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quos cieomm, deatwn^eroum, ammantium
cf inJ:^tutorumJ>roJacris rcce^tonim, orkU^
nem, ex ^vno.y£aYptiorum ariJicw^auoJ atireu
antmi efCorvons nuatcainentumvercait,iledua
iamfVnde totjoetarum aileaoriaScriptorum
narrationesfahuloftz e^ertotam^nc^cloi
jcdiam crrcrcsTFarfi aarijsima^veritdtis
luce manje/mniur,jiuzp ttihut
Jitiama reHituunturJcxlihrts dxfjlta.
MicMAELEJ€4IERQ CdMITE'PALATII cesaf^i, eqvite ekemto
<Thil: efMed: ^ocf c^c: Ctfdr:Marauondam^iuUco .
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T TB.ireDj' Acryrti)«Hicrog"yr>hicij, <^firjje, Ifide.Merciirio,
VuIcjno,Typhor,c,&:. dcc; KcjJiimoi e-ibus miiis, animanuumAfigulvium chatad«,tibusacniontJtnvDtis al js hiicf^cdaucbus.
1.1 B.». r>f G xcornm areoor js, ioini'^ ig rurcis, vt aurco laronis
tcllcc, aureisp mis Hcipcudam&c Uih laliaJ quais aureatnmcJjca'
mcntMm dcaotaQtbus.
LlB j."neaurfadcoturo£'carum<j',gcr.calcgia ficlitia, Pbilofopbica
fctt Chymico.ine<liCJU
LTR4 Defcftisacfacris Dcc non ccrt«miiu1»»i acludis, inhuios
fci.nrx grattam tBltuatis.
LIB. f.EcKcrculivLaloiitu',>flemaTtiPcium figi^ificaniibus.
T IB.6.D; Trriana fxp ditif>n': Jtrcc|uifiti$ , finc quiTjUs TroiaCft*
finoi: pctuK, Vl)r;>ii(j*citOiibui>,c6(l«.in pciiincaiibus.
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Hexafiichon Authorislcaorcmc2ndidum
M, Momo& MiTnodtfiingHtns,
Eruitureencbris S ^TVRNl Filianonro,
Deq;novo luci parta,laborc, datur;
Lcaor,& cccetuas,6candidc,fcrtur in vlnas,
Sinonarbitriocenroriniquuscri?. xr^^,-.
Spcrnerc N I L L E V 1 V S qu rcunqjvcl optunaMomif,
Qux placcant Mimis cdcrc, N 1 L G RA V i V 5.
MICHAELIS MA-lERI COMITIS PAL. CJES.
IRiEFAl iO AD LECTORES.
I m'*rcmini,led:orcsbencvo-
li,quiJ Cauf^ niihi cxfttcrir n:rhunc
tr^aaiii riRCrlNlSSIMURyAl «*»-•
mir.e inftgmiHm pofl tot 0- tn>.toi d^ Hie-
rogifhtcis, a^ e?orij{, fi/iynlis, thc ologtcist
phtlojophicis,voettcts, Chymirti& medt-
cii petvuiaAtos authores eaidertm ac
inpuhlicam m uttdt Ittcem nUnc tandem ^aiferim, vohtfg^ inpri'
mu detot pr^iudicatisaddijudtcandHmtnJcripferim, poficjuam
nm ipfam, mea ft idia ac mey. tem , vftrum^ can^ortm ftmul
refp xerttis, mirariahfj^ dttbto dtfineti^. inter Chripiamty
vt optnor,nuf/tis e(i ad o rcum omnium i^.petittts.ftmodofcnfn
communi valeat&prima ItterarHm rudtmenta teneat, ejt<i non
aliijuando Itbros Ethnicorum (quorum in^ens numerta adno-
ftram atarem peruenit) legerit & non hac duo in iHu obferuartt,
Primo deorum,dearum & heroum.vtpote lovis.Martis, Mer-
curijy Apolhnis, Jumnis, Ventris, Palladts, Herculis, fafonis &relicjtiorum nomina ; Secundo deorum & heroum finiulorum
monfirofa, hotrenda & tncredibilia faEta : His enimd^^obns
omneshbrt Ethnicorum referti funt adeo vtfete infvngulii pagi -
fiis ea inculcando vtx cjuicquam praterea memoria dtgnum con^-
tineant : Exempltgr^tia, Jicjuis exHomtro& Hetodotoapud
Gracas, ex Linio (Jr Virgi^ioapudRomanostotlat deos &faCia
deorum,heroum^a dijsonundorum, maxima pars eorum ope-
rum obelifco notabttur : ^unt enimfa^a ita cumperfonis, & htt
cum illti colUgata, vtftibUto vno, nec alterum conftftere pofit,
A aut
o^r^
Pfaef;atio
Ctf erifaftthorth'M Ethmcif C" e^^rnn; 'criptff Crit. At kos Chri-
jiiar.iV'an>-drortfmmultitU(i%*iein larrf^ridtm ahfciniHf, /ieri.
fimw csrebiiinuf^ v'pt>te vcrit.ne Verbi Het ii^fl^y.ni- ^ljjtA
initur de tct dforumQrhere»m f.iclis dtcemtfs? /i.jh<tc fof-
fibilia Gr vcra e(fe , ctimauthores illo^nmnon dijt^fr fa/ftfu'
erint? .i-invero dfosrffutt^iinmus C^ rfijci:mus ac ml^ilon inj^s
eorumfviEl.iO- pro^^emtm adr/tittemtu C^ rectpiemtu ? An hdc
ct:?»i!.'ftft/fiproMuiabim-ts Q^ mhilvritatts effeinvrif^a-
ptid omfies af.t^o^es? Aftrum efr, dr hoc nOn fuiffe f^jl/icitttm
qttene^tiam imer tot fcriptttrio.tet Chnf/iarorunimjriada.\Cf{m
tamen hc.rtim dt^utiltatt4m derluratio adeo nere(Jaria fit, vt
i;ix v/ittm fcrtpttim fei^ po/y'jcKm, fcu Theofophtcumpsfi facroi
itieras , vtilttis mundo t^fferri pcffu •' lerum trt CAufa efl ,
cjucd tiia non (olttm anttc^tiiffima (^- vltra cmmm fcr:bfnti'
um memo*^iam repojitavtdeanttir , fedetiam Arczyufpma^ejuo
ad veram Jui crtpmm (ewper habita ct* paucifftmis notA
extiterint : Anttejtitffima entm c^ /imul ARCAi^ISSl-Ji'1 A ea ture C'.n(trieiebent, ejtttt ptr tot mundi ^tates, am-tdius e^udm ter TKilie ar.norum, tnde k prtmtr Auiho^ibtu
ad nofira v^(j,tempora, vJtit Thefaurus in arca a^camfft^
me condn.us, te&a C recondira fuerunt , de cjtiibHi cum£thnict Scriptores nonnu/i.t 'icet fabulofa fubn/ole , hoc efi;
pro fuo captu, tuclvettnt, mffiiria ea appeiidrunt, vtpt-
tet ex infcriptione Itbrerum Lurroip, A^Ier.andri , Melan~
thij, L'.mblici , Ev.inthu y Q^ a/iofum prf.ter fabuUs Foe-
tifOi nihil continentitim , ac earum r.e apicem vere expli-
camtum, ra rattone ^ tjtiod tnteilexerint ^ fub his f.omen"
tis res triagnas cfr myfiica^ Iatere,pltu reverd in recejftt
contincnfes , <judm prtma frettte pron.ittentes ' f^gjpti} e-
ntnt anttcjnt Japtentijftmi homines ( d qtfibtts, fi orfin.-m
prtmam repct^.mus, httc otKnia propajata ej[e animadver'
tcmtfs ) cum res precirfffimas D E 1 dono f**on. Uborc
coMjccuti cjjfnt, quas Kolient pofleritati cmntno ignoiaty nec
tamin cmKtbuj (cque notas fere, invtnerunt modtim easobm
/cftrandi, o veiut tentbrti cjt*ibujdam involviHi.i^ ita vt
nen
Ad Lcdofcs.
mn tjtjt acmtjfimet mentis lumtne praditi ^uic<jHam de iis
jHfptcerent ^ ftt^ftc Hiero^l)pha gramm.ita^ allegoriai C^
jabnlAi cxcoqitarunt , ejmbu^ tancjHum clattjlris c^ c&rceri"
btti rcs non dtvftlq^andas > cjtiam diu Itbntt , continKtrU' t C7*
occHltarttntf vt viientes c^ andientes nc» (iatim intellige-'
rcnt , /ed jaltcm irqtti*endt cattfas haberent. VetumqtimtHm m lorum hnc cxorttim jit , vix dici mt credi
potefi'. ^^emaamodm» enim apnd Babylor.iam in Apol"
linis templo (iHream /r.irA vetHfiatts arcHUm cjnando^y^ cotn*
pcttnn» legimiu , ex^fta co*)/ctfa O" aperta ea vts peflt/en-'
tis ac pftntcioftjftmi aerts Jeje profttderit, vt difjiatHsnon coi moUo cjtit adcr^nt , %'enenofa ac letfMli infe^os tabecoff
jicerct , fed pfjiijera tncredibih^ T^otefiate orajfatus longe
iattq^etiam Parthos affLret% Ant velntt ttmportbns Af*
Amonii Q^ Veri apui SeleHciam mtlvtbtts e^HtlnJdam an-^
qjttfffim foram^n , qHod prtiis Chaldeorttm vates oce/HfJfent
fofi direptHm tcm^lum .4poli»is Qr /imHlachrnm eiui Ro"
mam tranjiatum 3 aperientibtis tam fnncfiHS ac teterrimHS
vapor e^reffns eji , vt a Per/arHm JinibHS per Sjriam, to"
tam^ Gractam eti^ finitimas re^iones ad Gallias if^fHrtni
dfbacchntHS ftt, ( vt AmmianHs Mareellintu fi^ ex eo Ccti»
Rhod: l 5. c. i2. reccnfet,) ita fere continit cnm Ae"gjptiornm theJaHrisfnb arcanii fnis involncris recondttis, vt
aliter, (jHam accuit, aperttf toiam Grecciam, c^ pofi eamorbem tetrarum fHper/fitionibtcs c^ deorum vamffmotHm mHUiitHdine, f/uptndt'^ faElis rtpUuerint ; Hoc malum per-
dttravit loto Pa^anifmi tempore , donec verus antmz Aie'
dtcHt S A LV AT O ii ns/icr ade^et^qui longeoiio temedio,
qudm Htppocrates (inceniis fyhis Athenienjes ab ea pe»
fie inarrHnes reddens ) generi humano pro/pexit (^ Jdoia
illa ^er.tittm omnino pe^umdecf.it (^ dcJirHXtt, ncmte arca-
n-.ffimo falvifico V £ R B O ex Jinu ty£ T E R N IP A T R l S prolato : Inde tatnprtdem gentium dti in
Ecclcfia Chrifi-ianoq^ orbe , taKCjuam fiSlictt et vant, Vf/ueruKt ct reiecit jur.t. Verttm cum mhifomtnus y vt di^
Slnm, cjuotidis Ethmcorum tot edita mjnHmenta et Itbri
A z in
Pra:fatio
tr. manlhips dcnornm vtrfentur, i» qt^orttr» fere JinguliiparA-
traphii dfcram (Jr heroum j^'»tiliHtH fic meniio, hoc tyuftitis
catifamprdbMtt, c^mddini^ ptr c^eostllos df heroesinulie^titn
ftt .jluJiioJe i?i'iag,indi. /d'o^^t^.ventt /ttnt, ejnipartimadhy]i9'
riunt reduxertnt, ejuali dij illi c^ hetoes prtfcts fe^ultirtgesMC
kotf/tnesfnertnt^iictalia^tanta, tjuxdeilltffcribuxtur, p^>^-
qetirt, par ttm ad moresformarndoi aut naturalimhtitm mttndi
ratiomm appltraverint : Verum cumhtfape numeroabfurdt^'
ma, nec prtmistUii fapienttffimis adinvolvendum, ntctpfisad
ezolvenaum dtgna, prctulertnt ac maxtmxm partem eorum
fiqmentis p^^fiptij/, abf^ rerum confenfu produSii^, deprava-
rint, vtp/ui dubtj, ^uam cen.itudtnt^in legentium animis relt'
auerint, opiaruy.t plurimi, qutd tandem 'ubilits dt\s &• l^eroibta
gcntiftm reverajubeffet ,penitm exprejfumfjje : N^.mnonrcm
leviculam, ab hj/Jiorta prefeEtam, nec/iJmoyes aut altas res tra-
hendam, primitus ex'itijfe, ejux totum fere mpindum cr tot in
€0 fiptentes non centum falitm annis (cjnoanimtam c^tt) fed
trige(iescenium aut umplttu, hoc'fi
ter mtllt involtnt, tnvolutos
tenutt G^ obL tecavit, prot e^to credibtle e(i : Intertm tx ijS, cjtti
chymicatraclant, ejutdam feobtu/erunt, tjuideos C^das (^ert-
ttles tx optrtbus chymtcit pf tmu/rt ortpnem pro.^^ttxtjje ^ffir-
mertt, intir ^'^os Bracefchtu, Rob : Faffsn/is , C^ nonnulli aiij
/uerunt- Ve fim cum tllt paynm f^it rebus finqula accommo-
dJfrtnt, necfdtts omntum ra'tontm CT ^armo>iterm m thodo con*
vententi reddtdtrieit , partim ipfa chjmia muhorumiudtcto, vt
ina^if, futtlts (^ inutilis habeatur, htKCwkii ceritado5lisde
ijsr.bu* cenfert potutt : lirtrco eoo tandem hanc ntthi oprram
Jump/ivr^s de cauftttndnfliis, ad declaranmm nempe o- VMtrunutuleoennum ocAlts fubijcteMaum, cjutresfuh dyt, deabia
^herotbtis gentiumprtmtttts intclltUdifnertnt c^ e\ua rationg
per atates mun-itfabuljfa tlla huc vj^ p opagatafint, tum vt
Chri '^iantc doHrin* vcrtiMper fe fatts [piendefcens, his vmbrit
remotts,magts maq^tjj^tlinf}i etttr, tumv C^^yr.i.t, non AlcH-
mm (tlla, tot nebulonum hutrtx C^ decepttonum maier, cju<t,
metafla adulterat cfr no^ v:'> e tranfmutat) (ed cjHa, Medictnx
AHrttcprodHcendttinfervit, AnttqutJfimA C^VcrtJft.na demon»
fretur.
Ad Lc<flores.
DONVM vindiceitir. Nemo, arbitrory anrHm, metallHm
t^timHm, (jttodpro rerum precio in mHndo^ Aumfmt mnndHt
er erit, receptnm eji, cjHod^ mnltis homwum morl?i cnrandis
adhiberifolet, tmcjuaminHtUe, nocenttffinHm q}- dettflandnm
ejHid a^imahtt, frofenhet C^ accnfahit, propterea, cjHod non
tantaapndfe fit eitti copta, cji^antam vellet, necomnes affecltu^
myrbosCjr defyJeria hominHm tollat, ac mHkorum malorHmy
jurti, rapina, homtcidij, aiulterij ^ fere omniHm vitior/tm
perpetrandorum illecebrofa caufa (it , nifi vrltt ommno extra
wndum viucre c^ cynicm videh. Idem de Afedicina ludi'
ciii efio : Si intureXauro medicina.vel ex hac auriiprpventat,
(jHis nifi tnfam/Ji-ntis, medicinam tlhm dettjiabitur ? Fuer efi
in n.undo, qtit e^Kiftimat omnta ita[e habere vhicHn^^ vt infua
domo, velvrbe vel reoione, tn quaedHcatmefl : Btspuerefli
quidtateVAlens pHtat nulUs unrjuam futffe aut ejfe, ejuiplttitn
rebiti vid^rint, (iiuerint ^ intelleXinnt, cjuamipjec^pere po-^
tefi. N^m> it ^ iudtcto valcns ventatem Chymice ideo negabit,
cjwid eim non videat, /ciat a'4t intellt^at : Hoc cmm ejfet »«i-
puJen'tfpmi in^enif, omrda Fnita febt nota recipere, fjnotaex
rfrum nmiterfitutepruflt^^arevelle' Hoc e(Jet, intjnam, invidi
^c-ii-jiu^ nm hum.ty;i moris, mmio detraheretd, cuittsipfe
vf^m non h.tb.ret. Vetti^n r.e cjnis inde opinetur, me, cumtale
Jcri-i.um v^oferam, etujdm ''ti fcientiamprofiteri, fluatotum
m orum ranonc<n p. rapiat : A-fedf i» im Gatentcam huc vf^proftffi^ ni>n dellttt (^ a/ia, fiejua ejfent, arcaniffima in Chy-
mi is indc^ga^-e : [d entm homtnis Itberaitter edpipatt propnum
ejfe arbitratus fum^cum vt ^ ues a i volandurrt ita tile ad ratioci-
nandum ptHtm vtdeatur : Avibmautem nm vnam partem ae-
ris, fed vntucrjtim patere cernim/ts J ^S^td nt cfr- homtnihm t?d
rattoctn.inium? Htnc nemo mthi Juccenfeat ,lip>atcrco*nmti'
nta, frire dejderem etiam areana ^ rara^ in Katura r rumfwdamentumhabentii, rattone c^ experien'iaprobata, vertjfl'
ma: Hoc enim anim^z intellioentis proprium ejfe 4nftoitles irt
Aletaphyficts demonfirat. ^^in eo affeSlu tncitattts extera
ejnc^ioca vifituvi, ^ fic in hoc c/uoc^celibtrritfium regnum
A i pervenij
Ptxhzio
pervefri, v^iti^^nfflMctijs miii fromovcvdis acrius inhtereo^ en
i)ic iaii-u n.ilA (ny caUmo tiMuf^ Medicindt illttu, ejtiam huc
vIq^ tndagu vi, ftonpedtffeijuuff atpredromw ,• Non tamen adco
imm.^ttt^tiK, ceHe^mfcjuamimnainaripo^tt, vtviucemejueat^
cHrn aniiiw, ejudm Elephantot zterogeflare aiuut, ipfum apud
mefo»crim, ati^^m. ejuodfateor, vr/ir.o pattu O' rnai MtneruA
inluccm miferim. Mon tnim adeo de verbis, <ju..m de rehi^^r.ec
tam de ^lfitiuh ivde mthi captanda, c^uam de commcditate a/ijs
prsjiandx, ffi fc/.iriifu. /4ccipite tgi'Ur, ItEltres bcnevoli,
huncmeumc^Htilemcur,^ Uborem in hocgenere novum, quivt
vera Theolcgt£ nonfuoervacanetu viaettpotetit, tta toit Encj-
clopctdite, vtpote Polyiic^^vita ciu It, (qu^mlftrilprffdefitia
troBat,) M(dictn£, Chymia, P->e/f, hjflort£, Afiror,omit,Phyf
ficA, Cdteriljjcientijs& ariibus mcxtme vttlts ftiturks efl* Etquamvisvideattir paradoxn contiKertineo,cjt(odreceptapertot
Jecula ejuaflinfingat , tkmen cjuodcum veritate in cmritbtts con-
venit, eiiamflcum maicre mu dipArte in opihiohtbtts di^cnti^t,
magts ample[}endum reor^ejtiam tot opi antium pr^iudicijs con-
/entafieum-^ Cumj^ id in rebtu divims fecjuamur, ^uidntitiam
inhumardi tjs, c]ti<tproxtme ad ea^ (cjuales htt funt) acce^ere
^eflimantur ? ^jiodfl quis Pagar.ijmum, deorumj^ multttudi'-
nem aptrcbare maht, ac ChyrMam, o^ua vera tft eitarft tpfiiyi-
eognita, in htfce haud agnojcere, c^i tco cjUod,\macumtnefibi
placens, faetat, cjuodlubet'^ Intertmnec corhmfalfltatem, viri'
flmilew, nec hutus veritatem, vaniimintetligentibus reddttvn»
mtum. Vos, aut Prcmethetlumtms ,'cinttllum peSlore oefiatis,
ctui Palladisfapieniiam animo circfirnfertts, tti,\mflnec} ul< ani
nec Veftee. aram cum illii communem agr,ojc„tis, hoc noflrum
fludium ab intiidorum (^ mafiyrum imurtjspro veflro ca»dore
vindicetis, C^ Vtritatem ex profunda (cui immerjttm Demo-critHS rijH O- Heracletm ftetu tefiatt/HntJ puteo feu ffecu
eruendam C^ extrahendc.m pro virili curetii .- Vobis tnejuam
fotis, cjutbus corculi^[apere datumeftante alto.\, hac (n/undi
ARCANA ^RCANISSIMA) vrpote cjtii de his ex ge-
mina ludictj dexteritatt calculum frrre noverttu, ape>ta C^
rcclufa, CKttrii autcmplebt ijs^indoBti, harum rerum tnexper-
tify
AdLcdores.
tls , incrf^(i/ii c^ nciticjunm capAcibris, Mowii& Afimi\ tan-
fjuanii»dt^/iis, e]Piibiunthii, ijuodfapientibtu, fapi.it, ni/, tiifi
lptrro>iut Jenfui ^ vH/gogra'.Mm vtdfater, vere arcana C^ OC'
c/^ifa manere optamin : Imo vobtsfo/a loctc edita, his al^Jcondita,
vobis inte/ltclA,hisne/e^,i ^uidemfore fperabimus ^ qMantum
in nobis er't, annt t<mtir. Vef/ruTH ef/ hanc animi mri (ffufionem,
Vc/unt^tis J/udij4j frcmptitti^incm nonaverjart, fedtequtbon'^
confulere , quos ego Deo Opf: Adax : commendatos haberi
velim.
wimmmnmJN STMBOLVM
Afagnif: cr Cl: V- Dn: MtchAeiis M^ieri
:
Corporis eft aliquid fpcciofi gratia fcrmx,Eftaiiquid pnfcurnpoflcdoccre genus.
Eft aliquid vigili rapicnrij paita laborc, .^
Suntaliquid,magnusquasrencrorbis»opc«:
$ifamcn,his quantum pr.cftct/pertabimus Author,
Sunt nihil,auc nihilo fi minus eire poteQ.
Chr: Reinhart V.LD.R:I: M:S: Ord:
& P. L. C.
MICHAEL MATFRVS DOCTOR,COMESPALATINVS.
IN CHRISTO SFE9 ILLA DEO MEA,AMO CRVCI ATVM,
Auri ne te -eat me malefuadus amor.Aurea dos p/acear rel/auis ^- /ufnin t pajcat,
LAVRVS,AMO OMEN SIC,DOS MIHIREGTA PLaCET.
MIX A HA liAIHPO'2Jwj^si^^-fT/^t/k «»00-:
HAIOI ;,. a'PM\ h^mi.
MH- AMA H"PI XIAO'2,
H'A10S H-MI (if^ymtfAiymyCA^PMK
^aOCTt fitm.
MH" «I" A*M A HPI XIAO S «•nSwirJi' «cTi 5^aTi,7f,
Kaf/M fiJ^ar» «o^olc tCffMfimvri ^ihsu
AUu(le'tu[d,
MIXAH^A MAIHPO%MH'HMAI XAlAPO'S;
MH HMAIXAIAPO'2 ^<n'c <rcr;^<r(nC;«u
'^fx/jittm, t '^v^ue i jfKiUficn piiicu-
E'^ cVrk ro/uaTBr/<^Kc/«i^8i* o noc
IdemLatine»
Non fcdco tcpidus
:
Non fedeo tcpidus; Fcrvcrceft ChriQicoIarum^
NonfrigcreanimiSjncve tepcrc fuis.
Bisgenitaxquxvi Proicsvencranda Parcntis
Ore quiacA tepidos cvomiturafuo.
M. M. B. G. T. P.
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LrBER PRIN^V5.
DE HIEROGLY-PHICIS yEGYPTIORVM.
^ Vi JE^^tUruni rerii anfqtiiflimaxura' hyrtoriam fcu potiu? gclU fabulofa
complcxifunt, nihflccrti dc pnma-rum Ijtcrarum 5 autfcicnriarum ortu
memor 3c prodidcrunt; qucmadmo-Aum ncc dc primis in orbc rcgibus^di-
scrcditis, authominibus natis; fcd
qi iEcunqucdc hjfcc fcripfcrunr.mcris
otioforu n figmentis^ac mclincholicorum dclynjg auC
fomniantium phantafmatis fimilima futit. Primos ho- n • . #
mincg allcrunt nonnulli, in A-^ypto cditos eacomcdura, ^'«» ««>«»•
qud]circarA*/'4/^'w,cum NihcciliWiK inundatio, calc-"'^ *
facicntclimumfo'.cab<jq'U rcl,<flum, mul^sin loci'* cxtcrra; hi^tumultitudo nuiriurnonatur, qnfiabipfoor-bis pnmordio omnii animjnria fiinilitcr.iplicjj homincsgenirifint: AlDi denu S^/c.*/»' qui «Tjaiorcm /Ifiie^F.ttro.
^<f^«^p3rtemjnccnon/^(r^;/>/«»?pcr!ufirauit, (vr ipfcmct
fatctur) Qmprimi,irqu t,fucrintin orhc rcgcs, nrqua- p^rwjr'/?^^^/,
quamcomperfum habemuscumijunjHvftonci tostra LiL.^c, i.
dant; Impofnbilequippccft,li'crjSatq ie acprimosTe-
g^SjVctufijs^^xMMlfciSi vcroquisl f(rrd!, ciiaT) tum fui-^c
contciuUt, ccne rerum fcriprorcs nulro poft tcmp.^re Prim<t ItterA
fusrc: fc'<quxint q lioractn tulcnt, ncf fclum Giseci o-fcnporcf,
dubita;if,fcdctiamqaifclud!gc£vrs prancfqac rcrgia} adB vitam
1 Hieroglyphicomm Lib.u
vitamvtjlium fcrlptorcsappcllint barbari,
Idcm,moxrcqucntccapitCjapriroishominibu8SoIcmL.i,t.z. &Lunam pro Dijs jrternis cultos, & ilium Oiiridcm,FrimtDu. j^^^^, ^,^,^ Ifidim ccrta nominis rationc appellatoscirc,
iiarrat, Vcrum qiiij vnicus & vcrus Dcus Deorum fif,
quiquando&vbiprimi hominesac inorbcregcs cxtitc-
rmtjcxracris Biblijs no?, vt indubitatum acccpimus, ita
jie^^ptiorum in co, vt & in alfcrenda fuorum rcgum anti-
quitdtc & numcrofa feric per plus quam viginti millia an*
norum continu2'a vanitatcmagnofcimusjQuicum Jji-
dem & O/irtdemahk^cx SaturMo gcnltos dic&ntj mirumcft,
cur iilosproprimisdiisacternis&ingcnitisj fcucxlcQi-
busluminibushabcant; Scriptorcs autem Ethmcos in
hiIcccx:urarepolTumus, fi resaliter,vt fint, tradidcrint,
tumquodobantiquitatem, quales fint, fciri nonpotuc-rint, cumfacrai^t^/JVhyftoriaipfisincognita fucrit, tumqv 6 J ob Dcorum tum rcccptorum rcligionem alitcr fcn-
tire non licucrit. Nos vt fundamcnturn y^yjptt^ do^innxPropoJitio^C^ ditUAmuiyC}: innumerisindiciisexploratum habcmus,in
JHmmA toti' ^^j^^^tfffcicntiamquandamarcanifilimanaturjeopcra do-
«/ /r<ic7rf/«J". ccntem,fiuc MED IC IN AM AFRE A M^ non cx
aurojfcdauromillicsprcciofiorcm , in vrufxntifrcjpraC'
fcrtimapud Philofophos, Saccrdotes,& Regesantiquilfi-
mofijqiiaevtpofterisfapientioribustradi pofref,vulgoau-
tem igJiota maneret, pro fcriptioneoccultas ab animali-
bus dcfumpf-»s notas^aGraecis poftea Hiro^/jfphicof di^ns^
pTodccUrationc vero reruni Allcgoriasa perfonis fidis
cirumqucrebusgefiisrrannitaspafiimviurfauntrHinc
fu "Ccdcntibustemporibus,fuperftifionchominum igna-
roiu )racoccupantc mentes, perfonae illx proDiisautrc-
^ibushabifaci animallapro facri8& invioljbilibus culta
Parti'i9 fjnt; ii^que fi;i<julis monumenta q jafi acrcrna conflifuta
prtmi(*yri, rcnTiu itur: Dc quibusvtordin-rquodam difqniramus,
j. 2, dcDiisprimo, moxdcRcgibus y^^-eypryf, tcrt 6 dc Ani-
^.raiIihu?,corumqucfdcratischara(5lcribus,acdtn:quc dc
4. monUtncRC's,inUiciis^c vc(ligiis,qu;ehanc artcm in Ae^
Lib.r. Aegyptio-Gr,TCoriim.j
/y/JMvfitatKnmam&qudnvernaculam fuiirc,conuinccnr,
hoclibroprimoagcnrius. Antiquiflimi & primi huius
artisfcu Mcdicinjeaurcsc inucntorcs confidcrantcs fub- iDeDijsic(5lum,formana,cfticicntcm,Sc cfFcftuscius communita- Aegj^tiorum
tcmcummundi prarcipuij; partibushabcrc, nempc cum kittoglyphi'-
Solc, Luna, Ignc, acrc, aqua & tcrra, caeccrifquc ftcllis c//.
crrantibus, abiiscadcm dcnomna Uiit: In Subicdoc-nicnartisduoconfidcrat tUFjquorumvnum mafculi, altc-
rumfic.ncllxrationcmobtincrj idcrquc illud Ojirtdtm
fcu folcm,hoc//?^(wfcu Lunam dixcrunt: Afercuriusy
qji SoU&Lura£coniungitur,vfriquccomnnuni8cft,cum
non fiat coniundio Solis & Lun jc in maiori mundo,nin &,\^ercHriui pf3Efcntancus*adfit, quippc qui Soli fcmpcr
fatcllcs accurrit: Atquc hi duo vt funt coniuge s, fic 8:
fraterctfororhabcntur,quibuscttcrtmsquidam rufu« &ardcns fpiritusadiungitur^T^p^o» diftus, qui Ojlridem fra-
trcm vtcrinum in tcnuiffimas partcs & mcmbra dilTccat
:
Ha: igitur quatuor apud AeQyptios pc fon.x prxcipux funf,
quaiutrcSjCyJV^/, S(is ct Mtr.uriMs pro diis, Tjphon vc-
rdpromaligno daemonc, accipiuntur. His adnumcrant
VtilcaKt4my(cu igncm cxtcrnum, Pahadem fcu fapicntiam o-
pcrandi, Occanum gcncratorcm dcorum, fcu matrcmT/^^^i/^jiiutprovtrirquc A^///!r«w, hoccft aquam,ct tcrram,
mitrcm omnium5VtOr/>^f«/ait,diuitiaslargicntcm;dcin*
dc Satur»um,rouem,yemrem^/ipol/tnem,P/utenemj aliofque
D^tos: Qux nominactfifcqucntibus tcmporibus com-munitcr&.alias(cmpera vulgo pro Deorum numinibus
autplanctarum,feu ftcllarum coelrftium corporibusac-
ccptafint, a Chymia tamcn rcftauratoribus,ct propagato-
ribus primr.u ; in artis occultatione introdufla funtjqaod
cxomnibuscircumftantiisfinguiorum fam apud Gracot,
q^ai) /^f^^;>r/of, fcriptorcsmanifeflc confpicitur; impri-
misapud D/Wc^r^^w^cuiusfcntcntiasdcdiis Aegyptijs pcr-
curremus,acconucnicntiamcorum cum C/ywjc/tdfliba-
bimus. Prjrtcrdi<5losDcos,inquit, quos ccclcftcs & a?- Z/^.l.f.',
tcrnosvocantjfcruntinfupcralioscxhisgcnitos, qulfuc-
B 2 rint
tnHenta,
IJidit itt'
ncnta*
Mercurii
inutnta.
