Stobaeus to have again made his
appearance
among the Getae
(Serin.
(Serin.
William Smith - 1844 - Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - c
In their present shape at any
ZAGREUS (Zaypeús), a surname of the mys- rate they are modern productions (Bentley, l. c. ).
tic Dionysus (survoos xoóvuos), whom Zeus, in It is possible that one or two of the regulations
the form of a dragon, is said to have begotten by may have been derived from authentic sources, but
Persephone, previously to her being carried off by the preface itself, and the collection of laws, as a
Pluto (Callim. Fragm. 171, ed. Bentl. ; Etym. whole, are unquestionably spurious. From other
Magn. s. v. ; Orph. Ilymn. 29 ; Ov. Met. vi. 114; authorities however we get at one or two points
Nonnius, Dionys. vi. 261). He was torn to pieces in the laws of Zaleucus. lle first made particular
by the Titans, though he defended hiinself bravely; enactments concerning the rights of property
and assumed various forms ; and Athena carried (Strab. vi. p. 398), and interdicted certificates of
his heart to Zeus. (Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 355 ; Lo- debt (Zenob. l'rov. v. 4). Land could not be
beck, Aglaopham. p. 547, &c. ) (L. S. ) alienated among the Locrians without proof of nb-
ZALEUCUS (ZÁMeukos), the celebrated law-solute necessity (Arist. I'ol. ii. 4. $ 4)The penalty
giver of the Epizephyrian Locrians, is said to have of adultery is said to have been the loss of the
been originally a slave employed as a shepherd, eyes (Acliun, V. II. xii. 24; Vol. Max, v. 5. & 3).
and to have been set free and appointed lawgiver | There is a famous story told by the above-nained
by the direction of an oracle on his enunciating authors of the son of Zaleucus having become linblo
some excellent laws which he represented Athene to this penalty, and the father himself suffering the
as having communicated to him in a dream. (Suid. loss of one eye that his son might not be utterly
6. . ; Schol. ad Pind. Olymp. x. 17. p. 241, ed. blinded. The prohibition against dwelling in foreign
Böckh). On the other hand, Diodorus (xii. 20) | lands (Stob. I. c. ) may perhaps be genuine, as it is
describes him as a man of good family and admired analogous to what we find at Sparta (Müller,
for his culture. But in calling him a disciple of Dorians, iii. 11. § 4). It is also probable that the
Pythagoras (comp. Suid. l. c. ; Seneca, Epist. xc. ; code made provision against hasty attempts at in-
Diog. Laërt. viii. 16 ; lamblichus, c. 7, 24, 27, 30), novation. Whether the law on this subject was
he has made a great anachronism (see Bentley, what Stobaeus (1. c. ) describes may be doubted.
Dissertation on the Epistles of Phalaris, p. 334, Diodorus (xii. 17) attributes the same law to Cha-
&c. ). The story of this connection probably arose rondas. Zaleucus also enacted various sumptuary
in much the same way as in the case of Numa laws. Among these is said to have been a prohi-
Pompilius. Suidas also states that the birthplace bition of the use of pure wine (Aelian, V. H. ii. 37;
of Zaleucus was Thurii. Timaeus, with more rash- Athen. x. p. 429). Suidas says that Zaleucus fell,
ness than judgment, denied the personal existence tighting for his country. Eustathius (ad Il. i.
of Zaleucus (Cic. de Leg. ii. 6, ad Att. vi. 1; comp. p. 62) connects with Zaleucus the story, that
Arist. Pol. ii. 10 ; Clem. Alex. Strom. i. p. 352). among his laws was one forbidding any citizen
The date of the legislation of Zaleucus is assigned under penalty of death to enter the senate house in
by Eusebius (Chron. Anno 1356, Ol. 30. 1) to B. C. On one occasion however, on a sudden
660. (Comp. Bentley, l. c. ; Wesseling, ad Diod. emergency in time of war, Zaleucus transgressed
xii. 20; Clinton, Fasti Hellenici, vol. i. anno 660. ) | his own law, which was remarked to him by one
The code of Zaleucus is stated to have been the present ; whereupon he fell upon his own sword,
first collection of written laws that the Greeks declaring that he would himself vindicate the law.
possessed (Strab. vi. p. 259; Clem. Aler. Strom. Other authors (Diod. xii. 19; Val. Max. vi. 5. & 4)
i. p. 309) ; nor does there seem sufficient reason tell the same story of Charondas, or of Diocles.
for restricting this statement to the Greeks of Italy (Fabric. Bibl. Gr. ii. p. 1, &c. ; Müller, Dorians, l. c.
