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ichthyocentaur a fish-centaur described as having the forefeet of a horse, a human torso and head, and
a fish tail. It is sometimes shown with a pair of lobster-claw horns.
Imperial gold a rare metal deadly to monsters, consecrated at the Pantheon; its existence was a closely
guarded secret of the emperors
Invidia the Roman goddess of revenge. Greek form: Nemesis
Iris the Greek rainbow goddess and a messenger of the gods; the daughter of Thaumas and Electra.
Roman form: Iris
Juno the Roman goddess of women, marriage, and fertility; sister and wife of Jupiter; mother of Mars.
Greek form: Hera
Jupiter the Roman king of the gods; also called Jupiter Optimus Maximus (the best and the greatest).
Greek form: Zeus
Juventas the Roman goddess of youth. Greek form: Hebe
Kalends of July the first day of July, which was sacred to Juno
karpoi grain spirits
Katoptris Piper’s dagger, once owned by Helen of Troy. The word means “looking glass.”
Keto the Greek goddess of sea monsters and large sea creatures, such as whales and sharks. She is the
daughter of Gaea and the sister-wife of Phorcys, god of the dangers of the sea.
Khione the Greek goddess of snow; daughter of Boreas
Kronos the Greek god of agriculture, the son of Uranus and Gaea and the father of Zeus. Roman
form: Saturn
Lar a house god, ancestral spirit of Rome (Lares, pl.).
Lupa the sacred Roman she-wolf that nursed the foundling twins Romulus and Remus