248 THE SHEPHERD KINGS OF EGYPT. 



Sardanapalus of Tarsus, of Zereth. Cilicia and Colcliis tell the same 

 ancient story, going back to the Halaks and Gilgals of Palestine, the 

 Khalils and Silsilis of Egypt. 



Galatia and Gcq^oadocia I had almost omitted in the enumeration 

 of the provinces of Asia Minor that contain traces of Asbchurite 

 domination. In the latter province especially many geographical , 

 ijames appear, preserving the memory of various descendants of the 

 father of Tekoa. These occur among the identifications which Dr. 

 Hyde Clarke has made of the geographical names of Asia Minor 

 with those of Palestine, a selection from which is given in Note 35 

 of this paper. The Carmalas river of Cappadocia, like Carmylessus 

 of Lycia, points to the fact of immigi-ation into these countries of a 

 population that once had dwelt in the Asbchurite region of Carmel, 

 in Palestine. 



v.— TRACES OF THE ASHCHURITES IN THE TRADITIONS, &c. 

 OF THE OCCIDENTAL NATIONS OF THE INDO-EUROPEAN 

 STOCK. 



The traditions and geographical names of Asia Minor have greater 

 affinities with those of the West than with those of the East. Still 

 they form a connecting link between the reminiscences or traces of 

 the family of Ashchur, not only among oriental Aryan, but also 

 Semitic peoples and those of Europe. The islands of the Levant 

 unite the traditions of Asia Minor to those of Greece. In Italy and 

 Spain, African types appear, as well as among the Celtic peoples, 

 giving colour to the derivation of the races of Western Europe from 

 Egypt by way of Northern Africa. The Germanic tribes afford in 

 their traditions much that is independent of both of these sources, 

 as if they had entered upon their European possessions by the north- 

 eastern route afterwards taken by the Sclavonic peoples. Their 

 mythology has, however, many connections with that of the Celts. 



Greek Islands. — Sarnothrace is famous for the mysteries of Ceres 

 and the worship of the Cabiri. These Cabiri, as I have already 

 stated, derived their name from Hepher, the second son of Ashchur 

 by Naarah. The name of Ashchur survives in those of three of 

 them — -Axieros, Axiokersus and Axiokersa; while Casmillus, the 

 fourth, is a peculiar corruption of Achuzam. Zagreus the Cabir may 

 also be Ashchur, or his son Zochar. That Casmillus is Achuzam 

 appears from his being identical with the Thoth or Taautus of Egypt 



