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Title: The Pantheon, or, Fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c. : explained in a manner entirely new ... adorned with figures from ancient paintings, medals, and gems ... with a dissertation on the theology and mythology of the heathens ...
Year: 1792 (1790s)
Authors: Boyse, Samuel, 1708-1749 Cooke, William, d. 1780
Subjects: Mythology, Classical
Publisher: Dublin : Printed for J. Jones ...
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
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Hiflorians fay, that Hyperion was a famous aftro-
nomer, who, on account of his difcovering the mo-
tions of the celeftial bodies, and particularly the two
great luminaries of heaven, was called the father of
thofe planets.

CHAP. IV.

OF OCEANUS AND TETHYS

THIS deity was one of the eldeft fons of Caelus
and Terra, and married his fifter Tethys, befides
whom he had feveral other wives. Each of them pof-
feffed an hundred woods and as many rivers. By Te-
thys he had Ephyre, who was matched to Epime-
theus, and Pleione the wife of Atlas. He had feve-
ral other daughters and fons, whofe names it would
be endlefs to enumerate, and indeed they are only
thofe of the principal rivers of the world.
Two of the wives of Oceanus were Pamphyloge
and Parthenope. By the firft he had two daughters'
Afia and Lybia ; and by the laft, two more called
Europa and Thracia, who gave their names to the
countries fo denominated. He had alfo a daughter,
called Cephyra, who educated Neptune, and three
fons, viz. Triptolemus, the favourite of Ceres, Ne-
reus, who prefided over fait waters, and Achelous,
the deity of fountains and rivers.
The

(2) This feems copied from the flory of Phaeton.
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T H E H E A T H E N G O D S. 5

The ancients, regarded Oceanus as the father of
gods and men, on account of the oceans encompaf-
fing the earth with its waves, and becaufe he was the
principle of that radical moifture diffufed through
univerfal matter, without which, according to Thales,
nothing could either be produced or fubfift.
Homer makes Juno vifit him at the remoteft limits
of the earth, and acknowledge him and Tethys as
the parents of the gods, adding that fhe herfelf had
been brought up under their tuition.
Oceanus was depided with a bull's head, to repre-
fent the rage and bellowing of the ocean when agi-
tated by ftorms.

CHAP. V.

OF AURORA AND TITHONUS.

We have already obferved, that this goddefs was
the youngeft daughter of Hyperion and Theia.—
By the Greeks Ihe was ftyled είναι; and by the Latins
Aurora, on account of her bright or golden colour
and the dew which attends her. Orpheus calls her
the harbinger of Titan, becaufe the dawn befpeaks
the approach of the Sun ; others make her the daugh-
her of Titan and the earth.

The old text into modern English by George E. Koronaios

Historians say, that Hyperion was a famous astronomer, who, on account of his discovering the motions of the celestial bodies, and particularly the two great luminaries of heaven, was called the father of those planets.

CHAP. IV.

OF OCEANUS AND TETHYS

THIS deity was one of the eldest sons of Uranus and Gaia, and married his sister Tethys, besides whom he had several other wives. Each of them possessed an hundred woods and as many rivers. By Tethys he had Ephyre, who was matched to Epimetheus, and Pleione the wife of Atlas. He had several other daughters and sons, whose names it would be endless to enumerate, and indeed they are only those of the principal rivers of the world.<brr> Two of the wives of Oceanus were Pamphyloge and Parthenope. By the first he had two daughters' Afia and Libya; and by the last, two more called Europa and Thracia, who gave their names to the countries to denominated. He had also a daughter, called Cephyra, who educated Neptune, and three sons, Triptolemus, the favourite of Ceres, Nereus, who presided over fait waters, and Achelous, the deity of fountains and rivers.
The

(2) This seems copied from the story of Phaethon.
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THE HEATHEN GODS

The ancients, regarded Oceanus as the father of gods and men, on account of the oceans encompas- sing the earth with its waves, and because he was the principle of that radical moisture diffused through universal matter, without which, according to Thales, nothing could either be produced or subsist. Homer makes Juno visit him at the remotest limits of the earth, and acknowledge him and Tethys as the parents of the gods, adding that she herself had been brought up under their tuition. Oceanus was depicted with a bull's head, to represent the rage and bellowing of the ocean when agitated by storms.

CHAP. V.

OF AURORA AND TITHONUS

We have already observed, that this goddess was the youngest daughter of Hyperion and Theia.— By the Greeks she was styled Ἕως; and by the Latins Aurora, on account of her bright or golden colour and the dew which attends her. Orpheus calls her the harbinger of Titan, because the dawn bespeaks the approach of the Sun ; others make her the daugh-

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