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Ἄμβρωνες (Strabo).] A German tribe men Favorite. A tragedy by Crowne, acted in 1679. Ambitious Stepmother, The. A tragedy by Nicholas Rowe, printed in 1700. Amble side (am'bl-sid). A town in the Lake District, West more land, England, 1 mile north of Lake Winder mere, noted for its picturesque tioned by Livy and Strabo in connection with the Teutones, whose near neighbors they seem to have been on the North Sea, and with whom they were allied in the Cimbrian wars. They suffered a crushing defeat by Marius at Aquæ Sextiæ, 102 B. C. There is no certain record of their subsequent fate. Amelot de la Hou aye (äm-lō de lä ö-sā'), Abraham Nicolas. Born at Orléans, France, Feb., 1634: died at Paris, Dec. 8, 1706. A French publicist, author of "His to ire du gou- vernement de Venise" (1676), etc. Amelotte (äm-lot'), Denis. Born at Saintes, France, March 15, 1606: died at Paris, Oct. 7, 1678. A French theologian, author of a trans- lati on of the New Testament (1666-68). Trèves, Gaul, probably 340: died at Milan, Amends for Ladies. A play by Nathaniel April, 397. One of the fathers of the Latin Field, published in 1618. Am bros i aster (am-brō'zi-as-ter), or Pseudo- Ambrosius (su do-am-bro'zius). ['The spu- rio us Ambrosius.'] The name usually given to the unknown author of "Comment aria in XIII. Ambrosius (am-brō'zius), or Ambrose, Father. The last abbot of St. Mary's, Edward Glen- Amenemhat (ä-men-em'hät) I., Se-hotep-ab- Ra. An Egyptian king, the founder of the 12th dynasty, who reigned about 2466 в.с. (Brugsch). He was a succe ful ruler and general, and founded the temple of Amun in Thebes. There is considerable docu- mentary evidence concerning his reign. Also Amenemha. Amenemhat II., Nub-kau-Ra. An Egyptian king, the third of the 12th dynasty, who reigned about 2400 B. c., and of whom little is known. Also Amenemha . Amenemhat III., Maa-en-Ra. An Egyptian North America and South America. It was visited by the North men about 1000 (?) and was discovered by Columbus in 1492. The mainland was probably reached ica was proposed by Waldseemüller (a teacher of geog- by Cabot in 1497. (See Columbus , Cabot .) The name Amer- raphy in the college of Saint-Dié among the Vosges) in a treatise called "Cos mog raphia," published in 1507. Length, about 10,500 miles; greatest breadth, over 3,000 miles. tion (estimated 1891), 121,713,000. Area (estimated), about 15,700,000 square miles. Popula- America. A wooden keel schooner-yacht de- for Commodore J. C. Stevens of the New York signed and built by George Steers of New York, Yacht Club, in 1851. Her original dimensions were: length over all, 100 feet 6 inches: length on water-line, about 2300 в. C. (Brugsch). He constructed Lake Mæris and the Labyrinth. (See Moæris , Labyrinth.) In America, Central. See Central America . script ions of his time have been found on the rocks in America, North. See North America . the peninsula of Sinai. There is also a mark (with an in- America, Ru ian. An old name for Alaska. script i on) on the rocks of Semneh showing the height of America, South. See South America . the inundation of the Nile in the 14th year of his reign. America, Spanish. See Spanish America. (See Nile .) Also Amenemha . Amenemhat IV., Maat-kheru-Ra. An Egyp- American Colonization Society, The. A so- tian king, the seventh of the 12th dynasty, who reigned about 2266 в. с. (Brugsch). Also Amenemha . Amenhotep (ä-men-hō'tep) I., or A me no phis (am-e-no'fis), Ser-ka-Ra. An Egyptian king, the second of the 18th dynasty, who reigned about 1666 в. с. (Brugsch). He was succe ful in campaigns in Ethiopia (Kush) and Libya. Also Amenhetp. Amenhotep II., or A me no phis, Aa-kheperu- Ra. An Egyptian king, the seventh of the 18th dynasty, who reigned about 1566 в. с. (Brugsch). He made a succe ful campaign in Asia, which is commemorated in an inscription in a temple at Amadah in Nubia. There are also inscriptions bearing his name in the temple of Amun at Karnak. Also Amenhetp . Amenhotep III., or A me no phis, Maat-neb- Ra. An Egyptian king, the ninth of the 18th dynasty, who reigned about 1500 в. с. (Brugsch). He was a succe ful warrior and a great builder. The two colo al statues of Memnon near Thebes are portrait-statues of him. See Memnon . his reign Egypt lost none of her military prestige, and Palace - we learn that under