$H Hen. Egypt

Hen. An Egyptian lady, the sister of Senbu, a priest of Osiris whose period is uncertain, except that it was prior to the XVIIIth dynas= ty.

HEN AND CHICKENS. As an emblem of God's providence, this subject is often introduced in old sculptures in ecclesiastical edifices. (1855f1)

$H Henne. Egypt

The father of Papi, an Egyptian priest of Osiris, which see. (1876c1)

$H Hennu. Egypt

The sacred boat which was drawn through the temples at dawn. (See= BARKS.)(1902b1)

$H Henotheism. Egypt

"A phase of religious thought, in which the individual gods invoked are not conceived as limited by the power of others." (= Renouf.)

"Each god is to the mind of the suppliant as good as all other gods. He is felt at the time as a real divinity, as supreme and absolute = in spite of the necessary limitations which to our mind a plurality of gods = must entail on every single god. All the rest disappear from the vision ... an= d he only who is to fulfil their desires stands in full light before the eyes = of the worshippers." (Max Müller.)(190= 2b1)

$H Hent-anu. Egypt

The mother of Rere, one of the principal officers in the court of Seti I. of the XIXth dynasty. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Hent-ateh. Egypt

Hent-ateh= . "Royal Favourite." A pallacist and priestess of Amen Ra in the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

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

A princess of Egypt, daughter of Rameses II. of the XIXth dynasty, (1876c1)

$H Hent-nofre.

The wife of Niani, one of the commanders of the army of Seti I. (1876c1)

$H Heos.

The goddess Aurora, or morning, of Greek mythology. She was said to have been the mother of M= emnon, a prince of the Negroes who took part in the Trojan war. Her usual epithet was Rhododactylos. See Eos. (1876c1)

$H Hephaestus.

In Greek mythology t= he son of Hera and Zeus. He was deformed at his birth, and according to the lege= nd was hurled from Olympus by his mother,= for whom in revenge he made a chair, which held her in its grasp till he rele= ased her. He was the god of fire and of the arts of the smith and potter, which depended on fire. He was besides the artificer of the gods and fashioned = the aegis of Zeus and the armour of Achilles. In = art Hephaestus is represented as a bearded man, wearing the chiton and pilos, the costume of an artisan, and working an anvil. The principal scenes in which he figures on painted vases are the fastening of Prometheus to the rock, the making of = the armour of Achilles, and the splitting open of the h= ead of Zeus at the birth of Athene.(1891a1)

$H Hept. Egypt

Hept. "The Pools." A mystical region of the Egyptian Ker-neter, wh= ich see. (1876c1)

$H Heptagon.

A polygon of seven sides.(1891a1)

(Gr. = ©B= J[=3Dhepta], seven, and (= f<= 0[=3Dgone], an angle). A seven‑sided figure.(1883m1)

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

A district of Middle Egypt, consisting of seven nomes<= /span> and the oases, lying between the Thebaïd= and the Delta.(1902b1)

$H Hepteris.

Gr. and R. (= ©B= J‑Z= D0= H[=3Dhept‑eres]). A ship of war with seven ranks of oars.(1883m1)

$H He-ptha-r-esis. Egypt

King of Pizattikhurun= pi, one of the twenty petty kings of Egypt who were established = by the Assyrians, who called him Pakhunaniapi. (1876= c1)

$H Hept-skhes. Egypt

A mystical Egyptian divinity, mentioned in= the XVIIth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (18= 76c1)

$H Heqt. Egypt

The frog-headed goddess, the mother of Haroëris (q.v.), and sometimes spoken of as the wife of Khnemu. Her role is rather vague, but it is evident that she was associated with the idea of the resurrection, and her symbol, the frog, was carried on into Christian tim= es, being often found upon terra-cotta lamps. ILLU= S. Heqt.(1902b1)

$H Hera.

In Greek mythology H= era is the queen of the heavens and the consort of Zeus; the deity who personifi= ed the fertilising properties of the atmosphere.= She was worshipped chiefly in the spring, and the peacock and cuckoo were sac= red to her. The earliest images set up in her honour are said to have been simple pillars with no resemblance to a human form,= and for many centuries this holy tradition prevailed. In the gold and ivory statue of Polycleitus she was seated on a throne and held in one hand a pomegranate, the symbol of marriage, in the other a = sceptre surmounted by a cuckoo. She is generally represented as veiled, and thus = she appears on the Parthenon frieze.(1891a1)

$H Heracleopolis Magna.= [See Herakleop= olis-Magna - Editor]

$H Heracleopolis-Parva.= See Herakleopolis. (1876c1)

$H Heracles.

