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See Ægir. Oehlenschläger. See Öhlenschläger . Oeland. See Öland . Eneus (ē'nūs). [Gr. Οἰνεύς .] In Greek legend, king of Calydon, husband of Althea, and father of Meleager and Tydeus. Enomaus (en-ō-mā'us). [Gr. Οινόμαος.] In Greek legend, a king in Elis, son of Ares, and father of Hippodame i a by the Pleiad Sterope. He was also said to be the son of Ares and Ste rope. An oracle had declared that he should die if his daugh. ter should marry, and he therefore made it a condition that those who came forward as suitors for Hippodame i a's hand should contend with himself in the chariot-race, and he who conquered should receive her, whereas those that were conquered should suffer death. The race-course ex tended from Pisa to the altar of Poseidon on the Corinthian isthmus. At the moment when a suitor started with Hippodame i a, Enomaus sacrificed a ram to Zeus at Pisa, and then armed himself and hastened with his swift chariot and four horses, guided by Myrtilus, after the suitor. He thus overtook many a lover, whom he put to death, until Pelops, the son of Tantalus, came to Pisa. Pelops bribed Myrtilus, and, using the horses which he had received from Poseidon, he succeeded in reaching the goal before Enomaus, who in despair made away with himself. Smith , Dict. Enophyta (e-nof'i-tä). [Gr. Οινόφυτα.] In ancient geography, a place in Bœotia, Greece, about 23 miles north of Athens. Here, in 456 B. C., the A then i ans under Myronides defeated the Bœotians. Enotria (e-nō'tri-ä). [Gr. Οἱνοτρία .] In ancient geography, a name given by the Greeks to the southern part of Italy. Enus (ē'nus). The ancient name of the Inn. Enu æ (e-nö'sē). [Gr. Οἰνοῦσσαι .] A group of five islands in the Ægean Sea, situated between Chios and the mainland of Asia Minor: the modern Spalmadori. See Öttingen . place in the province of Westphalia, Pru ia, on the Werre near Minden. Population (1890), 2,482. Of an to (o-fän'tō). Ariver in southeastern Italy, which falls into the Adriatic 39 miles northwest of Bari: the ancient Aufidus. Length, about 75 miles. Ofen (o'fen). The German name of Buda. Offa (of'a). King of Mercia from about 757 to 796. He conquered Oxfords hire from We ex, and subjugated the Welsh kingdom of Powys, west of the Severn. He drew up a code of laws which have perished. Offa's Dyke. An intrenchment which extends from near the mouth of the Wye northward near the border of England and Wales to the mouth of the Dee. It was built for defense against the Welsh by Offa, king of Mercia, in the 8th century. Offenbach (of'fen-bäch). A city in the province of Starken burg, He e, situated on the Main 4 miles east of Frankfort. It is the first manufactur ing city of He e, and has various manufactures, the most important being portfolios and fancy leather goods, engines, etc. It was founded by French refugees. Population (1890), 35,085. Offenbach (of-en-bäk'), Jacques. Born at Cologne, June 21, 1819: died at Paris, Oct. 5, 1880. A French composer of opera bouffe. He was conductor of the orchestra of the Théâtre Français in 1848, and began to attract attention by the production of operettas at small theaters. In 1855 he took the Théâtre Comte, changed its name to Les Bouffes Parisiens, and became at once popular. Among his opera bouffes are "Orphée aux enfers" (1858), "La grande-duche e de Gerolstein" (1867), "La belle Hélène" (1864), "Barbe-bleue" (1866), "Madame Favart" (1878), "Le Papillon" (1860: a ballet pantomime), "La Périchole" (1868), "Vert-Vert" (1869), and " Les contes d'Hoffmann" (opéra comique, produced after his death, in 1881). Offenburg (of'fen-börg). A town in Baden, situated on the Kinzig 12 miles southeast of Strasburg. It was formerly an imperial town. Here, Sept. 24, 1707, the Imperialists under Mercy defeated the French. Population (1890), 8,481. Ofotenfjord (ō-fō'ten-fyôrd). Along fiord on the northwestern coast of Norway, near the Lofoten Islands. ofter Ofterdingen (of'ter-ding-en), He in rich von. A semi-mythical German minstrel of the 13th century. Og (og). An Amorite king of Bashan, defeated by the Hebrews at the epoch of their entrance into Canaan. He was a giant (Deut. iii. 11). Ogalala, Ogallalla. See Oglala . Ogam. m. See Ogham . Ogden (og'den). Acity, capital of Weber County, Utah, situated on the Weber River 32 miles north of Salt Lake City. It is an important junction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, Utah Central, and Utah and Northern railroads. Population (1890), 14,889. Ogden, Aaron. Born at Elizabeth town, N. J., Dec. 3, 1756: died at Jersey City, N. J., April 19, 1839. An American soldier in the Revolutionary War, and governor of New Jersey 18121813. Ogden, William Butler. Born at Walton, N. Y., June 15, 1805: died at New York, Aug. 3, 1877. An American merchant and railroad president, prominent in developing the Northwest. He became first mayor of Chicago in 1837. Ogdensburg (og'denz-berg). A city in St. Lawrence County, New York, situated at the entrance of the Oswegatchie into the St. Lawrence, in lat. 44° 41′ N., long. 75° 30′ W. It has important foreign and domestic commerce in grain and manufactures. It became a city in 1868, and is sometimes called "the Maple City." Population (1890), 11,662. Ogé, or Ojé (o-zhā'), Jacques Vincent. Born in Dondon about 1755: died at Port-au-Prince, Feb. 26, 1791. A Haitian insurgent. He was a light mulatto. He was educated in Paris, and represented the colony in the French Constituent A embly. In 1790 he organized in the United States a secret expedition for the emancipation of the colored race in Haiti. He landed at Cape François Oct. 23, but after some slight succe es was defeated, captured, and