CONTENTS. XV 



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 Tlie Monad or One Deity above and apart from the Triad. 



Tiie Three Intellects, the Three Kings of Plato - - 190 

 Triple Nature of the Deity under different Names - 191 



Intelligence, Matter, and ^o«/«o*. Plato's Nuptial Diagram. 



The Triangle of Osiris, Isis, and Horus (Orus) - 192 



Pythagorean Numbers, and those of Egypt - - 193 



Pythagoras borrowed them from Egypt. His Numerical 

 System now appears evidently to agree with theirs. 

 Egyptian Hieratic Numbers - - - 197 



Speculations of later Times have attached other Meanings 

 to Numbers - - - - - 198 



Manifestation of the Deity on Earth borrowed from early 

 Revelation. Other Traditions, as of the Deluge, Ark, Sec. 

 Altered by Speculations of later Times - - 200 



Much corrupted by the Greeks and Romans; bringing 

 Discredit on the Egyptians. The Religion at Alexandria 

 much degraded from that of the Ancient Egyptians - 201 

 Errors of the Greeks respecting Egypt. The Pallacides of 

 Amun - - - - - - 203 



Little Dependence to be placed on the Theogony of Greece 



as illustrative of that of Egypt. Some Traces of their 



Connection discernible. Mistake respecting the Principles 



of the Egyptian Religion. Greek Fables, of various Kinds - 205 



Rule of Egyptian Gods on Earth, explained to be that of 



the Hierarchy . _ _ . . 206 



The early Portion of History fabulous. Old Tales still 

 believed to a late Time, though no one would credit them 

 if not sanctioned by Antiquity _ - - - 207 



Greek Religion founded on popular Legends, with an Ad- 

 dition of Metaphysical Speculation in after Times. Incon- 

 sistency in the History of some Deities. Foreign Notions 

 altered. Mythological Tales in the Religion of Greece 208 

 Historical Fable not Part of Egyptian Belief. Ground- 

 work of their Religion. Sun and Moon - - 209 

 Sun, Chief of Heavenly Bodies. A Physical and Meta- 

 physical Deity. Allegorical Portion of the Religion. 

 Moral Emblems ..... 210 