The son of Zeus and = Alcmena. He was regarded by the Greeks as the personification of strength and athleticism, and a statue of him was set = up in Gymnasia as an ideal to which the athlete might attain. He is generally represented in art with a club and a lion‑skin, and the incidents of his life and the arduous labours which he per= formed are favourite subjects with vase painters.(18= 91a1)

$H Heraclius-Soter. See Tphous. (1876c1)

$H Heraea. Greece

Important Greek festivals, celebrated in honour of H= era in all the towns of G= reece. At Argos, every fifth year, an immense b= ody of young men in armour formed a procession, preceded by a HECATOMB of oxen, = to the great temple of Hera, between Argos and Mycenae, where the oxen were slaughtered, and their flesh distributed to the citizens.(1883m1)

$H Herakleopolis. Egypt

An Egyptian city in the Sethroic nome of the Delta, which was conquered by Piankhi, king of Et= hiopia and of Egypt, when he subdued the revolt of the princes under Taf-= nekht. It was called also Heracleopolis-parva. (1876= c1)

$H Herakleopolis-Magna or Heracleopolis Magna Egypt

Herakleopolis-Magna. "Town of Herakles (Hercules)." A town in = the Heptanomos or Middle Egypt, now called Ahnas el Medineh. It was the seat = of empire of the IXth and Xth Egyptian dynasties. (1876c1)

Herac= leopolis Magna. Greek = name for Seten henen, the capital of t= he twentieth nome of Upper Egypt, the mod= ern Ahnasieh. Chief deity, Hershefi.(1902b1)

$H Herald.

HERALD. In ancient times, an official messenger; in modern times, an officer whose duty it is to superintend public ceremonials, decide on the proper badges or coat-armour of the nobility, record genealogies, grant arms, &c.(1855f1)

Herald. (Germ. Herold). An officer of arms. The heralds of England were incorporated by Richard III. The college now consists of three kings of arms, six heralds, and four pursuivants. The office of Earl Marshal, the supreme head of the English heralds, is hereditary in the family of the Duke of Norfolk. Ther= e is another herald king styled "Bath," who is specially attached to that order; he is not a member of the colleg= e. The chief herald of Scotland is styled Lord Lyon King of Arms; that of Ireland, Ulster= King of Arms. Chester herald is mentioned in the reig= n of Richard II., Lancaster king of arms under Henry IV. (See MARSHAL, KINGS OF ARMS, &c.)(1883m1)

$H Heraldic Art.

The art of blazoning= , i.e. the art of explaining, describing, and representing the armorial bearings of a noble house or province by means of special terms, conventional figures, and in conformi= ty with rules generally adopted. This art took its rise about the time of William the Conqueror, and originated in the customs of the knights of the Middle Ages adopting a distinctive badge or colour when they were engaged in jousts or warfare. After the Crusades the knigh= ts who had distinguished themselves by their prowess adopted the badge which they had worn during the war. Thus in the coat of arms of the Russell fam= ily, as it was before the Crusades (first cut), the chief has no charge upon i= t, but after the Crusades three escallops, the symbols of pilgrimage, were emblazoned in the chief. In the 14th and 15th centuries the art of herald= ry was finally developed and formulated, and after this period it began to decline. ILLUS. heraldic(1= 891a1)

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$H Heraldic Beasts. [See Beasts. Heraldic.] (1891a1)

$H Heraldic Crest.

HERALDIC C= REST. Some device worn erect upon the helmet; it always rises from either a coronet, cap of maintenance, or wre= ath; and when represented without the helmet, may thus be distinguished from a badge, which has no such accompaniment. Our engraving represents the cres= t surmounting the helmet of Gunther, King of the Romans, from his effigy in Frankfort Cathedral (fourteenth century). It also shows his jousting or tilting hel= met, made to cover the head, and rest upon the shoulders. The apertures for si= ght in the cross-bar covering the face, and the cross-shaped aperture for bre= athing, should be noticed, as well as the cointoise, which covers the head and shoulders behind. FIGURE(1855f1)

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$H Heraldry.

