Megara: city on Isthmus of Corinth,
VIII, 15.

Megistias: diviner of Leonidas, VIII, 7;
his bravery at Thermopylæ, IV, 23.
Melampodidæ a family of diviners,
legendary descendants of Melampus, V,
25.

Meles river at Smyrna, VII, 8, 9.

Meletus: accuser of Socrates, VII, 11, 13.
Melicertes: Greek equivalent of Phoeni-
cian Melkarth worshipped as deity,
III, 31.

Melos: island, VIII, 7; men long-haired,
III, 15.

Memnon of Ethiopia, son of Aurora,
VI, 4; slain by Achilles, IV, 11; temple
in Ethiopia, VI, 3, 4; vocal statue,
VI, 4.

Memory, I, 14.

Memphis: in Egypt, VI, 3; law of homi-
cide, VI, 5.

Menestheus king at Athens, worshipped
at Cadiz, V, 4.

Menippus of Lycia, disciple of Apol-

lonius, freed by him from lamia, IV,
25, 38, 39, 44; V, 7, 14, 15, 43; VI, 28.
Meno: foster-son of Herodes, III, 11.
Merchants use sorcery, VII, 39; their
calling disgraceful, IV, 32; VI, 2.
Mercury (Hermes): his statues, VI, 19;
distributes wisdom, V, 15.

Meroë in Egypt, III, 20; VI, 1.
Merus mountain near Nysa in India,
II, 9.

Mesopotamia, I, 20.

Messana in Sicily, now Messina, V, 11;
VIII, 15.

Messene in Arcadia, VII, 42.
Metapontum: city in Italy, IV, 10.
Methymna city of Lesbos, IV, 13, 16.
Midas: captures satyr, VI, 27.

Miletus shaken by earthquake, IV, 6.
Milo: of Crotona, his statue at Olympia
explained, IV, 28; priest of Juno, (id).
Mimas: mountain cape of Ionia, II, 5.
Minerva: see Athene.

Minos of Crete, very cruel, III, 25; IV,
34; made judge in Hades by Zeus,
VIII, 7.

Minotaur: IV, 34.

Muses: abode on Helicon, IV, 24; Nero's
Muses worshipped, IV, 39; do not la-
ment Achilles, IV, 16; taught locusts
to sing, VII, 11.

Musonius of Babylon, philosopher im-
prisoned by Nero, IV, 35, 46; exiled,
VII, 16; put to work on Isthmian
canal, V, 19; letters to and from Apol-
lonius, IV, 46.

Mycale: cape of Caria, and mountain,
II, 2, 5.

Mysians: VII, 2, 3.

Mysteries: at Athens, IV, 17, 18; V, 19;
Eleusinian, VI, 20.

Nasamones: a tribe of Ethiopia, VI, 25.
Naucratis city of Egypt, VI, 3.
Naxos: island, I, 25.

Nearchus, a tyrant of Mysia, VII, 2.
Nearchus admiral of Alexander's fleet,
II, 17; III, 53.

Nemean games: celebrated biennially in
Arcadia, I, 34.

Neptune: (Poseidon), the Earthshaker,
IV, 6; VI, 41; protector (Asphalios),
IV, 9.

Nereids: visit Achilles' tomb, IV, 16; ter-
rible demon, III, 56.