4 Hicroglypliicomm Lib.f^'
rJntmorfaIcSj,fjpient;av^c!6 Scinhumiinum gfnus hcnc-
ficiis*in^morrahri.rcp«jtitos: horum quofJ-im in ^ea^pto
rcgnr.(rr,partin cjj eofuidcron^inc, quo&Dii coclclics,
partim proprio vocitatos, SoUm^ Saturmm^Rheam^ lottera
quocjuc anoiimjllis <^;7-wr.«<« appellatum 5 Ipinonrm pr:--
tcTcayl'fi/c,i»p/m. Vedami vjtimd A^fercurium Primum qui-
dcm rcgcmfuilTe.5pud Aeoyptios Solcm,conomincq'if) &coelellc aflrum. Q2idam Saccrdotcsaffirmant, primumrcgnairc Vf^icanum^mvcmoxcm ignis,coque hcntficiodu-
cemab /^.-^^/>/rjjconf^itutum : Erpaulb poll: Dcinceps
^(iV4rnum, qui lororcm Khfamccpcut vxorcm,aiorUfXti-
tiire,gcnnilhqucfccundumquo/"dam, Ofiri^itm^i /faem-
piurcs, grnuJlfc /ouem ac /uncnem tradunt, qui prop-
ttr virtutcm vniuerfoGi bi impcrarint: Hos quu quc gc-
nu:ircdcos,prcur apud Aegyptios iiks habcntur intcrcala-
UKjOfyridem^ffidimyTjpho»ay Apfliincm ^ Venertm^^ EC
0//r^rfminterprefatum Dionyjium, Jfidtmvcxo CertrtmX
Hac OyTrw in vxorcmfu mptai rcgnoquc fufccpto, mutacontulitad vfum vitaccomraunis. Hxcillc: Dcmdcrra-dit y/JW^-wtriticumct hordcum invcnilTc, ciulquc fdtiO"»
ncmdocuiirehominc?j Icgcs quoquc dcdillc, tcmpiura
Crcxilfe /outU /unont pjrcntibus infignc tum magnitu-
dinc, tumornatu: DjoinfuperTcmpIa aurca flatuiffe,
vnum maiUs/(T«;coEl- rti>aitcrum minus/(7«rMCgi coiura
patri qucmquidam 4mmonemvo(La^T\i', Fccitctiam aliis,
inquitibiJcm DW<»''«/, quosrctulimuS:8urcatcmpla,ho-
noribuscuilibctct (accrdotibas inrtitutis: Artium quo-
qucautrcrumadVfilitatcm vits rpe<flantium rcpcrtorcs
ab Ofirtd'' cf /JiUe\n honorc habiti fuerc : Inucnti infuper
jrrisaunquc m Th-b ^^^ifabrijarmaquc fa(5la, quibus ct
fcrasoccidcrertcrtxcolcrcntur tcrraE". Statuje pn^tcrca
ctDeumtcmpla <uri:a,abh:scum o.Tini orratn fabnca-
ta funt. Ef mcx : Mcrcurtum quoquc maxiir-eomniu-n
ab to (Ofitide) honoribusaffcdum, vtrfpertorrmrciu
plurimaru i^.quibusvKsc hominumconfulcrctnr,volunt:
Huuccnimpti,numctvcrbainordinenaKdcgi:ic^ctniuI.
tift
Lib.ir Aegyptio.Gr^fcorum. 5tis indidiirc fcbus nomina; ruHrc quoque litcrarum in-
uentorcm aiunt, inftituitleq-, quo honorc, quibufvc
racriscolcrenturdii: Inprimisobfcruitoraftrorumeur-
fus fuitjCt vocum harmonias adinucnit : Palrpflra?, numc-rorumquc,cf adcorpora curanda mcdicinx artis,IyriE in-
fupcr cxncruis trium chordaiii inftar trium anni tcmpo-
tu:n, rcpcrtoremtradunt, Trcscniminfliruitvoccs,acU"
tanijgraucrt» ct mcdiam; acutam ab oeftate,graucm ab hy-
cmc,mcd:am a vcrc fumcns: Hic ct Griccos docux vcr-
borum intcrprctationcm vndcctipfum H^rmcn,nocc(l
Intcrprctcm appclIarunt.Dcniquc et qui tcmporc Oft^t^tis
fu :rc facrarum litcrarHm (criptorcs, haec c=idem ab illo
acccptarcfcrunt. C)//r/W(f«»etiamp!urimumraoconfilrov-
fum : Olex quoqac plantam ab co , non a Miner'
mt qucmadmodum Gricci dicunt, rcpcrram. Exqui-
bus conftar,Vulcano&Mcrcuro apud yEgypt«Oi mag- Nota,
nos honores ha^bcri ob invcntjonem tot rcruii» vitae hu-
niana: vriSium : Ac qu's Vulcanus ? An non ignis ma-giilcr operum ? quss Mcrcurius ? An non omnc icl,dr quo,
cxq'io& cuTi qjooperantur Ch>mici, licct non Gr vul-
garf-qjidJQjaiemij^ncm vc 6 MtelligUiiriE^vptij r \nillum, d<*q lo Diodorus loqu tur his vefbs • cumcnim *
arbor idu fulminis in monribus confl^grallct, ligna
propinq'1 » hyberno temporc fljm ;n i fuac comproehcnffl,
qiicxre Vulcanu.TJcalore Ixr ram,dcficicntcigncaddi-
d ifc illi nouam materiaT», & co modo continuato igne,
alios homincs conuocalfc ad cius afpc(?lum, tanquam a fe
repcrti : Id nuMo modo vcrifmiile cft: Quia ignis illcantc
diluviumnotiHi-nus ^uicquoq-, primJshominibus,q'i£n>
admo uic fiTg; ufjcif) A )eli& Ciino, fabriliuart.iiinve- ^tlo Tu 5i!c»in, vni No'i«: Vndcfcqairur, aiteriui ignis ' "7*
invcntioi.etnbu Vjlcano,ncnipcphiIofophici, feuqjti
modo ignis McrcUnonon vqlgari adhibcndusfitiHinc '^" *
dicitur primu-j .-oud ^iEgyprios rcgnalTc Vu canus ; S»c
MctcuriinornM u irrium & literarumhieroglyphicaru n
apud cofdcai inucnror e(l j Propter ipfuo) cnim arees 6c
6 Hycroglyphicorum lib.i.
Mterx ^grptix Jntrodod^ru^tJllleiJoajit Rh<*foncam,eftfonomi^m, gcomcrriaa», iirirhmeticam & wuiiumtNihjlcniroabrq-, numcro, pondcrc&mcnfijra fitin arre,
vcnccnatu»a:S t RdijmiLuilnisthcor: Tc(lam:Cap.fo,Narura,inquitrbabctinrepiii!ofophi4m & nricntiam fcp-
tcuartium l.lwralium, quibus opcratur : Quo n iam ipft
in fc portit omncnr gcoir.ctricam formam & omncmrcm tcrminat virtutc anthmctux lux pcr *rq')alirafcm
numcii ccrti & pcr ncticiam rhctoricjjicm intcilccflum
tuum ducit dc porcntia in adioncm, Haec illc : Ipfc Mcr-
curiuscft intcrprcsomnium,HcrmcsG arc.isdi<5lui.jcuius
confilio Ofiris plurin li n vtitur • Quia Ijdc Mcrcurio nihii
£t : Ipfiolca facra, vtpotc omnium olcorum prjcdan-
tiflimo, quinimjs molliaindurarc, duracmoIIircpotcfT,
vno f 6Jcmq; i.^nc : Rebqua ad Mcrcurium & Vulcanumfpcdantia, in fcqucntibus cxponcntur. Vcrum cur Ifis
omniacKauro, &quidcm totintcgratcmpla, parcnti fuo
& rcliquis dijs fiaruK ? Cum alas omni xno inauditum
(it vcl VDicuin cx auro tcmplura ftatutum clfc, pracfcrtim
hoc rcccntiori, vbiauri cxfodinis & fluuijscruti millics
maior copia cft; quam antiquMUi, cum primum aurumrcpertum dicatur: Aut cur aeris auriqjfabros Ifis in ho-
norc habuit ? hi prompto caufa cft^Aurca quippc Dca cfl
:
Eadcm &Lforor& coniunx Ofiridis dicifur, qucmadmo*dum luno louis& Rhca Sarurni, qui progcnitorcs corun»
narrantur : Qox vnica nota Chymix cvidcnti/fima &propria cftj Cu.us fubicdum conftat agentc mafculo&paticntc facnira, tanquam fratrc & fororc, ncc noii
coniugibus, vt paflTim dcmonfirabitur. Ollris igitur &Ifis,vcluti& Vulcanusac McrcuriuSjprxcipui dij intcl-
Icdlualcs chymici funf, non qaelcftcs, fcdTubtcrranci,
&abarccnati:Cumq5lfisCcrcsfit&Ofiris Bacchus lcu
Dionyfusapud Graecos, rcliquas eorum dotcs & notas ^
infia tradcmuj. Ofiris vcro, vt Diodorus ibidcm narrat,
Cumvir bonusglorixq-cupidus clTct, ingcntcmcxcrci-
tum corgit, vr pcragrarci orbcm,doccrctq} mortalcs plan.
tare
Lib.f. -^gyptio-Grafcorum, 7tirc vitcs ac tritici & hordci fcgctcm, pccorumq; frud^um,cxiftimans, Ci homincs abagrcfti vita ad cultiorcm mi-tiorcmq; traduccrct, honGrcsfcCquod&confcquutuscft)potiturum immortalcs. Non cnmi prilci illi tantum, fcd
poftcri ctiam proptcr invcntas ab co fcgctcs bcncficij
incmorcs, provnocx maximis dijscumhabucre. Tra-duntautcmOfiridcmiEgyptircgnoconftituro, rcrumq;omniumcuja (fidi vxori pcrmilla, tradidilfe ci Mcrcu-rium,cuiusconfiIioj quoniam prudcntia vidcrcturcxccl-
lcrcintcramicos,vtcrctur : Ducemvcrocxcrcitus, omni-umqjqux Cux ditionis cranr, rciiquiirc Hcrculem*, tu quia
gfncrc proxi mus, rum quia fortitudinc roborcq; corporis
crat admirabili; Rcgniq; gubcrnationcm ita parrirus cft,
Ph3cnici3?&maritim2c ora:Bufiridcm,i£thiopi3E Libyseq;
proximis rcgionibus Antaeum prarfccit: Ipfccum omni-buscopijscx;Egyproincxpcdirioncm profc^flus cft, /c-
curafratrcm duccns, qucm Grajci Apoliincm dicunt &lauri rcpcrrorcm : Of^ridcra duo fijij, virrutc difparc»,
Ar.ubis & .^;if<?^(?»prorccutirunr; vtcrq^armisvfuscftin-
fignibus, aliquoanimaii haudabeorumnaturadiHimili:
Nam Anubiscancm, Maccdonlupum infigncarmorum
tu'it : (Va cx rc hjEcanimaiiae^/^^r^/ fummo '\x\ ho-
norchabcnCjCt horaraanimantium iormis apud c^gyp^
tio! coluntur, Duxit iniupcr fccum Pana , cui ty^gjp"
tij in ThehMd^,(:\mt2Kcm fiii nomlnis jtdifi. a uht, Chcm-nim,id cftiPanis vrbcm vocitatam : fccuri funr cum qMoq.inagriscolcndiscxpcrri, qnivincasplinf^rc noilct, Ma-ronjqui tnticura fcrcret, Trfproiemijs : Omnibus dcindc
compofitis,oratisdijj;Ofiridcincomani.qMoadm Aegvp-tumrcdircr, nutrillcaiunt, acvciCus i^thtoPtaniprKiCcC'
tura : Cum clFjt in ty£thiopia, fcrunt obLtos ci SatyroS)
ccmasvmbilico tenus ha^cntcs: DicirurOfirisfuilTecu*
pidicr rtfus, dclc<^anq; folitus mulicis ci chorcis : Qua-propter illum n.ulicorum multitndo fcqucbatur ;liiter
cosnoucm fu.lfc: virqincs adolcfctnruh^-tum cancreloli-
tasjtum in aliis cruuitaS; quas dcincep» Crxci appclia.unc
Mufas
9 Hicroglyphicorum L b. i,
MufaStHas Ap :)i(incmdocuiiTc'd!cunt, qu.»<'x.'e NUificiia
cftnoiTiatus :Hocternporc Nllum ferurirccj SimCa-nisortuiu (cunccnini maximc crcxcrc coniu wt) u, lo-
rem Acg>pfi partroijCtcammaxiiTiej cvi ?trn vticub mi-
pcrahat, mundallc ; Abfumpriscnim fcrm.: omi ibus crus
tcgiOMis n.cohs, Frotr.criifum dolorr n-.ofuip k iiitcifi-
ccrc vol.iiir-j Fluvium vcio prcptcrtuilus vclocirarcm,
profuuJjriiren q^ aquarum Aquilam tunc appcJlarum:
Hercultm tuni conlilii magnitudinc fum virrutc voiu- t
evtftigio comprcfTilTc aq'j.irum impcmmct ad priorem
curfum conucriiire : At vcro Ofif is cum clTct in montibus*/£c^wp/>,vtrarq-,rlpasNiIiaggcrcciiiX % ne modumcx-tcdcret inundatio, fcd vcluti pcr portas quafdam cxxnslenisciretatqj3grisproficUi.Dcindc prr Arabiam iLxraru^
brunimareucrfaciens, au £X.xrcn,«;sIiidoS pcrucni', vbi
plurcsconllituitvrbcs, cxquibus vnam Nyfam nomii;>a-
uitjincius mcmoriamjinqua cratny.ritus, vbi hcd^rara
plantavit,qun:roIdc6!ocu^itiir,etin A)''^ Aegyptt. Multaquoqucalia rcliquit fui apu .! Ir.dos monumcnta: Colum-nasinfupcr nulfisiniocisiutuitlucEcxpcditionisteftcs:
Pcragrau;t autcmetcxtcras Af.a nationcsj Pcr Hellefpo»"
tffMin EuropamtVir.iicr.s, Lycurgtim in Thracia barbaro-
rum regcm fibi obfillcntcm pcremit; llli prouincia:
Maroncm (cncm prcefccit; Macedonem dUun) Macedo.rUrcgcm ftatuit, Triptoiemf:m Atttcix agris colendis prx-
fccit; Ocniquccumoibcm fcrme circuiircr,in Je^^ypium
rediit.tulitquedonafccum adiueinsgennlus data.Dcm-dccumadDeos cxhominibusciret tranfldfusethonores
illi cf facra, vr maximoD:orum,ab JJJdt ciAJercurtoin-Myjttes. flitutanjnt,multaqucvimyflicaadcultum addira,quibus
;cius Dejpotcntiam ampiiorem rcddercnt. Tantum brc-
uitcrdc 0/»'/<a';/in Indiam cxpcditionccx D/'?^ori' atfulillc
N ta.(ufi)cm.Huro£lyphtcAS rcaal'cgoricas halceumnts narra-
tiones,etvcrifati,rialitcr,qia.nlic,accipiartur,adiicr(ifli-
maseirc, tmn exfin^ulis ad lircram abfurdis cr idUis,
tumcxplaiuationc vinijtruicict hurdciicgctc, pccorum.
«1"«
Lib. 1 1 Aeg)'ptio Gr^corum. 9qu^rru(fVu,abcodcminucrntis,qujEinracris litcris, vtdi-
^uoijpatribus antc diluviuni,«rt in orbc primis vcre attri-
buuntur^-^onftat. Siqulsvc^6artis,dc quaagitur, quale-
curq, cognitioncm habcar,illc non (olum ncgatii e fcict j
quibus rcbus hadcnus Jid-a non afcribcnda fint ,fcd ct atfirmatiue.quibus vr^cc conucnianrj ncmpc Oftrtdem^ ct
Ilidem dfcin vno fubicdoagcnsct paticns; ct pcr cxpc-
ditioncm 0/iriMs, folutioncm opcns arcanidimam dcno-lari,vbiprimum ad Acthiopcsnigros, poilad marc ru*
brumdcueniturj quicolorcs vtprimo & vltm o intcr-
ucniant ncceiTc cft ; in principio nigcr, qui pcr intcrmc-
dioscolorcsinalbcdincm, acpoftfn rubcdinfm traniit:
HiCceMimcreAtafHnt, inquit Flamcllus, iri hac terra mfir4j4ethiopi<e j Et Rafis , Deallfa Cormm tt*ttm^ fivis deatbare
ipfum^CHm Ni'o ^e^jpti albefcitprimo^ tftfjccum Perjia infe-
cretit^&cn hoc, (^ hac apparehit rubedo, vtpapauerin Eremoi
Si Nilus non intra mctasrctincatur,fc iin agros.nimisrc-
dundct,maximaindcnoxa cucnirct. Oportct it q; Prfmeth^um rationc prxvia; ct Hcrcuiem laborc comitc,id cft,
artificcm,ingcnio mariiq-, id prjecaucrc •• Adfunt noucmMufjCjCtfratcr ApoUo^ hoccl>,9. Aquilse^ctvnaparstcrrx
nigr2e,vtalij cxponunt. AdfuntSjtyri falicntcs,ctchori
mulic u,choreasduccntc$,ncmpeNymphx ct Lyrophx,afccndcntcsctdcfccndcntcs: fcmcninfuum agiii iaf^ii
cft, Cui Triptolomus pra!cl>,ficct vitis plantata vuas fc-
rcns copiofifiimaS} MircHrm conlultor Ifidt ct Hercnles
gubcrnator Atgyptt datus : HrcuUm clTc artificcm ct
A-fercuri^.m priiru, mcdium ctvltimum opcri«,mfcrius
iatius patcb-t. Si quis igirur omnia ct fingula huius cx-
pedjtionisadaconfidcrct, vidcbit nihil abfq; fingulari
caufaibidcm pofitum,fedomn£(olutioni di(flse advngucquadrarc; Sacra Ofiridt a \Iercurio cfr Jjide inftituta ellc
dicuntur,ctmu!ra aliavi mydicaad cultum ciuc addtta:
Vbipcrv^mmynicamfatisdcciaratur, quodalius fcnfus,
prrtcrquim hyOoricusetIitcralisadfit,qucmnosin plx-
rifqucrimatiintciligcntibus fatis iniinuamus. QUcC de-
C indc
lo Hieroglyphicorum Lib.i.
indcfolutioncm hanc,fcumortcmO/r<W//', fccutafunt,ct
quidcirca ciusmorfcmcontigcrit, fic D/Wor«jcontcxit:
VcrumjinquitjCX vctuftis SacerQOiu arcanis, i]u\0/tridis
tcmporcfueranr, poflca copcrtum crt, Ofrtdem Acgy^io
iuftercgnanrc a TyphonefTairc impioatque ncfariointcr-
cmptum,qucmil!c in fcxacvigintyDirtcs dilfcdumjcu-
ilibctcorum, quifccum tantifcclcrie puticipcsfucranr,
partcm d^dif,vcluti cius facinoris confcijs, & fimul vt ip-
fosdcfcnforcs,cu[lodc(q; habcrctrcgni Hdos. //Tifratris c-
iufdcq; viriraortcm auxilio filij(ORVS ci nomcn cratj
vltajT^y^^^yw^&quicaedisconfcij fucrant,iRtcrcmptiSjc/£^-
^^;>/»rcgnumccpit: CornilFacft pugna iuxfa fluvium in
partc ^r^^/,e,quam y^«;<</appcllant vicum cQ^pdnomcncx /^«r<c/mortcab Herctile OQciCiyO/tridir tcmporc fortirus
cftlocus. C)/7r/W/>partcsomncs difpcrfas cum inucnilfet
//i^/jpra£tcrpudcnda,cupicnsinccrtumcirevirifcpulchiu,
ab>^(?f^^/^yautcm&fingulis hominibus honori habcri,
cxaromaiibusacccrafingulascaspartcs in formam ho-minisvirofimilcmcompofuit. Conrocatisdcinccps y^e^
gypti faccrdotibusfingulisdcditOyTr/W^ imagincm,a(rcrcns
cisfoliscorpusilliuscrcditumatqucadiurans, vtnunqua,
apud fccircfcpulturam O/tridisyvWi pandcrint,vtque illum
inabditis fcruatucn, vt Deum colcrcnt, vcluti Ofindem' dum viucrct,& poft obitum fimili ccrcmonia obfcruarcnt.
Vtautcm maiori bcncficioSaccrdotcsadhxcfibipromp-
tiorcs faccrcr,tcrtiani cis a^rorum partcm ad Dcorum cul*
tum'&facraconcc.Tit:Hiiuin meritorura Ofiridlsmtmo-
rcs,tu-nbcncficio/yW*raIled''j cius mandata pcrfcccrc;
qua cxrcctiamnunc faccrdosquilibcttcftatur, pcncs fc
O/^r/Wtr/wfcpuItumcffe.* Animantiaquoq-, aprincipio ci
dicatain honorehabcnt; & cum moriuntur, in corumfuncrcrcnouantC>/;r/^// ludum: Tauros autem facros,
huncquidem Apin), altcrum Ademphtm nominatos, fa*
crificant (9/rr/'rtf/,quosctiam vcluti dcos /iezyptij omnc«colunt: luralTe autcm Ifi^ dicitur, viro mortuo,nuIIi
fcampliusnupturam: lufto dcinceps rcgnauit impcrio,
bcnc-
Lib.i. Acgyptio-Gri^corum. if
bcncficio in rubditos, rcliqucs oftincs cxccdcns : Poft
obitum vcroia^mortalium honorcsconfccuta cft, fcpul-
taq; apud Mempb^m \n V V L C A N I hico, vbi vfque
adhoc tcmpus fcpulchrum cius monQrarur: Konnulli
horum Dcorum corpora non illic fica arbitrantur, fcd in
ty^thtopi<e, Aeoyptic]'^e montibus, iuxta infulamj quxNili Port:c ab agro Dijsfacro appclIctur.Vcftigia huius
offcndunt tum Scpulchrum C/7r/^f conftrudum, atquca
Saccrdotibus Aeoyptijs in honorc habitum, tum vrnas
trcccntic fcxaginta, quas quotidic Jadc rcplcnt Saccr-
dotcsadidinftituti, luflumquc rcnouantj Dcos nomi-ncvocantcs Hac de caufa Infula a tranfcuntibus adi"
tu prohibcfur . Apud Thehaidi! vcro f qu.^ Giui-
tas antiquiffima cft omnium j incolas, maximum ha-
bcturiufiurandum per (9/Jri^tfw in nubibus cxiftcntcm,
omnibus Ofmdis partibus , vt rctiali , pratcr pudcn-^z^ ibi fqpuitis: Ea quippcin fluvium a Tpba/ie^ cumnullus cx cafdisconfcijs illa pcncs (c cifc vcllct, crant
proicdla: Ab 7/7^<? pofica non minori honorc, quamrcliquic partcs, fuciunt Sepulchro condita. Ab OJi'
rtde vcro atqac IJide vfquc ad Alexandrum Macedonem y
qui in Aeg-^pio fui nominis vrbcm condidit, annorumdicunt amplius dcccm millia, vt vcro quidam afic-
runt,pauI6minus tria ac viginti millia cxcitilTe: Hacc
illc. Quajomnianon clfc Hyftorica, fcd Allcgorica iVe?/<f,
fidc fcripta quilibct Chriftianac protflioDis vcl illitcra-
tifllmusagnofccrct, dummodo annos Mundi crcacio.
nis ab initioad hoc vfqj tcmpus computarc fciat, qui
5575.nondumcxccdunt.VixitiraqucC>/r// viginfi milli-
busannisfcicanteconditumaDcomundum, primumcjhominum parcntcm Adamum^ iuxta Aegjptiorum K\\z'
gorias fcu traditioncm: Cumque BVrf///;J Ojindi c02e-
vus tradatur, quibclli Troiam tcmpora, vt flatuuntur,
paulo antcccflit, T^m»* quoquctotidcm annorum mil-
libus 3nte mundi creationcm dclcta cfl: vciumfi h^ccxHyflcrijsrcfclIcrcad vngucmconarcmur,innLmcraa-
C 2 lia
ji Hicroglyphicorum Lib i";
liaindicfa huc pTorcieiflia cir-nr,quic ianifilcntio przte-
rimus: Ad Allcgrrica & Hicroglyphica igitur fahcm
O^ris tjfiid. brcutfrinrccxponendarcfpicicmufi^O/m, vt dictum,pro
matcriaartis, cx qua Mcdicina aurea componatur,abr-
quc omni circuuionc habetur- Haec fuo fcpulchrojhoc
clbvjfij impofKa a Tjphone fratrf, in mulras partcs difccr-
pitur;quispof} opcrisabroIurioncm//Af colligit &vnif5
Jjlfijfiid. (ulfurc comboftibilifcgregato ; Afquc fic collcdio par-
tium O/W^^/^ab //t;^f inftituta, cft ciufdrmoperis rcite-
ratioj q''acco'ufquccontingit, doncc7)'/?6<j«/.r virtuscx*
tjnda lit, & /ncius locumAnima Ofiridts fatardcns fuc-
cctrcritad 6, vr matrcm /yJj^Wjfeuconiugcmjfcu fororcni
amantiffimamfacilirread fc conucrtat5quic cft vltima
pcrfcdio: 7jK/?Ao« quid fic iam antc diA-imus , ncmpc
, 1 fpiritus igneus & Juriofus, quimox Ofridem noftrumXjfpoOftqu
pgp^ffjt^ g^ jn fuura colorcm rapiat, inOarvcncnijquod
noninprina, fcd vltiraicodionc fi|eri dcbet: Ignis
cnim in valc acccnfus non a Vttlcano nimis acuatur in
ptincipio j aUaj, vt ignis Infcrni, totum corpus Ojiri'
dif comburct, nc illc vnquam virje rcftitui a matrc
Nota, poffit: V6i notandum, Iftdem ct Ofmdem circ vnumidcmquc fubicftum, inquo fit mas Ofirisbc. facuina /-
fitf ncc non Ofir,s nUus & Iftt marer; vclO/irif frafcr &//i/foror* &fic in(\ir Hcrmapbrodyti(cu /indrogym fchi-
bct,dum nunc pro 0/tridef nunc pro /ftdey quia vtrum-
qucfcxumrcfcriy,vlivpatur&accipitur;pro divcrfo rc*
lationis rcfpedtu, mariti & vxoris, fratris & forori8,matri8
& filij: Cumq;hocfubic(fluinvnicum fit in rcrum na-
tura^&Cbymixpropriumjartificibus notu, ijfdcm O/iris
& //T/cumtotafujfamiliajCtrcrumgcrtarum fcric inno-
tcfcent? Saccrdotcs vcro r^(f/r/>^r) quod Ofriiis imagi-
ncm habcant, fcpulchrum (bli cognofcant, apudquc
fccifc alfcrant, ncc viliramen patcfaciant, hoc nihil
aliud oflcndir, quam ipfosfatcrijper Allcgoriamtamcn,
quod artificij Chymici gnari fint ac poirclforcs j
quod tamen nulli reuclarc, nifi di^nifsimo, velint:
Tcrtiam
Lib.i. /cgvptio.Grajcotum. ij
Tcrtiam jgrorum parrcm m faccrdotcs diuifam,Tauro8 &facrificiainmcmoriamOliridisinftjtuta&rcliquaomnia,
Saccrdotunfcicntiam & cx artc cfficactam hiud dubie
cum CiCfcris infcrrc polfunt : Abrurdiflimum cnim cft&
a vcritatc hjpftorica alicnifTimum , Ofiridis rcgis mortui
Scpulchrum abfcondi dcbcrc, nccvili monllrari, &vxo-rcm ciustotum regnum in fui habcrc manu, vt tot licri-
ficia icrcrnis tcmporibus obfcruanda, tanfam agrorum in
ftcerdotcs diuifioncm, inftitucrc potucrit, nifi res c(Tet
inyftica&altcrius originis : Et quod Ilis nulli viro poll
nubatj&qiibusccremonijs Apiscligarur,colarur, futfo-
cctur& fcpcliatur, vtport audicmus, quodq^ inVulcani
luco fcpulra Ifis dicatur, hsec fingula Vcri tatcm ob oculos
cuilibctintclligcnti ponunt. Pudcndum Ofiridis mcm-brumcftfsBxilla nigri & inutilis, q-a primo quidcm in-
crcrocntumfurapfit, at poft folutioncm fcparanda acor-
porcrcliquo mundo&puro. DctcmporcvcroabOfindcad Aiextndrti?»^ vtipfi iy£gy^tij nonintcrfir conucniunt,
iXA ncc cum veritatc : Cu.n cnim Ofiris fit, vt diftum?
pcrfona fiv^a,rantum rctrd fpacium tcmporis fumpfcrunt,
cuiusmcmoriainucftigarinonpofTct, ncrcs fi(5taapparc-
rcr.^al a» Ci falrcmquingcnros aur millc annos ftatuilfcnt,
forfiiran ab hyftoricis cius tcmporis convinci polfcnr,
quod fabulofum quid & non verum clTct : A condito
cnim mundo vfqj ad Alexmdrum 35284 faltc.m numc-ranturanni, adfluuio verd adcundcm, 1972. Nccenim^gjptij fuis allcgorijs jc^ernirarcm mundi, vt multi
partim infcitia, pirtim confukd fccerunt, introduccre
potcrunt, qucmadmodum ct Chincnfcs pcrfuafi funt,
dum vtriquv- le annalcs dcccm millium annorum con-
tinua a fcnc habcrc, fdlfiftiive iadant. Dc Ifidr, prscrcr
antca mcmorata inucnta,a(rfruntax£|;'/>?^, tcftf Diodoro,cam plurium invcntriccm ad morbos mcdicamentorum,& medicinx arti adniQJum contuliirc : Et mox ; Abca quoq; mcdclamad aircqjcndimin^mortal^ni aiunt
ciTc inucntam : Iraq; Orum filium a Titanis infidijs
C y iutct*
14 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.i.
intcrrcdlum,acpcraquam rcpcrrumnonfolum in luccmrcftituitjfjrd 6<:fccit mimorrilcm: Vidcturautcm vlrimus
iftcdcorumrcgnairc, poflquim patcrOfiris fuit ad dcos
tranflatus: Orumdicunt Apollincm intcrprctari, acmc-
Ortis Medit dfndi diuinandiq*, artcmamatrc iridccdo(5tum, multum
cfnanHrea. hominibus cum oracuiisjtum medclisattuliirc vtilitatis
:
JVota. ^^^ DiodorusrVbi obrcrvandum,Oriridcra prius fratrcm
didum c(Tc Apoliinis & Ifidis, cum omncs hialcuc&Iunoncnatidicantur,nuncApo!lincm Ifidisvocarifijium
&Ofiridis-Icqjapud vcram Chymiamfolummodo con-
tingit : Nam agcns & paticns cum fic homogcncum quij
&vniusgcncris, idcro potc(}(ircpatcr, matcr,filius, iiliaj
«uusjauia, ncpos, ncpiisjfiatcr/cror, maritus & vxor 6cc-
iufmodifimilia quodadmirabilccfl&inhacartcpropriu.
