Hyde greek indd

PRONOUNCING AND
EXPLANATORY GUIDE
Abas (āʹbas). A boy whom Ceres changed into a water- newt.
Acrisius (a krisʹi us. A king of Argos, the father of Danaë.
Admetus (ad mēʹtus). A king of Thessaly, the husband of
Alcestis.
Adonis (ad nis). A youth loved by Venus.
Æetes (ē ēʹtēz). A king of
Colchis.
Ægeus (ēʹjūs). A king of Athens, the father of
Theseus.
ægis (ēʹjis). A mantle fringed with serpents, worn by
Minerva.
Æolus (ēʹō lus). The god of the winds.
Æson (son. A king of Thessaly, the father of Jason.
Æthra (ēʹthra). The mother of
Theseus.
Agenor (a jēʹnôr). The father of
Cadmus and Europa.
Alcmene (alk mēʹne). The mother of Hercules.
Amazons (amʹa zonz). A race of women who lived near the Black Sea, and who were devoted to warfare and hunting.
ambrosia (am brōʹzhi a. The food of the gods.
Amphitryon (am fit ry on. The husband of Alcmene.
Amymone (am i mōʹne). See
Fountain of Amymone. Andromeda (an dromʹe da). The maiden who was rescued from a sea-monster by Perseus.
Antæus (ant us. A giant slain by Hercules.
Aphrodite (af rod te). See
Venus.
Apollo (a pol lo. The god of the light and heat that come from the sun. Sometimes called Phœbus Apollo.
Arachne (a rakʹne). A maiden of Lydia, in Asia Minor, known for her skilful spinning and weaving.
Arcadia (ark di a. A region between Argolis and Elis. It was known for its rural simplicity.
Ares (āʹrēz). See Mars.
Argo (ärʹgō). The ship or galley in which Jason sailed to
Colchis.
Argolis (ärʹgō lis). A region of southern Greece, east of
Arcadia.