HERALDRY. An Art which has arisen from the ancient custom of distinguishing military leaders by some peculiar badge on their shields, a custom allude= d to by Homer and other writers, and abundantly proved from existing monuments= of Art; particularly the vases of ancient Etruria and Greece, which frequent= ly represent the warriors with shields bearing distinctive charges, such as = the serpent, tripod, &c. The military ensign arose out of this, and may be traced = in the standards of the earliest civilised natio= ns. The "science" of heraldry-proper, as now used, may be said to h= ave originated about the time of the Norman Conquest. William of Normandy exhibited on the mast of his vessel the leopards of Normandy; and when his rule was well established in England, his followers wore distinguished by family bearings emblazoned on their shields and banners, which were of the greatest service in marshalling their retainers in war. About the time of the Crusades, the necessity and utility of heraldic dis= tinctions were great, and then we begin to find their peculiarities clearly defined= by something like a fixed rule. The religious fervour of t= he Crusaders was also visible in their "coat-armou= r," for many families who had fought in the "Holy War" introduced t= he sign of their pilgrimage - the cross, and the escallop-shell. The early c= oat of the Russell family (Fig. 1) has a lion gules, a chief sable above, without = any charge upon it; but, after the c= rusading period, the three escallops were placed on the chief as a proud memento of the part taken in that war (Fig. = 2). The glorious days of heraldry were the middle ages, when knightly prowess= , tilt, and tourneys were in the ascendant; and heavily-armed, closely= -helmed knights could only be known by the arms borne on their shields, or blazon= ed on their surcoats. Fighting and heraldry seem= to have chiefly occupied the attention of the nobility of that time, and the= ir mantles of state, dresses, &c., were embroidered with their arms, or formed of the colours adopted for the "livery" of their retainers as a distinction. Badges of enamelled metal,* containing their arms, were also profusely displayed by noble families; a= nd the dresses of the ladies were covered with heraldic colours and figures, so that they became similar to the tabard of the knight. Our= cut, p. 43, exhibits the heraldic surcoat of Edwar= d the Black Prince, to which we here add another example; it is that of John Fitzallan, Earl of Arundel and Lord Maltravers, who died in 1434, and is buried in the church at Arundel, his monumental effigy representing him in this surcoat, embl= azoned with the arms of Arundel and Maltravers quarterly. FIGURES

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In the splendid pageantry of coronations, public processions, tournaments, or jousts of peace, as well as in the battle-field, heraldry at this time played so prominent a part that a proper knowledge of coat-arm= our is essential to the artist who would depict the historic scenes of this portion of British history; nor is it without artistic value, as it brings rich colouring to the use of the painter, who= , by a judicious arrangement of its brilliant effects, may make it a most useful adjunct to his design. The illuminators of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries availed themselves of it greatly; and the manner in which it was displayed may be advantageously studied in the curious historic pictures = in Froissart's Chronicles.**

**= Harleian MS. 4824-5. A series of engravings from them have been published in the edition of Froissart, by Johnes; and fac-similes in colours,= in the still more recent edition, published in l843, by Smith, of Fleet-street. =

Heraldry w= as essentially the art of feudalism, and decayed when the policy of Henry VI= I. struck at its root. It was a propriety, if not a necessity, in the middle ages. It became a mere gaudy vanity afterwards, paraded on public occasio= ns for ostentation merely - a badge of pride rather than policy. With the extinction of romantic knighthood its uses ceased. The visual distinction necessary in times of ignorance became a childish parade when education advanced, which men of sense gradually laid aside. Its value cannot be doubted in mediaeval times, and a knowledge of it is necessary to the antiquary and genealogist, who by its means may detect many facts of use = to him. Its uses to the artist who would depict truthfully the scenes of pas= t history have been already enforced. (1855f1)

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$H Heralds' College.

A college of heralds was instituted in Rome by Numa Pompilius, and the offic= e was held sacred among the most ancient Oriental nations. The institution was imported into England in the Middle Ages from Germany, a corporation of heralds, similar to the collegium fetialium of Rome, having been estab= lished in England in 1483 by Richard III. (See Piti= scus, tom. i., and Hofmann, tom. ii.)(1883m1)

$H Her= at.

