80 On the Affinity of the Hiberno- Celtic and Phenician Languages. 
INFERNAL DEITIES, RIVERS, &c. 
Pluto. The god of hell, or the infernal regions. Blocac, is one who'dwells in a 
cave, or under the earth ; from bloc, a cave or mine. From wealth being found in a 
mine Plutus, the god of wealth, has his name, as also the word Iovroc, wealth. 
Acheron. A river in hell. The river of bitterness, severity. Ucap, bitier, severe ; 
aban, Tiver. 
Abastor. One of Pluto’s horses, so called because he barked like a dog. 2borzpac, 
barking like a dog. 
Ades or Hades. Pluto ; the infernal regions. jo, cold ; aj, death. 
Hecate. The same as Proserpine, Luna, and Diana. The eye of death. cc, 
death ; ser, eye. 
Cerberus. The dog of hell. Geapboyne, the worryer, slaughterer ; or cean, death, 
burial ; vepac, barking, the incessant barker. 
Charon. The ferryman over the Styx. The river of interment. Cean, burial, 
interment ; aban, river. 
Barathrum. The infernal regions. The change of death. Bapp, death ; acpwysynp 
I change. 
Gorgones. Frightful women. ops, cruel, fierce, frightful ; sean, women. 
Nemesis. The goddess of revenge. WNemayre, terrible, cruel, revengeful. 
Yartarus. The region of hell, where the most impious and guilty were punished. 
The place of scorn, reproach, and contempt. Tan, contempt, reproach, scorn ; 
canpac, horrid, terrible, fearful, appalling. 
Tisiphone. One of the furies—represented with a whip in her hand. Tear, hot ; 
tebe, @ whip or scourge ; yeanaym, to flay, scourge, excoriate. ‘These words, com- 
pounded, give the exact sound of the Greek, or Latin name, with its equally correct 
meaning. 
Lyphon. ‘A famous giant, son of Tariarus and Terra, who had a hundred 
heads, like those of a serpent or dragon. Flames of fire were darted from his eyes 
and mouth, and he uttered horrid yells, like the dissonant shrieks of different animals. 
He was no sooner born than he made war against heaven and frightened the gods.”’ 
Such is the description of this portentous being, and very accurately does the perso- 
nification of the monster describe the subterranean fires and volcanoes of Etna, which 
its name indicate. Ty, burning, or fire ; yon, under, or below, the earth. The hundred 
heads are the peaks of the mountain, the mouth and eyes are the craters which vomit 
forth fire, and the horrid yells are the thunder-like voices and hissings. The making 
war against heaven are the missiles projected from the craters. ‘‘ Jupiter is said to 
have put Typhon to flight and crushed him below Etna.” 
The Egyptians reckoned Typhon to be the cause of all evil. Tj also signifies judg- 
