Erotes,]
[Greek: Tritones, Nereus, Tethus kai Kuanochaites,]
[Greek: Hermes th', Hephaistos te klutos, Pan, Zeus te, kai Here,]
[Greek: Artemis, ed' Hekaergos Apollon, heis Theos estin.]

There were to be sure a number of strange attributes, which by some of the
poets were delegated to different personages; but there were other writers
who went deeper in their researches, and made them all centre in one. They
sometimes represented this sovereign Deity as Dionusus; who, according to
Ausonius, was worshipped in various parts under different titles, and
comprehended all the Gods under one character.

[930]Ogygia me Bacchum vocat;
Osyrin AEgyptus putat:
Mysi Phanacem nominant:
Dionyson Indi existimant:
Romana Sacra Liberum;
Arabica Gens Adoneum;
Lucanianus Pantheon.

Sometimes the supremacy was given to Pan, who was esteemed Lord of all the
elements.

[931][Greek: Pana kalo, krateron Nomion, kosmoio te sumpan,]
[Greek: Ouranon, ede thalassan, ide chthona pambasileian,]
[Greek: Kai pur athanaton, tade gar mele esti ta Panos.]
[Greek: Kosmokrator, auxeta, phaesphore, karpime Paian,]
[Greek: Antrochares, barumenis, ALETHES ZEUS HO KERASTES.]

More generally it was conferred upon Jupiter:

[932][Greek: Zeus estin aither, Zeus de ge, Zeus d' Ouranos;]
[Greek: Zeus toi ta panta.]

Poseidon, God of the sea, was also reputed the chief God, the Deity of
Fire. This we may infer from his priest. He was styled a Purcon, and
denominated from him, and served in his oracular temples; as we learn from
Pausanias, who says, [933][Greek: Poseidoni d' hupereten es ta manteumata
einai Purkona]. He mentions a verse to the same purpose. [Greek: Sun de te
Purkon amphipolos klutou Ennosigaiou.] P'urcon is Ignis vel lucis dominus:
and we may know the department of the God from the name of the priest. He
was no other than the supreme Deity, the Sun: from whom all were supposed
to be derived. Hence Poseidon or Neptune, in the Orphic verses, is, like
Zeus, styled the father of Gods and men.

[934] [Greek: Kluthi, Poseidaon]----
[Greek: Ouranion, Makaron te Theon pater, ede kai andron.]

In the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon the chief deity went by the name of
[935]Ourchol, the same as Archel and Aides of Egypt, whence came the
[Greek: Herakles], and Hercules of Greece and Rome. Nonnus, who was deeply
read in the mythology of these countries, makes all the various departments
of the other Gods, as wel