Ifidcm mcdcias hominibus prxflarc crcdibilccflj qaan-
tum cnim poflTit ca rcs, quc Ifis dicitur, in mcdicina orbi
iampridcm innotuit: FUium ciusOrum feu ApoHincmvltimumcflfedcorum jEgyptiacorum, vcriffimum con-
ftat: Ipfc cnim illc cfl, obqucm matcr & patcr, auusct
proaui tot laborcs fufccpcrint,in Indias aliafq j mundi par-
tcs.migrarint, ncc non tot flupcnda opcra pcrfcccrint:
Hic cft PhiIofcphorum,Saccrdotum, ct Rcgum f^gpti-
erum thcfaurus,amor ctcura,proptcr qucm parcntcscius
bpnorant,in dclitijs habcntctfolcnnitcr cclcbrant: Hiceftfxtusille philofophicus, cxlfidcct OfiriJc,autfima-
wSyApollo cxioucct Latonanatus, dccuius ortu, vtcrdc
fororisciusLunxaut CynthisE^infcriiisdiccmu?: Dchocgratulabundi philofophi .multis in locis mcmincruntj
^pfum ncmpc cifc cx Scruo rubco fcu Gabritiopatrc ct
Bcia matrc natum, longcq-, nobiliorcm fuis parcntibus
forc; Curoqj matrc itcrum iiliu coniugio copuiandum,
hoc cfticodum cumcrudoconiungcndum atq, itcrum
coqucndujdoncc vnumquidhomogcncuminfcparabilc
cx duobus fiatincmpcrpirituspcrfcdus: Ifaic l.2.c.26.De
^««,inq'Jit, Meriemu locjuitHr: ConiuyiUioremfncitoacar.i-
mamctfffde, itavtin Ktermm ah artimdmtjjcparetftr : Facito
KHptias,
Lib.i. J?gyptio-Griecorum, 15nuptiof, w^fiit Gehr, acfponfamcum/ponfoi» len»collocAjtic
leciH.neiasrore ctlefliirror^hU^ at^ (ponfaji/ifim concipiefy uRexerit irtomnestrifjHi eiiis^ omnef(^hofles eimpacem cume»imbunt , ac rubro diademate corombitur, Rex^ atemitatis
permansbit, ac nunejuam dominationem amittet, Dc codcmHcrmeSjCap, i» yenitc, \X\<:{\i\lyfilijfapientumex nunc gatide»
bimns& deleUemur fimsiiy quiamors confumpta efi, (^filiHS
noflerijm regnAt ac rubeo ornamtnto C^ carneindutHS efl : lamfllitunofiergenitui Rexfumit tin^uram ab igne : Et in McCa>
phoTi Qc\\in\ • Nuncio ergovobis, ^uodnifime interfeceritiSy
iy)tclle5lits vij^r no eritpetfeSifu, C^ inforore mea L%na Crejcit
gradus fdpi^ntia vefirx,& non cum alio exferuU msis, drjifci-
retisfecretum meu, egoftmfrumemHfeminatumin terrampu*
ram,cjuodnafcens crefctt c^ mu/tip/icatur, (^ adfertfuEium /e •
minanti : Ibid: Ego enimfum excellens^cjni exaitCydeprimocm'
Ciat ^ nuilHSferuorummeorum potefifuperms, nifivnHS, cui
datum e(i, cjuodcontraripts efimihi, Et ipfe defiruit me, nonta-
mtn dsfirmt naturam meam-^ etipfe efl SatHrmu, quifeparat
omnia mea membra : Pofleavido admAtrem meam,qutt conare-
gat ommt mcmbra mea dimfa Grfeparata, Ego fum tliiiminans
omnia m:a , dffacio iumrn appurere patenter in ilinere depatre
meo Saturno cfr etiam de mitre mea, qua mihi inimicatur
:
Qiildhis, ctijs (imilibus, qu:e apud noftratcsauthorcs
cxrant, accommodatius adOrumHidisfiliumautiprumOliridcm, cuius membra ab Ifide congrcgantur, dici
potcft ? Quod quoq; filius cum matrc concumbat, in-
numcris locis apud phiiofophoi indnuatur, prxrcrtim
in Sccrcto maximoj vbi dicitur, Vertimconfiteor, peccator
fum, qsiod cum mxtre met, quA meprins in fuo vsntre por-
tauerat, confueui maltipiicare fifiosmeos (^ cum ipfaconfuc'
ui deleEiari cfr amicabtiiter ampiexari , vt ex ea c^ per eam
pojfimmihifimi/es augmentare cffmuitip/tcare, iuxtatiiHd,Pa-
tereiiu Sel^mxterei^rU Luna: Et dicit Arnoldus j Matrempu-ramaccipi.is, c^eami»ie^o ponas cumfi/ijs, Cribide/e^etur,
C^qnandoincipiei alicjuantuium ae/iSia*i, in aqua fiigidaex»
ti'igue,S\c Lullius in Codicili : Cap. ^,Oportet, inquit, ma-
tremf
i^ Hicroglyphicorum L^b. i ^
frem^Udpritts ^enerat fHiHm^tn humAriin ventre filij etah eo
^^wr4r/ : Qyd 1 vc ro eadcm fit roatcr ctfo^-orjquodnatu-
rscquidadvctfum viderur,cxhadcnusdi<5lis, ctcxdifpu-
tationcJo/^f rt Mercurij patctj vbi Aiercuri»S'^Ego^\r,c^\i^
ffiritualii Jum, (^ in me Utet fapienfia ahfccKdttjy ^ ejui
meinnxerit fihoveifratrtMeo^ viuet C^ gatidt bit , habet^it^ue
fempiternum Thefaurum ad o vt (ipafceret ^uotidicmtlle miili^
hvminun3,nonindigeretl rcdhismiins& lecflcri ipfi ad in-
dagandun» authorum fcntcntiasctcum hifcc Ae^ypiijsiw
tjquirsimis confcrcndumrclidlis, D/WoWnarrationcs de
jie^ypttorum 3TCir\'\s profcquamurjquididlq^Ioco, ^egypttj
SaccrdofcSjinquir, a Solis rcgno, vfquc ad Alexandrttzm'
pus,quoin Afiam tranfccndiriannos computantjfcieii il-
Icctvijirti: Fabuhnturqucqi prifcosillos Dcosregnairc
anrris..niplius mil'cetduccji(is,poflciiorc8 vcrbnon mi-
nusfrcccritis-,quoJalijdcLunx ctnon Solii motu acci-
pijnt, mcnfesproanniscomputantcs: Lcgcquoquc y^*-
^^;jr^pinEv'crcommuncm cjetcrorum hcmmum mor<tDi
Jlanxercjfas cirefororcn-afratrcvxorcm capi, cx mplo
IficUs tTiori,quacfratri 0/7r/^ nupfifret. EufebiHs^^ui At-
gypti rcges quoqj commcmorat, Occanum omnium pri-
mumponitinannumMundi, 1802. cjuo remporc Nim"fo//pfimusRevinorbc icgnauit: Et poft Oceanum, O-Jiridem ctl/idem-^ dcindc Dyna(\iim Jcg^pricrumc[va.pi^
(lorcsregr.aruntAnnisio ,. rol}, Dynaftiam Polytano-
rumpcrannos ^^V.quorumvJtirauscft MirisfcuPW<«»
Adenophif 6\^m^c\xc\icT annum Mundi,? 550. Hinc Dyna-
fiiam LArthftmpCTADnos^i^^. PofthancDiipolycanoium
pcrannosi??. Hifr«^o//</"aba.nno mundi, ^o^^o.Aepypm
tios rcgcs enumcratjintcr quos Anno Mundi, ^ 2 2 8. \ ethon
,^^ pgxVf^lcani%Accx^o% rcgnauit; dcquo mirum vidcri dcbeat,
VI**' S* quodctRcxctSaccrdosfucrirj nccvcro /o«//,aut magni
*!'*'"' Dcijfcd gcntilium dcorum viIifsimi,jFV/c<ir#,cui ignistunc^ '* vt|io(l,t;uoquefaccrcfcdcbatur .Quod (\ iam m !lc an-
nosctvigintiabannisMundi,quando ^/pArWcr Magnus
in Ae^yptum vcnit,dctrahanius, rcgnum Solis fcu Ori,qui
poft
inciclcrcjnim.idufrtcmu6, quo tcmporcZctus,fccundumEufcbium, Dyna(}ixLarthum rcgnamt, qui Miridi fuc-
cdfcrat: fichjc rationcSoJisrcguum in Jf^ypto locumnonirucnit.vn' DCcOfiriritSj Iftdts^MercUrij, lulcAni, Sa»
tfirni, levis, Nilt, aUsQceari-^nili forfi^antr mundi crc-
ationcm eosrconallr fomrienius,vtpotcnjhil ip. nihilo
;
Hjud vc o infcius fuinonq j'ic DtopomsyA nonnulhs fcrip-
tonbustradi.horu" Dcoiumfcpulchra in Nyfa Arabijc
fltaia qua Njfeum Dionj{tuyn appcdanrj Eifc autcm v-
tfiq., ai«;at4m Cciumndm facris fculpum litcris tradunt;
IN COLVMNA ISIDIS kac/criptaef:
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IN COLVMNA OSIKIDI S,h^c/cripta McfMtur:
MTH I PATER S ATVRNVS,DE0RVMOMNIVM If^NlOR. •
SVM VERO OSIRIS X^EX, £lVI VNUVERSVM PER AGK AVI R BE A/ V S-
SiyE K^D DESEKTOS IND RV MFINES.
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i8 Hieroglyphicorum Lib.i,
AD EOS ^OSiyE PROF ECrVS SVM^Siyi ARCTO 'SVBI ACENT, V S Q^VEAD HlSTRl FONTES,
ET ITERVM AL 1 AS ^OSlVE O R B ISADII VS^'E AD MARE OCEANVMPARTES.
SVM SATVRNI FILIVS ANTJ SHlOR,GERMEN EX PVLCHRO ETGENE^ROSO ORTV, CVI NON SEMEN GE'NVS,FVIT.
NEJ^E VLLVS EST IN O R B E, AB^VEM NON ACCESSER IM, LOCVS,DOCENS OMNES E A, ^ORVM IN^VENTOR FVI.
Hxctantum in Columnislegi po(rcadfirmanf;'aIia(quae
plurimafunt) tcmporc cflc corrupta. Etdchisfancjquas
-^/JC^iV^inScpuichris cxtant confcntiunt fcre omncs. N AMQVAE SACERDOTES CONDITA IN AR-CANIS HABENT, NOLVNT, VT V ERI-TAS IGNOTA SIT, AD MVLTOS MANA-HE, POENA IIS ADIECTA, QV I EA INVVLGVS PRODERENT. Haftcnui DiodoruK
H.TC fingula adco dilucida funt, vt vix vbcriori probationc
aut cxplicationc cgcant;£tfi vcrdciufmodi Columnar a-
liquando in illislocis cxtitcrinr, tamcn non indc confc-
^quitur,rcucradcosauthomincsibifuitfc condiros,quica
feccrint,vtadlitcramO/iW^i& //<<!^* aterjbuuntur; lcd c
diucrfopatctjhascolumnasabarrificibus vcrisin laudemDei Crcatoris, tantorum donoru Largitoris, ac tcftimo-
jr^** nium vcritatis Ofiri^i & Ift<ii pro actcrna mcmoria confc-/ts a
-^'f^cratasclTcj quibusnon omnino. ftupidos ad inquifitio-curto
'^«'''- ncmrcrumabdltarumincltarcvolucrunt: Ifnk Mercu^'**•
rio fc cruditam tradit \ quia ita oportuit, cum tota mcrcu*rialis fit j JE^ji^jpti rcgina vocatur, quia Iftdis nutu & inninc-
tMomviCiic^ Mgyptia ordinatx funt tam publice, quampriua*
Lib.i. Acgyptio-Gra^corum. ip
priu»tim,non quod ipfa dcdcrit lcgcs, fcd car im confc-
rcndarum caula fucrit,vt ct Mercurius ; Hic vt totum, /'
///ct 0/»W/,vtpartcs fchabcnt-; Cumquctriadicipoflint,
duo tamcnfuntj&rcucravnum; quiavnum cxaltcroor-
tum ducat: Frugum inucntrix habcrur,quia fcmcn Mun-didocuitinfuam propriam tcrram mittcrc, idquc pro-
pagarc, quod tota ars cft,atnon ruftica ilta, notimma,(cd
Philofophica arcaniffima: Ofiris vcrbCc Sathy»i fiHum q, y« _
prxdicatj&inatfcrcnda fua natiuitatc mcndax haud in- r-,
vcniturjVcritascnimcxTcmporCjquod ^*2/«/r;7»«i roul- "^
ti putant pcrpcram,progcnita dicitur • Pcragrauit orbcmad Indosvfqucct Hiftri fcu Danubij fontcsj vclut ipfc
gloriatur,&Iicin Rha^tiam Gcrmani(£ tradum pcrucnitj
idqucnonimmcrito; nam& fcptcntrionalcs hafcc gen-
lc« docuit fuum frumcntum propagarc: Quod cxnullo fcminc SatHrni patris produdus fir, tc(latur:ma-
tcr cnim ciusvirgocft, ct patcr non concubuit,nihiIo-
minusciusconccpriofacflacft abfquc fcminc in natura:
PcrCalorcm cnim draconis rubci & ardcntis maturatur*
Cumq;maturus fit,ipfc cd (cmcn optimum in matrcmdiam fpargcndum ; Rcx cnim a fcruo mutuari cogitur
tam diu ,doncc rcgni fui rcdituscxcgcrit afubditis,tum
illc alicna: opis non cft indigus, (cd dc proprio thcfauro&rcftium colorc fingwlis, quantum fufficiat, communi.^carcpoteft; Quod autcm Saccrdotcs illa inarcanis habc- p ^ "'
-^
ant, & non cuilibct patcfaciant, quid pcr illa m)?ftcria& ^^^f^'^facra dcnotatum fit, quifvc finis aut fcopus, qux Caufaiu JJP'*'""*''
fcrics,impu!iiua,cfficicns/ormalis3UtmatcriaIis, nonca- , ^f^^rrtrationc : Si cnim omnibus conflifiirct, co tcmporc ^*'
ralc artificium chymicum in Aegjpto apud Saccrdotcs cx-
crccrj, ideoq^ totcttantasccrcmonias ordinatas, ingcns
omnium gcnfium concurfus in Aegjptum fadlus fuiircf,
Vari^cq^ cxpcditioncs rcgum cxterorum codcm xcnutxctfufccptx; vndc fc Rcgcs ct Saccrdotes Aegjpiij bcllo
intricaltcnt abfq-, caufa, Cuminfilcntio qiiicri fuisbon is
ffui pollcntj Idcoq; intcrdiflum fuit capitali fupplicio
D z quic-
ao . HkmQ^fhimmn Lib i
»
qu^cauifn dc afGanii Uits propij.f «^jHq; fd f^eilius quia
piXf:q;Rrgcsip(icx Siccrd<>(ibu»clccl: ct crcaticrant^vc
Saccrdotr? cx p"»ih>k)phis i.Adhic.: (milu*? vcl miniinatn
horum afc<«r.Qru d co.^ucioncmh4bii!^ prsctcrquam Sa-
ecrdores; Et .SiccrJotes, filtcs Saccrdofcs habucrunt, vt
(inguliopiriccsfjpiiiccs; :icc ^icuit alccn ad raccrdofium
afpirarc, (cd cu iibctdcncccnirafr impcndcbit patcrnum
niUrius aut opiriciuTiifxcrccrc : Hjc rarionc ncc inqLiiii-
nisalijs, pretcr Siccrdofcs, hauc rcie.ifiaaicde in rcrum
natura,iiinonj:r; n-.ul'© •ninuspcrcgrinis, quicar.dcmob
caufim Acgjpto pcnitus arccbantur, aut ii adccnillenr,
cumignomiMia aut ^"•iculocapifis rcpcIlcbanaT.Cum
vcro poll cuiwfdam Rcgis bcncficcti.i jlltrd-i pf...pipqii'o-
rcspopuli Grccciadvcnrjil.rnf, ob(curaquad.im fima 'X?
ciri, conftat A^qjptias ^rcaniffivnas a*rtcs quoq; in iiliiS
orbis partcspropjgatas clfcvf pdfliatiusdilicrcmus^Rc-
liqux caufx huius fcicntisc occultationis funt cxdcmcum »J3,cur artificcs htcrc conu^niarjauf cur Vulgo artcm
non vidcri vcramconducatjqur apud authorcs abundc
lcgi polfunt; VI non opus fii: huc plur.i dc ijs adduci : DcAlexuntiro Magnorcffru:u, cum ine^^y^/c vcrfintcma
ARCANA Saccrdote qiodam Leoncdidtoj pro Arcano Arcamrutn
rcfciuiifrjiliosjqui vujgoprodijshabentur, nondcosfedfiomines morralcs ^<r^T/)f»«/^rcgcsruiirc, idq;adGlyn>piadcmmarrcmpcrfcripfilTc,mandiJtIcq;VtIcd^amc|nllo-
Jam in igncm abijccrct : Cum cnim Graccis :)ocm pro
dij^colcrcntur, ncmpcvna cumariCj rcligione /Ito-j^tiom
T' mpQX OrpheumsiWt Mtljimpodem ad ipfos tranflita, la-
conlultum crat vulgoinnotcfccrc, reccptos dcos non .:lTe
dcof-cum hmcconfufio omnis .rquitatis impcndcrc vi-
dcrcf ur,vcri vnius Dci cogninonc non pctccp{a,idcoq} A-
Nota icx.wder c^\({.oUm ignc «biumi mandauit : nam metus
dcorumctiamfalforum, pro vcristamcnagnitnrum, ho-
minc» omni tcmporc in oi?icio continuit, nc quicqujjii
contralcgcslarasjautrcligioncm, autfummum magiflra-
tumattcnrarcnt. QupdfifaccrdosillcLco,vtrcscfl,con-
fcllus.
ILib.r, Aegvptio^Gr^coium. 21fcffus clfct, abfq; dubio totam artem Akxnniro Magno,qiji tum /f^^^pfwwpoffiJebaf, manjfcdjrc coadusruilfct:
Ita fubOlridis et Kiiis rabulolis invoUicrisartcm, auamdiu volucriinticclaruiit : Si cnim conrtitiirct publice,0[i-
ridcm (rt Ifidcm nce dcos.>ncc homincs fuiircjlicncc Satur-
nij,Iovcm,Mi»rtca),Merciiru^ApolJincm,Dianam,Vcncrc
Vuicanum, vrqujm vixiircautrcgnaire, acnihilominusCngulis tot et tanta facra fict i ct honorcs c xhibcri, curiofi-
oribus, q jid tandemfub illis vchtis nominibns comprar-hcndcrcturaclatcrct, indagaildianfam pr^builFct : QuodSaccrdotibus ^gyptijs ab OTnni rationc alicnum vidcba-
tur ct cum funjmo pcriculo coniun^um j idcoq; talcs
non dcos, fcd homincsfuiirc, ing-, dcorilordmcmrcccp-tos^aifcrcrc cogcbantur j ac ita Alixayidro caufam pr.^ebuc-
runt-cum dijmaiorum gcntiumadcopcr orbenj cui.'u di»
vino cclcbrati, faltcm hominesctregesreijrcnf,vtct Ipfc
fe pro Dcocoli ct proclamari pafTus fir, niortali corpcrccircumfcriptus : Prrtcr Ojlndn cj IjUis cultu m, Hirculi
-quoque honorcs habiros,ef Eteufinia fcu Ccrcrisarcanirfi-
ma racra,aIijTq-, Dijs infiituta cllcircmpc Vulcam, MercH-rio,%iiturnojGuin{\m\\\Xy\i^^ apud./E3yptioscx Hyrtorijs i.Depritci''
notume(};redini"saijbicuoIucndisreli(5lis, Puncadrcgcs/>«^ ex£^?jp-
AcgyptioiucclcbVioresnosconucrtcmus : Vtaufcm Sa» nRtgikHi
ccrdotcs Vcgypttj difciplinarum artiumque rcpcrtorem PhihjOphi^o
M:rcur;u'uiiretradunt,ifaeorum,qu:^ad vitam fpc(flanf,
R'i»cs:Annquu'usenimnonad principantium progen^c,
vt r)to4or»f inq lit, fcrcbantur regna, fcd ad eos qu; p uri-
mudchommu v?ta mcrcrivid^rcntur, nucobcommunevtiiitatcm crcantc iibi regcs populojfiuc quod ira in libris
facr.s :nntincretur : Eorum nonnullifabulantur, dcos pri-
n-u & Heroas in ^. jypto paulo minusdccem &:odo mil-
lia regnalfc annos,dcorumq', poflrcmij Orum Ifi.iisrcgno
potitum 5 Homincs vcro paulo minuj. quina dena miilia^
vfqjid ccntcfimam atq; o^ogcfimam Olympiadem, quotcmporc in iEgyptum tranfccndit Diodorus, rcgnantc
Ftolctn^o,quinonuscft Dionyfifs appcWnus.. VcrumrxchronoIogiamundiconft3t;«y£/j;)rwrac<rdotcsnumcro
D $ ccrto
11 Hleroglyphicorum Lib.i.'
ccrto annorum,pro inccrto vfosjac illorum, qui nunquamrcgnarunt,ncc in rcrum natura fucrunt, regna vltra omni-
um hyftoricorum incmoriam rcpofuiiTc : Primuro poft
MtM4, dcos in jEgyptorcgnalTc fcrunt Mcna^qui primusrcriptas
lcgcs ftx£^/)/f//tradidit (quasfinxit fc Mcfcurij pracccpto
Canquam magnorum bonorum caufara futuras promul-
gare^ciufq-jprogcnicmrcgnutcnuilTc, ncrapc^z. Rcgcg,
BufitU, annis 1040. Bufiridcm dcindc rcgnalTc cum8. poftcris,
quorum vltimus quoq-, Bufiris didus, qui Solis vrbcm ab
ThchaAe- Je^yptijt, Thcbas aGrnfCJft appcllatam, condidit, cuiu3
gjl^tUeenti- mxnia 140. fint ftadia ambitu complcxa, acdificia orna-
fart^amflif-ix^wntj^QcnXMm portxfintj&inquaiibctcarum cuflodcs
Jim*. duccnti cum cquis & curribus : Non folum vcro hunc rc-
gcm, fcd&qui poftcum rcgnafunt, multaacccpimusad
huius ciuitatis amplitudincm ornamcnta contuliiTc do-
nis;praftcrca dccorallc pluribus argcntcis,aurcis,cburncis
ftatuis infupcr,colo(Torum inflar,atq; obclifcis, cx vnicQ
lapidc facfVis, vt plancconftct, nullam fub folcvrbcm ita
fuitTccxornatam: Hsec funt vcrba Diodori : Hxcciuitas
ad miraculu artis &naturaj cxtruda & a fingulis Regibus
Philofophis dotata tot ftupcndis prcciofiffimisopcribus,
inhonorcm ORI, fcu Apollinis, fiuc Solij, noncxlcfiis
aftri, (cd Philofophici, e tcrra produ(fli & Vulcani opcia
claborati, dcorum vltimi, confccrata animadvcrtitur,
quam vidcrc aut intrarc nulli cxtcro Iiccbat,quamuis fama
ciuslongelatcq; pcr orbcm di(Tcminata fitj HincGrjeci
dc ca fcribcntcs nihil ccrti, tanquam non oculati tcftcs,
pronunciarynt, fcd vclut (omnia & incrcdibiliadc Thc-
bis Ae^ypttjs Ccntiportis paiTim fparfcrunt : H^ec fola vrbs
ad luxum &opum oftcntationcm cxtruda fufficicns &cvidcntiflimum documcntum dc Aejijptiorum chymico
Artificio darc po(Tct ijs, qui rcm acutius confydcrcnt ; de
Thebartim qua ita Diodorus 5 Rcfcrunt,inquit,Saccrdotc8,47.Scpul-
firnAttu & ehra rcgia, quorum vfqj ad Ptolcm.Tum Lagum, 1 7. tan-
divittK, turofupcrcrant,in corum libris fcripracontincrj: Tantam
pccuniarum copiam in /^/-j^^/jrt^fuiirctraduntjVtcxinccn-
dijs
Lib.i. y^gyptio-Grascorum, 2jdijsfCambyfis tcmporcqui Afgyptiorum tempfa com»bufIit,&omncaiirum ct argcntum in Pcrfiam tranftulit^
quxomniaabfumprerc, intcr cxtcra parum quid auri,
qiiod tamcn vltra 3 co. talcnta fit pcnrum,cffluxcntjargcn-
ti vcro 2 30o,Idquc dcThcbis AcgyptijsintcJhgcnducft:
Bufiridcm Acgvpti rcgem, qui Thcbas condidir,PhiIofo-
phumfuiircjCt/^Wf^»/ faccrdotcm,vc]ut cartcrij nullum ^^^^**
c(l dubium , ctii cius crudclitas apud Grxcos magisdctcfiara, quam fcicntia cclcbrata fit : Annumcraturcnim a Grcecis Hercalis laboribus, quod nimjfum cLibya in Acgyptum profcflus Bufirim, Ncptuni Lyfia-
nall-tqucvcILibycsfiiium,aducnas/^«;vcI Ne^tmo pa-
triimmolantcmemcdiofuftulcrit; Idquc a poftcriori*
bus Poctis in Bufiridisignominiaraadfidum dicirur, c-
amobcaufam, quia nonliccbatGracciscius tcmporcAc*gyptum,cuiusdiuiriascx famacognoucrant,intrarc,vtan- StHptnda 0»
tcdidtum: Stupcndaaliaopcrarcgis cytw*?;;^^ dcfcnbun- ^^r4 iJ^f1/
tur ab Hetatao ct Diodoro, cuius monumcntu Thel^s non Simandij,
foIumraagnitudincconfpicuum,fcd&artcmirabili &la- Thehis i»
pidumnaturacxccllcns fuit,ftadiorumdcccm, in cuius txfmfe'.aditu Porta crat duorum iugcrum longitudinc, altitudinc
45.cubitorum;Scripium cratin co •
REX REGVM SIMANDIVS SVM.Sl QJ/ iS, QVALIS FVERIM, ET VBI I A.CEAM, NOSSE VELIT, MEORVM A LNQVID OPERVM EXVPERET,
Etfc quoqacctaliud fignum roatris fcrunt vnico lapidc
cubltorumzo.habcnsfupracaputRcginastrc8,quaeoftcn-
dcrcntfiliam,vxorcmfc&rcgis matrcmfuilTc. Poflhanc
Por^am& aliud crat pcriflyUum nobilius fupcriorcfculp-
turisvari]s,in queisbcllum cratcontraBa(flrianos,quibus
rcgis filij impcrabant, dcfcifccntcs ab co.gcftum aducrfus
hosquadrmgcntis millibuspcditum,cquitum riginti,in
quatuorpartcsdiuifocxcrcitUjCum profcdusclTct. Prima
muri
24 Hefoglyphicorum L b» ? J
rauripirsoSridionemvrbJ» fculptim conrincbar, «b c^
pirrc, quaflavius murosalluit; Regcdeiudccum partc
iiortiumcongrciro, Lco viacumco initapugnahoftcg
infugamvertcrac. Scriptorcs quidam vcram h>i^oriam
fuilTc.Iccnifquc opcradomi cnutriti rcgcrn in pugnu vti
(blitum ad vidloriam fcrur t. Alij ob fortitudincm cor*
poris prsccipuaai.lcorisfimilitudinc, corporisaninuquc
vircsipfumollcncfcrcvoluiirc. SccunJusparics fcuip-
tuscritcapt!visabrq'icpudcndis,Tnaniburquc iRcge du-
ftis; qux notacratj«llo8c<^canimo.vilc6, & corpcrc im-
bccillcs. Tcrtiuniiatus fculpturis vanjs pidunfq; Hc-
coriSjTcgis facrificia, triumphumquc deuidlis hottibus
contincbat. \n nicJio Pcriftyli latcrc-djtux jaccbant duae
ingenrcscxvnicolapidf, cubitorum27. adquas trcs cx
pcridylo aditus patcbant: Has propc doiiiUs crst co-
iumnis rufpcnfi, cuiuslatusquodiibct duo jugcra com-plc(5lcbatur ; In ca flaru"?' duar lienc a: pofitae haud paruo
numcro.rcprxOntantcstumcos, quide rc duiiijdifccp*
tarcnf,tumrcrpicicntcseos,qi;i!n judicijs fcntcntias fct-
rcnt ; Hiab vna nniri partriculpti ^o numcroeranr,ciin
mcdio iudicandi princcps,cuiusa collo furpcnn* Vcritas
pcndcrctjCtcculiscircifubcIaaiiijlibrorum cumulo cir-.
cumfiantr: Hsr imiJgmcspr:^ ff fricbant, iudiccs ii^te*
groset(cdfbcrc, Prxtorcm folam infpiccrc vcriratcm.
