and occurs in many places where the Cuthites
were known to have settled. We have been shewn that they were a long time
in Egypt; and we read of a Chrusaor in those parts, who is said to have
arisen from the blood of Medusa.

[115][Greek: Exethore Chrusaor te megas, kai Pegasos hippos.]

We meet with the same Chrusaor in the regions of Asia Minor, especially
among the Carians. In these parts he was particularly worshipped, and said
to have been the first deified mortal. The great Divan of that nation was
called Chrusaorium; and there was a city [116]Chrusaoris, and a temple of
the same name. [117][Greek: Engus de tes poleos to tou Chrusaoreos Dios
koinon hapanton Karon, eis ho suniasi thusantes te kai bouleusamenoi.] This
city was properly called Chus-Or, and built in memory of the same person;
as the city Chusora, called also [118]Cerchusora, in Egypt. It was
undoubtedly founded by some of the same family, who in aftertimes
worshipped their chief ancestor; as the Sidonians and Syrians did likewise.
For this we have the testimony of Sanchoniathon; who, having mentioned the
various benefits bestowed upon mankind by Chrusaor, says, at the
conclusion, [119][Greek: Dio kai hos theon auton meta thanaton
esebasthesan;] _for which reason, after his death, they worshipped him as a
God_. The first king of Iberia was named Chrusaor, the reputed father of
[120]Geryon; and he is said to have been [Greek: poluchrusos], a person of
great wealth: all which is an Egyptian history, transferred from the Nile
to the Boetis.

[121][Greek: Chrusaor d' eteke trikarenon Geruonea,]
[Greek: Michtheis Challiroei kourei klutou Okeanoio.]

Geryon of Spain was, according to this mythology of the poet, the son of
Chrusaor; and Chrusaor was confessedly of Egyptian original: so that,
whatever the fable may allude to, it must have been imported into Boetica
from Egypt by some of the sons of Chus. The Grecians borrowed this term,
and applied it to Apollo; and from this epithet, Chrusaor, he was
denominated the God of the golden sword. Homer accordingly styles him,
[122][Greek: Apollona Chrusaora]: and, speaking of Apollo's infancy, he
says, [123][Greek: Oud' ar' Apollona Chrusaora thesato meter]: and Diana is
termed [124][Greek: Autokasignete Chrusaoros Apollonos.]

This title cannot possibly relate to the implement supposed: for it would
be idle to style an infant the God of the golden sword. It was a weapon,
which at no time was ascribed to