This term
occurs very often among the titles of which the Babylonish names arc
composed; such as Ochus and Belochus. Among the Egyptians it is to be found
in Acherez and Achencherez; which are the names of two very antient
princes. Acherez is a compound of Ach-Ares, Magnus Sol; equivalent to
Achorus, another name of the same Deity, assumed in like manner by their
kings. The latter was sometimes expressed [298]Achor, Achoris. Ochuras,
Uchoreus; which are all the same name, diversified in different ages and by
different writers. As priests took the titles of the Deities whom they
served, Lucan has, very properly, introduced a priest of Egypt under the
name of Achoreus:

[299]quos inter Achoreus,
Jam placidus senio, fractisque modestior annis.

The name of Osiris seems to have been Uc-Sehor, and Uc-Sehoris. According
to Hellanicus, if a person had in Egypt made inquiry about the term Osiris,
he would not have been understood: for the true name was [300]Usiris. Philo
Biblius, from Sanchoniathon, calls the same Deity [301]Isiris; and adds,
that he was the brother of Cna, or Canaan; and the inventor of three
letters. [Greek: Isiris, ton trion grammaton heuretes, adelphos Chna tou
Phoinikos]. I take Isiris and Usiris, as well as Osiris, to be all
Uc-Sehoris softened, and accommodated to the ears of Greece.

The Sun was styled El-Uc, which the Grecians changed to [Greek: Lukos],
Lucos; as we learn from [302]Macrobius. He was also styled El-Uc-Or, which
was changed to [Greek: Lukoreus]; and El-Uc-Aon, rendered Lycaon[303],
[Greek: Lukaon]. As this personage was the same as El-Uc, [Greek: Lukos],
it was fabled of him that he was turned into a wolf. The cause of this
absurd notion arose from hence: every sacred animal in Egypt was
distinguished by some title of the Deity. But the Greeks never considered
whether the term was to be taken in its primary, or in its secondary
acceptation; whence they referred the history to an animal, when it related
to the God from whom the animal was denominated. [Greek: Lukos], Lucos,
was, as I have shewn, the name of the Sun: hence, wherever this term occurs
in composition, there will be commonly found some reference to that Deity,
or to his substitute Apollo. We read of [304][Greek: Lukiou Apollonos
hieron]: of [305]Lycorus, a supposed son of Apollo: of [306]Lycomedes,
another son: of [307]Lycosura, the first city which the Sun beheld. The
people of Delphi were, of old, calle