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 Astronomy, Music, the Palaestra. Invented the Lyre : 

 gave it Three Strings for the Three Seasons. Scribe of 

 the Deity in Amenti. Gave the Olive to Men. Dis- 

 tinct from Mercury Psychopompos - - - 10 



Figure of Female Thoth, rare. Thoth once styled Son of 

 Neph. Five Greek Mercuries. Two in Egypt, according 

 to Cicero - - - - - -11 



Hermes Trismegistus. His Title " Lord of Pautnou- 

 phis" at Pscelcis (note f). - - - -12 



The Name Pautnouphis, whence probably derived. The 

 Ibis sacred also to him as to Thoth - - 13 



Caduceus of Mercury. The Forty -two Books of Hermes - 14 



Clemens's Account of the principal Books of Hermes. Ac 

 or Id probably not the Moon, loh. His Dress - 15 



Porphyry's Description of " Kneph." Champollion supposed 

 the God Ao to be Hercules. Characters and Names of 

 the Egyptian Hercules. Abstract Idea of Strength, also 

 the Force of the Sun - - - - 16 



Hercules One of the Twelve Gods. Hercules of Tyre. 

 Killed the Giants. Called the " Power of the Gods " - 17 



Ao conjectured to be Moue, or the Splendour of the Solar 

 Rays. Another Form of Hercules ? - - 18 



Khonso, the Third Member of the Theban Triad, and of 

 Ombos. His Form - - - - - 19 



Supposed to be Hercules. Occurs in Names, as Pete- 

 chonsis, &c. Mode of writing his Name. Distinction 

 of the Sun and Sieve frequently lost in the Hierogly- 

 phics - - - - - - 20 



Hake, Preb-to, Hor-pi-re, Hor-sened-to, and Harka, 

 Infant Deities like Harpocrates and Ehoou - - 21 



T-son-t-nofre, and an Unknown Deity. Atmoo. His 

 Name. Supposed to be Heron or Hero - - 23 



His Boat. His Dress. Nofue-Atmoo. His Name, 

 Titles, and Dress - - - - - 25 



A Symljol accompanying him (ir'ide infra, Woodcut, 

 No. 500. rt.). Anouke, or Vesta, at tlie Cataracts. He- 

 rodotus's Statement respecting the Names of Deities 

 unknown in Egypt - - - - - 26 



