Lares and Penates, Or, Cilicia and Its Governors: Being a Short Historical Account of That Province from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Together with a Description of Some Household Gods of the Ancient Cilicians, Broken Up by Them on Their Conver
Lares and Penates, Or, Cilicia and Its Governors: Being a Short Historical Account of That Province from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Together with a Description of Some Household Gods of the Ancient Cilicians, Broken Up by Them on Their Conver
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...This is one of the many proofs of the prevalence of Egyptian superstitions at Tarsus, owing to the intercourse between the learned men of the schools at Tarsus and those of the schools at Alexandria. Out of many beautiful specimens, I have selected one (No. 38), which Mr. Birch has denominated Harpocrates, who was the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...This is one of the many proofs of the prevalence of Egyptian superstitions at Tarsus, owing to the intercourse between the learned men of the schools at Tarsus and those of the schools at Alexandria. Out of many beautiful specimens, I have selected one (No. 38), which Mr. Birch has denominated Harpocrates, who was the same as Horus (of the Egyptians), son of Isis. By the Romans he is represented as holding one of his fingers to his mouth, intimating that the mysteries of religion and philosophy ought never to be revealed to the people. As a further illustration of the spread of Egyptian worship, I will observe, that I possess a small brass image of this god, which was found in the plain of Babylon, and which I bought on the spot from one of those who, after a heavy shower, scour the ruins, in order to pick up what cylinders and other curiosities the rain may have exposed to view by washing off the dust. I was there in February, and witnessed the interest taken by the inhabitants of the villages in the environs of the ruins of this celebrated city, which has for years yielded up, and still continues to lurnLsh, on such occasions, many a valuable remnant in confirmation of the wonderful accounts of its ancient splendour. I must here add, that some of these heads have been considered by connoisseurs to represent Isis herself, Ho. 38.--Habpocbates. the face being more like that of a female, and bearing the Nelumbium on the head; whereas others have more the The sacred Egyptian bean is the fruit of the Nelumbium. specicaum, which grows features of a youth, and may be supposed to represent her son; but on this I will presume to form no decision. Indeed, it would be impossible to do more than throw out such hints as may lead the learned to express opinions based o...
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