132 THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. CHAP. XIV. 



phonian figure which occurs so often in the astro- 

 nomical subjects ; but this is generally represented 

 with the head of a hippopotamus and the body of 

 a bear, or of some fanciful monster.* 



The green monkey of Ethiopia was frequently 

 brought to Egypt with the Cynocephalus by those 

 who paid tribute to the Kings of Egypt ; there is, 

 however, no evidence of its having been sacred to 

 any Deity. 



Some writers mention the Cercopithecus, which, 

 from the expression 



" Si mihi Cauda foret cercopithecus eram," 



seems to have been remarkable for the length of 

 its tail. This might even apply to the green 

 monkey of Ethiopia. Indeed, Pliny's description 

 of the Cercopithecus with a black head accords 

 with one species still found there, t They seem 

 to have been embalmed at Thebes and other 

 places, and may therefore have some claim to 

 a rank among the animals revered by the Egyp- 

 tians ; and, if we may believe J uvenalt, the Cer- 

 copithecus was worshipped in the capital of the 

 Thebai'd. It was frequently represented as an 

 ornament in necklaces, in common with other 

 animals, flowers, and fanciful devices; and the 

 neck of a bottle was sometimes decorated with 

 two sitting monkeys. 



* Vide Plate 40.; and supra. Vol. I. (2d Series) p. 429. 

 f Pliny (viii. 21.) docs not place the Cercopithecus among the 

 monkey tribe. 



J Jnv. Sat. XV. 4. 