his rule Egypt stretched from some large scarabæi - one of which is in the Gizeh from Me so pot am i a to the country of Karo in Aby in i a. At the same time that he consolidated the empire left him by preceding monarchs, A me no phis raised along the banks of the Nile monuments which for their grandeur and the perfection of their workmanship are unsurpa ed. The temple at Gebel-Barkal, in the Sudan, was erected by this king; so also was that at Soleb, near the third cataract - tiné, Gebel-Silsileh, El-Kab, Turah, the Serapeum at Mem- and souvenirs of him may be found at A ûan, Elephan- phis, and Serbût-el-ladim. He added considerably to Karnak, and built that portion of the temple at Luxor that bears his name. He also erected on the left bank of the Nile-opposite to Luxor - a sacred edifice which once must have been one of the most important in Egypt. De stroyed completely by causes unknown to us, all that is now left of it are the two enormous colo i - called by the Amenhotep IV., or A me no phis, Khu-n-Aten ('splendor of the sun's disk'). An Egyptian king, the tenth of the 18th dynasty, who reigned about 1466 в. с. (Brugsch). He was an innovator in religion, substituting the new worship of Aten (the sun's disk) for that of Amun and the other Egyptian deities. He also moved the capital from Thebes to a place in middle Egypt, the modern Tel-el-Amarna. Ameni (a-ma'ne), or Amenemhat. An Egyp- recording the events of his life has been found in a rock- tian official under Usertesen I. An inscription tomb at Beni-Ha an. It contains a reference to a famine which has, by some, been supposed to be that which oc- curred during Joseph's sojourn in Egypt. that name (published 1751), a virtuous and de- D'Israeli, completed in 1841. voted wife, said to be the portrait of Fielding's A me no phis. See Amenhotep . own wife. She is represented as having suffered an in- Amenthes. See Amenti . jury to her nose (like Mrs. Fielding), which impaired her popularity among Fielding's readers. Thackeray consid- Amenti (a-men'te). In Egyptian mythology, America (a-mer'i-kä). [It. Sp. Pg. Amer- ica , F. Amérique , G. Amerika ; from NL. America (1507), after Am eric us Vesputius (It. Amerigo Vespucci ), an Italian explorer. See Vespucci .] The western continent or grand division of the world, including North Amer- ica, South America, and adjacent islands. See ciety organized at Washington, District of Co- lumbia, Jan. 1, 1817, for the purpose of coloniz- ing free American negroes. It purchased in 1821 a tract of land near Cape Mesurado, Africa, where it founded public in 1847. the colony of Liberia, which became an independent re- American Cousin, Our. A drama by Tom Taylor, produced in 1858. In this play E. A. Sothern made a name by his clever development of the originally small part of Lord Dundreary. 1744, reorganized in 1768, and united with the society founded at Philadelphia by Franklin in Jesuits or Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge in 1769, the date of its definite es- Ames, Joseph. Born at Yarmouth, England, Jan. 23, 1689: died at London, Oct. 7, 1759. An English antiquary and bibliographer, pub- lisher of "Typographical Antiquities" (1749, ed. by Herbert 1785-90). This work is the "foundation of English bibliography." Ames, Joseph. Born 1816: died 1872. An American painter, chiefly noted for his por- traits. Ames, Mrs. (Mary Clemmer, later Mrs. Hud- son). Born at Utica, N. Y., 1839: died at Washington, D. C., Aug. 18, 1884. An Ameri- can writer, and the Washington correspondent Ames of the New York "Independent." She published novels, poems, sketches, etc. Ames, Oakes. Born at Easton, Ma ., Jan. 10, 1804: died May 8, 1873. An American manufacturer, capitalist, and politician. He was interested in the building of the Union Pacific Railroad, was Republican member of Congre from Ma achusetts 18631873, and was censured by the House for his connection with the Credit Mobilier (which see). Ames (Latinized Amesius), William. Born at Ipswich, England, 1576: died at Rotter dam, Nov., 1633. An English Puritan theologian and casuist residing in the Netherlands. He wrote "Medulla Theolog iæ," "De Conscient i a" (1632), "Coronis," etc. Amesbury (amz'ber"i). A town in E ex County, Ma achusetts, situated on the Merrimack 34 miles north of Boston. It was the residence of Whittier. Population (1890), 9,798. Amesha Spent