whom explained, p. 129. n. 1. The remarkable text Let us build, &c. critically explained, ibid. Bacchus, from whom defcended, and to whom related, p. 2. n. 9. His chariot drawn by two tygers only, and why, p. 65. n. 141. The affellor of Ceres, and worshipped with her, and why, p. 158. n. 103 Baku, the manner observed in preferving their everlafting fire, P. 45. n. 120 Banier, his account of the crow, raven, and fwan, being devoted to Apollo, and why, p. 40. n. 94 His account of the facred groves belonging to the Pagans, p. 58. n, 55. Sets the story of Minos, which is confounded by most antient historians, in a true light, p. 79. n. 263. His account of Atalanta referred to, p. 82. n. 292. Attached to a fyftem, yet forced fometimes to speak out, p. 129. n. 9 Barrenness, looked upon by the female fex amongst the Jews as a moft dreadful calamity, and why, P 70. n. 175 Bath (of Pallas) Callimachus's hymn to it, and the fubject of it, what, p. 127. n. I Battus, the founder of the city of Cyrene, his remarkable ftory, beautifully and piously introduced by Callimachus in his hymn to Apollo, p. 40 n. 92. Why fo called, and his original name, what, ibid. Beard, the ftroking it a mark of affection amongst the antients, but plucking it an affront, p. 55 35 Beards, the fhaving of them, amongst the antients, a token of grief, according to Ovid and Statius, p. 69. n. 174 Bees, fuppofed to have been Jupiter's nurfes in his infancy, and to have been protected by him, p. 10. n. 78. Their golden colour accounted for by Diodorus, ibid. Are called by Callimachus Panacrian bees, and why, ibid. Defcriptions of them by Virgil, Diodorus and Dryden, ibid. Bell flowers, of what the emblem, p. 43. n. 115, and 118 n. Bentley (Dr. jun.) mistaken in his criticism, p. 8. Afperles Gronovius injudiciously, p. 13 n. 61. n. 99 Berenice (the confort of Ptolemy) Callimachus's compliment on her, p. 178 ep. 17. Her lock defcribed, p. 179, &feq. What called fo by Conon and Callimachus, p. 181. n. 36. The story of it at large, ibid. Why called magnanimous, p. 182. n. 36. Her lock, why fuppofed to be carried up to the heavens wet, according to Roffius, p. 184. n. 86 Black more (Sir Richard, his defcription of the Spartan dogs, p. 63. n. 116 Blackwall, his character of the compliment paid by Callimachus to king Ptolemy, p. 31. n. 41. His high encomium of a paffage of St. Paul, in his epiltle to the Ephefians, P. 32. n. 41 3 Blefings that attend the virtuous beautifully defcribed, p. 70, & feq. n. 179, and 184 Bachart, his character of goat's milk, p. 9. n. 75 His etymology of the island Delos, what, p. 95. n. 61 Bordromian, Apollo fo called, by whom, and why, P. 41. n. 98. The month of Auguft fo called by whom, and why, ibid. A feftival fo called by the Athenians, and why, ibid. Bride (a virgin one) how defcribed by Mr. Rove, p. 181. n. 22 Britomartis, the name of a nymph, from whence derived, and the fignification thereof, what, p. 79 n. 263. Not afcribed by Callimachus to Diana, ibid. Brontes, who, and his gifts to Diana, what, p. 62. Butter and Honey, the food of Chrift, p. 10. n. 75 C. Cabir, Diana fo called, and why, p. 85. n 310 Cabiri, or Cabirim, the term from whence derived, and its fignification, what, ibid. Caeratus, the city of Chofus, fo called, and why, P. 58. n. 62 Cain, his descendants how diftinguished in Scripture, n. 3. n. 100 P. 149. n. 10 P 2. n 3 Calathus, its ceremonies obferved by king Ptolemy at Alexandria in honour of Ceres, p 147. n. I To be viewed only flanding on the ground, and why, p. 149. n. 5. Drawn by four milk-white horfes, and why, p. 163. n. 169. With what filed, p. 164. n. 179. The canisters how filled, ibid. The ceremony performed in the evening, and why, Callimachus, is proved by Spanheim to be acquainted with the Septuagint tranflation of the Bible, p. 2. If not, he had a perfect idea of the confufion at Babel, by tradition, ibid His encomium on king Ptolemy, p. 17. n. 133. Is juftly admired as a mafter-piece, ibid. Is overlooked and miftranflated by Mr. Prior, ibid. A beau. tiful paffage of his, how applied and improved by Spanheim, p. 18 n. 140. Is too feverely criticifed on by