^Taurm. If, Lib, L 'jp^ 



ponem^uc asnon effe^ quodvtdocumcntis 



«iaetpilhcoytdenientiacorrcptum,&nimtoturbinecoac^unicxanim 



tolo,terunt,quad ftansin armcnto ferociffirai omnium maximiq; tauri pedecorrcpto/urentem ac indc fc prori 

 pereadnitcntemfruftra,retinueritconftantiffimc;acinfuperjT)anualterapr£etereuntisf 



apprehendcritaudaciiIime,accomprefleritferociter. IdcumintuereturMilo Crotoniates,inccelummanibus 

 lablatis,cxclamafle fertur,OIupiter,anahcrumprofeminafti nobisHercuIem hunc ?Hincproiierbij demanaf- 

 fepnmordiamemorant,Hic.aIterHercuIes>Carlius.PolydamasHerculissemuJatorleoneminOJy inrrmis 



contecitridcmboummgrcflusarmentum^inibitaurummasjnitudineinlignemacpra^cipuefer^^ 

 expoiterioribusalterumarriDuit npdem.rrtin('n5;n: nf-rf-niiriffim<^ ... i -i ^ n,. 



expofterioribusalterumarripuitpedem,rctinensqrpertinaciffim^,ferocientem,acimpetupra^ 

 lo tem n^n dimiht prius,quam indignabundus ac farens,tande in Polydamantis manu chdam,id cft vngulam reli- 

 qait,Cxjius.MiJo quum cjuotidie vitulum geftaret,eundem taurum fadum citranegotium gcftafl^e dicitur. Se- 

 kuciTs Nicanor Taurumfyiueftremqui iacrificadus cuaferat cr:.^^^^^ 



hcnlum tcnuiiTe & fupcrafle,acideoeiusfimulachroincapitccornuaapponuht Suidas. DeApidetauro &Mi 

 nouuro,5^tauroMinQis(quem.&Marathoniamvocant,c.xquonatuferant Minotaurum, vide pJurain Ono- 

 mafticonoftroin]V[arathone,&ibideminHcrcuienon©Iabore eius: & Leonicenuin Varijs 2.17. & Paufaniam 

 in Atticis,&c._) &sneotauro Periiii quem Phalaridi donauit, fupra in Boue cgimus. Taurus Europ« raptor rex 

 Crct^Gortynem condidit,Euftathius. D.elouctauforaptorcEuropcelcgeOaidiumlib.z.Metamorphof. Nos 

 lam priusoftendimustaurumiftum ab cruditis nauemtaurina formainflgncm cxponi. Jdem hic taurus quod 



Earopam incolume tranfuexerit in Cretam, inter aftra conftitutus fertur, Euripidc tefte: de quo plura apud Hy.. 

 gunam&aftroIogosIe§c:alijhocfIgnuraeffigiemlouisinvaccammutat<Tcfl>raalunt,videVarinu. Verfusifto^ 

 V^ergihj exprimo Georgicorum, .Candidus auratisaperitcum cornibjsannum Taurus.&aduerfoccdeusca- 

 nisoccidit.aftro, Macrobiuscxponitlib i.cap 18 in Somnium Scipionis. Tauri fydus Vcncriconfecratum Ibi- 

 dera.i.zr Et Saturnaliorum cap iz.Cum primum fignum aries (inq.iit; Marti aflignatus flt,fequens mox Vene- 

 rcm,id eit taurus accepit:& ruruis eiufdem Ubri cap.zi. Taurum ad folem rei"erri, multiplici ratione Aeeyptius 

 C Titus0ftcndit,&c.vtfuprainApidisboaishiftoriarecitauimus. Medeaapud Ouidium Metamor.Iib 7 iupu.- 

 i rroPcliapennatisferpentibusperaereihfuperdiucrfaloca inuehitur, & inter ahafuper Cycncia tempe Ovix 

 i;,bituscelebrauitoIor:namPhyiiiusilhc Imperiopuerivoiucresqj^ferumcijleoncm Tradiderat domitos-Uu- 

 : imquoq;vinceremfllis Viecrat:&fbnc%totiesiratusamori, Pr^emiapoibcntitaurumfupixmancffauit IIIc 



:i d gn.itui cupies dare;dixit:&aIto. Dehluit faxo cundi cecidifl% putabant: Pac1:us olor niucis pendebatin aere 

 nais. Arnobmshb.5.deCerereaIouedeIufaintauriforma:Pant,inqait,mcnfempoftfeptimum,lucuIenti 



.i:uTicorpori3,quama^tasmortalium confequens,modoLiberam,modoProferpinam nuncupauit Q-amcuni 

 ucrueceusIapiterbenc vaIidam,floridam &fuceieireconfpicerct plcnioris,&c. mox fubdit,In dracmiis terri- 



biIemformammi|rat,ingentibusipirispauefadamcolligatvirginem,&fubobtetaferomolim^^ adu^ 

 latur amplexibus:ht vt & ipfa defemine tortifl^.compleatur louis.fcd no-ii eadem conditione qua mater ■Nara illa 

 filiam rcddidit hncamcntis dcfcriptam fuis:at cx pa rtu yirginis tauri fpecie fufalouialis monumeta pellacise Au 

 a-orem ahquis dehderabitrei,tumillum citabimusTarentinum, notumq; fenarium, quem antiquitascanit di 

 ccns. Tauras draconcm gcnuit,& taurum draco. Ipfa nouifllme facra,& ritusinitiationis ipftus quibus Sebad^is 

 nomen eft,teftimonio efle poteiult ventati. In qiiibus aureus coluber in fuiu dcmittitur conferratis ^ 

 rurfus ab inierioribuspartibus atq; imis,a^c quide crudite Arnobius Porrc» & Eufebiu audiamus deeade re io- 



