The Pantheon : or, fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c, explained in a manner entirely new ; with an appendix by William Cooke . thyrambic poet. He lived in thetime of Periander, king of Corinth. After passing sometime in Italy and Sicily, and acquiring an easy fortuneby his profession, he sailed from Tarentum in a Corin-tnuui vessel homeward-bound. When they were got tosea, vae avaritious crew agreed to throw Arion over-board, in order to share his money. Having in vain U8edali his eloquence to soften them, he played a farewellair (called Lex Orthia), and crowned with
The Pantheon : or, fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c, explained in a manner entirely new ; with an appendix by William Cooke . thyrambic poet. He lived in thetime of Periander, king of Corinth. After passing sometime in Italy and Sicily, and acquiring an easy fortuneby his profession, he sailed from Tarentum in a Corin-tnuui vessel homeward-bound. When they were got tosea, vae avaritious crew agreed to throw Arion over-board, in order to share his money. Having in vain U8edali his eloquence to soften them, he played a farewellair (called Lex Orthia), and crowned with a garland,with a harp in his hand) plunged into the sea, where adolphin, charmed with his melody, received him, andbore him safe to Tsenarus, near Corinth; Having in-formed Periander of his story, the king was incredulous,till the ship arrived, when the mariners, being seizedand confronted with Arion, owned the fact and sufferedthe punishment due to their perfidy. For this actionthe dolphin was made a constellation. CHAP. ((,) Signifying the Euft. He was fo called becaufe he came thence.(6) / -» i-uus;. /•/.;/. J! I ?>.! THE HLArilliN G)DS. I & 7 C H A P. LI. 0/ iE;/«x -W th multiplication of fabulous deities, thr and ina all the rest. This province was naturally assignedto that which was the most violent and uncontrollable itself. Tor this imaginary deity they bgfowed a namefrom the Phoenicians, and called him Mollis (7 J, theson of Jupiter, by Acasta or Sigesia, the daughter ofHippotus. He reigned in the Liparean isles, gpr Sici-ly, from whence perhaps the Fable took its ongfflal (8)but his residence was at Strongyle, now called Stroro-bolo (9). Here he held these unruly power* enchainedin a vast cave, to prevent their committing the like de-vastation they had been guilty of before they were putunder his direction (\). According to some authors, the TEolian or LipararaHisles were uninhabited, till Liparus, the son of Ausonis,set
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