yclopians of Thrace see Scholia in Euripid. Orest. v. 966.
[Greek: Kuklopes, Thrakikon ethnos]. Also Scholia in Statii Theb. l. 2. p.
104.
[593] [Greek: para de to hieron tou Kephissou Medouses lithou pepoiemene
kephale. Kuklopon phasin einai kai touto ergon.] Pausan. l. 2. p. 156.
[Greek: Kephissos], Dorice [Greek: Kaphissos], vel [Greek: Kaphisos]: from
Caph-Isis, Petra Deae Isidis.
[594] [Greek: Eeliou, hos pant' ephorai kai pant' hupakouei.] Homer. Odyss.
l. [Lambda]. v. 108.
[595] Orphic Fragment. 6. v. 19. the same as Phanes, and Dionusus. Frag. 8.
v. 2. Schol. ibid.
[596] Hence the stream and lake of Cephisus in Boeotia were styled [Greek:
hudata kai limne Kephissidos]: by the antient Dorians expressed [Greek:
Kaphisidos], from [Greek: Kaph-Isis].
[597] Orphic Hymn. 31. v. 10.
[598] Hymn. 10. v. 10. Metis was the same as Pan.
Meed-Ous whence came [Greek: Medousa], is exactly analogous to Cotinousa,
Aithousa, Alphiousa, Ampelousa, Pithecousa, Scotousa, Arginousa,
Lampadousa, Amathousa, Ophiousa, Asterousa; and signifies the temple of
Metis, or divine wisdom. Aster-Ous was a temple on Mount Caucasus:
Amath-Ous, the same in Cyprus: Ampel-Ous, a temple in Mauritania:
Alphi-Ous, in Elis: Achor-Ous, in Egypt: all dedicated to the Deity, under
different titles.
[599] [Greek: Chasmasi leonteiois ta ton hieron thuromata kosmousin (hoi
Aiguptioi).] Plutarch. Isis et Osiris. p. 366.
[600] Odyss. [Lambda]. v. 610. It is a term which seems to have puzzled the
commentators. [Greek: Charopoi, epiplektikoi, phoberoi]. Scholiast. Ibid.
It was certainly an Amonian term: and the Poet alluded to a Charopian
temple.
[Greek: Tes d' en Treis kephalai, mia men charopoio leontos]. Hesiod.
Theogon. v. 321. Homer in another place mentions,
[Greek: Lukon klangen, charopon te Leonton.] Hymn. [Greek: eis Metera
theon]. v. 4.
As a lion was from hence styled Charops, so from another temple it was
named Charon. [Greek: Charon ho leon]. Hesych. Achilles is styled [Greek:
Aichmetes Charon], Lycoph. v. 260. a martial Charonian Lion.
[601] Pausan. l. 8. p. 696.
[602] Pausan. l. 1. p. 49.
[603] Hesiod. Theogon. v. 141. Scholia Apollon. l. 1. v. 730.
[Greek: Kuklopes tote Dii men didoasi bronten, kai astrapen, kai keraunon.]
Apollodorus. l. 1. p. 4.
[604] See Stephanus. [Greek: Akmonia polis Phrugias ktl.] He styles Acmon
[Greek: Akmona ton Maneos.] Manes was the chief Deity of Lydia, Lycia, and
Persis;
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