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Odites,

A Centaure, one of the sonnes of Ixion.

Odius,

A mans name in Homer.

Odrysae,

People of Thrace.

Odrysius, a, um,

Of that people, or of Thrace.

Odyssea, ae,

foem. gen. A worke of Homere. conteyning the great and perillous traueyles of Vlysses.

Odytes,

Looke Odites.

Oea,

A citie in Affrike.

Oeagrus,

A ryuer in the countrey of Thracia. Also the fa∣ther of Orpheus the Poet.

Oeanthe,

The name of a citie.

Oebades,

King Darius horsekéeper, by whose pollicie hée attayned to the kingdome of Persia.

Oebalia,

The countrey in Gréece called also Laconia.

Oebalides,

patronym. m. g. pro gentili, A man of Laconia.

Oebalis, idis,

patronym foem.

Oebalius, a, um,

Of Oebalia.

Oebalus,

A king of Laconia.

Oechalia,

A part of Laconia, and a citie of the same name.

Oecinyres,

A man of Argos.

Oedipodionides,

The daughter of néece of Oedipus.

Oedipodiomus, a, um,

Belonging to Oedipus.

Oedipus,

Sonne of La••us and Iocasta, whose father vn∣derstanding by Oracle that he shoulde be slayne of his owne sonne, committed him being an infant to his shep∣hearde to kyll him. But hée being mooued with pitie, and yet not so bolde to refuse and disobeye his maysters commaundement, made holes through the childes féete, and by a Wyth, hung hym on a trée, by that meanes thinking that he woulde die for hunger. At which tyme happily one Phorbas king Polybius his heardman of Corinthe hauing occasion to passe that way, hearing the childe crie, saued it, and brought him as a great pre∣sent to the Quéene his Maistres that had no chylde. She estéeming it to be sent hir of God by myracle, for that it was so goodly a babe, brought it vp tenderly as hir owne, & of his swollen féete called him Oedipus. Hée

Oenanthia,

A citie of Sarmatia, called now. S. Sophia.

Oeneus dissyllabum,

The father of M••leager, and Deia∣nira the last wyfe of Hercules: Hée was king of Caly∣donia.

Oeneus, a, um, and Oeneius, a, um,

Of Oeneus.

Oenides,

The sonne or nephew of Oeneus.

Oenisteria,

Was a certaine sacrifice at Athens, made by yoong men, newly bearded, which was done before they did cutte the heare that was long, which sacrifice was in this wyse: A certaine measure of wine was brought into the temple of Hercules, whereof the yoong men dranke a lyttle, and gaue the residue to all other that were present.

Oenochema,

A mountayne in Affrike.

Oenochônus,

A ryuer running into Thessaly.

Oenomaus,

Kyng of Elis, and father to the beautifull La∣die Hippodamia. Hée had knowledge by oracle that he shoulde be slayne by his daughters husbande, who, for hir excellent beautie was at that tyme sued for by many noble men. But Oenomaus thinking to keepe hys daughter from maryage, and trusting to excéeding swift horses that he had, proposed this offer to the wooers which came to hir, that they shoulde contende with him in running with the Chariot, on this condition, to haue his daughter if they ouercame him, and to léese their lyues if they by him were ouercome. Thirtéene had for loue of the Ladie aduentured and lost their lyues. At the last came Pelops Tantalus his sonne, who wyth money corrupted Myrtilus the Chariot man, to leaue a whéele of Oenomaus his Chariot vnpinned, whereby in the race the whéele fell of, and Oenomaus with the fall of the Chariot was so sore bruysed that immediatly hée dyed, yeelding both the victorie and his daughter to Pelops, whome he also most earnestly desired to be re∣uenged on his false seruaunt Myrtilus, by whose vn∣troth he was betrayed. Wherefore when Myrtilus af∣terwarde with reprochfull wordes re••uired his reward, Pelops threwe hym headlong into the sea, as a due re∣warde for him, that had béene false to his Prince and mayster.

Oenone,

The concubine of Paris, before that he rauished Helene.

Oenopia,

An yle called also Aegina.

Oenopides,

An Astronomer of Chios.

Oenops,

A mans name in Homer.

Oenotria,

A countrey in Italy. Some write that Italy it selfe was so called, of Oenotrus, An Arcadian.

Oenot••ides,

Two yles nigh to Calabria.

Oenotrius, and Oenotrus, a, um,

Of Oenotria.

Oeta,

A mountayne betwéene Thessaly and Macedonia, where is the sepulchre of Hercules.

Oēta,

The father of Medea, wife of Iason.

Oethyni,

People néere to Pontus.

Oetoscyros,

In the Scythi•••• tongue, the name of Apollo.

Oetus,

The brother of Ephialtes the gyaunt.