The place in Egypt, where they worshipped this Deity, was named Achoris; undoubtedly the same, which is mentioned by Sozomen. l. 6. c. 18. [324] Clemens Alexand. Cohort. p. 44. He quotes another, where the fate of Ephesus is foretold: Ὑπτια δ' οιμωξεις Εφεσος κλαιουσα παρ' οχθαις, Και Νηον ζητουσα τον ουκετι ναιεταοντα. There is a third upon Serapis and his temple in Egypt; Και συ Σεραπι λιθους αργους επικειμενε πολλους, Κειση πτωμα μεγιστον εν Αιγυπτῳ τριταλαινῃ. The temple of Serapis was not ruined till the reign of Theodosius. These three samples of Sibylline poetry are to be found in Clemens above. [325] Achad was one of the first cities in the world. Genesis. c. 10. v. 10. Nisibis city was named both Achad and Achar. See Geographia Hebræa Extera of the learned Michaelis. p. 227. [326] Stephanus Byzant. [327] Lutatius Placidus upon Statius. Theb. l. 1. v. 718. [328] Heliodori Æthiopica. l. 4. p. 175. [329] Heliodori Æthiopica. l. 10. p. 472. [330] Diodorus Siculus. l. 5. p. 327. [331] Apollonius Rhod. of the Heliadæ. l. 4. v. 604. [332] Chamsi, seu Solares, sunt Arabice Shemsi vel Shamsi. Hyde Religio Vet. Pers. p. 523. and 575. Cham being pronounced Sham, and Shem, has caused some of his posterity to be referred to a wrong line. [333] Callimachus. Hymn to Apollo. v. 19. [334] Nicander Alexipharmica. v. 11. [335] Pausanias. l. 10. p. 827. [336] It is, however, to be found in Euripides, under the term οχος. Theseus says to Adrastus: Εκ του δ' ελαυνεις ἑπτα προς Θηβας Οχους. Supplices. v. 131. [337] From Uc and Uch came the word euge: also ευχη, ευχομαι, ευχωλη, of the Greeks. Callimachus abounds with antient Amonian terms. He bids the young women of Argos to receive the Goddess Minerva, Συν τ' ευαγοριᾳ, συν τ' ευγμασι, συν τ' αλαλυγαις. Lavacr. Palladis. v. 139. From Uc-El came Euclea Sacra, and Ευκλος Ζευς. Ευκλεια, Αρτεμις. Ευκλος, Διος ἱερευς, εν Μεγαροις και εν Κορινθῳ. Hesychius, so amended by Albertus and Hemsterhusius. [338] Iliad Α. v. 69. [339] Iliad. Ζ. v. 76. [340] Iliad. Ρ. v. 307. [341] Iliad. Ο. v. 282. [342] Iliad. Η. v. 221. It occurs in other places: Λευσσει, ὁπως οχ' αριστα μετ' αμφοτεροισι γενηται. Iliad. Γ. v. 110. Τις τ' αρ των οχ' αριστος εην. συ μοι εννεπε, Μουσα. Iliad. Β. v. 76l. Also Odyss. Θ. v.123. and Ω. v. 428. [343] In the Hymn to Silenus, that God is called Σιληνων οχ' αριστε. And in the poem de Lapidibus, the Poet, speaking of heroic persons, mentions their reception in heaven: Αμωμητοι Διος οικοι Χαιροντας δεξαντο θεηγενεων οχ' αριστους. Hymn 35. v. 2. and περι Λιθων. Proem. v. 14. [344] Genesis. c. 45. v. 21. [345] Josephus. Antiq. Jud. l. 8. c. 6. [346] See Relandi Palæstina. vol. 1. c. 41. p. 265. [347] Plin. l. 8. c. 46. [348] Plin. l. 5. c. 9. [349]