l as their titles, centre in him. He describes him
in some good poetry as the head of all.

[936][Greek: Astrochiton Herakles, Anax puros, Orchame kosmou,]
[Greek: Huia Chronou Lukabanta duodekamenon helisson,]
[Greek: Hippeuon helikedon holon polon aithopi diskoi,]
[Greek: Kuklon ageis meta kuklon]----
[Greek: Ombron ageis pherekarton, ep' euodini de gaiei]
[Greek: Eeries eoon ereugetai ardmon eerses.]----
[Greek: Belos ep Euphretao, Libus keklemenos Ammon,]
[Greek: Apis ephus Neiloios Araps Kronos, Assurios Zeus.]----
[Greek: Eite Sarapis ephus Aiguptios, anephalos Zeus,]
[Greek: Ei Chronos, ei Phaethon poluonumos, eite su Mithres,]
[Greek: EELIOS BABYLONOS, en Helladi DELPHOS APOLLON.]

All the various titles, we find, are at last comprised in Apollo, or the
Sun.

It may appear strange, that Hercules, and Jupiter, or whomever we put for
the chief Deity, should be of all ages. This must have been the case, if
they were the same as the boy of love, and Bacchus ever young; and were
also the representatives of Cronus, and Saturn. But the antients went
farther; and described the same Deity under the same name in various stages
of life: and [937]Ulpian speaking of Dionusus, says that he was represented
of all ages. [Greek: Kai gar paida, kai presbuten, kai andra graphousin
auton.] But the most extraordinary circumstance was, that they represented
the same Deity of different sexes. A bearded Apollo was uncommon; but Venus
with a beard must have been very extraordinary. Yet she is said to have
been thus exhibited in Cyprus, under the name of Aphroditus, [Greek:
Aphroditos:] [938][Greek: pogonian andros ten Theon eschematisthai en
Kuproi.] The same is mentioned by Servius: [939]Est etiam in Cypro
simulacrum _barbatae_ Veneris, corpora et veste muliebri, cum sceptro, et
natura virili, quod [Greek: Aphroditon] vocant. She was also looked upon as
prior to Zeus, and to most other of the Gods. [940][Greek: Aphrodite ou
monon Athenas, kai Heras, alla kai DIOS esti presbutera.] The poet Calvus
speaks of her as masculine: [941]Polientemque Deum Venerem. Valerius
Soranus among other titles calls Jupiter the mother of the Gods.

[942]Jupiter omnipotens, Regum Rex ipse, Deumque
Progenitor, _Genetrixque Deum_; Deus unus et idem.

Synesius speaks of him in nearly the same manner.

[943][Greek: Su pater, su d' essi meter,]
[Greek: Su d' arsen, su de thelus.]

And the like character is given to the ant