the same: [Greek: Hellenes de eis Hephaiston
metalambanousi ton Phtha.] Iamblichus de Myster. sect. 8. c. 3. p. 159.

[217] Cicero de Natura Deorum. l. 3. c. 22.

[218] Auctor Clementinorum. Hom. 9. p. 687. Cotelerii.

[219] Huetii Demonstratio Evan. p. 88.

[220] It is sometimes compounded, and rendered Am-Apha; after the Ionic
manner expressed [Greek: Emepha]; by Iamblichus, [Greek: Emeph. Kat' allen
de taxin prostattei theon Emeph]. Sect. 8. c. 3. p. 158.

Hemeph was properly Ham-Apha, the God of fire.

It was also rendered Camephis, [Greek: Kamephis], and [Greek: Kamephe],
from Cam-Apha. Stobaeus from Hermes.

By Asclepiades, [Greek: Kamephis], or [Greek: Kmephis]. [Greek: Kamephin
ton helion einai phesin auton ton depou ton noun ton noetoun]. Apud
Damascium in vita Isidori. Photius.

[221] Iamblichus. Sect. 8. c. 3. p. 159.

Hence [Greek: hapto], incendo: also Aptha, an inflammation, a fiery
eruption.

[Greek: Aphtha, he en stomati helkosis]. Hesychius.

[Greek: Aphtha, legetai exanthematon eidos kl.] Etymolog. Mag.

[222] Stephanus Byzantinus.

[223] Zosimus. l. 1. p. 53.

See Etymolog. Magnum, Alpha.

[224] Pausanias. l. 2. p. 180.

[225] Pausanias. l. 3. p. 242. supposed to be named from races.

[226] Pausanias. l. 8. p. 692. or [Greek: Aphneios], as some read it.

In like manner [Greek: Aphthala kai Aphthaia, Hekate]. Stephanas
Byzantinus.

[227] Caelius Rhodig. l. 8. c. l6. [Greek: Aphetor, ho en tois Delphois
theos]. Auctor Antiquus apud Lilium Gyraldum. Syntag. 7.

[228] These towers were oracular temples; and Hesychius expressly says,
[Greek: Aphetoreia, manteia. Aphetoros, propheteuontos]. Hesychius. [Greek:
Aphetoros Apollonos]. Iliad. l. [Alpha]. v. 404. [Greek: Propheteuontos kai
manteuomenou]. Schol. ibid.

[229] See Hoffman. Lexic.

[230] Plutarch. Numa. vol. 1. p. 68. [Greek: Hudor hieron apodeixai tais
Hestiaisi parthenois].

Nec tu aliud Vestam, quam vivam intellige flammam.
Ovid. Fasti. l. 6. v. 291.

[231] [Greek: Phratoras, tous tes autes metechontas Phratrias, sungeneis.]
Hesychius.

[Greek: Apatouria, heorte Atheneisin.] Hesychius. Apaturia is compounded of
Apatour, a fire-tower. Phrator is a metathesis for Phar-Tor, from Phur,
ignis. So Praetor and Praetorium are from Pur-tor of the same purport. The
general name for all of them was Purgoi, still with a reference to fire.

[232] Iliad. [Alpha]. v. 63.

[233] Diodorus Siculus. l. 1. p. 24.