MODESTY, statue to
MODRED, nephew of King Arthur
MOLY, plant, powerful against sorcery
MOMUS, a deity whose delight was to jeer bitterly at G.o.ds and men
MONAD, the "unit" of Pythagoras
MONSTERS, unnatural beings, evilly disposed to men
MONTALBAN, Rinaldo"s castle
MONTH, the, attendant upon the Sun
MOON, G.o.ddess of, see DIANA
MORAUNT, knight, an Irish champion
MORGANA, enchantress, the Lady of the Lake in "Orlando Furioso," same as Morgane Le Fay in tales of Arthur
MORGANE LE FAY, Queen of Norway, King Arthur"s sister, an enchantress
MORGAN TUD, Arthur"s chief physician
MORPHEUS, son of Sleep and G.o.d of dreams
MORTE D"ARTHUr, romance, by Sir Thomas Mallory
MULCIBER, Latin name of Vulcan
MULL, Island of
MUNIN, one of Odin"s two ravens
MUSAEUS, sacred poet, son of Orpheus
MUSES, The, nine G.o.ddesses presiding over poetry, etc--Calliope, epic poetry, Clio, history, Erato, love poetry, Euterpe, lyric poetry; Melpomene, tragedy, Polyhymnia, oratory and sacred song Terpsich.o.r.e, choral song and dance, Thalia, comedy and idyls, Urania, astronomy
MUSPELHEIM, the fire world of the Nors.e.m.e.n
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 G.o.ds of early peoples
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NAIADS, water nymphs
NAMO, Duke of Bavaria, one of Charlemagne"s knights
NANNA, wife of Baldur
NANTERS, British king
NANTES, site of Caradoc"s castle
NAPE, a dog of Diana
NARCISSUS, who died of unsatisfied love for his own image in the water
NAUSICAA, daughter of King Alcinous, who befriended Ulysses
NAUSITHOUS, king of Phaeacians
NAXOS, Island of
NEGUS, King of Abyssinia
NEMEA, forest devastated by a lion killed by Hercules
NEMEAN GAMES, held in honor of Jupiter and Hercules
NEMEAN LION, killed by Hercules
NEMESIS, G.o.ddess of vengeance
NENNIUS, British combatant of Caesar
NEOPTOLEMUS, son of Achilles
NEPENTHE, ancient drug to cause forgetfulness of pain or distress
NEPHELE, mother of Phryxus and h.e.l.le
NEPHTHYS, Egyptian G.o.ddess
NEPTUNE, identical with Poseidon, G.o.d of the sea
NEREIDS, sea nymphs, daughters of Nereus and Doris