[12:36.] Byrsa. A word which in the Carthaginian language meant citadel, but sounded like a Greek word meaning bull’s hide. From this confusion, apparently, arose the story that Dido cut a bull’s hide into very thin strings and so encompassed much ground for her new city.
[13:24.] Breath of life.
“So drew mankind in vain the vital air,
Unformed, unfriended by those kindly cares,
That health and vigor to the soul impart.”
—Gray, Education and Government.
[13:31.] Jove.
“The bird of Jove, stooped from his airy tour.
Two birds of gayest plume before him drove.”