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Things Not Generally Known: Greeks

Eos. The name of Aurora among the Greeks.

Erato. One of the Muses. She presided over lyric poetry, and is represented as crowned with roses and myrtle, and holding a lyre in her hand. Erebus. A deity of the infernal regions, son of Chaos and Darkness. The poets often use the word to signify the infernal regions.

Europa. A daughter of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, and Telaphassa. Her beauty attracted Jupiter, and to become possessed of her he assumed the shape of a handsome bull, and mingled with the herds of Agenor while Europa was gathering flowers in the meadows. She caressed the animal and mounted on his back. The god crossed the sea with her, and arrived in Crete, where he assumed his proper form and declared his love. She became mother of Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthus.

Eurydice, wife of Orpheus. After her death, her husband ventured to go to hell, where by the melody of his lyre he obtained from Pluto the restoration of his wife, provided he did not look behind on their journey back to earth. Eager to see his wife he looked behind, and so lost her for ever. Euterpe. One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. She presided over music.

Fauni. Rural deities represented as having the legs, feet, and ears of goats, and the rest of the body human.

Flora. The goddess of flowers and gardens among the Romans. She was the same as the Chloris among the Greeks.