316 THE EASTERN ORIGIN OF THE CELTS. 



Asia JIfimoT-.— Mosynoeci, Messena, Moson, Mygdones, Mosyne, Myndus, Mseander, Magnesia, 

 Mseonia, Myonnesus. Sibora, Labranda. 



Thrace. — Mosynopolis, Apri, Euporia. 



Macedonia. — Mygdones. 



Greece. — Magnesia, Cyphara and Spercliius of Thessaly; Mseandria of Epirits; Macynia of 

 JBtolia ; Myonia of Locris ; Cyparissus of Kioeis ; Eupyridse of Attica ; Mecone of Sicyon"; 

 MyoensB of Argolis ; Messene, Hyperesia and Lapbria of Acliaia ; Ephiyra and Lepreum of Elis ; 

 Mantinea, Cyparissia and Aliphera of Arcadia ; Cyparissia of Messenia ; and Cyparissia of 

 Lacoiiia. 



Islands. — Mesine of Cypnts; Mycooos ; Myonessus ; Hippuris ; Ephyra; Sybarita of Crete ; 

 Leucophrys of Tenedos ; and Capbareus of Buboea. 



Mcesia, &c. — Appiaria of Moesia ; Mon-etum, Liburnia and Alporio of IHyria ; Mogentianee, 

 Sabara, Sabaria and Labores of Pannonia ; and Savaria of Noricum. 



Itahj. — Mantua, Eporedix and Libero of Gallia Cisalpina ; Monoeci Pontus and Libama of 

 liiguria ; Liburnus of Samninm ; Misenum, Eburi and Avernus of Campania ; Caprasia, 

 Sybaris, Sibarona, Apvustum and Leucopetra of Bruttium ; Messana and Hypparis of Sicily ■;: 

 Mantinorum opp. of Corsica ; and Lipara. 



Spain. — Massienus, Mantua, Mundus, Mentesia, Menesthei ; Epora, Ebora, Eburobritium, 

 Sibaris ; .Slbura, Libera or Talabrica ; Lavara, Laeobriga. 



Gaul. — ^Monesii, Moguntiacum, Nantuates, Nemetes, Namnetum ; Avara, Avariium, Eburones^ 

 Eburovioes, Eburodunum, Eburobriga, Gabris. 



Britain, dc. — Magnatum or Limerick, Monaoida ; Eboracum, Gabrosenum^ Laberus. 



Germany. — Munitium, Mcenns, Misnia, Nuithones ; Eburum, Eburodunum, Lupphurdum^ 

 Tuliphurdum. 



Many of these names are intimately associated with the records of Ezer. Thus in India, 

 Supphara and Sippara are near Muziris and Magaris respectively, and Abraganes near Aggeres; 

 and Thagora. In Mesopotamia, Labbara, which lies in the north of Messene, is not far from 

 Hatris ; and the Chaboias divides Mygdonia from Osroene. Labris of Arabia is in the territory 

 of the Gerrse, and Obraca m that of the Agraei. Sabrata and Assaria of Africa are near to each 

 other. In Syria, Cappareee has Megara to the north and Sizara to the south-west. Sibora of 

 Pontus, is among the Agrianes ; and Apri of Thrace is found among a people of the same name. 

 The. Mygdones of Macedonia connect with Assurus. Hyperesia in Acliaia bore also the name 

 ^gira. Appiaria of Moesia was near Tigra and the latrus. Sibarena of Bruttium lay between' 

 the Nesethus and the jEsarus. Ebora of Tarraeonensis was also called Ixar. Eburobriga of 

 Gallia Lugdunensis was not very far from Segessera ; and Eboracum of Britain was still nearer 

 to Isurium. Many similar associations of names tend to prove the correctness of the connec- 

 tions of Meonothai and Ophrah with the family of Ezer. 



Before dismissing this family there is a remarkable Bible reference to Kzer himself which- 

 cannot be allowed to pass without comment. In Jeremiah xlviii. 32, we read of the sea of 

 Jazer, the name of which is identical with that o the region in Gilead called after Ezer. Th& 

 children of Moab are there spoken of as passing the sea, and their settlements as reaching 



as far as the sea of Jazer. I cannot doubt that sea of Jazer is the AdriatiCi and that Atria 

 and Edro of Venetia, Adria of the Vestini, with ladera of Illyria, and other similar names' upon ' 

 its shores, are memorials of Ezer. It is interesting to find a legend that Sorrento was founded 

 by Hadarezer of Syria, who fled before the arms of David. He may have been confounded with 

 an earlier Ezer. Early Travels in Palestine, Bohn, 6, 9. At Atria in Venetia we find the 

 Possiones Philistinse. It will not be a diflicult task to find the descendants of Moab in the- 

 neighbourhood of this sea. Messapia doubtless was one of their colonies. There Ar appears; 

 as Uria or Hyria. They may also have passed into Btruria, and given to its river Arnus the- 

 name of their Arnon. The Mopsopians of Greece and Asia Minor mark the Moabite tiack. 

 westward. 



