Women’s Safeguard, see Sospita.
Woodpecker, see Picus.
Woods, see Dryads.
World, see Chaos.
Xanthus (Xan′thus), the name of the wonderful horse of Achilles.
Yama (Ya′ma). The Hindoo devil, generally represented as a terrible monster of a green color, with flaming eyes.
Ygdrasil (Yg′dra′sil). The famous ash-tree of Scandinavian mythology, under which the gods held daily council.
Ymir (Y′mir). The Scandinavian god, corresponding to Chaos of the classics.
Youth (perpetual), see Tithonus.
Zephyr (Zeph′yr) or Zephyrus (Zeph′yrus). The west wind and god of flowers, a son of Astraeus and Aurora (Eos). See Favonius.