from Cayster, the same as Ca Aster, they fancied a hero, Caystrius; from Cu-Bela, Cybele; from Cu-Baba, Cybebe. Cerberus, the dog of hell, was denominated from Kir-Abor; as I shall hereafter 95 shew.

I have mentioned Caucon, or Caucone, in Egypt there was a place of the same name in Greece. It was, originally, sacred to the Sun; and the priests and inhabitants were called Caucones. Instead of Con, which signifies the great Lord, the Greeks substituted a hero 6 Caucon, who was supposed to have first introduced those Orgies practised by the Messenians. It was, properly, a temple of the Sun; and there was another of the same name in Bithynia, and from thence the country was called Cauconia. I shall hereafter treat at large of Cuthite colonies, which went abroad and settled in different parts. One of the first operations when they came on shore

95 There were many places and temples of Baal, denominated Caballis, Cabali, Cabala, Cabalià, Cabalion, Cabalissa, &c. which are mentioned by Pliny, Strabo, Antoninus, and others. Some of them were compounded of Caba: concerning which I shall hereafter treat.

96 Pausanias. 1. 4. p. 282.

Strabo mentions Caucones in Elea. 1. 8. p. 531. The Caucones are also mentioned by Homer. Odyss. y. v. 366.

Caucane in Sicily was of the same purport, mentioned by Ptolemy. 1. 3. c. 4.

was to build temples, and to found cities, in memory of their principal ancestors, who, in process of time, were worshipped as Deities. A colony of this people settled at Colchis, which they called Cutaia ", from the head of their family, styled both Chus and Cuth. We may infer, that they built a temple which was called Ca-Cuta; and from which the region was also denominated; for it is certain that it has that name at this 9 day. Cocutus, which we render Cocytus, was undoubtedly a temple in Egypt. It gave name to a stream, on which it stood; and which was also called the Charonian branch of the Nile, and the river Acheron. It was a foul canal, near the place of Sepulture, opposite to Memphis, and not far from Cochone. Cocutus was the temple of Cutus, or Cuth; for he was so called by many of his posterity. A temple of the same was to be found in Epirus, upon a river Cocutus, Here was also a river Acheron, and a lake Acherusia: for a colony from Egypt settled here; and the stream was of as foul a nature as that near Memphis, 9 Ρει δε και Κωκυτος ύδως ατερ

περατον.

99

97 Apollonius Rhodius styles it Cutais: Kuraidos noea yains. 1. 4. v. 512.

98 See De Lisle's curious map of Armenia and the adjacent parts of Albania, &c.

9 Pausanias. 1. 1. p, 40,

100

Dies

Juno is by Varro styled Covella. quinque te kalo, Juno Covella; Juno Covella, dies septem te kalo, Here, as in many instances, the place of worship is taken for the person, to whom the worship is directed. Covella is only a variation for Cou-El, or Co-El, the house or region of the Deity, and signifies heavenly. It is accordingly by Varro interpreted Urania, Ougavia: whence Juno Covella must be rendered Cœlestis. From the substantive, Cou-El, the Romans formed Coel, heaven; in aftertimes expressed Coelus, and Cœlum. I say, in aftertimes for they originally 'called it Co-el, and Co-il, and then contracted it to Coel. Hence Ausonius in his Grammaticomastix mentions a passage to this

purpose.

There was a river Acheron in Elis. Strabo. 1. 8. p. 530. And the same rites were observed in honour of the eos μvaygos, that were practised in Cyrene. Clement. Cohort. p. 33.

In Pontus was a river Acheron. Ειθα δε και προχοαι ποταμός AxEPONTOS EXσy. Apollon. Argonaut. 1. 2. v. 745. also anga Axegola. The like to be found near Cuma in Campania: and a story of Hercules driving away fies there also. Ρωμαίοι δε απομυιῳ Haxher (vo). Clementis Cohort. ibid.

100 Varro de Ling. Lat. lib. 5. p. 49. altered to Novella by some, contrary to the authority of the best MSS. See Scaliger's notes. p. 81. edit. anno 1619. Dordrechti.

See Selden de Diis Syris. Syntag. 2. c. 2. p. 174. In vetustioribus excusis de Re Rusticâ non Novella, sed Covella legitur. Covella autem Cœlestis, sive Urania interpretatur.

Unde Rudinus ait Divôm domus altisonum Col: or as Ennius, to whom he alludes, has rendered it, according to the present MSS. altisonum Coil. He sometimes subjoins the Latine termination:

Coilum prospexit stellis fulgentibus aptum. Olim de Coilo laivum dedit inclytus signum. Saturnus, quem Coilus genuvit. Unus erit, quem tu tollas in Coirila Coili Templa.

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Cœlus in aftertimes was made a Deity: hence there are inscriptions dedicated Cœlo Eterno. The antient Deity Celeus, mentioned by 'Athena

'Ennii Annal. 1. 1.

Τον

The Persians worshipped Cœlus; which is alluded to by Herodotus, when he says, that they sacrificed upon eminences: κύκλον παντα το Ουρανο Δια καλεοντες. 1. 1. c. 131. To the same purpose Euripides;

Όρας τον ὑψε τον δ' απειρον αιθερα,

Τον γην περιξ εχονθ ̓ ὑγραις εν αγκυλαις ;

Τετον νομίζε Ζηνα, τον δ' ήγου Δια.

Clement. Alexand. Strom. 1. 5. p. 717. Plutarch. p. 369.

p. 424.

Aspice hoc sublime candens, quein invocant omnes Jovem. Cicero de Naturâ Deor. l. 1.

3 Αλλ' Αθηναίοι μεν Κελεον, και Μεγανειραν ίδρυνται Θεως. Athenag. Legat. p. 290.

goras, and said to have been worshipped at Athens, was the same as the above.

read of Κοιλη

Syria was by

the true name

Many places and regions, held sacred, and called Coel by the Amonians, were by the Greeks rendered oλα, cava. Hence we Λακεδαιμων, Κοιλη Ηλις, and the like. them styled Koan, the hollow: but was Coëla, the heavenly or sacred. It was so denominated from the Cuthites, who settled there, on account of the religion established. Hence it was also named Shem, and Shama; which are terms of like purport, and signify divine, or heavenly. It is a name, which it retains at this day; as we are informed by Abulfeda, and others, Elis Coela was the most sacred part of Greece; especially the regions of Olympia, Cauconia, and Azania. It was denominated Elis from Ha, Eel, the Sun: and what the Greeks rendered Kosan, of old meant heavenly. Hence Homer styleth it peculiarly 'Haida dav, Elis the sacred. As Coele Syria was styled Sham, and

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* Abulfeda. Tabula Syriæ. p. 5.

Nassir Ettusæus. p. 93. apud Geog. vet.

5 The city Argos was in like manner called Κοιλον. Πολλακις το Αργος Κοιλον φησι, καθαπερ εν Επιγονοις. Το ΚΟΙΛΟΝ Αργος εκ ετ οικήσοντ' ετι.ετι και εν Θάμυρα, Αργεϊ Κοιλῳ. Scholia in Sophoc.

Edipum Colon.

Iliad, B. v. 615.