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to the Lit. of the Old Test., p. 215. Isandula (e-sän-dö'lä), or Is and lan a (e-sändlänä). A place in Zululand, South Africa, 90 miles north-northwest of Durban. Here, Jan. 22, 1879, an overwhelming force of Zulus under Cettiwayo defeated a detachment of the British army under Colonel Pulleine. Isar (ē'zär). A river in northern Tyrol, and in Upper and Lower Bavaria, joining the Danube near Deggendorf: the ancient Isarus. Munich and Land shut are on its banks. Length, about 180 miles. Isaure (e-zōr'), Clémence. Born at Toulouse, France, about 1450: died at Toulouse about 1500. A French lady, restorer of the floral games at Toulouse (1490). Isauria (i-sa'ri-ä). [Gr. ἡ Ἰσαυρία .] In ancient geography, a district in Asia Minor, bounded by Phrygia on the north, Lycaonia on the east, Cilicia on the south, and Pisidia on the west. The surface is rugged. The inhabitants were famous in guerrilla warfare. They were defeated by Servilius in 76 B. C., and by Pompey, but continued unsubdued. Isca (is'kä), or Isca Silurum. A Roman city in the west of England, remarkable for its theater, its temples, and its palaces. Part of its ma ive walls still remain at Caerleon. Wright , Celt, etc., p. 137. Is chal is (is'ka-lis). An important town in an cient Britain: the modern Ilchester. Ischia (ēs'ke-ä). An island belonging to Naples, Italy, near the entrance of the Bay of Naples, 16 miles west-southwest of Naples: the ancient Ænaria (sometimes Pithecusa or Inarime), and medieval Iscla. It contains several volcanoes; is noted for its fertility and for its warm baths; and produces wine and fruit. The capital is Ischia. It was visited by an earthquake in 1883, causing a lo of about 2,300 lives. Area, 26 square miles. Population, 22,170. Ischl (ish'l). A watering-place in Upper Austria, situated at the junction of the rivers Ischl and Traun, 27 miles cast by south of Salzburg. It is the favorite resort of the Austrian royal family and nobility, and contains salt and other baths. It is the central point in the Salzkammergut. Population (1891), commune, 8,473. Iseghem (e'se-Gem). A town in the province of West Flanders, Belgium, 25 miles west-southwest of Ghent. It has manufactures of linen. Population (1890), 9,965. Isenbras (is'en-bras), or Is umbras (is'um bras), Sir. A hero of medieval romance. Isengrim (is'en-grim), Sir. The wolf in "Rey nard the Fox." Iseo (e-zā'ō), Lago d'. A lake in Lombardy, Italy, 15 miles east of Bergamo: the ancient Lacus Sebinus. It is traversed by the Oglio. feet. Length, 144 miles. Height above sea-level, 605 Isère (e-zar'). A river in southeastern France, joining the Rhone 7 miles north of Valence: the ancient Isara. Length, about 175 miles. Isère. A department of France. Capital, Grenoble. It is bounded by Ain on the north, Savoy on the northeast, Hautes-Alpes on the southeast, Drome on the southwest, and Rhône and Loire on the west, and is formed from the northern part of the ancient Dauphiné. The surface is mountainous, particularly in the southeast. The chief occupations are agriculture, working of minerals, and the manufacture of gloves, paper, etc. Area, 3,201 square miles. Population (1891), 572,145. Iserlohn (e-zer-lon'). A town in the province of Westphalia, Pru ia, on the Baar 44 miles northeast of Cologne. It has a large trade, and manufactures wire, needles, bra ware, etc. Near it are cadmia mines. Population (1890), commune, 22,117. Isernia (e-ser'nē-ä). A town in the province of Campo ba o, Italy, 52 miles north of Naples: the ancient Æsernia. It contains the remains of ancient walls. Population, about 7,000. Iseult (i-sölt'). In Arthur i an romance: ( a ) The daughter of Anguish, king of Ireland, known as Iseult the Fair. She was the wife of Mark, king of Cornwall, and loved Sir Tristram or Tristan. (b) The daughter of Hoel or Howell, king of Britt any. She was the wife of Sir Tristram, and was known as Iseult of the White Hands. See Tristram . Mr. Leith (on the legend of Tristan, p. 35) gives the following enumeration of the forms of name: Isolde, Yseus, Yseutz, Ysent, Y eulz, Izeutz, Yseul, Ysou, Ysolt, Isault, E yllt, Ysoue, Yseult, Iset, Ysalde, Yseuda, Yzeult, Iseulte, Isot, Isodda, Ysoude, Ysonde, Ysote, Isond, Isot Isidorus Hi spa lens is ta, Isco, Isawde, Isowde, Isod, Isold, Ysiaut, and Ysoud, to which His old a may be added. Dunlop, History of Prose Fiction, L. 471 (supplementary [notes). Isfendiyar (is-fen-di-yar'), in Pers., correctly, Asfandiyar (es-fen-di-yar'), or Asp and i yar (es-pen-di-yar'). A hero of the Shahnamah, son of King Gushtasp, the Const an tine of the Zoroastrians. After many exploits he was called to con Arjasp, a king, daughters Guden in who had taken captive two he undertook his "seven labors." Choosing, like Rustam, the shortest and most