Dē' los—an island about sixty miles southeast of Athens. It is the mythical birthplace of Apollo and Artemis.
Dē mod' o kos—a bard at the court of Alkinoös.
E' lis—a district and a city in the northwestern part of the Peloponnesus. Like Sparta, the city had no walls. It was protected by the sacred peace of Olympia.
The plain or precinct of Olympia is situated in the district of Elis. Pyrgos is the nearest railroad station. "Olympia owed its high importance throughout the entire Grecian world to the famous Olympic games in honor of Zeus, which took place periodically for centuries. Excavations there have brought to light many magnificent pieces of sculpture, among them the Hermes of Praxiteles."
El pē' nor—one of the comrades of Odysseus. He fell from the roof of Circè's palace and was killed.
E lys' ian—pertaining to Elysium, the abode of dead heroes and other happy spirits.
Eu mai' os, or Eumæus—the swineherd of Odysseus.
Eu rō' tas—a river of southern Greece.
Eu ry' a los—a son of Alkinoös.
Eu ry clei' a (ū ry clī' ä)—the nurse of Odysseus and Telemachos.