A new system, or, An analysis of ancient mythology : wherein an attempt is made to divest tradition of fable, and to reduce the truth to its original purity ... . Vog, Infan-ticida, on account of the children, which were offered athis fhrine. From the above we may fee clearly, that therewas a correfpondence in the rites and mythology of thefedifferent nations : and that they had univerfally a referenceto the fame hiftory. It is faid by Mela, that the ^^ Augelenfes, who lived nearthe Syrtes in Africa, held the Manes, as the fupreme andonly Deities. That to them they diredled their prayers,and m
A new system, or, An analysis of ancient mythology : wherein an attempt is made to divest tradition of fable, and to reduce the truth to its original purity ... . Vog, Infan-ticida, on account of the children, which were offered athis fhrine. From the above we may fee clearly, that therewas a correfpondence in the rites and mythology of thefedifferent nations : and that they had univerfally a referenceto the fame hiftory. It is faid by Mela, that the ^^ Augelenfes, who lived nearthe Syrtes in Africa, held the Manes, as the fupreme andonly Deities. That to them they diredled their prayers,and made their offerings : and when they gave any ftrongatteftation to their word, they ufed to fwear by the Greeks, as well as the Romans, did the fame thing; ^ Lares permarini, quibus asdes dedicavit in Campo Marcio Emilias Re-gillus Cenfor. L. 40. c. 52. Macrob. L. i. c. 10. p. 161. * Macrob. Somn. Scip. Cum Sol Aquarium tenet, Manibus 43. »Hefych. ** Kai fn nxKxi; Si^xsrai f^fisxToros. Lycoph. V. 229. HaKaiyMVIvxji jioi. Schol. J *i L. I. c. 8. and jPala^iiiMii(V Cettis- yala;iu«ii,(/ tiN^i^ff^yf/^Ciim tj<WKam^:. i:u-/,-/ t^!\,/,/,)/ t/i/vvr ^y/////////..Europa Sitlama :,f (^iim. .uuv /• /l/,i/jui fri n//i/i>rn ni The Analysis of Ancient Mythology. 459 and it is wonderful, that they flioiild be fo blinded, as notto perceive it. Moft of their Deities were formed out oftitles: and the whole of their worfhip was confined to afew deified men, thefe Lares, Manes, Damones, of whomwe have been treating. They were no other than theirArkite anceftors, the Baalim of the Scriptures: to thefe theyoffered j and to thefe they made their vows. 3 N2 OF ( 46i ) O F T H E CABIRI, CORYBANTES, IDJElDACTYL I, CURETES, I G N E-T E S, T E L C H I N E S, and other Ar-KiTE Priests. IH O P E, that I have given a fatisfadiory account ofthe Deluge, and of the fuppofed Genius of the Ark,as defcribed by the Gentile mythologifts. She was re-prefented
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