ADRASTÆ′A, another name of Nemesis, one of the goddesses of justice.
ADSCRIPTI′TII DII were the gods of the second grade.
ADVERSITY, see Echidna.
Æ′ACUS, one of the judges of hell, with Minos and Rhadamanthus. See
Eacus.
ÆCAS′TOR, an oath used only by women, referring to the Temple of Castor.
ÆD′EPOL, an oath used by both men and women, referring to the Temple of
Pollux.
ÆGE′ON, a giant with fifty heads and one hundred hands, who was
imprisoned by Jupiter under Mount Etna. See Briareus.
Æ′GIS, the shield of Jupiter, so called because it was made of goat
skin.
“Where was thine Ægis Pallas that appall’d?”