Laodice – Lydia
Laodice
Daughter of Priam and Hecuba, and wife of Helicaon.
Laomedon
Son of Ilus, and king of Troy. He married Strynio, called by some Placia or
Leucippe
Podarces, afterward known as Priam, was their son. Laomedon built the walls of Troy, in which he was assisted by Apollo and Neptune.
Lares
Gods of inferior power at Rome, who presided over houses and families. They were two in number, sons of Mercury and
Latium
A country in Italy.
Lavinia
Daughter of Latinus and Amata, betrothed to Turnus, but married to Aeneas.
Lavinium
An ancient town of Latium, three miles from the sea and six miles east of Laurentum, on the Via Appia, founded by Aeneas.
Lucina
A daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She was the goddess who presided over the birth of children.
Luna
The goddess of the Moon.
Lupercus
An ancient Italian divinity, worshipped by shepherds as the protector of their flocks against wolves.
Lydia
A district of Asia Minor.