| 单词 | Boeotian |
| 例句 | The Old-Dorian Hercules is represented in three cycles of myth, the Argive, the Boeotian and the Thessalian; the legends of Arcadia, Aetolia, Lydia, &c., and Italy are either local or symbolical and comparatively late. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The Catalogue of the Ships begins with Boeotia; the list of Boeotian towns is much the longest; and they sail, not from the bay of Argos, but from the Boeotian harbour of Aulis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z An almost identical story was current in the neighbourhood of Tilphossa, a Boeotian spring. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The style is that of the Ionian or Homeric epos; but there are also several traces of the Hesiodic or Boeotian school. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z But “Boeotian” and “Theban” were not synonymous terms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The amphora just referred to is a Boeotian fabric, but that fact does not nullify the importance of its bearing upon the problem in hand. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z The importance of Boeotia for Greek civilization is further shown by the ancient worship of the Muses on Mount Helicon, and the fact that the oldest poet whose birthplace was known was the Boeotian Hesiod. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z In 371 he represented Thebes at the congress in Sparta, and by his refusal to surrender the Boeotian cities under Theban control prevented the conclusion of a general peace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The seasons and the labours of the Boeotian farmer’s year are followed by a list of the days which are lucky or unlucky for work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Federal unions had existed in Thessaly, in Boeotia and elsewhere, and the Boeotian league can be traced back at least to the 6th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The Boeotian potter may have appropriated the scene from an Athenian source. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z And, with such a power of reviving the past, even the dulness of the little Boeotian town was easily tolerable. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Moving south Sulla then met Mithridates’ army on the Boeotian plain and at Chaeronea gained a victory that rang through the world. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men For a time the presidency of the Boeotian League was taken away from Thebes, but in 457 the Spartans reinstated that city as a bulwark against Athenian aggression. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" At an early period the Dorians had invaded and to some extent affected the character of the southern Thessalian and to a much greater extent that of the Boeotian dialect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Until the 4th century B.C. it was a dependency of Orchomenus, and at all times it played but a subordinate part in Boeotian politics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" They go back to about 700 b.c., the earliest names being found on Corinthian and Boeotian vases; but the majority of the signatures are found on Attic black- and red-figured wares. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Hesiod is supposed to have been a tiller of the ground in a Boeotian village, who determined to enrich his neighbours’ minds by putting his own ripe stores of useful information into sonorous metre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The “Boeotian” population seems to have entered the land from the north at a date probably anterior to the Dorian invasion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Hence he writes in a conventional Doric with Aeolic elements, which forms a strong contrast to that of Corinna, who kept more or less closely to the Boeotian dialect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Should H.I.M. decide to abdicate, it is anticipated that He will edit our Boeotian contemporary the Oracle, which is sadly in need of new blood. The Casual Ward academic and other oddments The style of these writings is in itself captivating; the vocabulary containing enough words of Latin derivation to rescue it from the Boeotian harshness typical of this age. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 All this mass of Boeotian verse was composed for educational purposes, in an age when even preposterous information was better than no knowledge at all. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" After the battle of Chaeroneia, in which the Boeotian heavy infantry once again distinguished itself, the land never rose again to prosperity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" History.—Of the origin of the early inhabitants of the Balearic Islands nothing is certainly known, though Greek and Roman writers refer to the Boeotian and Rhodian settlements. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The natural richness of the Boeotian soil thus supplies them with ample crops. On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay On one of the Boeotian looms a bobbin or spool is shown. Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms It was impossible to think better of him for this; but, for a Boeotian, he was brisk with all his absurdity. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 Light comes very slowly indeed through the fog of centuries' growth, and there is hope always when even the faintest flicker of a ray pierces the Boeotian cloud. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Aristophanes, in his play The Acharnians, indulges in a flight of satire at the expense of the musical Boeotians, by making a band of Theban pipers play a Boeotian merchant and his slave into town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Ah, my Horace, Britons are a Boeotian, heavy, slow race! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 11, 1893 Some persons think that Coleridge hath the sway; And Wordsworth has supporters, two or three; And that deep-mouth'd Boeotian 'Savage Landor' Has taken for a swan rogue Southey's gander. Don Juan There is little doubt that Cadmus was originally a Boeotian, that is, a Greek hero. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" He was a Boeotian fisherman who had been changed into a marine deity, and was regarded by fishermen and sailors as a soothsayer or oracle: see note, l. Milton's Comus Poor Ransom announced this fact to himself as if he had made a great discovery; but in reality he had never been so "Boeotian" as at that moment. