Idomeneus
He succeeded his father Deucalion on the throne of Crete , and accompanied the Greeks to the Trojan war, during which he rendered himself famous for his valor. On his voyage home, being caught in a great tempest, he vowed to Neptune that if he escaped he would make an offering to the god of the first living creature he saw on his arrival at the Cretan shore. He escaped the storm, and the first to meet him on his landing was his son. He performed his vow, and became so odious to his subjects that he had to leave his dominions.
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Idria
a mining town in the former Austrian crownland of Carniola, famous for its quicksilver mines (discovered in 1497). Pop. about 17,500. 1
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Idrialin
or IDRIALINE, in chemistry, C42 H28O, a white crystalline substance, extracted from idrialite. The best solvent is oil of turpentine or amylic alcohol. Heated with sulphuric acid, an intense blue color is formed; with nitric acid an insoluble red powder is produced.
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Idyia, Ismene & Italia
Idyia Wife of the Colchian king Aeetes, and mother of Medea . Ismene Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, and sister of Antigone . Italia Signified, from the time of Augustus, the country south of the Alps, which we call Italy.
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Idyl
or IDYLL, a short poem, the subject, or at least a necessary accompaniment, of which is a simple description of pastoral nature, life, and scenery, or of events in pastoral life; as the idyls of Theocritus among the ancients; Goldsmith's "Deserted Village," etc.
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Idyll
a short and highly finished narrative poem presenting a complete picture. The word idyl, or idyll, means "a little picture." The word is used sometimes to designate a short pastoral poem, but more properly speaking the idyll presents scenes of action rather than of pastoral quiet, and appeals to strong rather than to gentle emotions. The idyll belongs to the epic class of poetry as distinguished from the lyric and dramatic. Tennyson's Idylls of the King are the best examples of idylls.
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Idzu
a province of Japan. It consists of a mountainous peninsula with numerous bays. It is 32 miles long and 16 miles wide. Its chief industries are the rearing of silk worms and the reeling of silk. It has several rivers, the most important of which is the Kanogawa. The chief towns are Mishima and Shimoda.
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If
a rocky island in the Gulf of Marseilles, crowned by a castle, the Château d'If, which was built by Francis I. of France, and subsequently used as a state prison. Here were confined, among others, Mirabeau and the Duke of Orleans (Philip Egalité), not to mention "Monte Cristo."
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Ifni
a small seaport in southern Morocco, 35 miles S. of Aguilon, ceded to Spain in 1883.
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Ifrits
Hideous spectres probably of Arabian origin, now genii of Persian and Indian mythology. They assume diverse forms, and frequent ruins, woods and wild desolate places, for the purpose of preying upon men and other living things. They are sometimes confounded with the Jinns or Divs of Persia.
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Igasurine
an alkaloid discovered in 1853 by Desnoix, in the motherliquors from which strychnine and brucine had been precipitated by lime. It crystallizes in fe feathery groups of white silky needles, which have the bitter taste poisonous properties of strychnine and brucine. It resembles brucine in its behavior toward reagents.
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Igbara
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) name given negro people living in the Niger valley in the S. W. of Nigeria. The territory is made of different kingdoms, among them that of Nyffe or Nupé, of which the capital is Bida, and Yarriba, comprised within the Lagos protectorate. The Igbara speech resembles that of Ibo and Ewe. The tribes have an indigenous culture and are partly Mohammedan.
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Iglau
the second largest town of Moravia; on the Iglawa river; 123 miles N. N. W. of Vienna. It has some old churches (one founded in 799). Its staple industries have always been the manufacture of cloth and woolen goods; glass and tobacco are also manufactured. It has a large trade in corn, flax, wool, cloth, and timber. Here on July 5, 1436, the Emperor Sigismund signed the Prague Compactata, after which he was accepted as king by the Bohemians. In the Thirty Years' War the town was taken by the Swedes and recaptured by the Imperialists.
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Igloolik
an island near the E. end of the Fury and Hecla Strait in the Arctic Ocean; the place where Parry passed the winter of 1822-1823. -nä'sē-ō), a group of IGNACIO (ig (ig islands of Mexico, in the Gulf of California, off the coast of the State of Sinaloa.
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Ignacio
JOAQUIM JOSÉ, a Brazilian naval officer; born in 1808. He effected a brilliant movement on the Paraguay and won notable victories. He died in 1869.
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Ignatief
NICHOLAS PAVLO- VITCH (if-nät'e-ef), a Russian diplomatist; born in St. Petersburg in 1832. He served in the Crimean War and was made a colonel in 1856. Ambassador to Peking, 1860; minister at Constantinople, 1864, and envoy-extraordinary in 1867- 1878. He was conspicuous in the negotiations before and after the Russo- Turkish War, and was appointed minister of the interior, but was dismissed in 1882. He was later governor-general of Irkutsk. He died in 1908.
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Ignatius
A bishop of Antioch, torn to pieces by lions in the amphitheater at Rome A. D. 107. His works consisted of letters to the Ephesians, Romans, etc. He zealously supported the doctrine of the divinity of Christ. Iguvium (Gubbio or Eugubio). An important town in Umbria , on the south slope of the Apennines. On a mountain near this town was a celebrated temple of Jupiter , in the ruins of which were discovered seven brazen tables, covered with Umbrian inscriptions, and which are still preserved at Gubbio. These tables, frequently called the Eugubian Tables, contain more than one thousand Umbrian words, and are of great importance for a knowledge of the ancient languages of Italy. 2026 Editor's Note: The name Ignatius is derived from the Latin word for fire, ignis. While this text describes the 2nd-century Patriarch of Antioch, the name is also famously associated with Ignatius of Loyola , a Spanish soldier-turned-priest who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1541. Loyola's method of spiritual formation, recorded in his Spiritual Exercises, remains a cornerstone of Catholic retreat practice today. (Ed: BR 2026-07-05)
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