(Fabric. Bibl. Gr. vol. ii. p. 2, note 2). According &c. ; Heyne, Opusc. Acad. vol. ii. ) (C. P. M. ]
to Ephorus (ap. Strab. vi. p. 260) the laws of ZALMOXis, or ZAMOLXIS (Záruotis, Zá-
Zaleucus were founded on those of Crete, Sparta, uongis), said to have been so called from the bear's
and the Areiopagus. The character of his laws skin (Záxuos) in which he was clothed as soon as
generally speaking was severe (Zenobius, iv. 10; he was born (Porph. Vit. Pyth. c. 14), according
Diogenianus, iv. 94). They were, however, observed to the story current among the Greeks on the
for a long period by the Locrians, who obtained, Hellespont, was a Getan, who had been a slave to
in consequence, a high reputation for legal order. Pythagoras in Samos, but was manumitted, and
(Pind. Ol. x. 17, véllel gàp’Atpékela Tów Aokpwv acquired not only great wealth, but large stores of
Zepupíwr ; comp. Plat. Tim. p. 20. ) The account knowledge from Pythagoras, and from the Egyp-
preserved by the scholiast on Pindar (l. c. ) from tians, whom he visited in the course of his travels.
Aristotle indicates that a period of civil strife and He returned among the Getre, introducing the
confusion was the occasion which led to the legis civilisation and the religious ideas which he had
lation of Zaleucus. One feature of that legislation gained, especially regarding the inimortality of the
was that definite penalties were attached to the soul. He persuaded the king to make him a sharer
violation of the laws, which appears to have been of his authority, and was made priest of the chief
a novelty in law-making, penalties having else deity of the Getae, and was afterwards himself
where and till then been determined either by regarded as a deity. He was said to have lived in
ancient custom or by the tribunals before which a subterraneous cave for three years, and after that
the offender was tried (Strab. vi. p. 260).
Stobaeus to have again made his appearance among the Getae
(Serin. xliv. 20. 21 ; comp. Diod. xii. 20, &c. ) (Herod. iv. 95 ; Strab. vii. p. 297, &c. ). Hero-
professes to give the preface with which Zaleucus dotus inclines to place the age of Zalmoxis a long
introduced his code (Cicero also, de Leg. ii. 6, speaks time before Pythagoras, and expresses a doubt not
of having seen such a preface*) and various regu- only about the story itself, but as to whether Zal-
moxis were a man, or an indigenous Getan deity.
Unless indeed he means to say that each law The latter appears to have been the real state of
was introduced by a commendatory preface. the case. (lambl, l'it. Pyth. § 173 ; Diog. Laërto
sophy at Aerandra, and
us After some time in
tiene in Lesbos, and size
ept at the cousc beds
. 536, in the Acta of rid
mer tioned. There is
scharias, entitled 'Amante
Chiogue beld with a score
to contain the suistuce ma
Alexandria with 4. 0
skius, a physician. Tie de
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air of the universe. *OT! B
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and the occasion which in
us the endeavour of a discope
had come to Berties to stand
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635–638).
CYNTHUS (Zarutas), a son of Tanks
Psophis who is said to have led a mást as
and of Tacyuthus, which degree in
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ZENOBIA.
