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Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880 [1836], Philothea (Otis, Broaders & Co., Boston) [word count] [eaf046]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
Zeus—The Jupiter of the Romans. Zeus Xenius—Jupiter the Hospitable. Hera—Juno. Pallas—Minerva.
Pallas Athena—An ancient appellation of Minerva, from which Pallas Parthenia—Pallas the Virgin. Pallas Promachos—Pallas the Defender. Phœbus—The Apollo of the Romans; the Sun. Phœbus Apollo—Phœbus the Destroyer, or the Purifier. Phœbe—Diana; the Moon. Artemis—Diana. Agrotera—Diana the Huntress. Orthia—Name of Diana among the Spartans. Poseidon—Neptune. Aphrodite—Venus.
Urania—The Heavenly Venus. The same name was applied Eros—Cupid. Hermes—Mercury. Demeter—Ceres. Persephone—Proserpine. Dionysus—Bacchus. Pandamator—A name of Vulcan, signifying the All-subduing. Mnemosyne—Goddess of Memory. Chloris—Flora. Asclepius—Esculapius.
Rhamnusia—Name of a statue of Nemesis, goddess of Vengeance; Polydeuces—Pollux. Leto—Latona.
Taraxippus—A deity whose protection was implored at Elis, Erinnys—The Eumenides, or Furies. Naiades—Nymphs of Rivers, Springs, and Fountains. Nereides—Nymphs of the Sea. Oreades—Nymphs of the Mountains. Dryades—Nymphs of the Woods. Oromasdes—Persian name for the Principle of Good. Mithras—Persian name for the Sun. Arimanius—Persian name for the Principle of Evil. Odysseus—Ulysses. Achilleus—Achilles. Cordax—An immodest comic dance. Agora—A Market House. Prytaneum—The Town House.
Deigma—A place in the Piræus, corresponding to the modern Clepsydra—A Water-dial.
Cotylœ—A measure. Some writers say one third of a quart; Arytœna—A small cup. Arabyllus—A vase, wide at bottom and narrow at top. Archons—Chief Magistrates of Athens. Prytanes—Magistrates who presided over the Senate. Phylarchi—Sheriffs. Epistates—Chairman, or speaker. Hippodrome—The Horse-course. Stadium—Thirty six and a half rods.
Obolus, (plural Oboli)—A small coin, about the value of a Drachma, (plural Drachmœ)—About ten-pence sterling. Mina, (plural Minœ)—Four pounds, three shillings, four pence.
Stater—A gold coin; estimated at about twelve shillings, three
Daric—A Persian gold coin, valued one pound, twelve shillings, (All the above coins are estimated very differently by different writers.)
“The midnight procession of the Panathenaia.” p. 11. This festival in honor of Pallas was observed early in the summer, “The Sacred Peplus.” p. 12. This was a white garment consecrated to Pallas, on which the “Court of Cynosarges.” p. 13. Cases of illegitimacy were decided at this court. “Festival of Torches.” p. 15. In honor of Prometheus. The prize was bestowed on him who “Six months of seclusion within the walls of the Acropolis, Maidens of the first families were selected to embroider the sacred “Fountain of Byblis.” p. 32. This name was derived from a young Ionian, passionately fond “During the festivities of the Dionysia.” p. 41. This festival, in honor of Dionysus, was observed with great “The tuneful sould of Marsyas.” p. 41. Marsyas was a celebrated musician of Phrygia, generally considered “Contest between fighting quails.” p. 42. In Athens, quails were pitched against each other, in the same “I perceived no paintings of those who had been wrecked.” p. 43. This idea is borrowed; but I cannot remember whence.
