Examples in Historical & Geographical Antonomasia for the Use of Students
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18S8 Borthwick, Douglas, Examples in hist. & geog antonomasia. ICibrarg KINGSTON, ONTARIO CM. te&Be®2& <CSJ5 v^_ i*. i&* ^S EXAMPLES ft! ^6 S) HISTORICAL & GEOGRAPHICAL ANTONOMASH 3 FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS r. (? 1 IN ftU' r. HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY, W BY DOUGLAS BOHTHWICK, High School Department of McGill College, Montreal. 1% 1 " Qui Conducit." y b MONTREAL: PRINTED BY OWLER & STEVENSON, 41 ST. FRANCOIS XAYIER STREET, (| 1858. tm^trrtYtTtA^T't'r^f^trf^t'i^^ F/OzB HISTORICAL & GEOGBAPHICAL ANTONOMASIA. Antonoraasia is the name applied to that form of expression when the title, office, dignity, profession, science or trade is put instead of the true name of the person or place. ABDALRAHMAN—Prince of the Faithful. ABRAHAM— Father of the Faithful. ABRAHAM, ISAAC and JACOB—The Patriarchs. arose the fable of ACCA LAURENTIA— Lupa, the Prostitute ; hence Romu- lus and Remus having been suckled by a (lupa) she wolf. ACHILLES—the bravest of the Greeks. ACTiEON—Antoneius Heros, from his mother Antonoe daughter of Cadmus. the Sea. AD EN—Gibraltar of the East ; Key of Red ADEODATUS, Pope, A.D. 672—the gift of God. AEGEAE, in Ancient Greece—Goat's Town. AELIUS PAETUS— Catus, or the Cunning. AGRA—the Key of Hindostan. AJAX—Telamonus Heros ALARIC—the Scourge of God. ALBERT, Elector of Brandenburg, 1134—the Bear. ALFRED—the Great. ALEXANDER—the Great ; the Conqueror of the world. ALP ARSLAN, of Arabian History—the Valiant lion ; the most skilful archer of his age. ALPHONSO II., of Portugal, 1212—Crassus, or the Fat. ALPHONSO V., do., 1438— the African. ALPHONSO II., of Spain, 791—the Chaste. ALPHONSO III., do., 866—the Great. ALPHONSO IV., do., 925— the Monk. ALPHONSO VI., do., 1072—the Valiant. ALPHONSO VIII., do., 1126—Raymond. ALPHONSO IX., do., 1158—the Noble. ALPHONSO X., do., 1252—the Wise. ALPHONSO, of Navarre, 1104—the Warrior. ALPHONSO, King of Aragon, 1285—the Beneficent. ALPHONSO. do.. 1416— the Wise. ALPHONSO,' do., 1442— the Magnanimous. ANACREON—the Swan of Teos. ANASTASIUS—the Silentiary. ANCUS MARTIUS— the Good. ANDRONICUS, of Grecian History— the Elder. ANDRONICUS, do. —the Younger. ANTIOCH— Queen ol the East. ANTIOCHUS I. of Syria— Soter,or Saviour, or Deliverer. ANTIOCHUS II. do, B.C. 261—Theos, or God. ANTIOCHUS III. do, do 217—the Great. IV. do do Theos-Epiphanes, or the victorious or ANTIOCHUS r 175— illustrious God, or Epiphanes. After destroying Jerusalem, the Jews- called him EpimaneB, or Furious, and not Epiphanes. ANTIOCHUS V. ot Syria, B.C. 164—Eupator. ANTIOCHUS VI. do, do, 143— Entheus, or the Noble ; Theos. ANTIOCHUS VII. do, do, 130—Sidetes, from the town Side. ANTIOCHUS VIII. do, do, 120—Gry pus, from his aquiline nose. ANTIOCHUS IX. do, do, 93—Cyzenicus, from the city Cyzicus. ANTIOCHUS X. do, do, 90—Pius, ironically so called, because he married Selena, his father and uncle's wife. ANTIOCHUS XII., do, —Dionysius. ANTIOCHUS, the last King of Syria, B.C. 65— Asiaticus ANTONINUS— Pius, from nursing- Adrian, Emperor of Rome; the second Numa ; the father of his country. ANTONY, (Marc)— Cretensis, from his wars in