10,

Nero: emperor; sings, IV, 42; V, 7,
19, 28; VII, 4, 12; his songs, IV, 39;
attacked by influenza, IV, 44; con-
spiracy against him, V, 10; spares De-
metrius, IV, 42; VII, 16; nearly struck
by lightning, IV, 43; frees Greece, V,
41; visits Greece, IV, 24, 47; contends
in Greek games, IV, 24; V, 7, 8;
builds gymnasium at Rome, IV, 42; de-
throned, V, 11; begins Isthmian canal,
IV, 24; V, 7, 19; matricide, IV, 38; per-
secutes philosophers, IV, 35 et seq. 47;
his barbarity, V, 7, 10, 29, 32, 33; VII,
14; his tastes, IV, 36; V, 7; tragedian,
IV, 24, 38, 39; V, 7; poisons guests,
VI, 32; avoided by Apollonius, VIII, 7.
Nerva conspires with Apollonius against
Domitian, VII, 8, 20, 32, 36; exiled
therefor, VII, 8, 11; Domitian seeks
pretext to execute him, VII, 9, 14, 18,
32, 36; VIII, 5; becomes emperor,
VIII, 27; description, VII, 33; VIII,
7; correspondence with Apollonius,
VIII, 27, 28; his reign, VIII, 27.

Nessus centaur slain by Hercules, VI,
10.

Nestor: loved by Achilles, IV, 11.

thagoras, VIII, 7.

11; VI, 1, 2.

ta, VII, 21; said to be joined by Euphrates, I, 20; its sources in Ethiopia, VI, 17, 22, 26; regulating divinity stationed there, VI, 26; compared with Indus, II, 18, 19; VI, 1; Phoenix builds nest at sources, III, 49; its delta, VII, 21. Nilus youngest Gymnosophist, VI, 10, 12; joins Apollonius, VI, 12-28; his story, VI, 16.

Nineveh in Assyria, I, 3, 19; II, 20; III, 58.

Nireus III, 19.

Nymphæum in Ethiopia, VI, 27; near Puteoli, VIII, 11.

Nysa mountain in India, II, 2, 7, 8, 9. Ocean: bound about earth like chain, VII, 26; reason of its tides, V, 2. Edipus: V, 7; VII, 4.

Enomaus: subject for tragedy, V, 7. Eta: mountain between Thessaly and Ætolia, IV, 23.

Oil: generates unquenchable fire in India, III, 1.

Olympia: city of Elis, and Olympic

games there, I, 35; III, 30; IV, 7, 24, 27-31; V, 8, 26, 35, 43; VI, 10; VIII, 7; 15-18; address to athletes, V, 43; games postponed by Nero, V, 7; he wins prizes there, IV, 24; V, 7, 8. Olympus mountain, II, 5; IV, 23, 40; V, 15.

Olynthus city of Macedonia, I, 35. Onagers wild asses of India, III, 2; of Ethiopia (zebras), VI, 24.

Oracles: VI, 10, 11, 14, 15; VIII, 19. Orestes: matricide, IV, 38; VII, 14. Orestia: title of tragedy composed by Nero, IV, 39.

Orfitus: a Roman consular, conspirator with Nerva, VII, 8, 11; description, VII, 33; VIII, 7.

Oritæ: "mountain-dwellers," a tribe of India, III, 54.

Orithyia: loved by Boreas, IV, 21. Orpheus: shrine on Lesbos, IV, 14; loved by Medes. I, 25; songs revive dead, VIII, 7; poetry, IV, 21.

Orthagoras: III, 53.

Ostriches in India, III, 50; in Ethiopia, VI, 24.

Otho: Emperor, V, 11, 13, 32.

Owls: eggs cure dipsomania, III, 40.

Oxydraca: people of India subdued by Alexander, II, 33.

Ox-goats: (butragus) animal of Ethiopia, probably gnus, VI, 24. Pactolus: river of Lydia, brought down gold, VI, 37; VIII, 7.

Pain: philosophic mind superior to it, VII, 36.

Painting: art of, II, 22; done in various metals, II, 20, 22, 25; I, 25. Palæmon: a sea-deity into which Melicertes was transformed, III, 31. Palamedes: VI, 21; Apollonius replaces his statue by Achilles' direction, IV, 13, 16; neglected by Homer, III, 22; why, IV, 16; reborn in India, III, 22; was at Troy, IV, 16; invented writing, IV, 33; hence called author of the Muses and of Apollonius, IV, 13; killed by Ulysses, IV, 16. Palladium: VII, 6.

