$H Hea. Assyria

One of the most important of all the Assyr= ian gods, as he combines in his numerous titles the attributes of several Cla= ssic deities. His Accadian name was En-ki, or the "Lord of the World," (earth,) = and his Assyrian name read phonetically Ea or Hea= . He unites in his offices the attributes of Pluto (Hades), of Poseidon (Neptune), and of Hermes (wisdom). Hea, as the representative of the Greek Poseidon, was "Lord of the Abyss," sar abzu, and he was spoken of as Hea "who dwells in t= he great deep." In a list of his titles he is called "Lord of the = Madudu or Sailors," and it was Hea who taught Hasis Adra how to build the ark, or ship (elapu), in which he sailed over the flood. In this character of the god of water and ocean, he was associated with a female deity Bahu, "The Void," who may be identified with the bohu of Genesis I. Hea held dominion over a large = number of spirits who dwelt in the abzu or the deep. In the character of the Greek Pluto,= or lord of Hades, Hea himself figured but seldom= , but his consort Nin-ki-gal, "the Lady of the= Great Land," appears very frequen= tly. Hea as lord of Hades, bad the name of Nin-a-zu, and his wife was called Nin-ki-gal wife of Nin-a-zu. But it was in the character= of the god of wisdom, the "god who knows all things," that Hea figured most prominently; Nin-ni-mi-ki, "Lord of Wisdom," or as the Accadian expresses it, "the, Lord of the Bright Eye." It was Hea alone who could deliver man from the various sp= ells and curses with which the complicated system of Chaldean magic beset him.= Hea also delivered Ishtar from the power of Nin-ki-gal, in the legend of her descent into Hades. Hea had for his female consort in his character of "Lord of Wisdom" the goddess Dav-ki= na, the female deification of the earth, who was probably only another form of Nin-ki-gal, and resembles the Classic Perseph= one or Proserpine; though perhaps Nin-ki-gal and Dav-kina may be better identified with Persephone a= nd Ceres (Demeter), the "Mother and Daughter" of the Greeks. (Boscawen.) (1876c1)

$H Heabani. Assyria

Heabani. "Creation= of Hea." A famous sage, who according to the Izdubar Legends dwelt in a cave by himself by the s= hores of a great river, and avoided all human society. He was renowned for his great wisdom, and was the chief friend and assistant= of Izdubar in his various undertakings. He was represe= nted as a monstrous being, half man and half bull, somewhat resembling the Minotaur or Pan of Greek mythology. After having rendered many services t= o Izdubar, he was killed by the bite of some poisonous insect, probably a fly, but his spirit was afterwards raised to earth aga= in in answer to the earnest petitions and spells of his afflicted companion.= The relation of Heabani to the deity Hea other than his name is uncertain, and the real character of the sage is itself not clearly defined, as the legends relat= ing to his conflicts with the bulls, lions, and evil spirits, which so continually occur on the Babylonian cylinders, have not yet been fully translated. (1876c1)

$H Head.

Head. The dimension = or height of the human head is employed as a measure in painting and sculptu= re. Thus we speak of a figure measuring seven heads and a half, by which we m= ean its height is equal to seven and a half times the height of the face and skull together measured vertically.(1891a1)

HEAD. In Christian Art, the custom of introducing the heads of sacred personages within circles and quatre-foils is very ancient and significant. We fi= nd them frequently enamelled on early shrines, a= lso on the knops and feet of chalices. Sometimes the head of our Lord alone is represented in the centre of a processional cross, within a circle which forms the NIMBUS. As the head is the seat of intelligence it has always b= een considered, among Christians, of far greater importance than the rest of = the body. According to Durandus, the latter may b= e buried anywhere, but the former only in a consecrated place; hence the custom of making RELIQUARIES under the form of heads and busts, and the frequent i= ntroduction of heads, with their distinctive coverings, in Christian decoration and sculpture.*<= /b>* Many saints are represented, = like St. Denis of Franc= e, bearing their heads in their hands, alluding to their martyrdom by decapitation. It has been supposed that this may have been originally int= ended merely to depict them as offering this last and solemn testimony to the faith; and that the legend was afterwards made to fit the materialism of = the picture, asserting that they really thus walked after decapitation, by wh= ich means a fact was made of a symbol.

