1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

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Cloacina – Cynthus

Cloacina

A goddess of Rome who presided over the Cloacae, which were large receptacles for the filth of the whole city.

Clusius

A surname of Janus, whose temple was closed in peace.

Clymene

Daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and wife of Iapetus, to whom she bore Atlas and Prometheus.

Comus

The god of revelry, feasting, and nocturnal amusements. He is represented as a drunken young man with a torch in his hand.

Confucius

A Chinese philosopher, as much honored among his countrymen as if he had been a monarch. He died about в. c. 499.

Cornelia

A daughter of Scipio Africanus, famous for her learning and virtues, and as being the mother of the Gracchi, Tiberius and

Caius Gracchus

Her husband was T. Sempronius Gracchus.

Cronus

See Saturnus.

Cyclades

A group of islands in the Aegean Sea, so called because they lay in a circle around Delos, the most important of them.

Cynthus

A mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Diana, who were hence called Cynthius and Cynthia respectively.

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