WOODWARD, Henry, a very celebrated English comedian, was born in London, in 1717, and died in 1777. He was the author of a farce, called "Marplot in Lisbon," and the "Man's the Master," a comedy. WOOLLETT, William, a most eminent English historical and landscape engraver, de servedly esteemed the first in his profession; he died in 1785. WOOLSTON, Thomas, an English divine, author of several works filled with heterodox sentiments and absurdities. He died in prison, in 1733, where he had been sentenced for publishing a blasphemous work. WOOSTER, David, a major-general in the American revolutionary army, was killed by the British troops in an invasion of Connecticut, in 1777. WOOTON, John, a famous English painter of landscapes, horses, and dogs, for the latter of which he was often paid 40 guineas. He died in 1765. WORCESTER, Samuel, D. D., an American clergyman, settled in Massachusetts, particular ly distinguished for his zeal and activity in promoting the cause of missions. He died in 1821. WORLIDGE, Thomas, an engraver and portrait painter, who died in 1766. WORMIUS, Olaus, a learned physician and medical writer, of Denmark, died in 1634. WORMIUS, William, son of the preceding, was a professor of medicine, historiographer to the king, counsellor of state, &c.; he died in 1724. WORSDALE, James, an English painter and dramatic writer, died in 1767. WORSLEY, sir Richard, a native of the Isle of Wight. He purchased, in various parts of Europe, a fine collection of statues, and other antiques, of which he published a description; he died in 1805. bishop of Hereford, and author of some controversial tracts; he died in 1667. WREN, Matthew, son of the preceding, was secretary to James, duke of York and an author; he died in 1672. WREN, sir Christopher, a most illustrious English architect and mathematician, died in 1723, aged 91. Under his direction, and from his designs, were rebuilt the cathedral of St. Paul, the parochial churches, and other public buildings, which had been destroyed by the conflagration of the city of London. WRIGHT, Nathan, a learned English lawyer, who became lord keeper of the great seal, and died in 1721. WRIGHT, Samuel an eloquent dissenting minister, who settled in London; he wrote some sermons, &c., and died in 1746. WRIGHT, sir James, chief justice and governor of the colony of Georgia, at the beginning of the revolution; he was the last royal governor of that colony. WRIGHT, Joseph, a very distinguished English painter, who died in 1797. He was partienlarly famous for producing extraordinary effects of light. WRIGHT, Edward, a mathematician, of Cambridge, who wrote various works on Navigation; he died about 1620. WRIGHT, Edward, an English writer, author of an account of Lord Macclesfield's uavels, in 1720. WRIGHT, Abraham, an English clergyman, and theological writer; he died in 1690. WRIGHT, Paul, an English divine, and author, who died in 1785. WURMSER, Dagobert Sigismund count, field marshal in the service of Austria; he was an officer of distinguished valour and abilities, and died in 1797. WYAT, sir Thomas, one of the most learnWORTHINGTON, John, LL. D., an eminented and accomplished persons of his time, and 'awyer, of Massachusetts, died in 1800, aged 81. much in favour with Henry VIII., who employWORTHINGTON, William, an English di- ed him on several embassies. He wrote poetry, vine and theological writer; he died in 1778, and was the first of his countrymen who versiaged 75. fied any part of the book of Psalms. He died in 1541, aged 38. WORTHINGTON, John, D. D., an English divine and theological writer; he died in 1671. WOTTON, Edward, an eminent physician, of London, died in 1555. WOTTON, sir Henry, an eminent English statesman and poet; he died in 1639, leaving many writings. WYATT, sir Francis, governor of the colony of Virginia, in 1621. WYATT, James, an eminent English archi tect, for some time president of the Royal açademy, died in 1813. WÝCHERLEY, William, an eminent EnWOTTON, William, an English divine, cri-glish comic poet, was born in Shropshire, in 1640, tic, historian, and miscellaneous writer, of great learning; he died in 1726. WOTY, William, a