**= See Pugin's Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament and Costume. (1855f1)=

$H Header.

A stone or brick so = placed in a wall that its longer side is in the thickness of the wall. [Bonder.](1891a1)

$H Head‑piece.

Head‑piece. An ornamental engraving at the commencement of a new chapter in a book.(1883m1)

HEAD-PIECE= . The helmet of the soldier. The ornamental engraving placed at the top of the first page of a book, or at= the commencement of a chapter. (1855f1)

$H Head‑rail.

The head‑dress worn by Saxon and Norman ladies.(1883m1)

$H Head-rest or Headrest &n= bsp; Egypt [Editor - see Pillow]

$H Head-stool    Egypt [Editor - see Pillow]

$H Hea-ei.     Egypt

An Egyptian royal scribe, probably of the = XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Healfang.    Anglo-Saxon

A.S. The pillory, or a fine in commutation. "Qui falsum testimonium dedit, reddat= regi vel terrae domino HEALFANG."(1883m1)

$H Hea-manna.     Assyria

A form ofthe A= ssyrian divinity better known as Nisroch-salmon. (187= 6c1)

$H Hea-mu-basa.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>

Hea-mu-basa. "Hea the Creator." A governor of = Amukkan. He joined the revolt of Saulmugina, and was severely punished for it after his defeat by Assurbanipal, (1876c1)<= /o:p>

$H Hea-mukin-zira.     Babylon

Hea-mukin-zira. "Hea the Establisher of Seed." An early Babylon= ian usurper, who succeeded Simmasihu, and reigned= three months only. (1876c1)

$H Heang‑loo.    Chinese

Chinese. An incense‑burner.(1883m1)

$H Heart.

HEART. In Christian Art, the attribute of St. Therese and other saints; it is s= ometimes placed amidst glory above the heads of the saints. The flaming heart is a symbol of charity; it is an attribute of St. Augustine, denoting his fervent p= iety. It is sometimes represented in flames, to delineate the fervency of devot= ion; or pierced with arrows, to indicate the wounds of sorrow. The heart of the Saviour is frequently depicted, in the first manner, in Catholic pictures; and that of his mother in the latter mode, seven daggers, indicative of h= er "seven sorrows," piercing it, and forming a sort of radiation around it. It is not uncommon to represent both these sacred personages opening the breast, to display the heart in situ. (1855f1)

Heart. In Christian symbolism the heart occupies = an important place. It is the symbol of the greatest of the three Christian virtues, Charity; the symbols of Faith and Hope being the Cross and Anchor respectively. It is the attribute of St. Theresa and other saints. A figu= re of a heart surmounted by a flame, and known as the flaming heart, frequently occurs in religious decorative art. When the flaming heart is placed in the hands of painted or sculptured figures representing saints, it symbolises th= e Love of God. In the sacred art of the Jesuits the flaming heart is the image of the heart of Jesus, who is often represented as parting his garments and showing in the midst of his breast a flaming heart. In architectural decoration an ornament frequently occurs which presents some resemblance = to a human heart. It consists of a combination of four curves or portions of a circle.(1891a1)

Heart. On numerous Christian tombs hearts may be seen sculptured. Many archaeologists have attempted to explain their meaning as symbols, but without entering on an unprofitable discussion of that quest= ion, it may be noticed that, in many cases, what archaeologists have supposed = to be hearts were nothing but ivy‑leaves, which served as marks of separation between different words or sentences. Fig. 382 represents an inscription at Alise in which ivy‑leaves figure, together with an ornament which some would insist were flames, if they were to take the le= aves for hearts. When inscriptions, however, are defaced, the shape of the lea= ves is not nearly so distinguishable as in the figure. [One of the most frequ= ent methods in which this emblem is introduced in Christian art is that the Saviour, or the Virgin Mary, is represented opening the breast to display= the living heart ‑ the natural symbol of Love, Devotion, or Sorrow. The Heart is an attribute of St. Theresa, St. Augustine, and other saints. The flaming heart is the emblem of charity. The heart pierced by seven daggers symbolizes the "seven sorrows" of Mary.]

