“Orcus.” Another name for Hades, or for Pluto.
“Tartarus,” tarˈta-rus. Like Orcus and Dis, Tartarus is sometimes used synonymously with Hades.
“Acheron,” aˈcher-on. The name of a river of the lower world, flowing, according to Virgil, into the Co-cyˈtus.
P. 290.—“Charon,” chaˈron.
“Treen.” An obsolete plural of tree.
P. 291.—“Palinurus,” pa-li-nuˈrus. He had been the pilot of Æneas’s ship, but fell into the sea and was murdered on the coast of Lucania, by the natives.
“Cerberus,” cerˈbe-rus. The dog that guarded the entrance to Hades.
P. 293.—“Marpesian,” mar-peˈsi-an. Derived from Marpessa, a mountain in Paros, from which the Parian marble was taken.
P. 294.—“Hecate,” heˈca-te. An ancient divinity, the only Titan which Jupiter allowed to retain power. She was thought to rule in heaven, earth and hell; this three-fold power led to her being sometimes represented with three heads.
“Gnosian,” gnoˈsi-an. From Gnosus, or Cnosus, an ancient city of Crete. The adjective is used here as equivalent to Cretan.