amphithale paida legesthai
Kamillon, hos kai ton Hermen; houtos enioi ton Hellenon Kamillon apo tes
diakonias prosegoreuon.] He supposes the name to have been given to Hermes,
on account of the service and duty enjoined him. But there is nothing of
this nature to be inferred from the terms. The Hermes of Egypt had nothing
similar to his correspondent in Greece. Camillus was the name of the chief
God, Cham-El, the same as Elion, [Greek: ho hupsistos]. He was sometimes
expressed Casmillus; but still referred to Hermes. [56][Greek: Kasmillos ho
Hermes estin, hos historei Dionusiodoros.] The Deity El was particularly
invoked by the eastern nations, when they made an attack in battle: at such
time they used to cry out, El-El, and Al-Al. This Mahomet could not well
bring his proselytes to leave off: and therefore changed it to Allah; which
the Turks at this day make use of, when they shout in joining battle. It
was, however, an idolatrous invocation, originally made to the God of war;
and not unknown to the Greeks. Plutarch speaks of it as no uncommon
exclamation; but makes the Deity feminine.

[57][Greek: Kluth' ALALA, polemou thugater.]

Hence we have in Hesychius the following interpretations; [Greek: alalazei,
epinikios echei]. [Greek: Alalagmos, epinikios humnos]. [Greek: Eleleu,
epiphonema polemikon.] It is probably the same as [Hebrew: HLL] in Isaiah,
[58]_How art thou fallen, Halal, thou son of Sehor._

ON and EON.

On, Eon, or Aon, was another title of the Sun among the Amonians: and so we
find it explained by Cyril upon Hosea: [Greek: On de estin ho Helios]: and
speaking of the Egyptians in the same comment, he says, [Greek: On de esti
par' autois ho Helios]. The Seventy likewise, where the word occurs in
Scripture, interpret it the Sun; and call the city of On, Heliopolis.
[59][Greek: Kai edoken autoi ten Aseneth thugatera Petephre Hiereos
Helioupoleos.] Theophilus, from Manetho, speaks of it in the same manner:
[60][Greek: On, hetis estin Heliopolis.] And the Coptic Pentateuch renders
the city On by the city of the Sun. Hence it was, that Ham, who was
worshipped as the Sun, got the name of Amon, and Ammon; and was styled
Baal-Hamon. It is said of Solomon, that he _had a vineyard at
[61]Baal-Hamon;_ a name probably given to the place by his Egyptian wife,
the daughter of Pharaoh. The term El was combined in the same manner; and
many places sacred to the Sun were styled El-on, as well as El-our. It was
sometim