Fig. 382. Inscription, with hearts, found at Alise.(1883m1)

$H Heavy.

This term is applied= in painting to opaque tones, to over‑accentuated outlines, and to figu= res without elegance ; in architecture, to proportions and details which lack grace and lightness.(1891a1)

$H Hebe-Vases.

HEBE-VASES= . Small vases like a cotyliscos, so termed because generally carried by Hebe, the dispenser of nectar to the gods, and who is usually represented filling their cups from such a vessel. (1855f1)

$H Heb-i.     Egypt

Another name of one of the seven mystical = cows or Hathors of Egyptian mythology. See Hathors= and Parcae<= /span>. (1876c1)

A scribe of Amen-Ra. He was the son of Sen-mes, who filled the same office before him. The period when he lived is unknown. (1876c1)

$H Heb-n-t-abt.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>     Egypt

An Egyptian ecclesiastical festival held on the second day of the month. (1876c1)

$H Hebunurotant.=      Egypt

The father of Rameses= III. of the XXth d= ynasty. See also Se= ti-nekht. (1876c1)

$H Hecatesia.

Gr. (= {+= 6"= JZ= F4= "[=3DHekatesia]). Festivals held at Athens in honour of Hecatê.(1883m1)

$H Hecatomb.

Hecatesia Gr. and R. (= ©6= "J= `:= $0[=3Dhekatombe]). A sacrifice offered in Greece and Rome under special circumstances, and at which a hundred head of cattle (©= 6"= JÎ= <[=3Dhekaton]) were slain; whence the name of the festival. [The term was generally appl= ied to all great sacrifices, of m= uch less extent than that implied by its etymological meaning.](1883m1)

$H Hecatompylae.=

Hecatompylae Gr. (= ©6= "J= `:‑= BL= 8"= 4[=3Dhekatom‑pulai]). The city with a hundred gates; a name given to the Egyptian Thebes.(1883m= 1)

$H Hecatompylon. "Hundred Gated."

Hecatompylon. "Hundred Gated." An epithet applied to the city of Thebe= s by Homer. It is not supported by monumental evidence, unless by a figure = of speech all the gates of the different temples in the city were implied in= the phrase. (1876c1)

$H Hecatonstylon or Hecatonstyle.

Hecatonstylon, Hecatonstyle Gr. and R. (©= 6"= JÎ= <[=3Dhekaton] and F= JØ= 8@= H[=3Dstulos]). A portico or colonnade with a hundred columns.(1883m1)

$H Hecte or Hectaeus.

Hecte or Hectaeus Gr. =3D a sixth (R. modius). In dry measure, the sixth part of the medimnus, or nearly two gallons English. Coins of uncertain value bore the same name; = they were sixths of other units of value.(1883m1)

$H Hedjar. "City."

The name applied in the kingdom of Sabaea to the royal c= astles and their suburbs. See also <= span class=3DSpellE>Beit. (1876c1)

$H Hegira.

Hegira (Arabic hajara, to desert). The flight from = Mecca, 16th July, A.D. 622, from which Mohammedan chronology is calculated.(1883= m1)

$H Heh or Hehu.      Egypt

Heh. The E= gyptian god of time. (1876c1)

Heh. A por= t on the Upper Nile where Osirtesen III. of the= XIIth dynasty set up his statue. Beyond this point no boats were permitted to p= ass. (1876c1)

Heh or Hehu. The god of eternity. He is represented with the head of a frog. A feminine form, Heht, is shown with different heads, sometimes a uraeus,sometimes a sheep, or a cat.(1902b1)

$H Heh-en-khonsa.     Egypt

An Egyptian judge. Period uncertain. (1876= c1)

$H He-hor-rei.     Egypt

An Egyptian priest, the son of Pnei-hor. Part of his tomb is in the Leyden Museum. (1876c1)

