E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Carpathian Wizard.
Proteus (2 syl.), who lived in the island of Car’pathos, between Rhodes and Crete. He was a wizard and prophet, who could transform himself into any shape he pleased. He is represented as carrying a sort of crook in his hand. Carpathos, now called Scarpanto.
