A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume 1 (of 6)Bryant, Jacob
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A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume 1 (of 6)
Bryant, Jacob
History, Ancient; Mythology
[941] Apud Calvum Acterianus. Macrob. Sat. l. 3. c. 8. Putant eandem marem
esse ac fœminam. Ibidem.
[942] Apud Augustin. de Civitate Dei. l. 4. c. 11. and l. 7. c. 9.
The author of the Orphic verses speaks of the Moon as both male and female.
Αυξομενη και λειπομενη, θηλυστε και αρσην. Hymn 8. v. 4.
Deus Lunus was worshipped at Charræ, Edessa, and all over the east.
[943] Synesius. Hymn 3. p. 26. Edit. H. Steph.
The Orphic verses περι φυσεως are to the same purpose.
Παντων μεν συ πατηρ, μητηρ, τροφος, ηδε τιθηιος. Hymn 9. v. 18.
[944] Orphic Hymn 31. v. 10. p. 224.
[945] Orphic Fragment. vi. p. 366. Gesner's Edit. from Proclus on Plato's
Alcibiades. See also Poesis Philosophica H. Stephani. p. 81.
[946] Jupiter Lucetius, or God of light. Macrob. Sat. l. 1. c. 15. p. 182.
[947] Orphic Fragm. vii. p. 371. See Poesis Philosoph. H. Stephani. p. 85.
Orpheus of Protogonus.
Πρωτογον', Ηρικαπαιε, θεων πατερ, ηδε και ὑιε. Hymn. 51. p. 246.
[948] Apuleii Metamorph. l. xi. p. 241.
[949] Porphyr. apud Eusebium Præp. Evang. l. 3. c. 11.
Τιμᾳται παρα Λαμψακηνοις ὁ Πριαπος, ὁ αυτος ων τῳ Διονυσῳ. Athenæus. l. 1.
p. 30.
[950] Janus Gulielmus Laurenbergius.
[951] Selden de Diis Syris. p. 77.
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Corrections made to printed original.
(Introductory poem.) In tamen incultis: 'tamem' in original, no such word.
(Nimrod.) wherefore it is said: 'it it said' in original.
(On and Eon) Ονομα αυτῳ Ἑβραϊστι: diaresis on α; in original.
(Gau., near ref. 383) ᾡς και τον Ἑρμην ὁυτως: Ερμην with smooth breath mark
in original.
(ibid., near ref. 407) Κωκυτος ὑδωρ ατερπεστατον: 'ὑδως' in original, no
such form, amended to match Perseus E-Text.
(ibid., near ref. 409) quem Coilus genuit: 'genuvit' in original, cited as
'genuit' in Lewis & Short.
(Dissertation upon the Helladian, near ref. 514) Ἑλληνων εχειν ουδεν:
'εχιεν', with a transpose mark over the 'ιε', in original.
(Of the Omphi, near ref. 739) ὁθι τ' ομφαλος εστι θαλασσης: ὁθιτ', no space
in original.
(ibid., near ref. 766) κυβερνητηρα τε Τιφυν: τεΤιφυν, no space in original.
(ibid., near ref. 779) δος δ' ἱμεροεσσαν: 'δοσθ'', no space in original
(ibid., near ref. 804) any ness or foreland: 'nees' in original, no such
word.
(An Account of the gods of Greece, near ref. 918) πρωην τε και χθες:
'πριντε' in original, no such word, amended to match Perseus E-Text.
(ibid., near ref. 929) Ἑρμης θ', Ἡφαιστος τε κλυτος: Ἑρμησθ', no space in
original.
(Note 26.) Μεστραιους τους Αιγυπτιους: 'Αιγπτιους' in original, obvious
typo.
(Note 39.) hinnulea: 'hinnulæ' in original. Cited as 'hinnulea' in Lewis &
Short.
(Note 170.) l. 6. c. 7.: 'l. c. 7.' in original.
(Note 354.) changed this termination into e: 'into r' in original. Sense
requires 'into e'.
(Note 355.) ὑιωνοι τε των δ' ανδρων: ὑιωνοιτε no space in original.
(Note 426.) Ὁιδ' ιξον: ''Θιδ'' in original.
(Note 430.) p. 3?6: middle digit illegible in original.
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