The modern name of the Persian district anciently called Haroyu, which see. (1876c1)

$H Herauntic-aksana. Hindu

In Hindu mythology a fearful giant, by whom the world was hidden beneath seven other worlds, till the god Vishnu in t= he form of a wild boar rescued it. (1876c1)

$H Her-ben. Egypt

An Egyptian civilian, the son of Apa. (1876c1)

$H He-rerem. Egypt

A priest of Apis, the son of Padus, and grandson of the governo= r Hererem, of the XXIVth = dynasty. (1876c1)

$H He-rerem.

A governor of an Egyptian province in the = XXIIIrd or XXIVth dynas= ty. (1876c1)

$H Her-het-su. Egypt

An Egyptian officer, the son of Gerger. He is only known from an inscription on an = Apis tablet in the Museum of the Louvre. (1876c1)

$H Her-hor. Egypt

Dynasty XXI., circa B.C. 1100. The chief priest of Amen at the end of the XXth Dynasty, who wres= ted the throne from the effete Ramessides, and proclaimed himself "king of Upper and Lower E= gypt." His power, strictly speaking, was limited to the The= baïd and Ethiopia.(1902b1)

$H Her-hor-si-amun. Egypt

The first king of the XXIst dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Herhut. Egypt

In Egyptian mythology the emblem of Horus = as the good spirit, represented as a winged solar disk, having two uraei pendant therefrom. (1876c1)

$H Heri. Egypt

A sacred scribe and priest of Pthah in the Ptolemaic period. His father's name was Ka-ankh. (1876c1)

$H Heri-baset. Egypt

The father of Hor-imh= otep, an Egyptian captain of the Ptolemaic period. (1876c1)

$H Herkheba. Egypt

A priest of Amen Ra. The time when he live= d is unknown. (1876c1)

$H Hermae.

Hermae. Gr. and R. (= {+= D:= "Ã[=3DHermai]). Hermae, a kind of pedestals surmounted only by the head, or, in some cases, the bust of Her= mes. Great reverence was felt for these statues. Houses at Athens had one before the doors; they= were also placed in front of temples, near tombs, at street corners, or as mil= e‑stones on the high roads. Hermuli, or small Hermea, were a common ornament of furniture, as pilasters and supports. The same name is applie= d to similar statues having a man's head. This statue was probably one of the first attempts of art at plastic representation. The phallus and a pointed beard originally were essential parts o= f the symbol. In place of arms there were projections to hang garlands on. Then= a mantle was introduced from the shoulders. Afterwards the whole torso was placed above the pillar; and finally the pillar itself was shaped into a perfect statue. All these gradations of the sculptor's art are traceable = in existing monuments.(1883m1)

Hermae. A name given= to a particular kind of statue, which consisted of a head or bust carefully modelled, set upon a quadrangular pillar, which as a rule tapered towards the bass. Sometimes a single, sometimes a double head was set on the pillar. The term is derived from the fact that in early times the god Hermes was frequently represent= ed in this guise, but in later times terminal fig= ures representing bearded gods or even philosophers were called Hermae. On account no doubt of the great antiquity = of this form of statue, the Hermae were held in = great honour, and to desecrate them was regarded as a ser= ious crime. They were placed at the corners of streets and served as landmarks= or boundaries. By the Romans they were employed in the decoration of gardens or as pilla= rs to break the monotony of balustrades or walls. 2 ILLUS. hermae1, hermae2(1891a1)

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HERMAE (Gr.), TERMINI (Rom.) Busts, usually of the god Hermes, affixed to a quadrangular stone pillar,= diminishing towards the base, and of height similar to that of man. They were set up = to mark the boundaries of lands, at the junction of roads, at the corners of= streets, and in other prominent places. Among the Romans, HERMAE of all kinds were= in great request for the decoration of their houses and villas; they used th= em as posts for ornamental railing to a garden. The HERMA was the result of = the first attempts at the artistic development of the blocks of stone and woo= d, by which, in the earliest period of idol-worship, all the divinities were represented, simply by adding to them a head, in the features of which the characteristics of the god were supposed to be expressed; and afterwards other members of the body were added, at first with a symbolical meaning.= The Phallus, the personification of the reproductive powers of nature, formed= an essential part of the symbol. A pointed beard belonged originally to the = Hermae, and a mantle was frequently hung over the shoulders *. At first the le= gs and arms were altogether wanting, and, in place of the arms, there were projections to hang garlands upon. Afterwards, the whole torso was placed upon the quadrangular pillar, and finally the pillar itself was chiselled to represent the separation of the legs. Sometimes the head was double, triple, or even fourfold. Many statues of = other deities were of the same form as the Hermae, = and frequently the bust represented no deity at all. FIGURE

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$H Hermaea.

