Ba′lios. A famous horse given by Neptune to Peleus as a wedding present, and was afterwards given to Achilles.
Barker, see Anubis.
Bassar′ides. The priestesses of Bacchus were sometimes so called.
Battle, see Valhalla.
Bear, see Calistro.
Beauty, see Venus.
Bees, see Mellona.
Belisa′ma, a goddess of the Gauls. The name means the Queen of Heaven.
Beller′ophon, a hero who destroyed a monster called the Chimæra.
Bello′na, the goddess of war, and wife of Mars. The 24th March was called Bellona’s Day, when her votaries cut themselves with knives and drank the blood of the sacrifice.