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answers to the Greek verbal in TEOV ; for the Latin termination 

 dum is here, in fact, the Greek eov, changed according to the 

 analogy of the Latin language, the u being substituted for eo, 

 and m for u. Hence I may observe, that the Greek verbal 

 has just as good a claim to be classed as a part of the verb as 

 the Latin gerund. Ss is also connected with Se and TS. Con- 

 sidering therefore Ss as the radix of both nS-rjpu, pono, and Sew, 

 curro, it follows that, analytically, the former means to dispose 

 or arrange in a connected order, and that the latter retains the 

 idea of connection in the rapidity of consecutive motion. 



We come now to consider the application of the analytic 

 principles to the elucidation of the fabulous history, which 

 cannot fail to be highly interesting, as enabling us to detect 

 the fallacious grounds on which some of the most remarkable 

 fables in the Greek mythology have been raised ; and first 

 with respect to that of A^/x^r?^ or Ceres, and Kopy or Pro- 

 serpine. Now, Kopy, analytically investigated, is evidently 

 connected with %ipu, to shear. The si, however, of the radix 

 having been changed into o, shews us that, as I observed in 

 my former essay, -^opy denotes the result of the action ex- 

 pressed by the verb %Eipu. Hence, therefore, xopn clearly 

 signifies the harvest, whilst A-yj/x-yjr'yj/j, being a contraction of 

 As-a/x/flry^ (derived from E<V, ligo, I bind, and a^au, meto), 

 / reap, represents under a combined form both the binder , 

 and shearer, or reaper; consequently these names taken toge- 

 ther in relation to one another express the physical fact that 

 the harvest or sheaf, wpn, is the production of the labours of 

 the shearer and binder Aai/xrjToj^. Xopyj, however, signifying 

 also a girl, and Ayj/xyjT?j/> having an apparent connection with 

 tmrnpi a mother, and by the force of a false etymology 

 being supposed to be quasi yn wrnp 9 the Greeks have there- 

 upon raised a fabulous allegorical structure. 



A further confirmation of this view is to be found in the 

 Latin term Ceres, which corresponds to the Greek A*j//.r/?7)p. 

 For Cer-es, as we have remarked before of Kopj, is also mani- 

 festly derived from %zip-u, tondeo. The c, however, of the 

 radix being retained in Cer-es is a proof that its signification is 

 connected with the action of the verb in a present and active 

 energy, whilst the plural termination es shews that this word 



