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Thabis,

A mountayne in Scythia.

Thais,

The name of an harlotte.

Thales,

A philosopher, one of the vij. wyse men of Gréece. Also a Poet of Candy.

Thalestria,

A quéene of Amazons, the which came to king Alexander with 300. women with hir, to the intent to haue issue by him and his men: and when she perceiued, that she and hir Ladies were sped, they departed home agayne.

Thalia,

One of the graces which the auncient Poets dyd suppose to be one of the daughters of Iupiter, and gy∣uers of delectable speach and pleasaunt pronuntiation.

Thalus,

A man of excéeding swiftnesse, whom poets feigne that Iupiter made with brasen féete.

Thamyras,

Was he, which first played on a harpe, wyth∣out singing thereto.

Tharsus,

A citie in Cilicia.

Thasij,

People dwelling in the yle Thasus.

Thasus,

A towne. Also an yle in the sea Aegeum.

Thassus,

sayth Eras. Is an yle neere to Thrace, noble and fertile.

*Thassus bonorum,

A prouerbe applyed to them that pro∣mise great thinges, as a man woulde say, a worlde, a countrey of wealth. In Cambridgeshire the vulgare worde is, a mine of golde.

Thaumantias Iris,

The daughter of Thaumas & Electra.

Thaumantis, idis,

Idem.

Thea,

A nymphe, the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.

Theagenes,

The name of thrée diuers men of Athens.

Theano,

A woman of the sect of Pythagoras, excellently learned in philosophie and Poetrie.

Theanum,

A towne in Apulia.

Thebaei,

People of the citie of Thebes in Aegypt.

Thebae, arum, Theba, bae, or Thebe, bes,

The name of di∣uers cities, wherof one was in Aegipt, builded by Bu∣siris: an other in Boeotia, builded by Cadmus: an o∣ther in Cilicia, where Andromache the wyfe of Hector was borne.

Thebe,

A maydens name, out of whose bosome flue two culuers: one to the fountayne of Hammon, the other to the woode Dodonaea, where they gaue aunsweres.

Thebais, idis, & idos,

A countrey in Aegypt. It is also the name of a booke made by Statius the Poet.

Thebánus, a, um,

Of Thebes.

Thelbencane,

A citie in the country of Babilon, called now Maraga.

Theleboae,

People of an yle called Capreae, which lyeth a∣gainst Naples.

Theleboij,

Idem.

Thelephus,

A king that came in the aide of the Troyanes, and was slayne by Achilles.

Thelphusia,

A citie in Arcadie.

Thelphussium, or Thelphossion,

A citie in Boeotia, where Pyndarus praysed Bacchus.

Thembinachia,

A countrey called also Nemea.

Themes,

An olde towne in the yle of Cypres, where brasse was first founde.

Themillas, lae,

A mans name in Virgil.

Themis, mis, midis, or mistis,

A goddesse, one of the sisters of Iupiter, on whome he begate Minerua, she which commaunded men to aske that which was lefull: some take hir for Iustice. There was an other woman called Themis, named also Carmentis.

Themíscyra,

A citie in Cappadocia, called afterwarde Cae∣sarea.

Themisones,

People of Lycia.

Themista,

Idem quod Themis.

Themistius,

A philosopher which wrate commentaries on Aristotles workes.

Themistecles,

A famous capitain of Athens: In his youth giuen to riote, sensualitie, and wantonnesse, delyghting neyther in learning, nor other commendable exercyse. But afterwarde he was so incensed wyth the desire of fame and glory, by the example of Miltiades, which o∣uercame Darius in the fieldes of Marathon, that in the night he could not rest in his bedde, but woulde ryse and say, that the triumph and victorie of Miltiades woulde not suffer him to sléepe. Whereupon he gaue himselfe to martiall prowesse, and affayres of hys countreye, and therin behaued himselfe so nobly, and became so wise and politike, as within fewe yeares he did not onely match, but farre surmount that man, whose example first exci∣ted him to noble doyng. For by his manhoode and poli∣cie, he deliuered not onely his owne citie, but all Gréece, from the great power and innumerable army of Xerxes, wherwith he ouerflowed that countrey: and caused that Prince wyth one small vessell dishonorablye to flée for sauegarde of his lyfe, whose huge multitude of shippes, not long before séemed to ouerlode the seas. Neuerthe∣lesse he was after by his vnkinde citizens expelled hys countrey, and fled to king Xerxes his enimie: who sée∣yng him, and vnderstanding his case, did both very ho∣nourably

Themistogenes,

An historiographer of Syracuse.

Theoclymenus,

A soothsayer, which tolde Penelope of hir husbande Vlysses returne.

Theocritus,

A poet of Syracuse, which wrate Bucolica, or the contention of the hierd men.

Theodomas,

The father of Hyla.

Theodomantéus, a, um,

Of Theodomas.

Theodectes,

An oratour of Cilicia, scholer to Plato.

Theodorus,

A famous philosopher. Also a notable caruer.

Theodosia,

A citie in Chersonesus, called now Capha.

