[706] Προϊουσι δε Ἱππου καλουμενον μνημα εστιν.--Κιονες δε ἑπτα, ὁι του μνηματος τουτου διεχουσιν ου πολυ, κατα τροπον οιμαι τον αρχαιον, ὁυς αστερων των Πλανητων φασιν αγαλματα. Pausan. l. 3. p. 262. [707] They included the moon among the primary planets; not being acquainted with any secondary. [708] See Steph. Byzant. and Cellarius. [709] Ovid. Deianira ad Hero. Epist. [710] Geog. Vet. vol. 2. v. 665. See also Diodorus. l. 4. p. 223. also Strabo Epitome. l. 7. p. 511. [711] See Radicals. p. 119. [712] The birds at the lake Stymphalus are described as feeding upon human flesh. Λογος Ορνιθας ποτε ανδροφαγους επ' αυτῳ τραφηναι. Pausan. l. 8. p. 610. The real history of the place was, that the birds called Stymphalides were a set of Canibal priests. [713] Glaucus, the son of Sisiphus is said to have been eaten by horses. Palæphatus. p. 58. [714] P. 54. [715] Metamorph. l. 8. v. 873. [716] Josephus calls Egypt Mestra. Antiq. l. 1. c. 6. §. 2. See Radicals, p. 8. Notes. [717] Ὁ πρωτος οικησας την Μεστραιαν χωραν, ητοι Αιγυπτον, Μεστραιμ. Euseb. Chron. p. 17. [718] Herodotus. l. 2 c. 55. [719] Ovid Metam. l. 5. v. 341. Most temples of old were courts of justice; and the priests were the judges, who there presided. Ælian. V. H. l. 14. c. 34. Δικασται το αρχαιον παρ' Αιγυπτιοις ὁι ἱερεις ησαν. [720] Oratio in Verrem. 5. Sect. ultima. vol. 3. p. 291. [721] Ceres is mentioned by Varro quasi Geres. l. 4. p. 18. [722] Hesychius. Αχειρω. [723] Repentur in poematiis antiquis, a Pithæo editis, carmen in laudem Solis; quod eum esse Liberum, et Cererem, et Jovem statuit. Huetius. Demonst. Evang. Prop. 4. p. 142. [724] Cœlius. Rhodog. l. 17. c. 27. [725] Varro speaks of Ceres, as if her name was originally Geres. l. 4. p. 18. [726] There was a place called Charisia in Arcadia. Pausan. l. 8. p. 603. Charesus, and Charesene, in Phrygia. Charis in Persis, and Parthia. See Treatise upon the Cyclopes. [727] Pausan. l. 9. p. 781. Nonnus. l. 29. p. 760. [728] Etymolog. Mag. and Suidas. [729] Χρησμολογοι μετειχον της εν τῳ Πρυτανειῳ σιτησεως.. Aristoph. Ειρηνη. Scholia, v. 1084. [730] L. 8. p. 6l6. [731] L. 5. p. 415. [732] Πρυτανεια τε εχουσα και Αρχοντας. Thucyd. l. 2. p. 107. [733] Το δε λυχνιον εν Πρυτανειῳ. Theocrit. Idyl. 21. [734] Suidas. [735] L. 2. p. 107. Others gave another reason. Πρυτανειον εκαλειτο, επειδη εκει εκαθηντο ὁι Πρυτανεις, ὁι των ὁλων πραγματων διοικηται. Ibid. [736] Julius Pollux. l. 1. c. 1. p. 7. [737] Πρυτανειον εστιν, εν ᾡ νομοι του Σολωνος εισι γεγραμμενοι. Pausan. l. 1. p. 41. [738] Plutarch in Solone. p. 92. [739] L. 41. p. 1152. [740] L. 8. p. 649. Mount Caucasus was denominated, as is supposed, from a shepherd Caucasus. The women, who officiated in the temple, were styled the daughters of Caucasus, and represented as Furies: by which was meant priestesses of fire. Caucasi filiæ Furiæ. See Epiphanius Anchorat. p. 90. [741] Lycophron. Scholia. v. 1225. Και Καλλιμαχος Εριννυν καλει Δημητρα. Ibid.