1
1
viii. 1; Phot. Cod. 166. ) The Getae believed that strife, is described as a son of Pallas and Styx,
the departed went to him. Every four years they and a brother of Nice. (Hes. Theog. 384 ; A pula
selected a man by lot to go as. a messenger to lod. i. 2. § 4. )
[L. S. )
Zalmoxis, and tell him what they needed. The ZENAS (Znvas), a sculptor, known by the
mode in which the man was killed is described by inscriptions on two busts in the Museum of the
Herodotus (iv. 94 ; comp. Clem. Alex. Strom. iv. Capitol. Müller states that one of these busts is
p. 497). The Pythagorean doctrines respecting that of the emperor Clodius Albinus, and R. Ro-
the soul spreading in various forms among the chette says that one of them is that of the eniperor
barbaric races who came in contact with the Greeks Macrinus. Whether, by putting these statements
seem to have given rise to this whole fable about together, we have the subjects of both works, or
Zalmoxis.
[C. P. M. ] merely two different opinions respecting one of
ZANCLUS (Záykdos), a mythical king, and them, we have not the means of deciding. At all
son of Gegenus, from whom the town of Zancle in events, Zenas must have lived about the commencc-
Sicily derived its name. (Diod. iv. 85; Steph. ment of the third century of our era. From the
Byz. 8. ο. Ζάγκλη. )
(L. S. ] occurrence of the name Znvâs on an inscription of
ZARBIE'NUS (Zape. mybs), king of Gordyene, Aphrodisias (Böckh, Corp. Inscr. , No. 2768, vol.
made overtures to Appius Claudius, when the latter p. 512) M. Raoul-Rochette thinks it probable
was staying at Antiocheia, wishing to shake off that Zenas may have been a native of that place,
the yoke of Tigranes. He was informed against, at which the name Zenon was also common.
however, and was assassinated with his wife and (Zenon. ) The same writer also points out the
children before the Romans entered Armenia. error of Sillig, who, from the true and a false
When Lucullus arrived he celebrated his funeral reading of one of the inscriptions above referred to,
rites with great pomp, setting fire to the funeral as recorded by different authorities, has inserted in
pile with his own hand, and had a sumptuous his Catalogue two different artists, Zenas and
monument erected to him. (Plut. Lucull. 21, Linax. (Müller, Archäol d. Kunst, $ 205, n. 2;
29).
[C. P. M. ] R. Rochette, Lettre à M. Schorn, pp. 428, 429,
ZAREX (Zápnt), a hero who was believed to 2nd ed. )
[P. S. )
have been instructed in music by Apollo, and had ZENEUS or ZENIS (Znveús, Znvis), of Chios,
an heroum near Eleusis. Pausanias (i. 38. $ 4) takes wrote a work on his native country. (Athen. xiii.
him to be a Laconian hero, and the founder of the p. 601, f. ) As he is only mentioned in this page
town of Zarex in Laconia. The scholiast on Ly- sage of Athenaeus, it has been conjectured that
cophron (580) describes him as a son of Carystus the name may be a mistake, and that we ought
or Carycus, as a grandson of Cheiron, and as to read Xenomedes, who was also an historian
the father of Anius by Rhoeo.
(L. S. ] of Chios. (XENONEDES. ) (Müller, Fraym. Hist.
ZARIADRES (Zapiáopns), the younger brother Graec. vol. ii. p. 43, Paris, 1848. )
of Hystaspes, was the hero of the celebrated love- ZENICETUS. (Vatia, No. 1. ]
story of Zariadres and Odatis. [Odatis, Vol. II. ZENIS. (ZENEUS. ]
p. 10. )
[C. P. M. ] ZENO. (ZENON. )
ZARZAS or ZARXAS (Zápsas, Zápčas), a ZENO'BIA, the wife of Rhadamistus, king of
Libyan, commander of a portion of the mercenary Armenia, at the accession of Nero, of whom Tacitus
troops which revolted from the Carthaginians. The relates a romantic story. (Tac. Ann. xii. 51. )
rebels being pressed by famine, Zarxas, amongst ZENOʻBIA, queen of Palmyra. After the
others, surrendered himself to Hamilcar, and was death of her husband, Odenathus, about A. D. 266,
crucified. (Polyb. i. 84, 85, 86. ) [C. P. M. ] she assumed the imperial diadem and purple, as
ZEGABE'NUS or ZIGABE'NUS EUTHY' regent for her sons, and not only maintained the
MIUS. (EUTHYMIUS. )
pomp but discharged all the active duties of a
ZEGABE'NUS, GEO'RGIUS, a Byzantine sovereign. She appeared in martial attire at the
writer of late date, wrote a work on the seven head of the troops, she shared their toils both on
vowels and the twenty-four letters (Tep! TÔ ÉTTà horseback and on foot, she was at once liberal and
φωνηέντων και περί των είκοσιτεσσάρων στοι- | prudent in the administration of the revenues,
xelwv) in verse, which is extant in MS. in the strict in dispensing justice, merciful in the exercise
imperial library at Vienna. In the introduction he of power. But not content with enjoying the
gives a most lamentable account of his condition, dignified independence gratefully conceded by Gal-
and describes himself as wanting the first neces- lienus and tolerated by Claudius, she sought to
saries of life. He also wrote and translated some include all Syria, Asia, and Egypt within the
other works, which are mentioned by Fabricius limits of her sway, and to make good the title
(Bibl. Graec. vol. xii. p. 47, foll. ).