Theodosius,

A worthy emperour of Rome, who much fa∣uored and furthered Christian religion, and was beside indued with many excellent vertues. In fauour of body comely, of mynde gentle, mylde, and mercifull: so hum∣ble and curteyse of behauiour, as he might séeme only in princely apparayle to dyffer from other: honourablye bountifull to all, but excéedingly liberall to good men. Simple natures he loued well: learned & honest wittes he had in passing great admiration. His olde frendes, at whose handes he had found pleasure, he rewarded excée∣dingly with honorable promotions, money, & other bene∣fites. By expresse law he decréed that dauncing & wan∣ton daliaunce should not be vsed in bankettes. In lear∣ning (if we regarde those that be excellent) but meanely instructed, but very wittie, and diligent also to haue the knowledge of histories, wherein he alwaye detested the actes of them that were cruel, prowde, and enimies to li∣berty, as Marius, Sylla, and Cinna. His feasting was princely and pleasant, but without excesse or great sum∣ptuousnesse: his féeding temperate, respecting more his health, then sensuall delight. Towarde his chyldren, a milde and gentle father: towarde his wife, a louing and quiet husbande. He died at Millayne, being .50. yeares of age, about the yeare of Christ .397.

Theodotus,

The instructour of the last Ptholomeus.

Theognis,

A certaine poet of Gréece.

Theon,

The name of dyuers learned men.

Theonînus, a, um,

Of or lyke Theon, which was an horri∣ble rayler, and carper of other mens doinges.

*Theonino dente rodere,

To rebuke a man shamefully.

Theóphilus,

The name of diuers bishoppes. It signifieth deuout, louing God.

Theophrastus,

A noble Philosopher, and of excellent elo∣quence.

Theopompus,

An historiographer after the tyme of Hero∣dotus, and Thucydides. Also an auncient poet, and a king of Lacedemonia.

Theópolis,

The chiefe citie of Syria, called also Antiochia.

Theótocos,

The mother of God.

Thera,

A Citie by Athens. Also one of the yles called Cy∣clades.

Theramenes,

A philosopher of Athens.

Theramne,

A towne of the Sabines.

Theramnéus, a, um,

Idem quod Sabinus.

Therasia,

An yle by Euboea.

Theridamas, antis,

A dogges name in Ouid.

Therimachus,

A famous peinter.

Theoriomachus,

One of Hercules sonnes.

Thermae, arum,

f. g. plur. A towne of Sicilie.

Thermodoon, or Thermódon,

A riuer of Thrace.

Thermodóntius, Thermodontaeus, & Thermodontiacus, a, um,

Perteyning to that riuer.

Thermopylae,

A mountaine which passeth through Grece, hauing a narowe entrie or passage, where .4000. Lace∣demonians, with their capitayne Leonides, fought a∣gainst .x. hundred thousande Persians, and resisted them two dayes, vntil the said Lacedemonians were all slain.

Thero,

A mans name in Pindarus.

Therodamas, or Therodamon,

A king of Scythia, which fed Lyons with mens bloude.

Therpsichore,

Looke Terpsichore.

Thersander,

The sonne of Polynices.

Thersilochus,

A mans name in Virgile.

Thersîres,

A prince that came wyth the Gréekes to the siege of Troy, which in person and conditions was of all other most deformed.

Theseus,

The sonne of Aegeus king of Athens, a strong and valiant man, the companion of Hercules, and in fa∣mous actes next vnto him, who was much defaced by breaking his fayth, which he had promised to Ariadne the daughter of Minos king of Creta, whom he left in a desert yle called Naxus: for the which (as Virgile writeth) he is perpetually tormented on a whéele in hel.

Thesêus, a, um,

Of Theseus.

Thesîdes,

The sonne or nephew of Theseus.

Thesiphon, tis,

A citie in Parthia, not farre from Seleu∣cia the great citie of Assyria.

Thesmophoria,

The ceremonies of Ceres the goddesse of grayne.

Thesmophoros,

A name of Ceres.

Thespiae,

A frée towne in Boeotia.

Thespius, & Thespiacus, a, um,

Of Thespiae.

Thespiades,

The Muses, abyding about Thespiae.

Thespis,

A towne in Boeotia, by the hil called Hellicon. Al∣so the name of an auncient Poet, and certayne other men.

Thesproti,

People of Epire.

Thessalia,

A region in Gréece, called also Aemonia, some∣tyme Pandora,, somtyme Pyrrhea, of some Pelasgia, of Homere Argopelasgicon. It is inuironed wyth foure great and famous hils, on the east with the mountaines of Pelion and Ossa: on the north with Olympus: on the west with Pindus: on the south with Othrys. It mar∣cheth on Macedonia on the East. The people were va∣liaunt men on horsebacke, and inuincible in battayle, as Polybius wryteth, but very vniust of their promise: the women there being woonderfull witches, transformed men into the figure of beastes.

Thessálicus, a, um, & Thèssalus, a, um,

Of Thessalia.

Thessalónica,

A citie in Macedonia.

Thessalis, idis,

A woman or mayden of Thessalie.

Thessalonicenses,

People of Thessalonica.

