r a most cold and pure [130]water. The Meles
near Smyrna was equally admired. [131][Greek: Smurnaios de potamos Meles;
hudor esti kalliston, kai spelaion epi tais pegais.] The Melas in
Cappadocia was of a contrary quality. It ran through a hot, inflammable
country, and formed many fiery pools. [132][Greek: Kai tauta d' esti ta
hele pantachou purilepta.] In Pontus was Amasus, Amasia, Amasene, where the
region abounded with hot waters: [133][Greek: Huperkeitai de tes ton
Amaseon ta te therma hudata ton Phazemoneiton, hugieina sphodra.]

It is wonderful, how far the Amonian religion and customs were carried in
the first ages. The antient Germans, and Scandinavians, were led by the
same principles; and founded their temples in situations of the same
nature, as those were, which have been above described. Above all others
they chose those places, where were any nitrous, or saline waters.
[134]Maxime autem lucos (or lacus) sale gignendo faecundos Coelo
propinquare, precesque mortalium nusquam propius audiri firmiter erant
persuasi; prout exemplo Hermundurorum docet testis omni exceptione major
[135]Tacitus.

SAN, SON, ZAN, ZAAN.

The most common name for the Sun was San, and Son; expressed also Zan, Zon,
and Zaan. Zeus of Crete, who was supposed to have been buried in that
Island, is said to have had the following inscription on his tomb:

[136][Greek: Hode megas keitai Zan, hon Dia kikleskousi.]

The Ionians expressed it [Greek: Zen], and [Greek: Zena]. Hesychius tells
us, that the Sun was called [Greek: Saos] by the Babylonians. It is to be
observed that the Grecians in foreign words continually omitted the Nu
final, and substituted a Sigma. The true Babylonish name for the Sun was
undoubtedly [Greek: Saon], oftentimes expressed [Greek: Soan], Soan. It was
the same as Zauan of the Sidonians; under which name they worshipped
Adonis, or the Sun. Hesychius says, [Greek: Zauanas, theos tis en Sidoni.]
Who the Deity was, I think may be plainly seen. It is mentioned by the same
writer, that the Indian Hercules, by which is always meant the chief Deity,
was styled Dorsanes: [Greek: Dorsanes ho Herakles par' Indois.] The name
Dorsanes is an abridgment of Ador-San, or Ador-Sanes, that is Ador-Sol,
_the lord of light_. It was a title conferred upon Ham; and also upon
others of his family; whom I have before mentioned to have been
collectively called the Baalim. Analogous to this they were likewise called
the Zaanim, and Zaanani