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" they were devoid of sense, though they afterwards 

 ." generated annuals endowed therewith. 



" 2d]y. When the air had emitted a fiery light; then from 

 '-'.the heat and inflammation of the sea and earth, clouds, 

 " storms, thunder and lightning were produced, the noise of 

 " which roused the living animals from t|ieir stupefaction. 

 " These were the first who consecrated the fruits of the earth, 

 '^ and deeming them to be Gods, worshipped them as being 

 " those from whom, not only they themselves, but their 

 " ancestors owed the continuance of their lives." 



In this paragraph, it is plain, there niust have been sonie 

 mistake, either in the original, or in the translation ; for, 

 how could the first animals have had ancestors ; or could 

 it be meant that animals worshipped the fruits of the .earth, 

 or any Gods whatsoever ? I have omitted some part# of 

 this text as being utterly unintelligible. ' ', 



" 3dly. From the wind Colpia, and his wife J3a<?2«, were 

 " produced 4'mw ai;d Protpgoiius, both mortal. 4io7ia first 

 " taught men to seek their food from trees. 



" 4thly. These had issue. Genus and Genea, who, dwelt 

 " in Phenicia, and worshipped the suji, whom the Pheqiciang 

 " call Beebamen, the Lord of heaven, and the Greeks 2'<'i«. 

 " These had jiss,ue, which were also njortal, and were named 

 " Ughtjf re,, and Jiame. These discovered the aft, of .prod uc- 

 " ing fire by the friction of wood." 



Such is the account Sanchoniatho gives of the formation 

 of the world, and the origin of mankind ; and this, he says, 



he 



