[Greek: =Chairete, nikomen=]. Rejoice, we conquer. 4. =Zeus=. The chief of the Greek gods (Roman Jupiter). =Her of the aegis and spear=. These were the emblems of Athena (Roman Minerva), the goddess of wisdom and of warfare. 5. =Ye of the bow and the buskin=. Apollo and Diana. 8. =Pan=. The god of nature, of the fields and their fruits. 9. =Archons=. Rulers. =tettix=, the grasshopper, whose image symbolized old age, and was worn by the senators of Athens. See the myth of Tithonus and Tennyson's poem of that name. 13. =Persia= attempted a conquest of Athens in 490 B.C. and was defeated by the Athenians in the famous battle of Marathon, under Miltiades. 18. To bring earth and water to an invading enemy was a symbol of submission. 19. =Eretria=. A city on the island of Eub[oe]a, twenty-nine miles north of Athens. 20. =Hellas=. The Greek name for Greece. 21. The Greeks of the various provinces long regarded themselves as of one blood and quality, superior to the outer barbarians. 32. =Phoibos=, or Ph[oe]bus. Apollo, god of the sun and the arts. =Artemis= (Roman Diana), goddess of the moon and patroness of hunting. 33. =Olumpos=. Olympus. A mountain of Greece which was the abode of Zeus and the other gods. 52. =Parnes=. A mountain on the ridge between Attica and B[oe]otia, now called Ozia. 62. =Erebos=. The lower world; the place of night and the dead. 80. =Miltiades= (?-489 B.C.). The Greek general who won the victory over the Persians at Marathon in 490 B.C. 106. =Akropolis=. The citadel of Athens, where stood the court of justice and the temple of the goddess Athene. 109. =Fennel-field=. The Greek name for fennel was [Greek: ho Marathon] (Marathon). Hence the prophetic significance of Pan's gift to the runner. Compare the story in Herodotus (VI., 105-106) with Browning's more spirited and poetic version. Observe how the strong patriotism, the Greek love of nature, and the Greek reverence for the gods are brought to the fore. What imagery in the poem is especially effective? What is the claim of Pheidippides--as Browning presents him--to memory as a hero? What ideals are most prominent in the poem? MY STAR. (PAGE 40.) 4. =angled spar=. The Iceland spar has the power of polarizing light and producing great richness and variety of color. 11. =Saturn=. The planet next beyond Jupiter; here chosen, perhaps, for its changing aspects. See an encyclopaedia or dictionary. This dainty love lyric is said to have been written with Mrs. Browning in mind. It needs, however, no such narrow application for its interpretation. It is the simple declaration of the lover that the loved one reveals to him qualities of soul not revealed to others. Observe the "order of lyric progress" in speaking first of nature, then of the feelings. EVELYN HOPE. (PAGE 41.)