O + 

Oceanus + 

(O-ceˈa-nus), a Titan, ruling watery elements. + 

Ocyroe + 

(O-cyrˈo-e), a prophetess, daughter of Chiron. + 

Odin + 

(Oˈdin), chief of the Norse gods. + 

Odyar + 

(Odˈyar), famous Biscayan hero. + 

Odyssey + 

(Odˈys-sey), Homer’s poem, relating the wanderings of Odysseus (Ulysses) on returning from Trojan War. + 

Oedipus + 

(Oedˈi-pus), Theban hero, who guessed the riddle of the Sphinx, becoming King of Thebes. + 

Oeneus + 

(Oeˈneus), King of Calydon. + 

Oenone + 

(Oe-noˈne), nymph, married by Paris in his youth, and abandoned for Helen. + 

Oenopion + 

(Oe-noˈpi-on), King of Chios. + 

Oeta + 

(Oeˈta), Mount, scene of Hercules’ death. + 

Ogier + 

(O-gierˈ), the Dane, one of the paladins of Charlemagne. + 

Oliver + 

(Olˈi-ver), companion of Orlando. + 

Olwen + 

(Olˈwen), wife of Kilwich. + 

Olympia + 

(O-lymˈpia), a small plain in Elis, where the Olympic games were celebrated. + 

Olympiads + 

(O-lymˈpi-ads), periods between Olympic games (four years). + 

Olympus + 

(O-lymˈpus), dwelling-place of the dynasty of gods of which Zeus was the head. + 

Omphale + 

(Omˈpha-le), queen of Lydia, daughter of Iardanus and wife of Tmolus. + 

Ophion + 

(O-phiˈon), king of the Titans, who ruled Olympus till dethroned by the gods Saturn and Rhea. + 

Ops + 

(Ops), see Rhea. + 

Oracles + 

(Orˈa-cles), answers from the gods to questions from seekers for knowledge or advice for the future, usually in equivocal form, so as to fit any event; also places where such answers were given forth, usually by a priest or priestess. + 

Orc + 

(Orc), a seamonster, foiled by Rogero when about to devour Angelica. + 

Oreads + 

(Oˈre-ads), nymphs of mountains and hills. + 

Orestes + 

(O-resˈtes), son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; because of his crime in killing his mother, he was pursued by the Furies until purified by Minerva. + 

Orion + 

(O-riˈon), youthful giant, loved by Diana; Constellation. + 

Orithyia + 

(Or-i-thyˈi-a), a nymph, seized by Boreas. + 

Orlando + 

(Or-lanˈdo), a famous knight and nephew of Charlemagne. + 

Ormuzd + 

(Orˈmuzd (Greek), Oromasdes), son of Supreme Being, source of good as his brother Ahriman (Arimanes) was of evil, in Persian or Zoroastrian religion. + 

Orpheus + 

(Orˈpheus), musician, son of Apollo and Calliope. See Eurydice. + 

Osiris + 

(O-siˈris), the most beneficent of the Egyptian gods. + 

Ossa + 

(Osˈsa), mountain of Thessaly. + 

Ossian + 

(Osˈsian), Celtic poet of the second or third century. + 

Ovid + 

(Ovˈid), Latin poet. See Metamorphoses. + 

Owain + 

(O-wainˈ), knight at King Arthur’s court. + 

Ozanna + 

(O-zanˈna), a knight of Arthur. + 