Pamphylia: I, 15; II, 2; costume, III, 15; VIII, 7; stately measure of hymns, I, 30. Panathenæa: festivals at Athens in honor of Athene, IV, 22; VII, 4; VIII, 16. Pandora: VI, 39.

Panegyris: translated "national assem

bly," any general gathering, VIII, 18. Pangæum: mountain in Macedonia, II, 5. Panionia: festival of united Ionians at Mycale, IV, 5, 6.

Pannonia: Hungary, VIII, 7.
Pantarbes: Indian gem, resembling a

magnet, III, 45, 46.

Panthus Trojan, father of Euphorbus, VIII, 7.

Paphos: city of Cyprus with temple of Venus, III, 58.

Paraca: city of India, III, 9.

Paris: took Helen to Egypt, IV, 16.
Parnassus mountain, VI, 10.
Parthenon: II, 10.

Patala: city of India at mouth of Indus,
III, 53.

Patroclus: mourned by Achilles, VII, 36; buried with him, IV, 16.

Peacocks: "sacred birds," II, 10; "Pæonian birds," VIII, 7.

Peacock-fish: (taos) found in Hyphasis river, III, 1.

Pearls of India, III, 53; how procured, III, 57.

Pegades: city of India, III, 54.

Pegasus VII, 16.

Peleus with Thetis, VI, 40.

Peloponnesus: III, 31; IV, 24; V, 7, 19,
36; VIII, 7, 14, 15.

Pelops subdued Peloponnesus, III, 31;
like figure of cup-bearer, III, 27.
Pepper: trees harvested by apes in India,
III, 4.

Pergamum: city of Mysia with temple
of Esculapius, IV, 1, 18.
Peripatetic philosophers, I, 7.
Persephone: VIII, 12.

Persia, and the Persians: I, 19, 24, 33;
IV, 21.

Phædimus: disciple of Apollonius, IV, 11.
Phædra destroys Hippolytus, VI, 3.
Phæstus: city of Crete, IV, 34.
Phalerum: western harbor of Athens,
IV, 17.

Phario: Egyptian rescued by Apollonius,
V, 24.

Pharos island at Alexandria, III, 24.
Phasis: river of Colchis, VIII, 7.
Pheasants: "birds from Phasis," VIII, 7.
Phidias: the sculptor, IV, 7; VI, 19.
Philip of Macedon, son of Amyntas, I,
35; rebuked by Diogenes, VII, 2, 3;
sends Pytho to Athens, VII, 37.
Philiscus of Melos, philosopher dear to
Apollonius, VIII, 7.

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Philiscus Egyptian slain at Memphis,
VI, 5.

Philitia at Sparta, translated "meals in
common," IV, 27.

Philolaus philosopher expelled from
Rome by Nero, IV, 36, 37.
Philosophers: how they should act, VII,
12, 14; dress at Athens, IV, 17; ban-
ished by Nero, IV, 35; and by Domi-
tian, VII, 4; compared with robbers,
II, 29; meditate in mountains, II, 5;
some are avaricious, I, 35; need fear
nothing, IV, 38; VII, 14, 21.
Philosophy: its promises, VI, 11.
Philostratus: Lemnius, the elder,

of

Athens, writer of this book, tells of its
sources, I, 2, 3.

Phocis its people, VIII, 15, 19.

Phoenix lives in India, III, 49; goes to
Egypt once in fifty years (id).
Phoenix esteemed comrade of Achilles,
IV, 11.

Phoenicians: III, 23; IV, 25; VI, 35, 39;
VII, 12.

Phraotes: king of India, intercourse with
Apollonius, II, 25-41; III, 18, 50; V,
37; VI, 14, 21; VII, 30; divine, VII,

32; letter to Iarchas, II, 41; III, 26;
very wise, III, 28; VII, 14; his throne,
II, 41; III, 17; his mode of life, II,
26, 27; his history, II, 31, 32.
Phrygia II, 10; inhabitants sell their
families into slavery, VIII, 7.
Phyle: citadel of Attica, VII, 4.
Physiognomy: II, 30.

