DIOME′DES, the cruel tyrant of Thrace, who fed his mares on the flesh
of his guests, was overcome by Hercules, and was given to the same
horses as food.
DIO′NE. A poetic name of Venus.
DIONY′SIA were festivals in honour of Bacchus.
DIONY′SIUS. A name of Bacchus, either from his father Jupiter (Dios),
or from his nurses, the nymphs called Nyseæ.
DI′OS, a name of Jupiter.
DIOS′CURI. Castor and Pollux, the sons of Jupiter.
DI′RÆN. A name of the Furies.
DIS. A name of Pluto, god of hell, signifying riches.
“... That fair field
Of Enna, where Proserpine gathering flowers,
Herself a fairer flower, by gloomy Dis
Was gathered.”