which she claimed of Queen of the East. We
ZEILAS (Zntaas), son of Nicomedes, king of have seen elsewhere [AURELIANUS] that by this
Bithynia, and Ditizele. In consequence of the rash ambition she lost both her kingdom and her
intrigues of his step-mother, Etazeta, Zeilas was liberty. Loaded with costly jewels, fettered hand
compelled to take refuge with the king of Armenia and foot with shackles of gold, she was led by
At his death Nicomedes left his throne to his a golden chain, before the chariot of Aurelian, along
children by Etazeta, to the exclusion of Zeilas, who the Sacred Way, while all Rome gazed, with eager
immediately endeavoured to regain his rights by curiosity, on the Arabian princess.
ZAGREUS (Zaypeús), a surname of the mys- rate they are modern productions (Bentley, l. c. ).
tic Dionysus (survoos xoóvuos), whom Zeus, in It is possible that one or two of the regulations
the form of a dragon, is said to have begotten by may have been derived from authentic sources, but
Persephone, previously to her being carried off by the preface itself, and the collection of laws, as a
Pluto (Callim. Fragm. 171, ed. Bentl. ; Etym. whole, are unquestionably spurious. From other
Magn. s. v. ; Orph. Ilymn. 29 ; Ov. Met. vi. 114; authorities however we get at one or two points
Nonnius, Dionys. vi. 261). He was torn to pieces in the laws of Zaleucus. lle first made particular
by the Titans, though he defended hiinself bravely; enactments concerning the rights of property
and assumed various forms ; and Athena carried (Strab. vi. p. 398), and interdicted certificates of
his heart to Zeus. (Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 355 ; Lo- debt (Zenob. l'rov. v. 4). Land could not be
beck, Aglaopham. p. 547, &c. ) (L. S. ) alienated among the Locrians without proof of nb-
ZALEUCUS (ZÁMeukos), the celebrated law-solute necessity (Arist. I'ol. ii. 4. $ 4)The penalty
giver of the Epizephyrian Locrians, is said to have of adultery is said to have been the loss of the
been originally a slave employed as a shepherd, eyes (Acliun, V. II. xii. 24; Vol. Max, v. 5. & 3).
and to have been set free and appointed lawgiver | There is a famous story told by the above-nained
by the direction of an oracle on his enunciating authors of the son of Zaleucus having become linblo
some excellent laws which he represented Athene to this penalty, and the father himself suffering the
as having communicated to him in a dream. (Suid. loss of one eye that his son might not be utterly
6. . ; Schol. ad Pind. Olymp. x. 17. p. 241, ed. blinded. The prohibition against dwelling in foreign
Böckh). On the other hand, Diodorus (xii. 20) | lands (Stob. I. c. ) may perhaps be genuine, as it is
describes him as a man of good family and admired analogous to what we find at Sparta (Müller,
for his culture. But in calling him a disciple of Dorians, iii. 11. § 4). It is also probable that the
Pythagoras (comp. Suid. l. c. ; Seneca, Epist. xc. ; code made provision against hasty attempts at in-
Diog. Laërt. viii. 16 ; lamblichus, c. 7, 24, 27, 30), novation. Whether the law on this subject was
he has made a great anachronism (see Bentley, what Stobaeus (1. c. ) describes may be doubted.
