“Ixion,” ix-iˈon. The father of the above. Having committed a murder on earth for which he was never purified, Jupiter took pity on him, purified him, and took him to heaven, where he tried to win the love of Juno. For his ingratitude he was sent to Hades, and fastened to a perpetually rolling wheel. P. 297.—“Teucer,” teuˈcer. The first king of Troy. “Ilus.” The grandfather of Priam, and the founder of Ilion or Troy. “Assaracus,” as-sarˈa-cus. The great-grandfather of Æneas. “Dardany,” or Dardania, was a region adjacent to Ilium, lying along the Hellespont. It was named from Dardanus, the son-in-law of Teucer. P. 298.—“Eridanus,” e-ridˈa-nus. A river god. “Musæus,” mu-sæˈus. A mythological character, the author of various poetical compositions and of certain famous _oracles_. P. 300.—“Procas.” One of the fabulous kings of Alba Longa. “Numitor,” nuˈmi-tor. The grandfather of Romulus and Remus. “Capys.” “Silvius.” Mythical kings of Alba Longa. “Gabii,” gaˈbi-i. In early times a powerful Latin city near Rome. “Nomentum,” no-menˈtum. A Latin town, about fourteen miles from Rome. “Collatia,” col-laˈti-a. A Sabine town. “Cora.” An ancient town in Latium. “Bola.” A town of the Æqui. “Inuus.” Usually written Inui Castrum. A town on the coast of Latium. P. 301.—“Ind.” The country of the Indus. “Garamant,” garˈa-mant. The most southernly of the known people of Africa. “Alcides,” al-ciˈdes. A name given to Hercules. “Erymanthus,” e-ry-manˈthus. A lofty mountain of Arcadia, the haunt of the boar which Hercules killed. “Lerna.” A marsh and river not far from Argos, where Hercules killed the Hydra. P. 302.—“Decii,” deˈci-i. “Drusus,” druˈsus. “Torquatus,” tor-quaˈtus. Famous Roman leaders in the early days of the Republic. “Æacides,” æ-acˈi-des. A name given to the descendants of Æacus, among whom were Peleus, Achilles and Pyrrhus. P. 303.—“Feretrian,” fer-reˈtri-an. A name given sometimes to Jove. It is probably derived from the verb to strike, as persons taking an oath called on Jove to strike them if they swore falsely. NOTES ON REQUIRED READINGS IN “THE CHAUTAUQUAN.” FRENCH HISTORY. P. 377, c. 1.—“Voltaire,” vol-têrˈ. (1694-1778.) French author. “Rousseau,” Jean Jacques, rooˌsōˈ. (1712-1778.) French philosopher and writer. “Montesquieu,” mŏnˈtĕs-kūˌ. (1689-1755.) French jurist and philosopher. “D’Alembert,” däˈlŏnˌbêrˌ. (1717-1783.) French mathematician. P. 377, c. 2.—“Maria Theresa,” ma-rīˈa te-reeˈsä. (1717-1780.) Empress of Germany and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.