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Icarus
A son of Daedalus, who, with his father, took a winged flight from Crete to escape the anger of Minos. His flight was too high, and thus…
Ida
A mountain range of Mysia, in Asia Minor, celebrated in mythology as the scene of the rape of Ganymede (hence called Idaeus puer) and of…
Idomeneus
He succeeded his father Deucalion on the throne of Crete, and accompanied the Greeks to the Trojan war, during which he rendered himself…
Ignatius
A bishop of Antioch, torn to pieces by lions in the amphitheater at Rome A. D. 107. His works consisted of letters to the Ephesians…
Ilaira
Daughter of Leucippus and Philodice, and sister of Phoebe. The two sisters are frequently mentioned by the poets under the name of…
Ilus
Fourth king of Troy, was son of Tros by Callirrhoe. He married Eurydice, the daughter of Adrastus. He embellished the city of Ilium, called…
India
A name used by the Greeks and Romans, much as the modern term East Indies, to describe the whole of the southeast part of Asia, including…
Indigetes
The name of those indigenous gods and heroes at Rome who once lived on earth as mortals, and were worshipped after their death as gods…
Inferi
The gods of the nether world, in contradistinction to the Superi, or the gods of heaven. But the word Inferi is also frequently used to…
Iolcus
An ancient town in Magnesia in Thessaly, at the top of the Pagasean Gulf, about a mile from the sea. It was celebrated in mythology as the…
Ionia
A district on the west coast of Asią Minor, so called from the Ionian Greeks who colonized it at a time earlier than any distinct…
Iphiclus
A son of Amphitry on and Alcmena, and twin brother of Hercules. As the children were cradled together, Juno, jealous of Hercules, sent two…
Iphicrates
A celebrated general of Athens, who, though son of a shoemaker, rose to the highest offices in the state. He made war against the…
Iphigenia
A daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. When the Greeks, going to the Trojan war, were detained at Aulis by contrary winds, they were…
Iphitus
A son of Eurytus, king of Oechalia. When his father had promised his daughter Iole to anyone who could excel him or his sons in drawing the…
Irene
Called Pax by the Romans, the goddess of peace, was, according to Hesiod, a daughter of Zeus and Themis, and one of the Horae. Pax is…
Iris
One of the Oceanides, messenger of the gods, and more particularly of Juno. Her office was to cut the thread which seemed to detain the…
Isaeus
One of the ten Attic orators, was born at Chalcis, and came to Athens at an early age. He wrote judicial orations for others, and…
Isis
A celebrated deity of the Egyptians, daughter of Saturn and Rhea, according to Diodorus of Sicily. Some suppose her to be the same as Io…
Isocrates
A celebrated orator, son of a musical instrument maker at Athens. He opened a school of eloquence at Athens, where he was distinguished for…
Itys
A son of Tereus, king of Thrace, and Procne, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens. He was killed by his mother when he was six years old…
Ixion
A king of Thessaly, son of Phlegias, or, Greek Wrestler. according to Hyginus, of Leontes, or, according to Diodorus, of Antion and…
Idyia, Ismene & Italia
Wife of the Colchian king Aeetes, and mother of Medea. Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, and sister of Antigone.