=Ia´go= (3 _syl._), ancient of Othello, commander of the Venetian army, and husband of Emilia. Iago hated Othello, both because Cassio (a Florentine) was promoted to the lieutenancy over his head, and also from a suspicion that the Moor had tampered with his wife; but he concealed his hatred so artfully that Othello felt confident of his “love and honesty.” Iago strung together such a mass of circumstantial evidence in proof of Desdemona’s love for Cassio, that the Moor killed her out of jealousy. One main argument was that Desdemona had given Cassio the very handkerchief which Othello had given her as a love-gift; but in reality Iago had induced his wife Emilia to purloin the handkerchief. When this villainy was brought to light, Othello stabbed Iago; but his actual death is no incident of the tragedy.—Shakespeare, _Othello_ (1611). The cool malignity of Iago, silent in his resentment, subtle in his designs, and studious at once of his interest and his vengeance,...are such proofs of Shakespeare’s skill in human nature as it would be vain to seek in any modern writer.—Dr. Johnson. ⁂ Bryon, speaking of John P. Kemble, says: “Was not his ’Iago’ perfection—particularly the last look? I was close to him, and I never saw an English countenance half so expressive.” =Iambic Verse= (_The Father of_), Achil´ochos of Paros (B. C. 714-676). =Ianthe= (3 _syl._), in _The Siege of Rhodes_, by Sir William Davenant. Mrs. Betterton was called “Ianthe” by Pepys, in his _Diary_, as having performed that character to his great approval. The old gossip greatly admired her, and praised her “sweet voice and incomparable acting.”—W.C. Russell, _Representative Actors_. _Ianthe_ (3 _syl._), to whom Lord Byron dedicated his _Childe Harold_, was Lady Charlotte Harley, who was only eleven years old at the time (1809). =Ibe´ria’s Pilot=. Christopher Columbus. Spain is called “Iberia” and the Spaniards the “Ibe´ri.” The river _Ebro_ is a corrupt form of the Latin word Ibe´rus. Launched with Iberia’s pilot from the steep, To worlds unknown, and isles beyond the deep. Campbell, _The Pleasures of Hope_, ii. (1799). =Iblis= (“_despair_”), called Aza´zil before he was cast out of heaven. He refused to pay homage to Adam, and was rejected by God.—_Al Korân_. “We created you, and afterwards formed you, and all worshipped except Eblis.” ... And God said unto him, “What hindered you from worshipping Adam, since I commanded it?” He answered, “I am more excellent than he. Thou hast created me of fire, but him of clay.” God said, “Get thee down, therefore, from paradise ... thou shalt be one of the contemptible.”—_Al Korân_, vii. =Ib´rahim= or =L’Illustre Bassa=, an heroic romance of Mdlle. de Scudéri (1641). =Ice´ni= (_3 syl._), the people of Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire. Their metropolis was Venta (_Caistar near Norwich_).—Richard of Cirencester, _Chronicle_, vi. 30.