a coast and country of Africa, has the river Quilimanci on the south; the mountains from which the river springs, on the west; Abyssinia or Ethiopia, and the strait of Babemandel, on the north; and the Eastern or Indian Ocean on the east. The coast abounds with all the necessaries of life, and has plenty of very good horses. The whole sea-coast, from Zanguebar to the strait of Babemandel, is called the coast of Ajan; and a considerable part of it is styled the Desert coast.

ADAX, the son of Oileus, was one of the principal generals who went to the siege of Troy. He ravished Cassandra, the daughter of Priam, even in the temple of Minerva, where she thought to have found sanctuary. It is said he made a serpent of 15 feet long so familiar with him, that it ate at his table, and followed him like a dog. The Locrians had a singular veneration for his memory.