very ingenious English poet; he died in 1791. WOUTERS, Francis, a Dutch landscape painter, whose pieces were greatly admired; he died in 1659. and died in 1715. WYCKE, Thomas, a native of Haerlem, eminent as a painter of marine views; he died in 1686. His son John excelled in painting battles and horses; he died in London, in 1702. WYKEHAM, William of, was bishop of Winchester in the reigns of Edward III., RichWOUVERMANS, Philip, an excellent Dutch ard II., and Henry IV., and secretary of state landscape painter; he died in 1688, aged 68. to the first of these monarchs. He was likeWOWER, John, of Hamburgh, distinguish-wise an eminent architect, founder of St. Mary ed as a politician, and as a man of literature he died in 1612. WRAGG, William, an eminent lawyer, of South Carolina, who left the country at the commencement of the revolution, and perished on his voyage to England, in 1777. WRANGEL, Charles Gustavus, marshal and constable of Sweden, and highly distinguished for his valour; he died about 1676. WRAY, Daniel, a learned English antiquary, died in 1783. WREN, Matthew, an English prelate, was of Winchester's college at Oxford, and of a noble school at Winchester, and died in 1404. WYLLYS, George, a native of England, came to Connecticut in 1638, was elected a ma gistrate, and afterwards governor of the colony; he died in 1644. WYLLYS, Samuel, son of the preceding, was a magistrate in the colony of Connecticut, and a useful and pious man; he died in 1709. WYLLYS, Hezekiah, son of Samuel, a mer chant, of Hartford, was elected secretary of Connecticut, and died in 1734. FA'MA, the goddess of report, &c. DOMIDU'CA, a title of Juno. gods. DOM'INA, a title of Proserpine. FATES, the three daughters of Nox and Erebus, Clothos, Lachesis, and Atropos, entrusted DRY'ADES, nymphs of the woods and forests. with the lives of mortals, &c. E ECHI'ON, a companion of Cadmus. EC'HO, daughter of Aer and Tellus, who pined away for love of Narcissus. EDON'IDES, priestesses of Bacchus. EDU'CA, a goddess of new born infants. EGE'RIA, a title of Juno; also a goddess. ELECTRA, a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who instigated Orestes to revenge their father's death on their mother and her adulterer Ægisthus. E'LEUS, and ELEUTHE'RIUS, titles of Bacchus. ELEUSIN'IA, feasts in honour of Ceres and ELOIDES, nymphs of Bacchus. ENDYM'ION, a shepherd of Caria, who, for insolently soliciting Juno, was condemned to a FAU'NA, and FAT'UA, names of Cybele. FAU'NUS, the son of Mercury and Nox, and father of the Fauns, rural gods. FEBRUA, FLOR'IDA, FLUO'NIA, titles of FEBRUA, a goddess of purification. FELICITAS, the goddess of happiness. FERE TRIUS, and FULMINATOR, titles of Jupiter. FERO'NIA, a goddess of woods. FESSO'MIA, a goddess of wearied persons. FLAM'INES, priests of Jupiter, Mars, &c. rivers. FOR'NAX, a goddess of corn and bakers. FORTU'NA, or FORTUNE, the goddess of happiness, &c., said to be blind. FU'RIES, or EUMEN'IDES, the three daugh sleep of 30 years; Luna visited him by night in aters of Nox and Acheron, named Alecto, Mecave of nount Latmus. ENIA'LIUS, a title of Mars. EN'YO, the same as Bellona. EPE'US, the artist of the Trojan horse. EPISTRO'PHIA, and ERYCI'NA, titles of Venus. gæra, and Tisiphone, with hair composed of snakes, and armed with whips, chains, &c. G GALATE'A, daughter of Nereus and Doris, GAME'LIA, a title of Juno. EPIZEPH'RII, a people of Locris, who pun-Mars, and changed by him into a cock. ERA TO, the muse of love poetry. ER'EANE, a river whose waters inebriated. ERIOTHO NIUS, a king of Athens, who, being lame and very deformed in his feet, invented coaches to conceal his lameness. GAN'GES, a famous river of India. GANYMEDE, the cupbearer of Jupiter. GELASI'NUS, the god of mirth and smiles. GELO'NI, a people of Scythia, who used to paint themselves in order to appear more terrible to their enemies. GE'NII, guardian angels. GE'NIUS, a name of Priapus. GER'YON, a king of Spain, who fed his oxen with human flesh, and was therefore killed by perpetu-Hercules. ERIN'NYS, a common name of the Furies. ETE'OCLES, and POLYNI'CES, sons of Oedipus, who violently hated, and, at last