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EOLUS.

Æolus was the son of Jupiter. He was the God of the winds and tempests, which he was supposed to confine in a large cave; these he let loose at his own pleasure, or at the command of Jupiter. He presided over the four principal winds called,

1st. Boreas, or the North wind.
2nd. Auster, or the South wind.

3d. Eurus, or the East wind.
4th. Zephyrus, or the West wind.

TRITON.

Triton was the son of Neptune and Amphitrite. The upper part of his body resembled that of a man, the lower part that of a dolphin. He was trumpeter to Neptune, and in the war

of the Gods against the giants, the terrific sound of his instrument put them to flight, and left the Gods victorious. The other Tritons were imaginary sea animals.

PROTEUS.

Proteus was the son of Neptune, and entrusted with the care of his flocks, consisting of sea calves and other marine animals. He is represented by the Poets as possessing the faculty of assuming whatever forms he pleases: hence a fickle person is often called a Proteus. He was called by the Romans, Vertumnus, and was the husband of Pomona: he gained her confidence by personating an old woman, and afterwards married her.

GLAUCUS AND EGEON.

These were mortals, changed by some extraordinary influence into sea Gods. Glaucus was a dexterous fisherman, who had the talent of remaining a long time under water. Ægeon is described as a formidable giant, who issued from the sea to assist the Titans against Jupiter, but being vanquished retired to his watery abode.

AMPHITRITE.

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Amphitrite was the wife of Neptune, and supposed to have been the daughter of a Titan prince. She is generally represented by the side of Neptune, with sea Nymphs and Tritons round her.

THE SIRENS.

The Sirens were said to be daughters of the River Achelous and the Muse Calliope. They are represented as beautiful females, inhabiting the rocks on the coast of Sicily. The sweetness of their singing allured mariners who passed that way, to the dangerous shore, which proved their destruction. They were supposed to touch the lute in a most enchanting manner.

SCYLLA AND CHARY BDIS.

Scylla was supposed to have been the daughter of Phorcus, a sea Deity. Having excited the jealousy of Amphitrite, she poisoned the fountain in which she used to bathe. Scylla, feeling the effects of the poison, threw herself

into the sea, where she became a dreadful monster, whose extremities were changed into dogs of different species, which barked incessantly, and struck terror into the navigators.

CHARYBDIS..

Charybdis was said to have been a cruel woman, who used to plunder travellers, and whom Hercules killed and precipitated into the sea. These Deities are personifications of the dangerous rocks and dashing currents situated between Reggio and Messina, so fatal to mariners in the early ages of navigation.

SEA AND RIVER NYMPHS.

These Nymphs were the daughters of the God Nereus and Doris. Those who presided over the

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