SHAKESPEARE.

CO′PIA, the goddess of plenty.

CO′RAN. One of Actæon’s hounds was so named.

CORN, see Ceres.

COR′ONIS, was a consort of Apollo and mother of Æsculapius. Another

Coronis was daughter of a king of Phocis, and was changed by Athena

into a crow.

CORYBAN′TES were priests of Cybele. They obtained the name because they

were in the habit of striking themselves in their dances.

CORY′DON. A silly love-sick swain mentioned by Virgil.

CORY′THAIX. A name given to Mars, meaning Shaker of the Helmet.

COTYT′TO. The Athenian goddess of immodesty.

“Hail! goddess of nocturnal sport,

Dark-veiled Cotytto, to whom the secret flame

Of midnight torches burns; mysterious dame.”

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