ARTEGAL 
 
 
bribery and toll (canto 2). His third was 
the exposing of Braggadoccio and his fol- 
lower Trompart (canto 3). He had then 
to decide to which brother a chest of money 
found at sea belonged, whether to Bracidas 
or Am'idas; he gave judgment in favor of 
the former (canto 4). He then fell into 
the hands of Rad'igund queen of the Am- 
azons, and was released by Britomart (can- 
tos 5 and 6), who killed Radigund (canto 
7). His last and greatest achievement was 
the deliverance of Ire'na (Ireland) from 
Grantorto (rebellion), whom he slew (canto 
12). 
  N.B.-This rebellion was that called the 
earl of Desmond's, in 1580. Before bk. iv. 
6, Artegal is spelled Arthegal, but never 
afterwards. 
  *** " Sir Artegal" is meant for lord Gray 
of Wilton, Spenser's friend. He was sent 
in 1580 into Ireland as lord -lieutenant, and 
the poet was his secretary. The marriage 
of Artegal with Britomart means that the 
justice of lord Gray was united to purity 
of mind or perfect integrity of conduct.- 
Spenser's Fary Queen, v. (1596). 
 
  Artemis'ia, daughter of Lygd~mis and 
queen of Carta. With five ships she ac- 
companied Xerxes in his invasion of 
Greece, and greatly distinguished herself 
in the battle of Sala'mis by her prudence 
and courage. (This is not the Artemisia 
who built the Mausoleum.) 
Our statues . . . she 
The foundress of the Babylonian wall [Semird- 
    mis]; 
The Carian Artemisia strong in war. 
                Tennyson, The Princess, ii. 
 
  Artenis'ia, daughter of Hecatomnus and 
sister-wife of MausO'lus. Artemisia was 
queen of Caria, and at the death of her 
fraternal husband raised a monument to 
his memory (called a mausol'um), which 
was one of the "Seven Wonders of the 
 
 
World." It was built by four different 
architects: Scopas, Timotheus, Leochar~s, 
and Bruxis. 
This made the four rare masters which began 
  Fair Artemysia's husband's dainty tomb 
(When death took her before the work was done, 
  And so bereft them of all hopes to come), 
That they would yet their own work perfect make 
E'en for their workes, and their self-gtories sake. 
Lord Brooke, An Inquiry upon Fame, etc. (1554- 
1628). 
 
  Artemus Ward, travelling showman 
and philosopher, whose adventures and 
sayings as given by Charles Brown were 
a new departure in the history of Ameri- 
can dialect literature (1862). 
 
  Artful Dodger, the sobriquet of John 
Dawkins, a young thief, up to every sort 
of dodge, and a most marvellous adept in 
villainy.-Dickens, Oliver Twist (1837). 
 
  Arthgallo, a mythical British king, 
brother of Gorbonian, his predecessor on 
the throne, and son of Mor'vidus, the ty- 
rant who was swallowed by a sea-monster. 
Arthgallo was deposed, and his brother 
El'idure was advanced to the throne in- 
stead.-Geoffrey, British History, iii. 17 
(1142). 
 
  Arthur (King), parentage of. His father 
was Uther the pendragon, and his mother 
Ygern6 (3 syl.), widow of Gorlois duke of 
Cornwall. But Ygern6 had been a widow 
only three hours, and knew not that the 
duke was dead (pt. i. 2), and her marriage 
with the pendragon was not consummated 
till thirteen days afterwards. When the 
boy was born Merlin took him, and he was 
brought up as the foster-son of sir Ector 
(Tennyson says "sir Anton "), till Merlin 
thought proper to announce him as the 
lawful successor of Uther, and had him 
crowned. Uther lived two years after his 
 
 
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