. 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 . Chap. 72. THE VULPAXSER. 103 lepidotus and the eel. These are regarded as sacred to the Nile,as likewise among biids is the vulpanser, or fox-goose.^ these fish ΛνϊΛ the same feelings, andall kinds are represented as caughtand eaten in different parts of
. 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 . Chap. 72. THE VULPAXSER. 103 lepidotus and the eel. These are regarded as sacred to the Nile,as likewise among biids is the vulpanser, or fox-goose.^ these fish ΛνϊΛ the same feelings, andall kinds are represented as caughtand eaten in different parts of people, not priests, ate them bothfresh and salted, and fishing with thehook, the bident ι At. Eg. W. vol. 41), and the net, are among themost common representations in thepaintings of Thebes and other places. and an amusement of the rich as well asan occupation of the poor. Severalfish have been found embalmed in thetombs ; but it has been diSicult toascertain their species ; though thiswould not prove their sanctity, as every-thing found dead was embalmed andburied to prevent its tainting the air.—[G. W.]. ^ This goose of the T^ile was anemblem of the God Seb, the father ofOsiris; but it was not a sacred signified in hieroglyphics a son,and occurs over the nomens of Pha-raohs with the Sun, signifying sonof the sun. Horapollo pretends thatit was so used because of its affectionfor its young ; but though it doesdisplay great courage and cunning inprotecting them, it was not adoptedon that account, but from the phoneticinitial of its name, s, with a line beingse, son. As an em-blem of Seb it was con-nected with the greatMundane Egg, in whichform the chaotic massof the world was pro-duced. Part of the26th chapter of the fu-nereal ritual translated by Dr. Hinckscontains this dogma, alluded to in theOrphic Cosmogony: I am the Egg of
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