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| husband of Harmonia, son of Agenor, father of Agave and Autonoe, slays the dragon and found Thebes (3.3-130), remonstrates with Pentheus (3.564), wanders in axile with Harmonia (4.563-603), changed into a snake (4.564-89) |
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| a city of Boeotia (3.131, 549-61, 4.417) woman changed into stone o gulls (4.543-62, 5.254, 6.148-313, 7.764), woman presented at Alcmenia’s labor. |
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| Grandson of Cadmus, son of Autonoe while hunting, comesacross Diana bathing naked in grotto (3.139-252), changed into a stag by her, (3.194-8); his fate fails to move his mother in her frenzy 3.720 |
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| daughter of Cadmus, mother of Bacchus her love affair with Jupiter (3.261-313) |
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| God of wine and revelry, child of Semele by Jupiter as an infant 3.310-17, Narcissus compared with 3.421, takes revenge of Pentheus 3.518-701; *p.681 |
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| “was a blind prophet of Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo; Tiresias participated fully in seven generations at Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus himself.” |
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| A nymph loves Narcissus in vain 3.356-61, 369-403, deceives Juno, cursed by the goddess (3.358-69); wstes away, changed into sstone 3.395-9, laments Narcissus demise (3.493-507) |
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| Son of Liriope and Cephisus his birth and Teiresias’ prophecy (3.345-50), his rejection of Echo and others 3.351-406, falls in love with his own reflections, dies 3.407-509, changed into flower 3.510. |
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| King of Thebes, son of Agave rejects Bacchus (3513-731) killed by his mother Agave, in bacchic frenzy (3.713-31), punishes byBacchus (4.22-3); his death (4.429) |
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| a ship’s captain from Lynda participating in bacchic rites (3.582-700) |
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| Lydia (Maeonia) is a country in Asia Minor |
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