Lucif´era

( Pride ), daughter of Pluto and Proser´pĭna. Her usher was Vanity. Her chariot was drawn by six different beasts, on each of which was seated one of the queen’s counsellors. The foremost beast was an a , ridden by Idlene , who resembled a monk; paired with the a was a swine, on which rode Gluttony, clad in vine leaves. Next came a goat, ridden by Lechery, arrayed in green; paired with the goat was a camel, on which rode Avarice, in threadbare coat and cobbled shoes. The next beast was a wolf, bestrid by Envy, arrayed in a kirtle full of eyes; and paired with the wolf was a lion, bestrid by Wrath, in a robe all blood-stained. The coachman of the team was Satan. Lo? underneath her scornful feet was lain A dreadful dragon, with a hideous train; And in her hand she held a mirror bright, Wherein her face she often viewëd fain. Spenser, Faëry Queen , i. 4 (1590).