, divine wisdom, by which the world was framed: esteemed the
same as Phanes and Dionusus.

[Greek: Autos te ho Dionusos, kai Phanes, kai Erikepaios]. Ibidem. p. 373.

[Greek: Metis--hermeneuetai, Boule. Phos, Zoodoter]--from Orpheus: Eusebij
Chronicon. p. 4.

[619] [Greek: Isidos entautha Hieron, kai agalma, kai epi tes agoras
Hermou--kai therma loutra]. Pausan. l. 2. p. 190.

[620] Pausanas. l. 4. p. 287.

[621] [Greek: Hoid' hudor piontes, kathaper ho en Kolophoni Hiereus tou
Klariou. Hoide stomiois parakathemenoi, hos hai en Delphois thespizousai.
Hoid' ex hudaton atmizomenoi, kathaper hai en Branchidais Prophetides.]
Jamblichus de Mysterijs. sec. 3. c. xi. p. 72

[622] [Greek: Tode en Kolophoni manteion homologeitai para pasi dia hudatos
chrematizein; einai gar pegen en oikoi katageioi, kai ap' autes piein ten
Propheten.] Jamblichus. ibid.

[623] Pausanias. l. 8. p. 659. [Greek: Anelontos tou en Kolophoni kai
Elegeion poietai psuchroteta adousi.]

[624] Callimachus: Hymn to Delos.

Strabo l. 10 p.742.

[625] Pliny. l. 2. c. 106. p. 122.

[626] Pliny above.

[Greek: Hoti pur estin engus Phaselidos en Lukiai athanaton, kai hoti aei
kaietai epi petras, kai nukta, kai hemeran.] Ctesias apud Photium. clxxiii.

[627]

[Greek: Pantes, hosoi Phoinikon edos peri pagnu nemontai],
[Greek: Aipu te Massikutoio rhoon, bomon ge Chimairas.] Nonnus. l. 3.

[628] Strabo. l. 12. p. 812. For the purport of Gaius, domus vel cavitas.
See Radicals. p. 122.

[629] Patinae Numismata Imperatorum. p. 180. l. 194.

[630] He was called both Peon and Peor: and the country from him Peonia and
Pieria. The chief cities were Alorus, Aineas, Chamsa, Methone: all of
oriental etymology.

[631] [Greek: Paiones sebousi ton helion; agalma de heliou Paionikon diskos
brachus huper makrou xulou.] Maximus Tyrius. Dissert. 8. p. 87.

Of the wealth of this people, and of their skill in music and pharmacy; See
Strabo. Epitom. l. vii.

[632] Rufus Festus Avienus, Descrip. Orbis. v. 1083.

[633] Juliani Oratio in Solem. Orat. 4. p. 150.

[Greek: Hierontai de autoi (Edessenoi) toi theoi helioi; touton gar hoi
epichorioi sebousi, tei Phoinikon phonei Elagabalon kalountes.] Herodian.
l. 3.

[634] Edesseni Urchoienses--Urhoe, ignis, lux, &c. Theoph. Sigefredi Bayeri
Hist. Osrhoena. p. 4.

[635] Ur-choe signifies Ori domus, vel templum; Solis AEdes.

Ur in Chaldea is, by Ptolemy, called Orchoe.

[636] Etymologicum magnum. The autho