Ves´ta, daughter of Cronos and Rhea; goddess of the home-fire, or hearth, [10].
Ves´tals, virgin priestesses in temple of Vesta, [10].
Ve-su´vi-us, Mount, volcano near Naples, [266].
Villains, peasants in the feudal scheme, [371].
Vig´rid, final battlefield, with destruction of the gods and their enemies, the sun, the earth, and time itself, [349].
Vi´li, brother of Odin and Ve, [329].
Vir´gil, celebrated Latin poet (See [Æneid]), [212], [266], [273], [275], [307]-[308].
Vir´go, constellation of the Virgin, representing Astræa, goddess of innocence and purity, [15 n.]
Vish´nu, the Preserver, second of the three chief Hindu gods, [320], [321], [325].
Viv´i-ane, lady of magical powers, who allured the sage Merlin and imprisoned him in an enchanted wood, [390]-[392], [424], [460], [521].