at Myonia in Locris, called
[Greek: Theoi Meilichioi]; and of an altar, with an inscription of the same
purport, [266][Greek: bomos Theon Meilichion].

Rivers often had the name of Melech. There was one in Babylonia, generally
expressed Nahar Malcha, or the royal stream: these too were often by the
Grecians changed to [Greek: Meilichoi]. The foregoing writer gives an
instance in a [267]river of Achaia. Malaga in Spain was properly Malacha,
the royal city. I take the name of Amalek to have been Ham [268]Melech
abbreviated: a title taken by the Amalekites from the head of their family.
In like manner I imagine [269]Malchom, the God of the Sidonians, to have
been a contraction of Malech-Chom, [Greek: basileus Helios]: a title given
to the Sun; but conferred also upon the chief of the Amonian [270]family.

ANAC.

Anac was a title of high antiquity, and seems to have been originally
appropriated to persons of great strength, and stature. Such people in the
plural were styled Anakim; and one family of them were to be found at
[271]Kirjath-Arba. Some of them were likewise among the Caphtorim, who
settled in Palestina. Pausanias represents Asterion, whose tomb is said to
have been discovered in Lydia, as a son of Anac, and of an enormous size.
[272][Greek: Einai de Asterion men Anaktos; Anakta de Ges paida--osta
ephane to schema periechonta es pistin, hos estin anthropou; epei dia
megethos ouk estin hopos an edoxen]. We may from hence perceive that the
history of the Anakim was not totally obliterated among the Grecians. Some
of their Deities were styled [Greek: anakte], others [Greek: anaktores],
and their temples [Greek: anaktoria]. Michael Psellus speaking of heresies,
mentions, that some people were so debased, as to worship Satanaki:
[273][Greek: Auton] [Greek: de monon epigeion Satanaki ensternizontai].
Satanaki seems to be Satan Anac, [Greek: diabolos basileus].

Necho, Nacho, Necus, Negus, which in the Egyptian and Ethiopic languages
signified a king, probably was an abbreviation of Anaco, and Anachus. It
was sometimes expressed Nachi, and Nacchi. The buildings represented at
Persepolis are said to be the work of Nacki Rustan; which signifies the
lord, or prince Rustan.

ZAR, and SAR.

Sar is a rock, and made use of to signify a promontory. As temples were
particularly erected upon such places, these eminences were often
denominated Sar-On, from the Deity, to whom the temples were sacred. The
term Sar was oftenti