as, mod. Pers. Amshaspands. [Pers., 'Immortal Holy Ones.'] The seven supreme spirits of Avestan theology. At their head, as their creator, stands Ahuramazda. The others are moral or physical abstractions. They are Vohu Manah, 'good mind, Asha Vahishta, 'best righteousne ,' Khshathra Vairya, 'the wished-for kingdom, Spenta Armaiti, 'holy harmony,' Haurvatat, 'wholene , saving health,' Ameretat, 'immortality.' In the later religion they became guardian geniuses respectively of the flocks, fire, metals, the earth, waters, and trees. They are related to Ahuramazda as are the Adityas in Vedic theology to Varuna. See Adityas . Amestris (a-mes'tris). See the extract. Amestris, the daughter of Otanes according to Hero dot us, of Onophas according to Ctesias, was the favourite wife of Xerxes, and bore him at least five children. Her crimes and cruelties are related by Ctesias at some and are glanced at by Hero dot us. She may be the Vashti of Esther, whose disgrace was perhaps only temporary. She lived to a great age, dying, as it would seem, only a little before her son Artaxerxes. Rawlinson, Herod., IV. 258. Ameto (ä-ma'to). A prose idyl of Boccaccio, with poetical interludes. Seven nymphs over whom Ameto, a young hunter, presides recount the story of their loves, and each story concludes with eclogues, which were the first in the Italian language. Amga (äm'gä). A river of eastern Siberia, about 500 miles in length, which joins the Aldan in about lat. 63° N., long. 134° E. Amhara (äm-härä). The central province of Aby in i a, including Dembea, Begemeder, Lasta, Medja, Gojam. The capital is Gondar. Amharic (äm-här'ik), or Amarinna (ä-märin'ä). The language of the Aby in i an province Amhara, and of Shoa: since the 14th century the court and official language of Aby in i a. As long as the ancient Geez flourished, Amharic was only a provincial dialect of southern Aby in i a. Within the last three centuries it has been sometimes used in writing, with adapted Ethiopian characters. It is a Semitic language with an intermixture of African words. Amherst (am'èrst). A district in Tena erim division, British Burma, intersected by lat. 16° N., long. 98° E. Area, 15,203 square miles. Population (1891), 417,312. Amherst. A seaport in the Amherst district, founded by the British in 1826. It has been superseded in importance by Maul main. Amherst. A town in Hampshire County, Ma a chusetts, 20 miles north of Springfield, the seat of Amherst College and of the Ma achusetts Agricultural College. Population (1890), 4,519, Amherst, Jeffrey (Baron Amherst). Born at Riverhead, England, Jan. 29, 1717: died at Montreal, in Kent, Aug. 4, 1797. An English field-marshal. As major-general he served in the attack on Louis burg in July, 1758, at Ticonderoga in July, 1759, and at Montreal in Sept., 1760. He was appointed governor-general of British North America in 1761, governor of Virginia in 1763, governor of Guernsey in 1770, and lieutenant-general and acting commander-in chief of the army in 1772 (commander-in-chief in 1793). He was created Baron Amherst in 1776 (recreated in 1787), general in 1778, and field-marshal in 1796. Amherst, William Pitt (Earl Amherst). Born Jan., 1773: died 1857. An English statesman and diplomatist, nephew of Jeffrey Amherst. He was amba ador to China 1816-17, governor-general of India 1823-28, and carried on the first Burmese war 1824-26. Amherst College. An institution of learning situated at Amherst, Ma achusetts. It was opened in 1821 and incorporated in 1825, and is controlled chiefly by Congregationalists. It had 407 students in 18961897. Amherstburg (am'èrst-berg). A town in E ex County, Ontario, Canada, situated at the entrance of the Detroit River into Lake Erie, 20 miles south of Detroit. Population, about 2,000. Amhurst (am'èrst), Nicholas. Born at Marden, in Kent, Oct. 16, 1697: died at Twickenham, April 12, 1742. An English poet and pamphleteer, editor of the political journal "The Craftsman." He was expelled from St. John's College, Oxford, for irregular conduct, or according to his own account for the liberality of his opinions, and re venged himself by satirizing the university in "Terræ Filius," a prose work, and "Oculus Britanniæ," a poem. Amias (am'i-as), or Amyas. In Book IV of Spenser's "Faerie Queene," the captive lover of Æmilia, a squire of low degree. Amici (ä-me'che), Giovanni