Phyto of Rhegium, philosopher slain
by Dionysius, VII, 2, 3; avaricious,
I, 35.

Pigmies of Ethiopia, VI, 1, 2, 25; of
India, III, 45, 47; VI, 1.

Pillars of Hercules, II, 33; IV, 47; V,
1, 3, 5.

Pindar: VI, 26; VII, 12.

Piræus principal harbor of Athens, IV,
17; V, 20.

Pirates in Ægæan sea, III, 24; preva-

lence of piracy, II, 29.

Pisa fountain of Elis, VIII, 15.
Piso: adopted by Galba, V, 32.
Plato: went to Egypt, I, 2; doctrine of
the soul, VI, 11; of the universe, VI,
22; went to Sicily, I, 35; VII, 2, 3;
quotation, IV, 36; his school of philos-
ophy, I, 7.

Plethron: Greek standard of measure-
ment, approximately 101 English feet,
I, 25.

Poets: III, 6, 35; IV, 16; V, 14; VI, 1
VII, 26; corrupt mankind, III, 25; V,
14; VI, 40.

Polydamna: wife of Thon in Egypt,
VII, 22.

Polygnotus: painter, II, 20; VI, 11, 14.
Polyphemus: attacked by Ulysses, VII,
28.

Polyxena: IV, 16.

Pomegranate: tree sacred to Juno, IV,
28.

Porus: king of India, fought with Alex-
ander, II, 12, 42; defeated but rein-
stated by him, II, 20; warlike, II, 26;
his words and appearance, II, 21; pic-
tures and statue, II, 22, 24.
Praxiteles: sculptor, VI, 19.
Priam: received kindly by Achilles, IV,
11; but his descendants disliked by
him, IV, 12.

Prodicus: sculptor, VI, 10, 11.

Prometheus: chained on Caucasus, II, 3.
Proteus Egyptian deity, I, 4; III, 24;
IV, 16; VII, 22.

Proverbs: I, 8, 34; II, 36; IV, 25; V, 7;
VI, 11, 18.

Puteoli: see Dicæarchia.

Pygmalion: his golden olive-tree at Erythyia, V, 5.

Pylæa: autumn meeting of Amphictyonic council, IV, 23.

Pythagoras: of Samos; allows enigmas, VI, 11; saying concerning women, I, 13; philosophy, I, 1, 32; III, 19; VI, 11; VIII, 7; confirmed by oracle, VIII, 19; sojourned with Magi, I, 2; his earlier existence, I, 1; III, 19; VIII, 7; expiations, VI, 5; silence, VI, 20; no bloody sacrifice, VIII, 7; his wisdom came from India, VIII, 7; simultaneously in Thurii and Metapontum, IV, 10; Pythagorean silence, I, 1, 14, 16; VI, 11; dress, I, 32; VII, 15; VIII, 7, 17; report of Acesines river confirmed, II, 17; believed in immortality, IV, 16; philosophy adopted by Apollonius, IV, 16; VI, 11.

Pythian games, celebrated every four years at Delphi in honor of Pythian Apollo, I, 35; IV, 39; V, 43; VI, 10; Nero contended there, IV, 24; V, 7; won, V, 9; address to athletes, V, 43. Pytho: Byzantine orator sent by Philip to Athens, confuted by Demosthenes, VII, 37.

Pytho, with Heraclides, slew Cotys the Thracian tyrant, VII, 2.

Rhea IV, 34.

Rhegium: now Reggio, in Italy, I, 34; VII, 2, 3.

Rhine: VIII, 7.

Rhetoric: study neglected by Apollonius' disciples, VIII, 21.

Rhodes visited, V, 21, 22, 23.

