| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Gorge" | Greek | A daughter of Oeneus and Althaea, and the wife of Andraemon. When Artemis metamorphosed her sisters into birds, on account of their unceasing lamentations about their brother Meleager, Gorge and Deianeira alone were spared. Greek |
"Hecuba" | Greek | Second wife of Priam, and mother of nineteen children. When Troy was taken by the Greeks she fell to the lot of Ulysses. She was afterwards metamorphosed into a dog, and threw herself into the sea. Greek |
"Helice" | Greek | A daughter of Lycaon, was beloved by Zeus, but Hera, out of jealousy, metamorphosed her into a she-bear, whereupon Zeus placed her among the stars, under the name of the Great Northern Bear. |
| King name "Hypseus" | Greek | A son of Peneius, and the Naiad Creusa, or Phillyra, the daughter of Asopus, was king of the Lapithae, and married to Chlidanope, by whom he became the father of Cyrene, Alcaea, Themisto, and Astyageia. (Apollodorus) Another personage of this name occurs in Ovid (Metamorphoses v by Ovid). Greek |
"L?laps" | Greek | A very powerful dog given by Diana to Procris; Procris gave it to Cephalos. While pursuing a wild boar it was metamorphosed into a stone. Greek |
| Nymph name "Lotis" | Greek | A nymph, who in her escape from the embraces of Priapus was metamorphosed into a tree, called after her Lotis. Greek |
"Lycabas" | Greek | The name of three fictitious personages mentioned by Ovid Metamorphoses. (iii, v, xii.) Greek |
"Melanippe" | Greek | A daughter of Cheiron, is also called Euippe. Being with child by Aeolus, she fled to mount Pelion but Cheiron made search after her and in order that her condition might not become known, she prayed to be metamorphosed into a mare. Artemis granted the prayer, and in the form of a horse she was placed among the stars. Greek |
| Book name "Melissa" | s | The prophetess who lived in Merlin's cave. Bradamant gave her the enchanted ring to take to Rogero; so, åśśuming the form of Atlantes, she went to Alcina's island, and not only delivered Rogero, but disenchanted all the forms metamorphosed in the island. In Book xix. she åśśumes the form of Rodomont, and persuades Agramant to break the league which was to settle the contest by single combat. A general battle ensues. Orlando Furioso |
"Mestra" | Greek | A daughter of Erysichthon, and granddaughter of Triopas. She was sold by her hungry father, that he might obtain tha means of satisfying his hunger. In order to escape from slavery she prayed to Poseidon, who loved her, and conferred on her the power of metamorphosing herself whenever she was sold, and of thus each time returning to her father. Greek |
"Monychus" | Greek | A centaur who is mentioned by Ovid (Metamorphoses xii) Greek |
"Morpho" | Greek | Or the-fair shaped, occurs as a surname of Aphrodite at Sparta. She was represented in a sitting posture, with her head covered, and her feet fettered. Greek |
| Nymph name "Nyseides" | Greek | The nymphs of Nysa, who are said to have reared Dionysus, and whose names are Cisseis, Nysa, Erato, Eriphia, Bromia, and Polyhymno. (Apollodorus iii, Metamorphoses III, Fasti by Ovid, Hymns of Orpheus) Greek |
"Olenus" | Greek | A person living on Mount Ida, who wanted to take upon himself the punishment which his wife had deserved by her pride of her beauty, and was metamorphosed along with her into stone. Greek |
"Panthomorphos" | Greek | Having all shapes, and therefore mystically the totality of manifested nature as including all beings, things, and shapes. Greek |
"Pasiphae" | Greek | 1. A daughter of Helios and Perseis, and a sister of Circe and Aeetes, was the wife of Minos, by whom she was the mother of Androgeos, Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus, Minotaurus, Acalle, Xenodice, Ariadne, and Phaedra. (Argonautica. Apollodorus i. Metamorphoses by Ovid XV) |
| God name "Peneus" | Greek | Also called Peneius, a Thessalian river god, and a son of Oceåñuś and Tethys. (Theogony of Hesiod 343; Metamorphoses by Ovid i.) By the Naiad Creusa he became the father of Hypseus, Stilbe, and Daphne. Cyrene also is called by some his wife, and by others his daughter, and hence Peneius is called the genitor of Aristaeus. Greek |
| King name "Philomela" | Greek | 1. A daughter of king Pandion in Attica, who, being dishonoured by her brother-in-law Tereus, was metamorphosed into a nightingale or swallow. |
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