$H Zoan.
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The Biblical name of the capital city of <=
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w:st=3D"on">Tanis, or San, in |
$H Zocle. [See Socle - Editor]
$H Zodiac and Zodiacus.=
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Zodiac. (Arch.) =
A term
applied to bas‑reliefs representing the signs of the zodiac interpr=
eted
with considerable eccentricity. Numerous examples of zodiacs are to be fo=
und
on the doors of churches of the Gothic style.(1891a1) |
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Zodiacus, Zodiac, Gen. (.T*4"6ÎH[=3Dzodiakos], i.e.
pertaining to animals). The zone of the celestial sphere which extends to
eight degrees on either side of the ecliptic. The Egyptians had
representations of it in their temples, the most celebrated being that of=
Denderah, a
cast of which is at the Louvre. Other zodiacs=
have
also been found in the great |
--- $H Zo=
diac.
Egypt
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The
zodiacs found in |
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Zodiac. Many of the Egyptian temples have
astronomical representations; and notably those of E=
sneh,
Contra Latopolis, and De=
nderah,
were famous for their zodiacal ceilings. According to the positions of the
stars on their monuments the records of the Egyptian empire were traceabl=
e to
a very remote, if not indeed a fabulous antiquity. A more careful critici=
sm
of the constellations depicted, and of the archaeology of the temples in
which they are contained has proved that all these representations are of=
the
Ptolemaic and even the Roman period, and are consequently from a historic=
al
point of view wholly unauthentic. The Zodiac of Dend=
erah
has been removed to |
$H Zohak. Arabia
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In Arabic history a mythical conqueror and
demon who carried two great serpents coiled on=
his
shoulders, which were fed with the brains of young men. Having long corru=
pted
and destroyed the people of Ispahan, he was s=
lain
by the people in an insurrection headed by one Caveh=
,
a blacksmith, whose two sons had been slain to feed the snakes of Zohak. The people then placed on the throne of |
$H Zona.
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Gr. (1) A girdle, used to gird up the skirts of the =
dress
for freedom of action (Fig. 157); on occasions of solemnity, as sacrifice=
s or
funerals, the girdle was relaxed, and the folds of the dress allowed to h=
ang
to the feet (Fig. 537); as a part of the marriage ceremony it was taken o=
ff.
Upon the armour of men it supported the kilt, and was worn round the cuir=
ass
(Fig. 705; cf. Fig. 44). It was generally used as a purse. The celebrated
girdle (cestus) of Venus, whi=
ch
conferred beauty and inspired love, is not represented on the statues of =
that
goddess. There is a town on the Fig.
705. Zona.
(2) In Architecture, an entablature which encircles = any isolated building. Lofty buildings surrounded by seven zones were described as septizonia. (3) In painted vases, horizontal annular bands often decorated with animals. (See ZOOPHORI.) <= /span>(1883m1) |
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$H Zone.
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The portion of the surface of a sphere included within t=
wo
parallel planes. The paintings in cupolas generally occupy a zone, the upper portion of the c=
upola
being pierced with a circular opening. ILLUS. zone(1891a1)
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$H =
Zonula. Diminutive of ZONA. (1883m1)
$H Zoomara. Arab. A = double clarionet.(1883m1)
$H Zoophori.
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Bands of ornament on friezes, vases, &c., repres=
enting
animals. (See Figs. 706, 707.) Fig. 706. Greek Vase decorated with Zoophori. Fig. 707. Vase with bands of Zoophori.(1883m1)
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$H Zoöphorus.
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(Ar= ch.) A term applied by Vitruvius to f= riezes decorated with foliage and arabesques, in the midst of which the figures = of animals are introduced.(1891a1) |
$H Zophasemin. Phoenicia
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Zopha= semin. "Overseers of the Heavens." In Phenician mythology certa= in insensible creatures in the form of eggs, from which at the beginning intelligent beings were created. (1876c1) |
$H Zophorus.
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Gr. and R. (=
.T=
N`=
D@=
H[=3Dzophoros]).
Literally, bearing animals, and thence a frieze,
decorated with figures of animals, conventional or real.(1883m1) |
$H
Zoroaster.
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A Persian philosopher who was reputed by t=
he
Greeks to have written the books of the Magi during the reign of Darius, =
and
who has been confounded with the great religious writer of the
lends. See Zarathustra. (1876c1) |
$H Zotheca.
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Zotheca. (Arch.) A recess intr=
oduced
in the sleeping room of Roman houses. The bed was placed in it.(1891a1) |
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Zotheca, Gr. and R. (.T‑2Z60[=3Dzo‑theke]=
). A small
chamber adjoining a larger apartment, whither the occupant might retire f=
or
the purpose of study. (2) A small niche for the reception of a statue, va=
se,
or any other object. The Romans had a diminutive for zotheca, viz. zothecula.(1883m1) |
$H Zoza.
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A village in |
$H Zu.
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In the Izdubar
Legends a mystical deity who appears to have been a kind of Babylonian
Prometheus. He stole the tablets of destiny and other secrets of the gods,
for which Bel ordered Ri=
mmon
to slay him. Zu, however, fled to desert plac=
es,
and Rimmon was unable to =
effect
his purpose. Nebo who was sent next failed equally. After this Zu seems to have been changed into a bird, called b=
y the
Assyrians "The Divine Zu Bird," and=
by
the Accadians "The Divine Bird of the
Tempest." It was a species of vulture, and an emblem of the storm-cl=
oud,
of which the god Zu was originally an
impersonation. It is possible that he is to be identified with the god |
$H Zuab. Chaldaea
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In early Chaldean
mythology the generic name of the ocean, and more especially that which was supposed to encircle the world. (Maspero.) (1876c1) |
$H Zuhal.
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The planet Saturn adored as a deity by the
ancient Arabians. (1876c1) |
$H Zukka.
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A city near to |
$H Zul-karnaim.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
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Zul-karnaim. "The Two Horned." An oriental= title which was given to Alexander the Great in allusion to his descent from Jupiter Ammon; an allusion also perhaps glanced at by the Hebrew writers. (1876c1) |
$H Zummárah. Egyp. A musical instrument; a double reed pipe.(1883m1)
$H Zur-sin.
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An early Babylonian king ruling at |
$H Zurzukka.
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A city of |
$H Zuzarunai.
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A country which was rendered tributary to
Assyria by Samas-Rimmon III., king of |
$H Zuzim.
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In Hebrew history the fourth of the five g=
reat
divisions of the Rephaim. They were said to h=
ave
resided in the district of Ham, but their precise position is not yet
ascertained. They belonged to the great ethnical body which was called by=
the
ancient Egyptians Sati, and have been supposed to have had a Semitic orig=
in.
(1876c1) |