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to Lit. of Europe, II. ii. § 63. Deimos (di'mos). [Gr. δειμός , fear, terror; personified in the Iliad, and later regarded as a son of Ares (Mars).) A satellite of Mars, revolving about its primary in thirty hours and eighteen minutes of was discovered by Pro. fe or Asaph Hall, Washington, Aug., 1877. Deinokrates. See Dino crates. Deloces (de-i'ō-sez). [Gr. Δηϊόκης .] According to Hero dot us, the founder of the Median dynasty (about 709-656 B. c.), and the builder of Ecbatana. Deiotarus (de-i-ot'a-rus). [Gr. Δηϊόταρος.] Died about 40 B. C. "A tetrarch and king of Galatia, and an ally of the Romans. He was defended before Cæsar by Cicero 45 в. с. Deiphobus (de - if'ō-bus). [Gr. Δηίφοβος.] In cla ical legends, a Trojan warrior, son of Priam and Hecuba. He appears in Shakspere's "Troilus and Cre ida." Deipnosophists (dīp-nos'ō-fists). [From Gr. Δειπνοσοφισταί, Deipnosophistæ, the name of a work of Athenæus (see the def.): lit. 'the learned men at dinner,' from δείπνον , dinner, and σοφιστής , a learned man.] See the extract. The Deipnosophists, or "learned guests," of Athenæus is a poly historical work chiefly made up of extracts from books in the library of Alexandria, and put into the form of a dialogue, or series of dialogues, supposed to have been carried on in the house of a learned and opulent Roman named Larensius or Laurentius, during an entertainment prolonged through many days. The guests are twenty nine in number, and not only draw upon their memory for quotations suggested by incidents of the feast, but are expected by their entertainer to come furnished with excerpts from the best authors, which are produced and read when the occasion offers. This machinery enables Athenæus to give a sort of framework and external coherency to the carefully arranged contents of his note book; but, as in the well-known English books called "the Doctor" and "the Pursnits of Literature," the ventilation of the author's learning is the main object of the book. The work begins, like several of Plato's dialogues, with a conversation between Athenæus and a friend of his, one Timocrates, to whom he narrates "the discourses of the learned men," with all their quotations and extracts; and he sometimes interrupts the supposed dialogue, in order to addre himself directly to Timocrates. Among the supposed guests are some of the most eminent men of the day, especially Masurius Sabinus, a descendant of the great jurist of the August an age, and himself one of the leading lawyers in the reign of Alexander Severus; Ulpian, whose death is supposed to take place soon after the entertainment; and Galen of Pergamum, "who has published so many writings on philosophy and medicine as to surpa all his predece ors, and who is equal in style to any of the ancients." These "learned guests" pour forth an unbroken stream of quotations extending through fifteen books, and touching on every subject which could be suggested by a banquet, and many others which are brought in by the head and shoulders, so that the work is a complete treasury of information on Greek literature, especially poetry, natural history, medicine, public and social usages, philology and grammar. The authors quoted by Athenæus are about 800, of whom about 700 would have been unknown but for him; and he sometimes gives us as many as 50 quotations from one author. The titles of books which he mentions are about 2,500, and he tells us himself that he had made extracts from more than 800 De la Ramée second part is dated 1630, and there is nothing to show that Middle ton was concerned in it. "The Seven Deadly Sins of London" he published in 1606, and "News from Hell" in the same year. He also wrote "Westward Ho!" before 1605, and "Northward Ho!" "The Bellman of London" (1608), "Lanthorne and Candlelight" (the second part of "The Bellman" 1608), "The Gull's Hornbook" (1609), "The Roaring Girl," with Middle ton (1611), "If it be not Good the Devil is in it" (1612), "The Virgin Martyr," with Mas singer (1622), "Match Me in London" (published 1631). "The Sun's Darling," with Ford, was published in 1656 (the lyrical portions are thought to be Dekker's); "The Witch of Edmonton," with Ford and Rowley, probably written in 1621, published in 1658; and in 1637 Dekker republished "Lanthorne and Candlelight" as "English Villainies": this was the last of his numerous works, the most important of which have been mentioned, and it is thought that he died shortly after its publication. Dict. Nat . Biog. De Kock (dė kok), Paul. See Kock , Charles Paul de. only. The extent to which this one book has contributed to repair the ravages of time, and especially to save choice fragments from the wreck of the great Alexandrian Museum, in which Athenæus pursued his studies, is shown by the test to which Schweighaeuser appeals, namely, that if we look into any collection of the fragments of Greek poets, we shall see how large a proportion is due to the