NOTES ON CYRUS AND ALEXANDER.
P. 14.—“As-tyˈa-gēs.”
P. 25.—Names of the nine muses. See “Brief History of Greece,” page 73, and note in Cyrus and Alexander.
P. 29.—The mother of Cyrus was named Pa-rysˈa-tis. There is a brief reference to her in “Preparatory Greek Course,” page 65. The attempt on the part of Cyrus to assassinate his brother is denied by some writers. From the “Introduction” to “Kendrick’s Anabasis” the following quotation is taken: “During the last illness of his father, Cyrus was summoned to his bedside, and with Tissaphernes as an ostensible friend, and with three hundred Greeks he went up to the capital, with strong hopes, doubtless, that the question of the succession to the throne might be decided in his favor; the queen-mother espousing his cause, and he being, though not the oldest son, yet the oldest son born after Cyrus was king. He was disappointed in his hopes; and, not only so, but, through the accusations of Tissaphernes, was even seized on charge of a conspiracy, and escaped death only through the powerful intercession of his mother, Parysatis. Being dismissed from the court, he returned to his satrapy, burning with resentment, and determined, if possible, to shake off all dependence on his brother by succeeding to the throne. He immediately commenced a secret mustering of the troops needed for so great an enterprise.”
P. 30.—“The Auxiliary army,” from Greece. “The Peloponnesian War had just come to a close, and had released from service large numbers of trained soldiers, fond of war, and ready to enlist, as soldiers of fortune, in any enterprise that promised success and good pay.” Also see “Brief History of Greece,” page 33, note.
P. 35.—“Cyropedia.” For pronunciation and definition see “Preparatory Greek Course,” page 62.
P. 37.—“Cam-byˈses;” “Man-daˈne.”
P. 40.—“Harˈpa-gus.”
P. 42.—“Mitˈri-daˈtes.”
P. 51.—“Ar-temˈba-ris.”
P. 75.—“Sacian.” The Sacians, or Saciæ, were one of the numerous and most powerful of the Scythian nomad tribes, and had their abodes northeast of the Massagetæ, in the steppes of Central Asia. They were made tributary to the Persian empire, and were among the best troops that the kings of Persia had. They were very warlike, and excelled especially as cavalry. The name of the Sacians is often used loosely for other Scythian tribes, and sometimes for Scythians in general.
P. 97.—“A-rasˈpes.”
P. 101.—“Mermˈna-dæ;” “Gyges,” jiˈjes.
P. 102.—“Can-dauˈles.”
P. 106.—“A-ly-atˈtes.”
P. 107.—“Thrasˈy-buˈlus.”
P. 108.—“A-riˈon.”
P. 113.—“Pac-toˈlus.”
P. 117.—“Aˈtis.”
P. 148.—“Promˌe-neˈa;” “Te-marˈe-te;” “Ni-canˈder;” “As-tragˈa-lus.”
P. 167.—“Thaˈles.”
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. 170.—“Pteria,” teˈri-a.
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. 200.—“Pacˈty-as;” “Ta-baˈlus.”
P. 202.—“A-ris-to-diˈcus.”
P. 228.—“A-bra-daˈtes.”
P. 256.—“Phe-rauˈlas.”
P. 267.—“A-glaiˈta-das.”
P. 272.—“Massagetæ,” mas-sajˈe-te; “Tomˈy-ris.”
P. 273.—“Spar-ga-peˈzes.”