ans and Cretans, was, properly, Melech-Carta, the Deity of the
place. The city of Tigranes, in Armenia, was called Tigranocerta. One name
of Carthage was [Greek: Karchedon], from Car-Chadon, the same as Adon. It
was also called Carthada, from Cartha-Ada, the city of the queen or
Goddess, who was by the Romans supposed to be Juno, but was, properly, the
Amonian Elisa. Caer, among many antient nations, signified a city, or
fortress; as we may learn from the places called Carteia, Carnaim,
Caronium, Caroura, Carambis. Among the Britons were, of old, places exactly
analogous; such as Caerlisle, Caerdiff, Caerphilly, Caernarvon, and
Caeruriah in Cornwall.

Kir and Caer are the same term, differently expressed. In Scripture we meet
with Kir Haresh, and Kir-Hareseth. Isaiah. c. 16. v. 7. and v. 11. and Kir
Moab, c. 15. v. 1. and Kir Heres, of the same purport as Kir Haresh, is
mentioned by Jeremiah, c. 48. v. 31. Upon the Euphrates was Cercusium and
Carchemish. In Cyprus was Kironia, rendered [Greek: Keronia] by
[356]Ptolemy; whose true name was Kir-On, the city of the Sun; where was a
temple to Our-Ain, styled Urania. Kir-On was often rendered Cironis,
Coronis; and the Deity Coronus and [357]Cronus. By these means the place
was substituted for the Deity, and made an object of worship. Of this abuse
I shall often speak. Artemis was, properly, a city, Ar-Themis, the same as
Thamuz of Egypt. What was called Artemis, and Artemisium, was in some
places reversed, and expressed by Kir subjoined: hence Themiscir, and
Themiscura in Pontus.

Col, Cal, Calah, Calach, signify properly an eminence, like the Collis of
the Romans; but are often used for a fortress so situated. We sometimes
meet with a place styled absolute Calah: but the term is generally used in
composition, as Cala Nechus, Cala-Anac, Cala-Chan, Cala-On, Cala-Es,
Cala-Ait, Cala-Ur, Cala-Ope, Cala-Ham, Cala-Amon, Cala-Adon: whence came
the names of people and places styled [358]Callinicus, Calachene,
[359]Colonae, Cales, Calathe, Calistae, Calathusa, Calauria, Coloriua,
Caliope, Calama, Calamos, [360]Calamon, Calymna, Calydnus, Calycadnus; all
which were places in Phrygia, Bithynia, Assyria, Libya, denominated from
their situation and worship.

Comah is used for a wall; but seems to be sometimes taken for those sacred
inclosures wherein they had their Puratheia; and particularly for the
sacred mount which stood in those inclosures. From Comah came the Greek
[Greek: choma]