Dissertation on the Epistles of Phalaris, p. 334, Diodorus (xii. 17) attributes the same law to Cha-
&c. ). The story of this connection probably arose rondas. Zaleucus also enacted various sumptuary
in much the same way as in the case of Numa laws. Among these is said to have been a prohi-
Pompilius. Suidas also states that the birthplace bition of the use of pure wine (Aelian, V. H. ii. 37;
of Zaleucus was Thurii. Timaeus, with more rash- Athen. x. p. 429). Suidas says that Zaleucus fell,
ness than judgment, denied the personal existence tighting for his country. Eustathius (ad Il. i.
of Zaleucus (Cic. de Leg. ii. 6, ad Att. vi. 1; comp. p. 62) connects with Zaleucus the story, that
Arist. Pol. ii. 10 ; Clem. Alex. Strom. i. p. 352). among his laws was one forbidding any citizen
The date of the legislation of Zaleucus is assigned under penalty of death to enter the senate house in
by Eusebius (Chron. Anno 1356, Ol. 30. 1) to B. C. On one occasion however, on a sudden
660. (Comp. Bentley, l. c. ; Wesseling, ad Diod. emergency in time of war, Zaleucus transgressed
xii. 20; Clinton, Fasti Hellenici, vol. i. anno 660. ) | his own law, which was remarked to him by one
The code of Zaleucus is stated to have been the present ; whereupon he fell upon his own sword,
first collection of written laws that the Greeks declaring that he would himself vindicate the law.
possessed (Strab. vi. p. 259; Clem. Aler. Strom. Other authors (Diod. xii. 19; Val. Max. vi. 5. & 4)
i. p. 309) ; nor does there seem sufficient reason tell the same story of Charondas, or of Diocles.
for restricting this statement to the Greeks of Italy (Fabric. Bibl. Gr. ii. p. 1, &c. ; Müller, Dorians, l. c.
(Fabric. Bibl. Gr. vol. ii. p. 2, note 2). According &c. ; Heyne, Opusc. Acad. vol. ii. ) (C. P. M. ]
to Ephorus (ap. Strab. vi. p. 260) the laws of ZALMOXis, or ZAMOLXIS (Záruotis, Zá-
Zaleucus were founded on those of Crete, Sparta, uongis), said to have been so called from the bear's
and the Areiopagus. The character of his laws skin (Záxuos) in which he was clothed as soon as
generally speaking was severe (Zenobius, iv. 10; he was born (Porph. Vit. Pyth. c. 14), according
Diogenianus, iv. 94). They were, however, observed to the story current among the Greeks on the
for a long period by the Locrians, who obtained, Hellespont, was a Getan, who had been a slave to
in consequence, a high reputation for legal order. Pythagoras in Samos, but was manumitted, and
(Pind. Ol. x. 17, véllel gàp’Atpékela Tów Aokpwv acquired not only great wealth, but large stores of
Zepupíwr ; comp. Plat. Tim. p. 20. ) The account knowledge from Pythagoras, and from the Egyp-
preserved by the scholiast on Pindar (l. c. ) from tians, whom he visited in the course of his travels.
Aristotle indicates that a period of civil strife and He returned among the Getre, introducing the
confusion was the occasion which led to the legis civilisation and the religious ideas which he had
lation of Zaleucus. One feature of that legislation gained, especially regarding the inimortality of the
was that definite penalties were attached to the soul. He persuaded the king to make him a sharer
violation of the laws, which appears to have been of his authority, and was made priest of the chief
a novelty in law-making, penalties having else deity of the Getae, and was afterwards himself
where and till then been determined either by regarded as a deity. He was said to have lived in
ancient custom or by the tribunals before which a subterraneous cave for three years, and after that
the offender was tried (Strab. vi. p. 260).
