ah," "Ulysses and the Syrens," and the three pictures of "Joan
of Arc."

"My aim," says Etty, "in all my great
pictures has been to paint some great moral on
the heart. 'The Combat' represents _the beauty
of mercy_; the three 'Judith' pictures, _patriotism_
[1, _self-devotion to God; 2, self-devotion to man_; 3,
_self-devotion to country_;] 'Benaiah, David's chief
captain,' represents _valor_; 'Ulysses and the
Syrens,' _sensual delights_ or _the wages of sin is
death_; and the three pictures of 'Joan of Arc'
depict _religion, loyalty_ and _patriotism_. In all,
nine in number, as it was my desire to paint
three."--William Etty, of York (1787-1849).

ET'ZEL or EZZEL _(i.e. Attila_), king of the Huns, in the songs of
the German minnesingers. A ruler over three kingdoms and thirty
principalities. His second wife was Kriemhild, the widow of Siegfried.
In pt ii. of the _Niebelungen Lied_, he sees his sons and liegemen
struck down without making the least effort to save them, and is as
unlike the Attila of history as a "hector" is to the noble Trojan "the
protector of mankind."

EU'CHARIS, one of the nymphs of Calypso, with whom Telemachos was
deeply smitten. Mentor, knowing his love was sensual love, hurried him
away from the island. He afterwards fell in love with Anti'ope, and
Mentor approved his choice.--Fenelon, _Telemaque_, vii. (1700).

Eucharis is meant for Mdlle. de Fontange, maid of honor to Mde. de
Montespan. For a few months she was a favorite with Louis XIV., but
losing her good looks she was discarded, and died at the age of 20.
She used to dress her hair with streaming ribbons, and hence this
style of head-gear was called _a la Fontange_.

EU'CLIO, a penurious old hunks.--Plautus, _Aulularia_.

Now you must explain all this to me, unless
you would have me use you as ill as Euclio does
Staphy'la--Sir W. Scott.

EU'CRATES (3 _syl_.), the miller, and one of the archons of Athens. A
shuffling fellow, always evading his duty and breaking his promise;
hence the Latin proverb:

Vias novit quibus effugiat Eucrates ("He has
more shifts than Eucrates").

EUDO'CIA (_4 syl_.), daughter of Eu'menes, governor of Damascus.
Pho'cyas, general of the Syrian forces, being in love with her, asks
the consent of Eumenes, and is refused. In revenge, he goes over to
the Arabs, who are beseiging Damascus. Eudocia is taken captive, but
refuses to wed a traitor. At the end, Pho'cyas dies, a