Love, see Cupid, Eros, Venus.
Lucian (Lu′cian). The impersonation of folly, changed into an ass.
Lucifer (Lu′cifer). The morning star.
Lucina (Luci′na). The goddess who presides at the birth of children. She was a daughter of Jupiter and Juno, or, according to others, of Latona.
“Lucina, hail! So named from thine own grove,
Or from the light thou giv’st us from above.”
Ovid.
Lud. In ancient British mythology the king of the Britons. He is said to have given his name to London.
Luna (Lu′na). The name of Diana as a celestial divinity. See Diana and Hecate. Also, the Italian goddess of the moon.
Lupercus (Lu′percus), or Pan. The Roman god of fertility; his festival day was 15th February, and the festivals were called Lupercalia.
Lycaonian Food (Lycaon′ian). Execrable viands, such as were supplied to Jupiter by Lycaon. To test the divine knowledge of the god he served up human flesh, which Jove discovered, and punished Lycaon by turning him into a wolf.
Lycian Clowns were turned into frogs by Latona or Ceres.