Dchincambulatoriumcratdomibus plcnum, inque cis
diucrfacpularumgcncrajfuauia^unuprxparata.-lculptus
dcindc emincns cactcriF Rcx varijs coloribus,auram atque
argcntum.quae exaureis,argcntcifquc mctallis annuatim
ceperatjDcoctfcrcns : Inftriptd quoqucfummacratom»nis in argentum rcdada.
A^w<tter decics centena (^ ducfnta Tnillia miUium.
Seq*ucbaturdchinc (acra BibIio(hcca,ai qua infcriptum
erat.
ANIMl MEDICAMENTVM.PoncBibliothccam domusfiraeratcgrcgia, in qua vi-
ginti clfcnt Ioh%$ ct Imonti lcdiftcrnia, Rcgis mfupcr fta-
tua
Lib.i. Acgyptio-Grajcomm. ly ,
tuijvbi &rcgis corpus fcpultum vidcbatur: Hanc cir.
cumdabantplurimihabitaculjjinquibuspidaccrncban-' tur animanria Acgyptia fingula facris apta, omnia frpul- fi / B R O-
chrum vcrrusafccndcriiij • Circumibatmonumcntaaurc- G LTPHI*; uscircu!us,cubitJS ^,6^ vnius cubitifpiflitudmc, in quo CA.
} dcfcripti crant pcr finguIcJs cubitos dics annict aftrorum
ortusatquc occarus^quidrccafccundum Aegyptiosadro-
. legosobfcruatalignificarcnt ; Eumq; circulum fcrunt,
>€)uotcmporcCambyfcsct PcrfacAcgyptijs impcrarunt,
ablatum. Quac magnificcntiflima Rcgis SimAndij opcra *^^
ha<Scnuscx Diodoro cnarrata, non lolum matcria> fcd ct
formafatis dcclarant,cui rci ct intcntioni plxraqi inftituta
fmt,quomodocunq-,Hy(}oricimtcrprctcntur!Haudvcri-
firailccft,rcgeauri &argcnticxmctallorij fojinisannua-
timacccptifummaminfcripfiilcmonumcnto, qua(i haec
-^rrpctuactfibi propriaforct,cutamcn nunquam nondc-
•.'icrcllcw poffit*; quia diuitiae cv fodinis pcrccptae raro
ibnt ftatoe autc?cdc,fed fubitd plxrunqjmutanturjDcinde
1 SimaniUftt haec opcr^ fibi addicarc non potcrat^quoruoi ip-
:fc authornon cfTefjat faltcm difpcnfator; ctim jcquc ad an-
rtcccirorcs ct poftcro» ca gloria fpcdlarct: Et ftultitis
^ro%imuA^idcrctur,divitiascxtcrraerutds>'poft mortcmrruofcpulchroJncidicurarc: Adh^cAl.natantacft, vt tn«
Cfcdibilisfit,ficx fodinispcrceptaannuatim dicatur. qufa _,,^^^^^_millc miilioncs auri longe cxccditt Vndc myfticura Cor*M$quid fubcile djsccro , aut numerum fifiitum pro infinito
pofiiu:quodvcr6hancinfcriptioncmfcq'4atur(acra Bib-
iiothcca,hoccft,(upcIIcxlibrorum facroium fcu Hjcro-
glyphicis litcris fcriptorum cum ritulo, Animi mcdica»
mcntum,quid aliud indicat, quam quod a S^ihmf»e Sapi«
, entiT^<?;>.7.(citanteRofarioPhiIofophorum^dicitur: /m
compdratione illiHi omneaurumtanjuam arena exigua efl^veln»tiltitum<t^m4bttHrargetitHiHConfpe6lMiiltuti Mdiir efl C'
nim acquifitio eiu t itegoctatione argenti c^ auy i purijflmi : Fr/t'
Hus illtusfreciojior efl cun^tts opthus huius mundtf ffr om»
nitt, ^tns in mftndodefiMrant/tr, httic n»nvAlent comparari
i
£ LoHm
26 Hieroglyphicorum Lib.t,'
Lofigituclo dierumctfamtai in dexttra cius,itijinifira vero tius
gloriai^ ditiitiitin^mtA '. vi^eiusoperationes pulcha c^ /,///-
{iabiUs,*ioyi defpcIU,&femitx eitts mederat£y& nonftjitr.t, fed
cumUbori^ diutnrntinlifiUtik:Lyir.fmvitA efi his, quiapprdt-
hendunteam, ^- lumen indefwiens^heatisjuitentterunt eam.Q^x.
vcrba licct dc jetcrna Sapicnrijqux cft Chrillus,cxplicaril
pofijnt^tamen qnod potius dc tcrrcftribusintelligcnda fint
pricfcrquaquodidcircumOantixfcieomncs ip.nuant,au-
ftor mihi eU princcps quidSimpcrij clcdorali cdfitudinc
ctdodrinatam Philorophicaqualishjeccrtjquam Thco-logicainfignisctprseclarilfimusjquimihi gcminjs medi-
cinjcaurc?edotesc6mcndans, cadcmvcrbainmediu ad-
duxit,omniexceptioncmaiora : Qiidctfpcdarcvidcntur
caeftatuaccrcdcT,&forte'bclIigcfii Allcgorica cxpofitio,
vbi rex mthr Iconis dimicat,ct hoftcs abfqjpudcndis con-
fpiciuntufj quauis non ncgcm cx his nonnulla ad vcrara
hyftoriamrcfcrripoirc: pcrpudcnda autcm hctcrogcniu
quidjvnde noftro fubicdlo ortus ct propagatio accid it, Jc -
(lotari folctjquopcrr^/^^iw/opcramfpoliato, Triumpbusregis, lconino roborc praediti,fcquitur:Ncquiddcjudici-
busct prj?tore,corumqjfigurishicroglyphicis addamusjqua' ad re pr^efcntcm forteaptius; quam ad vulgo notamiudiciorumformamjaccommodaii potcruntj Hic cnimvcritas,ibijurtitiaquafritur;qu6fpcdantervaria epulaia
gcncraappofita: hxc%\^Symandij progcr.ic Ogdous Vcho'
r<fwdefcendit,qui /i/^w/»j(7/>»condidit ambitu fiadiorum,
ifo.vrbcm omnium c/£V^;>r*praE:cli»rifiimam:Quo dcfun-
fto^duodccimapoftcumprolcs^ff^p/jrcgnumpolfcdit,Sefofiris, • nomincMiris; poftqucm proIcsfcptimaScfoftrisrcx fa-
A»M,i7^'' dus/upcriorcs omncs gloriactrcrum raagnitudine cx-
ccffit^cuiuscducatiorectrcs geftas hic pr3ftcnbimus,ct.
faltcm nonnuIlahucfpcdjntiadccoadduccmus:Aircrunt
pIurcscxfcriptori6us,patri poft natum Scfoftrcm m fora-
nisr«/crf««wpra;dixilfe, infantcmgcnitumtnri orbi i:n-
peraturum: prxtcraliasrcs ftupcndasct cxpcdirioncsraE*
licitcr in cxtrcmas Indias; aliafqj orbis parccs abfolutas
,
naucm
I
Lib.r. Acgyptio-Graccorum. 27naufm cx Cedfo fccit i Vo.Cubitorum longitudine, dcau-
ratin^fxtcrius,intcriusvcr6dcargcntatam, qua donocb-
tulit Dco>qui maxime } hehis colitur-, Aftmphi in yulcant IN WL%femploru<isctvxoris,lapidis vniusftatuas, altirudinc cu- CANlbitorum ^o.filioruni vcroio.cb hancrcrocollocauit:Rc- Templo
gibusreu 3ucibus quatuor.afcdcvidis? aut quibus tegnz ftatfta.
tradidiirct,autquos divcrfisprovincijKpraefcciirct, prjcfti-
tuto dic in Acg)» ptum vcnicntibus,ciq} dona ofFercntibus,
f\ quandoad Tcmplum irct,aut pcr vrbcm inccdcrct,loco
cquorumcurru jundlsjvfuscft: Annos 5'^.rcgnavit:adc6
autcm diuturna cius gloria ingcnfqj ad poftcros manavit,
vtcum multis poftrarcculisjZ*<?r/;/ /ie^yptt impcrium tc-
ncntibus5D4r/«jXry.v;/patcrvcIlct ix\Mempht ruamante
ScfoUris ftituam ponerc, princcps Saccrdotum publicc
contradiccrct,aircrens,illum nondum Scfoflris cpcra X'
qualfcj qLiodrcfponfum haudquaquamjegrefcrcnsRex,
fcd Kttatusddmodum libcrtatcloquendi,fccuraturum in-
qu!t,vtnihiloilliusvirtutc,fitantundcm viucrctjciret in-
fcrior, horratufq;eft, vtcEtatiscjufdeconfcrrctgcfta.Pofl;.
jtmufif) ASiifimef JEthiopt, acitcrum Miris, qui Labyrin-
thum,mirandumopu«5Condidit;cui fimilcm m Cretareg- Lal>yrinthw
t\iXiuMinoiD<£dalHs<:oTi^i\x:^\({c dicitur- KtBiodotiUm- jieffypti,
pore Crctcnfis dcfccit Aegy ptius intcger mandt. Pofl hucCctes, a Gtxcis Protheus di&us, dcindc O^lavus ab coChemnis,qtii fo.rcgnauitannos, & Pyramidum maximacxtruxit; cui fucccftitCbabrcus ac poft Miccrinus,aliarum
Piramidumcxtrudiorcs: Alij maiorem-Pyramidcm Ar-
mcumexfruxi(Tc,fccundam Amafim^tcrtiam MafumalTe-
runf,quam volunfquidamRhodopis pellicisfcpulchrum
fuiircj& id non nullorum principum, qui eam amalTcnt
,
coromuni opcraabfolutum. Poft Bocchorus, dcinde Sa-
bacchus Acthiops rcgnauit,qui fi bcne regnare vellet, in
fomnijsiubcbatur omnes facerdotes occidcrc; Ne vcr6
tantum fcc!uspcrpctrarct,regnofe volcnsabdicauit, & in
Acthiopiamfcccflit : Tum Acgyptusai^.Piribusgubcr-
nata cft,cx quibus Plamroiticus/cuius rcgnum in annumE 2 Mundi
i8 flieroglyphicorum Libvir
Mundf ^iyS.rcrerturjMonarchiam obtmuit} HicAcgyp.
tiorumrcgu primus cartcrasnationcsadimporranda, quac
apud fc crant, alk^LJt, fccuntatc (ingulis adcuntibus pra;«
bita: Apudfupcriorcscnimrcgcsnulhcxtcrniad Acgyp-'
tum nauigabantjcum partim occidcrcntur, partim adigc-
rcnturinrcruitutcm:Impictas, inc^\i'\t Dtodorm ,' Bfiflridu
tcmporc apud Ae^yptios aducrfus cxtcros fcruata Graccis
caufam prxbuit, Iicct minime vcram, fcd multa contrac-
tamcrudclitatc, fcribcndi,qu^dccoin fabulis fcruntur.
Poft Pfammiticum rcgnauit qujrta progcniirs ; Poft Apri-
A»M. '
? po. C"')*c P°^ \\nnQ ftranguUtu Amafis, cuius tcmporc (quo
&Polycratcs J^amiustyrannus vixit)Pythagoras rcdijtin
Gr acciam : Amafis rcgnauit 55. annis,vt alijs placct;4^. ct
poft cum /V^wmrif/tf.annis :Tum Cambyfcs Pcrfarum
rcx Aegjptumninws ccpit,circa tcftium annum Oljmpiadis
tcrtiscctfcxagcfimaf : Aethibpes vcrbquatuor, nonconti-
nais,fcddiucrfi3 tcmponbus rcgnarunt, annisfcrmc 16,
Pctfx duccCambyfcrcgc,annis 1 $4. Fodrcmi Adacedoftes'
(^tquiabcismanarunt, annis 276. Ae^yptijs impcrraunt:
Praetcr hostcraporibus rcliquis .e^/j/?ry omncsrcgnumtcnucrc,viriquidc47o- mulicrcs6.bxhadlcnus cnumc-
N9t4, f;,tis prarcipuorura Rcgum Acgypti opcribus& fad:is,prae-
tcrantc dtdla,manitcftoconfpicitur^ non obfcura attificij
Chy mici vcftigia adhuc tcmporc Diodort in /ie^yptoextu
tiirc>quxlicctiIicn6coiincobfcruarit,quippcoImrpror-
fus incognira,nostamcn alijsquoq- documcntis inftituti,
in his vcritatcm- manifcftifiinne icintiliarc anlmaducrti-
musj Nam quidcaufa?aliudclfet, cur VHicani templumprimarium Mcrophi fucrit, cjuiq; Sacra arcaniflima, &nulli apcricnda fcropcr habitai' Quin & Regcs Vttlcam Sa-
ccrdotcsdiccrcntur, Cum tamcn apud aliis gentcs hu-
ic Dco crcditonon tantus hono^ prjcftitus, fcd cxtrc-
rous locus fcmpcr intcr rc I iquos rclidus?Cur Ae^jptut cx-
tcrisnonadcundafuit,nifiquod plus diuitiarum apud fc
circcrcdcrent i^i-f^/jr^jquam abadvcnia apportari polfct,
ac intcrim ad vidumomnia abundantifiin^e habcrcntf
Qur tot opera incrcdibili4 & Aupcnda, qualia Mun-dus
Lib.r. Aegyptio.Gr«coium. i^dus nufqua tum tcmporis,ncc adhuc imirari potuit,immc«
ih labonbus, ct fumptibus plufquam rcgijs, poftcritari
rclicf^acircnt, nifi ab^rrcprofcdict ad vcritarcmciusdc-
monflrandam pcrfcda forcnt i Cur Saccrdotcs tcrtiam
parrem omniu,Ti proucntuum ct v«<?ligaliufl», et qiiidcai
primo antc Rcgcm acccpllTcntj, nifi talis caufa fubct
fct,quodcx iliis Rcgc$crcarcntur,abiHis Icgcspromulga-
rcntur, ct pcr illos Sacra Vulcano ficrcnt,hoc cft, ariificiu
chymicum Vulcani opcra conficcrctur ? Quibus & hic- 5«^)^^*'?^*«
roglyphicaeanimaliu litcrxfcu pidura!,quis nulli dccU-^hP^^^^ ^"^'
rare licuit, adnumcrentur jDc quibus ctfiab alijs intcgro mAliHmfig»^
voIuminca<5lum fitjtamcnncfcioan, praetcrvuIgatifTima ''«•
palam & fupcrficialitcr cognita,quicquam co conrincarur;
Non dubitamus morum inftirutio.ncs indc pcti poirc&virtutum & viriorum fyaibola, nccnonrudimenraquac-
dam phyfica maioris mudi, vt quilibct pro fuo ingcnioca'
inteile(5lainrcrprctijtur,fcdca non tanri momchticircfuffi,,
camur,cur mundus indc in rcligionibus mutarioncm fen- Mfidm mu*
tirct,ac tor & ranta folcnnia, facra,ccren3oniaf &. rirus fie- tationemfen-^
rcnt)tot lcgcs ferrcntur^nousElircrxfingcrenturj&fingu-/^*'.**^-
Iatencbris&filcntioinuolucrenrur,advcnaE;arccrcntur&/7/>/wr«»>
arcanorum rcucljrorcs- capirali iupplicio punircntur : <«/?»/»'*f-
Nos ex innumcrishicroglyphicisaninialiupidurispr.T-.
cipuasfaltcm, &quarum gratia-reliqucc inrroduAscfint,
feligemus,ctantedi(2:isct pdil diccndisapplicabirousjvt-
pote cun) quibus (olis finteonfenrancx : Q;io:quot Ae» Apis.hsfett
gypriorum hyftonas fcripfcrunr, vnanimiconfcnfu mc- vitulmfacer
minerunt Apidisjbouis fjcri,d.cquo nonnulIacxDiodoro y^<?^^/>r/)/,
SiculojVtpI.traqjalia, adferemus: Addcmus, inquitillcjX.z.a^.
cthis, qusEcircaiicriTauri, qucm vocanr ApHm, curamficn pcrcepimus: Eomortuo magnificei^; fcpuI(o,qu«-
luntad iddckcli Saccrdotesvitulumpriori pcrfimilcm^
inucnto, popuIuslu<5lum finit: faccrdotcs, quibusea im-minct folIic;tudo,primuinin civitatcm Nili virul.um pcr-.
ducunt, in quacumnurriuntdiebus 40. Ddnccpsinna-vim contcCtam^habitacuIum aurcum habcntem^introdu-
E 3 ccntcs,
}0 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.i.'
ccntcg,ctacl Mcmphim, vtdcum, duccntcs !N VfXCd-NI Fano locant : His dicbu<» folae mulicrcs Taurum W-dcnt, quarantccius facicmaftantcs, vcftibus fubl^is, ci
abrafum fa?mcn oftcntant: Rcliquo tcmporc prohibcn-
turinconfpctftura huius Dci acccdcrc. rjcc Diodorus:
Straholi^, Alijaddunt, nccclTarioin bouc colorcm ni^-.umrcquiri,
^lf^ acfignumaliquodalbum fcu maculam lunjE crcfccntis ct
P/tnJ.S» corniculatx forma in frontc vcl aI*crutrolatcrc,ct pr.rtcrca
^4^^ abomni maculaimmuncm cllcdcberc; Poftquamvcro
pcrquatuorannos in Vulcani tcmplo r.ut»ifus &cultus
fit, magna folcnnitatc in fontcm qucndamimmrrj^i vi-
vum; ciufq; cadaucr infcrri Scpulchro fumptuofiffimo,
acpoftcaScrapindicijaliumqjboucmjVtprius, pcrtotam
-/Egyptircgioncmj ijfdcmmaculis&coloribusinfigncn),
niagi;acura aSiccrdotibus inquiri5Quamfumptuofllli-
ma palatia, Cubiha didaj Mcmphis in Vulcani tcmplohuic boui rtruxcrint, qua follicitudinc ip(um curarint&
cnutriucrint, quaq; riucrcntia & cultu profcquuti fint,
,, apud Aothorcs variosfparfi nnotaripotcft:Huncmorcm^^amdtn
j^Qicndi bouis Digdorfcs fuo tcmporc pcrduralTc tcftaturaj4fff CMitvu
fjjuitis fcculis indc obfcruatum; Qnod fi Ifraclitici populi,
^ljf^^i** aMofccx Acgypro cdu(fli,idoIolatriam indcfcrto, Aaro-
nispcrmi(Tu,inrtitutam,confydcrcmus,quomodocxauro
vitulucR fcccrint, ciq; dminos honorcs circumfaltando
Acgyptio ritu adhibucrint, longc antc id tcmporis in
Acgypto cultum Apis reccptum fuilfcjanimaducrtcmus
:
Afofet cx\'\m circitcr annum n.undi 2454. antc natumChriflum ifop.populum Ifracliticumcx Acgyprocdux-itj& Diodortu SicMim Acgyptum pcrluftrauit Annomundi
^ 907. antc natum Chriflum ss- E^ 4^^* computationc pa-
tct intcruallum intcr Afoy;/ cdudioncm &Diodori pcrc-
grinationcm cifc l4J3.annorum,quocontinuc', & longc
antc & pofl, ritus colcndi bouis in Acgypto pcrmanfit.
Cuius inflitutionis, vt antiquiflimnr, ipfi Acgjptij caufas
vcras ignorant, idcoq; diDcrfiflimas vulgo proponunt:
Sic cnim Diodorm didlo libro.: . Honoris>/»f«*/, boui im-
pcn fi
Lib.f^ y^gyptio-Gf«corum.' ji
pend caufam nonnuUi tradune) quod dcfun^i OJiridu ani-
ma in boucm tranfmigralTct; qujedcinccps ad podcrof
pcrgcnsfucriftransfufa; Ali;a ^/>Wtfintcrfc(flo O/JriW^,
fcrunt Apim mcmbra cius collcda in bovcm ligncum co-
rio bouis albo circumdatum rcpofuillcjidcoquc civitatcm
BuHridcm appcllatam : Mulraalia dc Api fabulantur, quxlongumcirctlingulatimrcfcrrc. Oainiavcro miranda &fidc majoradccjufmodi animalium honorc dilfcrcntcs
Acgyptijjdubitationcm haud paruamquxrcntibus caufas
injcccrunt : Saccrdotcs fecrcticra quaedam fcripta, provt SecretiorA»
jam diximuSjhabcnt ; Multi Aegyptiorum trcs caufis red-
dunt,qu3rumprimaomni' v^fabulofa cfl, &antiquorumfimplicitatc digna: Aiuntcnim,priorcsDeos, cum ^^^Vi' Prima Cah'cinumcrocllcnt, viribufqucpopaloimparcsjimpictatcmy^.
vcr6hominumtimcrcnt,fimiIcs fcquibufdam animanti- CoUrtdortmbus finxiirc,coc[-modocrudclitatcm,viniq,h3minum cfFu- ammaliHmgilfe : Parto dcmceps oibis imperio,vt rcddcrcturanima-^^^^^^ftbus gratia, qu?efu-e(aluti«; caufam prnfbuiirent, confc*
cralTe illa, quorum fumpfiirentformam^oficndilTcq; quopa(flo & vivd nutricndaelfent & mortua rcpeheda SecuJa
caufaj Fcrunt Aegyptios vctcrcs, apud quos nulla clfct
militarisdo(5trina,cum avicinis fcpius bcllo fupcraren- '^'^«'«W^
tur,cxcogitairc fcrrcaliquod infignc, quod militcsfeque- CdiHfa*
rcntur : Figuras igitur animaIium,qu:E nunc colunt^duces
corumin bello tulilfcjcsq-, cxrecognito ^fcruatcq; fub
quoquifqucmilitarct ordme,vi(5toriamconfccuros: Igi-
turvifumcircgratiamhisanimalibus, tanquam vicflorfas
authoribu?,Teddi, ftatutumquc rcfas cire, quodpiam cc-
rum,quorumimagodcIat3 iucrit, occidi, fcdcoli potiu»
dcbcrcjhonorcq; affici : TcrtlaafFcrturcaufa, horuma-nimanriumillatavi(5luihominumvtilitas 5 bosfarmclIa&7-^^^,-^ /-^^,
aliosparitjquitcrramaranr, &ip(a haud invtilis ad aran- /-^^
dum: Ovcs bis cdunt fa?tus, lanamquc prs^bcntcs
vario accommodatam vfui, Iac,ca(eumqueabunc?eno-
bis pr^cbent. C^nis tum vcnationi, tum ad cuftodiam
prodcfl r ^roptcrea dcum, qui apU(i cos Anubis vocatur,
capitc
f2 tlieroglyphicorum Lib.f.
ctpifc fingunt canino, rignificanrcs cunodcm corporis
•Oliridu atq; Ifiiiis fuiirc : Hjcc Dtodortis. \\x ca jf^:, vi ipfi
^9ta. Diodoro cthnico, qui ncc vcri Dsri cogoitioncm, ncc fal-
forum numinum d»tfcrcntiam,njulic) minuschymica: vc-
ritatis quicquam rciuit,non (atisrcccrunt/cd indignx tan-
txopcra? prccio vifx funt, iti mui c) minus nobis longealitcr inftirutis tura in vcra Dci rcligionc, tum Chymiaeftudio, ad palatum clTc potcrunt • Imo potius nugatoriac
&rclitu vix dignceccnfcntur, quippcabomniTationc&cxpcricntia alicninima: : Intcrim cum vcrne caufjc, qua:
fualucc fcilluftrarcnr, darjnon dcbcrcnt, ncc potcraiir,
tumavulgoignaroj tumaSaccrdotibusrciconfcijs, qua-Icfcunq; ad formamfcu prxtcxtum cffingcndajfucrunt;
qunj cum fapicntionbusabfurdae vidcrcntur, non iniur 5<^iyptijf^' illi iEgyptiorum (loliditatcm in numinibuscolcndisdc-ftentijjkni rifcrunt: Vciuii iEgyptios muitarum artium & Icicntia-
^nttqmtti, rum primos inucntorcs & cultores ciFc ncmo inficias irc
poterit, ctfcmpcr proprudcntiflimis fubtililTimiq; ingc-
nijhominibushabitoscclcbratofq^, ijuomodoigitijrprac
csetcrisgcntibusadpucriliadclyramcnta circa brutoruai
cultus dcucnilfcnt, ninaIiacaufafccrctior,quim rcucJa-
rc nonliccatjfubclTctf Saccrdotcs \ critatis confqj rcli-
gionc& capitaii poena dctcrriti nibil apcrucrunt dc tantis
Sccrcti8;Vulgarcs alij Iiuc litcrati, fiuc Idiotx i ntcr Acgyptios nc minimum dcrcracaufafciiicrunt,idccq; nilaliud
quam fabulas^^ct rcs ad fpccicm fidas fcribcndo manifcdarcaliis potucrunt; ita vrquo magis caufas vcrasinqui-
rcntcs falfi fucrintjCt afcopoIcdu(fli,f6gratius id Saccr-
dotibus confcijs contigcrit:Cum cnim iibi pcrfuafum ha-
bcrcntjDcumomniumCrcatorcm pcr Crcaturas fiiasag-
nofci&coli poircjcrroncairoaginarionc nonfuciutfojli-
citl,vulgumalitcrinrcligionc inditui, cum mutationcmcjulmodi frbi pcriculofiffimam fururam profpiccrent;
Vcra autrm «nimantium cultus ftib filcntio caufa tcda,
nccclTartu cratrariascafq^falfasratiunculasproduci, qux(cipfAS lugulcut invicem & cinedio toltant : Vcium Df
dortu
Lib.i. Aegv^tio»Gtxcotum. jjJorurfitetvir (ecrctiou qjaedamrcripfa dchifcc apudSa-
ccrdotcs cxrarcj^lijs adhuc mcop,nica: qux qualia tuerin t
fccrcra,vtanimi Mcdicamcntumdici rcucrapoflcntac Co-
Icrcnf,dicsjam portcrior detcxit : Valcant itaquc caufcc
illar tcrn?e .i pucris dcridcndjc.& ab omni vcritcUcab(of>a:>
ijfqMC crcdat, qui vcht, nobfs aiio: innotuerunt ratio-
ncsj (i vcrd cxJcm (bb Allcgoria didla: (int , fimul •
contUrc porcrunt, ac prima, <]ux ad litcram abfurdif-
rmja^jdfcnfum vcritati magis corrcfpondcbit.Gum cn mdij chynViChO/ifti.JJfSiAfeycHrtuf. 6l FH/cdtKur, timcrcnt
hommuTJ impictatcra, fudOperaillis abfcjue difcriminc
Urgirinolucrunr, i lcoqac (ubtigura & fcijcmutc vario-'
rutn animintium ca? tanquam pclIc,vcUverunt, ct ab-
fconderuiit -, nc agnofccrcntar, nifi a conrcijs aut rati-
onabiiibus: Noncnim tutum crat, arcaniniima naturx
Papyro Nilotica; aut mcmbranis animantiumperfcrip*
turam apcrte concrcdcrC} fcd ridebaturconfulrumcha-
rafteribus circntialibus ab animantibus dcfumptis, in-
vicem colloqui, nc audicntcs aut vidcntcs fcirent,
fcientcsautemnon ignorarcnt; Quod vt magia con-fpicuum fiit, brevitcr nos caufam hujus divini cul- ^''*'^*^«
^
tas boui, Api dido, impcnfi pcrcurremus, vndc dccae- ^fgjptocHl"
tcrisfimilejudiciumfumendum crit: Eft autcra bos ni« *"*f»
gcrHicroglyphicusctindubitatus chara<5lcr maten> vc- ^ot^o
rsc ct rnicx Philofophic^, vt patct cx multis vtriufq;
proprictaribus ct Allcgorijs : Proprietates naturac et(i
nullac circnt,arbirriumvoluntatis ad ejufmodi dciigna-
tioncmtamcn fufficcrct* Omnium cnim Technicorumvocabulorij aut nocmatum rationcm niwh curiof» vcllc
quscrcrcjabfqjrationeciret: Idcmin Hieroglyphicisfortc
locum hahctanimaliu quodinchara<5teribusetnoflslire«
rarum5Qlltntum vcr6(»jfpicari hcctjhocanimal, Taurus Apislwgiix
ad culiumlcligituspraealijs, vt Apis dicatur, quia alias ^egyptia^
notum ct in(ignc cdf vtilitatcj roborc, cicuntate ct pr^- hos,
f^4iuia natur:?^ turo quia magna pars agriculturjc in
F arando
^4 Hieroglyphicomm lib.r,
arandoj occando, triturando ct ali J9 operibus laboriofini.