Rites of Egyptians, V, 25; of Indians, II, 19.

Rome: visited, IV, 39-46; again, VII, 10-VIII, 8; magistrates ignorant of Greek, V, 36; Roman names frequent in Ionia, IV, 5; Roman envoys exempted from worshipping king's image at gate of Babylon, I, 27.

Rufus: Roman consular conspired with Nerva, VII, 8, 11; described, VII, 32, 33; VIII, 7.

Sabinus put to death by Domitian, VII, 7.

Sais: nome of Egypt, V, 42.

Salamis: III, 31; IV, 21.

Salex river of N. W. Africa, V, 1.
Samothrace: VI, 20.

Samos island, shaken by earthquake,
IV, 6; VIII, 7.

Sappho: I, 30.

Sardis city of Lydia, I, 11; VI, 37.
Sardinia: VII, 12.

Sarpedon: son of Zeus and brother of
Minos, VIII, 7.

Saturn: bound by Zeus, VII, 26. Satyrs in Ethiopia, VI, 27; at Lemnos, VI, 27; captured by Midas, VI, 27; accompanied Bacchus in India, III, 13. Scillus city of Elis, VIII, 15. Scopelianus: sophist of Clazomene, friend of Apollonius, who wrote him letters, I, 23, 24.

Scylax wrote false reports of India, III, 47.

Scythians: V, 20; VI, 20; VII, 26; VIII, 7, 33; invade India, III, 20; Scythia a desert, VII, 4; adjoins India, II, 3; not visited, I, 13.

Seals: affection for young, II, 14. Sea-hare: poisoned Titus, VI, 32; used by Nero on enemies (id). Sea-urchin caused Ulysses' death, VI, 32.

Selera island in Persian gulf, III, 56. Seleucia: city of Cilicia, III, 58. Seleucus of Cyzicus, physician at Rome, VIII, 7.

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Seleucus ruler of Babylonia, died 280 B. C., I, 37.

Self-knowledge: difficult, IV, 44; VI, 35; beginning of wisdom, III, 18. Semiramis: I, 25.

Serpent: of Aulis, I, 22; III, 6; numerous at Trophonius' cave in Boeotia, VIII, 19.

Ships: Egyptian, III, 35; VI, 16; casting off described, IV, 9; Etruscan, III, 50; in Persian gulf have bells to drive away sea-monsters, III, 57.

Sicily: I, 34; IV, 32; V, 11, 18; VII, 2, 3, 10, 41; VIII, 15; torn by dissension, V, 13; Sicilian sea, VII, 13; VIII, 15. Silanus: of Ambracia, diviner for Cyrus, VIII, 7.

Silence: a virtue, VIII, 2; Pythagorean, see Pythagoras.

Simonides: poet, I, 14.
Sirens: VI, 11, 14.

Slaves: Carian, III, 25; Hyrcanian, Scythian, V, 20; Pontic, Lydian, Phrygian, VIII, 7; relations to masters, VII, 42; laws of Lycurgus permit killing them, VI, 20.

Smyrna invites Apollonius, IV, 1; he
discourses there, IV, 5-10; VII, 8;
VIII, 24; shaken by earthquake, IV, 6;
beautiful, IV, 7.

Socrates: his accusation, VII, 11; in-
structor of Antisthenes, IV, 25; method
of swearing, VI, 19; just, VI, 21; re-
fuses rescue, IV, 46; VIII, 2; not dead,
VIII, 2, 3; prophesied, I, 2; VIII, 7;
followers, IV, 2.

Solon: Athenian legislator, VI, 21.
Sophists: their art, VII, 16.