Mr. Daws, and for what, p. 18. n 146. Is vindicated by Stephens, and how, ib. Is cenfured by Ovid, and for what, p. 19. n. 145 Is vindicated by the tranflator and how, p. :o n. 146. Is an excellent moralift, and wherein, ibid. His prayer for wealth added to virtue, a wife one, p. 20. n. 151. Is fimilar to that of Agur, ibid. A paffage of his juftiy interpreted by Dr. Bentley, and followed by the tranflator, and why, p. 28. n. 24. His introduction to the story of Battus, founder of Cyrene, his birth place, an argument of his piety, p. 40. n. 92. Envied by his enemies, and why, p. 50 n. 149 Was a great lover of concifenefs, ibid. Was jealous of Apollonius Rhodius, ibid. A Paffage in his hymn. to Diana peculiarly excellent and fublime, p. 63. n. 114 n. 114. Bears a fimilitude to that in Mofes, Let there be light, &c. ibid. A fimilar paffage in the Pfalms, ibid. Spanheim's encomium on it, ibid. Remarkably excellent, where he denounces curfes on the unrighteous, and pronounces bleflings on the virtuous, and for what reason, p. 69. n. 170 His prayer, at the clofe of his hymn to Ceres, fimilar to that of the publican in Scripture, p. 166 n. 199. His epigrams, &c. p. 169, & feq. His epigram on himfelf, p. 174. ep. 8. Another, ep. 13. His compliment on Berenice, p 178 ep. 17 Califo, from whom defcended, by whom ravished, and by whom transformed into a fhe-bear, p. 9. n. 69. Her story hiftorically explained, ibid. Camilla, the huntrefs, beautifully defcribed by Virgil, Carnean, who fo called, and why, p. 82. n. 282 p. 48. n. 142 p. 79. n.263 referred to, P. 17. n. 124 Cores, Callimachus's hymn to her, p. 147, & feq. Her chariot drawn by ferpents, the number only two, and why, p. 65. n. 141. What meant by the appellation, and what attributes affigned her, p. 148. n. 1. Her name in Greek what, and from whence derived, ibid. Is fuppofed to be the moon, and why, ibid. Her feftival, and all others of the like kind from whence derived, ibid. What meant by her feeking her daughter Pioferpine, p. 149. n. 10. Is reprefented by the antients as drawn by ferpents, with a torch in her hand, and why, ibid. Her attribute of torchbearer,&c. phyfically right according to Scripture, P. 150. n. 10. Is called Legifra, or lawgiver, and why, p. 151. n. 32. The feat of Pentecoft called the feaft of giving the law, ibid. Refigns her car Triptolemus, p. 152. n. 33. Her name from whence derived, and its original fignification, what, ibid. Her grove defcribed, p. 153. n. 41 The trees facred to her, p. 155. n. 63. Is reprefented with a crown of corn and poppies, and why, ibid. Key-bearer, its meaning, ibid. Had Bacchus for her affeffor, and why, p. 155. n. 63 No Goddess without peace, p. 165. n. 197. Called thrice adored, p. 166. n. 199 Chich, a practical reflection drawn from her calamities, p. 137. n. 88. Her wild depoitment under her affl &tions, with a particular reflection on her il con luct, P. 139. n. 96. Cavall, Eve, fo named by Adam, and why, p. 49. n. 142. The term explained, Chefias, Diana, so called, as well as Juno, p. 84. n. 310. The name from whence derived, ibid. Cherubim, its compofition defcribei, p. 15. n 107 Was a fymbolical reprefentation of the Trinity in Unity, and wherein, ibid. By idolaters however mifapplied, and misunderstood, ibid. Moft of the abufes in the heathen mythology arifing from it, ibid. How defcribed on the walls of the ibid. Jewish temple, p. 25. n. 5. Of what the emblem, ibid. First fet up at the expulfion of Adam from paradife, and why, p. 33. n. 47. fully explained and decyphered, Append. p. 210 Chrift, the fecond perfon in the facred Trinity, how defcribed, p. 33. n. 47. Called by the Saxons All-hael, and why, p. 36. n. 62. His Divinity proved, p. 144. n. 164, and p. 138. n. 96. Cicero, his account of three Jupiters, two of them Arcadian kings, and the other a Cretan, p. 2. n. 9 His account of the Cretans, Cimmerians, who, and their outrages, what, p. 88 n. 341 Circe, her rod, the power of it, and from whence arifing, P. 142. n. 192 ibid. Cifta or Canifter, ufed in the ceremonies of Bacchus as well as Ceres, how furrounded, and how drawn, p. 164 n. 179 Clarian, Apollo fo called, and