Stobaeus to have again made his appearance among the Getae
(Serin. xliv. 20. 21 ; comp. Diod. xii. 20, &c. ) (Herod. iv. 95 ; Strab. vii. p. 297, &c. ). Hero-
professes to give the preface with which Zaleucus dotus inclines to place the age of Zalmoxis a long
introduced his code (Cicero also, de Leg. ii. 6, speaks time before Pythagoras, and expresses a doubt not
of having seen such a preface*) and various regu- only about the story itself, but as to whether Zal-
moxis were a man, or an indigenous Getan deity.
Unless indeed he means to say that each law The latter appears to have been the real state of
was introduced by a commendatory preface. the case. (lambl, l'it. Pyth. § 173 ; Diog. Laërto
sophy at Aerandra, and
us After some time in
tiene in Lesbos, and size
ept at the cousc beds
. 536, in the Acta of rid
mer tioned. There is
scharias, entitled 'Amante
Chiogue beld with a score
to contain the suistuce ma
Alexandria with 4. 0
skius, a physician. Tie de
retute the farporte Pack
air of the universe. *OT! B
ο κόσμος, αλλά δε στην
and the occasion which in
us the endeavour of a discope
had come to Berties to stand
inimical to the Carca d.
icbarias is formed rery mack 1
1 of Plato. This dizga faqat
K and Latin by J. Taris, i
the Philoalia of Operes Pas
arms.
!
also to be found in K. Beri At
jaza (Leipzig, 1635). There is 23
piece by Zactarias eztiet eros
ίου, επισκόπου Μιτιλήνης τοπ
του Μανιχαίου διελεγχε
has not been printed, bar ibers!
ation of it be F. Turrises in the
ur. Jam Exla d Hest Anir. 19
4. 8. Zacharias is also around
itten commentaries on Aristotle Laen
im; comp. Montfade. p. 358)
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. rii. ed. Lurd. 2. 584.
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is name, respecting whom the reader of the
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635–638).
CYNTHUS (Zarutas), a son of Tanks
Psophis who is said to have led a mást as
and of Tacyuthus, which degree in
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ZENOBIA.
1
1
viii. 1; Phot. Cod. 166. ) The Getae believed that strife, is described as a son of Pallas and Styx,
the departed went to him. Every four years they and a brother of Nice. (Hes. Theog. 384 ; A pula
selected a man by lot to go as. a messenger to lod. i. 2. § 4. )
[L. S. )
Zalmoxis, and tell him what they needed. The ZENAS (Znvas), a sculptor, known by the
mode in which the man was killed is described by inscriptions on two busts in the Museum of the
Herodotus (iv. 94 ; comp. Clem. Alex. Strom. iv. Capitol. Müller states that one of these busts is
p. 497). The Pythagorean doctrines respecting that of the emperor Clodius Albinus, and R. Ro-
the soul spreading in various forms among the chette says that one of them is that of the eniperor
barbaric races who came in contact with the Greeks Macrinus. Whether, by putting these statements
seem to have given rise to this whole fable about together, we have the subjects of both works, or
Zalmoxis.
[C. P. M. ] merely two different opinions respecting one of
ZANCLUS (Záykdos), a mythical king, and them, we have not the means of deciding. At all
son of Gegenus, from whom the town of Zancle in events, Zenas must have lived about the commencc-
Sicily derived its name. (Diod. iv. 85; Steph. ment of the third century of our era. From the
Byz. 8. ο. Ζάγκλη. )
(L. S. ] occurrence of the name Znvâs on an inscription of
ZARBIE'NUS (Zape. mybs), king of Gordyene, Aphrodisias (Böckh, Corp. Inscr. , No. 2768, vol.
made overtures to Appius Claudius, when the latter p. 512) M. Raoul-Rochette thinks it probable
was staying at Antiocheia, wishing to shake off that Zenas may have been a native of that place,
the yoke of Tigranes. He was informed against, at which the name Zenon was also common.
however, and was assassinated with his wife and (Zenon. ) The same writer also points out the
children before the Romans entered Armenia. error of Sillig, who, from the true and a false
When Lucullus arrived he celebrated his funeral reading of one of the inscriptions above referred to,
rites with great pomp, setting fire to the funeral as recorded by different authorities, has inserted in
pile with his own hand, and had a sumptuous his Catalogue two different artists, Zenas and
monument erected to him. (Plut. Lucull. 21, Linax. (Müller, Archäol d. Kunst, $ 205, n. 2;
29).
