And when I go out to the field and see little old Siwash lining up against a bunch of overgrown hippos from a university with a catalogue as thick as a city directory, the old mud-and-perspiration smell gets in my nostrils, and the desire to get under the bunch and feel the feet jabbing into my ribs boils up so strong that I have to hold on to myself with both hands.
"At Good Old Siwash"
George Fitch
It stood near mount Taygetus in Laconia, and was called the monument of hippos.
"A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)"
Jacob Bryant
For this reason, when Caesar had returned from Egypt, he added to Herod's other honors, and also made an addition to his kingdom by giving him not only the country which had been taken from him by Cleopatra, but also Gadara, hippos, and Samaria, and also the coast cities Gaza, Anthedon, Joppa, and Straton's Tower.
"The Makers and Teachers of Judaism"
Charles Foster Kent