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INDEX.

Abrotonus, 37.
Absence, the test of affection, 122.
Academy, the, 385.

Achilles, 5, 52, 102, 172, 187, 196,
200, 271, 290, 291, 301, 319.
Acropolis, statue of Leæena in the,

221.
Admetus, 52.
Adonis, 43, 352.

Adultery, the fruit of curiosity,
245. Love of change, 298.
Eschines, 17, 188, 285.
Eschylus, quoted or referred to,
33, 45, 47, 55, 61, 125, 126, 130,
176, 203, 205, 242, 271, 273,
385, 388, 393, 396.
Esculapius, 244, 270.

Æsop, fables of alluded to, 72, 81,
88, 125, 142.

Agamemnon, 292, 300, 301.
Agathoclea, 37.

Agathocles, 278, 324, 325, 347.
Agave, 144.

Agesilaus, 129, 136, 161, 166, 262,
264, 326.

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280, 292, 301, 303, 314, 321,
389, 390, 394.

Alexinus, 266.

Ammonius, Plutarch's master, 194.
Amœbeus, 102.

Amphictyones, 121, 230.
Anacharsis, 125, 219.
Anacreon, 33.

Anaxagoras, 136, 306, 373, 394,
397.

Anaxarchus, 107, 113, 253, 292.
Anger, how to restrain, 267-288.
Animals, appeal to, 21-25. Use of,
202.

Answers, three different kinds of,
234.
Anticyra, 284.

Antigonus, 16, 38, 222, 258, 263,
276, 278, 326, 370.

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Archidamus, king, 2, 264.

Archilochus, 215, 247, 387.
Archytas, of Tarentum, 11, 15, 336.
Ares, 44, 45, 47, 49.
Argus, 146.

Aristæus (the Saint Hubert of the
Middle Ages), 45.
Aristides, 120, 136.

Aristippus, 6, 32, 93, 127, 128, 240,

285, 297.

Aristo, 98, 241.

Aristocrates, 322.

Aristogiton, 50, 67, 189, 220.
Aristomenes, the hero, 52.
Aristomenes, tutor of Ptolemy
Epiphanes, 195.
Aristonica, 37.

Aristophanes, 15, 27, 43, 93, 195,
241.

Aristotle, 100, 101, 110, 124, 162,
215,270,278, 281, 303, 326, 386.
Arisinoe, sister and wife of Ptolemy
Philadelphus, 16.
Artemis, 367.
Asopichus, 52.

Ass-driver, story of Athenian, 282.
Athene, ornament of, 366. Athene
and the Satyr, 273. Athene
Chalciocus, 228. Called Er-
gane, 397.

Athenians, oracle given to the, 367.
Attis, 43.

Augustus, 189, 224, 225.

Aulis, famous for earthenware,
366.

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Brasidas, 120, 126, 331.
Briareus, 146, 150, 299.

Brides, custom of in Bœotia, 70, 71.
Custom of at Leptis in Libya, 79.

Caeneus, his change of sex, 120.
Cæsar, Julius, 210.
Callimachus, 272, 385.
Callisthenes, 270.
Callixenus, 141.

Camma, story about, 63, 64.
Carneades, 172, 235, 237, 306,

310.

Cassander, 256, 339, 351.

Cassandra, 347.

Cato, 48, 72, 211, 212, 263, 325,
369.
Cebes, 17.
Cephisocrates, 181.
Cephisodorus, 52.

Ceramicus, at Athens, 219, 259.
Cestus of Aphrodite, 76, 219.
Charon, son of Plutarch, 87.
Charon, and Chæronea, 238.
Chæronea, Plutarch's native place,
238.

Chalcis, people of, 51.
Chameleon, 158, 162.
Character, moral, 102.
Childless, paid court to, 28.
Chilo, 151, 202.

Chrysippus, 44, 99, 110, 113, 114,

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Deity, on those who are punished
late by the, 331-365.
Demaratus, 193.

Demetrius, 8, 191, 230.
Democritus, 14, 110, 129, 142, 249,
377.

Demosthenes, 9, 128, 192, 205,
257, 259, 320, 321, 323, 331,
399.
Diogenes, 2, 7, 93, 118, 123, 124,

127, 131, 140, 141, 193, 201,
203, 205, 248, 258, 259, 282,
292, 294, 301, 311, 383, 388,
389, 390, 391.

Dion, 11, 151, 161, 162, 192, 256.
Dionysius, the tyrant of Sicily,

76, 151, 160, 161, 162, 163, 168,
187, 188, 189, 226, 230, 261,
294, 321, 339.

