334 On Scriptural and profane Accounts 
with the fish-formed deity of Ascalon, because in his time 
she was no longer represented in this way. Strabo, how- 
ever, xvI. 1132. says, that Atergatis and Derceto were the 
same. 
(#8) Lucian ubisup. c. 15. 
(79) Lucian ubi. s. ¢. 32. 
(2°) Arrayabn (leg. Arepyyadn) AQape ; a corruption 
of Astarte. Hes. in voc. Lue. c. 32, 
(7?) Thus, according to the Orphic doctrine, taught in 
the initiations of Bacchus, the first organized matter which 
was contained in the primeval egg was of both sexes 
avSpoywor. Recog. Clem. ap. Cotel, P. P. Apost. 1.—589. 
So ducis is invoked in the Orphic hymns 
Tlovrwv prev ov waTne, ntTnp, TpoPos nde THOnv0s ; 
‘Aryny t evsepoy Te Meony, appntoy avaoooy, 
Apoeva xo Onruy, dsduny Aucciov Iaxxov. Orph. H. 42, 
Ewuxin, Sadexe, xopn eversrepe Mnvn 
Av&omevn xeus Acvrouevn, Ondus re xo epony, Orph. H. 9. 
“Ode Arovuros —tst Onrvmopos, panvuwy Tnv weps Thy ‘Yeveou Twy 
~ eaxpodpuwy. ceppevodnrauy Suvasy, Euseb. Prep. Ev. 11. 11. 
Suid. Avdpoyuws.. Bacchus was represented by artists 
in the character of an Hermaphrodite. Visconti Monim. 
Antichi An. 1795 Septembre. 
Zeus apony Yevero, Zeus apBporos emrero wun. 
Fr. Orph. p. 457. ed. Herm. 
«¢ Venerem igitur almum adorans, sive femina sive mas 
est.” Macrob. Sat. 111.8. The moon was worshipped as 
Lunus, as well as Luna, Id. ibid. Al. Spart. in Carac. 
Hesych. Adayoos. 
(73) Asowoos—ra avdpos rowy xaos TH Ywasoy waogmy, 
Suidas Avdpeyuss. Bacchus, who generally appears 
as a beautiful effeminate youth, was a great warrior and 
conqueror. The effeminacy of Hercules is well known: 