mis buicincumbjf, tum quia lur.x crcfccnns imagincmcornibii8ct macuiis albis in nigro corpotead vivumcx-priniaf 5
aJ ha:c colorc variunr) cQ, narura tradabilc, et
non adn.odum raiie inuentionis : Alix ii quae imt pro-
pricratcs ab aiijs obferucmur, bac nobis furi^ciunt; Edanten) hic bos (imulacrum ifiduct Ofirtdli vifibilc ct (cn-
fibusobuium, aquoad mentcm facilis fiatrccurfusintcl-
Iigenti, ncmpe qiid illo dcnorctur : Vcrini l;ic qu.^;ri
polft t, an igitur eiufnodi cultus inlbtutio adco nccci&ria
fuit, vtchymicumartificium abiq; coexercerinon porc-
ColemiboHU rat? Ad quod refpondeo 5 DuiS clfe moiiujs fcu impul-
Dti£C>t»fa: fiuasc^nliS primarias harum cercmonurum ct nruuni
mpHlfifi^. introducljrum j Primam ac pr rcipuam, vt Deo, funmoI, Crrafori atque tintorum muncrum Largitori, qjotide
aconfc J5 facerdotibus gratia reddcrctur, confpcd: > hocanimali, vtvifibiIiobiedoctquafir«icraroctoet fy nibolo
cxtcrnoj quod interiorcs pcdtoris mctus ad D.^um diri*
gereadmonerct ^Vtq^ Saccrdotcsiuniorcs huiusrcinon-
dum pcrfcdlam fcienriam adcpti ad inquifitionem eorum,i]uae obfcuriora crant, hifcc hieroglyphicis charadri-
bus incitarcntur: Crcdibilc cnim cll philofopho! um di-
fcipulos hifcc rudimcntis fc invicem cxcrcu ife, mqui-
rcndo ct confydcrando rcrum ct animalium imagmesfeu figuras, vt perfcdi thcorici fierent, antcqu<m praxi
manumadhibcrent: Vtcnira qund mjnus anrcnotauir,
mens facilius rctinet, fic quod mcns bcne prxmcditata
2,Cau/a» cft, idmanusaptius paft cxprniiir : Altcn ^c fecundaria
caufacrtrcfpcdVu vulgi, tum vc hocin ofificio& vcncra-
tionc huius animahs, licct ignarum, continercrur, legi-
bufq-, morcm gcrcrct, tum vt non inq.Prerft in ada ct
fcripta Sapicntum, Chymiae artificium rractantiuni : Si
cniin nuUus cultus extcrnus hux rci adiuiilct, Sacerdo-
tc8 illi, non Saccrdotcsrlcd artifices chy^mc» proclamjti
cilcnt, ctquilibctprz cunoUtatc in cotum fadta ct ctfcda
inqui^
Lib.f. ^gyptio-Gr^iJcorum. * ^5
inquifiuiirct • A qio timorc pcr rcligionis prgrf-^xtum
iibcri cuafcrunr, iiccc lcmpcr in Vulca. i tcmplo igncm
foucrcnt, ciq; no<5lts ct dics aduigilarcnt j ^ari) ira rcs
(dcrapoftuliuir: Qas int^-iligcnti fufficicnt : Pcrtaurum
quoq; '11 ifCTiim pmlorophicam dcnotari, patct cx Oftride
cc litUe, anse fatis d°cLratis, quipcrApim intcliiguntur,
cum Ofiridis anima in Apim mortuum, Serapin poft
did^um, migrarc dicatur: ct quofcunq; honorcs Ofiridi
ct //7^idcbednr,«?ordfm Apiintpcnderctcncantur Acgyp-
tij : Frxtcrca (cqucntibus tcmporibus a Graccis fcmpcr
cadcm matrnapcrboucs allcgoricemfinuatacft, vtpatct
in Tauro Mmois feu Minotauro labyrinthoCrctcnii 'm'-
clufo c a rhcfco dcuiclo,opc Ariadncsj in bobus HercttUs
cx Hcfpcria fcu Ibcria Gcryonis tricorporis, (Chrylaoris
£Iij, fanguims Mcdufa' ncpctis,) aba<5li, ncirpc cx Pyrc-
naeis montibus j in bobus folis in Trinacria paftis, in
tauris ab lalonc fub iugum mifiis, ct in alijs ciufmodi
q* a ri pluribus : Color hu c boui Api nigcradclTcdcbc-
bat candcm ob caufam, quia nigrum nigrius nigro cft
artis initium; In frontcautcm vcl altcrutrolatcrcmacula
albacrtfccntis lunx, alias abfq^maculisomnirdrcqutrc-
batur luucnis, fcuvitulus, fanus ct gcncrojus; qu axtaf
funior, vt in ouis incubatui idoncis rcquiritui> lic ct in
matcria philofbphica. vtq; oua gallinx finc gallo cdiu
inutilia funt, fic fubicftam philofophicum, fcu Apis
. abfqjlunic crcfccntis imaginc vix quicquam prodcftj
Qijjirumannum Apisnoncxccdit, quo praefcntc mcrgi*
fur,rtaliuscius viccinquirifur, eodcmq^modo nutriiur,
coljturctextinguitur .quianecelfccfl vtivuenis mancat-
Curfuenim Philofophijc tcr quatcrq; abfolHro? dcnouorhcipifur, wtTyfhon Ofirtdem HCTum mtcrimat, ct J^s lut
coniugismcmbradcnouorccolligaf : Alij dicunc ifidcm
elTclunafr,nfridem folcm,ca?IcQcsj ijfqur Apim facrnm,
prcrfrrrim di(5Vis maculis notatum ; Ac ilii Solcro ce
Lunam philofophorum nur.quam vidcrunt, nc quidcm
F 2 pcr
j6 • Hicroglyphicoruni Lib. i^
pcr vmbram . hoc cft, nodujt funt ad hunc folcm,qiii ctiam nodu lucct intclligcntibus, ignaris, fub tc-
ncbns tc(f>us5 C<?/>«/ enim a^tu, inquit Hcrmcs cap. r.
Ef} corum, cjui tn mffrfdme tioElis c^claritate dtei voUt fine
Aiii, Hibitaculum prxtcrca aurcum, quo Apistcncbatur,.
Vulcani fanum, quo nutricbatur, ct c.Ttcri cultus adhi-
biti idcm attcftantur ; Qucmadmodum autcm imagobouis fculpta Chaos philolophicum, vt totum contincns,
dcnotauit, ita figurae aliorum animalium vcl partcs to-
tius vel opcrationis, pro cuiuflibct nafura: diucrllratc,
cxprclfcrunt;quas cun) Acgyptiorum vulgus m Fy-
ramidibus,coIumnis, ftatuis,tcmpIisaIijTquelocispidlas
aut (culptas vna cum Api animaducrtit, ijiquc rcucrc«
t^am ct lilcntjum a Saccrdotibus impcndi? coJcm fcnfu
ct honorc, quo Apim» ccctcca quoquc bruta animaniiaOrt^ofuper- colcrc ccpit : Hxc cft origo ct radix brufahs fupcrfli-
Jittionts «^* tionis Acgyptiorum m colcndis quibufcunquc anima-
HjfiiK^ libus ct plantis, ab Api ciufquc hicroglyphicis cxorta,
inque mcntcs corum profcminara ct infixjj Dam cnitn
(ignum pro fignatoapprajhcncii- prjc ignorinfia, vt ca-
nis lapidcm pro ladorc prx bilc, cxtcrnxquc lupcr-
ficici inbaTCt, ncgligit intcriora, qu-e intclicd^u, nonoculis, ccrncnda forcnt ^ dumquc vmbram csptat, rci
circntiam pcrdit: Sic fupcrftitio cx fupcrrtionc cx. crror
cx crrorc natus cft, conniucntibus ad hoc Saccrdo-
tibus, cx caufisprxdidt S; Ncc vcio fii^ri poiuic, vtralis
opinio cum hcfle matcrno imbibicii, pbrt cxtirparctur,
nifi monflrata vcritatc, ob quam I aec talia ct tanta ab
antiquifTimis ordinata, quod nullo modofdscrat; Hinc
VnUanim*- fingulx fcre ciuiratcs Acgypri fumpto a Mcmphi (qux
Jiactp^acolt boucmcolcbar)cxcmplo.fingulaanimaliivciicraiipuqj
pt iydEgjfto numinibus hjbcrc ccpcrunt ; Vndc ct nominari fc opra-
runt, tanqnam a Dijs ortum duccntcs, vr Bubarti.» a Scue,
ficLcontopolisaLconc, Lycopolis aLupy.ahalijsaliae
:
Sir^^ijiib.i/.GcographixdcijIdcm JEg^pitjS} corumqncani-
Lib. I . Aegypno -Gra^corum. j^
Bnimaliumcultusvirictatcficrcribit.- Sait2c& Thcbani
ovcm colcbant praecipue, Latum pifcem Nili Latopoh-
Uni,Lupum LycopoIitanijCynoccphalum Hcrmopoiita-
DijCctum Babylonij, qui colcbantiuxta Mtm^himy Aquila
Thcbani, Lconcm Lcontopohtani, Capram & HircumMcndc(ij,murcm & arancum Athribity: Vciuin cum non-
nullic^gyptiorumdcorumimmcnfum numcrucn pro-
ducant, nos cnrtcnsomidis prxcipua falrcm animalium Cttrfraci*
Hicroglyphica per!uftrabi»nu», vtpotcCanis^Lupi, Fcli», ^HaaMima-
Lcopisjfiirci,Ichncu»i)onis,CynoccphaIi, Crocodili,Fbi- lia cultain
ciii,Accipitr(s& Aquilsc. CanlsMcrcurio,vtcuftos affin- As(;r^pto.
gi(ur,cflq; cjuipropnum Hicroglyphicum: NamCani- Cavis,
nocapircMcrcuriuni pingcbanr qitcmAnubim vocarunt,
vcIutlinguIarcmD.nimiEgyptiUiT) ; vtcnim A4ercHriusy
Ofiridis & //;i/f conlliuiiusleu mimifer vbiq-, conftitui-
tur,itaCani$,quo vixanimairjgaciustfl,huic faccrhabc-
tur: HincF»r!7////<tf Anubi.nappcllatlatratorcm, fcu ca-
ninos latratus cdcntem hoc vcrfu : Omnigenumq^Dcummonftra&IatratorAnubis. Lupos cur vcncrati finr, tra-
dunt variascaufd?* ali, ob liinilitudjncm canurD,ilijquod, Lftptit,
cum l(is vna cuui fiho Oro bcllo dimicarurac(rcf,C>//m in
Lupifonna, ab infjris & vxori& iilio contra Typhoitem
auxilio vcncrit : Ali;alusranoricsfitjgunt : Vcriimcan-
dcm clTccauram iuffodud:ionis figurjc Lupi,qux Canis,
cxcircumUanti;sT4fisapparcr. /InfibisK^s.A^ueaony vtantc-
didum-Hngchanujr h)ijO/;r/<5f;V, quorumillcCanis, hic
LMpii..iig"'a in annis gcrtarer^Hic y^»//i// habctur pro
Ai'rcfirtu,<\^\\ vcl cOii(ilunusvtl offiw'iariuscI} fjiitt^voxi
fii!US.&Orus(o!usna'-us dicuur z-s..O(it$de &I/tdf ivndccoii;Kir,li proHvftofia rrrum aur p''» Oi-sarum hxc alfu-
nianturjinoninibus&liugnlisa fc pfis jcfeiif : Nihil au- „tcrnaliucicanis& 'up.i!> Hleroglyphne dtfic;nant, quam '"'
du.isparccsmvno Suc>jC<5to, qjarumvni <U cicunor &tradahiijorfcunnnusfug^x, airtra fciocjor& fugaciorj
Cuiuquc/i^^w^if fingituf caninocdpite, iDaicr la- Phiiolb-
f i phica
j8 HicroglvpKicontrn Lib.i.
phicj dcncta'ur co rcfpcdu, quo cft ftabilior & fixiorj
Cuni Macedon Lupino. quo vo''au\ioT'L»puf cKim no/hrj
irquJt /J^rir/Tr in bpiftoU' tn0'ic'4e tnvemtur^ Cams tn
Occidente'^ IflemomTrdtt illumyO^ tjlfjnomorciit ij}t4mf C^fi-'
ttritrahtdtam(>o, et tyttirfi^tuntfe tid iwicem dorec jiAt cx ets
toxictfm O" Thfriinca'. Hin: Hix d^fcipn» fc{}atur,vt habct
c;us tojumncf infcriptic quod (it in altroCanis rcfulg< nsj
Et Aufhorrythmoruai (jcrmanicorum j Alexandir^ iti-
quit, ex rcrjia fcrthtt ^LifVt*m C^ Cattimtnhacargt/U effeC'
dncatos,tAmen a Phtlojopho nobU tttdtraittr, vtrttm^ue vnamhafrereoyt(nneryii,Lupum fctitcet tib Oriente prcUtmre, Cunemvero ab Occidenteottum h-^btre. Sic & Fciis Ifidt lacra habe •
batureadcmrationc, quid//J'.<Lun^ cQcicrti ac fxiniiiea'
Yelts, natura:allimilabatur,dcfci!s viciffitudincs Lunjc rcocrco-
culorummcrcmcnroacdccrcmcnto vidcbatuf; vndc in
prjecipuo honorcfmtapudfupcrflitiofos iCg>prio$kiis,
habcbaturquccapiralc fcicmoccidiire, vt Dtodorus na:rat
cxcmplo cujiifdam Romani[.icbcij & Rcgis Pcrlici ob tcii
illatas injunastrucidatorum j Lconcm vcrd vtanmidli-
r^ um rcgcm,qui vi(5lrici8circtnaturae,cahd:e& ignt ac, nec
nonfanguiticaliorum viditarct, pofucrunt, ccque (ulfui
Iconinapclleinfignituaidcnotarunt; dc quocum fajpius
hifcclibii!idixcrimu8,vtnotoriumhicomitrimus: Hircus
Hircusidcm cum lyph rte^ Priapo, Phalio^ Satyris ^ Titanihus dc-^
fignarQanimadvcrtitur; cumcnimiitanimaladlibidincoi
p*ronum,vt patctcx Vttg. Eg/.f,
jVovimpu dr ijui te tranfverfa tuentibta hircis,
£t (jU9,fedfactlesNjmpha rtjerefacello,
Hinc pro gcncrationis mcmbro,quod^/J>»V;',autcjU5 pt.
tri SatmttOy^MX avoCoclo,dctradumcrt,fumitur.&^d6f/j<9,
^w\Oftris eft)faccrhabctur,vt&PW/«/, dcquo infcrius?
Ichncumon murcm fjgura rcfcrrc traditur, vndc & M'»8
Ithnttmen* Indicu$.aquibufd«(ndicitur : Huic cum Crocodilo atutt
intcr-
Libj. Acgyptio-Gr;tcorum. j9nccinunibel!umcire,cuicuni vinbus &magnituciincim*
p4r fK,aftu hoftcmaggrcdirur,clum in iliius dormicntis
fauccsinfiiit,corrorirqueinfrl}inisipfum profternitj Hu-
jusabiquc dubiorutioiicm habucruit antiquillimi qui e-
jusantmalisfigura, tanqujm charadcrc Hieroglyphico
priautus vfi fuivt: T-alecnimqaid acctdcrcin hoc natu«
rali artificio tam notum crt quamquod notiflimum:
Nam vnum, quod fixuix» ctl ,ju^ulat rcliquum ,
quod volatilc, & fic cx vtroque fit Theriaca Mcdicina
aurca : NihilaurcmfrcquentiusCynoccphalo in iEgyp- CjnocephA*
tijsfymbolis vilitur, idqucobnaturan)CjusaMimaIiS5quod Ihs*
IfiJorushb. II. hoc modo defcrihir: CynoccphaUis efl
monrtrum caput habcns caninuin, dc quo narratur in lib.
dcNjtur!sr(rrii:n,quodvnus Cynocepndlus fuit dclatus
rc^i Francorum LiJdoico,caput habens fciecaninum,cac-
tcra^er6 membra licur horoojCrura quidcm humano mo-do nudj, maniM etiam & brachia, colltim album ac nu-
dum,dorfum vcro pilofum, crcdus vt homo ihbat & ita
dcccntcrcthoneflelli u^ homocibum manibus capicbat
& ori infcrcbat: Hu^us mcmin;t AmHflin^ 1.2. c. 14.
De Cthitate DeijV bi Thomns V-aIois add)r, AHgujiinum F>cr
Cj>}oceph>ilMm intclligcrc A1enMnHm(t\i Hermctcm Ae-
gyptium*, vndc&dicit/»^.j,r^;).iz.i6. Miror fane (1 «pfi
fcilicct,Dcorummatcr,Rhca,pcp<?ritCynoGcphaIumjquac
longe poftca vcnifcx t^gypro • Huncautcm MfrcH^tnm
(cn Hermetem d\c\\. l/idorHsl.H .c.ip.vltAu^lVc formatuu cumcapitc canino ; Nam Canis cft anirrwrl fjgaciffisnum, fic
ct ipfcfuitfapicntifsimus : HxcV^/ois: Huicanimali, ffi
non ipfum c[\) pcrfimilccll f^^viandidum, cuius vt fi-
niix gcrtus funt varij ct difciplma mira : Rjtio cx antc
diftisconfpicuatft, cuj ahj adijcJunt quod «.idlu itc- vNsav-Vv
rato vigintiquatuori^orasdicjnjturahs rxprimar, ac ita
folismotom in circulo rcprTfrj.tft : Dc Crocodilis co- >-, ^ r.
rumqucvcncratione, Caufa? <jriT ajju 1 Acgvprios tra-
dunrur, abfard ni-T>acfuot;quapirriamtecur^mpraef}crt
1 piaedonibus, quimctuhuiuiuaNiJo «ibdincrc co^an-
F twr
40 Hcroglyphicortim Vh* i
tur; quafi Crocodili Cub 4qui« dcRenfes potlus hodempropuirArcpoffiiir-quani ipii Acgypfijfubeoruni Croco»
djlorumtyrinnideprjcoccupatietnujiquam rccuri- curn
Crocodilus omnibus przedonibus fit rjpaciorct crudc-
Iior,tam Acgyptijs, quancxfcris infcl}u8,ccaquisct tcr
ris mctuer.dus: Mendni vcro a Crocodilo per paludcm
^<€KfW/vc(!^um cifc,quen) ruicanespcrrcquercntur,idco-
quea bcomandatun», befiiam hancpro Dco coli, eiquc
vrbe Crocodilopolin didamcxtrui,vtin LupihonorcmLycopolin,in LconislcontopolinjOmnino incrcdibiic c(lj
Nonamcntoanimalium idprovenilfc, fcdob phylicam
figniticationemarc4nam,non omnibusnotam, certoccr-
tiuseft: Hocenimanmul ctaquisct tcrrisdegitj folura-
quc ex quaprupedibus »>vum paritjqua rationc ovum phi-
lofophicum vere xprimif} quod cum impcrfc<5funi fit,
rl^tamen omniafibinccclT^riaititrafehabct: Dc Ibidc ca".
* dcmcftratio^qMseJeprxdandisfcrpcntibus Acgyptomax»imcfalutarishabitaeftj Hxcslvis I/IM ct MercH^io facra
ercdcbaturob arcanasnatura: dotes, tumquod vcncnofa
dcpafcendoacrcmfalubrioremac animalibus vitam tufi«
orem prar ftarct, tum quod ipfa fibi Clyrteris injcctionc
abobflru(Jlionibus,quxaIvumintercipcrenf,mcdicarctur.
Accibiter. Accipitrcni 0/J>/V<facrum puta.nt, quia folarisavisvidca-
tur non (olumaboculorum aciem,qua valct,fcd etiam na'
curamigncamad bcliapromptam j vnde illud Ovi^.
Odimftf (tccipilrem,ejHia/empervivtt in Armis.
HaccnimMartialivicartrrasavcsinprjtdam vocat , C-^i-
qijcinfangincm convertit: Prt bisomnibusvcro Aqui-
A^HiU ^**"^ Reginam volucrum agnoucrunt,ct intcr fdcros cha«* ca^crcs? quos Hicroglyphicos vocant Acgyptij, rc-
pofucruntjcafdcm ob caufa8,quas antca,ct poiijvbi Aqui-
ii firmcntio,reccnfuimus; PrnrtcrhasfiRurasHicrogly-
phicasinnumcrsf aliar rcpcriunrur, vtin?yrdmidibu8,r.
iidts mcnirf^ac fimilibus anttquUrimisopenbus M^y\>K\]%
Lib. I. Aegyptio»Graecoium. 41
& infcriptionibus apparct, vcnim ha? nobis cxcmpli vicc
hoclocofufficicnt; Scribant alij dcHicroglyphicistx£-
gyptioram magna commcntaria, vtvclint, vix tamcn ar-
bitor^ablquc Vtilcam& Mercfirij, imd Medicin je (in qua
plurimum Ofirif ct Jftt prxftitcruntj vcra cognitionc, &vfu cos quicquam nifi vcrba daturos, vtcunquc ad mora-
)cs,imd morofas,acvcrc moras ctmcrastricasimplican-
docxpliccnt: Cau(a vcri(Iima,curDij crcditi horuro a-
nimalium rormisgaudcantvclljctcntur,vulgoignotaruit,
nifiquod pularmt(vtfuprafubprimacaura mcminimus)Dcos tcrritos ob mctum Gigantum in Acgyptum aufugih
fc , ibiquc alfumptis variorum animalium figuris fc ab-
fcondiircjHinc OW.5.^<?^CuilibctcAr Dijs lingularcani-
mal allcribitjfub cujus tcgminc Iatucrit,his vcrfibus,
H>*c qiioc/pte Terri^^enam vemjfeTjp ^oea narrati
£t(e. miMtttis ffiperoy celaffefyHrff.
VyxcjHe gregitfdixit^^t Jnptter, vnde recftrvis
Nunc (^HociHeformatur Libjcis cHm corr.ibuf Hammon^Delius t» corvo efi,j>roles Semeleia Caproj
Tekeforor Phahi, nitiea Sarttrnia vaccal
PtfceV^rJHS Utmt^CijUenitis ihidif ales,
PrxtcranimaliutTJjaliarumqucrcrum figuras pro chara-
deribusHieroglyphicisvfurpatas, in fingulis Acgyptto-
lumtcmpiisHirpocratis fi nulachrumvifcbatur, ci for- HarpocratitinajVtdiguooriimprcirofilcntium fcruandum, & «Itcra
"raanu pudcn Jaabfcondcns,Iibidincm dcfcrttinda , mnuc-rctj iJqacnonabfquccaufj; H.^eccnim quatrnus arcana
arcdniflimandturTjnonomnibusinfinuanda, vtquc Dcj
dona prcciofikTima, itanonlibidincaut luxuria dchonc-
flandafunt, ^Dea/ijsin^Sunt prjetcrca monumcnti haud dobia in ^egjpto rcW- ^icus c^
qu3,quorumvclmemoriacxtctin hyftorijs vcl vcfiigia Monumen-hodiernoquoqucdicobvia, dc artificio Phi lofophico fi ;jf Aemti'-nonpcrfc, taaKncuraalijs iund^cvidcns ccQimonium oYHm.
G pcc-
41 Hjcfoglyfhicorum Lib.i;
Color.U c^, pcrhibf ntij . vtpotc quod tot colonl.r pcr vnWcxCutn fcrc
gyptiornm. orbcm indc dcduda?cradanrur, cjU3P omninoialcsruntjVt
alicuius magn.^ gcntis pofcti.i & diuitijs celebcrrimar ini-
Belw. t\um cxrjtcrint-, Nanij vt Diodorm tradit, in Babyloniam colonostraduxille Bclum Ncptuni volunt Libya:q;filium,
fjai fcdcm vrbi poi.c Euphratcm cum eicgillct, Saccrdo-
tcs (hosChaJda?os^.i^^/<3wr) vocanr, i]ui morc iEgyptio-
rum aftra obfcruarcnt) phy licos etiam, Aftrologirc qui dc*
diticirenf, indituittquod autcm bicBelus abalijs Satur-
nus, abali;slupitcrdid:us, cxSacerdotibuSiEgyptijsori-
vndus (It, ct artificij arcaniUimi tum Saccrdottbus iilis
proprij gnarus fucritjciufq; opc tanti rcgni incrcmcntumpracftitcrit cx fcqucntibus^vbi de tcmplo ipfi crcdo fermocrit, patcbit : praetcrquam qwcd nomcn ipfum Saturni aut
lovisilliinditum fatisconvincat, cum aurcjedcorumgc-
ncalogiacparticiprmfuilTc; Fcruntctijm,inquitD/W<7r«/,DaxAm, Danaum ex Acgyptocum filiabus profcdVum antiqaiffi-
mam fcre vrbium Grjccisr, Argos condidilfc- \\\ LydiamCypri appuliifc, rurccptumq- ab mcolis crcdoMincrua:tcmpIo,ftituam ingcntcm DcafdicaircQu^od vcro DattamAcgyptiusarcani Acgyptij cognitioncm habucrit&cuii)
Bclo affinitatcm, patct cx allcgorijs a po<rtis poft illorum
tcrapora fi(5lis dc Dami filiabus, quac maritos fuos occi-
dcrint, vndc apud infcros vas perforatum aquis replcrc
fruftrancaopera cogantur-, quxctDJnqidcsct Belidcsap-
pcllantur, quia quidam EelHm Danai patrcm ftatuunt, alij
CoUhi. horum coniugum 5 Dc Colchis Diodorw quoq; rcfert,quocl
Acgyptiorum fint coIonia?,qui in Ponto habicanrjHi lodi-
nasmctalIorumfccutifunt,carq;inColchidecolercccpc-
ntnt ; Vndc & lafon VcIIus aurcum dcportauit : Sic Am-mianus I.22. Colehos antiqiiam Aegyptiorum fobolcm
-I. clTcrcfcrt: Nam linificium adco apud cos vulgatum cft,
vt in pcregrina qiK)q; loca cxportetur. luJiCos infuper,
Diodorns inquit,qui Arabiam inter Syriamq; confcdcrc abipfis Aegyptijs tcftantur tranfmigralfc ; Qujproptcr ct
apud has nationcsj addit, antiquo morc circumciduntur
pucr;,
[Lib.f» ^gyptio-Griccorum. 41puQri,ab iEgyptoc i confucfudinc traduda. Vcrum in Ins
^^ota»rxignorjatialdcrarumlitcrarumj origincm circumcifio-
nisapudludceosab Acgyptijsdcducit, cum ccontraficri
dcbcafiPoftquam /^i^r<i6<?»»cxDciipriusluiruhuncritum*
m poOcros ruostraDrmifcrit, a quibus multi in Acgyproduicrfis tcmporibus confcdcrunt, ibique circumcifio-
ncm finc dubio propagarunt : In qua ifraclitarum cx
Argyptocducflionc (ingularc quoquc accidcnsabundan-
tiaf diuKJarum auri ct areenti apud Acgyptios apparctj
£um finguItcxirracIitisaDco iubcbanturaurcact^irgcn*
tca vafa mutud accipcrc fccumq; aufcrrc ; Vbi vidctur ct
horum varorum magnam copiam ibifuilfc ct haudmag*nam .rftimationcm aut prcciofitatcm, quod viri ruftic»,
fcruilcs, alicnigcnjc, contra ipfius Rcgis nutum indc mi-
graturi ct rcdcundi animura non habcntcs, a viGinJsfuis
Acgypti^s cadem inpctrarint ; Nam practcrqaam quod
D 'us Acgyptiorum voluntatcni in manu fua habucrit c oqj
dircxcritjtam.cn fi priuati homincs non multum auri& ar-
gcnti ipfi habuiiTcnt, non potuitTcnt alijs darc fnutuoj
Qupd fi hoc vcrum c(l dc priuatis pcrfonisjquid xftiman-
dum crit dc Saccrdotibus ct Kcgibus ipfis, quantuoi illt-
thcfaurorum c« opurocx mctallis habucrint, de quibua
iegitur, quod propria rcconditoria fcu gazophylacia ad
<urum &argcntum refcruandum cxtruxcrint, qucd fane
mirum vidcri poffic illo antiquo, non noftrotcmporcj
Athcnicnfcs quoq; colonos Saitaium gcntis Acgyptix -^tfJenieftfes,
aifcrcrc nituntur,vt parctcx Diodoro: qui inquit; Fucrunc
& Ac^yi^u] quidam Athcnicnfium duccs : Dipctcs enim ^^P^^f-
Mnethei patcr,cunicfrcf Ae^iyptius, portmodura Athcni-
cnfium ciuis ct rcx facflus cft : Sicr.ilircr & Erichthcum Erichthet44.
tradunt Acgyptium gcncrc Arhcnicnfibus impcralTc, qui
ex Acgypro Athcnienfibus attulit frumrntum, ob idqj
bcncficium cis rcgcm conftitutum, qui fumpto regno
docuit cos ccrcmonias ac royftcria Ccrcris Elcufina:
abAcgyptijstranflata : E«jmquoq;dcamhis tcmporibus
ccjcuam Athcnasfrumcnta compottairc dicunt & fcrcrc
G i dcnud
44 Hicrogtyphicomm Lib. i.
ytaftidam t^cnuotriticumdocuiire: AthcnicnfcsrcgnantcEnchtheo
voiftnt^'•^"^ omncs tcrrar frudliis ficcitiS abumpfidct, Ccrcrcm
^^* ^g pra/^ntcmfrumcntocosiuuiirc-SacraJnrupcrctmydcria
cius Dc t tunc in Elcullna fufccpta, quae cadcm ct pcncrAcgyptios cclcbrantur^HaccD/ot^orw; Vcrum hscfaba-
2^otA lofAcire ct nunquam rcucra contigilfe, apparct cx innu-
mcris circumftantijs,. qiumvis pro hyftoriaab Ethnlcis.
