Familiar Letters

...name. For aga too much is "too much," and meno tolerating is "tolerating." Adrastus, because he did not finish the Theban matter. For "a" privation is a privation both among the Greeks and among us. "drao" I do, however, is "I do," whence the name Adrastus is derived. That also appears more in the name of Hippolytus. For since hippos horse is "horse," and lio I tear is "I tear," and from these the name Hippolytus is very manifestly constructed, who would not understand that that name was given from the outcome of the story? Furthermore, Plato teaches many things in that book through which he shows not only that the poets were things, but that they also affixed many names. Concerning Aeolus and Misenus, however, I have nothing that I can report from the authority of anyone. Misenus, however, can signify "hateful." Aeolus, however, "wind" and "putrid." These things I can tell you; in which, if I satisfy you, it is well. If I do not satisfy you, blame the lack of books. Farewell.

A red initial L begins the next letter.LEONARD TO COLUCCIO. GREETINGS. It is evident that I have not satisfied you, or because I wrote to you in previous letters about Hector, and you ask from where that name is derived and how it might be more openly explained, and at the same time you seem to wonder if that was not first...