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naiskos - a small shrine; for an example, see Didyma, Archaic Temple of Apollo (architecture).

nebris - a fawn or fawn skin; for an example, see Boston 00.342 (image).

Nero - Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; Nero was adopted by Claudius and thus changed his name to Nero Claudius Caesar; he reigned as Roman Emperor from 54 to 68; since he was young when his reign began, his actions were controlled by his mother, Agrippina and Seneca, his tutor; Nero's first wife Octavia, Claudius' daughter, was divorced, exiled, and murdered by Nero; in 62, Nero married his mistress, Poppaea, following the murder of his mother in 58 of which Nero had knowledge; Nero rebuilt Rome at the expense of Italy and the Roman provinces after the great fire of 64; in 68, the Praetorian Guards and several Roman legions took up arms against Nero, who fled Rome and committed suicide.

• An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors: Nero

Nestor - son of Neleus and Chloris who participated in the fight between the Centaurs and Lapith; wise man and adviser in the Iliad.

Niobe - daughter of Tantalus and sister of Pelops, mother of twelve sons and twelve daughters in the Homeric traditions, who boasted that she was superior to Leto who had only two children; Leto, hurt by Niobe's remarks was avenged by her two Children Apollo and Artemis who slaughtered Niobe's children; used by Achilles as an example and also by Antigone.

nomos - any custom or law created by man.

nymph - a minor female goddess who dwells in forests, rivers, mountains, who are often attendants of major goddesses; for an example, see Louvre Ma 696 (image).