A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume 2 (of 6)

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A
NEW SYSTEM;
OR, AN
ANALYSIS
OF
ANTIENT MYTHOLOGY:
WHEREIN AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO DIVEST TRADITION OF FABLE;
AND TO REDUCE THE TRUTH TO ITS ORIGINAL PURITY,
BY JACOB BRYANT, ESQ.
THE THIRD EDITION.
IN SIX VOLUMES.
WITH A PORTRAIT AND
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR;
A VINDICATION OF THE APAMEAN MEDAL;
Observations and Inquiries relating to various
Parts of Antient History;
A COMPLETE INDEX,

AND FORTY-ONE PLATES, NEATLY ENGRAVED.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR J. WALKER; W.J. AND J. RICHARDSON; R. FAULDER
AND SON; R. LEA; J. NUNN; CUTHELL AND MARTIN; H.D.
SYMONDS; VERNOR, HOOD, AND SHARPE; E. JEFFERY; LACKINGTON,
ALLEN, AND CO.; J. BOOKER; BLACK, PARRY, AND KINGSBURY; J.
ASPERNE; J. MURRAY; AND J. HARRIS.
1807.
A
NEW SYSTEM
OR AN
ANALYSIS
OF
ANTIENT MYTHOLOGY.
PHŒNIX and PHŒNICES.
As there has been much uncertainty about the purport and
extent of these terms; and they are of great consequence
in the course of history; I will endeavour to state their
true meaning. Phoinic, or Poinic, was an Egyptian and
Canaanitish term of honour; from whence were formed Φοινιξ,
Φοινικες, Φοινικοεις of the Greeks, and Phoinic, Poinicus,
Poinicius of the Romans; which were afterwards changed to

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