Hercy̆nia, a celebrated forest of Germany, which, according to Cæsar, required nine days’ journey to cross it; and which on some parts was found without any boundaries, though travelled over for 60 days successively. It contained the modern countries of Switzerland, Basil, Spires, Transylvania, and a great part of Russia. In length of time the trees were rooted up, and when population increased the greatest part of it was made inhabitable. Cæsar, Gallic War, bk. 6, ch. 24.—Mela.—Livy, bk. 5, ch. 54.—Tacitus, Germania, ch. 30.
Herdonia, a small town of Apulia between the rivers Aufidus and Cerbalus. Silius Italicus, bk. 1, li. 568.
Herdonius, a man put to death by Tarquin, because he had boldly spoken against him in an assembly, &c.
Herea, a town of Arcadia on an eminence, the bottom of which was watered by the Alpheus. It was built by Hereus the son of Lycaon, and was said to produce a wine possessed of such unusual properties, as to give fecundity to women, and cause madness in men. Ælian, Varia Historia, bk. 13, ch. 6.—Pliny, bk. 14, ch. 18.—Pausanias, bk. 8, ch. 24.—Ptolemy, bk. 3, ch. 16.
Herennius Senecio, a Roman historian under Domitian. Tacitus, Agricola, ch. 2, &c.——An officer of Sertorius defeated by Pompey, &c. Plutarch.——A centurion sent in pursuit of Cicero by Antony. He cut off the orator’s head. Plutarch, Cicero.——Caius, a man to whom Cicero dedicates his book de Rhetoricâ, a work attributed by some to Cornificius.——A Samnite general, &c.——Philo, a Phœnician who wrote a book on Adrian’s reign. He also composed a treatise divided into 12 parts, concerning the choice of books, &c.
Hereus, a son of Lyacon, who founded a city in Arcadia, called Herea. Pausanias, bk. 8, ch. 24.
Herillus, a philosopher of Chalcedon, disciple to Zeno. Diogenes Laërtius.
Herĭlus, a king of Præneste, son of the nymph Feronia. As he had three lives, he was killed three times by Evander. Virgil, Æneid, bk. 8, li. 563.
Hermăchus, a native of Mitylene, successor and disciple of Epicurus, B.C. 267.
Hermæ, statues of Mercury in the city of Athens. Cicero, Letters to Atticus, bk. 1, ltrs. 4 & 8.—Cornelius Nepos, Alcibiades.——Two youths who attended those who consulted the oracle of Trophonius. Pausanias, bk. 9, ch. 39.