“Pericles withdrew a rose from the garland.” p. 43. This flower was sacred to Silence. The ancients often suspended “A life-time as long as that conferred upon the namesake of It is related of him, that he asked and obtained the gift of immortality “Eleusinian Mysteries.” p. 45. Ceremonies at Eleusis, in honor of Demeter, observed with great “The Universal Mind.” p. 46. Anaxagoras is supposed to have been the first who taught the doctrine “Model for the sloping roof of the Odeum.” p. 51. Pericles was usually represented with a helmet, to cover the deformity “Patriotic song of Callistratus.” p. 53. Translated from the Greek, by the Rt. Rev. G. W. Doane, Bishop “While our rosy fillets shed,” &c. p. 55. The 43d Ode of Anacreon. This and other extracts from the “All ending in ippus and ippides.” p. 59. Ippus is the Greek for horse. Wealthy Athenians generally belonged
“Describing her pompous sacrifices to Demeter.” p. 47. None but Greeks were allowed to enter the temple of this goddess. “Urania alone confers the beauty-giving zone.” p. 66. Urania was the Heavenly Venus, who presided over the pure sentiment “Temple of Urania in the Gardens.” p. 68. This was the temple of the Heavenly Venus. “The Pleiades mourning for their lost sister.” p. 71. One of the stars in the constellation of the Pleiades is said to have “More happy than the gods is he.” p. 57. Second Ode of Sappho, translated by F. Fawkes, Esq. “He clothed the Graces.” p. 58. Socrates was originally a sculptor. He carved a beautiful group “Too frugal to buy colored robes.” p. 73. The common people in Athens generally bought white garments, “I am as wakeful as the bird of Pallas.” p. 74. Owls were sacred to the goddess of wisdom. “A garland fastened with a delicately-carved arrow.” p. 75. Grecian lovers often chose this beautiful manner of complimenting “A humble shrine for a Muse so heavenly.” p. 79. The name of Urania was applied to the Muse of Astronomy, as “Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant In the Phœdrus of Plato, Socrates is represented as saying,
By these expressions, the philosopher probably did not mean In ancient times, the word demon was not applied exclusively to “His statue stands among the Olympionicœ.” p. 89. The victors at the Olympic Games had their statues placed in the “Count me on the summer trees.” p. 95. Part of the 14th Ode of Anacreon. “I heard one of the sophists.” p. 104. Some of the sayings here attributed to the sophists are borrowed “As soon would I league myself with Odomantians.” p. 108. The Odomantians of Thrace, near the river Strymon, had the “Concealed their frauds amid the flames of the Treasury.” The Treasury in Athens was burned to the ground, by the Treasurers,
“When the lake is still they lose their labor.” p. 112. This comparison is used by Aristophanes. “That comes of having the Helots among them.” p. 113. The freemen of Sparta were forbidden the exercise of any mechanical “He approves the law forbidding masters to bestow There was a Spartan law forbidding masters to emancipate their “Whip them, merely to remind them of bondage.” p. 113. The Helots were originally a brave people; but after they were “Things as trifling as the turning of a shell.” p. 116. This was an Athenian proverb, applied to things that were done “You must indeed wrestle at Cynosarges.” p. 116. This was a name of Hercules; and because he was illegitimate, “Festival Anthesteria.” p. 116. In honor of Dionysus. The best drinker was rewarded with a
Chap. X. p. 118. Scholars will say this trial ought to have been before the Areopagus. Solon provided four assemblies. The First approved or rejected “Cleon arose.” p. 119. Cleon was a tanner; a violent enemy of Pericles. “Which he inscribed Demus.” p. 125. A phrase signifying the People, or the Democracy. “Pericles was zealously assisted by Clinias.” p. 127. The Clinias here mentioned was not the father of Alcibiades; “Sing their welcome to Ornithiœ.” 129. This name was applied to a wind that blew in the spring, at the “The marble sent by Darius.” p. 130. The Persians were so confident of victory that they brought with “Filled my pillow with fresh laurel leaves.” p. 137. Phœbus was supposed to inspire dreams and prophecy; and the
“Like one returned from the cave of Trophonius.”p. 141. In this cave was a celebrated oracle. Those who entered it always “Psyche bending over the sleeping Eros.” p. 143. This beautiful fable represents the union of the human soul with “Even the Diasia are no longer observed.” p. 148. Festivals in honor of Zeus, because he delivered men from misfortunes “When the Muses and the Charities inhabit the same Among the Greeks, the Graces were called the Charities. It “Olive garlands suspended on the doors.” p. 77. This was a common practice during the festival of Thargelia, in “Gently touched the back part of his head with a small That the phenomena of animal magnetism were not entirely unknown “The laws of the country made it impossible to accompany her No woman was allowed to enter Olympia, during the celebration “Deemed he had fallen by the dart of Phæbus Apollo.” p. 200. Those who died very suddenly were supposed to have been
“Three days and three nights Paralus remained in complete It is related of Cleonymus, the Athenian, that when laid out to be “Its best pleasures are like the gardens of Adonis.” p. 204. When the annual procession formed to mourn the death of “Dressed in white, with a wreath of roses.” p. 218. When persons of worth and character died, and when the young With regard to the white garments, I have probably departed “Rather gain one prize from the Choragus than ten from the The first presided over musical and literary competition; the last “The statue of Persephone, (that ominous bridal gift.”) p. 218. While Persephone was gathering flowers, she was seized by “Mibra sneezed aloud.” p. 219. This was considered a lucky omen; particularly if the sound
“He will trust to Hermes to help him.” p. 231. Hermes was the god of lies and fraud. “Have I told you all my flames.” p. 232. Part of the 14th Ode of Anacreon. “Threatened to appeal to the magistrates for another The Athenian slave laws were much more mild than modern “Build the wall of Hipparchus.” p. 241. A wall built round the Academia by Hipparchus was so expensive “One of the slaves whose modesty Alcibiades had insulted.” Slaves that were either personally abused, or insulted, took refuge “These brooks are Creusa's tears.” p. 244. Ion was the son of Phæbus and Creusa. His mother, to avoid “She does not speak like one brought up at the gates.” p. 245. The lower classes of tradesmen were generally placed near the “One of the illustrious Pasargadæ.” p. 269. These were the noblest familes in Persia. In some unimportant matters, I have not adhered strictly to dates; I am aware that the Christian spirit is sometimes infused into a
Greek names for the deities were used in preference to the Roman, If there be errors in the application of Greek names and phrases,
Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880 [1836], Philothea (Otis, Broaders & Co., Boston) [word count] [eaf046]. |