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APODEMICA, An-flJupwu, the doctrine or fcicnce of travelling, whether for knowledge or devotion's fake. Micral. Lex. Phil, p. 146.

Jo. Meraker has publifhed an Apodemtca \ Ranzovius a me- tbodus apodemiea\—>[* Erff. 1634. 12°. b Lipf. 1588. 12 . V. L*>». Bibl. Med. p- 41-]

APODES, in a general fenfe, denotes things without feet. Zoo- logifts apply the name to a fabulous fort of birds, faid to be found in fome of the iflands of the new world, which being entirely without feet, fupport the'mfelves on the branches of trees by their crooked bills. What is related of their man- ncr-of retting at night is Mill more extraordinary, that they hano - in clutters in the open air only bound together by their bills, and fupported by the denfity of the atmofpherc \ The Germans and Dutch have alfo their Apodes, a fort of birds fomewhat like fwallows, whofe legs and feet arc foveryfmall that they feem rather formed for creeping than running b . — p V. Lang. Epift. Medic. 6. 1. 3. p. 91 7. b Brun. Lex. Med. p. 109.]

APODICTICAL Method (Cycl.) is ufed by fome writers to de- note the fyftematical or fcientifical method of teaching, or writing. Pa fib. de Var. Mod. Moral. Trad. c. 6. §. r. p. 469.

APODIOXIS, A5ro6K)|(j, in rhetoric, a figure whereby wc ei- ther pafs over a thing (lightly, or refer treating of it to fome other time or place. Fab. Thef. p. 20I1 Heder. Schul. Lex.

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This is alfo called by Latin writers, refefiio^ e. gr. 3>uzd ego

fenatum defendam, jiidices ? Equidcm debet), &c. Again, .Quid ego Jenatum hoc loco defendant^ judiccs f Fiat id reclius

turn quum, &c. Apodioxis, in logics the rejection of fuch things as do not

necefTarily belong to the queiHon to be confidered. Micral.

Lex. Phil. p. 148. APODIXIS, Awoofi|t?, in rhetoric, denotes an evident proof, or

demonstration of a point. Quint. Lift. Orat. 1. 1. c. 10.

We have feveral books extant under the names of Apodixes,

and fome by way of anfwer to tbcfc, under that of Antapo-

dixes. V. Baill. Tr. des And. §. 174. Apodixis, Attg^Ik, in middle age writers, denotes a receipt

for money paid. Du Cange> GlofT. Lat. T. 1. p. 257. in voc.

In which fenfe it amounts to the fame with Apocha. Apodixis is alfo fometimes ufed for a fpeeimen or proof of a

thing. APODOSIS, AvJoo-k;, in rhetoric, makes the third part of a

compleat exordium, being properly the application, or re-

ftri£lionj of the protafis. Heder. Schul. Lex. p. 307.

The Apodofis is the fame with what is otherwife called Axiojis,

tefnuo-i; ; and ftands oppofed to protafis. e. gr. protafis, all

branches of hiftory are neceflary for a ftudent ; Catafceue,

fo that without thefe he can never make any confiderable

figure ; Apodofis, but literary hiftory is of a more efpecial ufe,

which recommends it, &c-, Apodosis is alfo ufed, in fpeaking of fimilies, for that part

which makes the application of them. Heder. Schul. Lex.

p. 308. Apodosis is alfo ufed in a rhetorical period, for the confe-

quent to a protafis , or antecedent preceding. Heder. loc. cit. Apodosis is alfo ufed for a return to fomcthing antecedent, or

that went before.

This is otherwife called antijlophe. APODYTERIUM, ATroaJlyi^ov, in antiquity, a flapping room,

or apartment at the entrance of baths, wherein perfonsdreued

and undreffed. Lang . Epift. Med. 50. p. 225. Pott. Archasol.

1. 1. c. 8. lu 1. 4. g. 19.

This was otherwife denominated coriceu?n^ gymnajlerium, and

fpoliarium.

Some will have the Ahodyterium to have been the fame with

the conijlerium ; but Vomus {hews they were two different

places. De Quat. Art. Popul. c. 3. §, 13.

The word is formed of the Greek, ccjt^vhv, exuere, to put

off, or undrefs. APOGRAPHE, A^oygap*!, in the antient law, was when a

perfon being fued for money fuppofed due to the public, pleaded

that the charge was unjuft, and withal produced all the money

he was poflefled of, and declared by what means it came to

his hands.

Suidas adds, that ccvoy^af-n is fometimes taken for an action

againft fuch, as neither paid the fines raid upon them before the

ninth prytanea following their fentence, nor were able to give

fufficient fecurity to the city. Pott. Archjeol.Griec. 1. 1. C23. Apographs, in the Roman law, denotes a catalogue, or in- ventory of goods. Calv. Lex. Jur. p. 76. b. APOLEPSIS, Atto^h^ew; oik»j, in the Athenian laws, an action

of divorce ; brought when a woman had fled from her hufband.

Pott. Archseol. 1. 1. c. 24. Apolepsis, in the antient phyfic, denotes a retention of the

urine, or any other matter which ought to be evacuated. Brun.

Lex. Med. p. 107. a. Apolepsis is alfo underftood of an interception of the blood or

fpirits, or an extinction of the native heat of the veins. Apolepsis is alfo a denomination of a fpecies of apoplexy,

wherein the fpeech, fenfe, motion, tsY. fuddenly fail. Blanc.