Thestius,

The sonne of Parthaon.

Thestor, oris,

The father Chalcas the soothsayer.

Thestorides, dis,

m. g. The sonne or nephew of Thestor.

Thestilis,

A womans name in Virgile.

Thetis, thétidis,

The mother of Achilles.

Theutones, or Theutonici,

People in Germany called dutch men.

Thideus,

vide Tydeus.

Thinissa,

The citie of Tunise in Affrike.

Thiodamas,

The sonne of Melampus.

Thiriomachus,

One of the sonnes of Hercules by Megara.

Thisbe,

A mayden of Babilon, Vide Pyramus.

Thisbêus, a, um,

Of Thisbe.

Thisias,

An auncient writer of Sicilie.

Thoantêus, a, um,

Of Thoas.

Thoas, antis,

The name of two kings, one of Taurica, and an other of Lemnos.

Thoë,

One of the nymphes.

Thon, nis,

He that first brought phisike into the fourme of a science among the Aegiptians. An other was king of Canopus.

Thonis,

A citie néere to Zephyrium.

Thonius,

One of the Centaures.

Thoon,

A Troyane slayne by Vlysses.

Thoota,

The daughter of Phorcus, on whome Neptunus begat Polyphemus.

Thootes,

A mans name in Homere.

Thorax,

A mountaine by the citie Magnesia, where Daphita the grammarian was hanged on a gibbet, for makyng verses againg kinges: wherof commeth this prouerbe, Caue à Thorace. Stephanus sayth Thorax is a citie of Aeto∣lia,

Thous,

A Duke of Troie.

Thoxeus,

The sonne of Eurytus and brother of Iole. Al∣so the sonne of Thestius.

Thrace, ces, Thraca, cae, & Thracia, ae,

A region in Europe. On the North it is bounded with the lower Mysia, on the East with the higher: on the South with the Sea Aegeum: on the Weast with Bosphorus Thracius, and Propontis. Therein is the Citie of Constantinople sometyme called Byzantium.

Thraceas, vel Thracias,

A Northweast winde.

Thracius, Teraicus, & Thraitius, a, um,

Of Thrace.

Thraessa, or Thraissa,

A woman of Thrace.

Thrasillus, or Thrasius:

Hée that taught Busiris to offer his guestes to Iupiter, to the intent to obtayne rayne, and was first himselfe killed in sacrifice.

Thraso,

A souldiours name in Terence. Also a paynter that Strab•• mencioneth.

Thras••menus,

looke Trasumenus.

Thrasibulus,

A Duke of Athens, which deliuered the ci∣tie from the thirtie tyrantes.

Thrasymacus,

The scholer of Isocrates.

Thr••symedes,

The sonne of Nestor.

Thrax, acis,

A man of Thrace.

Threicius,

Of Thrace.

Thressa, or Threissa,

A woman of Thrace.

Thriae,

The thrée nurses of Apollo.

Thryus,

A ryuer of Elis, which runneth into Alpheus.

Thucydides,

A noble Historiographer.

Thucydididus, a, um,

That followeth Thucydides, or of Thucydides.

Thule, les,

The name of two yles: one beyonde Scot∣lande, an other ouer against Carthage.

Thurij, Thuria, or Thurion,

A citie of Calabre.

Thuringia,

Thurin in Fraunce.

Thurini,

People of Italie.

Thurinus, a, um,

Of Thurij.

Thurium,

A towne in Italy, where Herodotus dyed, and was buryed in the high stréete.

Thuscana,

A citie in Italy.

Thusculani,

A certaine people by Rome.

Thusculanum,

A place not farre from Rome; where Tul∣lie, Cato, Varro, and dyuers other noble Senatours of Rome, had manour places.

Thúsculum, li,

n. g. A citie in Latium.

Thyamis,

A riuer that deuideth Thesprotis from Cestrina.

Thyamon,

An hyll in Thrace.

Thyas, thyadis,

A woman that offereth sacrifice to Bac∣chus.

Thyasus, si,

A daunce dedicate to Bacchus.

Thybris,

One of Aeneas companions.

Thyestes,

The sonne of Pelops and Hippodamia, who, asp••ring to the kingdome of Micenae, committed ad∣uoutrie wyth the wyfe of his elder brother Atreus, who therefore slue the children of Thyestes, and cau∣sing them to be rosted, made hys brother to eate them vnwares.

Thyest••us, a, um,

Of Thyestes.

Thyle,

The yle called Iselande.

Thymbra,

A place néere Troy, where muche Sauerye groweth.

Thymbraeus,

The name of Apollo.

Thymele, les,

A woman which first taught daunsing in open places.

Thynia,

An yle by Bythynia.

Thynius, a, um,

Of Thynia.

Thy••os,

A towne of Cilicia.

Thyó••••us, ••••isyllabum

A name of Bacchus.

Th••••••,

A citie of the Messenians.

Thy••••a,

An yle of Peloponnesus.

Thy••••••

A citie vnder Nestors dominion.

Thy••••••ge••ae,

People of Scythya, which liue onely by hun∣ting.