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Eiiclanus and many other names of streams, testifies to tlie presence 

 of a Palestinian population, and probably to that of descendants of 

 the Ashchurite Jered. A transference of the mythology and early 

 history of the Cretans to the regions of Egypt and Palestine inhabited 

 by the sons of Zereth will make plain much that at present is utterly 

 unintelligible in these ancient records, and give them a place in the 

 history of the world, not of an obscure and semi-barbarous island. 



Aegina connects with the Ashchurites in Aeacus, already identified 

 with Achuzam, whose son Jehaleleel may be represented by Peleus. 

 Phocus is Coz ; and OEnopia, an ancient name of the island, represents 

 Anub. 



Salamis, although its name is derived from Salma, the father of 

 Bethlehem, nevertheless shows Ashchurite relationships in Scyras, 

 Cychrea and Pityussa, its ancient designations, which recall Ashchur 

 and Abi Tekoa. The Cenchreus who connects with its history is 

 Kenaz, the head of the Cinyrads of Cyprus, which also has a Salamis. 



Euhoea, called also Asopia and Abantia, and connected with the 

 myth of lo and Epaphus, preserves the name of Jabez, who is 

 Apophis and Epaphus. 



Ithaca is a reminiscence of Tekoa, like the Egyptian Attikeh and 

 the TJtica of Carthaginia. The Ithaca of Homer was Tekoa itself, 

 Neritum being Naarath or Maarath, near at hand, and Cephallenia 

 Hebron. The Taphians of the latter place took their name from 

 Tappuah or Ziph. 



CoTcyra is thoroughly Ashchurite. It recalls the Karkor of the 

 Shethites. Its ancient name Scheria is the same as Shachar and the 

 Egyptian Sakkarah. Ptychia, close beside it, is a form of Tekoa 

 with the Coptic article. Scheria is the island of the Phaeacians, 

 who are the descendants of Achuzam, as Phix and the founder of 

 Phacussa. The Aegaeus river preserves his name in a purer form, 

 and Hypereia that of his brother Hepher. Hyllus, Halius and 

 Ocyalus, names which belong to its traditions, represent Jehaleleel. 

 Its later name of Corfu came from an occupation by the family of 

 Chareph, the father of Beth Gader, whose name, connected by 

 Gesenius with the Latin carjjo, is also the original, as T Hareph, of 

 Drepane, another designation for the island. 



Greece. — The name of Ashchur or Osochor undoubtedly siu'vives 

 in the adjective ischuros. He is, by the prefix of the Arabic article, 

 Alexiares, son of Hebe or Abiah, and, by the prefix of the Coptic 

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