Dionysius, a Corinthian poet, 51.
Dionysus (the Latin Bacchus), 45,
47, 91, 145, 393.

Dioxippus, 248.

Disease, the sacred, 41, note.
Disorders, of mind or body, which
worse? 142, 145.
Dolon, 113, 120.
Domitian, 251.

Domitius, 207, 211.
Dorian measure, 134.
Drink, 2, 216, 217, 284.
Dryads, 45.

Earthenware, 366.

Education, 1-21.

Egyptian, answer of an, 240.
Emerson, on Plutarch, see Title-
page, and Preface, p. ix.
Empedocles, 43, 145, 149, 180,
288, 305, 371, 393, 396.
Empone, her devotion to her hus-
band, 67-69.

Enemies, how a man may be bene-
fited by his, 201-213.
Enthusiasm, 47.

Envy, 212, 213, 243, 304. On
envy and hatred, 312-315. How
one can praise oneself without
exciting envy, 315-331.
Epaminondas, 11, 52, 136, 161,
294, 318, 321, 326, 376.
Ephesus, 367.

Ephorus, 236.

Epicharmus, 188, 189, 350.
Epicureans, argued against, 21-
28, 373-378.

Epicurus, 24, 291, 306, 373, 375.
Epitaphs, 247, 248.
Erasistratus, 25, 244.

Ergane, name of Athene, 397.
Eumenes, 222.

Euphemism, 112, 143, 144, 167.
Euphorion, 303.
Eupolis, 163.

Euripides, quoted or referred to, 1,

8, 9, 14, 17, 27, 28, 40, 42, 43,
44, 50, 53, 56, 58, 60, 67, 79, 80,
86, 89, 107, 112, 119, 136, 138,
144, 146, 150, 151, 152, 155,
160, 170, 178, 179, 182, 190,
191, 194, 196, 197, 199, 205,
206, 207, 209, 214, 216, 222,
223, 236, 247, 251, 255, 256,
260, 261, 262, 270, 287, 290,

292, 293, 301, 305, 307, 309,
310, 315, 325, 332, 333, 334,
345, 346, 373, 379, 383, 388,
390, 391, 392, 397.

Eurydice of Hierapolis, 21.
Eurydice, wife of Orpheus, 53.
Euthydemus, 283.

Eutropio, cook to King Antigonus,

16.

Evenus, sayings of, 27, 155.
Exercise, value of, 12.

Exile, 378-394.

Fabius Maximus, 224, 225.
Fabricius, 294.

Family, defects and idiosyncrasies
of, 356, 357.

Fancy, power of, 307.

Fathers, not to be too strict, 20.
To set a good example to their
sons, 20, 21. The jus trium
liberorum, 22. Saying of Evenus
about fathers, 27.

Favour, the, 33, 34. Reminding of
favours unpleasant, 181.
Feast, every day a, 311.
Fickleness, 146.

Flatterers, 19. Saying of Phocion
about, 77, 182. How to be dis-
cerned from friends, 153-201.
Flute-girls at marriages, 40.
Fortune, not to be railed at, 89-91.
Fortune's rope-dance, 139. For-
tune and vice, 140, 141. On
Fortune, 394-399.

Freedom of speech, 185-201.
Friends, on abundance of, 145-153.

Friendship going in pairs, 146,
147. Originated by similarity,
152, 158, 159. How friends are
to be distinguished from flat-
terers, 153-201.

Galba, story about, 49.
Geese, ingenuity of, 229.
Germanicus, idiosyncrasy of, 312.
Glaucus, son of Epicydes, 353.
Gobryas, 157.

Gods considered as forces, 44, 302.
Perform their benefits secretly,

Hannibal, remark of, 391.
Happiness, the mind the seat of, 95.
Hares, 368.

Harmodius, 67, 189, 220.
Hatred, and envy, 312-315.

Hegesias, 28.

Helicon, Mount, 29, 30.
Helots, 272.

Hemlock, how affected by wine,228.
Heraclea, 343.

Heraclitus, 41, 93, 231, 276, 350,
387, 396.

Hercules, 39, 52, 299, 321, 347,
348, 352.

Heredity, 1, 2, 351, 355.

Hermes, his functions, 46. Pro-
verbial saying about, 215.
Herodotus, 72, 94, 141, 157, 171,
192, 299, 367, 388, 393.
Herophilus, 244.

Herrick, and Plutarch, see Preface,
viii, 288, note.

Hesiod, quoted or alluded to, 14,
36, 44, 96, 121, 123, 155, 180,
212, 256, 261, 290, 304, 341,
355, 398, 399.
Hiero, 209, 338.

