He also took away the bucklers of gold, and the shields, which Solomon the king had made; nay, he did not leave the golden quivers which David had taken from the king of Zobah, and had dedicated to God; and when he had thus done, he returned to his own kingdom. — from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus
Kertch or Zabache Azof
Bosporii, i. 476 . Bosporus, Cimmerian ( Straits of Kertch or Zabache, Azof ), i. 8 , 31 , 114 , 164 , 189 , 223 , 441 , 450 , 463 , 472 , 475 -478, 480 ; ii. 216 , 219 -222, 224 , 225 , 239 , 294 , 302 , 305 , 318 , 401 , 402 . ——, Thracian, i. 138 , 189 ; ii. 318 . ——, Mysian, ii. 318 . — from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3)
Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo
There was an assembly on snowy Olympus, and the immortals who perish not were gathering after the hour of gold-throned Dawn. (ll. 327-329) Then Hermes and Apollo of the Silver Bow stood at the knees of Zeus: and Zeus who thunders on high spoke to his glorious son and asked him: (ll. 330-332) 'Phoebus, whence come you driving this great spoil, a child new born that has the look of a herald? — from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod
keeping of Zeus and
Thus man had the wisdom necessary to the support of life, but political wisdom he had not; for that was in the keeping of Zeus, and the power of Prometheus did not extend to entering into the citadel of heaven, where Zeus dwelt, who moreover had terrible sentinels; but he did enter by stealth into the common workshop of Athene and Hephaestus, in which they used to practise their favourite arts, and carried off Hephaestus' art of working by fire, and also the art of Athene, and gave them to man. — from Protagoras by Plato
"Ballalaikas," Siberian guitars "Barabans," Korak drums Baths, "black," Kamchatkan steam baths Bear hunts Bears Bering, monument to, in Petropavlovsk Berries Bickmore, A.S., reference to Korak marriage ceremony Birds Bivouacs, Kamchatkan Blueberries Bollman, merchant in Petropavlovsk Bordman, W.H. Bowsher, member of Sandford's party Bragan, Nicolai, guide Bragans, Kamchatkan traders British Columbia British Government, concessions from Bulkley, Colonel Charles S. 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Dances, Siberian Distance, Korak ideas of Divide, Kamchatkan, crossing of Dix, Major General, worshipped as a saint Dodd, James, engaged as member of party in Petropavlovsk; goes to Tigil; left in Gizhiga Dogs, ancestry: endurance; food; sledges; loads; driving of; first experiment in driving; howling of, in chorus; rest; cutting of feet by ice "Dole," arctic desert Dranka, village Dress; of Kamchadals; of Wandering Koraks; of Zamutkis and Tunguses Drunkenness, from poisonous toadstool Ducks E Eagles English, Shakespearian, in Irkutsk Equipment, in San Francisco; in Petropavlovsk; in Lesnoi; in Gizhiga; in Anadyrsk; in Yakutsk Escape, narrowest Eskimo-like natives Ethnology, of Siberian natives Evil spirits, propitiation of Exploration, plans for F Famines Fashion-plate, Korak comment on Field glass, Chukchi experiments with Fish-hawks Fish savings banks Flowers, in Gizhiga; in Petropavlovsk; in Kamchatka Fluger, German merchant in Petropavlovsk Fly agaric, as intoxicant Food, of Kamchadals Fort St. Michael Frank Leslie's , fashion-plate from; pictures from Frazer River Fritillaria; bulbs eaten Fronefield, American in Petropavlovsk Frost, George A. Fruits, of Kamchatka Fur trade, of Kamchatka G Gale, in North Pacific Geese Genal, valley Genal, village Gilyaks Gizhiga, village; arrival at; first days in; departure from; return to, from Anadyrsk; spring in; climate of; dancing parties in Golden Gate , bark, wreck of Goldsmith, Oliver, reference to Korak intoxicant Grouse "teteer" Gulls H Hallie Jackson , brig Hamilton, captain of whaling bark Sea Breeze Harchina, village Harder, member of Anadyr River party Harper's Weekly , pictures from Heck, member of Sandford's party Herald, N.Y. , correspondent of Horseback travel Horse-express, Siberian Houses, Kamchadal Hunter, American in Petropavlovsk I Illustrated London News , as wall paper Imperator and operator Indian type, of Siberian native Intoxicant, Korak Irkutsk, city "Ispravnik," local governor of Petropavlovsk; of Gizhiga; of Okhotsk J Jelly-fish; luminous "Jerusalem," village K Kamchadals, character; food; language; music; numbers; physique; religion; sable trapping; summer settlements; transportation Kamchatka, animals; berries; birds; climate; first impressions; first view of coast; flowers; fruits; government; mail; population; scenery; topography; transportation; volcanoes Kamchatka River; raft, life on; valley of Kamchatkan Divide, crossing of Kamchatkan lily Kamchatkan mountains Kamenoi Kazarefski, village "Kazarm," a Russian barrack "Kedrovnik," see "Pine" Kennicott, leader of Alaskan exploring party Kirinsk, town on Lena River Kluchei, village Kluchefskoi volcano Knox, Colonel T. W., correspondent of N.Y. Herald Kolyma, mosquitoes in Korak, village Koraks, Settled, appearance; experiments with American food; in Kamenoi; stupidity and ugliness; yurts Koraks, Wandering, arrival at first encampment; appearance; character; comment on dress of American woman; food; geographical range; intoxicant; language; marriage ceremony; monotonous life; old and sick killed; pologs; reindeer; relation to Chukchis; relieve starving Anadyrsk people; religion; social organisation; superstitions; tents Koratskoi, volcano Krestofskaya, village Kristi, village Kuil, village of Settled Koraks Kukel, General "Kukhlanka" fur overshirt L Labrador tea Lamutkis Land, longing for Language, "American"; Russian difficulty of learning; grammar of; specimen; experience with, in Irkutsk La Perouse, monument to, in Petropavlovsk Lecky, W.H., reference to religion of terror Lectures, astronomical Leet, American brought by bark Onward ; suicide of Lesnoi, village Letovies, summer settlements Lewis, Richard, telegraph operator brought by bark Onward Lily, Kamchatkan "Lodkas," Siberian skiffs M Macrae, leader of Anadyr River party Macrae and Arnold, go with Chukchis; no news from; arrive in Anadyrsk; experience with Chukchis; first winter's work Magpies Mahood, Captain James A. Mahood and Bush Maidel, Baron Malchanski Malqua, — from Tent Life in Siberia
A New Account of an Old Undertaking; Adventures among the Koraks and Other Tribes In Kamchatka and Northern Asia by George Kennan
There were crowds of people, and no lack of dancing men; the civilians were for the most part standing close along the walls, but the officers danced assiduously, especially one of them who had spent six weeks in Paris, where he had mastered various daring interjections of the kind of— 'zut,' 'Ah, fichtr-re,' 'pst, pst, mon bibi,' and such. — from Fathers and Children by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
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