ON INTRODUCED ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 37 



Some similarity in names may be remarked, between Thuoris, 

 called Proteus by Homer and Herodotus, and Peher Sesamen, the 

 fifth king of the Twenty-First Egyptian Dynasty. The name and 

 portrait of Peher Sesamen have been found on the temple of Khons 

 at Thebes ; together with evidence, that he was by profession a priest. 



The "rwsh" of Deuteronomy xxxii. 32, and the "rash" of Deu- 

 teronomy xxix. 18, Psalm lxix. 27, Amos vi. 12, Hosea x. 4, Job xx. 

 16, Jeremiah ix. 15, and Lamentations iii. 19, may be compared with 

 the "mekon roias" of Theophrastus ; usually referred to the field- 

 poppy (Papaver rhseas.) — This species, together with the P. hybridum, 

 were seen by Sibthorp in Greece ; and by Forskal and Delile, growing 

 spontaneously around Alexandria. 



The "lonh" of Deuteronomy xxix. 18, Proverbs v. 4, Amos v. 7, 

 Jeremiah ix. 15, and Lamentations iii. 19, may be compared with the 

 " balin" of Xanthus and Pliny xxv. 5, and with " beloni," the current 

 Greek name of the Caucalis daucoides. The frequent association of 

 the " lonh " and " rash," suggests the " koneion " of the Ancient Greeks ; 

 a poison known to have been composed partly of poppy juice. — 

 According to Delile, the C. daucoides was received from Egypt by 

 Reichard. 



The "khwkh" of the history of Saul (1 Samuel xiii. 6), and of 

 Proverbs xxvi. 9, Solomon's Song ii. 2, Isaiah xxxiv. 13, and Job 

 xxxi. 40, may be compared with "chouk," given by Delile as the 

 current Egyptian name of several thorny plants, including the Cir- 

 sium, Syriacum. — This thistle, according to Sibthorp, abounds in the 

 Grecian Archipelago and in Cyprus. 



The flea (Pulex), according to the received opinion, is mentioned 

 in the history of Saul (1 Samuel xxiv. 14). — Among Greek writers, 

 the flea is distinctly noticed by Aristophanes (Nub. 145 and 831). 



The name of Pianch, the sixth king of the Twenty-First Egyptian 

 Dynasty, and also a priest, has been found on the monuments by 

 Lepsius. 



The "pwl" of the history of David (2 Samuel xvii. 28), and of 

 Ezekiel iv. 9, may be compared with the "fabula" of Plautus, and 

 with " fool," the current Egyptian name of the bean (Vicia faba) . — 

 At the present day, this plant is one of the principal objects of culti- 

 vation in Egypt ; for the sake of both the seeds and stems. 



The "rtm" of Psalm cxx. 4, and of the history of Elijah (1 Kings 

 xix. 4), is admitted to be the "raetsem" of the modern Egyptians, 