Battista. Born at Modena, Italy, March 25, 1784 (1786): died at Florence, April 10, 1863. An Italian optician and astronomer. He produced a dioptric or achromatic microscope which bears his name. Amicis, De. See De Amicis . Amida (a-mid a). In ancient geography, a Roman city on the site of the modern Diarbekr. Amidas (am'i-das) and Bracidas (bras'i-das). Twin brothers whom Artegal reconciles in the fifth book of Spenser's "Faerie Queene." Amidas, Philip. Born at Hull, England, 1550: died about 1618. An English navigator. He explored, with Barlow, the North Carolina coast in 1584. See Barlow . Amie (a'mi). In Ben Jonson's "Sad Shep- herd," a gentle shepherde in whose mouth are put the words: I grant the linnet, lark, and bullfinch sing, But best the dear good angel of the Spring, The nightingale. ii. 2. Amiel (a'mi-el). In Dryden's "Absalom and Achitophel," a character intended for Edward Seymour, speaker of the House of Commons, who was an adherent of the Prince of Orange and the head of the house of Seymour. Amiel (ä-me-el'), Henri Frédéric. Born at Geneva, 1821: died 1881. A Swi scholar and poet, appointed profe or of esthetics and of French literature at the Academy of Geneva in of his "Journal intime" were published after his 1849, and of moral philosophy in 1853. Parts death (2 vols. 1882-84). He studied at Berlin 1844-48. Amiens (ä-me-an'). The capital of the department of Somme, France, situated at the june tion of the Selle with the Somme in lat. 49° 55′ N., long. 2° 18' E.: the ancient Samarobriva. It was the capital of ancient Picardie and is now one of the leading manufacturing and commercial centers of France. The cathedral of Amiens, begun in 1220, is in purity and majesty of design perhaps the finest existing medieval structure. It is 469 feet long, 213 acro the transepts, and about 150 in height of nave-vaulting. The incomparable façade has 3 huge porches covered with the richest sculpture, 2 galleries, the lower arcaded, the upper filled with statues of kings, and a great rose and gable between two low square towers. The transepts have superb roses 40 feet in diameter above traceried arcades filled with colored gla . The great portal of the south transept is famous for its sculpture. The interior is simple and most impre ive. The 110 late-Pointed choir-stalls are probably unexcelled, and the radiating apsidal chapels are of exceptional beauty. The slender wooden central spire is 361 feet high. Population (1891), 83,054. Amiens, Battle of. A victory gained Nov. 27, 1870, by the Germans under Manteuffel over the French. It was followed by the taking of Amiens Nov. 28, and the surrender of its citadel Nov. 30. Amiens, Council at. See Amiens, Mise of. Amiens, Mise of. The award pronounced Jan. 23, 1264, by Louis IX. of France, to whom the question as to the obligation of Henry III. to observe the Provisions of Oxford had been re ferred at the Council of Amiens, Dec. 16, 1263. By this award the King of France entirely annulled the Provisions of Oxford, and all engagements which had been made respecting them. Not content with doing this in general terms, he forbade the making of new statutes, as proposed and carried out in the Provisions of Westminster, ordered the restoration of the royal castles to the king, restored to him the power of nominating the officers of state and the sheriffs, the nomination of whom had been withdrawn from him by the Provisions of Oxford; he annulled the order that natives of England alone should govern the realm of England, and added that the king should have full and free power in this kingdom as he had had in time past. All this was in the king's favor. The arbitrator, however, added that all charters i ued before the time of the Provisions should hold good, and that all parties should condone enmities and injuries arising from the late troubles. Stubbs , Early Plant a genets, p. 202. Amiens, Treaty of. A peace concluded at Amiens, March 27, 1802, between Great Britain on one side, and France, Spain, and the Batavian Republic on the other. England restored all conquests except Ceylon and Trinidad, the Ionian Republic was acknowledged, the French were to abandon Rome and Naples, and Malta was to be restored to the Knights of St. John. Amiens (ä'mi-enz). In Shakspere's "As you Like it," a gentleman in attendance on the duke. Amin (ä-men'). The eldest son of Harun-al- Rashid in "The Three Ladies of Bagdad" in Amman, Jost "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments." He marries Amine. Amina (a-me'nä). The principal character in Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula." Aminadab (a-min'a-dab). A name often used by the older dramatists to designate a Quaker. Aminadab Sleek. See Sleek , Aminadab . Amine (ä-men'). 