perilous way to the enemy's stronghold, he first slew two monstrous wolves; secondly, conquered a fierce lion and his mate; thirdly, slew a fierce dragon; fourthly, withstood the wiles of a beautiful woman who, caught in Asfandiyar's noose, became first a cat and then a wolf, and finally a black, flame-vomiting demon, and was then slain by him; fifthly, slew a Simurgh, a gigantic bird, which tried to bear him away; sixthly, brought his troops through a furious storm of wind and snow; and seventhly, traversed a deadly desert. Reaching the brazen fortre , Asfandiyar collected a hundred camels and entered it with his warriors disguised as a merchant caravan, when his brother Bishutan attacked it from without, as he within. After this succe Gushtasp wished Asfandiyar to go against Rustam, to whom Kaikhusrau had given Zabul, Kabul, and Nimruz. Asfandiyar pleaded the nobility and services of Rustam, but the king was obdurate. Rustam came out to welcome Asfandiyar, but when told the errand of the latter refused to yield. The heroes fought on two succe ive days. Rustam was wounded but recovered and, guided by the Simurgh which had cared for his infancy, on the second day lodged an arrow, made by the Simurgh's direction from the kazu tree, in the eye of his antagonist, who fell. Zal and Rustam both came to offer sympathy, but Asfandiyar died, intrusting his son Bahman to the care of Rustam. Isha (e's ha; with Vedic accent, e-sha'). [Skt., 'Lord.'] Ä title of Shiva; also, with a long, the name of an Up an is had of which Ishavasya is the first word. It is also known as the Vajasaneyisanhita Up an is had. It is translated by Muller in "Sacred Books of the East," I. 311. Ishbosheth (ish-bo's heth). [Heb., 'man of shame.'] A son of Saul, proclaimed king of Israel after his father's death. See David . In our text of the Books of Samuel, Saul's son and succe or is called Ishbosheth, but in 1 Chronicles viii. 33 he is called Eshbaal. Eshbaal means 'Baal's man,' a proper name of a well-known Semitic type, precisely similar to such Arabic names as Imrau-1-Cais, 'the man of the god W. R. Smith , O. T. in the Jewish Ch., p. 78. Cais.' Ishim (ish'im). A river of Siberia which joins the Irtish about 120 miles southeast of Tobolsk. Length, about 1,000 miles. Ishmael (ish'ma-el). [Heb., 'God heareth.'] The son of Abraham and Hagar: regarded by the Arabs as their ancestor. Ishmaelites (ish'ma-el-its). The descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, who, as is related in Gen. xxi. 14, was driven into the wilderne with his mother, Hagar. His twelve sons were "princes" or heads of tribes. The Arabs re gard him as their ancestor. Ishpeming (ish'pem-ing). A city in Marquette County, northern Michigan, 14 miles west by south of Marquette: the center of an iron distriet. Population (1890), 11,197. Ishtar (ish'tär), or Istar (is'tär). The principal and most popular deity of the A yroBabylonians, the godde of love and war, uniting, as it were, the Aphrodite (Venus) and Athene (Minerva) of the Greeks, and corresponding in name and character to Ashtoreth (Astarte) of the Syro-Can a a nites, only that she ruled the planet Venus while Ashtoreth was identified with the moon. In her warlike character she was conceived by the Babylonians as ruling the morning star; as godde of love she ruled the evening star. In her foriner character she was also called Annuit , and had her principal seat of worship at Agane, in the temple E-ulbar; in the latter character she was especially worshiped at Erech (Orchoe of the Greeks, modern Warka), in the temple E-ana (House of Heaven'), with a voluptuous cult. With the A yrians she was the wife of Bel, and was sometimes called Belit ('Lady'); they distinguished between Ishtar of Arbela, who presided over battles, and Ishtar of Nineveh, in whom the voluptuous aspect predominated. Ishtar also occurs as an appellation, or generic name, for a godde in general. On the relation of Ishtar to Tammuz, see Adonis and Izdubar . Isidorian Decretals, The. A code of native and foreign canons which circulated in Spain in the 6th century, and was afterward accepted throughout the Roman Catholic Church: so called from Isidorus Hi spa lens is, who was er roneously supposed to have compiled it. Also called the Spanish Decretals. Isidorus (iz-i-dō'rus) Hi spa lens is, or Isidore (is'i-dor) of Seville. Born at Cart a gena, Spain, about 560: died April 4, 636. A Spanish ecclesiastic and miscellaneous writer. He became bishop of Seville in 600. His works, which were held in high esteem during the middle ages, include "Originum seu etymologiarum libri xx.," "De ecclesiastic is officiis libri duo," and "Sententia rum sive de summo bono libri tres." He has been erroneously accredited with the compilation of the so-called Isidorian Decretals (which see). - Isidro, San