A, princess and sorceress who aided Jason
Medoro, a young Moor, who wins Angelica
Medusa, one of the Gorgons
Megæra, one of the Furies
Melampus, a Spartan dog, the first mortal endowed with prophetic powers
Melanthus, steersman for Bacchus
Meleager, one of the Argonauts (See Althaea)
Meliadus, King of Lionesse, near Cornwall
Melicertes, infant son of Ino. ”

“ Styx, river, bordering Hades, to be crossed by all the dead
Sudras, Hindu laboring caste
Surtur, leader of giants against the gods in the day of their destruction (Norse mythology)
Surya, Hindu god of the sun, corresponding to the Greek Helios
Sutri, Orlando's birthplace
Svadilfari, giant's horse
Swan, Leda and
Sybaris, Greek city in Southern Italy, famed for luxury
Sylvanus, Latin divinity identified with Pan
Symplegades, floating rocks passed by the Argonauts
Syrinx, nymph, pursued by Pan, but escaping by being changed to a bunch of reeds (See Pandean pipes) ”

“ Acrisius, son of Abas, king of Argos, grandson of Lynceus, the great-grandson of Danaus.
Actaeon, a celebrated huntsman, son of Aristaeus and Autonoe, who, having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her to a stag and killed by his own dogs.
Admeta, daughter of Eurystheus, covets Hippolyta's girdle.
Admetus, king of Thessaly, saved from death by Alcestis
Adonis, a youth beloved by Aphrodite (Venus) , and Proserpine; killed by a boar.
Adrastus, a king of Argos.
Æacus, son of Zeus (Jupiter) and Aegina, renowned in all Greece for his justice and piety.
Æaea, Circe's island, visited by Ulysses. ”

“ Angerbode, giant prophetess, mother of Fenris, Hela and the Midgard Serpent
Anglesey, a Northern British island, refuge of Druids fleeing from Romans
Antæus, giant wrestler of Libya, killed by Hercules, who, finding him stronger when thrown to the earth, lifted him into the air and strangled him
Antea, wife of jealous Proetus
Antenor, descendants of, in Italy
Anteros, deity avenging unrequited love, brother of Eros (Cupid)
Anthor, a Greek
Antigone, daughter of Ædipus, Greek ideal of filial and sisterly fidelity
Antilochus, son of Nestor
Antiope, Amazonian queen. ”

“ Nisus, King of Megara
Noah, as legendary ancestor of French, Roman, German, and British peoples
Noman, name assumed by Ulysses
Norns, the three Scandinavian Fates, Urdur (the past) , Verdandi (the present) , and Skuld (the future)
Nothung, magic sword
Notus, southwest wind
Nox, daughter of Chaos and sister of Erebus, personification of night
Numa, second king of Rome
Nymphs, beautiful maidens, lesser divinities of nature Dryads and Hamadryads, tree nymphs, Naiads, spring, brook, and river nymphs, Nereids, sea nymphs Oreads, mountain nymphs or hill nymphs ”

“ Muses, The, nine goddesses presiding over poetry, etc—Calliope, epic poetry, Clio, history, Erato, love poetry, Euterpe, lyric poetry; Melpomene, tragedy, Polyhymnia, oratory and sacred song Terpsichore, choral song and dance, Thalia, comedy and idyls, Urania, astronomy
Muspelheim, the fire world of the Norsemen
Mycenas, ancient Grecian city, of which Agamemnon was king
MYRDDIN (Merlin)
Myrmidons, bold soldiers of Achilles
Mysia, Greek district on northwest coast of Asia Minor
Mythology, origin of, collected myths, describing gods of early peoples ”

“ Love (Eros) issued from egg of Night, and with arrows and torch produced life and joy
Lucan, one of Arthur's knights
Lucius Tiberius, Roman procurator in Britain demanding tribute from Arthur
Lud, British king, whose capital was called Lud's Town (London)
Ludgate, city gate where Lud was buried, 387
Luned, maiden who guided Owain to the Lady of the Fountain
Lycahas, a turbulent sailor
Lycaon, son of Priam
Lycia, a district in Southern Asia Minor
Lycomodes, king of the Dolopians, who treacherously slew Theseus
Lycus, usurping King of Thebes
Lynceus, one of the sons of Ægyptus ”