have been oracular, and conducted at the will of the Deity. Upon the temo or rudder is a very bright star, the chief in the asterism, which was called Canopus. It lies too low in the southern hemisphere to be easily seen in Greece. It was placed on the rudder of the ark, to shew by whose influence it was directed. Yet in doing this they lost sight of the great Director, by whose guidance it had been really conducted; and gave the honour to a man. For under the character of Canopus, as well as Canobus, is veiled the history of the patriarch Noah. There was a city, or rather a temple, towards the most western outlet of the Nile, which was denominated in the same manner, and gave name to the stream. It was expressed Canopus, Canobus, Canoubis; and is mentioned by Dionysius, who speaks of it as a place of great fame:

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* Ενθα βορειοτατος πέλεται μυχος Αιγύπτοιο,

Και τεμενος περιπυςον Αμυκλαίοιο Κανωβε.

Of the idle pretensions of the Greeks, and their giving the honour of this place to a pilot of Menelaus, I have spoken before: and of the story being confuted by a priest of Egypt. See Aristid. Orat. Ægyptiaca. The story of Menelaus and Proteus was borrowed from that of Hercules and Nereus; as may be seen in Schol.

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and Deucalion, two persons principally concerned in that event. It occurs, where Plato is speaking περι Φορωνέως τα πρωτα λεχθέντος, και Νιοβης, και μετα τον κατακλυσμον αν Δευκαλίωνος, of the first Phoroneus, and Niobe, and of the things subsequent to the deluge of Deucalion. Sophocles in the passage above speaks of her as a Deity and she is said to have been worshipped in 7 Cilicia. By some she was represented as the mother of 28 Argus.

As the antients described the ark, the vaus. aμqınguμvaïs, like a lunette; it was in consequence of it called M, and ɛɛnŋ, which signify a Moon: and a crescent became a common symbol on this occasion. The chief person likewise, the Patriarch, had the name of Meen, and Menes: and was worshipped all over the east as Deus Lunus; especially at Carrhæ, Edessa, and other cities of Syria and Mesopotamia. His votaries were styled Minyæ; which name was given to them from the object of their worship. Wherever the history of the Deluge occurs, these names will be found. I have spoken of the cities of Phrygia, and the memorials there preserved. At Caroura near mount Sipylus Zeus was worshipped under the title of

25 Plato in Timeo. vol. 3. p. 22.

27 Athenagoras. p. 290. Nobny Kidizes (ECHO).

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Agyor Tor Nibns. Pausan. 1. 2. p. 191. 145. Homer. Schol.

1. 1. v. 123.

and Deucalion, two persons principally concerned in that event. It occurs, where Plato is speaking

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περι Φορωνέως τα πρωτα λεχθέντος, και Νιοβης, και μετα τον κατακλυσμον αν Δευκαλίωνος, of the first Phoroneus, and Niobe, and of the things subsequent to the deluge of Deucalion. Sophocles in the passage above speaks of her as a Deity: and she is said to have been worshipped in " Cilicia. By some she was represented as the mother of 28 Argus.

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As the antients described the ark, the vaus aμqınguuvaïs, like a lunette; it was in consequence of it called M, and ɛɛλnn, which signify a Moon: and a crescent became a common symbol on this occasion. The chief person likewise, the Patriarch, had the name of Meen, and Menes: and was worshipped all over the east as Deus Lunus; especially at Carrhæ, Edessa, and other cities of Syria and Mesopotamia. His votaries were styled Minyæ; which name was given to them from the object of their worship. Wherever the history of the Deluge occurs, these names will be found. I have spoken of the cities of Phrygia, and the memorials there preserved. At Caroura near mount Sipylus Zeus was worshipped under the title of

25 Plato in Timæo. vol. 3. p. 22.

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Athenagoras. p. 290. Niobny KING (601).

Agyor Tov Nibns. Pausan. 1. 2. p. 191. 145. Homer. Schol.

1. 1. v. 123.