9 76. Capaneus. One of the seven heroes who marched from Argos (not Athens) against Thebes. He defied Jupiter and was struck by lightning as he was scaling the walls. His wife, Evadne, leaped into the flames ahd perished. In presenting her here, Dryden followed Chaucer. 9 81. Creon. King of Thebes, surrendered the city to Aedipus, who had freed it from the sphinx, resumed rule after death of Aedipus' sons, killed by his son Haeemon for cruelty to Antigone, daughter of Aedipus. 10 116. Minotaur. A monster lurking in the labyrinth of Crete, which devoured the tribute of seven youths and seven maidens sent by Athens every ninth year. It was slain by Theseus. 11 150. An Alexandrine verse. 11 160. An Alexandrine verse. 12 165. An Alexandrine verse. 12 169. morn of cheerful May. The conventional month for love in the old poets. Dryden followed Chaucer. 12 186. Aurora. Goddess of the morning-red. Each morning she rose from the couch of Tithonus, and drove swiftly from Oceanus to Olympus to announce to gods and mortals the coming of day. 13 199. Philomel. Nightingale. Philomela, dishonored by her brother-in-law, was changed to a nightingale. 13 214. hateful eyes. Eyes full of hate. 14 245. horoscope. A diagram of the heavens by which astrologers calculated nativities. Dryden resembled Chaucer in his belief in astrology. 14 246. Saturn in the dungeon of the sky. Arcite declares that the horoscope of their birth predicted chains, for it showed the planet Saturn, an evil star at best, in the dungeon of the sky. 14 252. Unhappy planets. Planets that were thought to cause unhappiness. 14 258. Actaeon. He unintentionally came upon Diana and her nymphs while they were bathing in the stream, was transformed into a stag by the goddess, and was coursed to death by his own hounds. 14 261. Cyprian Queen. Venus; Cyprus was a chief seat of her worship. 15 264. habit. Dress. We retain the word with same meaning in riding-habit. 16 300. Appeach. To impeach. Old form. 17 334, 335, 336, 339. Alexandrines, possibly used by Dryden in such close succession to show Arcite's violent emotions. 17 342 Aesop's hounds. The hounds of the fable by Aesop. Their story is told in succeeding verses. 17 346, 347. These verses indicate a condition with which both Chaucer and Dryden were very familiar. 17 358. Pirithous. A legendary hero, between Theseus and whom existed strong friendship. A Centaur's discourtesy to the bride at the wedding of Pirithous was avenged by Theseus in the battle with the Centaurs. 17 364. His fellow to redeem him went to hell. Chaucer and Dryden have here confused the story of Theseus and Pirithous with account of Castor and Pollux. Theseus did not go to the lower world to rescue Pirithous; but went with him to abduct Proserpina, and they were both seized and held by Pluto, till Hercules rescued Theseus. 18 382. Finds his dear purchase. Finds his purchase to be dear, i.e., expensive.