having in the Middle Ages been supposed to make those who were born under
it of a joyous temper.

LINNAE'AN, _relating to Linnaeus_--the celebrated Swedish botanist.

LU'THERAN, _relating to the doctrines of Luther_--a German religious
teacher of the 16th century.

MACHIAVEL'IAN, _cunning and sinister in politics_: from "Machiaveli"--an
Italian writer of the 15th century.

MERCU'RIAL, _active, sprightly_--having the qualities fabled to belong to
the god "Mercury."

MOSA'IC, _relating to Moses, his writings or his time_.

NEWTO'NIAN, _relating to Sir Isaac Newton and his philosophy_.

PINDAR'IC, _after the style and manner of Pindar_--a lyric poet of Greece.

PLATON'IC, _relating to the opinions or the school of Plato_,--a
philosopher of Greece, in the 4th century B.C.

PLUTON'IC, _relating to the interior of the earth, or to the Plutonic
theory in geology of the formation of certain rocks by fire_: from
"Pluto"--in classic mythology, the god of the infernal regions.

PROCRUS'TEAN, _relating to or resembling the mode of torture employed by
Procrustes_--a celebrated highwayman of ancient Attica, who tied his
victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched out
or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.

PROME'THEAN, _relating to Prometheus_--a god fabled by the ancient poets to
have formed men from clay and to have given them life by means of fire
stolen from heaven, at which Jupiter, being angry, sent Mercury to bind him
to Mount Caucasus, and place a vulture to prey upon his liver.

QUIXOT'IC, _absolutely romantic, like Don Quixote_--described by Cervantes,
a Spanish writer of the 16th century.

SATUR'NIAN, _distinguished for purity, integrity, and simplicity_; _golden,
happy_: from "Saturn"--one of the gods of antiquity whose age or reign,
from the mildness and wisdom of his government, was called the _golden
age_.

SOCRAT'IC, _relating to the philosophy or the method of teaching of
Socrates_--the celebrated philosopher of Greece (468-399 B.C.).

STENTO'RIAN, _very loud or powerful, resembling the voice of Stentor_--a
Greek herald, spoken of by Homer, having a very loud voice.

THES'PIAN, _relating to tragic action_: from "Thespis"--the founder of the
Greek drama.

TITAN'IC, _enormous in size and strength_: from the "Titans"--fabled giants
in classic mythology.

UTO'PIAN, _ideal, fanciful, chimerical_: from "Utopia"--an imaginary
island, represented by Sir Thomas More