$H Heh-t.     Egypt

The Egyptian goddess of time, the consort = or feminine form of the analagous deity Heh. (1876c1)

$H Hehu or Heh.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>    [See Heh - Editor]

$H Hei.     Egypt

A prince of Kush, in the reign of Amenhotep III. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

A prince of Kush, in the reign of Tut-ankh-amen of the XVIIIth dynasty. He may have been the same as the preceding. (1876c1)<= /span>

An overseer of the palace of an Egyptian k= ing, probably one of the Amenhotep monarchs of the= XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Heidrun.     Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

In Scandinavian mythology the name of the sacred goat, from whose milk the souls of deceased heroes were fed in the Walhalla, which see. (1876c1)

$H Heighten.    =

Heighten. To heighte= n a colour is to increase its intensity; to heighten th= e tone of an engraving is to add to the intensity of the blacks, and so to make = the whites stand out as strongly as possible.(1891a1)

HEIGHTEN. To heighten a tint is to make = it lighter and more prominent, by means of touches of light opaque colour, placed upon it.(1855f1)=

$H Heimdall.     Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

In Scandinavian mythology the swift-eared watchman at the gate of heaven. (1876c1)

$H Heimthursen.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>     Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

The giants who were born of the sweat of t= he frost giant Ymir. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Hek.     Egypt

The Egyptian name of the beer made of red barley, a drink originally introduced from Asia. (1876c1)

According to the lists a mythical or divine prehistoric king of Egypt. (1876c1)

$H Hek-an.     Egypt

A surname of the Egyptian king Rameses III. Another form of - (1876c1) [Hek-an-u]

$H Hek-an-u.     Egypt

A surname of Rameses<= /span> III. of the XIXth = dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Heken.      Egypt

A form of Ta-urt represented with the body of a hippopotamus and the head of a vulture.(1902b1)

$H Hek-nofre.     Egypt

An Egyptian official of the XVIIIth dynasty. He had a wife named Maut-mai, and a son named Amen-her-h-atf. Nothing else = is known respecting him. (1876c1)

$H Hel.     Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

Hel. "Cover." In Scandinavian mythology the goddess of the lower region or hell, and of death. She was = the daughter of Loki, an evil giant, and was represented as an old woman, dir= ty and black visaged. (1876c1)=

$H Helciarius.

R. One who tows a boat. He was so called because be = passed a rope round his body in the way of a belt, the rope thus forming a noose= (helcium).(1883m1)

$H Helen, St.

HELEN, ST.= Empress and mother of Constant= ine the Great. She died A.D. 328. It was her zeal which led to the establishment = of edifices for the Christian religion in the holy places of the East. Hence= she is sometimes represented with a model of the church of the Holy Sepulchre= in her hand; at other times she bears a large cross, typical of her alleged discovery of that upon which the Saviour died, and also bears the three n= ails by which he was affixed to it. She is generally represented in royal robe= s, with an imperial crown on her head.(1855f1)

$H Helepolis.

Gr. and R. (= ©8= X‑B= @8= 4H[=3Dhele‑polis], the taker of ci= ties). A lofty square tower, on wheels, used in besieging fortified places. It w= as ninety cubits high and forty wide; inside were nine stories, the lower containing machines for throwing great stones; the middle, large catapults for throwing spears; and the highest other machines. It was manned with 2= 00 soldiers. The name was afterwards applied to other siege engines of simil= ar construction.(1883m1)

$H Helical.    Architecture

Arch. (= ª8= 4>[=3Dhelix], a wreath). A spiral line distinguished from spiral. A staircase is helical when the= steps wind round a cylindrical newel; whereas the spiral winds round a cone, and is constantly narrowing its ax= is. The term is applied to the volutes of a Corinthian capital. (See HELIX.)(1883m1)

$H Heliochrome.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>    Photography

(Phot.) A process of coloured photography which has a= s yet been but imperfectly developed. Its object is to obtain, after taking the plate from the camera, a cliché or proof exactly reproducing the i= mage formed on the polished glass. Unfortunately the colo= urs which have hitherto been obtained have been so fugitive that it has only = been possible to look at them under cover of luminous rays. The heliochrome proofs which we see to‑day are no= thing more than photographs taken by the ordinary method and coloured by some ingenious process.(1891a1)