crcdita ct rcccpta fucrint : Nam vTus frumcnti longc
antiquiorcftctantcdiluvium non ignotus, idcoq; Nohxpoftcris non infolitu«,ad quos Grasci pertincntjprcEfcrtira-
curn C3:h iniquitas in eorum rcgione non denegaucrir fru-
menta aut vinu : Adhasc Ccrcs nulla Dca rcucra cll aut fu-
ky (cd vtcondatcxantcnarratisct inpodcrumnarrandiSy
cum ipfa l/is habcatur,ac pdll TriptoIcm'jm,vt nutrix,nu-
triuiirc,eodem rcfcrendacft : Neccoacniunt intcr fcnuncErichthcununcCcrercmipf3ro,nuncTriptoIcniij Athcni-
cnfcs docuiirc frumcntoiii fcminationcm et vfum, quadadcd indocilcs cxtitcrint Athcnicfcsi vtprima viccappra:*
hcndcrc ncquiucrintjEt fi vnus cx diclis frumcnta Grjccis
dcdiir:t,c3ctcris hoc alfcribi ncquit, tuqj quiritur, quoan-tcidvidicarint Athenienfe8,an glandibus, vt po^tx fabu»
lantur ? ct vndc^an cx Acgypto,vcI cx alia rcgionc, vcl cx-
litus frumcnta primitus apportarit j Verum qualia hscc
frumcnta fucrint, pdft cx Hicroglyphicis Elcufiniorum
facrorum clariflimepatcbit,id«Gq; hic oraittimus : Simili-
tcribidemdcEumolpis mentio rict horum facrorumSa-£umolp' ccrdotibus. Nam ct Eumolpidcs, inquit Diodortis, abAe-des. gyptijs Sjccrdotibus tradudi funt, ctaPaftophoris prx-
concs: Idcm, folos cx Gr.Tcis, inquir, Athcnicnfcs per
///Vfw iurarc, formamoribufq; Acgyptijsfimiles, pluraqj
Cadmw. aliahisfimiliarpagisambitiofe^quamvcr^aircruntur.C^i
»»///quoq5 cx Thcbis Acgypti ortus prxtercxtcrosfilios
& Scmclcn fufccpit j Nam cum midbs cllcta patrc Agc-
norc in Europam, vchemcnti iadatus tcmpcftatc in Rho-dum vcnif, ibiq^Ncptuno xdiiiciuit tcmplum, eiufq; cu^
cam Phxnicibus quibufdam ab fc in infula rclidis
dcmano
Lib. I . Aegyptio'Grxcomm. 45dcmandavit : Ex his poftmodum fdcerdotcsjqui facicndis
pr.Tcircnt facris, cx (ucccflionc manarunt ; (^admus M'fwrx/^wZrWwwornaritdoniSjinque solla fuit jcrca ad-
inodumconfprcua,antiqvo morc fabrcfa(5lai Inca litc-
ris P/inrniccis, quas aiunt primum cx .Pii.Tnicibus in
Grarciam aliatas, appciiatafquc Phxniccas, infcriptum c-
Fat, Tcrram Rhodumafcrpcntibus vaflafum irij quse vcr- ^^<^<*^(i*
ba fi ritc infcliigantur , totam artem chymicam brcvif- ^'>^^-
fimo Hicrogyphico apcrtillime evolvunt: Nam curol-
lam cam Aitnervd Dcac fapicntise obtulit? cur a^rcam, &quidcm antiquo morc fabrefadam i Cum cnim hcec anti*
quKIimotcmporccontigillcdicantur, cur dicitur adhucantiquo more fabrcfaclam ollam circ; nifi potiu j ad ma-tcriam, quam ad formam ibi rcfpiciatur? Phacniccas litc-
ras Hicroglyphicas fuiirc non cft dubiam,aut potiuSjAlIc-
goricifcnfus, cafdcmcumPuniccis, quaruraantcmcmi-nimus ; Tcrra3utcm/f^<7^> cum AMcgorice ibi acci-
piatur, Tcrra Philofophicacft, qux a Scrpcntibusdcua-
Ihnda crit, in quibus duobus,vt arcaniflirnis, ncmpc tcrrOk-
RhaJia(aliacnimnon-vaIctj & icrpcntibus volatilibus
&vcnenofi3 tofummagiftcriua^quicfcit: idcoquc hocaCii^w^y^quafivatidicofpiritu, prxdidum fucrat; Donumfanc aercum Minerv£ Cfapicntix Dcx habitjc, vtpotc cx
Ccxz^xo lovis cnatxj oblatum non tanti crat momcntiob matcriam nccforraam,cum prcciofioradona I>cx of-
ferendaclIcntjCX auro,gcmmi$&alijs;nifiquid Hicrogly-
phici Aegyptij continuillcntj Hucacccdit, quod omniadc CW/wofcrefabulofafHit&chymixpropria arcana dc-
notcnt5quomoJo ncmpc bovcm Icquutus varij coloris,
vbihicrccubuit, illcvrbcmcondidcrir, fqciofqucadfon-
tcm mifcritja Draconcingcnti, TjfphJnij 3i. Echidtiadlio-f
poftcxtinftosjqucmipfc C^i^wwfaggrclfus trucidarit, c-
jufqucdcntcs in tcrrampro fcminiofparfcrlt, vndc cna-
ti Tcrrigenxfratresia Cad?»nmirTUcntc%:Ciimvcr<y^ad'
«x«rvnumcorum Lapidcclampcrcuffiirct, indc inrcUino
bcllocxortofcmutuo^mcdiofuftulcrunt : Hjec fingula
G } cllc
4^ Hictoglyphicorurn^ Libi.
circaccoromodatiiTitnavcra; chymiac Hicroglyphica o*
pcra ncmononviJct, vt ctiam in (cqucntibus dcmon-llrabltur lat uj : EoJcra fpcdaf, quod Or;)/?^»^ Thcbano-rum amicusfinxcritDionyfium^quiapud AcgyptiosOQ-
ris&LatinosBacchuscft,cv love Si Scmele Cadmi fiha,
natumjquafipiiinopoftT^f-^^ii ^^Cadmo condiras Dio^j-
Jius (cn Oftris oitui dicatur,cura tamcn longc antc Cadmitcmporaapudy^(f^7^r«>/cclcbcrrimus fu:rir,nonquod rc-
ucraDcuscxtitcrit, fcdintcr Hicroglyphicospro prima-
riOiVtdidum, crcditus & rcceptui: Idcoquc Acgyptij
fcriptorcs tradunt,nugari Grctcos,quod Dtor^yfinm apud fc-
frf^«/tf/44/i4 fcnatumcbuccincntur: Diodoyus quoquc nonnulla ai>a
de MfjptijsJi^'^'(^'^' dc Acgyptijs rcccnfet his vcrbis: Mulra quoqj
aliafabulofedc Acgyptijs fcruntur, qua:adhuc nominc& opcrcpcrfcucrant. Namin vrbcAchantatransiV;/»»»,
Libyamvcrfusprocula Mempht{\3L6\]i 150. vas cft pcr-
foratumjadquodGnguIisdicbusfacerdotcs j<Sd. aquamcx JVi/o defcrunt: Alini ctiam fidi fabula monllrarur in
*quadam cclcbntatc : Nodoscnim, quos vnos in princi-
piolongioris funiscomplicat, alij poft (cqucntes djffol-
dieldmbut^""^* Afr//iw;iff^winfupcrferttnt/)xo«^y//facraab Aegyp-
^ * lijaad Grafcostranftulilic, qun:vcdCiyrf/*r«»fcruntur, dc-
quc Titanura pugna,hyftona podrcmdomncmDcorum
DAdalHf.pafljoncm docuillc. Dedalmn quoquc aiunt imitatum ctfc
labyrinthicrrorcs^ quiad hoc vfquctcmpusmanct.Huncaliqui xdificalfc dicuntMendetum,alijMaroncmmult6antequam SAturnH» regnalfet. Numcrus prifcarum apudAegyptios ftatuarum idem eft, qui cft a Dadalo Graccis fa-
Templum ^us. Tcmplir«/crfw veftibuli, quod pulcherimum in
f^H/campu/- Memphi fitua»cft,Drf^4/«Jwarchitcdum fuiifc conftat,
cbgrrimum. obquc cam rcm a populo ftatua lignea in tcmpIo,qucj ab
iplbfabricata fit,donatum. Huic proptcr artis prxftan-
tiam, multaquc ab co inucnta , magna gloria adepta deo-
rumhonorcsaccola? impcndcrunt: In vna cnim Mem-;>^AfinfuIarumtcmpIumnuncquoq; c^Dadalo dicafumj
HzcDioeUrttt ^Qum Grarci arcana Aegyptia potiftima^ rcfci-
Lib.r. Afgyptio-Grafconim. 47rcfciucrinfjCcrtrinonias quoqiicctrifusfacros quibusii/a •
tcgi fimulct propagaripo(rcru,rcccpcrunt; Hinc fabula
dc/)^»rf<filiabus,vaspcrroratumaqa4rcplcntibus,acrcIi-
c\UA ejuCmodi apud GrcTCOS ccfcbrata funt . Tcroplu W-f./v; qiioqucprcciofinimum apud iCgyptios fuHfc Z>iV-
4orf^sniTrjit,(\mivt6\^\imk VftlcamcK A^trcMtioiticovn'^) r
T\\\ fuabona poftDcum habu^runf.Tradirquoqucidcm^-^v^^'*'^'
fluthor in ^gypto Orpheam, Mufeum, MfUmpodem^ Da- ^<^ -^OT'*'
dMnm, Homcrnm pottamy.Spartafiftm Lycurguwy Soioncm ^ '^^.
At'cemetifeM, PLtoKcm Philofophum, Samiiim Pythagoram, .Vf^^*'*'^**
Eadoxum A<fathem.iticum, DemocritHm Abderitem ct Ino^u^*^'^"
drm C/^;'tf«>ruiirC)fuarqucfcicntusjarfcs &dodrinas didi-
cilTc: quodfi vcrumcft, vtincoconfcntuntomncshy-ftorjcij conft^t abhis tanquam ducibus omnium bona-rum litcrarum, lcgum ctinftitutorum,nccnonccrcmo-ri^rum, dcDijs Hicroglyphicis opinionum & figmcn-
prum origincmct radiccm primam cmanairc ad Grac-
eosiliofqucpopulos, atquciic pcriotum fcretcrrarum
orbcm fuccclTu tcmporis propagatam eirc: QuidcnimPoctas ct Thcologi Ethnicorum habcnt, quod non cx (9r-
fheo, Viufto&c. Homero haufcrint^ Quid antiquorum lc-
gillitorcsmcmoratudignum babucrunf, quodnonaXT-f«/;^27,Solonequc tranftulcrint? Quid dcniquc Philofophi
lotfciflarumprinclpcs inrcicntijsja^arunf, quodnonaPLitonCy PjfthajTOmfEftdoxs>,DemocritOyiU)(q\2C tanquam pcr
manustraditum acccpcrint/' Itaquchj cmncs fua dog- g^ ^^.mata cxAcgyptO, artiumnufrics &^jpinionum matrc ^^^^^
~^^*
domum dcporrarunt- qux licct divcrfa vidcantur &nonnulla corum intcr fc pugnarc, cx Hicroglyphica &Allcgoricado(5lfina tamcn cavarictas duntaxatcontigif.
Quogircaomncsfcrercligioncs Ethnicnein orbc tu tcm-porisnoto,litcraj& Icgescxi^gypto cxortxfunt. /^m-
McWinlibrodc myftcrijs idcm,atpauI6alitcrjattcftatur;
t/£gyptij,inquit,fcriptorcs, putantcsomnia invcntaclfc
a Aferct^rio,{uos libros A^ercnrio infcribcbant : Mercuri-'
ut praccftfapicntix& cloquio: PjthAgoraf, PlntQ^ Derm»critHfy
Columnt
Aierchrij.
/^eroglypliicorum L^b. i
cr'ttus^uJio>:uiU multialljad Saccrdotcs Acgyptios iue-
rufit: Dogmafa hiijuslibrifunc Airyriorum ct i£gypti-
orum,&cx columnis Mercuyij: Vythagoras & Plat^ didi-
ccrunt Fhilofophiam cxcolumnisMfrcwry in Acgypto:Columny MdTf^ri/pIcnxdodrinis; Hacillc: An vcro
hx columnac fucrint illar, q'jarum mcnjinimus dc Oftride
ct Ifidg, aut alix Hicroglyphicis prorfus litcris fqualcs
funtiHxquxhodicrnoquoquc dicRomx vifuniur nonprocul a Porta Populi, ad S. lohannem L«te^aneKfem-,Si6 Y^['
uam Ad^rum Majorcm, Scalibijfculpt:y,trianguli8,qua-
drangulis, circulis,fcrpcntibuS5&innumcris cjufmodi a-
«imaiibus mirabilcs & rcfcrtT,in obfcuro manct. fo/ephM
quoqucmcminitinantiquitatumlibrisa primis patnbus
Antc diluvium,duaslapidcas, vnam marmorcam,aItcramlatcritiam^tabuIasfcucoIumnaSjfcptcmartiumlibcralium
infcriptionc,nc hx pcrircntaquis vcl igne, fcdad poftcros
tranfmittcrcntur,infignitas, crcdasfuilTc, quarum forte
& alijantiquiorcs fcriptorcs mcntioncm faciuntj Exrc-ccntioribus,5^r»i(7;«r<a/«/ comcs, aliorum monumcntisc-dodus Hcrmctcm invcniifc primum iilas tabulas rcfcrt,
duminquit; Dchocvcro Hcrmctclcgiturin Biblijsj jp-
fum intraifc in vallcm Ebron primum & ibidcm
invcnilfe lapideas tabulas fcptcm , quibus infculpfx
Aicranta(apicntibu$,priufquam inundatio ficrct aquaiij,
fcpfcm artcs libcralcs , cuiquc fuis folum in principijs,nc
tranfircntinoblivioncm. Qupdctiamfinosintcxtubib-
Jiorumfacrorum nonlcgamus, tamcn crcdibilcc(lhau<
numcxglodisantiquorumfcriptorum: Ratio his adQi-
pulaturinhuncmodura j Quod fi ^<^4womniumrcrumcrcatarumclfcntias cognovit intus& cxtus, vt in facris
traditur,dum nomina a cujufquc natura ijs impofucritj Et
fi antiquifiimorum illorum patrum vita adco longxs^ po-
tius in confiderationc& fpcculafionc divinorum opcrura ,
quan alij« opcraiionibus vilioribus pcrafta fit,quis ncgct,
fcicntiasomncs rcalcs, non phantafticas ct imaginarias
Cqualcsquajdampoll introdudx funt,vt cft ratiuncula
produ<^a
Lib.i. Acgyptio-Graccorum. 4pprodu<5la nigrum faccrc album ct «Ibum nigrum) in mcn-tcct vfu illorum patrum cxtinirc ? Q£od fi in confydcra-
donc ctopcrc, non iniuria et dcharum propagarione fuc-
runt folliciti in poftcros • Prolcm cnim fua: mcntis vt
tcfcruarent acqu?, ac corporis, hoc fortc mcdio vfi
{bnt;nvcro quis hfepho, alijfquc in his contndicat,
pcr nos Uccbit; fatis cx antedldis nodrirPropofitionis
dcmonftritioncs fcfc infinuant : Vitrum, quodlapisarti- fitrnmin) ficialispclIucidu»dicipoirct,ct propr:cad ctiymiara fpcc- ^ajptoahtarcjab antiquifTimisquoq} tcmporibus Acgyptociq. vi- antiqHitcinz Acthiopix innotuitj Ex cocRitn Acthiopum (cpul- tcmpori^M,tmisdctiDiodorM tcftaturj Sa1icntcs,hic inquit,corpora
inq-, Vifis vitrcis nuda condcntcs fupra coiumnas po-nunt:Itapcrvitrumdcfundi corpns afpicitur, qucmad-modu fcribit Hcrodotus; quod Cnidius Ctcfias improbat:
Ait cnim faliri corpora, idcoq* corruptam non poifc fpc-
cicm fcruarc, (cd (latuasaurcas cauas Hcri, in quibusmor-tuos ponant vitro circumpofito ; Quo fit> vt in locis fupe-
rioribus Citx circumdante vitro imago aurca dcfun(5lo
fimilis rcddatur afpicicntibus : Et hsec ditiorum Sepul-
chra clfc afiirmant : Tcnuiorcs argcntcas imagincs ponuty
inopcsverdfiftilcs. Vitrum abundecum plurimum fiat
in Aethiopia, omncs habenr. Hxc idco affcrcnda putaui-
rous, cum Acthiopcsaliquando AcgyptijS) ethiillorum
magnx parti, impcrarint, ne quis cx vaforum, nunc adchymiaj vfum rcquifitorum,dcicd;u tum cxiftcntc,vtopi-
nari po|Tcr,alifcr,quam rcscll, concluderct: Qjipct fpcc-
tit, quod admirabilccft, &*dhucCaiii, (Mcmphisolim ^^^^*
did:.) obferuatur,ouagaIIinaceaab Acgyptijs folisperar-
ti(jciufTifurnorumcxcIudipolTc;idq; abanriqjoctlongc
afitcnatu(n Chrirtum tcmporc: Siccnim Diodortu 1.2«. c.j.
dc hoc pJu'; quara chymico artificio i^gyptiorum fcribit:
Namquijinquif, aucsctanfcrcs nutriunt, prxter earum)
qux apud alios homincs habcntur procrcandi naturam,
adcd ilhs indulgcnr, vt in numcru didu mirabilcm aviumcvadant. Non cnlm ovis incubant aucs, fcd ipfi ingcnio &
H naturali
50 Hicroglyphicoriim Lib.i
nafurili arfc cx ovis pra^tcr c^rerorum confuctudincm
educuntfactus; Nonimmcrit6qu6q;Cx Aegyptiorum rc-
gura rtupcndii Scpulchris ct mirdculofis monumcntisPyramtdes Pyrdmidum,idcm convinccrc polfcmus : Quamvis cnim'^^f^^" Acgyptljcx naturx opcribus dcanima: humanacimntor-
taiitatC) vcl aliaS) certiorcs fadi, idco magniAca Scpul-
chrorumMaufolei rcliqucrunt, ncgligcntcs intcrim do-
mus 3?dificandcT curam,quod,vt Dtodortu dc his loquitur,
domosnodrasdiucrfbriaappcllcnt, tanquam brcuitcm-
porcaiiobisinhabitandas, dcfundorum Scpulchra,fcm-
pitcrnas domos, tamcncorumpotcntiam,diuitias, animi
condantiam, ct fupra humanitatcm quid tentantium cf-
fc<5lusct opcraadhucibi locorum vidcmus, quafi jetema
eradfincm mundi duratura;quac a quibus cxtrudla Iinty
fupra diximus j Hac inquam Pyramidcs, vt Biodorns
1.2-.C 2. rcfcrt, vcrfus Libyam fpccftant longe a Mcmphiftadijs I2.0. a Nilo aurcm 45. quse et artificio & opcris
magnifudinc mirabili fluporcm prxbcrcnt afpicicntf-
bus: Earum maximaquatucrc(llarcrum, quorumquod-Iibctab infcriori partc iugcra fcptcm continct : altirudo
amplius? qiiam ^iugcratollit: Latusquodlibct dcduifla
paularim vfquc ad vcrricem altitudinc continet cubitoa
6$, Ex Ijpideduro difliciliqae ad traftandum fcd actcr-
num pcrmanfbro flrudlura omnis conflat. Nam fcrroc
Qiillcannis, vt aiunt quidam? vtalijtradunt, ampliustri-
bus millibus quadringcntis, ad nos vfquc ca molcs \n*
tcgra pcrmanlif. Fcrunt cos lapidcs ex Arabia longoadmodHm irincrc aducdlos : Aggcribus autcm fabricata
cftjnondumcotcmporcinucntis machinis j opus ccrtc
mirabilc, prarfcrtim in tcrra vndique arcnofa, vbi nulla
ncq; aggcris, nequc catfi lapidis fint vcfligia, vtnon ab*hominibus, fcd a dijs tanta molcs ftru(^a vidcatur. Co«nanrur Acgyptij mira quxdam dc his fabuJari, cx fale
et nitro aggcrcs eos U^o%y poflcaquc Nili incrcmentoliqucfados abfque horainum labore penitus dcfecilTes
Vprum id procul avcroabefl. Nam ct muldtiidiae ho«
oiinum
Lib.i. ^gyptio-Grajcorum. 41fninum «gger conftrudus & rnultirudiiie dclctus c(l;
Trcccnu cnim & fcxaginra hcminum miliia, vt aiunti
ad id opus dcputata funr, quod viginti fcrme annis ab>
folucrunc Pccuniaomnisad opusciuBimpcnfa, vt olcra
tantum hcrbafquc (is cnim cibus opificum fuit) ad
millc ctfcxccnta talcnta cxccdiire dicitur : Prxtcr hanc
funt ct alix, cxquibusalixalijs funtminorcs: At nemocorum, qui ftruxcrunt cas Pyramidcs, in ijs fepultus
tradirur: Quidam, vt cx codcm ante rctulimus, maio-
ris aifcrunt Armcum cxtitilfc conditorcmj fccundac
Amafim, tcrtia? Mafum? quam volunt quidam Rhodo'pis Scpulchrum fuillc : Vcrum dc harum Pyramidumaudoribus nil ccrri ncquc apud incolas, ncquc apudfcriptorcs conftat. Hadcnus Diodorm : Nos tcmporc^antiquidimo, ncmpc co? cum populus Ifrarliticus in
^gypto latcribus coqucndis ct ftipulis pcr agros con-
gcrendis farigaretur, cxtru<5{;as clTc, colligimus potius
ad opum oftcntationcm, quam rcgum Scpulchra : Bar^
hAVA Pyramidum, inquit Martialis, nicatmiracuIaMem-
phis, ctc: Omnis Crcfarco ccdat labor Amphithcatro*
Vcrum Amphithcatrum illud , non minus prxIuHrc
opus, nunc in rudcrlbus fcre pofitum cft, Pyramidcs
vcrdj quae tot millibus annorum antc Amphitheatrumflctcrant, adhuc perdurant intcgrx: Ab ingcnio itaque
rubtiliHimo, ab animo vcrcmagno,cc amanulargi(Iim«
has profluxidc, ab cffcdu patct : Plinius L'b.2^.c.ii.
ait, Pyramidcs illas in iEgyptonihil aliud fuiile, quamTcgu pccunia;*ocio(am ct Oultam odcnrationcm • quippc
cum facicndi cas caufa a placrifque tradatur, nc pccun(<
am fuccc(Toribus aut ^emulis infidiantibus prsrbcrcnt.
Qup*^ ^^''o '"tc*" mundi miracula numcratum cft nonimmcrico, hoc opus quoquc ab artc miraculofa, cumcsetcra omnia corrcfpondcant, pcrfcdum, mundoqucprotcAimonio quafi icrerno rclidum elTc, rationi con-
fonum cft. Vcrum de his fatis : Vt cjctcra opcra ^Cgypti
luagnificenciffima prcetercamus, inprimis fufpicicnduni
H 2 cft
5t Hicroglyphicoriim Lib. i^;
Templum ^^ Semiramidis Balfjlonic<e, qux ct Aegypto impcra-
BeliBabi» ^'^» tcmplum lovi Bclo eredum, \n cuius fummo trcs
hniti,ingcntcs aurcas ftatuas lovis, lunonis, Opi.'q; crcxit,
quarum lovis, vt Diodorm inq')it, adhuc cxtat longitu»
diocpcdum4o,millc5rf^y/o«/or«/»talcntofum pundcris x
Opis fim^iiponderc in fclUaurca rcfiJct, ad cuiusgcnua
duo adftai^t lconcs, iuxtaq-, fcrpcntcs argentci ingcntis
mjgnitudmis, pondcris quilibct eft talcnrorum "o lii-
nonis ftans fignum pondcris cft talcntorum Koo Huius
dcxrcracapiitrcrpcntistcnct/ccptrumlapideumnniftra :
His omnibus communis crat mcifa aurr a manu f*(^i>
Jopgitudinis pcdum^o duodrcmi Ijtirudinis, pondcris
Calcntorum 50. Et ciunnodi plura, qux Diodorus ct alij
fcriptorcs rcccnf-nt: Q^x ctfi quis ad Dcorum gcnnli-
tiorum cultum vfi'atum rcfcrar, tamcn Chymica om-nind cllc, quo ad origincm ct inucntioncm, cUriffinx
conftat : Bclus cnim, vt anfe narratum, cx Acg^p-
ti;s Saccrdotibus in B^bjlfmam colonias ct facra Ac-
gyptia dcduxcrat ; Vt ita ars Acgyptij arcani confcia
codcm tranflita fit ^ Adharc Iupittr ct luno funt con-
iugcs, nihilominus fratcr ct foror ^ Sic ct Saturnus O-pifq; qux matcr cft vtriufqj Saturnoq; lapldcm proloue
obtulit dcuorandum ; In aurra rcucra fcdct fclia, ciq^
adftantlconcs ctfcrpcntcs ; addam, vnus volatilis, altcr
non ; dc q jibus Chymicorum libri fcatcnt, idcoq^ hic
non rcpctcndis : At cur Opis dcxtra caput fcrpeniis tc-
nct, finiftra vcroLjpidcumfccptrum l Qiiia itaoportuic
hicroglyphtce adumbrarc, dc qua rc ct jncuiusmcmo-
riam hxc fimulachra pofita clknt : Sccptrum alia? cx
auro cft, fcd hoc cx Lapidc, qui auri patcr cft fubtcr
ct fupra tcrram • Opis kutem vrriufqj matcr : Commu-nis cft mcn(a omnibus aurca
;QiJjs cx ttibus duo, ctcx
duobus vnum Ht : In Acgypto quoqj apud Hcliopolitat
(cardcm cnim Hcliopolis ct Thcbx funi) prifcis tcm-
poribus inucnta cllc tradunt ct irx ct doloris Mcdica«
incmajldccq) Diodorm inquit,HotneiunD apud Acgyptt-
os
o^commcratiirwfinxiirc ab Helenam pT3^f«tfcrum ob-;\/'^*^^^,
liv ;oiitrn Morioncm Teltmacho&mm, NEPENTHES medicifta d«-
dJcTa^in jHjcrjtionenon immcriro omnia hrtc opcra c- lorifuffa a^
jurjrm Mef^icamcnti vi ct facultate produfta clfc augu- Aeoyptui /Jr-
ramup; M^dicamrncucnim^quod Animi dicirur, infcrip-nJ/fftit,
tidnc ^rwtw^r fupcrius rclata,- fi rrae^ cr dofori mcderur, fi
( vr linus Lacmius annotat^ cft jrgritudinum homi-
num tum animitumcorporis cfficax mcdicrnaj quippc
quod pcrturbarioncsomncs cxpellitj bonolqucviro5,iJ
cftjslicni noninvidos cfficit fimi!i:crctconfcrva*}fiquo-
q iCjVtidcmtcft3fUr,corporcos'humcrcs, fi quacxccllc-
lunt, adarquatctconflituitjimbccillcmquc fcncdliim va-
"^lentGm inducit ctconfirmar, Cur non hcc qu6quc,quod y „^. AttrtA-inpotcnriacxiftir,iHaflumdcducat/ V^cncrcri» Acgyprij ^cxantiquonomincaurcam appcllar.t,agrumqucciTccon- '^^^
ftataurcacVcncrispropcyWlfw;!/?;»»: NonfirtcCaufa Sar
turni cxcntcrati abjcdum pondus>vndcVcnus nata di'
citur, aurco dignantur nominc ct hohbrs •, quia rcvcra
matcrcflomnisoclriPhilofophfcj; Habcrcriim Cupidi-
ncm, quiDijsaurcisquoqucdominatur, inquci;s libidi-
ncm inccndit : Notandus & mbs mcdicandi pueris apud
•Acgfptios • qui pro pucris aegris Dijsquibufdam votafa-
ciunt, acfipucridc morbo cuafcrinr, raduntcaprllos ac
in auro argcntovtf poncntcs dant rrunus Magis
.
QiKc huc vfque maxima cx parrc cx Acgypriorum raonu-
mcntis vtantiquiffimis,ficarcanifiimisadduda fucrunt,
fatis fupcrqucconuincuf|r,omnia illaQpcraadChymfam,
hoccft,Mcdicrnamaurtarn, dcaurco Incdicaracnto cor-
poris& animiagcntcm,proprijffiroc rcfcrri dcbcrc, nul-
lifqucalijs rcbuij nifi perpcr^m, accommodari poiTc:
Vcrum cumnon ncmodcMcdicina,totics inculcatj, clu-
hitarc ^ueatj quafi iHahontantimbroentifif^ nihilqj am-pliusprzeniteritjquamaliTmcdicina; rioflratisrcvi, mul-
coroagis, fi dc Lapidc Philofophico aat Aurificio fcu
ChryfopxAh<ec4Qobis intclligantur, prieconcepto judi-
H I cio
54 Hieroglyphicorum Lib.i.
cio,ofnniAvana,iriira, necrationi, ncc naturac confcn-
tinca, pronunciabunt nonnulli ) idquc idcd, quod ipfi
moduni pcrficicndica fccundumartem^qus^naturx func
opcrdjnoncapiantautintclligant, ncc artificcscjurmodi
(^pra:tcrvu!gato3,potiiis fraudc& paupcrcatc,quarn vcro
artiHcioct divitijs cclcbrcsj palam adhuc calia ct tanta
opcrantcs, vidcant: His ijfquc fimilibus obicrtionibus
ncgaiivc concludcntibus, ct ab ignorantia jurisct fi&i
(^quodaiuntj dcpcndcntibus ("Cum hifcc xque coclcftia
quam tcrrcftriacadcmfacilitatc ctaudaciacvcrtcrcliccat,
incontrarium tot cxpcrimcntis vtiobiquc cxtantibusj
fic rcfpondcmus: Quod vEcgyptij, corumquc fcquaccs
Grsciantiquifliroi Mcdicfnamaurcam habuerint,qua illi
addivitiasquoquc comparandasvfinnt, prnztcrquam ad
valctudincm corporis fuflcntandam , hadcniis dida (it\B
convincunt, & «b hyQoricis antiquis poft DiocUitAni
tcmporamcmoris; proditum cfl j Vcium hic mcac pro-
pofitionisfcopusnonfuit} nifi forte fecundflrios, qui fe
ipfum fufficicntcrcomprobct/ifaltcm de Mcdicina^quam
priman6mihidcmonfirandamfumpn,conflarct : Vniuscnim &ubjc<ftimuItar&variacpolTuntc{fc vircs,cfficaciar,
virtutc8,fincsct cfFcdus, licct non omncs ad vnam can-
demq;intentioncmdirigantur; quod in auro/ubjedonobiliffimojconfpicitur; quo mcdici vtuntur ad fanita-
ccmhominiscurandam,fabriadaliaopcra indc confici-'
cnda,alijad ornatum&pofnpam, non pauci ad lucrum
& ccnfura }('quidcnim nonperficitaurum ? ) Ita & de
Mcdicina illa aurigcna fcnticndum cfl, qua non diffitc-
mur multos iGgyptiorum rcgamad luvum etdiuitias,
necnonldololatriamintroduccndam, & fubfilcntio ar-
canifTimorupi confirmandam, abufos circ; aliosquoque
haudpaucosaddivinamgloriam) proximi vtilicatcm et
corporis humani fanitatcm confcrvandam : A potiori
AUtcm denominatio cum ficri dcbcat y ac plus fir in hac
humanx vitx fragilitatc &brevitate} juxcapra:ceptum
Dcj
Lib.r. Acgyptio-Gr^coram.' 55Dei) proximum diligcre,ve(c»p/um^eique in neccffi-
tatibus acmorbiS) qui corpU8affligunr,(uccurrereman«
dintis^quamdivitijs folam opcram impendere, & (ibi
vni vivcrc; Idcircohxc ars Hicrito anobis appcl*
lata M E D I C i M A ) quae avircum animi &corporis Mcdicamcntum pcrrccit^eo
" ' qucnominelongbtcmporcfn-vcftigata c(l.
FinisLibriprimi.
