turio, Pionius the martyr; also Pior, Piammon, Piambo; who
are all mentioned by ecclesiastical [440]writers as natives of that
country. This article is sometimes expressed Pa; as in the name of
Pachomius, an abbot in Egypt, mentioned by [441]Gennadius. A priest named
Paapis is to be found in the Excerpta from Antonius [442]Diogenes in
Photius. There were particular rites, styled Pamylia Sacra, from
[443]Pamyles, an antient Egyptian Deity. We may infer from Hesychius that
they were very obscene: [Greek: Paamules, Aiguptios Theos Priapodes.]
Hades, and Pi-Ades, was a common title of the Sun: and the latter, in early
times, was current in Greece; where I hope to give ample testimony of the
Amonians settling. He was termed Melech Pi-Adon, and Anac Pi-Adon: but the
Greeks out of Pi-Adon formed [Greek: Paidon]: for it is inconceivable how
very ignorant they were in respect to their antient theology. Hence we read
of [Greek: paidon Letous], [Greek: paidon Zenos], [Greek: paidon
Apollonos]; and legends of [Greek: paidon athanaton]; and of [Greek:
paidon]; who were mere foundlings; whose fathers could never be
ascertained, though divine honours were paid to the children. This often
puzzled the mythologists, who could not account for this spurious race.
Plutarch makes it one of his inquiries to sift out, [444][Greek: Tis ho
Paidon taphos para Chalkideusi]; Pausanias mentions, [445][Greek:
Amphilukou paidon bomos]: and, in another place, [446][Greek: Bomoi de
Theon te onomazomenon agnoston, kai Heroon, kai PAIDON tou Theseos, kai
Phalerou]. From this mistake arose so many boy-deities; among whom were
even Jupiter and Dionusus: [447][Greek: Auton ton Dia, kai ton Dionuson
Paidas, kai neous, he theologia kalei]. _According to the theology of the
Greeks, even Jupiter and Dionusus are styled boys, and young persons._ One
of the most remarkable passages to this purpose is to be found in the
antiquary above quoted; who takes notice of a certain mysterious rite
performed by the natives of Amphissa, in Phocis. The particular Gods, to
whom it was performed, were styled [Greek: Anaktes paides]. [448][Greek:
Agousi de kai teleten hoi Amphisseis ton Anakton kaloumenon Paidon.
Hoitines de Theon eisin hoi Anaktes Paides, ou kata t' auta estin
eiremenon]. _The people of Amphissa perform a ceremony in honour of persons
styled Anactes Paides, or Royal Boys: but who these Anactes Paides were, is
matter of great uncertainty_. In short, the author could