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142 HISTORY OF THE
but in the abuse of them. This is now the god
whom the euphonizing Greeks afterwards called
Aeoltts, 'i.e. the king of storms and winds, the
inventor of sails, and a great Astronomer. Hence,
likewise, the term Aeolia,, seven islands between
Sicily and Italy, said to be the retreat of the
winds, and the kingdom of the god Aeoliis, and of
his worshippers, the AeoUans. We have it less
corruptly in lul, a guide, a pilot ; lul-Erin, the
guide to Ireland, the name of a fìxed star ; cairt-
iicl, a sea-chart ; iol, or eol, knowledge, figuratively
learning, science. The Latin aquila — whence the
French aigle, and the Enghsh eagle, result from
the root " iul."
Ella, or Ealloe, the Swan. Kindred to the
eagle both by name and office is the beautifulswan.
The name Ella. is Cabahstic, being resolvable into
El and La ; its natural name is Gog-gheadh, or the
gog-goose ; and oftentimes has the writer's atten-
tion been called upwards by the note '"'' gog-gog,"
from hundreds of them soaring on " mutual wing,"
and seemingly exhausted, as well they might after
a diamond-form flight from the kingdom of Lochhn
to the Hebridean Isles of Caledonia.
Its symbohcal or sacred name, however, is the
primary idea of Ellasaid, or, otherwise Helena,
the most beautiful woman (goddess ?) of her age,
sprungfrom an EGG. The Greek student can no w
accountfor Helia, one of the daughters of the Sun,