ven.
AEschylus has named but four of them, and Ovid here names
thirty-six. Crete, Arcadia, and Laconia produced the most valuable
hounds. Melampus, 'Black-foot,' is from the Greek words +melas+,
'black,' and +pous+, 'a foot.']

[Footnote 28: _Ichnobates._--Ver. 207. 'Tracer.' From the Greek
+ichnos+, 'a footstep,' and +baino+, 'to go.']

[Footnote 29: _Pamphagus._--Ver. 210. 'Glutton.' From +pan+,
'all,' and +phago+, 'to eat.']

[Footnote 30: _Dorcaeus._--Ver. 210. 'Quicksight.' From +derko+,
'to see.']

[Footnote 31: _Oribasus._--Ver. 210. 'Ranger.' From +oros+, 'a
mountain,' and +baino+, 'to go.']

[Footnote 32: _Nebrophonus._--Ver. 211. 'Kill-buck.' From
+nebros+, 'a fawn,' and +phoneo+, 'to kill.']

[Footnote 33: _Laelaps._--Ver. 211. 'Tempest.' So called from its
swiftness and power, +lailaps+, signifying 'a whirlwind.']

[Footnote 34: _Theron._--Ver. 211. 'Hunter.' From the Greek,
+thereuo+, 'to trace,' or 'hunt.']

[Footnote 35: _Pterelas._--Ver. 212. 'Wing.' 'Swift-footed,' from
+pteron+, 'a wing,' and +elauno+, 'to drive onward.']

[Footnote 36: _Agre._--Ver. 212. 'Catcher.' 'Quick-scented,' from
+agra+, 'hunting,' or 'the chase.']

[Footnote 37: _Hylaeus._--Ver. 213. 'Woodger,' or 'Wood-ranger;'
the Greek +hule+, signifying 'a wood.']

[Footnote 38: _Nape._--Ver. 214. 'Forester.' A 'forest,' or
'wood,' being in Greek, +nape+.]

[Footnote 39: _Poemenis._--Ver. 215. 'Shepherdess,' From the Greek
+poimenis+, 'a shepherdess.']

[Footnote 40: _Harpyia._--Ver. 215. 'Ravener.' From the Greek word
+harpuia+, 'a harpy,' or 'ravenous bird.']

[Footnote 41: _Ladon._--Ver. 216. This dog takes its name from
Ladon, a river of Sicyon, a territory on the shores of the gulf of
Corinth.]

[Footnote 42: _Dromas._--Ver. 217. 'Runner.' From the Greek
+dromos+, 'a race.']

[Footnote 43: _Canace._--Ver. 217. 'Barker.' The word +kanache+,
signifies 'a noise,' or 'din.']

[Footnote 44: _Sticte._--Ver. 217. 'Spot.' So called from the
variety of her colors, as +stiktos+, signifies 'diversified with
various spots,' from +stizo+, 'to vary with spots.' 'Tigris' means
'Tiger.']

[Footnote 45: _Alce._--Ver. 217. 'Strong.' From the Greek +alke+
'strength.']

[Footnote 46: _Leucon._--Ver. 218. 'White.' From +leukos+,
'white.']

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