. 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 . a tomb at Thebes, ofthe early time of the 18th dynasty (woodcut No. IV.).—[G. W.] Homers description of the mode ofslaughtering an animal (II. i. 459-466)is veiy similar: They drew back thehead and killed it, and after skinningit they cut oS the legs {μηρου$), wh
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . a tomb at Thebes, ofthe early time of the 18th dynasty (woodcut No. IV.).—[G. W.] Homers description of the mode ofslaughtering an animal (II. i. 459-466)is veiy similar: They drew back thehead and killed it, and after skinningit they cut oS the legs {μηρου$), whichbeing wrapped up in the fat (caul)folded double, they placed portions ofraw meat thereon; an old man thenburnt it on split wood, and pouredblack wine on it, while the young menbeside him held five-pronged the legs (thighs and shoulders)were burnt, and they had tasted theinward parts, they cut the rest intosmall pieces, and put them on skewers(spits), roasting them cleverly, and tookall off again.—[G. W.] 60 DISEMBOWELLING AND BURNING. Book II. victims of all sorts; and hence the Egyptians will never eat thehead of any animal. 40. Tlie disembowelling and burning arc, however, differentin different sacrifices. I will mention the mode in use withrespect to the goddess whom they regard as the greatest,^ and. * Herodotiis here evidently alludes toIsis, as he shows in chs. 59, 61, wherehe speaks of her fete at Busiris ; but heafterwards confounds her with Athor(oh. 41). This is very excusable in thehistorian, since the attributes of thosetwo Goddesses are often so closely con- nected that it is difficult to distinguishthem in the sculptures, unless theirnames are directly specified. It washowever more so in late than in earlytimes, and at Dendera Athor has veryneaily the same appearance as Isis,though still a distinct Goddess, as ia Chap. 39-41. COWS SACRED TO ISIS. 61 honour with the chiefest festival. When they have flayed theirsteer they pray, and when then-
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