Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX OF PROPER NAMES This index does not contain all the proper names occurring in Book IV; those about which information is either unnecessary or supplied in the notes are omitted. Final i and o are long. All other long single vowels are marked, unless they are followed by two consonants, in which case the syllable is necessarily long. Africus, -a, -um, African. Agamemnonius, -a, -um, springing from Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, who led the Greeks to Troy; used of his son, Orestes. AgathyTsi, '-6rum, a people of Sarmatia in Transylvania. Alpinus, -a, -um, Alpine, from the Alps. Aquilo, -onis, the north wind. Aulis, -idis, /. a town in Boeotia, where the Greek fleet assembled for the expedition against Troy. Ausonius, -a, -um, Italian. Avernus, -a, -um, of Avernus, of the lower world. Bacchus, -i, the Greek god of wine. identified by the Romans with their god, Liber. Barcaeus, -a, -um, of Barcc, a town on the north coast of Africa, east of the Syrtis. Boreas, -ae, m. the north wind. Caucasus, -i, in. a mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian. Ceres, -eris, the goddess of corn, identified by the Romans with the Greek Demeter, who was honoured also for introducing law and civilization. Chaos, 7i. empty space, darkness; personified as a god of the lower world and father of Erebus. Coeus, -i, a Titan, son of Earth. Cres, -etis, a Cretan. Cresius, -a, -um, Cretan. Cyllenius, -a, -um, of Cyllene, a mountain in Arcadia, where Mercury was born. 78 INDEX OF PROPER NAMES Cynthus, -i, m. a mountain in Delos. Cytherea, -ae, Venus, the goddess of Cythera, an island celebrated for her worship. Danai, -drum, Greeks. Dardanus, -i, son of Jupiter, ancestor of the Trojan kings. Dardanius, -a, -um, Trojan. Delos or Dolus, -i, J. one of the.
