. Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names: or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations, by an interpretation of the names given to children by priestly authority, or assumed by prophets, kings, and hierarchs . ecially those of Demeter. (SmithsDiet., s. v.) Many names are to be found in theclassical writings compounded both from Melissaand Melite (MsA/tyj),58 or as we presume from is probable that the myth of Melissa being thediscoverer of honey, and the resemblance of hername to that of the goddess, has been the reasonwhy bees wer
. Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names: or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations, by an interpretation of the names given to children by priestly authority, or assumed by prophets, kings, and hierarchs . ecially those of Demeter. (SmithsDiet., s. v.) Many names are to be found in theclassical writings compounded both from Melissaand Melite (MsA/tyj),58 or as we presume from is probable that the myth of Melissa being thediscoverer of honey, and the resemblance of hername to that of the goddess, has been the reasonwhy bees were adopted as a sacredemblem by the Koman Associating these remarks withthose which have preceded, Vol. I.,pp. 89, 101, 102, et supra, theidentification between this goddessand the Yoni is incontestable, andthere can be no doubt that themystic grove (Figs. 1, 6,16,17, ) represented her to worshippers. 68 In Phoenician, tobn, malat, signifies a refuge, whence MeAmj, name of theisland Malta, which means Karcu/wyr?, refuge, as Diodorus, v. 12, relates (Fiirst, ,tote-) e9 I find from Norris, Assyrian Dictionary, page 32, that alad signifies tobeget, or bring forth ; Hebraice, lb, yalad. We may presume that aladah would Figure 352
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