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an account of egypt(娃式芝)-及11何蛍

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with the privy member made to move and not much less in size than the 

rest   of   the   body�此  �and   a   flute   goes   before   and   they   follow   singing   the 

praises   of   Dionysos。   As   to   the   reason   why   the   figure   has   this   member 

larger than is natural and moves it�察�though it moves no other part of the 

body�察�about this there is a sacred story told。 Now I think that Melampus 

the son of Amytheon was not without knowledge of these rites of sacrifice�察�

but was acquainted with them�此�for Melampus is he who first set forth to 

the   Hellenes   the   name   of   Dionysos   and   the   manner   of   sacrifice   and   the 

procession of the /phallos/。 Strictly speaking indeed�察�he when he made it 

known did not take in the whole�察�but those wise men who came after him 

made   it   known   more   at   large。   Melampus   then   is   he   who   taught   of   the 

/phallos/   which   is   carried   in   procession   for   Dionysos�察  �and   from  him  the 



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Hellenes learnt to do that which they do。 I say then that Melampus being a 

man of ability contrived for himself an art of divination�察�and having learnt 

from  Egypt   he   taught   the   Hellenes   many   things�察  �and   among   them   those 

that concern Dionysos�察�making changes in some few points of them�此�for I 

shall not say that that which is done in worship of the god in Egypt came 

accidentally to be the same with that which is done among the Hellenes�察�

for then these rites would have been in character with the Hellenic worship 

and not lately brought in�察�nor certainly shall I say that the Egyptians took 

from the Hellenes either this or any other customary observance�此�matters 

concerning Dionysos from Cadmos the Tyrian and from those who came 

with him from Phenicia to the land which we now call Boeotia。 

     Moreover the naming of almost all the gods has come to Hellas from 

Egypt�此�for that it has come from the Barbarians I find by inquiry is true�察�

and I am of opinion that most probably it has come from Egypt�察�because�察�

except in the case of Poseidon and the Dioscuroi ��in accordance with that 

which I have said before���察�and also of Hera and Hestia and Themis and the 

Charites   and   Nereids�察�the   Egyptians  say  themselves�此  �but   as   for   the   gods 

whose names   they  profess that they  do   not   know�察 �these  I  think   received 

their naming from the Pelasgians�察�except Poiseidon�察�but about this god the 

Hellenes learnt from the Libyans�察�for no people except the Libyans have 

had the name of Poseidon from the first and have paid honour to this god 

always。     Nor�察   �it  may    be  added�察    �have   the   Egyptians     any    custom    of 

worshipping       heroes。   These   observances   then�察  �and      others   besides    these 

which I shall mention�察�the Hellenes have adopted from the Egyptians�察�but 

to   make�察  �as   they   do   the   images   of   Hermes   with   the   /phallos/   they   have 

learnt not from the Egyptians but from the Pelasgians�察�the custom having 

been received by the Athenians first of all the Hellenes and from these by 

the rest�察�for just at the time   when the Athenians were beginning to   rank 

among   the   Hellenes�察  �the   Pelasgians   became   dwellers   with   them   in   their 

land�察  �and   from   this   very   cause   it   was   that   they   began   to   be   counted   as 

Hellenes。 Whosoever has been initiated in the mysteries of the Cabeiroi�察�

which      the   Samothrakians       perform     having     received     them    from    the 

Pelasgians�察  �that   man   knows   the   meaning   of   my   speech�察  �for   these   very 

Pelasgians who became dwellers with the Athenians used to dwell before 



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that time in Samothrake�察�and from them the Samothrakians received their 

mysteries。 So then the Athenians were the first of the Hellenes who made 

the images of Hermes with the /phallos/�察�having learnt from the Pelasgians�察�

and   the   Pelasgians   told   a   sacred story  about it�察 �which   is   set   forth   in   the 

mysteries in Samothrake。 Now the Pelasgians formerly were wont to make 

all   their   sacrifices   calling   upon   the   gods   in   prayer�察  �as   I   know   from   that 

which I heard at Dodona�察�but they gave no title or name to any of them�察�

for they had not yet heard any�察�but they called them gods from some such 

notion     as  this�察 �that  they   had   set  in  order   all  things   and   so   had   the 

distribution of everything。 Afterwards when much time had elapsed�察�they 

learnt from Egypt the names of the gods�察�all except Dionysos�察�for his name 

they learnt long afterwards�察�and after a time the Pelasgians consulted the 

Oracle at Dodona about the names�察�for this prophetic seat is accounted to 

be the most ancient of the Oracles which are among the Hellenes�察�and at 

that time it was the only one。 So when the Pelasgians asked the Oracle at 

Dodona whether they should adopt the names which had come from the 

Barbarians�察�the Oracle in reply bade them make use of the names。 From 

this   time   they   sacrificed    using   the  names     of  the  gods�察  �and   from    the 

Pelasgians   the   Hellenes   afterwards   received   them�此  �but   when   the   several 

gods had their birth�察�or whether they all were from the beginning�察�and of 

what form they are�察�they did not learn till yesterday�察�as it were�察�or the day 

before�此�for Hesiod and Homer I suppose were four hundred years before 

my time and not more�察�and these are they who made a theogony for the 

Hellenes and gave the titles to the gods and distributed to them honours 

and arts�察�and set forth their forms�此�but the poets who are said to have been 

before these men were really in my opinion after them。 Of these things the 

first   are   said   by   the   priestesses   of   Dodona�察  �and   the   latter   things�察  �those 

namely which have regard to Hesiod and Homer�察�by myself。 

     As regards the Oracles both that among the Hellenes and that in Libya�察�

the Egyptians tell the following tale。 The priests of the Theban Zeus told 

me   that   two   women   in the   service   of   the   temple   had   been   carried   away 

from Thebes by Phenicians�察�and that they had heard that one of them had 

been sold to go into Libya and the other to the Hellenes�察�and these women�察�

they   said�察  �were   they   who   first   founded   the   prophetic   seats   among   the 



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nations which have been named�此�and when I inquired whence they knew 

so   perfectly   of   this   tale   which   they   told�察  �they   said   in   reply   that   a   great 

search had been made by the priests after these women�察�and that they 
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