Mythology

Vishnu (Vish´nu). The Preserver, the principal Hindoo goddess.

Virtuous Women see [[Juno (mythology)]].

Virtue A goddess worshiped by most of the ancients under various names. The way to the temple of honor was […]

Vidor A Scandinavian god, who could walk on the water and in the air. The god of silence (corresponding with […]

Victory (Vic´tory). A goddess, the daughter of [[Styx (mythology)]] and [[Acheron (mythology)]], generally represented as flying in the air holding […]

Vialis (Via´lis). A name of [[Mercury (mythology)]], because he presided over the making of roads.

Vestal Virgins (Ves´tal Vir´gins) were the priestesses of [[Vesta (mythology)]], whose chief duty was to see that the sacred fire […]

Vesta (Ves´ta), daughter of [[Saturn (mythology)]] and [[Cybele (mythology)]], was the goddess of the hearth and its fire. She had […]

Vertumnus (Vertum´nus) (“the Turner,” “Changer”). God of spring, or, as some mythologists say, of the seasons; the husband of [[Pomona […]

Verticordia (Verti´cor´dia). A Roman name of [[Venus (mythology)]], signifying the power of love to change the hard-hearted. The corresponding Greek […]