Exhibit 23.1


                       INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Lycos, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 
333-47677, 333-51593 and 333-61821) on Form S-8 and the registration statements 
(Nos. 333-47679, 333-51591, 333-60101 and 333-61413) on Form S-3 of Lycos, Inc. 
of our report dated August 18, 1998 relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of Lycos, Inc. as of July 31, 1998, and 1997, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended July 31, 1998, which report appears in the
July 31, 1998, annual report on Form 10-K of Lycos, Inc.


                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
October 19, 1998