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END OF NO. LXXIII. THE CLASSICAL JOURNAL; No. LXXIV. JUNE, 1828. DE VENTIS. IT appears to have been a custom among the ancients, to recite the works both of poets and historians (during their banquets) in Latin and Greek. An instance occurs in Senec. Epist. 64. where amongst other things are these words, "Varius nobis sermo fuit in convivio. Lectus est deinde liber 2. Sextii patris, magni viri et Stoici." It appears also, according to Pliny, that slaves were brought up to the performance of this duty, from which they received the name Anagnostas. It happened, however, once at the table of Favorinus, during the recital of some Latin poet, that the wind lapyx was introduced; and on an inquiry being made into the nature and destiny of that wind, Favorinus explained at length what they desired to know. From the circumstance of the lapyx being introduced in a Latin poet, it is more than likely that Horace was the author, where he says, "Obstrictis aliis, præter Iapyga." Favorinus divides the heavens into four boundaries, or poles; viz. 1. Exortum, 2. Occasum, 3. Meridiem, 4. Septemtriones. With respect to this fourth division, some doubt is attached as to its true etymology. Some are of opinion that triones is a mere supplementary word to the term septem, without having any meaning attached to it; but, in conjunction with Elius and Varro, I am inclined to think that the true composition is septem, alluding to the seven stars seen in the North, called by astronomers Plaustrum, and terriones, or rather teriones (quod terram terant), relating to the oxen which are fit for turning up the VOL. XXXVII. Cl. Jl. NO. LXXIV. M earth. To proceed however, the exortus and occasus are the moveable, whilst the meridies and septemtriones are the permanent or fixed poles. For since the sun does not always rise in the same place, for the same reason it cannot always set in the same place: the terms given to the risings and settings of the sun are, Equinoctialis, when it runs in a circle, (ionμepivòs,) Solstitialis, or Brumalis. The wind then which "ab oriente verno, id est Æquinoctiali, venit," is called Eurus, named so, according to etymologists, arò τns nous péwv. That which blows "ab æstiva, et solstitiali orientis meta venit," is called Aquilo, Græcè Boreas, named so άxò τns Bons. The third wind, which blows" ab oriente brumali," is called Vulturnus. There are therefore three Venti orientales: 1. Aquilo; 2. Vulturnus; 3. Eurus: of which the Eurus is the middle wind. Opposed to the three Orientales venti, are three Occidui venti: 1. Caurus, which the Greeks call άgyers, blowing in opposition to the Aquilo; 2. Favonius (épupos), opposed to the Eurus; 3. Africus (xi), opposed to the Vulturnus. But an objection is made to this arrangement, if we refer to the Odes of Horace, lib. i. 3. where he says, Nec timuit Africum This passage will help to support the idea, that the names are often confounded, and used without any particular reference. The Meridies, being a fixed, stationary pole, has but one wind, called Auster, Græcè vóros (voris signifying moisture). For the same reason the Septemtriones, being a fixed pole, has but one wind, called Septemtrionarius, Græcè àragxría. From these eight winds, some subtract four: Homer appears to have done this, acknowleging Eurus, Auster, Aquilo, Favonius. The passage I quote runs thus, Σὺν δ ̓ εὐρός τ' ἔπεσε, ζέφυρός τε, νότος τε δυσαής, Aristotle, Pol, iv. c. 4. seems to have mentioned but two, the The more modern division of the winds, as given by the celebrated Bacon, may be inserted with propriety. He divides them into-1. Cardinales, as blowing from pole to pole; 2. Semicardinales, as traversing normally with respect to the Cardinales; 3. Mediani, as blowing between the Cardinales and |