[ [188] 79. Peleus; a king of Phitia who married Thetis, a sea-nymph. To the wedding feast all the immortals were invited except Eris, goddess of discord. In revenge, she cast a golden apple on the banquet table before the gods and goddesses, with an inscription awarding it to the most beautiful among them. The strife which followed resulted in the choosing of Paris as judge in the matter.
[ [189] 81. Iris was the messenger and attendant of Juno. She frequently appeared in the form of a rainbow.
[ [190] 83. Herè (Roman Juno) was the wife and sister of Zeus (Roman Jupiter), and therefore Queen of Heaven.
[ [191] 84. Pallas (Roman Minerva) was the goddess of wisdom.
[ [192] 84. Aphroditè (Roman Venus) was the goddess of beauty and love.
[ [193] 95. Amaracus; a fragrant flower.
[ [194] 95. Asphodel; supposed to have been a variety of Narcissus.
[ [195] 102. The peacock was a bird sacred to Herè.
[ [196] 151. Guerdon; reward.
[ [197] 170. Idalian; so-called from Idalium, a town in Cyprus sacred to Aphroditè.