A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume 2 (of 6)Bryant, Jacob
History
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume 2 (of 6)
Bryant, Jacob
History, Ancient; Mythology
[871] Απολλωνα μετα Θεμιδος, ωφελησαι βουλομενον το γενος ἡμων· ειτα την
ωφελειαν ειπων, ὁτι εις ἡμεροτητα προυκαλειτο. Strabo. l. 9. p. 646.
[872] Καθ' ὁν χρονον Απολλωνα την γην επιοντα ἡμερουν τους ανθρωπους απο τε
των ανημερων καρπων και βιων. Ibid.
[873] Diodorus Sicul. l. 3. p. 195.
The wanderings of Isis and Iona relate to the same history: as do likewise
those of Cadmus.
[874] Eusebii Chron. p. 7. l. 37.
[875] Θουλις. Ὁυτος εβασιλευσε πασης Αιγυπτου, και ἑως ωκεανου· και μιαν
των εν αυτῳ νησων εκαλεσεν απο του ιδιου ονοματος Θουλην. Suidas.
[876] Μετα Οσιριν εβασιλευσεν Ορος· και μετα τον Ορον εβασιλευσε Θουλις,
ὁστις παρελαβε μετα δυναμεως τινος πασαν την γην ἑως του ωκεανου. Chron.
Pasch. p. 46.
He is mentioned by Cedrenus. Θουλης, ὁς και ἑως του ωκεανου πυσαν την γην
παρειληφεν. p. 20.
[877] Diodorus Sicul. l. 1. p. 49.
[878] See Apollon. Argonaut. l. 4. v. 277. and Herodot. l. 2. c. 102.
Syncellus. p. 59, 60
[879] Diodorus Sic. above. He was near losing his whole army.
[880] Την δε χωραν ὁπλοις κατεστρεψατο τοις ἑαυτου Βασιλευς Βασιλεων, και
Δεσποτης Δεσποτων Σεσοωσις. Diodor. Sicul. ibid.
[881] He passed through all Ethiopia to the Cinnamon country. Strabo. l.
17. p. 1138. This must be Indica Ethiopia, and the island Seran-Dive. Hence
came Cinnamon: here were στηλαι και επιγραφαι.
Venit ad occasum, mundique extrema Sesostris. Lucan. l. 10. v. 276
[882] Σεσωστρις ετη μη, ὁς ἁπασαν εχειρωσατο την Ασιαν εν ενιαυτοις εννεα.
Syncellus. p. 59.
Some make him advance farther, and conquer all Europe: ὁμοιως ὑπεταξε και
την Ασιαν πασαν, και ΤΗΝ ΕΥΡΟΠΗΝ, και την Σκυθιαν, και την Μυσιαν. Chron.
Pasch. p. 47. Herodotus thinks he did not proceed farther than Thrace. l.
2. c. 103.
[883] Diodorus Sicul. l. 1. p. 49.
[884] Of all the great actions of Sesostris, see Marsham. Can. Chron. sec.
14. p. 354.
[885] Περι δε τουτων το μεν αληθες εκθεσθαι μετ' ακριβειας ου ῥαδιον.
Diodorus Sicul. L. 1. p. 52.
[886] Sir John Marsham's Can. Chron. sec. 14. p. 354.
Sir Isaac Newton's Chronology, p. 217.
[887] 1 Kings. c. 14. v. 25, 26. _And it came to pass, that in the fifth
year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
(because they had transgressed against the Lord); with twelve hundred
chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen; and the people were without
number, that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the
Ethiopians._ 2 Chron. c. 12. v. 2, 3.
[888] Παραλαβῳν δε Σουσακος αμαχητι την πολιν. Joseph. Antiq. l. 8. c. 10.
[889] Sethosis of Josephus contra Apion. l. 1. p. 447.
[890] Euseb. Chron. p. 7. l. 43. Θουλης· μετα δε τουτον Σεσωστρις.
[891] Σεσογχωσις, Αιγυπτου πασης βασιλευς μετα Ωρον της Ισιδος και Οσιριδος
παιδα, την μεν Ασιαν ὁρμησας πασαν κατεστρεψατο, ὁμοιως δε τα πλειστα της
Ευρωπης. Θεοπομπος δε εν τριτῳ Σεσωστριν αυτον καλει. Schol. in Apollon.
Argonaut. l. 4. v. 272.
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