Crete. AQUILFIA—Secunda Roma, fr>m its g:andeur. ARCHIAS, of Grecian History—the Exile Hunter; Phogadotheras. ARCHIBALD, Earl of Angus, (Scotland)—Black Douglas. ARCHIBALD, do., —Bell the Cat. ARCHONS, 30, of Athens— the 30 Tyrants. ARIARATHES, King of Cappadocia—Philopator, from his piety. AR1STIDES— the Just. ARISTIPPUS—tbe Elder. ARISTIPPU8, Grandson of above—The Younger. ARISTOD EMUS—The Coward. ARISTOMENES, General of Messenia- The Just. ARNOLD OF WINKELREID—The Codrus of Switzerland; of Battle Martyrs Chief. ARSACES, King of Persia—King of Kings. ! ARTAXERXES I., do— Macrochir and Longimanus ; because one hand was- longer than the other, and standing upright he could touch his knee. ARTAXERXES II., do—Mnemon, the Rememberer. ARTAXERXES III., do—Oehus or the Illegitimate. AT AL ANTA—The Nonacria Herois. ATHENS—Queen of the Sea. AT1LIUS MARCUS, a Poet of Rome—Fcrreus, on accour.t of his unintel- ligible language in his comedies. BABYLON—The Great ; the Mother of Harlots ; the abomination of the whole Earth. BAHRAM—Guibin or Dry Wood. BAJAZET—Kaissar of Roum, or the Caesar of the Romans. BALTIMORE—The Monumental City. BATAVIA—Queen of the East; Queen of the Eastern Cyclades. BA/TTUS, a Lecedemonian— Felix. BAYARD—Le Chevalier, sans Peur et sans reproche. BEDIN1 (Cardinal,) 19th century—The Butcher of Boulogne. BELGRADE—The White City ; the Key of the Balk an Range. BENARES—City of Temples. BERANGER—The Burns of France. BERWICK—The English Hanse or Free Town. BIRMINGHAM—The Toy Shop of Europe. BLUCHER— Marshal Forwards. BODY GUARD OF EPAMINONDAS—Sacred Battalion. BODY GUARD OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE—The Old Guard. BODY GUARD OF XERXES—The Invincibles. BOLESLAS I, OF POLAND, A.D. 992—The Lion Hearted. BOLESLAS II, do 1058—The Intrepid. BOLESLAS III, do 1102—Wry Mouth. BOLESLAS IV, do 1146—Curled. BOLESLAS V, do 1227—Chaste. BOSTON—The Literary Emporium ; the Edinburgh of America. BOZARIS MARCO—The Epaminondas of Modem Greece. BRANDT—The Alchemist of Hamburg. BRIAN BORU—Brian the Great King of all Ireland. BRITISH COURT—The Court of St. James. BURNS, ROBT.—The Ayrshire Bard. BURREL, (Sir C. M.,) Bart, of Shoreham, 1858—The Father of the House of Commons. BUTLER, CAPT.—The Hero of Sil stria. CACHAT, MICHAEL—Le Geant, from being the first guide who passed the Col-du-Geant—Alps. CiESAR ; because one was born with a thick head of hair. Fatimites ; CAIRO ; The City of Victory ; Daughter of the Bride of Sala- din ; The Tyre of Saracen commerce; City of 1001 lights. CA1US— Caligula, so called from wearing the Caliga, a military covering for the leg. CALCUTTA—The City of Palaces. CALIFORNIA—El Dorada of the West. CAMILLUS—Secundus Romulus; Pater Patriae. CAMPBELL OF LOCHOW—Black Duncan with the Cowl. The Great; The Dane. CANUTE— . CAPE OF GOOD HOPE—Cape of Storms; The Lion of the Sea; The Head of Africa. CAPUA—Altera Roma; because it rivalled Rome. CARACALLA—The Savage Beast of Ausonia. CARRERA, (Rafael) of Guatimala—The Tiger of the Mountains. CASSIMIR I, of Poland, A.D. 1041—The Pacific. CASSIMIR II, do 1177—The Just. CASSIMIR III, do 1333—The Great. CASTRIOT, GEO., Prince of Albania, 1404 ; Scandeberg ; The Lord Alex- ander. CATHERINE COMARO—Daughter of St. Mark. CATHOIRE xMOR, Ireland