. When Rhea produced to the world Poseidon, she gave him to
the care of a [1236]shepherd to bring him up among the flocks. Atlas, the
great astronomer, is represented as a shepherd. [1237][Greek: Atlas
mathematikos en Libus aner.--Polueidos de ho dithurambopoios ton Atlanta
touton POIMENA Libun phesin.] _Atlas the great mathematician, was a person
of Libya. The Dithyrambic poet Polueidos says, that Atlas was a Libyan
shepherd._ There was a tradition that the temple of Ammon in Libya was
built by a shepherd, from whom it received its name; [1238][Greek: apo tou
hidrusamenou poimenos.] It is reported of the Muses, that they were of
shepherd extraction, and tended flocks, which they entrusted to their
favourite Aristaeus.

[1239][Greek: Kai min heon melon thesan eranon, hoss' enemonto]
[Greek: Ampedion Phthian Athamantion, amphi t' erumnen]
[Greek: Othrun, kai potamou hieron rhoon Apidanoio.]

This is the person by Virgil styled Pastor Aristaeus. Zethus and Amphion are
described as of the same profession, though kings of Thebes, [1240][Greek:
Zethos de kai Amphion adelphoi esan poimenes.] Even the monster Polyphemus
is taken notice of as a musician, and a [1241]shepherd. Macrobius mentions,
that among the Phrygians the Sun was worshipped under a pastoral
[1242]character, with a pipe and a wand. Tiresias, the prophet, is by
Hyginus styled Tiresias, Eueri filius, or as some read it, Tiresias, Eurii
filius, [1243]_Pastor_. This was also one of the titles out of many
conferred upon the Phenician Hercules, to whom they attributed the
invention of purple. He was the chief Deity, the same as Cham, and Orus,
the God of light; to whom there is a remarkable invocation in the
Dionusiaca of Nonnus.

[1244][Greek: Astrochiton Herakles, anax puros, Orchame kosmou,]
[Greek: Eelie, broteoio biou dolichoskie POIMEN.]

Some of the pyramids in Egypt were styled the pyramids of the shepherd
[1245]Philitis; and were said to have been built by people, whom the
Egyptians held in abomination: from whence we may form a judgment of the
persons, by whom those edifices were erected. Many hills, and places of
reputed sanctity were denominated from shepherds. Caucasus, in the vicinity
of Colchis, had its name conferred by Jupiter in memory of Caucasus a
shepherd. [1246][Greek: To oros eis timen tou Poimenos Kaukason
metonomasas.] Mount Cithaeron in Boeotia was called Asterius; but received
the former name from one Cithaeron, a [1247]shephe