$H Heliochromy.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>

Heliochromy. (Gr. = »8= 4@= H[=3Dhelios], the sun, and PD= ä:= "[=3Dchroma], colour). Process of taking coloured photographs.(1883m1)

HELIOCHROM= Y. (Gr.) A compound word, literally = signifying sun-colouring, and applied to= that process by which photographic pictures in their natural colours are obtai= ned. (1855f1)

$H Heliography.

Heliography. The art= of obtaining by means of light ordinary photographic proofs. The term in especially applied to a process= of preparing steel plates by photography, so that proofs may be struck from = them just as though the plates had been engraved or etched in the ordinary way.(1891a1)

HELIOGRAPH= Y. (Gr.) A photographic process, in = which resin is spread upon steel plates. The parts exposed to light are rendered more soluble than those in shade; and hence, when evaporated, leave the p= late bare. This process has lately been revived, and used to prepare steel pla= tes for etchings, many of which are of a very promising character. (1855f1)

$H Heliogravure.=     Engraving

(Engr.) Heliographic engraving. Among the most celebrated processes of he= liogravure that of Dujardin must be mentioned. By this process, with the aid of skilful touches, facsimiles of drawings or engravings may be obtained and transferred to metal plates. When the plat= es have been subjected to acierage, thousands of proofs may be struck from them.(1891a1)

$H Hel= iopolis.      1. Chaldaea; 2. Egypt

Heliopolis. According to Berosus the Greek name= of the ancient Chaldean capital city Sippara. It was founded by the Turanian= s or Cushites, and its ruins are now called Sufeira. See Babylonia. (1876c1)

Heliopo= lis. "City of the Sun." The name given by the Greeks to the city and district of An, in the Delta of Egypt. It was anciently called Hak. (1876= c1)

Heliopolis. The Greek name for Annu capital of the thirteenth nome of Lower Egypt, near the modern Matarîyeh<= /span>. The chief deity was Ra, the sun god, from which fact the Greek name comes= . It was the Scriptural On, whence Joseph took his wife. (See ANNU.)(1902b1)

$H Heliopolites.=     Egypt

Egyp. One of the nomes or divisions of Lower Egypt, capital An, the sacred name for Heliopolis near Cairo.(1883m1)

$H Heliotrope.

Heliotrope. The Haematite or blood‑stone; a silic= eous mineral of a dark green colour, commonly variegated with bright red spots.(1883m1)

HELIOTROPE= . (Gr.) A precious stone used in ge= m-sculpture by the ancients. It was a green agate, mixed with spots of red jasper, and hence occasionally called blood-s= tone. (1855f1)

$H Heliotropion.=     Gr. A kind of s= un‑dial. (See HOROLOGIUM.) (1883m1)

$H Helix.

Helix. Arch. (= ª8= 4>[=3Dhelix], anything spiral). A sma= ll volute like the tendril of a vine placed under the Corinthian abacus. They are arranged in couples springing from one base, and unite at the summit.(1883m1)

Helix. A curve descr= ibed on the surface of a cylinder by a point revolving round the cylinder in an upward direction. This curve is applied in the construction of spiral sta= ircases within a circular or cylindrical space. The term also denotes the volutes= of Corinthian capitals. ILLUS. helix(1891a1)

HELIX. (Gr.) The delicate volute like the tendril of a vine, which curls over the leaves, and just beneath the abac= us of a Corinthian capital. They are arranged in coules, springing from one bas= e, and bending forward till they touch each other's summit, at the angles, o= r in the centre of the capital.(1855f1)=

$H Hell.     Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

In Scandinavian mythology a horrible regio= n in the lower world, where the souls of the wicked were punished. It had thirty-two, or thirty-seven, filthy rivers full of mire and dirt, in which the condemned had eternally to wade. In the midst was the dreadful hall called Nastrand, with a roof composed of veno= mous serpents, and having all its gates open to the bitter North. It was surrounded by the river Giöll, which was crossed by a golden bridge guarded by the virgin goddess Modgudhr. (1876c1)

$H Hellebore.