40 quentc:Ceres,inquit,Perfephoncnpcpciit.educaturpuei]a.:,oo:.aciiicet(P 



piter,qmgenuit,draco hdus comungitur.Vndein Sabaziorfi myftcrijsdraco inipiram inuolutus, in ficrificM^, 

 adfaaorumcmoriamimmovcromteftimoniiitanti£turpitudi,nis,vdicdixcrim, adhibctur. Pcperit&Phere- 

 phatt.-tauriforracm,fihu,vndepoet5quoq;nonnulhtaurulaudant.draconisp.ati^^^^ 

 ^Lnnraontearcanah^cfaaaducentcs,paftoralcmftimalacelebrant:paftoralervtputo)itimuiu,fe^ 

 hgni^cnv'so3cc'ianvesicrunr>appclIkes:HeccxArnQbio&Eailbio,vtaGrraldocitam 

 ^crp-^ ' '3iicm commutatu m anguem i ntuhfle Profcrpins fili^ vitiu,vnde fit natus Dio- 



nyiu:.. >. ^ a-;;:r.c.i.u .1». .aoaztorum myfticadracone prsjferuntin orbecomplicatum,Hijic&poet« draco- 

 neMiitaunpatrcmdumcoacel£brant,fymbohce.operteq;Iouerainnu^^ 

 ^ Qnareab Lycophronctuuruvocarilcimus,Csrlius. A.:hel6usEpiri, velvtalij Aetolisefluuius, nomefub Ache-. 



50 looreg£mutaait,cam .1 hoas antca vocaretur,?iuthoreSjep,hano: HiccumHcrculcduellocertauitproDeiani- 

 ra Oc.nei.Calydonias regis filia: fcd videns Herculem fi^rtiorem, fe vertit primo in ferpentem, deindein taurum,. 

 cai Hercuies ampuuuit cornu , quod Copi^ comiti Fortunae datum eft. Sed poftea Achelous Amalthea: corni^ 

 Elercuh dedit,atq; ita fuum i-eccpit. Tandem ab Hercule vidus fe in fui nominis fluuio gemino cornu in fignitc^ 

 occuitaui£.Namrei.iei'a Achelous Grsci^fluuius efl:,duobus aJ aeis,qui per fines Perrhiebiorum iu Mahacum fi-. 

 ir.nncftunditur.VideOuidiuraMetamorph.iIib.p. deAcIicIoi transformatione. Ccraft2B incolx Amathuntia 

 horpitesimmolabant:vude_VenusoiFenfa. Dumdubita^ quomuteteos,adcornuavultum Tiexit,&admoM- 

 ta eft b^cftli.sp6nerclinqni,, Grandiaq; in toruostransformat mcmbra iuuecos, OuidiusMetam.lib.io. Tau- 

 ros m. Colchidc ignem efflan tes,fuifle fabulantur poet3s,quos venefica ope Medcjelafon vicerit, de quibus Oui-- 

 ^liuslib^.MetamonEcceadamanteisVuicanumnaribuseftlant Aeripidestauri. &c. vtq; folent.pleni refonare. 



60 camini; Pedoraficintasckufasvoluentiaflammas, Gutturaq; vilafonant. tameiliis Aefenenatus Obuiusit> 

 Vertere truces venicntis ad ora Terribiles vultus , prsfixaq; coruua fci^-Q, Pulucreumq; folum pede pulfaucre 

 bifulco, Fumificisq;iocummvigitibusimpIeuere, &c. ■ ; 



• Veneti^ fluuiusSiIisexmontibusTaurifinisfluit,PHn lib.3 cap.ig.&moxcap.iS. Taurifanoslftri^ populos 

 flicit.Et rurfusibidem,In hoc fitu (inquit) interiere,Carnis,Segcfte & Ocra:TaurifcisNoreia.Etcap.io. Incolas 

 alpium muki populi , fed illuftres aPola ad Tergcftis regionem,Secufles, &c. iuxtaq; Carnos quondam Tauri- 

 fci appellati,nuc Norici. Lepontios & Salalos Taurifc* gentis Cato arbitratur. Taurifci, rcxjue/a-x.ai popuft iuxta 

 alpes (aiiasTaurini)PoIybiuslib.3. EratofthenesTerifcos^xsg/Ws^f^vocat : DicGbanturetiamT^Jo.',Stepha ^ 

 nus.. Dc Noricis vel Oricis & Noricijs plurafcribit Euftathius in Dionyflum:&Straboncm citatteftem,in Tau-' 

 . /ifcisNoricijsiuxta AquiIeiam,adduOsfubterra pjrdesftatim aurum inuenirifoflile. Orici (inquitidemEu* 



7bftath.)iuxtaPolybiumh;ibit^ntcircasiiitiumAdii4cicimari5;Noriciverovel^ re^ 