LIBEK
.rftrr:"5^
^^.^^'
Ituigentihttt
receptif a
VHlctino G^
MercHri§
§rtK
""ttBEH SECVNDVS,
DE HIEROGLY-PHICIS GRiECORVM, aC
Primo dc Allegorijj auro magis
I RELIGIONVM APVDOmncsGcntcs clivcrfiffiaururn quo-
cunquctcniporc rcccptarum inirium
& origincm primam rcpctamtti , a
probabilibuscaufis cas fcmpcr cxti-
tilTc rcpcricmus : Antiquiilimam vc-
tcrisTcftamcntiapud Patrcs antcdi-
luvium, & poft ab dbrahami xtatc ad
•Jlfraclitas propagatam, vt vcriffitnam amplcacntcs a
w i^ V I ' '^
^ ^ pj^ Fthnicorum prjtfcitim Idolola-
cm.nonomnmofiaasauttaiuscrcu « ,r ^ ;
Lib.2, Aegyptio-Gra^corum. 57rcm vero longe aliam ilgnificantibus, omncm facrificio<
rum vfum & ritum mutuati funt» dc quibus hadenus fub
Acgypttorum Hicroglyphicis fatis diiucide dilfcrui-
mus.PraJtcrdidos autcm OJtrfJgm,lftdem, i^Orutn JE.^ptij
antiquiHimi cfiam aliorum Dcorum nomina vfurparunt
,
prxtcrtim duodccim, ncmpc lovif-, NeptHniy Adartis , ^ ^i^P'Mo-Cftrijy yu/cam, Apoilinis^ /»Ho»iffFeft<t, CereriSyVeneriSy^^^
ii.magna-
Vian£ tiMfnerv£iC^uoT\ifn fcx funt Mafculini, ^tou-^^.^^'"^'*^^
dcmfxmincifcxuSjijqucDij magni magnarum gcntium "*"'•
credirifunt,pd(l ad Grxcos,&ab hisad Romanos tranda-
ci. Nam vt Natalis tc(}atur, alijs ficbant e ligno fimuU-
chravclHdilii) &nonfcuIpcbantur cx auro vcl argcn-
to rclcborc^nid magni Dij, cum Plcbcij equavis matcria
ficrcntantiquitus. Dc his Herodoturin Euterpe-yDHodecim^
inquitjDeorfimnomina primos ty£gjptios exifiima^e, atque
Gr&cos ab illts cepijfe ? eof^ue primos arat G^ imagines C^TemplaDijfJibi erextffe*. Quod vcro Grxci, &quinam c% (^f.^^;^^
illis primiadiEgyptiostranficrintjipforum facrainGrac- ^^^ypf,i^
ciam rctulcrint, ipfius Diodori vcrbis dcnnonftrabimuS} dohrinasHic Iib.2.cap. 6. Nunc inquic , qui Grzci rapicntia& do* acteperHnt.
ftrinaprxditi in Acgyptum pnfcis CcmpoributcranncrinC'
vc Icgcs& dodrinam iilorum pcrcipercnC) rcccnfebimus:
ScribunccorumSaccrdoccs,infacrisconcinerilibris,tran- ^ ,^fiircprimumadAcgyptiosOrp&f*»», J/t/iww, MeUmp^- °^* ^ Ifdem.DadalMm^Homerum Vocx^m, ec Spartanum Lycur-^^*^''*'*
gum j Dcinccps SoJonem Athcnienfcm, PUtonem Philofo- .t^Pf*^ "^^
phum ac Sumium Pjthagoram •, Eudoxum quoquc Mathc- '^^^^ *
maricum ac Democritum Abdcritcm, & Inc^idcm Chium.Omnfum vcrd monftrantur vcftigia, quorundam ima-gines, nonnullorumloca, cum ab CjS,tum a Jodrina,qua
fccutifuncdcnominata: In Aegypto cene percepcrunt
orani3,qu.TiIIo$apud Grxcosadmirabilcs fccerc. NamOrpWwhymnosDcorum plurfiv.osjorgia ct infcrorunFi
fidionetnaccuUlfetradunf' 0/r/W<> fane ccrcmonias cC
ZJwAfx/wcafdcuicirCjfimilcfqj cire Ijiiis Cererifque noroi-
I nibu»
58 Hieroglyphicorum Lib 2,
flibiistantumditfcrrc : Impiorum vco pcenasetcampos
Elyfiosct rtatuiruai vfum ab Acgyptiorum fcpulchris
rumptaintroduxit: Aicrcurtnm qiioquc (ccundum an:i-
quos dcninantcm finxit mor uotum animas.Eratmos Acgyptijs Afis corpus rcduccntcm aliquid prope aftmti
Ccrbcroibrciirumporrigcrc. Hiiih Orphe» o^d Grsecos
tradu(^is , Homerut Otpheum imifatusjJcm in fuo Poc-
matc fcribcnSjait Afercmium CjlUnium animas Hcroutn
cvocarCjhdbcntemvirgam in manibus: Hxcct n.ultaa-
Jia Dtoelorus de his rcccnfet. Eadcm aut his fimilij apuddivcrfos lcguntur authorcs j Exquibusdc rranfl itionc Ac-gvptiofu ficrorum ad Grn?cos ccrtiorcs fieripoifumus:
yf f,fir.QjJJndoautcmhcc contigcrit ct qua prim^riaintcntio-
'>'^/ nc,f4cix Jifccrncrc licct: ncmpc tum tcmporis, cum
.^ ^ablqucpcricuIocapitisGrarcisAcgypumpctercct ingrc-
f, ^ diconccirumfurrit, quod vt «nts quoqucmcminimus»^ PJammuicHtcgySiVvxus cxduodccin uucibus, cxtcros
prino adfefc «dmittcntis , cetatc contigit ; ncmpe circi-
tcr annum Mundi jiZT^.quo ax\v\o F(am?nttichys rcgnarc
cepit, vcl pau^ polU quia 54.annos rcgno prnrfuir ) antc
O/ympianlHminnmm, quod inannum Muiidi j 187 poni-
tur: Hoc tempore Orpheur ex Acgypto di^a ficra irj
GrarciamtranftuIit;necfJuccrcmoniascircafcrtivifatem
Dww^/^cclcbrandas, fedctiam fcicntum ipfaro proptcr
qua facrainftitutaetritus introdudiclfcnt: vtmfcquen*tibuspaflim apparcbit: Orp^r*»» infccutus c(\ A/u/aur
,
Lintis^ Afe/ampur ct Homerut omnium Fhilofophorurn
Sex At*th<r antiqjorum, qui mctro vfi funt, fuau fiimus ct ingc-resp*-i>ria' niofiffimus, qfiibus ct Wr//(;<^/w/ annumcratur: Hi fcx ,
pudGrdictt vt horum fcqnaccs pr.Ttcrcamus, funt omnis Religio-reli^iQritt fa- nis Ethi icar apud Grrcos Authores ctin(}auratorcs,foC
kuioja, Poematum ct fabuloforum dc Dijs corumqucfadispar-tim Hcroicis, parrtm pccoribus dignis involucrotumyquibus totus fcfc Mundus intricafus fcmcl, vix fc vn-quam cxtricarc potuit fuis vinbus; nifi Deo piacuflTcC
harc opinioDum dc Di;s monnra pcr Filium (uumj vi-
dorc
Vth.t. Aegvptio-Gr^corum.. jp
ftorctu tsiumphantcm) erucidarC} Dc intcntione au- ,^ .
tcm Orpkci, aUorumauc ^octarum rrifcorum fifubtslius « ."
inquirrrcvclimus, rc ipia invcmcmus, iplos non pi.-
rair o3(i cultusilios divinosfcu ccrcmonias rclpcxillc. ^, , . , /« /1/1 I I ^ qhtjjimorunt,fcd aJ alu arcanimma lub ift s occultata, nc vulgo ' •'^
bxc innotcfccrcnt, alijs fjpictitioribus tamrn caufam
indagacionis prccbcrcntj quod ctfi tmllibi a quodamScnprorc indicaturn fit
(quia & rcs cccuiti manlit & nc
nomincquidcmcxprciricU j tamcncx dtvcrfis hinctn-
dc co!lc^isindici)s &argumcntish«udobrturis i nobis
ollcndi clanffin c potcrir; vt in lcqucntibus apparcbit:
quibus ctiam non confidcratis, vcl hsc vnica ratio in*
fcllis^cntibus fufficcrct. ncmpc, fi iiigyprij iliud quid
jntcllcxcrintruis(acris& ccrcmonijs0^r»W», Ifidii/^ercn-
rio y Vutcar.a-, /Ipidi cc animalibus qubufdaoi adhibitisj
quamobjcdlaipf.i oculisobvia,ac (ub illis tanquam cor>
cicibus nuclcum vcritaritabfcondcrint; fic&Grxcinondctcgumcntis fucrintfolliciri, nifi & corpus tcgcndumfub illisagnovfircntj Qiiod qualc fucrif, jam antc fub
^gypciorum Hicroglyphicis latic indaguvimus &cxpo«fuimub : Indc noncfivcrifimile, ant^<^uos illos Poctaf
exinnata militia , aut irrif/onis gratutot adulccria, ho-tnicidia, incxfius& fcdcrafuis Dijs attribuiifc, vc vc|
Dcos,veI homincft ludcrcnt, au: vitiacjufmodi cnormuDcorum cxcmplis propagarcnt, (rum cnim omniumbip'duai ncquifiimi fuilTcrr) fcdpotius vf domonflra-
rrncDcosillos nonclTcnififidiLios, imiginanoscr artis
occult:e vulgo, fcd fibi lutx, fymbolj ct Etnblcmata
aliud ad oculum, aliud ad mcntcm rcftrcnria : Neautcm inania nomina rcbus caifa in mcdium produccic
vidcrcntur, fingulis illisDijs fii^itijsfifigula oftciaqua-
fi divina & vircs iVaturT gcnici icis divcrfas atfcripfc-
runt, ac nihil ominus Vnum Dcum in omnibus iflis pro-
fcififunt: Qupd in antiquifiin is potiiis jpparet, qianalijst Sic cnim Orpheux adcaptum communcm Dosfingulos intcrprctatur} acdcindcaddtt quod omnufint
I i vnucn
OmmafmtVMnm,
DeHs vnnt.
60 • /^croglypliicorum Uh.ivnumrc, qu!!mvi6nomincfnuIta:Cun>in Cratcrc canit
inhuncmodum;Deorum Nmcius interpres Cjlleniut ommht4S ip/e e^,
^entilmm Nymph<t:tcjUjifunt,fru?nentaCeres,Vi4lcanm at i^MiSy
cjficia» E/? m.ire Neptmtts canentia itttorapulfans,
Mars bellHm,Faxalma Venus, mortalihus ipfe
'Jaurigena &fuperisaKimicur£ejue levamen
Corniger efi Bacchut convivia Utafreefuentans-
Aurcaiufiiciamtiue ThemiSyreBumepte tuetur :
Sol efimoxidem contore^uensfpicula ApoUo
"Emims C^peragcns,c^ Dtvinator& Augur,Jlforborum expulfor Detu eft Epidaurhts : ifla
Omnia funt vntem.fintplt4rimanomtnaquamvft»
Dcijfdcm Hcfmcfianax.
P/uto, Perfephene, Ceres eJ- Venus alma,& Amorcf,TritonefjNereus^Tethjt , Neptunus ^- ipft
Mer<:urius,Iuno, Vulcanus, fupiter e^ Pan,
Diana c^ Phabus iaculator,funt De»f mus,
Qilpd fl igftur ifti Di] accipcrcntur propric, vz ha-
Nota, ftcnus apud Ethnicos confuctum cft? aqua & «gnis,
Nymphx ct Vuicanus? bcllum ct pax, Mars ctVcnu»,nulfo modo funt vnum, kd divcrfirdma numina erc-
dita, & divcrfinimas rcs rcfpicicntia fcu indicantia; Si
quishxc adDcum Vnumvnivcrrircfcrat, fortcadcoad-
. vcrfantif in cocxcufaripolTcnt, fi dc potcntia cjua pcr
omncs Creafurjs difFufa accipiantur, at vcrcor nc ni-
mis impropric ac impic id fiat, Crcantcm GBm crca"»
tis,i£tcrnum cum mutabilibosj Spiritura cum corpo-
ribus confundcndo: Quocirca, rt Dij ilii tam vanj
& diverfi , adcdquediffcrcntcs abinviccm, dc aliorub-
jc(5lo,cuj afquc convcniant cmncs, intelligantur cc
cxpiicentur, prorfus ncccirariuna vidctur; idquc idcmeOjiii quo Dij Acgyptij ('Grarcorum progcnitorcsJC^yJrAf,
/y//,7;/>^<?w,Mfrf«r»«y,alijquciaterc dcclarati funt) Quodvtmagisquoq^confpicuufiat circa Grxcorum Allcgori-
Lib.2.' Aegyptio.Gr«coium.' 6i•s, quas Pocticas vocant, has fccundo hoc libro et /e*
quentibusnobis illut^randasfumeraus, itavtDijgentiles
fi<fl'cij fuic origini, vt ct vcra Chymia fuo honori vnS c*
adcmquc opcra,reftituatur j nequidintcrimdc Pocfino-
ftro tcmporc rcccpta,quacilliusantiqu3; Cccnx vcilibui
adhuc dcIcdAtur,aut Phiiologis, Arift^rchis Criticis,in o-
rationequamratione magis occupatis,Hynorfci8,ahjs ve
hujufmodi (qui genealogias et rcs gcftas dcorum ct dcaru
nccnon Hcroum ? pro indubitatis, vcris ct irrcfutabili'
bus rccipiunt, amplcdlunturctcxorculantur ,im6 vtCc-
rcbrumlouis indclitijshabcntctadmirantur, immemo-rcs interim (c Chrillianos ct vcritatemvnam ct fimpli*
ccmelfc) dicamus; Hse cnim fcicnfiscct pcrfonae a no«
bis non obfcurationcm fui nominis , atpotiusiIluftratio«
ne acccptur^c funfjquibus fi non ad gudu dixcrimuS) nonnobifi calunias intcntatas,fcd fibi tcncbrasmcntis crcptas
vclintjnos vthoc ipfisprxftcmus,illxnciftud nobis,opc-
r2 dabimus:Nccputocsecuquid vcri judicij dc coloribus
rcddcrc polTc, idcoquc vbi dc his drfputatio incidif, con-
rultiuslpfi forct/tlcntioquaairidiculo fcrmoni indulge*
rc; Hinc fi quisinhaEcarcanaanimadvcrtcrc vclit, vt ea
cognita habcat> antcquara Ccnforiam vibret, requiricur
;
iVosquoufquein h^ec pcnetraverimusccmcntect manu,non noftrum c(l gloriiii/cd Deo hincfacrificium laudis^,
/cujus hoc fit fpccimen ) ponerCjquod ct hominum bo-
na£voIuntati»coramodoccdac,tcncmur. --
Cum vcrd h«c tanta involucraactam variapro dig'
nicarc ct amplitudinc materir evolvcre, totqj fcculiscc
fcripris pcrtextarctcxcre,ct ad vngue rclecarc opera futu-
facifct mignivoluminiSjidcoqjfuamoIc laboraturaj id-
circofalrem prxcipua ct magis infigniacxomnibus Alic-
goricis Fortarun» iigmcntis et fabulofis de Dij>ct hcro-
ibus narrationibus nobi» tradanda fclcgimus,non ftylo,
vt alij folcnt,acuto aut copiofo, fedvuigariyadrcmpoti"
us,quam vocabuia, accommodato ,fuccindo) acquc Hc
hoc libro fccundo dcGr^corum Expcditione^ducc lafoRC
1 3»4.
fy^ Hycroglyt:hxonTm Hb.i?
Summn ^^ «areum Vcllu» occupanJum, «urei» pom'$ Hffpcri-
aHtnars" dumy!i\\]((\'^ huiufmodi aurcolis monumcntis agcmus:
qHfntHm Tcrtio, dcaurca dcorum, dcaruT^q; gcncalogia, ncc noo
ltbr»rHt%Hcroum ab illis progcnitorum ^uorundam ramis abar-
Mlle^orioi^^^^ aurcaafccndcntibus Qiurto, dc Grarcix fcilis at (a-
Grxcornm ^'^"' vtctiani dcccttaminibusct luJif abijfdcm aufhori-
finenti»^"* ^^ eandcm intcntioncm occulti artificij in(titufi«;
,-. r j Qiinro,def/^rfWt>laborihu5,acfcxfo,fcu vltimodcOc-
TL , cupationcct ExcidioTroix.pcrloniiqjctrcquidtiscoucm
j\^'i' fpcftintibus, brcuitarc qua licct, pcripicuitatc; qua polfu-
Xi^T ^^Sj tradcmusj Ex quibuspcrccptis, fimilciudiciumdc
Lt^ 6 •liJ8hicnoncxpofKi8,adallcgoria8tamcn hafccpcrtincn-
*l cibu8aq'iocunq;ipfoftatui potcnt.Orphcusvtrcligionis
Allecoriitde*pudGiJCcos autiiof, ita ctallcgorix dc vcllcrcaurco tx
Aftre VeUe»Colchidc p<^icJO iiwcntor ct cbuccinator pritnus cxritit
;
reiuf »is4"'*'^ illcfingulariiubtilitatccxcogitavit, cta'tificiopcr-
n Jl L; fccitv*adcmprorfu$intcntionc &tine, quodc fimilifub-
mlu^^rJca.*^^® rcccntions arvi lcripta quamplunma tdira lunt,
ruptV U4ncmpcvrduplcxincirctfcnfusjlupcrficialis&iccondifus-
th \ \ij-^"P^^ficulis> quilitcraro fcquiturct cft hylloricus, vcj |j
/ Ul tlitcram non omnino fcquatur, camcn communij & Vul-
* " * gariafeudcmoribuslcurcrumnaturiscxponit; R-condi-
tusvco adcircniiam intcrnam rcfpicir, & ivulg«cogni-
tioncrcmotaarcanafapicnribus infmuar, minus ingci io
valcntibus abfcondit : Scripfit hic author Cirminc alu
qucq^opcra, qu.r ipfcin Argonauticis rcccnfct, inprnij
cus fummum acumcncc doArinam argucntia; intci q j ,
,
librode lapiliis, Mcicurij antruro) cxquooninisgencnt
bonarefcicnda nnc,graphicedcpingit, adrovtcmund.Tniirisquicurq-fncrinr,ctnonapitijKaprTOCtuprfti, facil!
olfacianc, dc quo Mcrcunj antrDtbi> dc quo(ubic<^o in
Argonauticisintdligivclit ; Acnosfcricm narrarionts eius
pritis pcrcurrcmuS) dcindc notasabaltcra partc noftras cc
narurx audorumq» cum illis Concordantias addcmus:
J4tfi»isj^enm lafon patrc natus Aefonc, auo Crcthco, proauo Aeolo,
&edM€4ii; abauo lovc^ matrc Polymcd& Autolyciiiii^, cum Pclias
Ncptui^i
i
Lib.2. ^gypdo-Graccorum. t^Ncptuni filius cx Tyrrho Salmonci fUia a Crcthco fratrc
Salmonci cducata, natus, lolcum obtinuilTct poft Crc-
thcum,cjuiIoIcum condidcrat, iEfonccxpulfo, Chironi
cducartdus traditur ; Chironaut«m,qui Saturni & Philyrx
Nymph^ filius crat,ip(u in aric mcdcndi & ad vitae huma-niratcra rpcdantibus rcbus inflituit jCumquc dcindciu-
vcnis do^rina ct moribus politifimus lafoncvjfiltct, in
aulani Pclix concclfit ; Vcrum quo magis omnivirtutc
cxccllcrctjcdminusamorcm Pclia?mcrcripotuir,quippc
a quo cum fiifpicionc nunquam non obfcruarctur ; Vt
igirur Pclias honcflo prztcxtu lafonem prajfcntibui pcri-
culisipfiqjmortiobijccrct, in mandatisdcdit, Vcllusau-
rcum apuJ Colchos cclcbrc fingulari animi fortitudinca
quT tantum iuvcncm dcccrct,ad fcfc dcfcrrc fijpcratis pc-
rieuIisjQlodlicctdurumimpcratu&arduvmfadu vidc-
rctur, animum tamen a^didit lafoni, quod non cx proca-*
citatc proprijjfcd altcrius iutfujcui non parerc nefas forcr,
id pcrigcndum fibi incumbcret: ^JccclTirijsigitur ad itcr
comparatis cum $o. comitibus) omnibus fcreaDijs or-
tum duccntibus, navim confccndit, Argo, Palladis confi-
Ijorabricatam, malum loquaccm e Dodonea quercuha-
bcntem, vt inColchidcm navigarct: OrafolurainLcm- LemnMSy
num primd dcvcnit, vt Vulcanum fibi propitiurorcddc- VttlcAmoff"
rct,moxin Marfiam,Cium,lbcriam,Bebryciam ct Syrtcm cwaprim»
Libyx tpphcuit, vbl cura^b fyrtium naturam navigarc /"""*•
nonpotret, navim Argofupra humcroi fpacioduodecim
dicrum pcr Libyar defcrr^cowportSrunt, donccdicduo*
dccimo rurfiis marc invcnientes illam dcicccrint: Inci-
dcntcs poftca in Ncptuoi filium Eurypy!ym,a quo, quod , ,
proXenioobtuIir, acccpcrunt, ncmpcglcbaroeterra, cx ^^'^^f*'^'
qua pdHilfjIuta inaqua Mcdea mulra vaticinatacft 5 De-''*/*(*''''
iiide ad Phineum vatcm csecum ab Hjrpyiis irfcdarum ''f*'*«
dcvencrunt, qui a Borcx filijs inde iiberatuscfl : Hic iicct
csecus oculiscurporis tamen mentisacuininc poilcns cur-
fus omncm rationem Afj^onautis deroonflrauit; quoi
prirottmpctrc Cyancx cllent ndcundX) quat rycBplcga'
dcs
64 Hicroglyphiconim Lib. 2,
fetrdCy* des fiue concurrentia faxa quidam vocarunt, vndc igni»
ttne^ade- plurimus fcatcbat,quarum pcriculum cmilTa columba cx-
fp^^ plorarunt : Abliinc Bithyniam ad latus procul rclinqucn-
tci Thyniadcm infuUm, Mariandynosr Achcrufiamj vr.
bem Encrorum,Cararabim, Halym,Irira,Thcmifcyrum,
Cappadcciam,ChaIybc8&innumcraalialocapf*Etcrnaui-
gaucrunt, &adPhanm Buuium, qui pcrrcrramCircxamdeflui(,Candcmq-, ad Aureum Vcllusaccelfcrunt: Cumq»ad i£etam,SoIis Hlium, Colchoru rcgcm lafon dcduduselFctcum focijs, liberalitcrabcoacceptuseQ,etad poQu-lata lafonis refponfum,feillud VcUut aureum ip(i conccf-
forum, vtpotein inedioomnium,propaIma, po(itum,n
Martc& artc id obtinuiiret • Cumq; pcricula infupcrabilit
fubcudavidercntur,Ipfiustx£<r/<efiliaMcdca bonoanimolafonem eife iufTit, ciqj Pharmaca quxdam probatiflima
nodu fuggefiit, quorum adminiftrationc conucnicntc,
omniaquotquot eircnt pciicula, cvafuruseirct :Nccopi-nio ipfum fcfcUit: Eracautem in Martis luco fufpcnfum
Vellus aureum hortomurisvalidinimis cin(flo, incuius
vedibulo Tauf i ferociiTimi seripedes & Draco denribnsLexafireum pracJongispervigilcscuftodcscrantj Lcx crathuiufroodiveUmocsH» pofit* : Draconcm primd interimendum, illi dcntcs exftturofrdm capicc excutiendos; Tauros deindc fub iugum mitrcndoSj
fofiu, aratro tcrram fcindcndam, dcntes illi infpcrgcndos, ac fc-
gecena repcntinam armacorum indc prodcunccm cxtir-
pandam squibus pcraAis Vellus aurcum Vidori concc-
dendum *, fm minU6,morcem vido oppetcndam cllc : DcPhMrmacA ^^^^^ autrm Mcdca lafoni Pharmaca quatcrna, primd vn-
mMdtertfd gucncum, quo corpus fibi pcrungcrcr, & fic a vcncno &MMededda^ igncdraconis,taiiiorumq; illxfuscvadcrcc : Sccundd maf-
tMjAroni, ^^^ quandam foporifcram, quam fi draconi In fauccs in-
ijccrct, illc ftatim in fomnum incidcrcc : Tcrcid aquani
quandam lympidam igncm raurorum faciliirc extin-
guenrcm :Quarrdimagincm Lunar cc Solis pccuiiari mo-do fabricatam, quam fi coUo ge(farcc, quicquid in hoc•perc tcntaretjOptuncfttcccirufUin.Quibus probc ad apca«
cii
Lib*2,' Aegyptio-Grsecorum, (Jj
tis ad vfum, fequcnti dicpugnam aggrciluscft : Magnalafottuptif'
ccjuidcmrolcrtiaopuscratindraconccxtingucndo:Abfq;^^ '^^'
intcrmiflionccnim Vcncnumcum igncmiOum ciacula-
batur, quoqucmljbetfcfcadoricntcm intcrfccit: Vcrumcumlafonfcinunxilfct di<fVovngucnto & imagineill^ad
collumappcnfamunivilfct, mai^m illam narcoticam in
os apcrrum iniccit ; Vndc illcfui oblitus in fomnum lc-
thcumincidit toto corporc intumcfccns, Cuicumcapucgladio abfcidiirctjdcntcs cius indc cxtraxit: Dcmdc ad bo-
Mcs domandos fucccflit; Atilli moxcornibus pctcntcs ct
ignco perfundcntcs imbrc lafoncm infccuti funt 5 qui
poftarborcm nonnihildcccdcnsaquimcIariiTimam ijsin
feuccs infpcrfit; vndc illi tanquam attonitict doiniticx-
tcmplo ftctcrunt; lugo itaq^coruro colloaptatoccpitara-
tro tcrram vcrtcrc ct dcntcs draconis pro fcminc iaAarc
:
Vcriim vt fub tcrra fcmen hoc tcdum fucrat,cn cnati moxapparctviriarmati prodcntium iiumcro, qui cum in lafo-
ncm irrucrcnt, is, vt cx Mcdca didiccrat, parum fc cx pro-
fpcdu corucn proripicns, vnum Lapidc cminus concu- TVmf*»^-
tit,quiduma fibi proximo (c vapulare cxidiroat) iWum rumvnmt^ftrido mucronc pcrfodit, cuius ncccm dum alius afq;a!i. fidepctitm,
us vlcifcitur, mutua pugnaillosadvnumoroncsoppref-
nt;quibus interfcAis cum nihil amplius, quod velleris «u«
tci raptum impcdirc po(Tct,reftarctjhoc dcniq; potitus in
patriam vnacum Mcdca fofpcs rcdijt, Atq; harccftrciab
iafoncgcftajfuccin<5lanarratio, cuiuspoft Orphcurome-
mincruntct ApoIIoniuscx Graecisct Valcrius Flaccuscx
Romanis prajtcr alios innumcros,quo8 non citamus : Alij
plurcscircumftantiasincxituct rcdituaddunt, quasom*
ncs anncdcre non cft huius loci, ncq; opera» precium:
Quomodo dcinde Mcdca fratrcm fuvm Abfyrtum infru-
ftadcccrpfcrit iuxta Abfyrtidcs mfulas, ct Acfoncm lafo-
nis patrcm fcncm iuvcntuti reftitucrit, aliaq; mira pcrcgc-
rit ac tandcm lafon obicrit, fub Argo nauc dorroiens fup-
preirus,apud diucrOasannotatum rcpcritur: Itcm quomo-
do Phryxus, (a quo Phrygia a quibufdaro dida aiuuma-
K t«r)
66 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.2^
tur) arictc Hcllcfponturn vcdus in Colchos pcrucncrir,
aricfcn qj Mcrcurio fjcrific: nt ct pcllcm in Martis luco
Af:rcinttf furpcndcnr, quj«n Mcrcui lus dcaurarit a multis fruftra pc-
deaur.ifiic titam: Vcu n nunc ad ca, qujc notibilia circa ha(5lcnus
fcllem, nirraracxittunr,acccdamus: Vbiprimumconfydcrcmus,
quomodoh.Tcab alijscxpofitafucrint: Multiautcm, i;q;
(irnpliciorcs, lijcc ita ccntigiirc rcvcia cxirtimant, lafo-
Exyoftion- ncm miirum, iuilTc, cum monflris pugnallc, ijfq- vi<5Visrc-
liorum. ditlc domum^ Atpcr vcllus aurcum intclligunt vcl oucs
viuisaurei coloris, vcl dcauratas ; Vtl non oucs, at minc-
rasaurofcrtilcsin o/ium pcllibus purgari folitas;Vcl li«
brum cx pcllc ovium concinnatum, (quam mcmbranamvocant,) \\^ quo artificium Chymicum dc auro confici-
cndopcrartemfcriptumcircf: Alij hxcprofabulofisqui-
dcm admittuntjfcd ncfcioad quam moruni do(5lrinam dc-
torqucnt, quafi hsecraliact tants inuolucra ad morcsfor-
mandoscilcntcffirtajaur prodcdent; Spnt ctalijqui b^comnia pro hicroglyphicis ct allcgoricis accipiunt, fed
non ad morcs, ncc vulgatam phyficam, fed ad occultifli-
manaturx Arcana,Lapidcmphilofophicumciufq;clabo-
randimodum etartcm contincntiactinuolucntia^vtnux
corticibusnuclcumtegir, cxponunt; vtprxtcrccntcnos
Chy miar faucntcs idem attcflantcs, accrrimus quoqj huius
artisofor,NataliS Comcsj aliorumtamcn iudicio, adfir-
mat.: Siccnim lib.<^.c.8. Mythologi^; Tuermt, inquir,
Cur aNata- £]ui ret m lafonis riAviiAtione ^efiM corporum CherKicorum
li non refu- mittationcs (jr atiretim VeUm dem^ poft tot Ubores captum,
tataefl h^c Lapidcmvocatum philofophorM7He[je arhitrerttnr, quifitdcmj^
opimo,vt pla- pofi tot corporum eorum mtttationes. Nosaliorum praeiudi-
ra^altnfor- cio non abdudi hoc vcl illud credere, aut illud vcl hoc
te^uianimis abncgarc prarfumcmus, fed fingulorum horum opinio.
clara ? nes bilancc rationis ct cxpericntix pondcrabimus, vt
Refponf{4m: tandero ad a?quilibrium vcritatis pcrvcniamus : Ad pri-
HyHoriam mjc fortis hy ftoriam fupponcntcs, quod attinct, qui lafo-
none^efub ncm ilfc ac rcdilfc rcntur, Hoc rcipqpfi capiant; Loca
AureQvel- funt quidcm in rcrun^ natura, qux pctijllc tilcsHerocs
iere» dicantur-
Lib.2. ^^^vp6o-Giacooimn»
.