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) That's what I tell her, but she says the Indians were Boeotian, and the landscape, as I describe it, had the crude coloring of the Newlyn school, which she abominates. The Captain of the Kansas Oh, the Boeotian!" exclaimed his Eeverence, "listen to the way in which he's playing havoc among them. The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three In 1888 interesting details as to the Boeotian cult of the Cabeiri were obtained by the excavations of their temple in the neighbourhood of Thebes, conducted by the German archaeological institute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" "I'll have a care not to wake the old Boeotian," he said. The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem Now for Tusser, whom I feel that I belittled in the last Essay in order to make a point for the Boeotian. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary Hercules, according to them, performed his labors, not because of the wrath of Juno or the command of Jove, but, like a true knight-errant, to gain the favor of a Boeotian princess. A History of English Prose Fiction His family appears to have been long established in this place, the scene of the final destruction of the liberties of Greece, when Philip defeated the Athenians and Boeotian forces there in 338 B.C. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Owing partly to misunderstandings and partly to treachery, the Boeotian democrats failed to carry out their programme, the Athenians were defeated at Delium, and Delium itself was captured by the Boeotians. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History But the reflection quickly occurred, that, as the statue had been erected by a general vote of all the Boeotian states, it was unreasonable to resent it on the single district of Coronea. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 The play is founded upon the Boeotian legend of Atalanta, though the laying of the scene in Arcadia would appear to indicate a confusion with the other version. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England O incredible Boeotian, inform her that the master of the house has no time to waste upon vagabonds who select the middle of the night as an eligible time to pop out of nowhere. Chivalry It originally belonged, it appears, to a Boeotian ram, who had taken on his back two children, when in danger of their lives, and fled with them over land and sea as far as Colchis. Tanglewood Tales He died before Agesilaus came back from Asia, being involved, or perhaps more truly having himself involved Greece, in the Boeotian war. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Agave was a daughter of Cadmus, and mother of Pentheus, king of the Boeotian Thebes. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars She meditated upon his gutter patois, the Boeotian dialect characteristic of Gopher Prairie. Main Street And that this Aeolic speaking poet was a Boeotian of Ascra seems even more certain, since the tradition is never once disputed, insignificant though the place was, even before its destruction by the Thespians. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Will that become an Ionian or a Boeotian? Les Misérables When the Boeotian magistrates understood it, they were much offended, and sent officers to Agesilaus, to forbid his sacrificing contrary to the laws of the country. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans By another legend she did not leave the Boeotian Thebes. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars Who knows how long thy transmigrating soul Might from Boeotian to Boeotian roll? The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 Secondly and thirdly we may ascribe the rise of the new epic to the nature of the Boeotian people and, as already remarked, to a spirit of revolt against the old epic. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica By race and by geographical position the Plataeans were naturally included in the Boeotian confederacy, under the leadership of Thebes. Stories from Thucydides The latter was a Boeotian, but of Dorian descent. Outline of Universal History In this ode Milton is the swan of Thames—"Thames, which, owing to thee, rivals Boeotian Permessus;" and so forth. Milton Ah! my pretty Boeotian friend, you are as blooming as a garden. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 The poetry of Hesiod is a faithful transcript of the whole condition of Boeotian life. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities At Selinus he was joined by the Peloponnesian and Boeotian soldiers who had sailed from Taenarum early in the spring, and had just reached that port, after a long and adventurous voyage. Stories from Thucydides Hesiod was the first of a Boeotian school of poets. Outline of Universal History This city had long been hated by Thebes as a deserter from her own league; it alone of Boeotian towns had not joined the Persians. Authors of Greece On the other hand, what joy Dexitheus caused me at the musical competition, when he played a Boeotian melody on the lyre! The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 It was the Boeotian city of Thebes which raised the standard of revolt. Early European History The blessings of peace are represented most temptingly to hungry stomachs: the fat Boeotian brings his delicious eels and poultry for sale, and nothing is thought of but feasting and carousing. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature The principal Boeotian leader was Epaminondas, one of the noblest patriots in all Grecian history,—in his disinterested spirit and self-government resembling Washington. Outline of Universal History The play ends with a trading scene; a Boeotian in exchange for Copaic eels takes an Athenian informer, an article unknown in Boeotia. Authors of Greece However, if the Boeotian and Peloponnesian women join us, Greece is saved. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 Such was the strength and disposition of the Boeotian army. The History of the Peloponnesian War Pindar was a Boeotian, of a country not rich in literary or indeed any kind of intellectual eminence, yet by no means to be ignored in an estimate of the Hellenic race. The Extant Odes of Pindar The Spartans now did their best to reduce the strength and dominion of Athens by raising Thebes to the hegemony over the Boeotian cities. Outline of Universal History A vain appeal was sent to Sparta for succours; Athens, supported by the little Boeotian city of Plataea, was left to cope with the might of Persia. Authors of Greece The unsettled state of society caused by the Thessalian and Boeotian conquests occasioned what is known as the "Æo'lian Migration," so-called from the race that took the principal share in it. Mosaics of Grecian History The Boeotian left, as far as the centre, was worsted by the Athenians. The History of the Peloponnesian War My allusions are to Sostratus the Boeotian, whom the Greeks called, and believed to be, Heracles; and more particularly to the philosopher Demonax. