More information on the word "Mazeppa" in response to Martin Anderson's
request in 091105 MMDigest.  "Mazeppa" was an opera scored by Peter
Illych Tchaikovsky based on a Pushkin poem, which centers around
a Russian historical figure, Ivan Steponovich Mazeppa.  Since the
word is actually a surname there may be no actual definition other
than perhaps some obscure word in the Russian language.

Hope this is helpful.
Chuck Schoppe, Los Gatos, Calif.