308 THE EASTERN ORIGIN OF THE CELTS. 



Campania contained a Cimmerian region with Plutonic associa- 

 tions.^''^ There also appear Sestia, Setium, Acerrse, Megalia, ISTola, 

 Aminea, Gallicanus, Callicula and Tirata. The Lampadophoria of 

 Kaples, recalling the adventure of Gideon of Ebal, the present 

 Nablous, were instituted by Eumeles.^^ Diotimus, associated w-th 

 Eumeles, is a name like Etymon, Athamas, &c. Basta, Mateola, 

 Caleia, Drium, Turum andTaras are Apulia's -contribution to Zimrite 

 identification. It contained Asculum, which, like many another 

 similar Italian name, related to Eshcol and Ascalon of Palestine. 

 Piestum of Lucania was Doric like Hestiseotis, and, together with 

 Aciris, sets forth the sons of Zimran. Lucania was a western Laconia 

 or home of the house of Lecliem. Bruttium furnishes ^sarus, 

 Mallefe and Thurii. Its town Crotona was founded by Myscellus, 

 who is called an Achgean by some, but by others a son of Alcmon of 

 Argos. "^ Crotona also was famous for Milo the athlete, who was a 

 disciple of Pythagoras, and whose name has already appeared in 

 connection with a tragical story and as that of Mars. Milo himself 

 had a tragical end; and, strange coincidence, he v^as the son of 

 Diotimus. ■''^° I do not insinuate that the whole story of Milo is a 

 fable. It can easily be that facts relating to a much more ancient 

 personage were confounded with the life of the Crotonian wrestler, 

 just as incidents which plainly belong to the Noachian Deluge were 

 interpolated in many narratives of more recent and local floods. 

 Scyllacium and the Mamertines of Bruttium again indicate the rela- 

 tions of Eshcol and Mamre with their nephev;- Zimran and his line. 

 Sicily, which was above all others the land of Eshcol, and whose 

 Zancle was no doubt the Ziklag of Palestine, is full of Zimrite names. 

 Such are Himera, Camerina, Damyrias, Thymbris, -iEgesta, ^'°* 

 Acithis, Acrae, Imachara, Milichie, Mylsa, Macella, Mascalis, ISTau- 



!■"■ Strab. V. 4, 5. Amalthsea, the Sibyl of Camss in Campania, was also named Hieropbile. 

 Her names unite Hammoleketh -with Eriphyle, wife of Amphiaraus. 



I'ts It is worthy of note that Gideon was a man of Ophrah ; that he led the Ahiezrites ; and 

 fought liis famous "battle of the lamps and pitchers near Ahel Meholali : Judges vi. 11, 34 ; vii. 

 22. I have called him Gideon of Ebal, because his history, and more especiallj that of his son 

 Abinielech, is associated with Shecliem or Kablous, so called from Ebal, although the Greeks 

 llellenized it into Neapolis : Judges viii. 31 ; ix. The house of MUlo, Judges ix. 0, may connect 

 witli Mahalah. 



i« strab. vi. 1, 12. 



150 Pausan. vi. 14. 



150* Macella was on the Crimisits. iEgesta was founded by Aceste.?, the son of the river god 

 Crimisus. As the Cimmerian Chersouesus is the modern Crimea, a river Cimmerius miglit 

 easily become a Crimisus. 



