Cid, El
Cid, El (lord, master) In medieval Spanish legend, a hero, Rodrigo DÃaz de Bivar (1040– 1099), whose victories over the Moors inspired ballads, chronicles, and…
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Carlos, Don
Carlos, Don (1545–1568) In Spanish history and legend, son of Philip II of Spain by his wife, Maria of Portugal. The historical picture of Don…
Boabdil
Boabdil (died c. 1533) In Spanish history and legend, last Moorish king of Granada, subject of numerous Spanish ballads. Boabdil, also called El Chico (the…
Bernardo del Carpio
Bernardo del Carpio In medieval Spanish legend, hero who fought against Charlemagne, appearing in many Spanish ballads. Bernardo del Carpio was the illegitimate son of…
Amadis of Gaul
Amadis of Gaul (love-god) In late medieval Spanish legend, hero who appears in an anonymous prose romance, Amadis of Gaul, first published in 1508 in…
Alonzo de Aguilar, Don
Alonzo de Aguilar, Don (15th century) Spanish hero in the reconquest of Spain from the Moors and the subject of various ballads. One ballad, The…
Eurytion
Eurytion (full-flowing little one) In Greek mythology, a centaur who caused the fight at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodameia. Ovid’s Metamorphoses (book 12) tells…
Eurydice
Eurydice (wide justice) In Greek mythology, a dryad, wife of Orpheus, who died of a snakebite as she fled from Aristaeus. Orpheus went to the…
Euphrosyne
Euphrosyne (good cheer) In Greek mythology, one of the three Graces. The others were Aglaea (splendor) and Thalia (abundance). They were all daughters of Zeus…
Eunomia
Eunomia (good government) In Greek mythology, one of the Horae; goddess of order and legislation, daughter of Zeus and Themis. Her sisters were Eirene (peace)…