1. Εκατομβαιών, which was πλήρης, oι δεκαφθινός, a Month of thirty Days. It began upon the first new Moon after the Summer Solstice, and fo answer'd the latter Part of the Roman June, and the first Part of July. The Name was deriv'd ἀπὸ τὸ πλείςας ἑκατόμβας θύεπς των μηνὶ τέτῳ, from the greater Number of Hecatombs, which were ufually facrific'd in this Month. But the ancient Name was ΚρόνιΘ or Κρονιών, which was deriv'd from Κρόνια, the Feftival of Cronus or Saturn, which was kept in this Month. The Days of this Month, which may ferve as a Pattern for the reft, were thus computed: 21. ΦθίνοντΘ, παυομένα, οι λήγοντΘ δεκάτη fometimes term'd πρώτη επ' εἰκάδι, οι μετ' είκάδα, οι μετ' είκός μs. 22. ΦθίνοντΘ εννάτη, &c. 23. ΦθινοντΘ ὀγδόη. 30. Ενη και νέα, fometimes call'd γιακάς, and δημαριάς. 3 Suidas. 2. Μετα Chap. 26. 2. Meryarvíwv, a Month of twenty-nine Days, fo call'd from Metagitnia, which was one of Apollo's Feftivals, and celebrated in this Seafon. 3. Bondpour, a Month of thirty Days, fo nam'd from the Festiva! Boedromia. 4. Mauan Their, a Month of twenty-nine Days, fo term'd from the Festival Mama&teria. 5. Пuare fier, a Month of thirty Days, in which the Pyanepfia were celebrated. 6. Avdeshear, a Month of twenty-nine Days, fo nam'd from the Feftival Anthefteria. 7. Iloride, a Month of thirty Days, in which the Festival Pofidonia was obferv'd. 8. Tamnav, a Month of twenty-nine Days, which was held facred to Juno jauna, the Goddess of Marriage. 9. ExaonCodiev, a Month of thirty Days, fo term'd from the Festival Elaphebolia. 10. Marunav, a Month of twenty-nine Days, wherein the Munychia were kept. 11. gynaev, a Month of thirty Days, fo call'd from the Festival Thargelia. 12. Expporociar, a Month of twenty-nine-Days, fo term'd from the Feaft Scirrhophoria. Explicit Volumen Primum. 13 |