[Ulysses' Bow], a bow which only Ulysses could wield.
[Uma] (the gracious one), the consort of [Siva] (q. v.), and sometimes also of [Rudra] (q. v.).
[Umballa] (499), a city in the Punjab, 150 m. NW. of Delhi; is an important military station and a railway centre; carries on a large trade.
[Umbria], a province of ancient Italy, between Cisalpine Gaul and the territory of the Sabines; inhabited originally by a powerful Latin race.
[Umlaut], name given by Grimm to the modification of a vowel in a syllable through the influence of a vowel in the succeeding.
[Una] (i. e. who is one), the personification of Truth, the companion of St. George in his adventures, and who, after various adventures herself, is at last wedded to him.
[Uncial Letters], large round characters or letters used in ancient MSS.
[Uncle Sam], name given to the United States Government, derived from a humorous translation of the initials U.S.
[Unconscious, The], name given to a spiritual supernatural influence operating in and affecting the life and character, but which we are not sensible of ourselves, and still less reveal a conscious sense of to others.