Festivals of Hermes, celebrated by the boys in the gymnasia, of which Hermes was the tutelary deity.(1883m1)

$H Hermathene.

A terminal= figure, consisting of a pillar surmounted by the head of Athena.(1891a1)

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

Chr. (= ©D= :0= <,= LJ= "\[=3Dhermeveutai]). Literally, interpre= ters. In the earliest ages of the Church, these were officials whose duty it wa= s to translate sacred discourses or portions of Holy Scripture.(1883m1)

$H Hermes.

In Greek mythology w= as the son of Zeus and Maia, who, first honoured as = the god of the animal kingdom, came to be regarded as the protector of commer= ce. He was the messenger of the gods and watched over the welfare of human travellers. Hence it was that the pillars placed at= cross roads were surmounted by his head and were called He= rmae. His attributes are a caduceus (q.v.) and a petasos (q.v.), or winged cap, and he is represented as wearing wings on his heel= s. In ancient works of sculpture Hennes is repre= sented as bearded and carrying a kid on his shoulders and is then known an Hermes Criophorus. [<= span class=3DSpellE>Criophorus.] In works of the best period he appears sometimes as a youth, sometimes as a child.(1891a1)

$H Hermes Trismegistos.= Egypt

"Hermes thrice great" was the author of several works, of which only fragmen= ts remain. Much mystery attaches to his name. The Greeks had adopted the Egyptian god Thoth into their pantheon under the name of Hermes. Accordin= g to Clemens Alexandrinus, Thoth wrote forty-two b= ooks, the latest of which probably dates from the XXVIth Dynasty. But only very small parts of these works remain in the writings = of Stobaeus and others of that time. These again have = been claimed by some authorities as post-Christian, because of their similarit= y to the works of Neo-platonic writers.(1902b1)

$H Hermino.

In Teutonic mythology one of the three son= s of Mannus the son of Tuisco= , and the founder of one of the three great races of the Germans. See Istio. (1876c1)

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

In Scandinavian mythology the god who brou= ght back the beloved Baldur from the realms of Hel. (1876c1)

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

The Greek name for Annu qemat, the "Southern On," capital of the fourth nome<= /span> of Upper Egypt, the modern Ka= rnak. Chief deity, Mentu, the war god.(1902b1)=

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

1. The Greek name for Pa-Tehuti, capital of the fifteenth nome of Lower Egypt, the modern El Bakalîyeh. Chief deity, Thoth (Tehuti).

2. The Greek name for Khemennu, the capital of the fifteenth nome of Upper Egypt, the modern Eshm= unên. Chief deity, Thoth.(1902b1)

$H Hermopolis Magna and= Parva. Egypt

Hermopolis Magna and Parva. "City of Hermes (Mercury)." The Greek name f= or the Egyptian cities and nomes called respectively= Un and Sah, which see. They held out under their= king Namrut, against Piankhi= , king of Ethiopia, who conquered them after a three days' siege. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Hermotybians.= Egypt

One of the two great divisions of the warr= ior class in Egypt. They were distributed over the following nomes: - Busiris, Sais, Chernmis, Papremis, the= Island of Prosopitis, and half of Natho. These districts furnished = in all 160,000 men. (1876c1)

$H Herne‑pan.

O.E. (for ir= on‑pan). Skull‑cap worn under the helmet.(1883m1)

$H Herodotus. Egypt

The second book of Herodotus' history, called "Eute= rpe," gives a history of Egypt, many statements in which appear extravagant. Much that he has recorded fr= om hearsay is doubtless incorrect, but in the cases where he speaks as an eye-witness he is generally found to be accurate.(1902b1)

$H Heroic.

HEROIC. This term, applied to the human figure, designates a stature above that of common life, but not so large = as the GIGANTIC or COLOSSAL. (1855f1)

$H Heroopolis. Egypt

Heroopolis. "City of = Heroes." The Greek name f= or the frontier town of Egypt towards Syria. It was probably the Egyptian city Garu, or Taru. See a= lso Chun-Abt (1876c1)

$H Heroum.

