Loki.—The great god of fire in Norse mythology.
Lorelei.—In German legend a siren who haunted a rock of the same name on the right bank of the Rhine. She combed her hair with a golden comb, and sang a wild song which enticed fishermen and sailors to destruction on the rocks and rapids at the foot of the precipice. In northern mythology Lorelei is represented as immortal, a daughter of the Rhine, and dwelling in the river bed.
Lotis (lō´tis).—A nymph who, to escape from Priapus, son of Bacchus, was changed into the lotus tree.
Lotophagi (lō-tof´a-jī)—i. e. lotus-eaters.—A people visited by Ulysses during his voyage homewards from Troy. The lotus was a fruit the taste of which was so delicious that all who ate it lost all desire to return to their native land.
Lua (lu´a).—A goddess to whom were devoted the arms taken in battle.
Lucifer (Lat.), or Phosphorus (Gr.)—i. e. the light-bringer. The planet Venus when it appears as the morning-star.
Lucina (lū-sī´na).—The goddess that presides over the birth of children. It was used as a surname for Juno.
Lud.—In ancient British mythology the king of the Britons.
Luna (lū´na).—Goddess of the moon, called by the Greeks Selene (sel-ē´nē), and identified with Diana.
Lupercus (lu-per´kus).—A deity who protected the flocks from wolves.