P. 266.—“Danaan,” danˈa-an. Danaus, the name from which this word is derived, was a former king of Argos.
P. 270.—“Thessander,” thes-sanˈder.
“Sthenelus,” sthenˈe-lus. The friend of Diomede, under whom he commanded the Argives in the Trojan war.
“Acamas,” aˈca-mas. A son of Theseus.
“Pelides,” pe-liˈdes. A name given to Achilles, whose father’s name was Peleus. The “youthful heir” here spoken of was Neoptolemus, son of Achilles.
“Machaon,” ma-chaˈon. The surgeon of the Greeks in the Trojan war. He was the son of Æsculapius, the god of the medical art. Machaon was a warrior as well as a doctor, and with his brother led thirty ships to Troy.
“Menelaus,” men-e-laˈus. The king of Lacedæmon, and husband of Helen.
“Epeus,” e-peˈus.
P. 288.—“Dis.” A contraction of Dives, a name given sometimes to Pluto, and hence to the lower world.
P. 289.—“Phlegethon,” phlegˈe-thon. A river of liquid fire flowing through Hades.