A Dissertation on the Mysteries of the Cabiri: Or, The Great Gods of Phenicia, Samothrace, Egypt, Troas, Greece, Italy, and Crete; Being an Attempt to Deduce the Several Orgies of Isis, Ceres, Mithras, Bacchus, Rhea, Adonis, and Hecate, from a Union of the Rites Commemorative of the Deluge with the Adoration of the Hosts of Heaven, Volume 2At the University Press for the author, and sold by F. and C. Rivington, 1803 - 428 pages |
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Æneid afferts alfo allufion alſo ancient Apoll Apollod Apollonius appellation apud Argo Argon Argonautic arkite Bacchus becauſe Beotia Bibl Cabiri called cave cavern celebrated Ceres circumftance Colchi confequence Cronus daughter deity deluge denominated deſcribed diluvian Diofcori Dionyf Egyptians eſteemed fable facred faid fame fecond feems feen feigned feven fhall fhew fhip fignifies fimilar firſt folar folar Noah fome fometimes ftone fuch fuppofed fymbol Greeks Hence Hift hiftory himſelf Hindoos Hippa horfe horſe Ibid iſland Jafon Jupiter likewife Lycoph Minyas Mithras Mithratic moſt Myſteries mythological Neptune Noah Noëtic Nonnus obferved Ofiris Orchomenus Orph paffage patriarch Pauf perfon Phenician Plutarch precifely purpoſe reaſon refpecting repreſented rites Schol ſhall ſhe ſhip ſmall Strab ſuppoſed thefe theſe thofe thoſe Titans Trophonius Typhon Tzet uſed Vide fupra vol worshipped γαρ δε εις εκ εν επι ες και μεν οἱ τε ύπο
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Page 352 - High at the head, a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with ihady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recefs Delights the Nereids of the neighbouring feas ; Where bowls and urns were form'd of living ftone, And
Page 398 - in view : Then fwift afcending from the azure wave, He took the path, that winded to the cave. Large was the grot, in which the nymph he found, (The fair-hair'd nymph, with every beauty crown'd) She
Page 114 - ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart : and put the "jewels of gold, which ye return him for a
Page 35 - with vital breath again, Struck to the centre with his flaming dart, Th' unhappy founder of the godlike art. But Trivia kept in fecret fhades alone, Her care, Hippolytus, to fate unknown
Page 353 - bees attend Their waxen works, or from the roof depend. Perpetual waters o'er the pavement glide ; Two marble doors unfold on either fide ; Sacred the fouth, by which the gods
Page 237 - High titles, taken both from Earth and Heaven. For they were furely far fupreme ; and each Rul'd o'er his portion of the vaflal world, Into three parts divided : for the earth Into three parts had been by Heaven's decree Sever'd ; and each his portion held by lot. No feuds as yet, no deadly fray arofe
Page 170 - Which that huge fonne of hideous Albion, (Whofe father Hercules in Fraunce did quell) Great Godmer threw in fierce contention At bold Canutus, but of him was flaine anon.
Page 251 - Jamque nocens ferrum, ferroque nocentius aurum Prodierant : prodit bellum, quod pugnat utroque; Sanguineaque manu crepitantia concutit arma. Vivitur ex rapto, non hofpes ab hofpite tutus, Non
Page 237 - plain, And all mankind one language only knew : A dread commiffion from on high was given To the fell whirlwinds, which with dire alarm Beat on the tower, and to its
Page 417 - to bring to perfect end ; During which work the lady of the lake, Whom long he lov'd, for him in hafte did fend,