[1121] Ανωτερω δε του Ισμενιου την κρηνην ιδοις αν, ἡντινα Αρεως φασιν ἱεραν ειναι, και δρακοντα ὑπο του Αρεως επιτεταχθαι φυλακα τῃ πηγῃ· προς ταυτη τῃ κρηνῃ ταφος εστι Καανθου· Μελιας δε αδελφον, και Ωκεανου παιδα ειναι Καανθον λεγουσιν σταληναι δε ὑπο του πατρος ζητησαντα ἡρπασμενην την αδελφην κτλ. Pausan. l. 9. p. 730. [1122] Dicitur Europa fuisse Agenoris Phœnicum Regis, et Meliæ Nymphæ, filia. Natalis Comes. l. 8. p. 481. [1123] So Phlegyas was said to have fired the temple of Apollo at Delphi. Euseb. Chron. p. 27. Apud Delphos templum Apollinis incendit Phlegyas. Lutatius Placidus upon Statius. Thebaid. l. 1. v. 703. But Phlegyas was the Deity of fire, prior to Apollo and his temple. Apollo is said to have married Coronis the daughter of Phlegyas. Hyginus. f. 161. and by her he had a son Delphus, from whom Delphi had its name. ibid. See Pausan. l. 10. p. 811. The mythologists have made Apollo slay Caanthus: but Caanthus, Cunthus, Cunæthus, were all titles of the same Deity called Chan-Thoth in Egypt. [1124] Diodorus Siculus. l. 5. p. 331. [1125] Solinus. l. 17. [1126] Pausanias. l. 3. p. 245. [1127] Palæphatus. p. 22. [1128] Dionysiaca. l. 1. p. 42. l. 1. p. 38. [1129] Strabo. l. 12. p. 867. [1130] See Radicals. p. 95. [1131] Places sacred to the Sun had the name of Achad, and Achor. Nisibis was so called. _In Achor, quæ est Nisibis_. Ephraimus Syrus. _Et in Achad, quæ nunc dicitur Nisibis_. Hieron. See Geograph. Hebræor. Extera. p. 227. of the learned Michaelis. The Deity, called Achor, and Achad, seems to be alluded to by Isaiah. c. 65. v. 10. and c. 66. v. 17. Achad well known in Syria: Selden de Diis Syris. c. 6. p. 105. [1132] Hoffman--Academia. Hornius. Hist. Philos. l. 7. [1133] Και σφι Ἱρα εστι εν Αθηνῃσι ἱδρυμενα, των ουδεν μετα τοισι λοιποισι Αθηναιοισι, αλλα τε κεχωρισμενα των αλλων Ἱρων· και δη και Αχαιϊης Δημητρος Ἱρον τε και οργια. Herod. l. 5. c. 61. [1134] Pausanias. l. 1. p. 71. [1135] Diog. Laertius. l. 3. § 6. Hornius says, Academia a Cadmo nomen accepit, non ab Ecademo. l. 7. c. 3. but Ecademus, and Cadmus, were undoubtedly the same person. Harpocration thinks that it took its name from the person, who first consecrated it. Απο του Καθιερωσαντος Ακαδημου. Ἡ μεν Ακαδημια απο Ἡρωος τινος Ακαδημου κτισαντος τον τοπον. Ulpian upon Demosthen. contra Timocratem. [1136] Eupolis Comicus: εν Αστροτευτοις apud Laërtium in Vitâ Platonis. l. 3. §. 7. [1137] Ην γαρ γυμνασιον απο Ακαδημου--περι αυτον δε ησαν ἁι οντως ἱεραι Ελαιαι της Θεου, ἁι καλουνται Μοριαι. Schol. upon Aristoph. Νεφελαι. v. 1001. [1138] Ælian. Var. Hist. l. 3. c. 35. [1139] Το δε χωριον ὁ Κεραμικος το μεν ονομα εχει απο Ἡρωος Κεραμου· Διονυσου τε ειναι και Αριαδνης. Pausan. l. 1. p. 8. [1140] Gruter. Inscrip. p. 57. n. 13. [1141] Pausan. l. 9. p. 779. [1142] Athenæus. l. 11. p. 480. [1143] Pliny. l. 5. c. 29.