Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-08-04
PHILoLOGY.

Swift, in burlesque essay to prove
that the Hebrew, Greek and Latin Lam
guages are derived from the English,
produces these instances.
.Astvanar was the son of Hector and
Andromache. When Troy was taken,
this young Prince had his head cut off
and his body thrown 10 swine.-From
this fatal accident he had his name:
which has, by peculiar good fortune
been preserved entire, sty, an are.
A certain Grecian youth was great,
imitator of Socrates; which that Philos-
opher observing with much pleasure,
said to his friends. 'There is an Apho'
mine o,cn days. After which the young
man was called Epaminondas and pro-
we'd to be the most virtuous person as
we'll as one of the greatest Generals OF
his age.
Ucukgan was very obliging Inn
Keeper of Troy. When guest was
going to take a horse, the Landlord
took leave of him with this compli-
ment, 'Sir, should be glad to see you
call again.'-Strangers, who knew
not his right name, caught his last
words, and thus by degrees, the appel
lation prevailed, and he was known by
no other name even among his neigh
bors.
AS 10 Jupiter himself, it is well known
that the statues and pictures of this
Heather God in Catholic Counties,
resemble those of 81. Peter, and are Of
ten taken, the one for the other.-The
reason is manifest, for, when the En-
perors had established Christianity, the
heathens were afraid of acknowledging
their heather idols of the Chief God,
and pretended it was only statute Of
the Je,c Peter. And thus the principle
Heather God came to be called by the
ancient Romans, with very little alter
alton, Jupiter.
The Hamad,yades are represented by
mistaken antiquity as nymphs Of the
groves. But the true account is this,
they were women of Calabria, who dealt
in bacon, and living near the sea side,
used to pickle their bacon in salt wa
ter and then set it up to dry in the sun.
From whence they were properly cal
led Ham a-dry-a-das, and in process OF
time misspelt Hamad,yades.
aristotle was peripatetic Philoso-
pher who used to instruct his schol-
ars while he was walking.-When the
lads were come, he would arise to tell
them what he thought proper; and was
therefore called .Arise to tell. But sue
ceeding ages, who understood not this
etymology, have, by an absurd change
made it Aristotle.
.Aristophanes was a Greek CONNIE
dian, full of levity and gave himself too
much freedom; which made graver
people not scruple to say, that he had
great deal of airy stufn his writings:
and these words, often repeated made
succeeding ages discriminate him iris
tophanes. .
alexander the Great was very fond OF
eggs roaste. in hot ashes. AS soon
as bis cooks heard he was come home
to dinner or supper, they called aloud
TO their under officers all eggs under the
CRATE; which repeated every day at noon
and evening, made strangers think it
was that Princes real name and there
fore gave him no other; and posterity
has ever since been under the same de-
fusion.
Stambo was famous Geographer;
and to improve his knowledge, travel
led over several countries, as the writer
of his life informs s,who likewise adds
that he affected great nicely and fnery
in his clothes; from whence people, took
occasion to call him the stray beau;
which future ages have pinned down
upon him. very much TO his dishon'
or.