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EXAMINATION PAPERS ON

8. (Symbol missingGreek characters) (v. 389.)

(a) Illustrate (Symbol missingGreek characters) from Lucretius (B; ii). What reason does he assign for the Greek poets representing Cybele (or Tellus) in a chariot drawn by lions?

(h) Why was she called 'Idæa Mater'? What ambiguity has the word 'Idæa' caused 1

(c) How does Euripides connect Bacchus and Bliea ? (Bacchæ.)

9. (a) Translate :

(Symbol missingGreek characters) (v. 759.)

(h) Does the expression (Symbol missingGreek characters), or a similar one, occur elsewhere ?

(c) Why was Nemesis called (Symbol missingGreek characters) ?

10. (Symbol missingGreek characters) (v. 1038.)

(a) In what sense, and by whom, is Teucer called o (Symbol missingGreek characters) in the Ajax? Translate Teucer' s reply (Symbol missingGreek characters) What difference in the sense would be caused by the omission or different position of the article (Symbol missingGreek characters)?

(b) Which of the Greeks at Troy was the most famous for the use of the bow? (Hom. Od viii.)

(c) How do you account for the use of the bow being held in contempt by the Athenians ?

(d) What was their peculiar offensive weapon ? -(Æsch. Pers.)

11. (Symbol missingGreek characters) (v. 810.)

Give Welcker's interpretation of this passage, with the grounds on which it rests.

12. (Symbol missingGreek characters) (v. 262.)

(a) What do we find respecting the (Symbol missingGreek characters) in Homer ?