, like that in Chaldea, and a
tradition about Orion being born in these parts. They likewise pretended to
shew his [1220]tomb. This city Ur, or Uria, was in the district of Tanagra,
and stood directly opposite to the province of Ethiopia in Euboea, being
separated only by the narrow frith of the [1221]Euripus. They settled also
at Traezen, where Orus is said to have resided: by which we are to
understand his worshippers, the Oritae. [1222][Greek: Phasi de Oron
genesthai sphisin en gei proton; emoi men oun Aiguption phainetai, kai
oudamos Hellenikon onoma Oros einai. Basileusai d' oun phasin auton, kai
Oraian ap' autou kaleisthai ten gen.] _The people of Traezen_, says
Pausanias, _give out, that one Orus was the first in their country. But the
name Orus to me seems to have been of Egyptian original. They farther
relate, that this Orus was a king, and that the province was from him
called Oraia._ Uria above, and Oraia here, however differently expressed,
signify literally the land of Ur. In all these places the Cuthites went
under various appellations, but particularly of Cyclopians, Ellopians, and
[1223]Europians from their worship. Agreeably to the account which has been
above given, we find, that the Heroum of Cadmus at Sparta was built by
Europus, and his brethren: and they likewise are represented as the sons of
[1224]_Uraeus_. As we are acquainted with the eastern manner of speaking;
and know that by the daughter of Tyre, the daughter of Jerusalem, the
children of Moab, the children of Kedar, the children of Seir, the children
of the east, are meant the inhabitants of those places: may we not be
assured that by Europus and the sons of Urius and Uraeus, are pointed out a
people styled Europians of Babylonish extraction, who were ab origine from
Ur in Chaldea? And is it not plain, that the history of Cadmus is founded
upon terms ill understood, and greatly misapplied? Yet the truth is not
totally defaced, as I hope, that I have made appear. By Moses Chorenensis
Cadmus is represented as of the giant race; and he is said to have come
from [1225]Babylonia. Nonnus mentions his planting in Greece a colony of
giants.

[1226][Greek: Kai stachus autolocheutos aneexeto Giganton.]

Hence the Cadmians were styled [Greek: Anakes], and [1227][Greek: Anaktes];
and the temples of their Gods, [Greek: Anaktoria], Anactoria. These terms
were imported from the Anakim of Egypt and Canaan: but as the people, who
brought them, were Orita