A.D. 122-the Great. CATO (Mi Porcius)— Censorius or the Censor. CATO MARCUS—Uticensis, from his death at CJtica. CEDWAL (Britain)—The Devil, from his inhuman cruelty, CEPHISSUS (river of Greece)— the Divine. CEYLON—the Cinnamon Isle. CHALMERS, DR— the Champion of the Free Church. CHARILA US—the People's Joy. CHARLES I of England—the Martyr King- CHARLES son of Pepin the Short—Martel, from the hammer which he car- ried at his saddle bow. CHARLES 1 of France A.D. 840—the Bald. CHARLES II A.D. 884—the Fat; Le Gros. CHARLES III A.D. 893—the Simple. CHARLES IV A.D. 1322—the Handsome. CHARLES V A.D. 1364—the Wise. CHARLES VI A.D. 1380-the Beloved. CHARLES VII A.D. 1422— the Victorious. CHARLES VIII A.D. 1483—the Affable. CHARLES II of Navarre, A.D. 1349—the Bad. CHARLES III of Navarre, A.D. 1387—the Noble. CHARLES VIII of Sweden, A.D. 1448—Canuteson. CHARLES XII of Sweden, A.D. 1697—Modern Alexander, the Quixote; the Military Madman ; the Madman of the North. CHARLEMAGNE— Caesar; Saint; Emperor of the West. CORDAY (Charlotte)—the Heroine of the Reign of Terror. COSMO of Florence—Pater Patrice. CHEOPS and CEPHRENES—Tyrants of Egypt. CHILDEBERT III ; A.D. 695 ; King of France—the Just. CHILDRIjC or CHILDERIC III of France, A.D. 742—the Simple; the Stu- pid. CHILPERIC II of France, A.D. 716—Daniel. CHINA— the Celestial Empire. CHRICHTON, JAMES— the Admirable. CHRISTIAN II of Denmark, A.D. 1513—the Cruel ; the Nero of the North.. CHRISTI AN III of Denmark, A.D. lo34—Father of his people. CHRISTINA II of Sweden—the Star of the North. CICERO—Pater Patriae ; the Roman Orator. CINCINNATI—Porkopolis ; Queen of the West. CLEMENS, A.D. 206—Alexandrinus; because living in Alexandria. CLODION—the Long Haired or the Hairy. CLOVIS of France, A.D. 481- the Great. CffiUR, Js (1456)—the Gresham of France. COLUMBUS—the Discoverer of the New World. CON CEADCHADHAH, Ireland A.D. 125— Hero of 100 battles. CONNECTICUT— Puritan Connecticut; Charter Oak State. CONSTABLE (The Edinburgh Publisher)—the Napoleon of the Realms of Print. CONSTANTINE, ROMAN EMPEROR—the Great. CONSTANTINE IV. do,—Pogonatus, because he allowed his beard to grow during his Sicilian Voyage. CONSTANTINE V. do,—Copronigmus, because he defiled his baptismal font. CONSTANTINE VII. do—Porphirogenitus, because born in a purple chamber CONSTANTINE X. do,--Monomachus; the single Combatant. CONSTANTINE XI. do,— Ducas, on account of forgetting the duties of an Emperor and warrior and becoming a judge, CONSTANTINOPLE— Nova Roma; Ottoman Porte ; the City of Minerets Chrusoceras or the GoJden Horn. CONSTANTILFS ROMAN EMPEROR— Chlo.-us, on acconnt of the paleness of his complexion. CONRAD II. or Saxony—the Salique. COOPER, F.—the Scott of America. CORINTH— Bimaris ; Eye of Greece. CORTEZ FERNANDO—the Conqueror of Mexico. COWPER, WM.— the Bard of Truth and Feeling. CRITIAS—the Handsome Critias. CROMWELL—the Protector. CRONSTADT— the Gibraltar of the North. CROW, the—Type of Types. CYAXARES II.—Darius the Mede. CYRUS—the Elder. CYRUS— the Younger. CZAR NICHOLAS—the Colossus of the North. DAMASCUS-the Eye of the East. DARIUS II. OF PERSIA—Ochus and Nothus, on account of his illegitimacy. DARIUS III. do— Codomanus, for his Valour. DAVID—the Psalmist ot Israel ; the Man after God's own heart.