broken on the wheel. He was regarded as a martyr by the colored population, and his cruel death led to the practical extermination of the whites soon after. Ogeechee (ō-ge'che). A river in southeastern Georgia which flows into the Atlantic 17 miles south of Savannah. Length, over 200 miles. Ogle thorpe Ogéron de la Bouère (ō-zhā-rôn' de la bö-ar'), Bertrand Denis d'. Born near Angers, 1615: died at Paris, Dec., 1675. A French adventurer, founder of the colony of Haiti. After an unsucce ful attempt to colonize Guiana (1656), he joined the bucaneers, and in 1665 was appointed governor of Tortuga by the French West India Company. The bucaneers probably had transient establishments on the western end of Española as early as 1632, but they first obtained an official standing and were greatly extended under Ogéron, who even attempted to conquer the whole island in 1674. Oggersheim (og'gers-him). A town in the Palatinate, Bavaria, 5 miles west of Mannheim. Population (1890), 4,537. Oggione (od-jō'ne), or Uggione (öd-jō'ne), Marco da. Born at Oggione about 1460: died 1530. An Italian painter, chiefly known from his copies of Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" (in London and Milan). Ogham. In Celtic mythology. See the extracts. The word "ogham," in modern Irish, stands for the oсcult sciences; and, according to Lucian, Oghum was painted in the second century as a Herculean Mercury, old, in a lion's skin, with a club in his right hand and a bent bow in his left, the ears of his worshippers bound by a chain of gold and amber to his tongue. Morley, English Writers, I. 168. He is signalized in Irish mythology as the inventor of writing, that is to say of the Ogam alphabet; for Ogma being much skilled dialects and in poetry, it was he, we are told, who invented the Ogam to provide signs for secret speech only known to the learned, and designed to be kept from the vulgar and poor of the nation. The motive attributed to Ogma is an invention of a comparatively late age, for there was nothing cryptic about the Ogam alphabet; but the allusion to Ogma's skill in poetry and dialects is important, especially as there was not only a mode of writing called Ogam, but also a kind of pedantic jargon which bore that name. Now Irish legend will have it that the Ogam was so called from the name of Ogma, which is etymologically impo ible. Rhys, Celtic Heathendom, p. 18. Ogier (ō-zhyā'), Le Prieur. The name under which Jean Louis Guez, Seigneur de Balzac, published his "Apology." Ogier, the Dane, F. Ogier le Danois or Ogier de Danemarcke, Dan. Holger Danske or Olger Dansk. In medieval legend, one of the paladins of Charlemagne: the subject of French chansons de geste of the 12th and 13th centuries. These are based on older forms. His name is also given as Oger, Ager, and Autcair. M. Barrois, who has edited the 12th-century chanson, which is written in the Walloon dialect by Raimbert, a trouvère, thinks he should be called Ogier l'Ardennois or d'Ardenmarche. The trouvère Adenès also wrote a chanson de geste of the same cycle. Ogier, the son of Geoffrey the king of Denmark, is brought up at the court of Charlemagne, and at one period of the romance a umes the crown of Denmark; but he tires of it and returns to Charlemagne, becoming one of his chief paladins. After a succe ful and warlike career, at the age of 100 years he is carried away to the Isle of Avalon by Morgan le Fay, who restores him to youth, with entire forgetfulne of the world, but sends him back, after 200 years have pa ed, to defend France. After repelling its invaders and restoring the old spirit of knighthood, he returns to Avalon, where he sleeps, and whence he may again awake and return to defend the right. As Holger Danske, he has been raised to the position of Danish national hero. Ogilby (o'gl-bi), John. Born at Edinburgh, 1600: died at London, Sept. 4, 1676. A Scottish poet, translator, and compiler of atlases. He published "America, being the most accurate Description of the New World" (London, 1671). Ogilvie (ō'gl-vi), John. Born in Marnoch, Banffshire, April 17, 1797: died at Aberdeen, Nov. 21, 1867. A Scottish lexicographer. He was appointed teacher of mathematics at Gordon's Hospital, Aberdeen, in 1881, remaining till 1859. He compiled "The Imperial Dictionary" (1847-50), "The Comprehensive English Dictionary" (1863), "The Student's English Dictionary" (1865), "An English Dictionary, etc., for the Use of Schools" (1867). Oglala (ō-glä lä). ['She scattered her own.'] The people of Red Cloud, part of the Titonwan. The name has been corrupted into Ogalala and Ogallalla . Ogle (ō'gl). A character, in Mrs. Cent livre's comedy "The Beau's Duel," who fancies everybody is in love with him. Ogleby (ō'gl-bi), Lord. In Garrick and Colman's "Clandestine Marriage," a faded and delicate but witty old beau. When this play was first produced in 1766, Garrick refused to take the part, and in consequence a coldne arose between him and Colman, which lasted for years. Oglesby (ō'glz-bi), Richard James. Born in Oldham County, Ky., July 25, 1824. An American politician and soldier. He was a general in the Civil War; governor of Illinois 1865-69, 1873, and 1885-89; and United States senator 1873-79. Ogle thorpe (ō'gl-thôrp), James Edward. Born at London, Dec. 21, 1696: died at Cranham Hall, E ex, England, 1785. An English general and philanthropist. He projected the colony of Georgia for Ogle thorpe insolvent debtors and persecuted Protestants, conducted the expedition for its settlement 1733, and returned to England 1743. Oglio (ōl'yō). A river in northern Italy, joining the Po 10 miles southwest of Mantua: the ancient Ollius. It traverses the Lake of Iseo. Length, about 135 miles.