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Themiste. The nymph of the flowing tide. Taom, to pour out, overflow, throw 
water out of a vessel ; arse, out of her. 
Glauconome. The nymph with long waving hair. 5leacdac, with waving hair ; 
naon, a nymph. 
Halimede. The walking nymph of the rocks. 2, @ rock; jmeaéo, walking or 
pacing. 
Pontoporia. The nymph of the wells, or spring, district. Bean, @ woman ; coban, 
a spring, or well; ja, a district, or country. 
Evagora. The kind and smiling nymph. ojb, civil, courteous, pleasant ; 4, the ; 
zon, laughter, or smiling. 
Liagora. The nymphof the pleasant countenance. ja, the face, or countenance ; 
zon, laughter, cheerfulness. 
Polynome. The nymph of the cavern. poll, a hole, pit, or cavern ; ynaom, a 
nymph. 
Laomedia. The mid-day. taomeavon, the mid-day or noon. 
Lysianassa. The nymph of the light of the promontory. Lear, light ; na, of the ; 
near, promontory, headland. 
Antonoe. The nymph of the spark of the wave. ay, a spark of fire; con, of the 
wave ; naom, nymph. 
Menippe. The sipping nymph. jon, little; jb, drinker. 
Evarne. The nymph of the marble rocks. jtean, marble ; na, of the. 
Psamathe. The nymph of the summer breeze. Sam, the swmmer ; aca, breeze. 
Nemertes. The nymph of the boat. Waom, nymph; ancaé, boat. 
The most incredulous must admit, that all those names are extremely apposite ; 
and some, if not most of them, palpably derived from the same language as the 
Hiberno-Celtic. It is scarcely possible so great, so universal a coincidence in name 
and import can have been accidental. If they stood alone, they would amount almost 
to demonstration, but supported as they are by other evidence and analogies, they 
appear to me to be irresistible. 
The further prosecution of this investigation is likely to dispel much of the mist, 
and unravel many of the difficulties in which antient history is involved. Every step 
we advance opens a new vista and field of view, and, at the same time, points out the 
means of further progress. 
It was my intention to have said something of the Cabiri, but I think it a subject 
worthy separate consideration, and a future paper. 
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