A famous purgative medicine among the ancient Greeks= and Romans. Philosophers prepared for work by drinking an infusion of the bla= ck hellebore, like tea. The best grew in the isla= nd of Anticyra in the AEgean Sea, and the gathering of it was accompanied by superstitious rites.(1883m1)

$H Hellenistic.

The term Hellenistic= is applied to that period of Greek art from about the year 290 B.C. onwards, during which the Macedonian kings were supreme and art flourished no long= er in Greece itself, but under the auspices of Greek artists in Alexandria a= nd the cities of Asia Minor.(1891a1)

$H Helm.

HELM. The helmet of a knight or sold= iers, from the old Norman French word h= eaulme.(1855f1)

$H Helm and Helmet.

Helm, Helmet, Her. Now placed as an accessory above = a shield of arms. Modern usage distinguishes helms according to the rank of the wearer. The term helm was app= lied by both Saxons and Normans, in the 11th century, to the conical steel cap with a nose‑guard, which was the common head‑piece of the day, and is depicted in contemporary illuminations, sculptures, and tapestries. Afterwards it was restricted to the casque, which covered the whole head, and had an aventaile or vizor for the face.= The use of the helm finally cease= d in the reign of Henry VIII. Fig. 383. Helm of a Gentleman or Esquire.(1883m1)

=

Helmet. The diminutive of HELM, first applied to the smaller head‑piece which superseded it in the 15th century. (See GALEA, ARMET, BASCINET, BUR= GONET, CASQUE, CHAPELLE LE FER, &c.)

Fig. 384. Helmet or Burgonet of the 16th century.(1883m1)

=

Helmet. A defensive = covering for the head, of leather or metal. It varied in successive centuries in f= orm, shape, and size. Sometimes it was nothing more than a sort of iron skull&= #8209;cap [Chapelle‑de‑Fer], at other times= it had a high ridge surmounted with plumes. The crest or badge of the wearer= was frequently displayed above the helmet. In heraldic devices this very important piece of armour is of frequent occurrence. It may either be employed as an addition to the shield or as a common charge. In the latter case it is always represented as an esquire'= s helmet, that is, as a closed helmet, seen in profile= . When employed as an addition to the shield, helmets are placed over the coat of arms and take different forms and positions according to the rank of the wearers. The royal helmet is of burnished gold and stands on the shield <= span class=3DSpellE>affronte, showing six bars to protect the face. The helmet of princes and peers eve= ry degree is of silver, ornamented with gold, while that of knights, esquires and gentlemen is of polished steel. The helmet of dukes, earls, and marqu= ises ought to appear in profile on a shield and to have ten protecting bars. F= rom the cuts which are given here a general idea of the various forms of the helmet may be gathered. The helmet of an esquire or gentleman has already been described. It appears in profile with the visor down. Knights and baronets have the same helmet with the visor up and without bars. An exam= ple of this is given in one of the accompanying cuts, surmounted by an imperi= al crown. 3 ILLUS. helmet1, helmet2, helmet3(1891a1)

       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;

HELMET, GALEA (Lat.) This defensive protection for the head was originally m= ade of leather, and afterwards strengthened and ornamented by the addition of= bronze and other metals, until finally it was constructed entirely of metal, lin= ed with felt or wadding. The form of the helmet varied from a simple skull-c= ap to that surmounted with a lofty ridge and crest, or plume. The crest was frequently made of horse-hair; sometimes the helmet had two and even three crests. * The appendages to = the helmet-proper were the cheek-pieces, and the beaver or visor - this latte= r barred or perforated; of this ki= nd are the helmets usually worn by the gladiators. †

<= /span> See cuts to BUC= CULA.

&#= 8224; See cuts to that word, and to CAMPESTRE. The ordinary helmets of the Greek and Roman soldi= ery may be seen in our engravings on pp. 42, 43.