[C. P. M. ] R. Rochette, Lettre à M. Schorn, pp. 428, 429,
ZAREX (Zápnt), a hero who was believed to 2nd ed. )
[P. S. )
have been instructed in music by Apollo, and had ZENEUS or ZENIS (Znveús, Znvis), of Chios,
an heroum near Eleusis. Pausanias (i. 38. $ 4) takes wrote a work on his native country. (Athen. xiii.
him to be a Laconian hero, and the founder of the p. 601, f. ) As he is only mentioned in this page
town of Zarex in Laconia. The scholiast on Ly- sage of Athenaeus, it has been conjectured that
cophron (580) describes him as a son of Carystus the name may be a mistake, and that we ought
or Carycus, as a grandson of Cheiron, and as to read Xenomedes, who was also an historian
the father of Anius by Rhoeo.
(L. S. ] of Chios. (XENONEDES. ) (Müller, Fraym. Hist.
ZARIADRES (Zapiáopns), the younger brother Graec. vol. ii. p. 43, Paris, 1848. )
of Hystaspes, was the hero of the celebrated love- ZENICETUS. (Vatia, No. 1. ]
story of Zariadres and Odatis. [Odatis, Vol. II. ZENIS. (ZENEUS. ]
p. 10. )
[C. P. M. ] ZENO. (ZENON. )
ZARZAS or ZARXAS (Zápsas, Zápčas), a ZENO'BIA, the wife of Rhadamistus, king of
Libyan, commander of a portion of the mercenary Armenia, at the accession of Nero, of whom Tacitus
troops which revolted from the Carthaginians. The relates a romantic story. (Tac. Ann. xii. 51. )
rebels being pressed by famine, Zarxas, amongst ZENOʻBIA, queen of Palmyra. After the
others, surrendered himself to Hamilcar, and was death of her husband, Odenathus, about A. D. 266,
crucified. (Polyb. i. 84, 85, 86. ) [C. P. M. ] she assumed the imperial diadem and purple, as
ZEGABE'NUS or ZIGABE'NUS EUTHY' regent for her sons, and not only maintained the
MIUS. (EUTHYMIUS. )
pomp but discharged all the active duties of a
ZEGABE'NUS, GEO'RGIUS, a Byzantine sovereign. She appeared in martial attire at the
writer of late date, wrote a work on the seven head of the troops, she shared their toils both on
vowels and the twenty-four letters (Tep! TÔ ÉTTà horseback and on foot, she was at once liberal and
φωνηέντων και περί των είκοσιτεσσάρων στοι- | prudent in the administration of the revenues,
xelwv) in verse, which is extant in MS. in the strict in dispensing justice, merciful in the exercise
imperial library at Vienna. In the introduction he of power. But not content with enjoying the
gives a most lamentable account of his condition, dignified independence gratefully conceded by Gal-
and describes himself as wanting the first neces- lienus and tolerated by Claudius, she sought to
saries of life. He also wrote and translated some include all Syria, Asia, and Egypt within the
other works, which are mentioned by Fabricius limits of her sway, and to make good the title
(Bibl. Graec. vol. xii. p. 47, foll. ).
which she claimed of Queen of the East. We
ZEILAS (Zntaas), son of Nicomedes, king of have seen elsewhere [AURELIANUS] that by this
Bithynia, and Ditizele. In consequence of the rash ambition she lost both her kingdom and her
intrigues of his step-mother, Etazeta, Zeilas was liberty. Loaded with costly jewels, fettered hand
compelled to take refuge with the king of Armenia and foot with shackles of gold, she was led by
At his death Nicomedes left his throne to his a golden chain, before the chariot of Aurelian, along
children by Etazeta, to the exclusion of Zeilas, who the Sacred Way, while all Rome gazed, with eager
immediately endeavoured to regain his rights by curiosity, on the Arabian princess.
