INDEX 357 



Egypt, 6, 167-177 (passim}; great heat in, 173; said not to 



be visited by earthquakes, 258. 



a Egyptians, ideas of, as to the elements, 125 ; astronomy of, 274. 

 Elements, interchangeability of, 120, 121, 245; four in 



number, 123; contrariety of, 301. 

 Eleusis, 306. In Attica, N.W. of Athens about 12 miles; 



scene of the great Eleusinian mysteries. 

 Elis, 114, 257. District in S.W. of Southern Greece. 

 Emanations, terrestrial, feed the sun and stars, 55, 198, 244; 

 cause thunder, lightning, and commotion of the air, 63, 

 2 75 &amp;gt; dry and moist, 63, 78. 

 a Empedocles, 136 (2). Philosopher of Agrigentum in Sicily, 



flourished about 444 B.C. 

 a Ephorus, 289 (3). Greek historian of some repute about 



340 B.C. 



a Epicurus, 250. Born 342, died 270 B.C. 

 a Epigenes, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280 (2), 283. A 



Greek astronomer of Byzantium of uncertain date. 

 Erasmus, 142. River of Argolis. 

 Etesian (Winds), 174 (4), 175, 201 (4), 202 (4), 212. 

 Ether, characters of the, 65 ; descent of force from the, 68. 

 Ethiopia, 6, 117, 167, 168, 172, 173, 212, 235. Term was 

 applied very loosely to all the hinterland of Africa, only 

 the Mediterranean coast and a portion of the Nile basin 

 being known to the Greeks. 

 Etna, 77. 

 a Etruscans (or Tuscans), 79, 88, 92, 95 (sing.). Etruria lay 



immediately N. of the Tiber. 

 a Eudoxus, 274. Astronomer of Cnidus in Caria, pupil of 



Plato, flourished about 366 B.C. 

 Euphrates, 5, 215. 

 a Euripides, 173. 

 Euronotus (Wind), 210. 

 Europe, 173 (adj.), 233. 

 Eurus (Wind), 208, 209. 

 a Euthymenes (of Marseilles), 174, 175 (2). Geographer, 



probably about 150 B.C. 

 Evaporation from the earth, 198, 200, 240. 

 Expiation, the reason for, 83, 84. 

 Eyesight swifter than hearing, 64. 



a Fabianus (Papirius), 144. Distinguished Stoic, one of 



Seneca s teachers. 



Falernian (wine), 35. District famous for wine in N. of 

 Campania. 