why, P. 41. n. 98 Clitone, why fo called, p. 84. n. 306. Where worshipped in particular, and on what account, p. 84. n. 308 Cnofians, favourites of Diana, and why, p. 58. n. 62 Cnous, where fituate, P. 9 Coelus, father of one of the Arcadian Jupiters, or kings according to Cicero, p. 2. n. 9 Corybantes, build a tomb for their Jupiters, and with what view, p. 4. n. 18. Their martial manner of dancing round Jupiter, p. 11. n. 79 Contentment, exemplified, P. 175. ep. II Cretans, their odious character on account of their fhewing Jupiter's tomb, p. 3. n. 15. Their characters drawn by Lucan and Cicero, ibid. A quotation from St. Paul from Epimenides, in relation to them, ibid. Crete, remarkable for the folemnization of Diana's feftival there by its inhabitants, P. 79. n. 263 Crocus, of what emblematical, and how described by the gardeners, p. 43. n. 118. The term from whence derived, and its fignification what, p. 44. n. 118. p. 69. n. 174 most facred in the Called circling p. 122. n. 414 Crow, remarkable for its blacknefs, dedicated to Apollo, and why, p. 40. n. 94 Customs (religious) of the heathens, confirm the truth of Divine Revelation, p. 7. n. 51. Of ufhering in Apollo with mufic, hymns, and dancing, borrowed from the ferri ceremonics, p.27 n. 20 Curses that attend the wicked enumerated and defcribed, Cyclades (iflands) esteemed the world, and why, p. 91. n. 1. ifles, and why, Cyclops, the place of their abode, where, and their iflands how defcribed by Virgil, p. 59. n. 68. An account of them, and of their monster Polypheme defcribed by Homer, ibid. To what compared by Callimachus, ibid. Why fo called according to Hefiod, ibid. Their eyes to what compared by Virgil, ibid. The fame with the fun, append. p. 211 Cyrene Cyrene (the city) by whom built, p. 42. n. 104. Peculiarly remarkable for its fragrant rofes and faffron, p. 44. n. 118. (The wife of Apollo) an account of his amour, and her exploits, p. 46. n. 125. Why called Hypfeis, ibid. His victory over a lion, where gained, and related at large by Pindar, p. 82. n. 282 Cyrianaja, one of the daughters of king Pratus, how punished by Juno, and for what, and how cured by Melampus, or Diana, p. 86. n. 316 Cyzicum, a miracle performed there by the goddess Rhea, according to Apollonius, D. P. 7. n. 51 Dances (circular) practifed by the heathens round the altar of Apollo, and why, p. 26. n. 11. Formerly imitated by the country people in England round a may-pole, and why, ibid. Dars, too fevere in his criticism on Callimachus, p. 18, n. 146 Deities, the inadvertent fight of them fatal, p. 135, n 58. The notion from whence it proceeded, ibid. Delian palm, to whom dedicated by the heathens, and how to be accounted for, P. 25, n. 5 Delos esteemed the most facred place in the world, and why, p. 90. n. 1. Why faid to be steadfast and unfhaken, p. 92. n. 13. Her peculiar guardian, who, p. 93. n. 28. Had various names, p. 94. n. 43. Its various etymologies, p. 95. n. 55. An antient epigram upon it, p. 109. n. 254. Formerly called pyrpoles, or pyrpiles, and why, p. 110. n. 263. Why call'd Delos, p. 111. n. 263. All became golden there, when, and why, p. 116. n. 354. Its foil called golden by Callimachus, ibid How particularly privileg'd, p. 118. n. 378. The ftatue of Venus there, how honoured by Thefeus,, &c. p. 122. n. 414 The veneration paid to it univerfal, p. 123. n. 433, The ceremony of running round the altar of Apollo there, very fingular and particularly defcrib'd, ibid. Similar to the ceremony, obferv'd by the priests of Baal, ibid. The import of that circular motion, what, ibid. A cuftom of the like nature obferv'd by the Arcadians, in honour of their god Pan, p. 133. n. 433. Is call'd the Vefta of the islands, and why, P. 124. n. 433. Deucalion, his ftory fimilar to that of Noah, p. 125. n. 441. Particulars wherein he refembles Noah, p. 125. n. 441. Diana, her arrows how explain'd, p. 9. n. 69. Is fitter to Apollo, her title, and what the reprefents in the heathen system, p. 52. n. 1. Her fpeech as introduced by Callimachus, entirely becoming her, and how her petitions are to be understood, P. 53. n. 8. Is always a virgin, and why, ibid. Why