82 On the Affinity of the Hiberno- Celtic and Phenician Languages. 
Tris. One of the Oceanides, messenger of Juno and the gods. wp, the sun ; aer, 
a shower. The rainbow. ‘The production of the sun and a shower. 
Lares. Gods who presided over houses, families, and grounds, or estates. tap, the 
sround, floor, hearth. 
Lucina. The goddess who presided over the birth of children. Her mother 
brought her forth without pain, from whence her name. ta, litéle ; cj, lamentation ; 
na, of the. 
Luna. Diana, the moon. tuay, moon; na, the feminine article the. Literally, 
the moon. 
Nape. Certain divinities who presided over hills and woods. It is said from vazn, 
a grove, rather from, naob, a holy person, a nymph. The Irish call the fairies the 
good people ; naoyi, the nymphs—see nymphs. 
Naiades. Inferior deities who presided over rivers, springs, wells, and fountains. 
They are said to resort to the woods near the stream or fountains over which they 
presided, and hence their names, (says Lempriere) vaew, to fow. The true derivation 
is from nao, sacred or holy, or a holy person; oja, divinity, or a person made a divi- 
nity—a demi-deity pronounced Naidia. 
Nemesis. The goddess of revenge. Neamajre, terrible, cruel, revengeful. She is 
also called Adrastia, from (says Lempriere) the temple of Adrastus, king of Argus, 
but rather from gyopar; the Phenician and Celtic name for a fury or infernal deity. 
Neptune. The god of the sea or waves. Waob, a holy person, a saint or divinity ; 
con, the waves. 
Nereus. A deity of the sea. wyapdear, the south-west ; pronounced Nereus. 
Orthia, A name of Diana at Sparta—whence boys were whipped at her sacrifices. 
On, voice, shouting, exclamation, crying ; 214, goddess. The goddess of crying, 
shouting, or exclamation. 
Orthus. The dog of Geryon. On, noise ; cor, first, 
Orus. ‘The sun, skilled in medicine, the benefactor of the human race. An 
Egyptian deity. up, the sun ; air, a shower, or water. Thus the united influence of 
these two agents acquired for this god the name of benefactor of man and divine 
honours. 
Osiris. A deity of the Egyptians. Oy, above, superior ; un, the sun ; ayy, water 
or showers. The deity who commanded and directed the influence of the sun and 
the rain. The supreme director of all things. God above, the sun, the rain, and 
genial influence. 
Pan. The god of shepherds. pean, a reed ; so called from playing on a musical 
instrument made of reeds, which shepherds played on. 
Parce. The fates. Bapp, death ; ca, a road ; the road or course to death. 
Atropos. One of the Parce or Fates. She outs the thread of life. 2, the ; mpoc, 
