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
It has been my endeavour to prove that what the Grecians represented by
Chrusos, Chrusor, and Chrusaor, should have been expressed Chus, Chusos,
and Chusor, called also Chus-Orus. Chus was the son of Ham; and though the
names of the Grecian Deities are not uniformly appropriated, yet Ham is
generally looked upon as Ἑλιος, the Sun; and had the title Dis, and Dios:
hence the city of Amon in Egypt was rendered Diospolis. If then Chrusos,
and Chrusor, be, as I have supposed, Chus; the person so denominated must
have been, according to the more antient mythology, the son of Helius, and
Dios. We find accordingly that it was so. The Scholiast upon Pindar
expressly says, [146]Διος παις ὁ Χρυσος. And in another place he is said to
have been the offspring of Helius, who was no other than Cham. [147]Εκ
θειας και Ὑπεριονος Ἡλιος, εκ δε Ἡλιου ὁ Χρυσος. Magic and incantations are
attributed to Chus, as the inventor; and they were certainly first
practised among his sons: hence it is said by Sanchoniathon, [148]Τον
Χρυσωρ λογους ασκησαι και επῳδας, και μαντειας. He was however esteemed a
great benefactor; and many salutary inventions were ascribed to him. He had
particularly the credit of being the first who ventured upon the seas:
[149]Πρωτον τε παντων ανθρωπων πλευσαι. Whether this can be said truly of
Chus himself, is uncertain: it agrees full well with the history of his
sons; who, as we have the greatest reason to be assured, were the first
great navigators in the world.
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OF
CANAAN, CNAAN,
AND
ΧΝΑΣ;
AND OF THE
DERIVATIVE ΚΥΚΝΟΣ.
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