faid to emit her darts, and to hunt wild beafts, ibid. Why accompanied with many nymphs, ibid. Why faid to be the guardian of mountains, and goddefs of the groves, ibid. Petitions for perpetual virginity, and why, ibid. Her petition to bear light, to what applicable, P. 54, n. 15. How reprefented, and the names Her chariot given her, what, and why, ibid. Where faid to be begotten, and in what river to bathe, p. 55, n. 20. Said to be the fame with the moon, and by whom, p. 56, n. 31. Is call'd Omnivega, and why, ibid. Why call'd Diana, and why particularly invok'd to the affittance, of childbearing women, ibid. Is faid to preside over ports, and why, p. 57, n. 46. drawn by two ftags, and not (as Spanheim fays) by four, p. 65, n 141. Stags facred to her, and why, ibid. Her dreis and ornaments all golden as well as Apollo's, p. 67, n. 146. Frequents mount Hamus, and why, p. 67, n. 153. By whom, and where particularly worshipped ibid. Procures the attribute of torch-bearer, and from whence, p. 67, n. 155. Is fometimes call'd Lucifera, and why, p. 68, n. 158. The manner of lighting her torch, and to what it aliudes, ibid. Her bow faid to be a filver one, and why, p. 68, n. 158. Her entrance into the celeftial regions, beautifully defcrib'd, p. 72. n. 199. Is faid to be met by Apollo and Mercury, in Heaven, and why, itid. Is call'd the night's eye, and by whom, ibid. Is call'd likewife Diaynna, and by whom, ibid. The provender for her ftags, what, p. 76, n. 231. Is all allegorical, and of what, ibid. Her approach to her father's court, gives a lively idea of the moon and ftars rifing in all their glory, p. 77, n. 236. The manner how her worshippers obferv'd her folemn feftivals explain'd, p. 77, n. 239. Her festivals when and where folemniz'd, p. 78, n. 248. The fun himself faid to stand still at them, ibid. How applicable to its ftanding ftill at Gibeon, ibid. Was particularly worshipp'd at Perga, and why. P. 79, n. 258. Is call'd Pergaia, ibid. Had a feftival at Lacedæmon, and what call'd, p. 79, n. 263. The pine-tree facred to her, and peculiarly appropriated to virgins by various authors, p. 81, n. 276. Was attended by Upis, or Opis, and why, p. 81, n. 278. Her hymns al call'd Upingi, by the Trazenians, ibid. Was faid to be the protectress of the famous city Miletus, p. 84, n. 308. Is thought to be the fame with Juno, p. 84, n. 310.. Is call'd Chefias, as alfo Imbrafia, ibid. Is thought to be the fame by Servius, with Luna, Ceres, Juno, Proferpine, &c. ibid. Is faid to cure the Præft es of their madnefs, and the favour how gratefully acknowledg'd. by the king their father, p. 86, n. 316. first temple at Ephesus, by whom founded, p. 87, n. 323. Her ftatue, of what made, and by whom, ibid. Her fecond temple more magnificent than her firft, ibid. The firft when burnt, by whom, and with what view, ibid The fecond, when burnt, ibid, Is called Munichya, and why, p. 89. n. 352. Punishes Ocneus, for what, and how, ibid. Punishes Agamemnon, for what, and how, ibid. Punishes Otus, and for what, p 89, n. 359. Is represented as drawn by flags, and why, 128, n. 7. What intended thereby, ibid. Ff Her Diary Dice, to whom peculiarly facred, p 80, n. 273. Dilynna, a favourite mountain of Diana, firft reforted to by her, and why, p. 58, n. 58. To whom peculiarly facred, ibid. Dii Confentes, or Majorum Gentium, called Cabiri, and why, and by whom worshipp'd,p. 85, n. 310. Minorum Gentium, from whom adopted, ibid. These last not allow'd by the philofophers to be Gods and why, ibid. Diodorus, his account of the golden colour of bees, &c. p. 10, n. 78. Diomed, how favour'd by Pallas, p. 133, n. 43. His expedition with Ulyffes fuccefsful, and by what means, ibid. Is rendered immortal, and by whom, according to Pindar, ibid. His fhield where hung up, and why fo honour'd, ibid, Is worshipp'd as a God, ibid. The fignification of his name, what, ibid. p. 85, n. 315. p. 98, n. 91. P. 157, n. 86, learnedly exn. 149. The ibid. Diofcuri, from whom defcended, and to whom related, Dirce, a fountain, and where fituate, Difcord, how defcrib'd by Homer, Divination, (by the flight of birds) plain'd, and by whom, p. 