1. In the story of "Sidi Nouman" in "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments," the wife of Sidi Nouman. Her habit of eating only a few grains of rice, at table, arouses his suspicions, and he discovers her feasting at night with a ghoul. 2. In the story of "The Three Ladies of Bagdad" in "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments," Zobeide's sister. Without knowing his rank, she marries Amin, eldest son of Harun-al-Rashid. Aminta (ä-min'tä). A pastoral drama by Ta o, produced in 1573. But an epoch in the history of the pastoral drama is marked by the Aminta of Torquato Ta o, acted at Ferrara in 1573. This celebrated poem is simple in plot; but its design is allegorical, and the Arcadia presented is a reflexion of the Ferrara court, the poet himself appearing as one of the shepherds (Tirsi). Ward . Aminte (ä-mant'). 1. See Cathos .-2. The neighbor of Sganarelle in Molière's "L'Amour Médec in." Amintor (a-min'tor). One of the principal male characters in Beaumont and Fletcher's play "The Maid's Tragedy." His weakne and irresolution in love are explained, but not compensated for, by his fantastic loyalty to his king. Amiot, or Amyot (ä-me-ō'), Joseph. Born at Toulon, France, 1718: died at Peking, 1794. A French Jesuit mi ionary (in China) and Orientalist. He wrote "Mémoires concern ant l'his to ire, les sciences, et les arts des Chinois" (1776-91), "Dictionnaire tatar-mantchou-français" (1789), etc. Amirante Islands (am'i-rant i'landz). A group of small islands in the Indian Ocean, be longing to the British, situated southwest of the Seychelles about lat. 5°-7° S. Amirkot, Amerkote (äm-er-kōt'). A town in Sind, British India, 94 miles east of Haidarabad. Amis et Amiles (ä-mes' at ä-mē'les). A chanson de geste, in 3,500 lines, dating probably from the 12th century. Its theme is the adventures of two noble friends Amis and Amiles. They escape the treachery of the felon knight Hardré; the niece of Charles, Lubias, is bestowed on Amis, and his daughter, Bell i cent, falls in love with Amiles; the latter is accused of treason by Hardré, and is saved by Amis who fights in his stead and slays his accuser; and Amiles and Bell i cent are married. Amis, having forsworn himself in aiding Amiles, is punished by an attack of leprosy, of which he is cured by the blood of the children of Amiles who are slain by their father for this purpose: the children, however, are miraculously restored to life. Also known as Amys and Amy loun . Amis et Amiles is the earliest vernacular form of a story which attained extraordinary popularity in the middle ages, being found in every language and in most literary forms, prose and verse, narrative and dramatic. This popularity may partly be a igned to the religious and mar vellous elements which it contains, but is due also to the intrinsic merits of the story. The chanson is written, like Roland, in decasyllabic verse, but, unlike Roland, has a shorter line of six syllables and not a onanced at the end of each stanza. Saints bury , Fr. Lit., p. 16. Amis (ä'mis) the Parson. A comic poem in Middle High German, composed by an Austrian (Der Stricker), probably about 1230. Amistad (ä-mes-täTH') Case. The case of the United States against the Spanish ve el Ami stad. This ve el, while coming from Africa in 1839 with a cargo of kidnapped negroes, was seized by the negroes near Cuba and taken to the coast of Connecticut, and there captured by a United States ve el. On a libel for salvage the United States Supreme Court held on appeal that the negroes were free and not pirates. Amisus (a-mi's us). The ancient name of Sam sun. Amlet (am'let), Dick or Richard. In Vanbrugh's comedy "The Confederacy," a gamester, the son of a garrulous old woman who combines the trade of selling paint, powder, and toilet luxuries to ladies with a le respectable one. He attempts with her a istance to pa himself off as a fine gentleman, but only produces the impre ion of a footman raised from the