E + 

Echo + 

(Echˈo), nymph of Diana, shunned by Narcissus, faded to nothing but a voice. + 

Eddas + 

(Edˈdas), Norse mythological records. + 

Ederyn + 

(Edˈe-ryn), son of Nudd. + 

Egeria + 

(E-geˈri-a), nymph of the Fountain. + 

Eisteddfod + 

(Eis-teddˈfod), session of Welsh bards and minstrels. + 

Electra + 

(E-lecˈtra), the lost one of the Pleiades; also, sister of Orestes. + 

Eleusinian Mysteries + 

(El-eu-sinˈi-an Mysteries), instituted by Ceres, and calculated to awaken feelings of piety and a cheerful hope of better life in the future. + 

Eleusis + 

(E-leuˈsis), Grecian city. + 

Elgin Marbles + 

(Elˈgin Marbles), Greek sculptures from the Parthenon of Athens, now in British Museum, London, placed there by Lord Elgin. + 

Eliaures + 

(E-li-auˈres), enchanter. + 

Elidure + 

(Elˈi-dure), a king of Britain. + 

Elis + 

(Eˈlis), ancient Greek city. + 

Elli + 

(Elˈli), old age; the one successful wrestler against Thor. + 

Elphin + 

(Elˈphin), son of Gwyddno. + 

Elves + 

(Elves), spiritual beings, of many powers and dispositions⁠—some evil, some good. + 

Elvidnir + 

(El-vidˈnir), the hall of Hela. + 

Elysian Fields + 

(E-lysˈi-an Fields), the land of the blest. + 

Elysian Plain + 

(E-lysˈi-an Plain), whither the favored of the gods were taken without death. + 

Elysium + 

(E-lysˈi-um), a happy land, where there is neither snow, nor cold, nor rain. Hither favored heroes, like Menelaus, pass without dying, and live happy under the rule of Rhadamanthus. In the Latin poets Elysium is part of the lower world, and the residence of the shades of the blessed. + 

Embla + 

(Emˈbla), the first woman. + 

Enceladus + 

(En-celˈa-dus), giant defeated by Jupiter. + 

Endymion + 

(En-dymˈi-on), a beautiful youth beloved by Diana. + 

Enid + 

(Eˈnid), wife of Geraint. + 

Enna + 

(Enˈna), vale of, home of Proserpine. + 

Enoch + 

(Eˈnoch), the patriarch. + 

Epidaurus + 

(Epi-dauˈrus), a town in Argolis, on the Saronic gulf; chief seat of the worship of Aesculapius, whose temple was situated near the town. + 

Epimetheus + 

(Ep-i-meˈtheus), son of Iapetus; husband of Pandora; with his brother Prometheus took part in creation of man. + 

Epirus + 

(E-piˈrus), country to the west of Thessaly, lying along the Adriatic Sea. + 

Epopeus + 

(E-poˈpe-us), a sailor. + 

Erato + 

(Erˈa-to), one of the Muses. + 

Erbin of Cornwall + 

(Erˈbin of Cornwall), father of Geraint. + 

Erebus + 

(Erˈe-bus), son of Chaos; region of darkness, entrance to Hades. + 

Eridanus + 

(E-ridˈa-nus), river. + 

Erinys + 

(E-riˈnys (pl. E-rinˈny-es)), one of the Furies. + 

Eriphyle + 

(Erˈi-phyˈle), sister of Polynices, bribed to decide on war, in which her husband was slain. + 

Eris + 

(Eˈris (Discordia)), goddess of discord. At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Eris being uninvited threw into the gathering an apple “For the Fairest,” which was claimed by Hera (Juno), Aphrodite (Venus) and Athena (Minerva). Paris, being called upon for judgment, awarded it to Aphrodite. + 

Erisichthon + 

(Er-i-sichˈthon), an unbeliever, punished by famine. + 

Eros + 

(Eˈros), see Cupid. + 

Erytheia + 

(Erˈy-theˈia), island. + 

Eryx + 

(Eˈryx), a mount, haunt of Venus. + 

Esepus + 

(E-seˈpus), river in Paphlagonia. + 

Estrildis + 

(Es-trilˈdis), wife of Locrine, supplanting divorced Guendolen. + 

Eteocles + 

(E-teˈo-cles), son of Oedipus and Jocasta. + 

Etruscans + 

(E-trusˈcans), ancient people of Italy. + 

Etzel + 

(Etˈzel), king of the Huns. + 

Euboic Sea + 

(Eu-boˈic Sea), where Hercules threw Lichas, who brought him the poisoned shirt of Nessus. + 

Eude + 

(Eude), king of Aquitaine, ally of Charles Martel. + 

Eumaeus + 

(Eu-maeˈus), swineherd of Aeneas. + 

Eumenides + 

(Eu-menˈi-des), also called Erinnyes, and by the Romans Furiae or Dirae, the Avenging Deities. See Furies. + 

Euphorbus + 

(Eu-phorˈbus), a Trojan, killed by Menelaus. + 

Euphrosyne + 

(Eu-phrosˈy-ne), one of the Graces. + 

Europa + 

(Eu-roˈpa), daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor, by Zeus the mother of Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon. + 

Eurus + 

(Euˈrus), the East wind. + 

Euryalus + 

(Eu-ryˈa-lus), a gallant Trojan soldier, who with Nisus entered the Grecian camp, both being slain. + 

Eurydice + 

(Eu-rydˈi-ce), wife of Orpheus, who, fleeing from an admirer, was killed by a snake and borne to Tartarus, where Orpheus sought her and was permitted to bring her to earth if he would not look back at her following him; but he did, and she returned to the Shades. + 

Eurylochus + 

(Eu-rylˈo-chus), a companion of Ulysses. + 

Eurynome + 

(Eu-rynˈo-me), female Titan, wife of Ophion. + 

Eurystheus + 

(Eu-rysˈtheus), taskmaster of Hercules. + 

Eurytion + 

(Eu-rytˈi-on), a Centaur (See Hippodamia). + 

Euterpe + 

(Eu-terˈpe), Muse who presided over music. + 

Euxine Sea + 

(Euxˈine Sea). + 

Evadne + 

(E-vadˈne), wife of Capaneus, who flung herself upon his funeral pile and perished with him. + 

Evander + 

(E-vanˈder), Arcadian chief, befriending Aeneas in Italy. + 

Evnissyen + 

(Evˈniss-yen), quarrelsome brother of Branwen. + 

Excalibur + 

(Ex-calˈi-bar), sword of King Arthur. + 