IABADII JNSULA
lAPIb.
I.
J^Iabadii Insula ('IarSarXow vijaog: no> piob-
fcbly Java, though Von Humboldt and others re¬
gard it as Sumatra), a large and fruitful island
of the Indian Sea, southeast of the Aurea Cher-
jonesrs, with a capital city called Argyre ('Ap-
yvpr,).'}
Iacchus ("laKXog), the solemn name of Bac-
»hus in the Eleusinian mysteries, whose name
was derived from the boisterous song called
Iacchus. In these mysteries Iacchus was re¬
garded as the son of Jupiter (Zeus) and Ceres
(Demeter), and was distinguished from the The¬
ban Bacchus (Dionysus), the son of Jupiter
(Zeus) and Semele. In some traditions Iac¬
chus is even called a son of Bacchus, but in
others the two are identified. On the sixth day
of the Eleusmian festival (the twentieth of Boe-
dromion), the statue of Iacchus was carried from
the temple of Ceres (Demeter) across the Thri-
asian plain to Eleusis, accompanied by a nu¬
merous and riotous procession of the initiated,
who sang the Iacchus, carried mystic baskets,
and danced to the sound of cymbals and trump¬
ets.
Iadera or Iader (Iadertmus: now Old Zara),
a town on the coast of Illyrieum, with a good
harbor, and a Roman colony under the name of
" Colonia Claudia Augusta Felix."
[Iaera ('lueipa). 1. A daughter of Nereus
and Doris.—2. A wood nymph, who reared the
sons of Alcanor, Pandarus and Bitias.]
Ialemus ('ldXe/iog), a similar personification
to that of Linus, and hence called a son of
4 polio and Calliope, and the inventor of the
song Ialemus, which was a kind of dirge, and
is only mentioned as sung on most melancholy
occasions.
Ialmenus ('IdXpevog), son of Mars (Ares) and
Astyoehe, and brother of Ascalaphus, was a
native of the Boeotian Orchomenos. He was
one of the Argonauts and a smtor of Helena.
After the destruction of Troy, he wandered
about with the Orchomenians, and founded col-
omes in ColcMs.
Ialysus ('IdXvaog: now lalyso), one of the
three very ancient Dorian cities in the island of
Rhodes, and one of the six original members
of the Dorian Hexapolis (vid. Doris), stood on
the northwestern coast of the island, about sixty
stadia southwest of Rhodes. It is said to have
derived its name from the mythical Ialysus, son
of Cercaphus, and grandson of Helios.
Iambe ('IdpBn), a Thracian woman, daughter
of Pan and Echo, and a slave of Metamra.
When Ceres (Demeter), in search of her daugh¬
ter, arrived in Attica, and visited the house of
Metanira, Iambe cheered the mournful goddess
by her jokes.
Iamblicitus ('IdpBXixog). 1. A Syrian, who
lived in the time of the Emperor Trajan, wrote
» romance in the Greek language entitled Baby-
'onica. The work itself is lost, but an epitome
if it is preserved by Photius.—2. A celebrated
Neo-Platonic philosopher, was born at Chalcis
m Ccele Syria. He resided in Syria during the
srreater part of Ms life, and died in the reign
->f Constantine the Great, probably before A.D.
833. He was inferior in judgment and learn¬
ing to the earlier Neo-Platonists, Ilotnuj inr*
Porphyry; and he introduced into Ms system
many of the superstitions and mysteries of the
East, by means of wMch he endeavored to check
the progress of Christianity. The extant works
of Iambliehus are, 1 neol Hvdaybpov aXp'eaeug,
on the philosophy of Pythagoras. It was in¬
tended as a preparation for the study of Plato,
and consisted originally of ten books, of wMek
five only are extant. 1. The first book contains
an account of the life of Pythagoras, and though
compiled without care, it is yet of value, as the
other works, from which it is taken, are lost.
Edited by Kuster, Amsterd, 1707 ; and by
KiesBling, Lips, 1815. 2. HporptnriKol Xbyoi
elg <jsiXotjo<j>iav, forms a sort of introduction to
the study of Plato. Edited by Kiessling, Lips,
1813, 8vo. 8. Hepl Koivi)g paBiipariKTJg imar-
ijpng, contains many fragments of the works of
early Pythagoreans. Edited by Fries, Copen¬
hagen, 1790. 4. Hepl Trig NiKopdxov cjsiBptjri-
Kyg elgayayyg. Edited by Tennulius, Deventer
and Arnheim, 1668. 5. T<i -fxeoXoyovueva rijg
dpiBpnTiKijg. Edited by Ast, Lips, 1817.—II.
Hept pvarnpiav, written to prove the divme ori¬
gin of the Egyptian and Chaldaean theology,
Edited by Gale, Oxon, 1678. Iambliehus wrote
other works which are lost.—3. A later Neo-
Platonic philosopher of Apamea, a eontempo
rary of the Emperor Julian and of Libamus.
[Iamenus ('ldpevog), a Trojan warrior, slain by
Leonteus during the attack of the Trojans on
the camp of the Greeks.]
Iamid-e. Vid. Iamus.
IamnIa ('ldpveia; 'lapvia : 'lapvelrng : in Old
Testament, Jabneel, Jabneh: now Ibneh or Gab
neh), a considerable city of Palestine, between
Diospolis and Azotus, near the coast, with a
good harbor, was taken by King Uzziah from
the Philistines. Pompey united it to the prov¬
ince of Syria. After the destruction of Jerusa¬
lem it became the seat of the Sanhedrim, and
of a celebrated school of Jewish learning.
[Iamno or Iamna ("lapva : now Ciudadela), a
city in the smaDer of the Balearic Islands (Mi¬
norca).]
[Iamphorina, a strong place in the territory ol
the Maadi in Macedonia.]
Iamus ("lapog), son of Apollo and Evadne, re
ceived the art of prophecy from Ms father, and
was regarded as the ancestor of the famous
family of seers, the Iamidaa at Olympia.
[Ianassa ('lavaaaa), one of the Nereids.]
Ianira ('luveipa), one of the Nereids.
Ianthe ('lavdn). 1. Daughter of Oceanus and
Tethys, and one of the playmates of Proserpina
(Persephone).—2. Daughter of Telestes of Crete,
beloved by Iphis.
Impetus ('Ian-croc), one of the T'tans, son of
Ccelus (Uranus) and Terra (Ge), married Asia
or Clymene, the daughter of Ms brother Ocea¬
nus, and became by her the father of Atlas, Pro
metheus, Epimetheus, and Mencetius. He wa.
imprisoned with Saturn (Cronus) in Tartarus.
Being the father of Prometheus, he was regard¬
ed by the Greeks as the ancestor of the human
race. His descendants, Prometheus, Atlas, and
others, are often designated by the patronymics
Iapdide(es), Iapetionide(es), and the feminine
lapetionis.
[Iapis, son of Iasus, beloved by Apollo, anf
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