ranks. Amlet, Amleth. Same as Hamlet . Amlet, Mrs. See Amlet , Dick . Amlwch (am'lök). A seaport in Anglesey, Wales, 56 miles west of Liverpool, noted for its (Parys) copper-mines. Population (1891), 5,567. Amman (äm'män), Jost. Born at Zürich, Switzerland, about 1539: died at Nuremberg, March, 1591. A Swi wood-engraver and painter. He came to Nuremberg in 1560, where he probably worked until his death. He is chiefly known for his en gravings, especially his wood-engravings, and left no le wood-prints of arts and trades, printed at Frankfort in 1586. which are a set of 115 in New Hampshire, about 100 miles long, which rises near Mount Washington and joins the Connecticut 7 miles north of Haver hill. Amol (ä-mōl'), or Amul (ä-möl'). A city in the province of Mazanderan, Persia, situated on the Heraz in lat. 36° 20′ N., long. 52° 23′ E. It was very important in the middle ages. Population, 10,000. Amometus (am-ō-mē'tus). A Greek writer of uncertain date, author of a poetical descrip- tion of a nation of "Attacori," dwelling be- yond the Him a lay an range, resembling the ancient account of the Hyperboreans. Amon (a'mon). In Old Testament history: (a) A governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab (Amos vii.). ( b ) The son of Mana eh and king of Judah 642-640 в. с. through a court conspiracy, and was succeeded by his son Josiah. Amon. See Amun . Amon, or Aimon, or Haymon. See Aymon . Amöneburg (ä-men'e-börg). A small town in the province of He e-Na au, Pru ia, situated on the Ohm 7 miles east of Marburg. It was formerly a strong fortre . Am on tons (a-môn-tôn'), Guillaume. Born at Paris, Aug. 31, 1663: died Oct. 11, 1705. A French physicist. He was the inventor of a system of telegraphy by means of signals from one station to an- other through a series. Ammen, Jacob. Born Feb. 7, 1808: died Feb. Amoo. See Amu - Daria . 6, 1894. An American general in the Civil Amoor. See Amur . Antioch, Syria, about 330 A. D.: died about 395. A Greek historian, author of a history of Rome (in Latin), covering the period od 96 A. D.-378. The part for 96-352 is lost. He wrote probably Ammon (äm'mōn), Chris toph Fried rich von. Born at Bayreuth, Bavaria, Jan. 16, 1766: died at Dresden, May 21, 1850. A German Protes- tant preacher and rationalistic theologian. He was appointed profe or (1789) at Erlangen, later (1794) at Gottingen, and again (1804) at Erlangen. Ammon, Fried rich August von. Born at Göttingen, Sept. 10, 1799: died May 18, 1861. A German ophthalmologist, son of C. F. von Ammon. He became profe or in the surgical and med i- cal academy at Dresden in 1829, and royal privy medical Amoraim (ä-mō'rä-ēm). [Aram., 'expounders.'] The rabbis who commented upon the Mishna, and thus evolved the Gemara, which with the Mishna constitutes the Talmud. The period of the Amoraim begins after the death of the patriarch rabbi Judah I. and extends to the close of the Talmud, i. e., Amoret (am'ō-ret). 1. In Spenser's "Faerie dens" (1872ystematic View of the Science of Jurispru Queene," the twin sister of Belphœbe, the im- Amosis. See Amasis . personation of the grace and charm of female Amoskeag (am-os-keg'). See Penna cook . beauty. Brought up by Venus in the Courts of Love, Amour Médec in (ä-mör' mad-san'), L'. A sensible to the pa ion of Corfiambo (sensual love (see comedy by Molière, produced in 1665 at Ver- 2. In Fletcher's "Faithful Shepherde ," a shepherde in love with and loved by Perigot, and enduring many trials with sweetne and Amoretta (am-ō-ret'ä). See Amoret , 1. Amorgos (a-mor'gos). [Gr. Ἀμοργός.] An isl- and, 21 miles long, in the Ægean Sea, one of the Cyclades, 16 miles southeast of Naxos. It is mountainous and fruitful. Population, about 2,000. Amorites (am'ō-rīts). [Probably from Heb. amir, mountain-top, the mountaineers (Num. xiii. 29).] A name used in the Old Testament in general for the Can a a nites as well as for a sub- division of the Can a a nites. Biblical critics a ert that in the set of documents known as J (Jahvist) all the pre-Israel it ish inhabitants of Palestine are called Canaan- ites, while in the documents known as E (Elohist) (by others R=Redactor) they are called Amorites. This gen- eral use of the term Amorite finds further confirmation in the recently suggested reading of a geographical term in the cuneiform inscriptions, mat Amurri , country of the Amorites, which denoininates in the