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yclopians of Thrace see Scholia in Euripid. Orest. v. 966. [Greek: Kuklopes, Thrakikon ethnos]. Also Scholia in Statii Theb. l. 2. p. 104. [593] [Greek: para de to hieron tou Kephissou Medouses lithou pepoiemene kephale. Kuklopon phasin einai kai touto ergon.] Pausan. l. 2. p. 156. [Greek: Kephissos], Dorice [Greek: Kaphissos], vel [Greek: Kaphisos]: from Caph-Isis, Petra Deae Isidis. [594] [Greek: Eeliou, hos pant' ephorai kai pant' hupakouei.] Homer. Odyss. l. [Lambda]. v. 108. [595] Orphic Fragment. 6. v. 19. the same as Phanes, and Dionusus. Frag. 8. v. 2. Schol. ibid. [596] Hence the stream and lake of Cephisus in Boeotia were styled [Greek: hudata kai limne Kephissidos]: by the antient Dorians expressed [Greek: Kaphisidos], from [Greek: Kaph-Isis]. [597] Orphic Hymn. 31. v. 10. [598] Hymn. 10. v. 10. Metis was the same as Pan. Meed-Ous whence came [Greek: Medousa], is exactly analogous to Cotinousa, Aithousa, Alphiousa, Ampelousa, Pithecousa, Scotousa, Arginousa, Lampadousa, Amathousa, Ophiousa, Asterousa; and signifies the temple of Metis, or divine wisdom. Aster-Ous was a temple on Mount Caucasus: Amath-Ous, the same in Cyprus: Ampel-Ous, a temple in Mauritania: Alphi-Ous, in Elis: Achor-Ous, in Egypt: all dedicated to the Deity, under different titles. [599] [Greek: Chasmasi leonteiois ta ton hieron thuromata kosmousin (hoi Aiguptioi).] Plutarch. Isis et Osiris. p. 366. [600] Odyss. [Lambda]. v. 610. It is a term which seems to have puzzled the commentators. [Greek: Charopoi, epiplektikoi, phoberoi]. Scholiast. Ibid. It was certainly an Amonian term: and the Poet alluded to a Charopian temple. [Greek: Tes d' en Treis kephalai, mia men charopoio leontos]. Hesiod. Theogon. v. 321. Homer in another place mentions, [Greek: Lukon klangen, charopon te Leonton.] Hymn. [Greek: eis Metera theon]. v. 4. As a lion was from hence styled Charops, so from another temple it was named Charon. [Greek: Charon ho leon]. Hesych. Achilles is styled [Greek: Aichmetes Charon], Lycoph. v. 260. a martial Charonian Lion. [601] Pausan. l. 8. p. 696. [602] Pausan. l. 1. p. 49. [603] Hesiod. Theogon. v. 141. Scholia Apollon. l. 1. v. 730. [Greek: Kuklopes tote Dii men didoasi bronten, kai astrapen, kai keraunon.] Apollodorus. l. 1. p. 4. [604] See Stephanus. [Greek: Akmonia polis Phrugias ktl.] He styles Acmon [Greek: Akmona ton Maneos.] Manes was the chief Deity of Lydia, Lycia, and Persis;
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