Deipnosophists. K. O. Müller , Hist. of the Lit. of Anc. Greece, III. 285. [( Donald son .) Deira (dē'i-ra). In the 6th century A. D., an Anglian kingdom in the present Yorkshire, England, extending from the Humber to the Tees. It was united with Bernicia to form the kingdom of Nor thumb ria about 600, and was later created an earldom. Deir-el-Bahari. See Der - el - Bahri . Dejanira (dej-a-ni'ra), or Deianeira (de-yanira). [Gr. Δηιάνειρα .] In Greek mythology, a daughter of Eneus and Althea, sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules. She inadvertently caused his death by giving him the blood-steeped shirt of Ne us to wear-the latter having told her that she could compel the love of any one wearing it. It burned him death, and she killed herself sorrow. Déjazet (dā-zhä-zā'), Pauline Virginie. Born at Paris, Aug. 30, 1798: died at Paris, Dec. 1, 1875. A celebrated French actre . She went on the stage almost from her cradle. She appeared for the last time Oct. 2, 1875. Dejean (de-zhon'), Pierre François Aimé Auguste, Comte. Born at Amiens, France, Aug. 10, 1780: died at Paris, March 18, 1845. A French soldier and entomologist. He served with distinction at Ligny and Waterloo, and was appointed general in 1810, aide-de-camp of Napoleon in 1813, and general of division in 1814. He was the author of a catalogue of his collection of insects (1821-33), "His toire générale des coléoptères" (1825-39), etc. De Kalb (de kalb), Baron Johann (properly Johann Kalb). Born at Huttendorf, near Bayreuth, Bavaria, June 29, 1721: died near Camden, S. C., Aug. 19, 1780. A general in the American Revolution. He entered the French service in 1743, and the American service in 1777, and was mortally wounded at Camden Aug. 16, 1780. He was a peasant by birth. Dekker (dek'er), Eduard Douwes: pseudo nym Multatuli. Born at Amsterdam, March 2, 1820: died at Nieder-Ingelheim, Feb. 19, 1887. A Dutch writer. His works include "Max Havelaar" (1860), and other works on the Dutch Indies. Dekker, or Decker (dek'er), Jeremias de. Born at Dort, Netherlands, about 1610: died at Amsterdam, 1666. A Dutch poet, author of a satire, "Lof der Geldzucht" ("Praise of Avarice"). His collected works were published in 1726. Dekker, or Decker, Thomas. Born at London about 1570 (?): died at London (?) after 1637. An English dramatist, collaborator of Middle ton, Webster, Mas singer, Rowley, etc. Little is known of his life. He is first noticed in Henslowe's Diary in 1598: in Feb. of that year he was imprisoned in the Counter. Between 1598 and 1602 he wrote eight plays alone and many others in collaboration. In 1602 he published "Sat i rom as tix, or the Vntru ing of the Humorous Poet," a satirical attack on Ben Jonson, with whom a quarrel had broken out before 1600, when Jonson reflected upon him in "Every Man out of his Humour" and "Cynthia's Revels." In 1601 Jonson attacked Dekker and Marston vigorously in "The Poetaster." "Sat i rom as tix" was Dekker's retort. From 1613 to 1616 he seems to have been imprisoned in the King's Bench prison. He wrote many pamphlets ridiculing the follies of the times, and in the plays written with others he excelled in good shop scenes and those laid in inns, taverns, and suburban pleasure-houses. He also had a poetical and luxuriant fancy. He wrote alone "The Gentle Craft" (produced in 1599: published anonymously in 1600 as "The Shoemaker's Holiday, or the Gentle Craft"), "Bear a Brain" (1599), "Old For tun at us" (1600), etc.; and, with Chettle, "Troilus and Cre ida," "Agamemnon," and "The Stepmother's Tragedy" (1599); with Chettle and Haught on, "Patient Gri el" (1599); with Day and Haught on, "The Spanish Moor's Tragedy" (1600). With Webster and others he joined in 1602 in a play in two parts on Lady Jane Grey, which probably appeared as "The Famous History of Sir Thomas Wyat" in 1607. The first part of "The Honest Whore," etc., he wrote with Middle ton in 1604. The earliest edition known of the Born near London, 1796: died at London, April 13, 1855. An English geologist. He was the author of "The Geological Observer" (1851), etc. Del a borde (de-lä-bord'), Henri, Vicomte. Born at Rennes, May 2, 1811. A French painter and writer on the history of art. He was a pupil of Paul Delaroche. His principal works in painting are "La conversion de Saint-Augustine," and "La mort de Sainte Monique" (1838). As a historian he has published numerous and notable works, especially on the Renai ance. He was collaborator with Charles Blanc on the "His to ire des peintres de toutes les écoles." He has also written "La gravure" (1882), "La gravure en Italie" (1883), and "L'Académie des Beaux-Arts, etc." (1891), etc. Delacroix (de-lä-krwä'), Ferdinand Victor Eugène. Born at Char ent on-St.-Maurice, near Paris, April 26, 1799: died at Paris, Aug. 13, 1863. A noted French painter, a leader of the "romantic" school. Among his works are "Dante et Virgile" (1822), "Ma acre de Scio" (1824), "Femmes d'Alger" (1834), "Prise de Constantinople" (1841).