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Iacchus

Collier's New Encyclopedia: the Eleusinian name of Bacchus. city of

An Encyclopaedia of Occultism: (See Mysteries .)

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Icarus

Aiton's Encyclopedia: ik'a-rus, in Greek legend, the son of Daedalus. Daedalus furnished his son with wings and made a pair of himself that they might escape from Crete. Daedalus taught his son to fly and the two started out hopefully. But Icarus was excited by the novelty of journeying through the air. He flew too high and the sun melted the wax by which his wings were attached to his shoulders. The poor lad fell into the sea and was drowned. The sea was named the Icarian Sea in memory of Icarus. See Daedalus

Collier's New Encyclopedia: in Greek legend, father a son of Dædalus, who with his fled with wings from Crete to escape the flight being resentment of Minos. His for the too high proved fatal to him, cemented his sun melted the wax which wings and he fell into that part of the bears his name. Ægean sea which

1000 Classical Characters: A son of Daedalus , who, with his father, took a winged flight from Crete to escape the anger of Minos . His flight was too high, and thus the sun melted the wax which cemented his wings, and he fell into the sea and was drowned.

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Ida

Collier's New Encyclopedia: a high mountain range in Asia Minor, extending from Phrygia through Mysia into Troas. The city of Troy was situated at its base. It is the scene of many ancient legends. The S. part of the range was called Gargarus, the highest peak of which is about 4,700 feet above sea. Here there was a temple of Cybele. From Ida flow several famous streams, as the Granicus, Simois, and Scamander. There is another Ida in Crete, now called Psiloriti.

1000 Classical Characters: A mountain range of Mysia, in Asia Minor, celebrated in mythology as the scene of the rape of Ganymede (hence called Idaeus puer) and of the judgment of Paris (hence called Idaeus Judex).

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Ides

Collier's New Encyclopedia: in the ancient Roman calendar, the 15th day of the months March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months.

Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Calends

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Ignis Fatuus

Collier's New Encyclopedia: a kind of luminous meteor, which flits about in the air a little above the surface of the earth, and appears chiefly in marshy places, or near stagnant waters, or in ch churchyards, during the nights of Called also "Jack-with-a-lansummer. tern" and "Will-o'-th'-wisp." The most general opinion is, that it is due to the emanation and spontaneous combustion of some highly inflammable gas, given off by decaying organic matter. IGOR I. (ē'gor), a grand duke of Russia; succeeded his father Rurick, and, after making war a long time against his neighbors, proceeded to ravage the East, deluging with blood Pontus, Paphlagonia, and Bithynia. He left his throne to his wife Olga, who, in her old age, embraced Christianity. He died in 935.

An Encyclopaedia of Occultism: A wavering luminous appearance frequently observed in meadows and marshy places, round which many popular superstions cluster. Its folk-names, Will o' the Wisp and Jack o' Lantern, suggest a country fellow bearing a lantern or straw torch (wisp). Formerly these lights were supposed to haunt desolate bogs and moorlands for the purpose of misleading travellers and drawing them to their death. Another superstition says that they are the spirits of those who have been drowned in the bogs, and yet another, that they are the souls of unbaptized infants. Science refers these ignes fatui to gaseous exhalations from the moist ground, or, more rarely, to night-flying insects.

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Iguana

Aiton's Encyclopedia: i-gwa'na, a large lizard of tropical America. The throat has a large dewlap and the back is covered with a spiny ridge. It is an arboreal animal and spends much of its time sleeping in the sun. It is entirely harmless, feeding chiefly on fruit or other vegetable matter. It is from three to five feet in length, over half of which, however, is tail. The natives take it by means of a noose attached to a pole. They value its flesh highly for food. Iguana steaks are sold in the Panama markets and are served in the restaurants. They are said to be tender and to have the taste of fried chicken. See Horned Toad ; Lizard Ik Marvel. See Mitchell ; Donald G

Collier's New Encyclopedia: the typical genus or the family Iguanidæ. The teeth are three-lobed; the throat with a pendulous dewlap, the edge of which is toothed. The common American iguana is yellowish-green above, marbled with pure green, the tail ringed with brown. It has a crest of large dorsal spines. It is from four to five feet long. It is common in the warmer parts of America. IGUANA extinct gigantic

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Ilus

Collier's New Encyclopedia: a King of Troy; son of Tros by Callirhoe. He extended and embellished his city, called Ilium, and also Troy, after his father Tros. Jupiter gave him the Palladium, a celebrated statue of Minerva, and promised that so long as it remained in Troy, the city would remain impregnable. When the temple of Minerva was in flames, Ilus rushed into the middle of the fire to save the Palladium. For this action he was deprived of his sight by the goddess; but subsequently recovered it. He is said to have reigned between 1402 and 1347 b. c. in

1000 Classical Characters: Fourth king of Troy, was son of Tros by Callirrhoe . He married Eurydice, the daughter of Adrastus . He embellished the city of Ilium, called also Troy from his father Tros.

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Indigo Bird

Aiton's Encyclopedia: a sparrow-like bird. The male is clad in deep blue, with wings and tail black margined with blue. The female is brown--under parts whitish. It nests in bushes near the ground from the Mississippi valley eastward. Careless observers may mistake it for a bluebird. The male is a fine songster.

Collier's New Encyclopedia: a North American bird of the finch family, a native of the United States, as far N. as the Missouri, which it visits in summer, and of Central America, where it spends the winter. It is about 5½ inches in length, of a beautiful blue color.

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Injunction

Collier's New Encyclopedia: a granted by a court of equity, and in Vol. V-Cyc-K some cases under statutes by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ. In the United States, the writ of injunction, as resorted to in labor disputes, has occasioned much controversy. Injunctions issued against strikers were alleged to "convert innocent acts into a crime." The Federal courts were the principal subjects of criticism in 1901.

Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Mandamus

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