 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pagine
...above 25 or 30. Italy was anciently known by the nanu-s of S<Jlurnia, Otnotrta, Hefptrta, and Aufomi. It was called Saturnia from Saturn ; who, being driven...is fuppofed to have taken refuge here. The names of Ocnotri,i and Anfnnla, in borrowed from its anciejit inhabitants the Oenotrians and Aufones ; and that... | |
 | 1804 - 614 pagine
...particular provinces, but afterwards became common to the whole country. Tim name of Saturnia was derived from Saturn, who, being driven out of Crete by his fon Jupiter, is fuppofed to have taken refuge in Italy, llefperia, or the wertern country, was an appellation the Greeks honoured Italy with, from... | |
 | 1816 - 764 pagine
...anciently known by the names of SATUR.MA, OEMOTRIA, HESP£ RIA, and AUSONIA. It was called Katnmia from Saturn ; who being driven out of Crete by his...is fuppofed to have taken refuge here. The names of Oeaetria and Aufonia are borrowed from its ancient inhabitants the Oeiiotrians and Aufones ; and that... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 810 pagine
...ANCIHNT NAMES OP. Italy was anciently known by the names of SATORNIA',OBNOTKIA, HESPERIA, and AUSONIA. It was called .Saturnia from Saturn; who being driven out of Crete by his fon Jupiter, i? fuppofed to have taken refuge here. The names of Oenotria and Anfonia are borrowed from its ancient... | |
 | 1823 - 862 pagine
...efferent Ita'y was ancientl7 known by the names of Saturnia, сь ' Oenotria, Heipería, and Ausonia. It was called Saturnia from Saturn ; who, being driven out of Crete by big eon Jupiter, is supposed to bave taken refuge here. The names of Oenotria and Ausonia are borrowed... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 856 pagine
...in their order. Italy was anciently known by the names of Saturnia, Oenotria, Hesperia, and Ausonia. It was called Saturnia from Saturn ; who, being driven out of Crete by his son Jupiter, is supposed to have taken refuge here. The names of Oenotria and Ausonia are borrowed... | |
 | 1846 - 168 pagine
...twenty-five or thirty. Italy was anciently known 'by the names of Saturnia, (Enotria, Ausonia, and Hesperia. It was called Saturnia from Saturn, who, being driven out of Crete by his son Jupiter, is supposed to have taken refuge here. The names of CEnotria and Ausonia, were borrowed... | |
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Oenotrians and Ausones, and that of Hesperia, or Western, was given it by the Greeks, from its situation with respect to Greece. The name of Italia or Italy, which in... 