Hieronymus, 271, 281.
Hipparchus, dream of, 343.
Hippocrates, 132, 237, 238.
Hippothorus, a tune, 70.

Homer, alluded to or quoted, 16,
23, 24, 26, 33, 44, 45, 48, 52, 54,
55, 56, 61, 65, 66, 71, 75, 76,
80, 83, 91, 95, 101, 102, 108,
110, 113, 117, 118, 122, 127,
128, 130, 132, 138, 139, 142,
147, 149, 160, 161, 165, 170,
172, 176, 179, 187, 192, 195,
196, 197, 199, 200, 204, 209,
216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222,
223, 226, 227, 235, 239, 246,

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181.

Gorgias, 81.

Gorgo, wife of Leonidas, 84.
Gracchus, 273.

avoided, 86, 87, 88. Unexpected
grief worst, 113, 306.
Gylippus, 15.

Habit, force of, 3, 4, 337.

309, 313, 318, 319, 322, 323,
324, 326, 327, 329, 340, 341,
347, 352, 368, 369, 372, 378,
385, 386, 387, 398, 397.
Hyperides, 187.

Hypsipyle, her foster-child, 146.

Ibycus, story about, 228.
Idæan Dactyli, 136.

Ignorance of self, 143.

Imagination, power of, 101, 102.
Indian wives, 140. Indian sages,
140, 141.

Infants, death of, 92.

Iolaus, nephew of Hercules, 39, 52.
Iphicrates, answer of, 94, 398.

Knowledge of self, 154, 185, 207,
302.

Labour, its power, 3.

Lacydes, friend of Arcesilaus, 181.
Lacydes, king of the Argives, 208.
Lais, famous courtesan, 32, 49,
63.

Law, martial, 211.

Leæna, her heroism, 220, 221.
Lemnos, the woinen of, 41.
Leo of Byzantium, saying of, 206.
Life, the three kinds of, 11. Like
a game at dice, 293. Chequered,
305. "Live unknown," whether
a wise precept, 373-378.
Litigation, evil effects of, 145.
Livia, wife of Augustus, 225.
Liver, the seat of desire, 115.
Locrians, custom of the, 347.
Locris, authorities of, 245.
Love, to one's offspring, 21-28. On
love generally, 29-69. God of
Love, his festival at Thespiæ,
29, 63. Pandemian and Celestial
love, 57. No strong love without
jealousy, 135. Lovers admire
even the defects of their loves,
136, 167, 168, 209, 213. Love
blind, 153.

Loxias, name of Apollo, meaning
of, 231.

Lyciscus, 332, 333.
Lycurgus, 3, 136, 230, 320.
Lydiades, 238.

Lydian measure, 134. Lydian pro-
duce, 145.

Lynceus, 203.

Lysander, 76, 262.
Lysias, 218.

Lysimache, 263.

Lysimachus, king, 225, 241, 344,
390, 391.

Mæcenas, 49.

Magas, 113, 276, 277.
Man, his wretchedness, 26, 142.
Different views of men, 114.
Man's various idiosyncrasies and
fortunes, 149.

Marriage, 20,31-39, 63-69. Hesiod
on the proper age for marriage,
36. No Meum and Tuum to
exist in marriage, 62, 74, 75.
Mutual respect a vital necessity
in marriage, 62. Conjugal Pre-
cepts, 70-84.
Marsyas, 273.

Means, various kinds of, 104, 105.
Measures, Dorian and Lydian, 134.
Median war, 367.

Medius, 184, 303.
Megabyzus, 171, 302.

Megara, wife of Hercules, 39.
Megarians, their sacrifice to Posei-
don, 133.
Melanippus, 50.

Melanthius, 81, 336.

Meleager, 52.

Meletus, 120, 141.

Memory, the storehouse of learn-
ing, 14.

Menander, 55, 96, 114, 115, 146,
150, 164,173, 179, 257, 291, 305,
307, 310, 330.

Menedemus, 98, 130, 165, 303.
Metageitnion, 382.

Metella, wife of Sulla, 219.
Metellus, 222, 277, 320.
Metrocles, 140, 295.
Metrodorus, saying of, 77.
Mice, dislike to, 312.
Miltiades, the son of Cimon, 27,
135, 338.

Mirrors of the ancients, 59, note.
Comparison of wives to mirrors,
73. Proper use of the mirror,
76. Comparison of the flatterer
to a mirror, 161.
Mithridates, 170, 219.
Money, against borrowing, 365-
373.

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