killed each other. EVAD NE, daughter of Mars and Thebe, who threw herself on the funeral pile of her husband Cataneus, from affection. GLAUCO'PIS, a name of Minerva. GLAUCUS, a fisherman, made a seagod by eating a certain herb; also the son of Hippolochus, who exchanged his arms of gold for the brazen ones of Diomede. GNOS'SIS, a name of Ariadne. GOR'DIUS, a husbandman, but afterwards king of Phrygia, remarkable for tying a knot of EUCRATES, a person remarkable for shuf-cords on which the empire of Asia depended, in fing, duplicity, and dissimulation. EUMEN'IDES, a name of the Furies. EUPHROS'YNE, one of the three Graces. EURO'PA, the daughter of Agenor, who it is said was carried by Jupiter, in the form of white bull into Crete. EURY'ALE, one of the three Gorgons. EUTER PE, the muse presiding over music. F so very intricate a manner, that Alexander the Great, unable to unravel it, cut it to pieces. GOR'GONS, the three daughters of Phorcys and Ceta, Medusa, Euryale, and Stheno, who acould change into stone those whom they looked on; Perseus slew Medusa, the principal of them. GORGOPH'ORUS, a title of Pallas. GRA'CES, Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne, the daughters of Jupiter and Eurynome; attendants on Venus and the Muses. GRADI VUS, a title of Mars. GY'GES, a Lydian, to whom Candaules, king of Lydia, showed his queen naked, which so Hincensed her that she slew Candaules, and m ried Gyges; also a shepherd, who by me. ring could render himself invisible. FAB'ULA, the goddess of lies. OB'SEQUENS, a title of Fortuna. OM PHALE, a queen of Lydia, with whom ORBO'NA, a goddess of grown persons. P PACTOLUS, a river of Lydia, with golden sands and medicinal waters. PA'AN, and PHOEBUS, names of Apollo. PA'LES, the goddess of shepherds. PALIL'IA, feasts in honour of Pales. PALLA'DIUM, a statue of Minerva, which the Trojans imagined fell from heaven, and that their city could not be taken whilst that remained in it. PAL'LAS, and PY'LOTIS, names of Mi nerva. PHAETON, son of Sol (Apollo) and Clymene, who asked the guidance of his father's chariot for one day, as a proof of his divine descent; but unable to manage the horses, set the world on fire, and was therefore struck by Ju piter with a thunderbolt into the river Po. PHAL'LICA, feasts of Bacchus. PHILAM'MON, a skilful musician. PHILOME LA, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, who was ravished by her brother-inlaw, Tereus, and was changed into a nightingale. PHIN'EAS, son of Agenor, and king of Paphlagonia, who had his eyes torn out by Boreas, but was recompensed with the knowledge of futurity; also a king of Thrace, turned into a stone by Perseus, by the help of Medusa's head. PHLEG'ETHON, a boiling river of hell. PHLE'GON, one of the four horses of Sol. PHLEG'YÆ, a people of Boeotia, destroyed by Neptune, on account of their piracies and other crimes. PHOE BAS, the priestess of Apollo. PHOENIX, son of Amyntor, who, being falsely accused of having attempted the honour of one of his father's concubines, was condemned to have his eyes torn out; but was cured by Chiron, and went with Achilles to the siege of Troy. PICUM NUS, a rural god. PILUM'NUS, a god of breeding women. PLEIADES, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pieione; Mala, Electra, Taygete, Asterope, Merope, Halcyone, and Celano; they were changed into stars. PLUTO, the god of hell. PAN, the god of shepherds. PANDO'RA, the first woman made by Vulcian. can, and endowed with gifts by all the deities: Jupiter gave her a box containing all manner of evils, war, famine, &c. with hope at the bottom. PAN'OPE, one of the Nereides. PAR'IS, or AL'EXANDER, son of Priam and Hecuba, a most beautiful youth, who ran away with Helena, and occasioned the Trojan war. PARNAS'SUS, a mountain of Phocis, famous for a temple of Apollo, and being the favourite residence of the Muses. PAR TUNDA, a nuptial goddess. PATELINA, a goddess of corn. PATULA'CIUS, a name of Janus. PATULE'IUS, a name of Jupiter. POLYHYM'NIA, the muse of rhetoric. POMO'NA, the goddess of fruits and autumn. PRI'AM, son of Laomedon, and father of Paris, Hector, &c.; he was the last king of