Sophocles: pæan to Esculapius, III, 17;
laid the winds, VIII, 7; quotations, I,
13; II, 23; IV, 38; VII, 4, 31; VIII, 7.
Sparta (Lacedæmon) citizens meet Apol-
lonius, VIII, 15; invite him, IV, 27;
are recalled by him to primitive sim-
plicity, IV, 31; defeat Athenians, VI,
20, 21; wear hair long, III, 15; VIII,
7; degenerate, VI, 20; use scourges,
VI, 20; VII, 42; freest of Greeks, VI,
20; magistrates, IV, 32; devoted to
war-training, IV, 8; VI, 20; original
mode of life, IV, 27, 32; Spartan danc-
ing, IV, 21; city without walls, I, 39;
heroes at Thermopylæ, IV, 23; answer
Nero's letter, IV, 33.

Sperchius river of Thessaly to which
Achilles vowed long hair, IV, 16.
Speusippus Athenian philosopher, sings
at Cassander's wedding, I, 34.
Spice-trees II, 2; III, 4; VIII, 7.
Springs of oil, bitumen and water, min-
gled, in Babylonia, I, 23; spring fatal to
perjurers, I, 6; no gold-bearing spring
in India, III, 45; marvellous springs on
Indian Sages' hill, III, 14.
Statuary art: antique, V, 20; VI, 4.
Stephanus freedman of Clemens, assas-
sinated Domitian, VIII, 25; name fore-
told by portent, VIII, 23.
Stesichorus: palinode to Helen, VI, 11.
Stobera: city of India, III, 55.
Stoic philosophers: I, 7.

Stoning: to death, I, 16; III, 22; IV, 8,
10; V, 26.

Storax (or styrax): certain fragrant
gum, II, 2.

15, 17, 33; VI, 11; obtain sacred fire
from it, III, 14, 15; Phraotes swears by
Sun, II, 31; so does Apollonius, VI, 32;
VII, 6; Indian king aspires to be one
with Sun, III, 23; Memnon's statue
worships, IV, 4; worship by Apollo-
nius daily, I, 16, 31; II, 38; V, 30; VI,
4, 10, 18; VII, 10, 31; VIII, 13; grif-
fins sacred to Sun, III, 48; Gymnoso-
phists worship, VI, 14.

Sunium: cape of Attica, III, 23.
Susa in Persia, I, 18; V, 33.
Swans: I, 5; III, 49.

Sycaminus: between Egypt and Ethiopia,
VI, 2.

Symbols: barbarians represent deities by,
II, 24; VI, 19.

Syracuse: V, 13, 18; VIII, 15; VII, 36.
Syria: prefect of, I, 37; VI, 38; Syrians
slavish, VII, 14.

Tanais: river of Scythia, now the Don;
VII, 26.

Tantalus: IV, 25; revered by Indian
Sages as truest friend, III, 25; his
statue and cup, III, 25, 32, 51; VII, 14.
Taormina (Tauromenium): VIII, 15.
Tarentum: in Italy, now Taranto, VII,
8, 24; Tarentines wear long hair, III,
15.

Tarsus in Cilicia, dissolute, I, 7; Apol-
lonius began studies there (id.), citi-
zens first hated Apollonius, then wor-
shipped him, VI, 34, 43.

Taurians inhospitable tribe of Scythia,
VI, 20; VIII, 7.

Taurus mountain range in Asia, I, 20;
II, 2.

Taxila chief city of India, II, 12, 20, 23,
32, 42.

Taygetus: mountain in Laconia, IV, 31.
Telemachus: son of Ulysses, VI, 31.
Telephus king of Mysia, his soul enters
boy, VI, 43.

Telesinus: consul under Nero, friend of
Apollonius, IV, 40, 43; V, 7; VIII, 12;
banished by Domitian as philosopher,
VII, 11; VIII, 7.

Telliada a famous family of diviners,
descended from Tellias of Elis, V, 25.
Terpnus apparently a popular actor,
imitated by Nero, V, 7.

Teucer: his golden belt at Erythia, V. 5.
Thales of Miletus, watched on Mycale,
II, 5; prophesied, VIII, 7.
Thamos: Egyptian robber, VI, 5.