HEBRUS, ancient name of river Maritzka
Hecate, a mighty and formidable divinity, supposed to send at night all kinds of demons and terrible phantoms from the lower world
Hector, son of Priam and champion of Troy
Hector, one of Arthur’s knights
Hector de Marys’, a knight
Hecuba, wife of Priam, king of Troy, to whom
she bore Hector,
Paris, and many other children
Hegira, flight of Mahomet from Mecca to Medina (622 ad), era from which Mahometans reckon time, as we do from the birth of Christ
HEIDRUN, she goat, furnishing mead for slain heroes in Valhalla
HEIMDALL, watchman of the gods
Hel, the lower world of Scandinavia, to which were consigned those who had not died in battle
Hela (Death), the daughter of Loki and the mistress
of the
Scandinavian Hel
Helen, daughter of Jupiter and Leda, wife of Menelaus, carried off by Paris and cause of the Trojan War
Helenus, son of Priam and Hecuba, celebrated for his prophetic powers
HELIADES, sisters of Phaeton
Helicon, Mount, in Greece, residence of Apollo and the Muses, with fountains of poetic inspiration, Aganippe and Hippocrene
HELIOOPOLIS, city of the Sun, in Egypt
Hellas, Gieece
Helle, daughter of Thessalian King Athamas, who, escaping from cruel father with her brother Phryxus, on ram with golden fleece, fell into the sea strait since named for her (See Golden Fleece)
HELLESPONt, narrow strait between Europe and Asia
Minor, named for
Helle
Hengist, Saxon invader of Britain, 449 ad
HEPHAESTOS, See Vulcan
Hera, called Juno by the Romans, a daughter of Cronos (Saturn) and Rhea, and sister and wife of Jupiter, See Juno
Hercules, athletic hero, son of Jupiter and Alcmena, achieved twelve vast labors and many famous deeds
Hereward the wake, hero of the Saxons
Hermes (Mercury), messenger of the gods, deity of commerce, science, eloquence, trickery, theft, and skill generally
HERMIONE, daughter of Menelaus and Helen
HERMOD, the nimble, son of Odin
Hero, a priestess of Venus, beloved of Leander
Herodotus, Greek historian
Hesiod, Greek poet
Hesperia, ancient name for Italy
Hesperides (See Apples of the Hesperides)
Hesperus, the evening star (also called Day Star)
Hestia, cilled Vesta by the Romans, the goddess of the hearth
Hildebrand, German magician and champion
Hindu triad, Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva
Hippocrene (See Helicon)