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422 8. (v. 389.)

(a) Illustrate from Lucretius (B; ii). What reason does he assign for the Greek poets representing Cybele (or  Tellus) in a chariot drawn by lions?

(h) Why was she called 'Idæa Mater'? What ambiguity has the word 'Idæa' caused 1

(c) How does Euripides connect Bacchus and Bliea ? (Bacchæ.)

9. (a) Translate :

(v. 759.)

(h) Does the expression, or a similar one, occur elsewhere ?

(c) Why was Nemesis called ?

10. (v. 1038.)

(a) In what sense, and by whom, is Teucer called o in the Ajax? Translate Teucer' s reply What difference in the sense would be caused by the omission or different position of the article ?

(b) Which of the Greeks at Troy was the most famous for the use of the bow? (Hom. Od viii.)

(c) How do you account for the use of the bow being held in contempt by the Athenians ?

(d) What was their peculiar offensive weapon ? -(Æsch. Pers.)

11. (v. 810.)

Give Welcker's interpretation of this passage, with the grounds on which it rests.

12. (v. 262.)

(a) What do we find respecting the in Homer ?