{128b} Scyron and Pityocamptes were two famous robbers, who used to seize on travellers and commit the most horrid cruelties upon them. They were slain by Theseus. See Plutarch's "Life of Theseus." {128c} Where he ran away, but, as we are told, in very good company. See Diog. Laert. Strabo, etc. {132} The Antipodes. We never heard whether Lucian performed this voyage. D'Ablancourt, however, his French translator, in his continuation of the "True History," has done it for him, not without some humour, though it is by no means equal to the original. {135a} Voltaire has improved on this passage, and given us a very humorous account of "les Habitans de l'Enfer," in his wicked "Pucelle." {135b} Who, the reader will remember, had just before run off with Helen. {136a} Greek, [Greek], sleep. {136b} As herald of the morn. {136c} A root which, infused, is supposed to promote sleep, consequently very proper for the Island of Dreams. "Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the East, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday." See Shakespeare's "Othello." {136d} Night wanderer. {137a} Gr. [Greek], inexperrectus, unwaked or wakeful. {137b} Gr. [Greek], pernox, all night. {137c} "Two portals firm the various phantoms keep; Of ev'ry one; whence flit, to mock the brain, Of winged lies a light fantastic train; The gate opposed pellucid valves adorn, And columns fair, encased with polished horn; Where images of truth for passage wait." See Pope's Homer's "Odyssey," bk. xix., 1. 637. See also Virgil, who has pretty closely imitated his master. {138a} Gr. [Greek], terriculum vanipori: fright, the son of vain hope, or disappointment. {138b} Gr. [Greek], divitiglorium, the pride of riches--i.e., arising from riches; son of phantasy, or deceit. {138c} Gr. [Greek], gravi-somnem, heavy sleep. {141a} Nut sailors; or, sailors in a nut-shell. {141b} Those who sailed in the gourds. {147a} Cabalusa and Hydamardia are hard words, which the commentators confess they can make nothing of. Various, however, are the derivations, and numerous the guesses made about them. The English reader may, if he pleases, call them not improperly, especially the first, Cabalistic. {147b} Which the reader will remember was given him by way of charm, on his departure from the Happy Island. {148} Gr. [Greek], asini-eruras, ass-legged. {149} The ensuing books never appeared. The "True History," like --"the bear and fiddle, Begins, but breaks off in the middle." D'Ablancourt, as I observed above, has carried it on a little farther. There is still room for any ingenious modern to take the plan from Lucian, and improve upon it.