Troy. PROG'NE, wife of Tereus, king of Thrace, and sister to Philomela; she was turned into a swallow. PROMETHEUS, son of Iapetus, who animated a man that he had formed of clay, with fire, which, by the assistance of Minerva, he stole from heaven, and was therefore chained by Jupiter to mount Caucasus, with a vulture conti PAVEN'TIA, and POLI'NA, goddesses of in-nually preying on his liver. fants. PEGASUS, a winged horse belonging to Apollo and the Muses. PELLO'NIA, a goddess of grown persons. PENA'TES. small statues or household gods. PENEL'OPE, daughter of Icarus, celebrated for her chastity and fidelity during the long absence of Ulysses. PERSEUS, son of Jupiter and Danae, who many extraordinary exploits by dusa's head. i UNI, ancient gods of Greece. PROPYLE'A, a name of Hecate. PROSERPINE, the wife of Pluto. PROTEUS, a seagod, who could transform himself into any shape. PSY'CHE, the goddess of pleasure. PYL'ADES, the constant friend of Orestes. PYR'AMUS, and THIS'BE, two lovers, of Babylon, who killed themselves with the same sword, and occasioned the turning the berries of the mulberry-tree, under which they died, from white to red. PYRETIS, one of the four horses of the Su onstantine, during whose minority in 912, she ly governed. ZOE, daughter of Constantine XI., a cruel id debauched princess; she died in 1050. ZOILUS, a Greek rhetorician and critic, Jurished about 270 B. C. ZOLLIKOFER, George Joachim, a protesnt divine, of Switzerland, died in 1758. His votional exercises and sermons have been anslated into English. ZONARAS, John, a Greek historian, who rote "Annals from the Creation of the World, >wn to the year 1818," about which time he ed. ZONEA, Victor, an Italian mathematician the 17th century, who made valuable imovements in mechanics. ZOPPO, Mark, a historical and portrait inter, of Bologna, who died in 1517. ZOPYRUS, a Persian noble, who assisted arius in the conquest of Babylon. ZOROASTER, or ZERDUSHT, a celebrated ersian philosopher, the reputed founder of the lagian religion. He predicted, it is said, the oming of the Messiah, in plain words; and the vise men from the East, who saw and followed is star, were his disciples. ZOSIMUS, St., a Greek, who became pope à 417, and died the year after. ZOSIMUS, an ancient Greek historian of the oman empire, flourished about 410. ZUBLEY, John Joachim, D. D., an eminent clergyman of Georgia, was a native of Switzerland, and came to America about 1760. He died in Savannah, in 1781. ZUCCHERO Tadeo, an Italian historical and portrait painter; he died in 1566. ZUCCHERO Frederic, an eminent painter, and brother of Taddeo; he died in 1609, aged 63. ZUINGLIUS, Ulricus, of Switzerland, an able and zealous reformer of the church; he was killed in a skirmish with his popish opponents in 1531. ZUMBO, Gaston John, a sculptor, of Syracuse; he died at Paris, in 1701. ZUR-LAUBEN, Beat de, known as an able negotiator from the canton of Zug, at the court of Lewis XIII.; he died in 1663. ZUSTRUS, Lambert, a painter of merit, the pupil of Titian. ZWINGER, Theodore, born in Zurgan, in 1534; he published an enormous compilation, entitled "Le Theatre de la Vie Humaine," in 3 folio volumes, and died in 1588. ZWINGER, Theodore, grandson of the last, as a pastor and a physician at Basil; he died in 1629. His son John, was professor of Greek there, and died in 1696. ZWINGER, Theodore, son of John, was professor of medicine and eloquence at Basil, where he died in 1724. ZOUCH, Richard, a learned civilian, of Wilt- ZYLIUS, Otho, a jesuit, born at Utrecht, auhire, who published many esteemed works,thor of "Lives of Saints," &c.; he died in ud died in 1660. ZOUCH, Thomas, D. D., an English clergyan, who was offered the bishoprick of Carlisle, ut declined it on account of his age. He died n 1816, leaving numerous works. 1655. ZYPÆUS, or VANDEN ZYPE, Francis, a learned theologian, and writer on civil law, was born at Malines, in 1570, and died in 1650. His brother Henry was an ecclesiastic, and ZOUST, Gerard, a German, celebrated for his abbot of St. Andrew, near Bruges; he died in ccuracy in portrait painting; he died in 1681.1659, leaving several works of merit. |
