Labyrinth, see Theseus.
Lach′esis. One of the three Fates or Parcæ. She spun the thread of life.
Lacin′ia. A name of Juno.
Lactura. One of the goddesses of growing corn.
La′don. The dragon which guarded the apples in the garden of the Hesperides. Also the name of one of Actæon’s hounds. Also the river to which Syrinx fled when pursued by Pan, where she was changed into a reed, and where Pan made his first pipe.
Læ′laps. One of Diana’s hunting dogs, which, while pursuing a wild boar, was petrified. Also the name of one of Actæon’s hounds.
Laks′mi. Hindoo goddess of wealth and pleasure. One of the husbands of Vishnu.
Lamentation, see Cocytus.
Lam′ia. An evil deity amongst the Greeks and Romans, and the great dread of their children, whom she had the credit of constantly enticing away and destroying.
Lamp, see Lares and Penates.