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 This city, though in Boeotia, was under the protection of Athens, and would have nothing to do with the Boeotian League. General History for Colleges and High Schools And now, reader, as we are in haste to attend our heroine, we will leave to thy sagacity to apply all this to the Boeotian writers, and to those authors who are their opposites. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling My host was a writer of comedies, called Lysimachus; he seems to have been a Boeotian by descent, though he represented himself as coming from the interior of Attica. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 Oenoe, standing upon the Athenian and Boeotian border, was of course a walled town, and was used as a fortress by the Athenians in time of war. The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides observes that the Boeotian vessels, which carried one hundred and twenty men each, were probably meant to be the largest in the fleet, and those of Philoctetes, carrying fifty each, the smallest. The Iliad Three hundred Thebans gained access to the unguarded city in the dead of night, and marching to the public square, summoned the Platæans to exchange the Athenian for a Boeotian alliance. General History for Colleges and High Schools One might fancy, at first, that Triptolemus was a quite Boeotian divinity, of the ploughshare. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays He would pick them out, address himself at times to them especially, and enjoy the bewilderment of his Boeotian patrons. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters He has represented it as consisting of twelve hundred vessels; the Boeotian complement of each ship being a hundred and twenty men, that of the ships of Philoctetes fifty. The History of the Peloponnesian War To this day, modern nations are not wholly free from this superstition.137.—Sevenfold city, Boeotian Thebes, which had seven gates.138.—As when the winds. The Iliad With Sparta were all the states of the Peloponnesus, save Argos and Achaia, while beyond the Isthmus the Boeotian League, headed by Thebes, and other states were her allies. General History for Colleges and High Schools The second frog first was pinched, and jumped moderately; then they pinched the Boeotian frog. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories "Why, he is a perfect Boeotian!" cried Miss Stewart. Louise de la Valliere Acamas then bestrode his brother's body and wounded Promachus the Boeotian with his spear, for he was trying to drag his brother's body away. The Iliad Neither the dreams of Buddhism, nor the promises of immortality held out by the Taoists, seem to have influenced in a religious, as opposed to a superstitious sense, the rather Boeotian mind of the Manchu. China and the Manchus As Epaminondas refused to sign except in the name of the Boeotian confederation, Agesilaus directed the name of the Thebans to be struck out of the treaty, and proclaimed them excluded from it. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest In the one case 'they pinched the Boeotian frog'; in the other, 'him and the feller touched up the frogs from behind.' The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories Very true, said Cebes, laughing gently and speaking in his native Boeotian. Phaedo They halted three hundred paces from the camp to take their round bucklers, broad swords, and Boeotian helmets out of the cases which they carried behind their saddles. Salammbo Under these circumstances the Lacedaemonians returned home, and the Thebans were forced to accept the truce unconditionally, and to recognise the autonomy of the Boeotian cities. Hellenica Ephialtes, who had taken the lead in the attacks upon the Areopagus, fell beneath the dagger of a Boeotian, hired by the conservative party to dispatch him. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The Boeotian and the Californian wonder what is the matter with their frogs; they lift them and examine; they turn them upside down and out spills the informing ballast. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories This was a certain Apollonides there present, who spoke in the Boeotian dialect. Anabasis When he was gone the Boeotian, wondering what was the matter with the frog, lifted him up and examined him. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories The Boeotarchs, as representatives of the several Boeotian cities, were the supreme military commanders of the League, and, as it would appear, the general administrators of Federal affairs. Hellenica Though Boeotians by descent, the Plataeans did not belong to the Boeotian league, but had long been in close alliance with the Athenians. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest An Athenian once fell in with a Boeotian who was sitting by the road-side looking at a frog. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories No sooner had he ceased than up got Thorax the Boeotian. Anabasis In the spring of 394 B.C. the allies assembled at Corinth, and the war, which had been hitherto regarded as merely Boeotian, was now called the CORINTHIAN, by which name it is known in history. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The Thebans, again, were afraid of being compelled to let the Boeotian states go free. Hellenica He went as a volunteer, at the invitation of his friend Proxenus, a Boeotian, and one of the generals of Cyrus. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The Boeotian soon returned with the other frog, and the contest began. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories In the battle which ensued Epaminondas formed his Boeotian troops into a column of extraordinary depth, with which he bore down all before them. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The only people, north of the isthmus of Corinth, who remained faithful to the cause of Grecian liberty, were the Athenians and Phocians, and the inhabitants of the small Boeotian towns of Plataea and Thespiae. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The immediate effect was to make the Boeotian portion of the army more numerous and closer packed than before. Hellenica She began by proclaiming the independence of the various Boeotian cities, and by organizing in each a local oligarchy, adverse to Thebes and favourable to herself. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest |
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