Horn of Plenty.—See “[Amalthea].”
Horus.—The Egyptian god of the sun, son of Osiris and Isis, who was also worshiped in Greece and at Rome.
Hugin.—One of Odin’s two ravens, which carried him news from earth, and when not thus employed, perched upon his shoulders. The personification of thought or intellect.
Hugon.—A kind of evil spirit in the popular superstition of France—a sort of ogre made use of to frighten children.
Hyacinthus (hi-a-sin´thus).—A beautiful Spartan youth, beloved by Apollo, but accidentally killed by a blow of his quoit. From his blood sprang the flower of the same name.
Hyades (hī´a-dēz)—i. e. the Rainers. The name of seven nymphs forming a group in the head of Taurus. They were so called because when they rise simultaneously with the sun rainy weather is announced.
Hygeia (hi-jē´i-a).—The goddess of health, daughter of Æsculapius. She is often represented as a maiden in a long robe, and feeding a serpent from a cup.
Hylas (hi´las).—A beautiful youth who accompanied Hercules in the Argonautic expedition. On landing for water on the coast of Mysia, he was carried off by the Naiads.
Hymen (hi´men).—The god of marriage; represented as a handsome youth carrying in his hand a bridal torch.
Hymettus (hi-met´tus).—A mountain near Athens, famed for its honey and its marble.