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Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch |
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Glossary Q-R QUIRINUS (from quiris, a lance or spear), a war god, said to be Romulus, founder of Rome RABICAN, noted horse RAGNAROK, the twilight (or ending) of the gods RAJPUTS, minor Hindu caste REGAN, daughter of Leir REGILLUS, lake in Latium, noted for battle fought near by between the Romans and the Latins REGGIO, family from which Rogero sprang REMUS, brother of Romulus, founder of Rome RHADAMANTHUS, son of Jupiter and Europa after his death one of the judges in the lower world RHAPSODIST, professional reciter of poems among the Greeks RHEA, female Titan, wife of Saturn (Cronos), mother of the chief gods, worshipped in Greece and Rome RHINE, river RHINE MAIDENS, OR DAUGHTERS, three water nymphs, Flosshilda, Woglinda, and Wellgunda, set to guard the Nibelungen Hoard, buried in the Rhine RHODES, one of the seven cities claiming to be Homer's birthplace RHODOPE, mountain in Thrace RHONGOMYANT, Arthur's lance RHOECUS, a youth, beloved by a Dryad, but who brushed away a bee sent by her to call him to her, and she punished him with blindness RHIANNON, wife of Pwyll RINALDO, one of the bravest knights of Charlemagne RIVER OCEAN, flowing around the earth ROBERT DE BEAUVAIS', Norman poet (1257) ROBIN HOOD, famous outlaw in English legend, about time of Richard Coeur de Lion ROCKINGHAM, forest of RODOMONT, king of Algiers ROGERO, noted Saracen knight ROLAND (Orlando), See Orlando ROMANUS, legendary great grandson of Noah ROMULUS, founder of Rome RON, Arthur's lance RONCES VALLES', battle of ROUND TABLE King Arthur's instituted by Merlin the Sage for Pendragon, Arthur's father, as a knightly order, continued and made famous by Arthur and his knights RUNIC CHARACTERS, or runes, alphabetic signs used by early Teutonic peoples, written or graved on metal or stone RUTULIANS, an ancient people in Italy, subdued at an early period by the Romans RYENCE, king in Ireland |
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