Heroum. Gr. (= ºD= è@= <[=3Dheroon], i.e. place of a hero). A kind of AEDICULA (q.v.), or small temple, which served as a funeral monument. Several representations of Roman HEROA may = be seen in the British Museum, representing funeral feasts in a temple, carv= ed on the face of a sarcophagus (in the Towneley collection).(1883m1)

HEROUM. (Gr.) A monument in the form of a temple, consecrated by the ancient Greeks to the memory of a deified hero. Several such have been discovered by Fellowes, at = Xanthus, and engraved and descri= bed in his Travels in Asia Minor. The Romans adopted the custom, and ultimately used it extensively in a minor manner for funeral bas-reliefs,= several of which may be seen in the Townley collection, British Museum, representing the funeral feasts taking place within a temple, and forming= the face of a small sarcophagus or monumental slab. (1855f1)

$H Herring‑bone (Masonry).

Herring‑bone Masonry. Common in late Roman or = early Saxon walls, where the ornamental lines take a sloping, parallel, zigzag direction.(1883m1)

Herring‑bone. = (Arch.) In some walls the bricks or stones are arranged in what is called a herri= ng‑bone pattern, i.e. the courses are sloped alternately from left to right and from right to left. ILLUS. herringb(1891a1)

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HERRING-BO= NE. A somewhat unrefined and total= ly unscientific term, adopted to designate an arrangement of continuous ornamental details, sloping from each other thus. Some ancient walls are constructed in this way with small stones; hence termed herring-bone masonry. It is characteristic of later Roman and early Saxon work. FIGURE(1855f1)

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$H Herse.

HERSE. A frame of light wood-work cov= ered with cloth (PALL), and ornamented with banners and lights, set up over a corpse in funeral solemnities. Herses of metal, iron, and brass, are met = with on sepulchral monuments; there is one in the Beauchamp Chapel, at Warwick, over th= e effigy of Richard, Earl of Warwick. FIGURE (1855f1)

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$H Hertha.

In Teutonic mythology the goddess of the creative power of the earth. The Tella-Mater = of the Romans. (1876c1)

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

Another form of the name of the Scandinavi= an deity Tyr, which see. (1876c1)

$H Herusha. Egypt

Herusha. "Inhabita= nts of the Desert" A nomadic people, to the East of the Delta, who were conquered by Rameses III. They were an Arabian people, dwelling "in the sands," and were first subdued by King Pepi-Merira of the VIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Herygoud. Old English

O.E. A cloak with hanging sleeves.(1883m1)

$H Hershefi, Egypt

Hershefi, Arsaphes. A form of Osiris generally represented with a ram's head.(1902b1)

$H Hese-men-aa.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

Hese-men-aa. "Strangle= r of Waters." A mystical pool near the celestial Nile.= It is figured in the vignette to the CXth chapter o= f the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Hesep. Egyptian for n= ome [See nome – Egyptian]

$H Heseps.    [See Hespu - Editor]

$H Hesepti.      Egypt

1. The Egyptian name for the divisions of the country. (See NOMES.)

2. Fifth king of Dynasty= I.; reigned twenty years. He is mention= ed in the Medical Papyrus in Berl= in. Books 64 and 130 of the "Book of the Dead" are said to date bac= k to his reign.(1902b1)

$H Hesi.     Egypt

The Egyptian name of the great goddess cal= led by the Greeks Isis. She was the mother of Horus and the wife of Osiris. See Isis<= /st1:place>. (1876c1)

$H Hesi-em-kheb.=      Egypt

Another form of the name Isiemchev, which see. (1876c1)

$H Hespu. Or Heseps.     Egypt

Hespu. Or Heseps. The fifth king of = Egypt, and the son of Ounephes. He was the author of some sacred books, and was called by the Greeks Usaphaidos. He reigned twenty years. (1876c1)

$H Hes-ra.     Egypt

The wife of Smen, a great captain of Thothmes IV. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Het.      Egypt

A name of the chief town of Diospolis Pa= rva, the seventh nome of Up= per Egypt.(1902b1)

An early Egyptian astronomer, some observations by whom have been preserved.= (1876c1)

$H Het-aai.     Egypt

A scribe of the family of the priest Amenemheb, of the XIXth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Heterogeneous.     Egypt

HETEROGENEOUS. Confused and contradictory - improperly connected. The Dutch masters particularly erred in this way in Scriptural subjects, representi= ng incidents there narrated in the garb and style of a similar event among themselves; and St. Peter is frequently represented led by the angel out = of prison through a Dutch guardroom filled with soldiers heavily equipped wi= th arms and armour of the seventeenth century; o= r the scenes in the life of our Saviour depicted as occurring in a Jerusalem with every minute feature of a town in the Low Countries. (1855f1)

