HovEYwas  never  ofiercd  upon
God's  altar  by  the  ye-ncs,  but  the
firft  fruits  of  it  are  commanded  to
be  paid  to  him  for  the  ufe  and  fup-
pcrt  of  the  prielb.  Milk,  cream,
and  honey  were  the  food  of  chil-
dren, and  honey  was  efteemed  a
delicacy  amonglt  the  Helrevjs. —
Honey  was  ufed  in  facrifices  both
by  the  Greeks  and  Rcjnansy  and  alfo
by  the  Heathens  in  general,  to
many  of  their  Gods,  and  confti-
tuted  an  important  par:  in  offerings
to  the  dead.     As  fugir  is  a  fpics


with  which  the  ancients  were  not
acquainted,  we  may  irom  thence
conceive  the  extenfiveufe  of  honey.
HoPLOMACHi,  a  fort  of  gladi-
ators who  engaged  in  complete
armour.     See  Gladiators.
HoR^.      See  Horns.
HoRDiCALiAor  Hordicidia,  was
ai?a;;;^?«  fellival  held  on  the  i5tli
of  April,  on  which  they  facrificed
thirty  cows  with  calf,  to  the  Gcd-
defs  Tellus.  The  calves  were  taken
out  of  their  bellies  and  burnt  to
aihes,  fometim.es  by  the  Pontificesy
and  fometimes  by  the  oldeil  of  the
Fejfal  virgins.  Part  of  the  cows
were  facrificed  in  the  temples  of
Jupiter.
HoRK,  amonglt  the  Jcixs,  f:g-
nifies  an  eminence,  an  angle  or
corner.  Horns  of  the  altar  were
eminences  at  the  corners.  Horn
cups  were  much  ufed.
Horses  were  very  rare  xv^'Judea,
See  Ca^jalry.
Horfes  were  ufed  both  amonglt
tlie  Greeks  and  Romans  in  war,  but
were  not  originally  very  numerous;
for  as  each  horieman  provided  his
own  horic,  few  would  be  able  to
bear  tlic  expence.  Horfes  for  a
confiderable  time  were  managed
by  the  voice  alone,  or  by  a  iwitcli,
without  bridle,  faddle,  or  ilinups.
Their  harneis  was  fkins  of  bealls,
or  fometimes  cloth.  Both  horfes
and  men  amongil  the  Greeks  under-
went a  fevcre  probation  berore
their  admiifion  into  the  cavalry.—
See  Cai'alry,  Equiies.
