P. 148.—“Promˌe-neˈa;” “Te-marˈe-te;” “Ni-canˈder;” “As-tragˈa-lus.”
P. 168.—“The celebrated fifth proposition of the first book.” If two sides of a triangle are equal, then the angles opposite these sides are equal.
P. 178.—“Tmolus,” moˈlus; “Hyrædes,” hy-rēˈdes.
P. 193.—“Belus.” Son of Neptune. He was believed to be the ancestral hero and national divinity of several eastern nations. He was the same as the god Baal, of whom we read in the Scriptures, and, perhaps, the one known to the Phœnicians as Moloch. His temples were built on the tops of high hills, or still more frequently in solemn groves, and sometimes altars were erected to him on the roofs of houses. Incense was the most frequent offering presented to him, but we also read of sacrifices of bullocks, and even of children. Priests danced about the altar during the sacrifices, and barbarously cut and mangled themselves if their gods did not speedily answer their prayers.
P. 272.—“Massagetæ,” mas-sajˈe-te; “Tomˈy-ris.”
P. 20.—“Leˈon-naˌtus;” “Lysimachus;” ly-simˈa-kus.
P. 37.—“One of his own daughters.” This daughter’s name was Cleopatra. She was full sister to Alexander, and consequently a niece of the king of Epirus, whom she married.
P. 92.—“Cas-sanˈdra.” Apollo conferred upon her the gift of prophecy, and then she refused to keep the promise she made him in order to get this gift. Thereupon the god, in anger, ordained that no one should believe her prophecies. She predicted to the Trojans the ruin that threatened them, but no one believed her. She was looked upon as a mad woman. Upon the division of the booty after the destruction of Troy, she fell to Agamemnon, who carried her to Mycenæ. Here she was put to death by Clytemnestra, his wife.
P. 234.—“Seraglio,” se-ralˈyo. The palace of the Turkish Sultan, in which he, his court and his wives reside. Also a harem.
P. 276.—“Basso relievos,” basˈso re-lievˈōs.
NOTES ON REQUIRED READINGS IN “THE CHAUTAUQUAN.”
1. “Arretez-donc, Alphonse, arretez-donc.” A literal translation would be, Stop then, Alphonso, stop then.
2. “Enfeoffed,” en-feftˈ. 1. To invest with a dignity; to convey as a fee. 2. To surrender; to give up.
3. “Terra North Manorum.” Land of the North-men.
4. “Rubrics.” Those parts of any work which in ancient manuscripts were colored red, to distinguish them from other parts, especially the title pages.