. The Pantheon, or, Fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c. : explained in a manner entirely new ... adorned with figures from ancient paintings, medals, and gems ... with a dissertation on the theology and mythology of the heathens ... . at Typhon hunting by moonlight, found it there,and tore it into many pieces, which he fcatteredabroad. Ifis then traverfed the lakes and watryplaces in a boat made of the papyrus, feeking themangled limbs of Ofiris: where fhe found one,there fhe buried it. Hence the many afcribedto Ofiris. Thus Plutarch. But Diodorus fays
. The Pantheon, or, Fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c. : explained in a manner entirely new ... adorned with figures from ancient paintings, medals, and gems ... with a dissertation on the theology and mythology of the heathens ... . at Typhon hunting by moonlight, found it there,and tore it into many pieces, which he fcatteredabroad. Ifis then traverfed the lakes and watryplaces in a boat made of the papyrus, feeking themangled limbs of Ofiris: where fhe found one,there fhe buried it. Hence the many afcribedto Ofiris. Thus Plutarch. But Diodorus fays, that ?fhe joined the fragments, embalmed and buried themat Memphis; prevailing on the Egyptian priefts topromote his deification, in confideration of a thirdpart of the kingdom given to them. Ifis afterwards, with the alfiftance of her fonOrus, vanquiflied Typhon, reigned happily overEgypt to her death, and was alfo buried at Mem-phis. At Bufiris, a moft fuperb temple was raifedto her. She was fucceeded by her fon Orus, whocompleted the reign of the gads and demi-gods inEgypt. To do the greater honour to thefe their favou-rites, the Egyptians made them to reprefent the obje<^s(4) Diodor. Sic. 1, ) Plato dc Leg, dialog. :P<ure,l76 D^g^.I^^^n^^^MTI-gga imilHmilHMI^IimiKIIH^IIHimilHIfcyill ToAen/^cnn tn^JJfctc crrJietrtl^Jie Jeivia n^mj en, iA^jBatji^etanJ^f THE HEATHEN GODS. 177 ©bjeds of their idolatrous worfhip. The attributesof Ifis, indeed, when expofed as the public fign oftheir feafts, differed according to the different pur-poles to which they applied the figure. But at othertimes this goddefs was reprefented with a flowingveil, having the earth under her feet, her head crownedwith towers (like the Phrygian mother) the em-blem of height and ftability; and fomelimes withupright horns, equally exprefTive of dvominion andpower; next to thefe the crefcent, then the fun,and above all expanded wings. She has alfo wingsand a quiver on her fhoulders ; her lef
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