inscriptions Phœnicia and Syria in general, particularly Palestine: it was prev i- ously read mat Aharri . Even in the restricted sense it is obvious that they were one of the chief races of Canaan. As early as the 13th century B. C. they seem to have been antagonists of the Hittites. They appear on the Egyptian monuments as Amaru ; they lived east of the Jordan where Sihon and Og, their kings, were defeated by Moses. The land thus conquered became the property of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Mana eh. Those west of the Jordan were conquered by Joshua, and their territory was given to the tribe of Judah. Amorous Bigot, The. A comedy by T. Shad- well, produced in 1690. Amorous Complaint Made at Windsor, An. A poem attributed to Chaucer. Ammonias (a-mō'ni-as). [Gr. Ἀμμωνίας.] Αn architect who, according to an epigram of the Anthology, restored the Pharos of Alex- andria in the time of the emperor An as tas i us, about the end of the 5th century A. D. He is Cap," produced and printed in 1671. also credited with the construction of an aque- Amorous La Foole, Sir. See La Foole . Amorous Prince, The. A play by Mrs. Aphra Behn, adapted from Davenport's "City Night- A morph us (a-mor'fus). In Ben Jonson's com- edy "Cynthia's Revels," a traveler and affected talker. He is a liar and braggart, and an arb i- trat or of quarrels, but no fighter. Amory (a'mō-ri), Blanche. In Thackeray's novel "Pen dennis," a worldly, frivolous, and selfish girl, whose real name is Betsy. She en- courages any man, even the French cook, and, while posing as a tender, delicate flower, makes every one about her as uncomfortable as po ible. For this young lady [Blanche Amory] was not able to carry out any emotion to the full; but had a sham enthu- siasm, a sham hatred, a sham love, a sham taste, a sham sailles. In this play he ridicules pedantry and charla- tanism in the medical profe ion, against which he had a spite. Amoy (ä-moi'). A seaport in the province of Fuhkien, China, situated on the island of Amoy opposite Formosa, in lat. 24° 27′ N., long. 118° 4' E. It is a free haven, and has one of the best harbors in the country. It exports tea, sugar, opium, etc. It was captured by the British in 1841, and became open to Brit- ish commerce in 1842. Population (1888), 96,000. Amoymon. See Amaimon . Amper. See Ammer . Ampère (on-par'), André Marie. Born at Lyons, Jan. 22, 1775: died at Marseilles, June 10, 1836. A French physicist and mathemati- cian, famous for his investigations in electro- dynamics. He was profe or at the Polytechnic School Ampère, Jean Jacques Antoine. Born at Lyons, Aug. 12, 1800: died at Pau, France, March 27, 1864. A French literary historian, son of A. M. Ampère, profe or in the Collège de France, and a member of the French Acad- emy. He was the author of "His to ire littéraire de la France avant le 12me siècle" (1839-40), "His to ire romaine à Rome" (1856-64), "His to ire de la formation de la langue française," "L'empire romain à Rome," "La Grèce, Rome, et Dante. Ampersand (am'per-sand). A peak of the A dir on dacks situated south of the Saranac Lakes. It is 3,430 feet in height. Ampezzaner (äm-pet-sä'ner) Alps. A group of the Dolomite Alps on the borders of south- ern Tyrol and Italy. Ampezzo (äm-pet'sō). The upper valley of the Boita, situated in Tyrol and the Italian border 26 miles southeast of Brixen. Its chief town is Cortina di Ampezzo (or Ampezzo di Calore). Population (commune), about 3,000. Ampezzo. A town in the province of Udine, Italy, 32 miles northwest of Udine. Population, about 2,000. Ampfing (ämp'fing). A village in Upper Ba- varia, 5 miles west of Mühldorf. Ampfing, Battle of. 1. See Mühldorf .-2. A victory gained by the Austrians under Arch- duke John over the French, Dec. 1, 1800. Am phial us (am-fi'a-lus). [From a Gr. name Αμφίαλος.] In Sidney's "Arcadia," the valiant and virtuous son of the wicked Cecropea, and the lover of his cousin Philoclea. