1840.] from Bactrian and Indo- Scythian coins. 453 



so that the form PAO, by her name, seems to violate the rules 

 of grammar. 



V. Athro, A9P0, an old man, bearded, clothed in a tunic, 

 with a wide flowing robe, with the extended right hand (at 

 least on many coins) holding a wreath tied to a long riband. 

 The upper part of the figure is surrounded with flames, which 

 leave no doubt, that here a genius of fire is represented, (v. 

 Mueller at the same place). To Mr. Prinsep is due the well 

 founded interpretation by the Zend word dtars. The word is 

 here, however, transmitted from the grave declination dtars into 

 the soft one athfajra, fnom. athro.) In Sanscrit (of the 

 classic period at least) the word atar does not occur in the 

 sense of fire. 



VI. OKPO. This word is usually met with near a figure, 

 the lower parts of the person clothed, with the left hand holding 

 a trident, and the right a snare, and leaning upon an Indian ox. 

 Mr. Mueller reminds us, that this position is similar to the figure 

 of Siva and his bullock, Nandi, upon the Kadphises-coins. 

 The same name is also ascribed to a figure, standing opposite to 

 Nana,* having a light dress, four arms, and the head surrounded 

 with a circular nimbus without rays. 



Mr. Prinsep has proposed to explain the word by arka (in 

 Sanscrit, sun) ; this is doubtful, for besides that we have al- 

 ready the sun, Mr. Mueller very properly reminds us, that all 

 the names, authentically explained, lead to a Zendic origin ; like- 

 wise the reason for the transposition of rk to kr is not evident. 



On the other hand, a Zendic word suited to explain OKPO, 

 is not known, and besides another interpretation is indeed more 

 to the point. 



The bullock, and the four arms, call to mind the Indian god 

 Siva, whose name is Ugra ; the snare ? (pdza) also is an attribute 

 of Siva. By the coin, As. T. iv. pi. li. No. 1, it is still more 

 evident, that Siva is meant, when he as pazupati, (lord of 

 animals) has an antelope with him. As to what Siva had to do 

 with this system, might be differently interpreted; leaving, 

 however, this to the mythologists, we would only add, that 



* Vol. iv. pi. xxxvm. No. 7. 



