. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . kept throughout the year, as wellas the many assemblies successivelyheld in different cities throughout thecountry, fully justified the i-emark thatthe Egyptians paid greater attention todivine matters than any other these, as Herodotus observes, hadbe
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . kept throughout the year, as wellas the many assemblies successivelyheld in different cities throughout thecountry, fully justified the i-emark thatthe Egyptians paid greater attention todivine matters than any other these, as Herodotus observes, hadbeen already established long beforeany similar custom existed in [G. W.] 1 The mode of approaching the deityand the ceremonies performed in thesolemn processions varied in Egypt, asm Greece (Procl. Chrestomath. p. 381,Gd.), where persons sometimes sanghymns to the sound of the lyre, some-times to the flute, and \\-ith last were the προσόδίο, which, aswell as the former (see woodcut 1 in ), are represented on the monumentsof Egypt. Sometimes the harf), guitar,and flutes, were played while the highpriest offered incense to the gods. Thesong of the Egyptian priests was calledin their language Piean (Clem. 2), which is evidently an Egyptianword, having the article Fi []. Chap. 58-GO. ΒΟΛΤ PROCESSION AT FEAST OF BUBASTIS. 87 several in the course of the year. Of these the chief, which isbetter atteuded than any other, is hekl at the city of Bubastis ^in honour of Diana.^ The next in importance is that whichtakes place at Busiris, a city situated in the very middle of theDelta; it is in honour of Isis, who is called m the Greek tongueDemeter (Ceres). There is a third great festival in Sais toMinerva, a fourth in H^eliopolis to the Sun, a fifth in Buto•* toLatona, and a sixth in Papremis to Mars. 60. The following are the proceedings on occasion of theassembly at Bubastis:—Men and women come sailing all to-gether, va
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