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century Cyclopedia of names IMG:content-0063.png:[blocks in formation] In Greek mythology, a seer and hero of Argos, Amplepuis (on-ple-pwe'). A town in the dewho took part in the Argonautic expedition, the hunt of the Calydonian boar, and the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. A mph i are i on (am" fi-a-ri'on). A sanctuary and oracle of Amphiaraus, near Oropus, in Bœotia, Greece. Amphiaraus was one of the Seven who marched against Thebes, and was here swallowed up by the earth at the will of Zeus, to save him in his flight. The sanctuary occupies a narrow area on the bank of a torrent; it includes a temple and altar, a large portico, a long range of bases for votive statues, and a theater whose plan and stage-structure are interesting. All the existing ruins are of Hellenistic date. The oracle enjoyed great renown, and the deified seer had a high reputation for healing sickne . Excavations have been made here since 1884 by the Archæological Society of Athens. Amphictyony (am-fik'ti-on-i), or Amphictyonic League (am-fik-ti-on'ik leg). [From Gr. ἀμφικτύονες, dwellers around, neighbors.] In Greek history, a league of peoples inhabiting neighboring territories or drawn together by community of origin or interests, for mutual protection and the guardianship in common of a central sanctuary and its rites. There were several such confederations, but the name is specially appropriated to the most famous of them, that of Delphi. This was composed of twelve tribes, and its deputies met twice each year, alternately at Delphi and at Thermopylæ. Its origin dates back to the beginnings of Grecian history, and it survived the independence of Greece. It exercised paramount authority over the famous oracular sanctuary of the Pythian Apollo and over the surrounding region, and conducted the Pythian games; and it constituted, though in an imperfect way, a national congre of the many comparatively small and often opposed states into which Greece was divided. A mph i loch us (am-fil'ō-kus). [Gr. Ἀμφίλοχος .] In Greek legend, a seer, son of Amphiaraus and brother of Alcmaeon: one of the Epigoni. Amphion (am-fi'on). [Gr. Ἀμφίων .] In Greek mythology, a skilful musician, son of Zeus and Antiope, twin brother of Zethus, and husband of Niobe. The brothers slew Dirce, who had ill-treated their mother, by causing her to be dragged to death by walls building, the moved of their wereldko e ion of The be shand when the to their places under the influence of Amphion's lyre. A mph i polis (am-fip'ō-lis). [Gr. Αμφίπολις .] In ancient geography, geography, a city in Macedonia, on the Strymon, 3 miles from the Ægean, in lat. 40° 48′ N., long. 23° 51′ E. Originally a Thracian town, it was colonized by Athens about 436 B. C., and was captured by Sparta in 424 B. C. Near it the Spartans under Brasidas defeated the A then i ans under Cleon 422 B. C. It later became a Maced on i an and then a Roman po e ion. Amphi a (am-fis'ä). [Gr. Ἄμφισσα .] In ancient geography, a town of the Ozolian Locrians, Greece, 10 miles northwest of Delphi. A mph i trite (am-fi-trī'tē). [Gr. Ἀμφιτρίτη .] 1. In Greek mythology, the godde of the sea, daughter of Nereus and Doris, and wife of Poseidon. -2. An asteroid (No. 29) discovered by Marth, at London, March 1, 1854. Amphitruo. See A mph i try on . A mph i try on (am-fit'ri-on), or Amphitruo (amfit'rū-ō). [Gr. Ἀμφιτρύων .] In Greek legend, a son of Alcæus, king of Træzen, and husband of Alcmene. To secure Alcmene (who would not wed him until the death of her brothers, who were slain by the Taphians, was avenged) he undertook, for his uncle Creon, to catch the Taume ian fox, which by a decree of fate could not be captured, by the help of an A then i an dog which fate had decreed should catch every animal it might pursue. Fate extricated itself from its perplexity by turning both animals into stone. He attacked the Taphians, but could not overcome them so long as the chief Pterelaus, who was rendered immortal by one golden hair, lived. Comætho, daughter of Pterelaus, cut off this hair for love of A mph i try on, and he perished. The application of the name A mph i try on to a host is from that part of the story where Jupiter a umes the former's shape in order to visit Alcmene. He gives a feast and is interrupted by the real A mph i try on. This gives rise (in Molicre's comedy) to a dispute which is settled by the phrase "Le véritable A mph i try on est l'A mph i try on où l'on dine" (he who gives the feast is the host). A mph i try on, or Amphitruo. 1. A play of Plautus "with a mythological (comic-marvelous) plot, treated with complete mastery over the language and with sparkling humor. Its original and the time of its composition are unknown" ( Teuffel and Schwabe ) .