Lak e dai' mon, or Lacedæmon—a district in southeastern Greece. Sparta was its capital.
La ër' tes—the father of Odysseus.
La o' da màs—a son of Alkinoös.
La o' co ön, or Laokoön—a young priest of Apollo. He warned the Trojans not to accept the wooden horse left by the Greeks and was destroyed by a serpent.
Lo' tus—the Egyptian water-lily, also a tree. The lotus-eaters ate of the fruit of the lotus-tree and forgot their homes and friends.
Me lăn' thi os—a servant of Odysseus, a goatherd who sympathized with the suitors and served them.
Men e lā' os, or Menelaus—a son of Atreus and brother of Agamemnon. Menelaos was the king of Sparta and husband of Helen.
Men' tor—the wise counsellor of Telemachos.
Mil tī' ä des—the hero of the battle of Marathon, fought 490 B.C. In this battle the Greeks, numbering 10,000 men, conquered ten times as many Persians.
Mi' nos—a son of Zeus and ruler over Crete.