mnoi, telesen de toi hieron Hippo;]
[Greek: Autai d', Oupi anassa, peri prulin orchesanto.]

Instead of an image made of a stump, the poet Dionysius supposes a temple
to have been built beneath the trunk of a decayed tree.

[Greek: Entha Theei pote neon Amazonides tetuchonto]
[Greek: Premnoi hupo ptelees, periosion andrasi thauma.] v. 827.

It is observable, that the Chinese, as well as the people of Japan, still
retain something of this custom. When they meet with an uncouth root, or
spray of a tree, they humour the extravagance: and, by the addition of a
face, give it the look of a Joss or Bonzee, just as fancy directs them.

The vine was esteemed sacred both to Dionusus, and Bacchus; for they were
two different personages, though confounded by the Grecians: indeed the
titles of all those, who were originally styled Baalim, are blended
together. This tree had therefore the name of Ampel, which the Greeks
rendered [Greek: Ampelos], from the Sun, Ham, whose peculiar plant it was.
This title is the same as Omphel before mentioned, and relates to the
oracular Deity of the Pagan world; under which character Ham was
principally alluded to. The Egyptian and Asiatic Greeks had some imperfect
traditions about Ham, and Chus: the latter of which they esteemed Bacchus.
And as the term Ampelus did not primarily relate to the vine, but was a
sacred name transferred from the Deity, they had some notion of this
circumstance: but as it was their custom out of every title to form a new
personage, they have supposed Ampelus to have been a youth of great beauty,
and one whom Bacchus particularly favoured. Hence Nonnus introduces the
former begging of Selene not to envy him this happiness.

[818][Greek: Me phthoneseis, hoti Bakchos emen philoteta phulassei.]
[Greek: Hotti neos genomen, hoti kai philos eimi Luaiou.]

The worship of Ham was introduced by the Amonians in Phrygia and Asia
Minor: and in those parts the Poet makes Ampelus chiefly conversant.

[819][Greek: Ede gar Phrugies hupo deiradi kouros athuron]
[Greek: Ampelos eexeto neotrephes ernos eroton.]

He speaks of his bathing in the waters, and rising with fresh beauty from
the stream, like the morning star from the ocean.

[820][Greek: Paktoloi pore kai su teon selas, ophra phaneie]
[Greek: Ampelos antellon, hate phosphoros--]
[Greek: Kosmesei seo kallos holon Paktolion hudor.]

In all these instances there are allusions to a history, which will
her