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into the temple of the goddess. The second day was devoted to constant 
mournful music on horns and other instruments. On the third, the day of 
rejoicing, the armed priests of Cybele, called Cybelones or Corybantes, per- 
formed wild frantic dances to the clamorous music of - cymbals, drums, 
pipes, and horns; or ran yelling over hills and valleys with pine torches in 
their hands, scourging and lacerating themselves in honor of the goddess. 
The ceremonies of the first day, particularly the transplanting of the pine tree 
into the temple, were designated by the expression, Arbor intrat/ and the 
whole festival symbolized the search and discovery of Atys. The emblems 
of Atys were a straight and a curved flute (pl. 16, jig. 16 a), and a shep- 
herd’s staff, together with bells (jig. 16 0). 
Oceanos, the first born among the Titans, did not join the rebellion 
against Uranos, and thus escaped the punishment which consigned them to 
Tartaros. He received the government of the sea. In the rude ages the 
term Oceanos signified a powerful stream of water surrounding the earth, 
and branching off into bays and gulfs. One of the arms, the Styx, flowed 
into the lower world. Oceanos was a peaceful, good-natured god, but did 
not pass over into the new race of gods, being always regarded as an alle- 
gorical personage. The rivers <Acheloos, Alpheus, Asopos, Hridanos, 
Inachos, Cephissos, Ladon, and Peneus, were his sons. He had by his union 
with the Titanide Zethys three thousand daughters called Oceanides. 
Tapetos, another Titan, occupied a middle position between the human 
and the divine. His most celebrated sons were Adlas and Prometheus, 
who will be mentioned hereafter. 
After these elucidations we resume our account and pass on to the 
descendants of Cronos. 
Tue Cronies, on New Racer or Gops, embraced a vast number of 
individuals whose proper qualifications, attributes, and character, owing to 
the confusion and contrariety in their history, are difficult to determine. 
We state nothing dogmatically upon the subject, preferring to follow the 
narration and arrangement most generally received. ) 
1. SuPERIOR oR Otympic Gops. 
There were twelve who received the appellation of Olympic Gods from 
Mount Olympos, where they were supposed to meet in council and debate 
upon divine and human affairs. They composed one family, consisting of 
two brothers (Zews and Poseidon), three sisters (Demeter, Hera, and 
Hestia), four sons (Apollo, Hephestos, Ares, and Hermes), and three 
daughters (Artemis, Pallas, Athene, and Aphrodite). The number, 
twelve, had probably some reference to the division of the year into 
twelve months. 
1. Zeus (Jupiter). At the termination of the celestial war already 
described, a new era of universal government began under Zeus. He 
was the Almighty, the Father of gods and men, ruler of the universe, 
and the chief of the Olympic council. It belonged to him to exercise 
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