TEMPEST 
 
 
the serpent which tempted Eve.-Comte 
de- Caylus, Oriental Tales ("History of 
Aboutaleb," 1743). 
 
i Tem'ora, the longest of the Ossianic 
prose-poems, in eight books. The subject 
is the dethronement of the kings of Con- 
naught, and consolidation of the two Irish 
kingdoms in that of Ulster. It must be 
borne in mind that there were two colo- 
nies in Ireland-one the Fir-bolg, or British 
Belg.T, settled in the south, whose king 
was called the "lord of Atha," from Atha, 
in Connaught, the seat of government; 
and the other the Cael, froom Caledonia, in 
Scotland, whose seat of government was 
Temira, in Ulster.  When Crothar was 
"lord of Atha," he wished to unite the 
two kingdoms, and, with this view, carried 
off Con lma, only child of the rival king, 
and married her. The Caledonians of 
Scotland interfered, and Conar, the brother 
of Fingal, was sent with an army against 
the usurper, conquered him, reduced the 
south to a tributary state, and restored, in 
his own person, the kingdom of Ulster. 
After a few years, Cormac II. (a minor) 
became king of Ulster and over-lord of 
Connaught.    The Fir-bolg, seizing this 
opportunity of revolt, Cairbar, "lord of 
Atha," threw off his subjection, and mur- 
dered the young king in his palace of 
Temora. Fingal interfered in behalf of 
the Caels; but no sooner had he landed 
in Ireland than Cairbar invited Oscar (Fin- 
gal's grandson) to a banquet, picked a 
quarrel with him in the banquet hall, and 
both fell dead, each by the other's hand. 
On the death of Cairbar, Faldath became 
leader of the Fir-bolg, but was slain by 
Fillan, son of Fingal. Fillan, in turn, was 
slain by Clathmor, brother of Cairbar. 
Fingal now took the lead of his army in 
person, slew Clathmor, reduced the Fir- 
bolg to submission, and placed on the 
 
 
throne Ferad-Artho, the only surviving 
descendant of Conar (first of the kings of 
Ulster of Caledonian race). 
 
   Tempest (The), a drama by Shake- 
 speare (1609). Prospero and his daughter, 
 Miranda, lived on a desert island, en- 
 chanted by Syc6rax, who was dead. The 
 only other inhabitants were Caliban, the 
 son of Sycorax, a strange, misshapen 
 thing, like a gorilla, and Ariel, a sprite, 
 who had been imprisoned by Sycorax for 
 twelve years in the rift of a pine tree, 
 from which Prospero set him free. One 
 day Prospero saw a ship off the island, 
 and raised a tempest to wreck it. By this 
 means his brother, Anthonio, Prince Fer- 
 dinand, and the king of Naples, were 
 brought to the island. Now it must be 
 known that Prospero was once duke of 
 Milan; but his brother, Anthonio, aided 
 by the king of Naples, had usurped the 
 throne, and set Prospero and Miranda 
 adrift in a small boat, which was wind- 
 driven to this desert island. Ferdinand 
 (son of the king of Naples) and Miranda 
 fell in love with each other, and the rest 
 of the shipwrecked party being brought 
 together by Ariel, Anthonio asked forgive- 
 ness of his brother, Prospero was restored 
 to his dukedom, and the whole party was 
 conducted by Ariel with prosperous breezes 
 back to Italy. 
 *** Dryden has a drama called The Tem- 
pest (1668). 
 
  Tempest (The), a sobriquet of Marshal 
Junot, one of Napoleon's generals, noted 
for his martial impetuosity (1771-1813). 
 
  Tempest (The Hon. Mr.), late governor 
of Senegambia. He was the son of Lord 
Hurricanei impatient, irascible, head- 
strong, and poor. He says he never was 
in smooth water since he was born, for 
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