Cecrops (sekrops)

[Gr. Κέκροψ.] In Athe of Palermo, Sicily, in lat. 38° 1' N., long. 14° 4' E.: the ancient Cephaloedium or Cep haloed is. It has a cathedral and a ruined castle. It was taken by the Arabs in the 9th century. The cathedral, founded in 1131 by King Roger, is one of the finest of Sicilian monuments. The front, of Norman character, has a triple porch portal, and pointed arcades with tooth-molding. The nave has cylindrical columns and wooden roof; the aisles are vaulted. Choir and apse are lined with magnificent mosaics on gold ground; the semidome of the apse is occupied by a colo al half-figure of the Saviour. On the north side of the cathedral there is a beautiful cloister of between two four-tiered towers, a beautiful sculptured the type of that at Monreale. Population, 12,000. Celadon (sel'a-don). 1. A witty, inconstant gallant in Dryden's play "Secret Love, or The Maiden Queen." He marries the flirt Florimel, with the understanding that they may each have their own way after marriage. 2. The lover of the beautiful Astrée (Astrea) in D'Urfé's romance "Astrée.” His is one of the stock names for a lover in the French drama.-3. A sort of generic name in pastoral poetry for a rustic lover, as Chloe is for his mistre .-4. A character in Thomson's "Seasons." Celænæ (se-lē'nē). [Gr. Κελαιναί .] An ancient city of Phrygia, once of great size and importance. It became a royal residence in the time of Xerxes.. The site of Celænæ, unknown until within these few years, has been determinately fixed by Mr. Hamilton (Asia Minor, vol. i., pp. 498-500). It is the modern Deenair (lat. 38°3′, long. 30°20′). This town, which abounds in remains of high antiquity, is situated near the source of the southern or main stream of the Mæander, and in all respects corresponds to the accounts left of the an cient Celænæ. Rawlinson , Herod., IV. 28, note. Celano (se-lē'nō). [Gr. Κελαινώ.] In cla ical mythology, one of the Harpies (see Har pies ); also, a Pleiad, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione. Celæno. [L. Celæno , Gr. Κελαινώ, one of the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.] The 64-magnitude star 16 Pleiadum, barely visible with Celakovsky. See Czelakowsky . Celano, Lake of. See Fucino . Celebes (sel'e-bes). [From the name of a na- tive people.] The third in size of the East India Islands, situated east of Borneo, about lat. 1° 45′-5° 45′ S., long. 118° 45′-125° E.: a Dutch po e ion. It is very irregular in shape, with four large peninsulas. Its chief export is coffee. The principal tribes are the Bugis, Maca ars, and Alfuras, Menado is the seat of the Dutch resident. Celebes was discovered by the Portuguese in the 16th century; they were expelled by the Dutch in 1660. Area, 71,470 square miles. Population, estimated, 1,500,000. nian tradition, the first king of Athens, and the introducer of civilization into Greece. He was at first regarded as autochthonous, and as a being whose the naked eye. her profe ional career, in the latter capacity, at the Bowery Theater, New York, Oct., 1827, and afterward danced and acted chiefly in London, visiting America a second time 1834-37. Cell in i Celestial Empire, The. In western countries, a popular name for the Chinese empire, translat popular ing the Chinese "Tien Chao" ('Heavenly Dynasty'). Celestials (se-les'tialz), The. The Chinese: from "the Celestial Empire" (which see). Celestina (Sp. thā-les-te'nä). A Spanish prose drama in twenty-one acts, or parts, originally called "The Tragicomedy of Cal is to and Melibœa." Though, from its length and structure, it can never have been represented, its dramatic spirit and movement have left traces that are not to be mistaken of their influence on the national drama ever since. The first act, which is much the longest, was probably written by Rodrigo Cota, of Toledo, and in that case we may safely a ume that it was produced about 1480.