. 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 ... . ete, committing the care of him to the Curetesand Corybantes. Saturn, however, getting fomeintelligence of the affair, demanded the child, in•whofe ftead his wife gave him a ftone iwaddled up,which he fwallowed. This ftone had the name ofAb-addir, (or the potent father) and received divinehonours. This fidion, of Saturns devouring his fon
. 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 ... . ete, committing the care of him to the Curetesand Corybantes. Saturn, however, getting fomeintelligence of the affair, demanded the child, in•whofe ftead his wife gave him a ftone iwaddled up,which he fwallowed. This ftone had the name ofAb-addir, (or the potent father) and received divinehonours. This fidion, of Saturns devouring his fons, ac-cording to Mr. Le Clerc (8), was founded upon acuftom which he had of banifhing or confining hischildren for fear they fhould one day rebel againfthim. As to the ftone which Saturn is faid to fwal-low, this is another fiction, founded on the doublemeaning of the word Eben, which fignifies both aftone and a child, and means no more than that Sa-turn was deceived by Rheas fubftituting anotherchild in the room of Jupiter. Titan finding the mutual compatft made betweenhim and his brother thus violated, took arms to re-venge the injury, and not only defeated Saturn, butmade him and his wife Vefta prifoners, whom he con-fined(8) Remarks upon THE HEATHEN GODS. 15 fined in Tartarus, a place fo dark and difmal, tl?at itafterwards became one of the appellations of the in-fernal regions. In the mean time Jupiter beinggrown up, raifed an army in Crete for his fathersdeliverance. He alfo hired the Cecrops to aid him inhis expedition ; but on their refufal to join him aftertaking the money, he turned them into Apes. Afterthis he marched againft the Titans, and obtained acomplete vidory. The Eagle which appeared beforethe engagement, as an aufpicious omen, was everafter chofen to carry his thunder. From the bloodof the Titans, flain in the battle, proceeded fer-pents, fcorpions, and all venomous reptiles. Havingby this fuccefs freed his parents, the young princecaufed all the
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