L + 

Labyrinth + 

(Labˈy-rinth), the enclosed maze of passageways where roamed the Minotaur of Crete, killed by Theseus with aid of Ariadne. + 

Lachesis + 

(Lachˈe-sis), one of the Fates. + 

Lady of the Fountain + 

(Lady of the Fountain), tale told by Kynon. + 

Laertes + 

(La-erˈtes), father of Ulysses. + 

Laestrygonians + 

(Laes-try-goˈni-ans), savages attacking Ulysses. + 

Laius + 

(Laˈius), King of Thebes. + 

Lama + 

(Laˈma), holy man of Thibet. + 

Lampetia + 

(Lam-peˈtia), daughter of Hyperion. + 

Laocoön + 

(La-ocˈo-on), a priest of Neptune, in Troy, who warned the Trojans against the Wooden Horse, but when two serpents came out of the sea and strangled him and his two sons, the people listened to the Greek spy Sinon, and brought the fatal Horse into the town. + 

Laodamia + 

(La-o-da-miˈa), daughter of Acastus and wife of Protesilaus. + 

Laodegan + 

(La-odˈe-gan), King of Carmalide, helped by Arthur and Merlin. + 

Laomedon + 

(La-omˈe-don), King of Troy. + 

Lapithae + 

(Lapˈi-thae), Thessalonians, whose king had invited the Centaurs to his daughter’s wedding but who attacked them for offering violence to the bride. + 

Lares + 

(Laˈres), household deities. + 

Larkspur + 

(Larkˈspur), flower from the blood of Ajax. + 

Latinus + 

(La-tiˈnus), ruler of Latium, where Aeneas landed in Italy. + 

Latmos + 

(Latˈmos), Mount, where Diana fell in love with Endymion. + 

Latona + 

(La-toˈna), mother of Apollo. + 

Launcelot + 

(Launceˈlot), the most famous knight of the Round Table. + 

Lausus + 

(Lauˈsus), son of Mezentius, killed by Aeneas. + 

Lavinia + 

(La-vinˈi-a), daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas. + 

Lavinium + 

(La-vinˈi-um), Italian city named for Lavinia. + 

Law + 

(Law), see Themis. + 

Leander + 

(Le-anˈder), a youth of Abydos, who, swimming the Hellespont to see Hero, his love, was drowned. + 

Lebadea + 

(Le-ba-deˈa), site of the oracle of Trophonius. + 

Lebynthos + 

(Le-bynˈthos), Aegean island. + 

Leda + 

(Leˈda), Queen of Sparta, wooed by Jupiter in the form of a swan. + 

Leir + 

(Leir), mythical King of Britain, original of Shakespeare’s Lear. + 

Lelaps + 

(Leˈlaps), dog of Cephalus. + 

Lemnos + 

(Lemˈnos), large island in the Aegean Sea, sacred to Vulcan. + 

Lemures + 

(Lemˈu-res), the spectres or spirits of the dead. + 

Leo + 

(Leˈo), Roman emperor. Or, Greek prince. + 

Lethe + 

(Leˈthe), river of Hades, drinking whose water caused forgetfulness. + 

Leucadia + 

(Leu-caˈdia), a promontory, whence Sappho, disappointed in love, was said to have thrown herself into the sea. + 

Leucothea + 

(Leu-coˈthe-a), a sea-goddess, invoked by sailors for protection. See Ino. + 

Lewis + 

(Lewˈis), son of Charlemagne. + 

Liber + 

(Liˈber), ancient god of fruitfulness. + 

Libethra + 

(Li-beˈthra), burial-place of Orpheus. + 

Libya + 

(Libˈy-a), Greek name for continent of Africa in general. + 

Libyan Desert + 

(Libˈy-an Desert), in Africa. + 

Lichas + 

(Liˈchas), who brought the shirt of Nessus to Hercules. + 

Limours + 

(Li-moursˈ), Earl of. + 

Linus + 

(Liˈnus), musical instructor of Hercules. + 

Lion + 

(Lion), constellation. + 

Lionel + 

(Liˈo-nel), knight of the Round Table. + 

Little Bear + 

(Little Bear), constellation. + 

Llyr + 

(Llyr), King of Britain. + 

Locrine + 

(Lo-crineˈ), son of Brutus in Albion, king of Central England. + 

Loegria + 

(Lo-eˈgri-a), kingdom of (England). + 

Logestilla + 

(Lo-ge-stilˈla), a wise lady, who entertained Rogero and his friends. + 

Logi + 

(Loˈgi), who vanquished Loki in an eating-contest. + 

Loki + 

(Loˈki), the Satan of Norse mythology, son of the giant Farbanti. + 

Lomond + 

(Loˈmond), Lake. + 

Lot + 

(Lot), King, a rebel chief, subdued by King Arthur, then a loyal knight. + 

Lotis + 

(Loˈtis), a nymph, changed to a lotus plant and in that form plucked by Dryope. + 

Lotus-Eaters + 

(Loˈtus-Eaters), soothed to indolence; companions of Ulysses landing among them lost all memory of home and had to be dragged away before they would continue their voyage. + 

Love Eros issued from egg of Night + 

(Love (Eros) issued from egg of Night), and with arrows and torch produced life and joy. + 

Lucan + 

(Luˈcan), one of Arthur’s knights. + 

Lucius Tiberius + 

(Luˈcius Ti-beˈri-us), Roman procurator in Britain demanding tribute from Arthur. + 

Lud + 

(Lud), British king, whose capital was called Lud’s Town (London). + 

Ludgate + 

(Ludˈgate), city gate where Lud was buried. + 

Luned + 

(Luˈned), maiden who guided Owain to the Lady of the Fountain. + 

Lycabas + 

(Lycˈa-bas), a turbulent sailor. + 

Lycaon + 

(Ly-caˈon), son of Priam. + 

Lycia + 

(Lycˈi-a), a district in Southern Asia Minor. + 

Lycomedes + 

(Lyc-o-meˈdes), king of the Dolopians, who treacherously slew Theseus. + 

Lycus + 

(Lyˈcus), usurping King of Thebes. + 

Lynceus + 

(Lynˈceus), one of the sons of Aegyptus. + 