Al-phe´us, river-god pursuing Arethusa, who escaped by being changed to a fountain, [56], [57], [144].
Al-thæ´a, mother of Meleager, whom she slew because he had in a quarrel killed her brothers, thus disgracing “the house of Thestius,” her father, [138]-[140].
Am-al-the´a, nurse of the infant Jupiter in Crete, [179].
A-ma´ta, wife of Latinus, driven mad by Alecto, [277].
Am´au-ry of Hauteville, false-hearted Knight of Charlemagne, [825]-[830].
Am´a-zons, mythical race of warlike women, [144]-[145], [153].
Am-bro´si-a, celestial food used by the gods, [3].
Am´mon, Egyptian god of life, identified by Romans with phases of Jupiter, the father of gods, [123].
Am-phi-a-ra´us, a great prophet and hero at Argos, [182].
Am-phi´on, a musician, son of Jupiter and Antiope (See [Dirce]), [113], [192]-[193].