CICERO 
 
 
  The Christian Cicero, Lucius Coelius 
Lactantius (died 330). 
 
  The German Cicero, Johann Sturm, prin- 
ter and scholar (1507-1589). 
 
  Cicely (Sweet). Heroine of novel by 
Marietta Holley, better known as "Josiah 
Allen's wife." (1885). 
 
  Cicely Humphreys. Putative daughter 
of Bothwell and Marie Stuart; who is 
made the companion of her mother's jour- 
neyings and captivity.-C. M. Yonge, Un- 
known to History (1885). 
 
  Cicle'nius. So Chaucer calls Mercury. 
He was named Cylle'nius from Mount 
Cylle'n, in Peloponnesus, where he was 
born. 
      Ciclenius riding in his chirachee. 
   Chaucer, Compl. of Mars and Venus (1391). 
 
   Cid (The)=Seid or Signior, also called 
Campeador     [Cam.pa'.dor] or  "Camp 
hero." Rodrigue Diaz de Bivar was sur- 
named "the Cid."    The greet hero of 
Castille, he was born at Burgos, 1030, and 
died, 1099. He signalized himself by his 
exploits in the reigns of Ferdinand, Sancho 
II., and Alphonso VI. of Leon and Castille. 
In the wars between Sancho II. and his 
brother (Alphonso VI.), he sided with the 
former; and, on the assassination of 
Sancho, was disgraced, and quitted the 
court. He then assembled his vassals and 
marched against the Moors, whom he con- 
quered in several battles, so that Alphonso 
was necessitated  to recall him.   Both 
Corneille and Guilhem de Cantro have ad- 
mirable tragedies on the subject; Ross 
Neil has an English drama called The Cid; 
Sanchez, in 1775, wrote a long poem of 
1128 verses, called IPoena del Cid Can nea- 
dor. Southey, in his Chronicle of the Cid 
 
 
(1808), has collected all that is known of 
this extraordinary hero. 
  (It was The Cid (1636) which gained for 
Corneille the title of "Le Grand Cor- 
neille.") 
 
  The Cid's Father, Don Diego Lainez. 
 
  The Cid's Mother, Dofta Teresa Nuftez. 
 
  The Cid's Wife, Xime'na, daughter of 
the Count Lozano de Gormaz. The French 
called her La Belle Chim~ne, but the role 
ascribed to her by Corneille is wholly 
imaginary. 
      Never more to thine own castle 
        Wilt thou turn Babieca's rein; 
      Never will thy loved Ximena 
        See thee at her side again. 
                              The Cid. 
  The Cid's Children. His two daughters 
were Elvi'ra and Sol; his son, Diego 
Rodriquez, died young. 
 
  The Cid's Horse was Babieca [either 
Bab.i.6'.keh or Ba.bee.'keh].  It survived 
its master two years and a half, but no 
one was allowed to mount it. Babieca 
was buried before the monastery gates of 
Valencia, and two elms were planted to 
mark the spot. 
      Troth it goodly was and pleasant 
        To behold him at their head, 
      All in mail on Babieca, 
      And to list the words he said. 
                              The Cid. 
  (Here "Babieca" is 4 syl., but in the 
verse above it is only 3 syl.). 
 
  The Cid's Swords, Cola'da and Tizo'na 
(" terror of the world"). The latter was 
taken by him from King Bucar. 
 
  Cid (The Portuguese), Nunez Alva'rez 
Perei'ra (1360-1431). 
 
 
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