142, cuftom from whence taken, Dodona, Jupiter's oracle there of a fingular kind, and very antient, p. 119, n. 392. How restor'd, and by whom, after the flood, ibid. Its ftory has a remarkable reference to the affairs of Noah, ibid. The term from whence deriv'd, ibid. Its brafs always found, and by what means, p. 120, n. 392. Its two brazen pillars feem at least to refer to thofe before the temple of Solomon, ibid. Of what the reprefentatives, ibid. The place where Deucalion refted, and why fo call'd, p. 126, n. 441. (A fea nymph) the fignification of the ibid. term, Richard Blackmore, Dogs, (Spartan) what call'd by Callimachus, and why, p. 63, n. 116. How defcrib'd by Sir p. 63, n. 116. Druids, why fo call'd, and their great veneration for the oak explain'd, p. 76, n. 224. Dryden, his defcription of the bees, p. 10, n. 78. Dryopia, the king thereof flain by Hercules, and for what, p. 76, n. 228. E. Eagle, the character of that bird, by Callimachus and Horace, p. 14, n. 107. Is appropriated to Jupiter, and call'd his thunder bearer, p 15, n. 107. The mythologifts puzzled to account for it, ibid. Is to be no way folv'd but by feripture, ibid. Was a fymbol of the air,and worshipp'd by the ancients as fuch, ibid. The reafon why it came to be fo, ibid. Spoken of at large, App. p. 210 Earth, man form'd of the duft of it, p. 2, n. 3 Is call'd HADMEH in the Hebrew, to which the term Adam has a near affinity, ibid. ibid. Earth born, who fo call'd, and wherefore, Et, a remarkable infcription on the door of Apollo's temple, its affinity to the Hebrew term, (Jah) p. 31, n. 34. Its proper fignification, what, ibid. EI, or IE, [its reverfe] from whence deriv'd, and of what expreffive, P. 49, n. 142. Eleufinian, [myfteries] what, the fixth day of their folemnization, what call'd, and why, and the perfons that officiated therein, how named, p. 164, n. 179. Ephefus, a colony led thither, and by whom, p. 84. n. 308 Bees frequently feen on the coin there, and why, ibid. Epidemia, of Apollo, what, and how defcrib'd by Virgil, Epigrams, [of Callimachus] felect and excellent in their kind, p. 169, & feq. Their first original intention, what, ibid. A compleat differtation on them where to be found, Epimenides, his fatyrical character of the Cretans, and why, p. 3. n 15. Is call'd a prophet, and a divine man, and why, ibid. Is quoted by St. Paul, in regard to the character of the Gentiles, P. 27, n. 20. ibia. Fair, [fex] the flying one's moft purfu'd, and the too eafy commonly defpis'd, p. 175, n. on Ep. 12. Fame, how de crib'd by Virgil, P. 157, n. 85. Fates, deem'd by the antients fuperior to all their deities, p. 140, n. 131: Fire, of the heathens, of what the emblem, P 22, &c. Fires, [perpetual] kept up in honour of Apollo, and why, p. 45, n. 120. Kept up in like manner upon the Jewish altars, ibid. the ceremony of burning them perpetually, in honour of the Gods very antient, p. 45, n. 120. Peculiarly regarded by the Perfians, ibid. A particular detail of the manner of preserving ibid. them at Baku, ibid. First-fruits, the cuftom of offering them prior to Mofes, and as old as the fall, p. 118, n. 381. Their reference to fcripture, ibid. This tribute paid to Apollo, or the Sun, by all nations fimilar to the veneration paid to the temple at Jerufalem by all Jews in general, ibid. The proceffion of this holy offering to Delos defcrib'd, Flesh, all naturally unclean, Flowers, [most of them] of what their emblem, p. 43, n. 115. more particularly the bell flower and the lilly, ibid. Great ufe made of them in the Jewish ceremonies, and why, ibid. Of gold plac'd on the high priest's forehead, and why, P. 5, n. 30. ibid. Fountains, and rivers fubject to decay, fee Ovid Metam. 1. xv. p. 6, n, 33. Franck's, Chrift, the fum of the holy fcriptures highly highly recommended, Goat's milk, its peculiar virtues according to Bochart ture, p. 9, n. 75. H. HAD MeH,a Hebrew term, its original meaning,what, Hare, faid to be fleepless, and why, p. 64, n. 125. Hecaergus, Apollo fo call'd, and why, p. 121, n. 398. Hercules, from whom defcended, and how employ'd ibid. Heroines, the manner of bringing forth their off- authority |