tus, the Hercules of the Phenicians and Crétans, was, properly, Melech-Carta, the Deity of the place. The city of Tigranes, in Armenia, was called Tigranocerta. One name of Carthage was Kagandav, from Car-Chadon, the same as Adon. It was also called Carthada, from Cartha-Ada, the city of the queen or Goddess, who was by the Romans supposed to be Juno, but was, properly, the Amonian Elisa. Caer, among many antient nations, signified a city, or fortress; as we may learn from the places called Carteia, Carnaim, Caronium, Caroura, Carambis. Among the Britons were, of old, places exactly analogous; such as Caerlisle, Caerdiff, Caerphilly, Caernarvon, and Caeruriah in Cornwall. Kir and Caer are the same term, differently expressed. In Scripture we meet with Kir Haresh, and Kir-Hareseth. Isaiah. c. 16. v. 7. and v. 11. and Kir Moab, c. 15. v. 1. and Kir Heres, of the same purport as Kir Haresh, is mentioned by Jeremiah, c. 48. v. 31. Upon the Euphrates was Cercusium and Carchemish. In Cyprus was Kironia, rendered Kɛgwa by 47 Ptolemy; whose true name was Kir-On, the city of the Sun; where was a temple to Our-Ain, styled Urania. Kir-On was often rendered Cironis, Coronis; and the 47 Lib. 5. c. 14. Deity Coronus and 48 Cronus. By these means the place was substituted for the Deity, and made an object of worship. often speak. Artemis was, Of this abuse I shall properly, a city, ArThemis, the same as Thamuz of Egypt. What was called Artemis, and Artemisium, was in some places reversed, and expressed by Kir subjoined: hence Themiscir, and Themiscura in Pontus. Col, Cal, Calah, Calach, signify properly an eminence, like the Collis of the Romans; but are often used for a fortress so situated. We sometimes meet with a place styled absolute Calah, but the term is generally used in composition, as Cala Nechus, Cala-Anac, Cala-Chan, Cala-On, Cala-Es, Cala-Ait, Cala-Ur, Cala-Ope, Cala-Ham, Cala-Amon, Cala-Adon: whence came the names of people and places styled Callinicus, Calachene, Colona, Cales, Calathe, Calistæ, Calathusa, Calauria, Colorina, Caliope, Calama, Calamos, " Calamon, Calymna Calydnus, Caly you 50 48 Coronus is to be met with in Greece. He is mentioned as a king of the Lapithe, and the son of Phoropeus; and placed near mount Olympus. -Ων εβασίλευσε Κορωνος. ὁ Φορωνέως. Diodorus. 1. 4. p. 242. 49 Upon the Euphrates. 50 A city in Parthia. 51 Calamon, or Cal-Amon, was a hill in Judea; which had this name given to it by the Canaanites of old. Cyril`mentions cadnus; all which were places in Phrygia, Bithynia, Assyria, Libya, denominated from their situation and worship. Comah is used for a wall; but seems to be sometimes taken for those sacred inclosures wherein they had their Puratheia; and particularly for the sacred mount which stood in those inclosures. From Comah came the Greek xwμa, a round hill or mound of earth; called also Taph and ragos; and thence often mistaken for a tomb: but it was originally a high altar. By Gib is meant a hill. Gibeon was the hill of the Sun; said to be famous for its springs. Gibethon is a compound of Gib-Ethon, or AthOn, titles of the same Deity. Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, was slain by Baasha, at Gibethon, of the 52 Philistines. Har and Hor signify a mountain; ogos of the Greeks. Tin seems to have signified a sacred place, for sacrifice; a kind of high altar. The Greeks generally expressed it, in composition, Tis hence we read of Opheltis, Altis, Baaltis, Abantis, Absyrtis. It was in use among the antient Hetrurians and other nations: hence came the terms αφικόμενοι τινες απο το ΟΡΟΥΣ Καλαμωνος in epistola ad Calor syrium. 52 1 Kings. c. 15. v. 27. Aventinus, Palatinus, " Numantinus, &c. It seems to be the same as Tan in the east, which occurs continually in composition, as in Indos-tan, Mogolis-tan, Pharsis-tan, Chusis-tan.. Tor is a hill or tower. Many places in Greece had it in their composition; such as Torone, Torete, Toreate also in Hetruria, Torchonium. Turzon, in Africa, was a tower of the 54 Sun. It was sometimes expressed Tar; hence Tarcunia, Taracena, Tarracon in Spain, Tarne (Tar-ain) which gave name to a fountain in Lydia; Taron (Tar-On) in Mauritania. Towers of old were either, Prutaneia, or light-houses, and were styled Tor-Is: whence came the Turris of the Romans. Sometimes these terms were reversed, and the tower was called Astur. Such a one was near some hot streams, at no great distance from Cicero's. Villa. It is thus described by Plutarch: Ασυρα-χωριον παραλιον Κικέρωνος. The river, too, was called Astura. There was also a place of this name opposite to the island Lesbos, undoubtedly denominated from the like circumstances in its situation; as may be learned from Pausanias, who had seen it. Υδωρ δε απο πηγων ανερχομενον μελαν ιδων 53 In Canaan was a well known region called Palæstine. Tin, in some languages, signified mud or soil. 34 Ptolemy. 1. 4. p. 112. είδα εν Ασύροις τάδε έσυρα απαντικρύ ες Λεσβια λουτρα, επί θέρμα, εν τω Αταρνει καλουμένῳ. Caph, Cap, and Cephas, signify a rock; and also any promontory or headland. As temples used to be built upon eminences of this sort; we find this word often compounded with the titles of the Deity there worshipped, as Caph-El, CaphEl-On, Caph-Aur, Caph-Arez, Caph-Is, Caph-Is Ain, Caph-Ait; whence came Cephale, Cephalonia, Caphareus, Capisa, Cephisus, Capissene, Cephene, Caphyatæ, Capatiani. In Iberia was a wonderful edifice upon the river Botis, mentioned by Strabo, and called Turris Capionis. It was a Pharos, dedicated, as all such buildings were, to the Sun: hence it was named Cap-Eon, Petra Solis. It seems to have been a marvellous structure. Places of this sort, which had towers upon them, were called Caphtor. Such an one was in Egypt, or in its " vicinity; whence the Caphtorim had their name. It was probably near 5 Pelusium, which they quitted very early for the land of Canaan. 56 Diu sometimes, but sparingly, occurs for an island; and is generally by the Greeks changed to Dia, A. The purport of it may be proved from. 55 See Amos. c. 9. v. 7. 56. Jeremiah. c. 47. v. 4. speaks of the island of Caphtor in Egypt. |