“Oft by Echo’s tedious tales misled.” Ovid.
Egeon. A giant sea-god, who assisted the Titans against Jupiter.
Ege′ria. A nymph who is said to have suggested to Numa all his wise laws. She became his wife, and at his death was so disconsolate, and shed so many tears, that Diana changed her into a fountain.
E′gil. The Vulcan of northern mythology.
Egip′ans were rural deities who inhabited the forests and mountains, the upper half of the body being like that of a man, and the lower half like a goat.
E′gis was the shield of Minerva. It obtained its name because it was covered with the skin of the goat Amalthæa, which nourished Jupiter. See Ægis.
Eleusin′ian Mysteries. Religious rites in honour of Ceres, performed at Eleusis in Attica.
Elys′ium, or the Elysian Fields. The temporary abode of the just in the infernal regions.
Empyre′an, The. The fifth heaven, the seat of the heathen deity.
Endym′ion. A shepherd, who acquired from Jupiter the faculty of being always young. One of the lovers of Diana.