The Anglo-Saxon = helmet was merely a conical cap, ‡= ; with a nasal, which afterwards became improved into a face-guard, visor, = or beaver. § It underwent = many modifications, and took many names. || A fe= w of the more remarkable forms of the helmet may be seen in our present group;= of these, Fig. 2 is the most curious, the visor projecting like a bird's beak. It was common in the reign of Richard II., and in the draw= ings of that period is represented on the heads of the soldiery, particularly = in the MS. in the British<= /st1:PlaceName> Museum, describing the deposition of = that sovereign. Fig. 1 is a jousting helmet of the time of Henry VII., such as were worn = by knights at the practice of arms in tilts and tournaments. It shows the perforations at the summit, to affix the orle and heraldic crest of the wearer. Fig. 3 is a German helmet of the middle of the fifteenth century, when armour = of all kinds became very decorative, and was enriched with gilding and fluting. = Fig. 4 shows the close helmet, termed a bourguinot, of the same period, and is a good specimen= of the grotesque taste which characterised the G= erman visors, some of which occasionally represent the features of monsters and birds. = FIGURES

&#= 8225; See cut to HAUB= ERK.

&s= ect; See cuts illust= rative of that word.

||= See ARMET, BASC= INET, BOURGINET, CASQUE, CHAPELLE-DE-FER, &c., in this dictionary, where ea= ch is described.

* = Harleian MS., 1319; written by gentleman named Oliver de la Marck, who served as a warrior in= England<= /st1:place> during this eventful reign.(1855f1)

$H Helte.

A Badaga idol,= the wife of Hirodea, which see. (1876c1)

$H Hem-at-rota.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>     Egypt

The mother of Rameses III. of the XXth dynasty. See Hiset. (1876c1)

$H Hem-bai.     Egypt

A prophet of Amen Ra, and keeper or scribe= of the offerings of Amen. He was the son of the lady Te= s-amen. Period uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Hemi‑.

(Gr. = º:= 4‑[=3Dhemi]). Half; used in composition of words like the Latin semi or demi.(188= 3m1)

$H Hemichorion     (&o= rdm;:4<= /span>P`<= /span>D4<= /span>@&l= t;[=3Dhemichorion]). (See DICHOREA.) (1883m1)

$H Hemicycle.    Architecture

(Arch.) A term appli= ed to a hall, chapel, or apse built upon a semicircular plan; to a mural surface = of this form; or to steps placed one above the other in concentric circles. = ILLUS. hemicycl(1891a1)

$H Hemicyclium.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>

Gr. and R. (= º:= 4‑6= b6= 84= @<[=3Dhemi‑kuklion]). A semicir= cular alcove, to which persons resorted for mutual conversation. The term was a= lso used to denote a sun‑dial.(1883m1)

$H Hemina.

Gr. and R. (= º:= \<= "[=3Dhemina], i.e. half). A measure of capacity containing half a sextarius (equal to t= he Greek cotyle =3D half a pint English).(1883m1)

$H Hemiolia.

Gr. and R. (= º:= 4‑@= 8\= "[=3Dhemi‑olia], i.e. one and a half). A vessel of peculiar construction employed especial= ly by Greek pirates.(1883m1)

$H Hemisphaerium.

R. A sun‑dial in the form of a hemisphere; whe= nce its name. (Fig. 385.)

Fig. 385. Sun‑dial (Hemisphaerium).(1883m1)

$H Hemisphere.

The half of a sphere. Cupolas frequently assume the form of hemisphere, at the summit of which a circular opening is sometimes to be seen. ILLUS. hemisphe(189= 1a1)

$H Hemlock.

Hemlock, the Conium maculatum of botanists, was the poison used by the ancient Greeks for= the despatch of state prisoners. Its effects are accurately described in Plat= o's description of the death of Socrates.(1883m1)

$H Hem-nef-hor-bek.     Egypt

A priest of Osiris in the time of the XXIVth or XXVth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Hem-su-isi.     Egypt

An Egyptian lady, the wife of Petemet, and the mother of the lady Hat-hor-het-aei, which see. (1876c1)<= /p>