Lex, Med. p. 59.

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This feems to coincide with what is otherwife called a cata- lep/is. SeeCATALEpsis, Cycl. and Suppl The word is fometimes alfo written A«A,p|.«, aboUmpfis, and AsroXaJ,,,,, Apolepfia. a '

APOLIDES a™*,},!, i n antiquity, thofe condemned for life to the public works, or exiled into fome ifland, and thus duelled of the privileges of Roman citizens. Pitil'c Lex Ant. T. 1. p. I23 . J

APOLINOS1S, in the antient phyfic, a method of curing fif-

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A . U V Garni!, in Roman antiquity, were inftituted

in the year of Rome 542. The occafion was a kind of oracle delivered by the phophet Marcus after the fatal battle at Cannie, declaring, that to expel the enemy, and cure the people of an infectious difeafe, which then prevailed, facred games were to be annually performed in honour of Apollo. The prietor to have the dircaion of them ; and the decemviri to offer facri- nces after the Grecian rite. See livy, 1. 25. c. 12 The fenate ordered that this oracle mould be obferved the ra- ther, becaufe another of the fame Marcus, wherein he had foretold the overthrow at Canns, had come true ; for this reafon they gave the praetor twelve thoufand afles out ot the public cafh to defray the folemnity. There were lacr.hced an ox to Apollo, as alfo two white goats, and a cow to Latona : all with their horns gilt. Apollo had alio a colleaion made for him, befides what the people who were fpeflators gave voluntarily. The firft prator by whom they were held was P. Cornelius Sylla. For fome time they were moveable or mdiflive, but at length were fixed, under P. Licmius Varus, to the fifth of July, and made perpetual.

he "? en » who w «e fpeflatorsat thefe games, wore garlands on their heads ; the women performed their devotions in the temples at the fame time, and at laft they caroufed together in the veftiblcs of their houfes, the doors ftanding open. I he Apollmar'mn games were only fecnical ; and at firft only ob- lerveu with hnging, piping, and other forts of mufic ; but afterwards there were alfo introduced all manner of moun- tebank-tricks, dances, and the like, yet fo as that they ftill remained fcenical, no chariot races, wreftling, or the like la- borious excrcifes of the body being ever praaifed at them. Heder. Schul. Lex. p. 30. feq. Nial. Abram. in Not. ad Ciccr. Philip. 2. 23. Fabric. BM. Ant. c. 22. S 7. Ma- crob. Saturn. 1. 17. Phifc. Lex. Ant.T. 2. p. 114. Danet, and others, confound the ludi Apollinares with the ailiaci. Danet, Dia. Ant. in voc. Aquin. Lex. Milit. T. 1. p. 57-b.

Apollinares Luii was alfo a general name given to all fce- nical games. V. Scalig. Poet. 1. r. c. 30. Thefe were alfo called Ludi liberates, and Jama. They differed from the ludi tkeatrales, in that the former were celebrated with all forts of plays, farces, poems, recita- tions, &c. the latter only by dancing, and mufic. Scalig. loc. Clt. 6

This kind of Apollinariam had their fhare in almoft all the fo- lemn games. APOLLiNARIS, in botany, a name given by fome authors to

henbane. Ger. Emac. Ind. 2. APOLLONIA, AttoM™*, in antiquity, feafts facred to Apollo at Egiaiea.

The occafion of their inftitution is thus related. Apollo after his viaory over Python, went to Egiaiea, accompanied with his filler Diana ; but being frighted thence, fled into Crete. After this the Egialians were infeaed with an epidemical diftcm- per ; and being advifed by the prophets to appeafe the two of- fended deities, Cent feven boys and as many virgins, to en- treat them to return, Apollo and Diana accepted their piety, and came with them to the citadel of Egiaiea, in memory of which a temple was dedicated to Pitho the goddefs of per- fuafion ; and it became a cuftom to appoint chofen boys and virgins, to make a folemn proceffion, in fhew, as if they defigned to bring back Apollo and Diana ; which folemnity was continued till Paufanias's time. Putt. Arca:ol. Grac. 1. 2. c. 20. T. 1. p. 370. APOLOGUE (Cycl.)— We find many things in authors con- cerning the origin of Apologues ', the diftinguilhing charaaers of Apologues, the ufe and advantages of the way of teaching by Apologues b . — [> V. Bayle, Di&. Crit. in voc. Efope, Not. (A). b Shaftfb. Charaa. T. 3. p. 206. feq. Pafcb. de Var. Mod. Moral. Trad. c. 2. §. 12. feq. Budd. Ifag. ad Theol. 1. 1. c. 4. p. 293.]

Apologue differs from fable, fabula, ftuO©., as the former is ufed in fpeeches, and harangues to perfuade ; the latter in tragedies, comedies, and other pieces of poetry, to inftrua and correa the manners. Apologue alfo differs from anus, as the latter is only calculated for the ufe of men, and carries a graver and weightier admonition ; whereas Apo- logues are propofed to children. Apologue differs from parable, as the latter is a fimilitude drawn from natural, moral, or any other branches of knowledge ; the former only from moral topics. Others ftate the difference thus ; that parables are taken from the doings of men, Apologues from thofe of brutes, or even of things inanimate; fo that parables require probability in the narration, which Apologues do not. Pafcb de Var. Mod, Moral. Trad. c. 2. §. 20.

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