. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. extreme famine, theychose rather to eat one another than to hurt them. But of all the idols worshipped by the Egyptians, the Apis,or bull, had the preference ; and it is undoubtedly from hisfigure that the Jews formed the golden calf in the wilder-ness. The most magnificent temples were erected for him ;he was adored by all ranks of
. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. extreme famine, theychose rather to eat one another than to hurt them. But of all the idols worshipped by the Egyptians, the Apis,or bull, had the preference ; and it is undoubtedly from hisfigure that the Jews formed the golden calf in the wilder-ness. The most magnificent temples were erected for him ;he was adored by all ranks of people while living; and whenhe died, all Egypt went into mourning for him. We are toldby Pliny, that, during the reign of Ptolemy Hagus, the bullApis died of extreme old age; and such was the pompousmanner in which he was interred, that the funeral expensesamounted to a sum equal to that of $60,000. The next thingto be done was to provide a successor for this god, and allEgypt was ransacked on purpose. He was to be distinguishedby certain marks from all other animals of his own species;particularly he was to have on his forehead a white mark,resembling a crescent; on- his back the figure of an eagle;and on his tongue that of a beetle. As soon as an ox an-. THE GODDESS KALI. FUNERAL CEREMONIES, 73 swering that description was found, mourning gave place tojoy, and nothing was to be heard of in Egypt but festivalsand rejoicings. The new-discovered god was brought toMemphis to take possession of his dignity, and there placedupon a throne, with a great number of ceremonies. The query has often been raised as to the motives that in-duced these people to pay such extreme homage to was a tradition among them that, at a certain period,men rebelled against the gods, and drove them out of this disaster taking place, the gods fled into Egypt,where they concealed themselves under the form of differentanimals; and this was the first reason assigned for the wor-shi
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