A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

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taken from the Musa Puerilis of Straton. (Brunck, him, and sent him back to Octavialln. (Dion Cass.
Anal. vol. ii. p. 259; Jacobs, Anth. Graec. vol. ii. li. 8, 9; Plut. Ant. 73.)
p. 235, vol. xiii. p. 961.) [P. S.] THYUS or THYS (Oeosv, ~Os), a prince of
THYMOETES (~veuoTqs). 1. One of the Paphlagonia, who rebelled against Artaxerxes II.
elders of Troy. (Hom. II. iii. 146.) A soothsayer (Mnemon.) Datames, who was his first cousin,
had predicted, that on a certain day a boy should endeavoured to persuade him to return to his allebe born, by whom Troy should be destroyed. On giance; but this had no effect, and on one occasion,
that day Paris was born to Priam, and Munippus when Datames had sought a friendly conference
to Thymoetes. Priam ordered lMunippus anid his with him, Thyus laid a plot for his assassination.
mother Cylla to be killed. Hence Aeneas, in Datames escaped the danger through a timely
Virgil (Acen. ii. 31), says, that it was doubtful warning given him by his mother, and, on his
whether Thvymoetes, in order to revenge himself, return to his own government, declared war against
advised to draw the wooden horse into the city. Thyus, subdued him, and made him a prisoner to2. An Athenian hero, believed to have been a gether with his wife and children. He then arson of Oxyntas, and king of Attica. One of the rayed him in all the insignia of his royal rank,
Attic demes (Thymoetiadae or Thymaetiadae) de- dressed himself in hunter's garb, and, having fasrived its name from him. (Suid. s. v.; Paus. ii. tened a rope round Thyus, drove him before him
18. ~ 7.) with a cudgel, and brought him in this guise into
3. A Trojan and a companion of Aeneas, who the presence of Artaxerxes, as if he were a wild
wvas slain by Turnus. (Virg. Aen. xii. 364.) [L. S.] beast that he had captured. Cornelius Nepos deTHYMONDAS (~vyicuvas), a son of MENTOR scribes Thyus as a man of huge stature and grim
the Rhodian, and nephew of MEMNON. In B. C. aspect, with dark complexion, and long hair and
333, he was sent down into Lycia by king Da- beard. Aelian notices him as notorious for his
reius to commission Pharnabazus to succeed Mem- voracity, while Theopompus related that he was
non in the command of the fleet. [PHARNABAZUS, accustomed to have 100 dishes placed on his table
No. 3.] The land-force, consisting apparently of at one meal, and that, when he was imprisoned by
Greek mercenaries, Thymondas was himself to re- Artaxerxes, he continued the same course of life,
ceive from Pharnabazus, and to lead up to Syria which drew from the king the remark that Thyus
to meet the king. was living as if he expected a speedy death. (Corn.
At the battle of Issus, in the same year, Nep. Datam. 2, 3; Theop. ap. At/l. iv. pp. 144, f.,
Tlhymondas with his mercenaries occupied the 145, a, x. p. 41.5, d; Ael. V. H. i. 27.) [E. E.]
centre of the Persian army, and did good service. TIBERI'NUS, one of the mythical kings of
After the battle, together with Aristomedes, Alba, son of Capetus, and father of Agrippa, is
Amyntas, and Bianor, and a large body of said to have been drowned in crossing the river
troops, he made his way over the mountains to Alba, which was hence called Tiberis after him,
Tripolis in Phoenicia. Here they found the ships and of which he became the guardian god. (Liv. i.
which had conveyed their men over from Lesbos, 3; Dionys. i. 71; Cic. de Nat. Deor. iii. 20.)
and, having launched as many as they needed and TIBE'RIUS I., emperor of Rome, A. D. 14burnt the rest, they sailed for Cyprus, and thence 37. His full name was TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS NERO
crossed over to Egypt. Whether Thymondts took CAESAR. He was the son of T. Claudius Nero
part there in the attempt of Amyntas to possess [NERO, No. 7] and of Livia, and was born on
himself of the sovereignty, we have no means of the 16th of November, B. c. 42, before his mother
deciding. (Arr. Alzab. ii. 2, 8-10, 13; Curt. iii. married Augustus. Tiberigs was tall and strongly
8, iv. 1.) [AMYNTAS, NO. 5.] [E. E.] made, and his health was very good. His face was
THYO'NE (~vuSYv), the name of Semele, under handsome, and his eyes were large. He was carewhich Dionysus fetched her from Hades, and in- fully educated according to the fashion of the day,
troduced her among the immortals. (Hom. Hymn. and became well acquainted with Greek and Latin
v. 21; Apollod. iii. 5. ~ 3; Cic. de Nat. Deor. iii. literature. He possessed talent both as a speaker
23; Pind. Pyth. iii. 99; Diod. Sic. iv. 25; Apollon. and writer, but he Was fond of employing himself
Rhod. i. 636.) [L. S.] on trivial subjects, such as at that time were comTHYO'NEUS (~vwvsevs). 1. A surname of prehended under the term Grammar (grammatica).
Dionysus which has the same meaning as Thyone, His master in rhetoric was Theodorus of Gadara.
both being formed from aSEIL, "to'be inspired." He was a great purist, and affected a wonderful
(Ov. Mfet. iv. 13; Horat. Cl rm. i. 17. 23; Oppian, precision about words, to which he often paid more
Cyney. i. 27; Hesych. s. v. Ovwv&r3s.) attention than to the matter. Though not without
2. A son of Dionysus in Chios, and father of military courage, as his life shows, he had a great
Thoas. (Acron, ad Horat. Carml. i. 17. 23.) [L.S.] timidity of character, and was of a jealous and
THYPHEI'TIDES, the maker of a painted suspicious temper; and these qualities rendered
vase discovered at Vulci, and now in the collection him cruel after he had acquired power. He had
of M. Durand, under each handle of which is the more penetration than decision of character, and he
inscription, EPOIE5EN,OTEITIAEY. (Cab. was often irresolute. (Tac. Ann. i. 80.) From his
Durand. No. 893; R. Rochette, Lettre a M. youth he was of an unsociable disposition, melanScoawrn, pp. 60, 61, 2d ed.) [P. S.] choly and reserved, and this character developed
THYRSUS (Opeos), a freedman of Octavian, itself more as he grew older. He had no sympawhom the latter sent to Cleopatra at Alexandria, thies nor affections, was indifferent about pleasing
after the battle of Actium. Dion Cassius relates or giving pain to others: he had all the elements
that Octavian made love to Cleopatra by means of of cruelty; suspicion nourished his implacable
Thyrsus, to induce her to betray Antony; but temper, and power gave him the opportunity of
Plutarch simply states that Thyrsus, through his gratifying his long nourished schemes of vengeance.
frequent interviews with Cleopatra, excited the In the latter years of his life, particularly, he insuspicions of Antony, who seized and whipped dulged his lustful propensities an every way that