$H Het-het.     Egypt

A mystical name of the seven great spirits= of the Ritual of the Dead. They were also called Ket-ke= t. (1876c1)

$H Heti.     Egypt

A royal scribe, the father of Eopeii, the royal scribe of the palace of Memphis= . (1876c1)

$H Hetmas. (?)     Egypt

A son of King Aahmes I., of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Hetp.     Egypt

Hetp. "Bushel." An Egyptian measure of cap= acity; quantity unknown. (1876c1)

Hetp. Or rat= her Hotep. "Peace." A pool of the heavenly N= ile; figured in the vignette to the CXth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

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

The sacred name of the metropolis of Diospolis Parva. Hathor and Nephthys were here worshipped.(1902b1)

$H Hetu.     Egypt

The Egyptian name of the hyaena, which was occasionally used for food. (1876c1)

$H Heuk or Huque.    Old English

Heuk or Huque. O.E. (1) Originally a cloak or mantle= worn in the Middle Ages; then (2) a tight‑fitting dress worn by both sex= es. (Fairholt; see also Planché, Encyclopaedia.) = There appears to be great uncertainty as to the character of this garment.(1883= m1)

HEUK. A cloak or mantle worn in the middle ages. *

* = See figure of a lady, from a monumental brass, engraved p. 83. (1855f1)

$H Hexaclinon.

Gr. and R. (= ©>= V‑6= 84= <@= H[=3Dhexa‑klinos]). A dining or banqueting couch capable of holding six persons.(1883m1)

$H Hexagon.

HEXAGON. In Christian Art, a six-sided figure, mystically signifying the attribut= es of God - glory, power, majesty, wisdom, blessing, and honour. (1855f1)

Hexagon. A polygon h= aving six sides. Terra‑cotta tiles are frequently hexagonal in form. Mosa= ic pavements are often composed of hexagonal tiles of the same size, set sim= ply one against the other without the intervention of other tiles of different shape or smaller size. ILLUS. hexagon(1891a1)

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$H Hexahedron.

A solid figure havin= g six sides. The cube and playing dice are examples of the hexahedron.(1891a1)<= o:p>

$H Hexaphoron.

Gr. and R. (= ©>= V‑N= @D= @<[=3Dhexa‑phoron]). A litter c= arried by six porters.(1883m1)

$H Hexapterygon.=

Chr. (= ©>= "‑B= JX= DL= (@= <[=3Dhexa‑pterugon]). A fan used by Greek Catholics, and so named because it has on it figures = of seraphim with six wings. (See FAN and FLABELLUM.)(1883m1)

$H Hexastyle.    Architecture

Hexastyle. (Arch.) A= temple is termed hexastyle when it has six columns i= n its façade.(1891a1)

Hexastyle. Arch. (= ©>= V‑F= JL= 8@= H[=3Dhexa‑stulos]). A façade of which the roof is supported by six columns.(1883m1)

HEXASTYLE.= A portico having only six colu= mns to support the roof.(1855f1)

$H Hexeris.

Gr. (= ©>‑= ZD= 0H[=3Dhex‑eres]). A vessel with six ranks of oars.(1883m1)

$H Hezekiah.

Hezekiah. "Strong in the Lord." = In Assyrian, Hazaqiyahu. The son of Ahaz. He reigned twenty-nine years over Judah, in conjunction with Moab, Ed= om, the Philistines, and Egypt, in B.C. 711. He revolted from Assyria = (the fourteenth year of his reign), but was conquered and reduced to obedience= by Sargon. He had previously received an embassy from M= erodach-Baladan of Babylon, urging him on to this step. On the death of Sargon, he again revolted; and Sennacherib, in B.C. 701, punished him by devastating Judah, carrying away multitudes of men a= nd cattle, and besieging him in Jerusalem "as a bird in a cage." He had vainly attempted to pacify the Assyrian king by releasing Padi, who had been handed up to him by the people of Ekron, and = by the present of thirty talents of gold and 800 of silver, besides other treasu= res. The army sent against him, however, was miraculously destroyed, and Hezek= iah spent the remaining five years of his life in peace. (1876c1)<= /span>