obvious reason for this change. Chus was by many of the
eastern nations expressed Cuth; and his posterity the Cuthim. This term, in
the antient Chaldaeic, and other Amonian languages, signified [134]gold:
hence many cities and countries, where the Cuthites settled, were described
as golden, and were represented by the terms Chrusos and Chruse. These, as
I have shewn, had no relation to gold, but to Chus, who was reverenced as
the Sun, or Apollo; and was looked upon as Dionusus; but may more truly be
esteemed Bacchus. Hence, when the poet Dionysius mentions the island Chruse
in [135]India, his commentator observes; [Greek: Chruse nesos, legomene
houtos, e dia to chruson pherein, e kata ton Dionuson;] and at last
concludes, [136][Greek: Chrusous einai pos dokei ho helios.]

In a former dissertation concerning the Shepherd Kings in Egypt, I have
shewn that they were the sons of Chus, who came into that country under the
title of Auritae. They settled in a province named from them Cushan, which
was at the upper part of Delta; and in aftertimes called Nomos Arabicus. It
was in the vicinity of Memphis, and Aphroditopolis, which places they
likewise [137]occupied. I have mentioned that Chusos was often expressed
Chrusos, and the country of the Cuthim rendered the golden country. If then
there be that uniformity in error which I maintain, it may be expected
that, in the history of these places, there should be some reference to
gold. It is remarkable that all this part of Egypt, conformably to what I
have said, was called [Greek: Chruse], Chruse. Here was the campus aureus,
and Aphrodite Aurea of the Romans: and all the country about Memphis was
styled golden. To this Diodorus, among others, bears witness: [138][Greek:
Ten te Aphroditen onomazesthai para tois enchoriois Chrusen EK PALAIAS
PARADOSEOS, kai pedion einai kaloumenon Chruses Aphrodites peri ten
onomazomenen Memphin]. When the Cuthite shepherds came into Egypt, they
made Memphis the seat of royal [139]residence: and hard by was the nome of
Aphrodite, and the Arabian nome, which they particularly possessed: and
which, in consequence of it, were both styled the regions of the Cuthim.
Hence came the title of [140]Aphrodite Chruse: and hence the country had
the name of the Golden District. The island at the point of Delta, where
stood the city Cercusora, is called Gieserat [141]Eddahib, or the Golden
Island, at this day. Diodorus mentions, that this appellation of Chruse was