67w - i
:;-:ijr* qm> cora bxc iiot pcTpcfiu ct coa iia icm- z«cdwsi9«. "iicaadicztcrjy iaapm Aliiqgon^ f&cufanix vtdc-c^^Wi^;^. -. «^diA lliiac, V7 paoct kfcia oa^Cdbiis .^iocnds ^rUM*m
C«&^i.. Oa2«v Cfpr#,£M« Cta&ii lodsoiim ra^t^aie»; V^G3ll rAiMiU «2i<(|UI ay<|;€XRO loCO pn>- rfj?^^^;.f
:
;33 aoisacra:, ct djrioi vtlibiik Jcpro^^jir.
r t:; ;cajpa%pciib s gdGhe ejRim oubc^ . . . r^gnj}fnwif bTo' . . . -irtoiiis iiiiiiu£c rc«
vtm coGumimt ; Tcfgpc» ^rtcfur, iGfininiai cfi»
«liqao lciiptorc, quicnai vixcntaROii}-
hr^cris ag^xia polfir - Koo jomB Hftc
r . s prra^ poDtfur mi dmxaolo»:^ ooibos, fed cofeodaiDcous
. .-^snoi coadian TVwwdxi-ajracicli,cti«i'orscj: . or.krc JBliiiTrMiccx-
ddiana przj; '? -:•'"-'^ filij iotcrfbc-
fiist Trtufid t . i^^onDQCiir po-
«""» qia-r l*lius p«e- fafm^fk»
A- ... - : , . - .._.---_: 7 -
,
roiD, Aiff Tdoti habcimir lo Pceh ^mid)\i di&i
scc capot occ pcdcm i:
rcbos, pctibfus cx-pc:
con&rmat) ik|uitkm ^ie oicncs tx^ :
fucront occ bomiriC^ --:: — :
ax>do rcs ab lUis adu r : : r
q^ hos quoniodocuni:; cxcufc!, c .
:
.:::_:
<]ui £^Mv cca:porc in Xgfpto ra ;o
pctcgriuciiro .£gypto przkclu*, c .ia
snaonini cootigiilc f«buUnciir, cc ru.c A :x
cxpcdidoni imctfuK ? Aui (i pcr dsrnr.d.:...^ . -ntcuUos Hrrti^i ficcrc, (vt cc SatiircoS) Sotcs, Apoili-
ccs, Mcrcurioi ct his (im}!? jjid PoLttx
iatcihiit Argonauris, ctH' ooooc-.:.'i
K 2 TroAt* .
68' Hicroglyphicorum Lib,2.
AbfHrdaad T^ou».* expcditionis j Si dcos probtucris, nihilcontra-
hteramvel diccrc potcrOjfihonnncs, nimislongxvi vidcnturjf/f-
hjiioriAm, ^^^^* ^"''^ ^*"'^ *^ minimum 120. annorum anus cdcn-*
tula, cum bcllum Troianum cius non rcftitutx gratij
a tota Grarcia gcrcrctur : Cohxrcnt vt arcnae a vcnto
Rej twrfdi^ ^&^^^^ * ^^* ^"^ ^' confydcrctur, vt hyftoria gcfta,
bUes&ttA' pucris, non viris, pcrfuadcri dcbct, clFc tauros, qui ig-
tHrnAdfter' ^^^ vomant, c tcrra rcpcntino ortu, cclcrius quam fun-
/^ giautcucurbit£ crefcant, .fcgctcs &pha!angcs virorum
armatat prodirc, qui vnico Lapidc pcrcusfi fc ipfos ad
vnum conficianc orones • Quid dc dracone pcrvigili>
qui filiusTyphonisSc Echidnx pcrbibctur, ciufq' dcn-
tibus fcminatis?Quid dc Mcdca: pharn-vacis & confilijs
& innumcrisalijs diccmus ? An cx illis hyfioriamfacie*
AliorHmex- mut? Fabula itaq; cft &quidcm infulfa, oues ijiaslanas
fltC4fi»» aurcas vel citrinas habuiilc vcl dcauratas fuiiTc,& tantum
laboris fufccptum ab lafonc, vt ijs porirctur : Qm dc
mincris auri eas intcllcxerint, intcr quos Strabo in Gco-
graphia, rcccnfctur, ad rcm propius accedcrunt^Magis
adhuc qui dc Libro ftu mcmbrana Chryfopafam con-
tincntc, intcrprctati funt, vt Svidas : Scd proptcr has
rcs ncmo tanta pcricula fubirct & tam varia, ncc opus
habcrct Mcdcaj pharmacisjnec lafonjqui racdicum fonat,
a Chironc, manuali cxpcricntia in(Iitutus,ad id rcquifitus
clTct, fcd alius quicunq;,ncc yEfon a Mcdca iuvcntuti rcfli-
Ailecrorica ^u'^* ^l^^f j Rcftat ilaq^ vt ad allcgoricam intcrprctatio-
InterpreU' ncm rcm totam ab initio ad fincm accommodcmus:
tioverif- Non quidcm ad morcs, propric ct primarioj nifi in-
lifff^^(anirc vclimus, aut illos infani« accufarcj quih^ctalia
ct tanta proptcr morcs linxcrint ; Sccundarjo nondiffitcmur co, vt ct cxtcra omnia, inftccfli pollc: Nccad phyficx opcra rufticis ncta, fcd philofophis propria
& arcanifiima, Ncmpc Medicinam aurcam dc aurro
animJ & corporis mcdicamcnto agcntcm : Nobifcumfcntiunt ct qui noB antcccirciunt, (Vt Aloyfius M^r-
lianut
Lib. 2. Aegvptio-Graecotum. 6^lianus intcfiro voluminc fub Aurci vcllcris timlo edito,
ctqui congclTcrunt tot dc arte Chymica trad^atus, dircr-
fifqj tomis difpofitos Gcrraanice caJem operis infcrip-
tionc vflinpublicam luccm cdidcrunt, alijq* innumcri,
quos brcvitatis gratia hic omittimus) ct concomitan-
tur, quorum fcripta cum omnium tcrantur manibus>
hic non citabimus; Pcrtincre autcm dtdlam lafonis pcr
rcgrinationcm cum pcriculis, rcbus gcftis, pcrfonis &circumftantijsomnibusad Mcdicinam Philofophicam, &nihilaliud, quam artificium fummum Chyraicum ctAr-
canum Arcaniilimum ab iGgy ptijs ad Graecos tranilatum,
fubq-, hac allcgoria vcnudilTima dcrcrfptum, in fpecie
Bunc demondrabimus.
lafon qualis fit, nomcn^, educatior gcnus & cffcftafafenquis^
probant: Nomcn enttn medicumexprimit, a>iTM/Vr^«i
feu a mcdcnda didunij K»«cnim arscfFmcdcndijNonfatis cft, quod Chirurgus non fucrit, nec mcdicinamdcdcrit Uron, atrcrcrc? vt quidam faciunt, qui idcirco
eum ad mores transfcrunt : Licct cnim non iucrit me-dicus aut chirurgus, (quia ncc ipfc lafon vnquam in
rcrum natura cxtitit) clfc vcl fuilfc fingitur &'praEfupi-
ponitur: Cunvnominccnimomina convcniunt omnia :
Educatuf a Chironc, quiinmcdicinaipfuminftituif, cia\
HercHlem ct AchilUm quoq; crudiuit, vnius Indoiis ct
famillx adolcfccntcs, hunc ad bellum Troianum iriVic-
tum Hcroa, illum ad monftra domanda aptiffimu:r;
:
AChironeitaqjnunualcm expcrientiamlafonbaarit; \^ Chiro» (^a Mcdca conlilium ct Thcoriam pcrfcdara ad opcri^ Medea/a^complctioncm nccciFjriam • Ex quibus notationcdig- a,;,,^^^^,
num occurrit, tradationcm qualcmcunq; manoalcm, ^„^^ «y^^^^.
a Chironc pcrccptam, in hoc operc invciligando prac- ^^^fccdcrcdcbcrcThcoriamperic(5^rfm aMcdcainllillatam;
Thcoria cnim perfc(fla pcrfcctam praxin prsccdlt,ct hxcnon illara. fcd thcoriam pcrfcftamcrrorcs muitiprjecc-
duntj Hicnimfuntquafi raagiftrict cafligatorcs inartc;
K 3 errorcs
yp Hieroglyphicorufti .Lib.i»
crrorcs vcr6nonagno(cunturjni(ifx rrsxi fipc tcntafa
& rrpctita ; atquc iic apparcr, qiiod Chiromf iislljtHtio
pra-ccdat Mcdca: confiiia pcrfc(5ii(Tims . n rc quoq; labo-
rc«artificisordintnt&difponam ; Gcr.L-seftcxgcncalo-
gia Dcoiucrj j /4i>avffscDim patcrnus cft Infitcr'^ Foljnnda
cj niitcrjquaiimulciconfilija^Tignatur, Apitolya ^Im^ cx
StfyphoyJE(lo&L /cj/frquuqucdefccndcns j SicfublatOiEo-
/e?,vcI/oz/ifgci:US /*»/<">/; anulloincipitj C^xVo« quoquc (i
jiunquam (uit, prarccptorcm non habuit;qui far c ncc in
rcrum natura cxtiiit,(i Satarms non cum Phy/jrfNymphi
AvHt lAede<t in brutum,Equum,vcrrus coivitjaut nunquam vixit: A^le'
Sol. dea fimilitcr, co'njunx lafomfy Solis & Occani ncptis cft 5
Patrcm habuityEctam, afulgorcdidlum, cujus fororcs
Paftphae, MittoisvxoT) qua^ Minotaurum cdidit, & Circe,
vcncficio tranfmutans homincs in belvas ; matrcm laiji^
lafonmeeU' '*'*> acognofcendo nominatam- Cognitio cnim cqvS\\})
^^j.j^^^;^^>^ matcr: Taks itaqucparcntcs, magilUr & vxor, lajoni
aureaartifex futuro mcdico& rcrum naturalium indagatori accrrimo
Deorum ^//» convcnicbant. Nunc ad cfFcda cjiis pondcranda vcnic-
Arionauta, mus; Quinquagintailli jtincrisComitcs ciiguntur, fcie
omncsaDijsorti : At cur illud? Forfitan quii i!la aetas
Dcos protulit ? Non opinor .- fcd quia ita Poctx OrpheohbuittantosparcntcsluisArgonautisailignarc, nc vidc-
rentur cx humili loco orti/cd aurcolac elfc familia! j Cumcnim omnifi vcl Acolus, vcl lupiter-i vcl Mercurim^^JcX alij
DijautDcx/Vymphn^vc progcnitorcsIint,quis illos, vt
vcros, nonagnofccrct.' Apud Ethnicos ncfas (uitrct ip-
fos ncgalle Dcos.apud nos licct;& addimus, quod ncc Dij
ncc homincs fuciint Argonautarum proavi, Vt lafor.is^
Hercftiis^HyUiAethalidiSyAmphioniSj Augu,Caiiis, C^fto-• rts, Cepheijphicii , AefoKiT,Lyficei>Meiea^^ri,AIop/iy Peia,
Ar£onavis Poilucis, Teiamonis, Z<ra/&rcIiquorum 5 Argo nacis fa-
<ju<c, bricatur,qU3Eprimadicitur, cxDodoreiqucrcu,cx quaoracula rcddcbantur,indcmaium loquaccmct Fatidicam
habuitj idquc primum cft conlidcratu dignum; quia
Orphei calamo Poctico ct fatidico cxtru(f^a crat; fccundij
quod
Lib.2. Aegyptio-Gf3?corum. ^iquod Palladis confiliofabricatadiciturjhoccftfjpicntirt}
tcrtiu quod tanta molcsa 50.viris portari potucrit pcr dc-
ferta Libyx pcr 12. jntcgros dics :guartum,quod Cjthata
&cantutantuOr^^« gubcrnarafit; quintUjquodtandcmprx vcturtatccorrucnsAz/tfww (lib ea dormicntcm op-
.rclfcrit; ctfcxtum,quodintcr(ydcrarcIatafit, vbiadhuc/idctur: H;ccfinguJanavigium,quaicfucrit, fatiscviden-
:cr dcfcribunt; ncmpcab Orpheo fabricatum, fcdum,&in xtcrnam rci mcmoriam fydcribus infcriptum : Circa
curfum multa occurruntj At cur lafon Mcdicus Lcmnumprimo pctljt? Ncmpc, quod additur, vt Vulcano litarct;
Vidcruritaque totaresad F«/(r<a««wpotius,quamali6 fpc-
d:arc: Syrtesf.tSyrems, ScylLi, Charybdis, itcm Petr<e er-
'^antesCy:ine£, funt pc)"icula maris, quxloca omnia prae-
crvc(5l:idicuntur,(9^y)6fopu!fantc Cytharam: Triton do-
:uit illos, quopado fcruaripolfcntj VhineMsVgitcscxcus
'iam ipfjsdefcripfit ; Mopfttsjdmon, ct Amphiaram,cti^C}
/"atcscxcomitibuscrant. Curglcba oblati ab Etirypylo„
V<f/»/««i filio? quia terra Philofophicapro Xcnio data,
icetvilisfir.non repudianda; Datur a Neptuni^\\o,c\[ih
icdecet-j Ex aquacfnim fitterra: Atquid Mcdca vatici-
lata eft ex hac gleba in aqua diifoluta J Qualis rcditus,an
arofper, anfecus, inpatriamfuturus, ctquis exitusopc-
is; Nificnim cx aqua tcrrafiatetcx tcrra iterum aqua,
"ruftralaboratur^ Exdiiroiutione igiturtcrrac in aquamnultaprxdiccnda erant Medcxfcurationi conniio prac-
lanti: Addunt nonfoIumiV-f/)f«»i filium ^urypylum ^e-
JilTchocdonum Argonautis, fcdetabalio iV^;)/««/fiiio,
Euphemo fufccptum & fervatum eirc : Natura cnim na-
:uram ducit, et laetaturfua fimilinatura: Sicnon abfque
rationecft, quodP/^iV^fw/abHarpyijsmfeflabJtur, a qui-
busncn nifia Borea filijshbcran potuit, quod et fadum;a Calai& Zete cnim Borca^ fi::jS Harpyia fugatne funt
:
N^m^eminusve»tusvetiire<iel>et,7t Bafilius Valeijr:tcftatur
6. clavc, Vttltnrmsdinut , ac deindefimplex^Hotur appelU"
tus,qutal> Orienteet MerfdieimpetHo/efptrai>fint,<juorfimmo^
li§ni
ft Heroglyphicorum Uhzti§neceffayiUitavtex aerefacla fit ac^ua, aud^Sler cofjfides,
tjuodex/pmthahcorpora/e fiet : arquc tum Harpyia crunt fu-
gata,hoc t ft,partes volati[c$volarc cclfiibuju ; Memora-bilc quf quc cft,quod Petra Cjanea^ qux Syinplcgadcs
,
fcufaxa concurrcntia vocantur, du3ccxiftcnte«,at vnacx-
i(limata:,rorcntadcunda?j Sinchjsfaxiscnmi Viilsadfco-
pum prxfixumpcryenirinonpotcftj qux funt vnumcf-fcntia,duoracionc; Illorum periculum cmiila columba
cxploranduracrarj quiaflammis& ignc fcatcbant: Ita
&convcnitinopercPhiloIophico^ Nam columba albt
cmittitur,qDx dcritarc docctomnc periculum: Albcdoc-
nimfpiritusfugcrcnon pcrmittit & fccliccm opcfis cxi-
tum praenunciat : Quisvcrotandcm pctcndusfcopus fu-
it l Fhafis, atirifcr fluvius, ab Hcbraico Paz^ quod aurumronatjdcnominatus; atquc Scjthia ex^m^«?r»wcoIonia,
in quai£craColchorum rcxrcgnabat: Uicunturbcnigne
a Phryxi filijs acccpti & ad iEctaro dcdufti : Qniex Solc
iiatus Occani filiatn in vxorcm duxcrat^cx caquc Mcdcamprogcnucrat; Solis itaquefilius huncThcfaurum polTc-
dit; Nilmirum;quiaSoliproxima loca noflris mineris
refpIcHdcnt ad Medicinam aptis : Promittitur quidcmvcllus aurcum/cdfupcratispcriculis; Illis autcm; quia
magna erant,quamplurimifuccubucrant: Draco magiii-
tudinenavis, qux quinquagintarcmis agitatut) pcrvigil
occidcndus crat : Hocopus,hiclabor:Quistantaro bcQi-
amaggrcderetur,nindivina Paltadis atteacAfedea confl*
liofrctus «'Nonoputfore arbitror,loca adduccre autho«
rum,vbi noflrum magnum draconcm inculcant,quz fuiit
innumcrajProcxcmplo tamen videatur Lull : qui Thcor:
tcCttC.6, Dehistrtbuff inquit, rebus filimagnum draco-
nem extrMhefy tjui efiimtium radicale, & principale firma
Mlterati^nit : Id ; C. lo. Et hac ratione Allegorice oportetdi»
cere^quodmagnHS Vraco efi de quAtmr Blementis &c, Et
Cap. 9. Inifto /ujuore reEltficatur magnus Drace: Itcm cap,
5 1 . Ef »» omnihus habttat Draco , fcilicet Ignis , in tjue efi
Uifitnofier AerittSjhac propriet^if efiin orrmbHs Afundt eom"
pofittt-
Lib'. !• / egyptio-Grsecoi iim.^ 76pfifff -f; Ef C, Sh i^f MenflruaH fceteKti ignis contra Htittt~
rafn <f//, ijiu to-.Hm Upi.icm nojlrum in quendam Drctconcm
tranfmutatyfo>tem g itiurefHm^qtii ingrofjat ^- tmpr^gmt ma-
t'cmlu4m'. ^i:a!ij Draconis, qui nonmoritur, rifi cumffitrc ctforoTcfua interficiatur, rafpiflrnicmcm ncrunt:
HicigirureflDraCopcrvigil malla quidam narcoticS in
fauccscius imniiinropicndus ctcxtingucndusj Vcncno-
fasrft, iJcoqii£a^fli:ulctha!i9; igncra j«cuUtur , hinc
tidu mctucactjsj dcntibus prjsjcutis minatur, quibus
cxarmandcbct: Vccum lafon^ Medicus Philofophus a RemtSala-'M^rdca .ffu ratjo.ic, auxilia pripfcntiirimi acccpit j Lunx fefji a Mr-& Sohs imagincs coIlogcfUndas, viigucntum Apyrum, AeadatAc^HU
quv:)fcmungcrct&libam foponTeramcum aqua Q\2ii\^\- fi^mficntl
mi,^uladc virginis omnc inccndium arccntc ctcxtin-
gucntc : His munitus rcmcdi's trucidaf Draconcm,ciquc
dcntes cxtrahit j faJc qi.iidrcvcra in hac mcdicini con-
tingit: Seminiumenifunoftracfuturx rcgctisvthabcatur,
ncccdum cl^, quod fcminandum in fuam propriam tcrram
poOiBoJufnfrudlus dabit: Hoc autcm fcminium artc
cx DraconC) vclur dcntcs, extrahi dcbct : Qup habito,ad
Tauros domandos aeccflit/4/tf«; Quid vcrd pcr Tauros
intcnigatur, jam antr fub Apidis Hicroglyphicojadmo-
naimus : Hoc cnim cft vcramfubjcdum Mcdicinx aurcae
nncqao nihilHt) paratis quoqucDraconisd?ntibus:Do*
manJiitaquc fuiiofi &igniuonii Tauri& fubjugum mit-
tcndi - Qjid multis? ^cmininm antc p»ratum hifcc Tau-
ris fuit tcrrx tradirur, & terra circuravcrtitur, quoadfuf-
ficiUj tum habilis c(l ct difpo/ita ad fruftus tcrcndos:
lifdcmautcmauxilijs [afonvCus cft infubjugandisbobus,
qucisinfupcrandoDraconc^Potifli.Tium vcro rcmediumfuit illud Pcntaculi gcnuscura Solis& Lunximaginc,oc-cultaquadam vl ct^proprictatc confcrcns contra virut
tantorunmonftroruin;quodfi quisacqjircrcpuflir,dc
vidoriancdubitctj quomodo autcm potiatur, doccntPhilofophi futs libris , cum loquunturdc i^olc ct Luna
,
eorUinqu: conjundione^ naturali diiroluaonc, inrcbus
.. L radica-
74 Hieroglyphicomm Lib.i,
radicalibus fun? naturx, fcu in primam matcriam rcda-
ftionc; qu.T cum vbiqucobviafintjnonfunt a nobiiad-
duccnda. Scminc jam tcrrxtradito, En armati cnafcuntur
viri : QLiidhocoftcnti?Antcquamcnimperfc<Sa mixtio
fiat)Cum fintduo contrarijs viribusprxdita^tumultuantur
&rixantur intcr fcfc? hoccftjflrmacapiunt-, Exlitcfiqui-
dcm&amicitia Empedoc/es ottinc gcncrationis & intcri-
tus initium dcduxitj Lapidc vcro tanguntur,nonIigno,
ncqucfcrro* pcculiariscnim vislapidis c(},quia croinus
fcrit: Et ficarma tcrrigcnarum convcrtit m ipfosmct,
doncc proprio ac mutuo cadant prariio , hoc cd , doncc
afccnfus & dcfccnfus vaporum nodrorum cclTarit, &infundovafis vna fubdantiainvariabilis & 6xa pcrnfanfe-
rit: Qua habita, nihil obftat, qud minus Vcllcrc au-
rco quzfito frui poffit : At quid cft Vcllus aurcura? Li-
pis Philofophicus, fumma mcdicina corporum hu-'^' j
'J'*'''manorum : Ad Mctalla cnim mcdicus non rcfpicit
mmtjMtd/ie'curanda: Mercurim hanc pcllem inaurarat aricti , qui
n§t4nt, Phrixum in Colchidcra portarat, dctradam; quamalijfuilTc candidam, alij purpurcam cxiftimant : At
rcrifimilc cfl prius fuiiTc candidam , poft purpurcamfadtam, cuma J/<rrcm# dcaurata circt; In his cnimduobus coloribus tota cdartis intcntio: Ftr^i/ius quo-
q]ic Gcorj^, 2, mcminithujusccrtaminis /<y'&»^, vbi fic
canir.
Hac/oca non Tauri fpi^antefttaribHsignemy
Inverterejjatif immaKti dentibM hydriy
Necgaleis^denfijque virHmJegeshorrutt hajiis,
luMartisIucovcIlusillud fufpcnfumdicitur, quia Marti
facrum Martisroburct conflantiam in ignc obtincat.Circa
reditummulraaccidilfc mcmoranr, Fratrcm Abfyrtum^z
yl/f<^r4difccrptumin partcs, cafquc fcopulisimpofitas:
Sic Tj/j^cw fratrcm C>/r/<^^w,vt antc diximus, quoq; divifit
inmeajbra,quac/y5"jrccolIcgit,vxorctCoror OjiriMs; Hic" • pitcr
Lib.2. Acgyptio-Gr^corum. 75pater filijartusrccolirgerc cogirur.-Eadcratiocn vtrobiq;;
OmnU cnimruntvnu.Antiquifllmifcriptorcs,quiomnla yarieus
harc la/ottisfAcinor», tanqoa fada.accipiunt, vtpotcad rc- ScriptorHm
Iigioncmcoriirpcdlantia,ctfinclabcfa<5lationc rcligionis dereMtu
non rcfutanda, mirc hic fc torqucnt,*vt omncm {i\f\x^\c ArgonAUtArn
prrcludant, cum dcrcditu Argonautarum divcrrimodc
fcribunt:Nam //rr^?^*'/»/ in Argonauticis pcridem marc
illo8 rcdijlfc tradit,pcrquodprofcdiruntinColchos.//f-
cataHfMiUJifisvo\ukcPhaJs<ieingK(tos clfc inOccanum,indc in Ni/nm, indc in MiTcTjfrrhentsKf, pcr quod dc«
lati funt in patriam : ArthemidorHS Ephejim hos mcn-dacium diccrc inquit
jquoniam Fhajis Oceanum mini'
meingrcdiatur: Alij vcfd longe alitcrdc rcditu corumrcntiunt. Exquibuspatct, quod fabula,mflar Polypi in
magna famc^ic ipfam corrodat.ct vt mancam rifuj intclli-
gcntiucxponat.TaccantitaqucScriptorcSjhyftoricii/^oc-
tat Ethnici, quotquotfuntprjedicarcfuos Dcos ct Hcro-«s,quosnos Chriliianinonrolumcx fidc noftra firmiin<
ma, rcdctiamcxnaturxopcribusctartis circuroflantijs,
nonproDijs ncquc hpminibus agnoicimus: Taccant
€}uoquc inconfydcratifnmi quiq • cx rcccntioribus , qui
cum Chriflfani clfc vcIint,cjurmodi tamcn fafla flupen-
dactincredibiliapcrfonisaDijs ortis & dcduAis, tacito
cum Ethnicisconfcnfu? attribuunt, caquc propugnarcy
Canquamfacracfidciarticulos, audcnt: Sunt qui dicant,
quod Argonauta? peradlis omnibus ruperatifquc pcriculis
inCoIchorumregioncpriusinlflru, dcindcpcr ilium in
/fir<<?«;nivigarint, &c6pra:fcrtim, vhi SatHr»Hm voca-
bantantiqui, vbi laccratus fuit AhfyrtHsiAb A/ctHeo dcindc
hofpittofufccpti, Mopfo Cathof^ dcfun^isvatibusambigui
dc navigationc ac falutc dofti fucrunt a Tritene, c,uopadofcruari polTcnt: Poft in Cretam navigarurt, quo in
loco cum iili itcr a Talo ( arrco viro tanu cclcritate
pcdum prsrdito vt tcr quotidic totam Infulam circtJm-
icrit ac hvit icgcs dcportarit j praccludcrcfur, pcr
Mcdcae Vcncficia illo dc mcdio fublato pcrvcncrunt in
L * Acgi-
75 Mcroglyphicorum Lib.i
Acginamacindc inT^^j^i//'»», arquc ita dicunturin pa*
Iriam rciijllc, qu;»m navigatu^rcm duodccim mcnfibus
abfolvilfc fcrunt. ^iod dicitur^ipfos ingrtlT-iS Iftrum in
Ad?ucnnavigairc3?q*icrjbulo(umcrt, quamquodcrcdi-turcoscx PhafidcingrcirosOccanum^ ac dcinde inNiiij,
ac port in Tjrrhtmm mare , aur quod fanto rpano navimportarint doncc marc navigabilc attigcrintjlftcr cnim noncx Adria proccdit, fcd fylva nigra, cx qua in Adriam pcr
fummaEuropar montium cacumina tcnditur, jra vt ni-
mis dificilc fucritArgonautis, coufqucArgo navcmpor-
SemxiH- f*^<^» ^^^ dcindcM-dca Pcliam fcnem Rcgcm filia-
ventutirefii- ^^ ^"'* juguiandum pcrfoafcrit, cumfc illum juvcncm
tMtHf 4^^-rcdditurampromifcrit,ac jugulatum rcliqucrit; ^onem
^^^^ rcro /<</<?wipatrcmjuv-cntutircftitucritco(5tum,au(ipfum
74/^»rmfcncfccntcm,abalijsatqucalij«traditur: fic caitn
fcribit^qui Rcditus compofujc
:
IffafeneSlfitemfiudio deterfere novity
ThArmaca vhi coxit permnlfa iehttil^fts Aftreir,'
Eode modo ty£[ehylHs in Bacchi nurricibus,natriccslpfa8
Bacehi vra cum viris illis codtas fuilfc, inquit, ct ita
ab cadcm juvcntuti rcftitutas : ^^cmadmodum ctiam
dc Dienyfo ci Ofirtde, quijdcm cft, alibi rclatum cft:
Scncm rciuvcncfccrc in opcrc hujus Mcdicinae mul-
tis in locistcftantur authorcs , i:iprimis Balgus intur-
ba^quij Accipe ^ inquir, iHdm arhorem aWam.^tdtfica ti
domum rotundam, tenebrofam ^ rore circumdatam , C^
impone ei m*\^na atstis hominem centttm anttorum , C^cUwde domum y ne ventus aut fulvis ad eos perveniati deinde
dimitte eos in fua domo 80. diehus-^ Dico vohis in verita-
te j ejuod Senex ille non cefat comedtre de fruuu Arhoris
TempMSfM' illiur , donec iuvenit fiat : O cjttammiranda Natura, ejua
vigatioaif iUiur Srms ammamtn corpus iMveniietrav(form.iVit ,^ pa-
j4r^9miH' terfiliHt faSlus efi : BenediBus ftt D E p^ S Cre.it/frPp-
tic*, timttt, Tcmpus navigationist^amcclcbris mirum cft noji
cxctlljilc
Lib.i
.
Aegvptio Grxcomtn. 77cxccfTiifc tt. mfnfirsjcum Sdlomonistcmporctcrtio quo- -^Be^triade
qijfanno navigtioncs In fndiam vfq- inftitutx ct aib(Q.aurcumaits
luiac fucrinf; Vciu.Ti iuconucnitcum opcrcphilolbphico tlf^truiM/»,
vt plurimufo, li ccttLfa bcnc fc habcant ; lafoni quoq^
templa in multis locis crc<5la circ cx crcdulitatc Ethnica,
lcgimus, prxcipueapu3 Abdcram Dcniocriti patriam;
Qine fupcrfunt dc lafonis coniugio cum Giauca Crcon-
ti:i rcgis Corinthi fiiia, Mcdcic in pclliccm vindi(^a
& lafonis fato, ncc non alis ad hanc allcgoriam pcr-
tincntibus, cx'J'amdi(5lis& illuftratis luccm abundc ac-
cipicnt; Cum vcro Orphci, huius allcgoriaj authoris,
rcfpcdlus fucrit ad poma Hefpcndum aurca) (quia cc
oucsctmalaapudGrafcos t**>>»i'* liy :>(j>u»tv voccntur,) cius
tcmporc cclcbcrrimi & roagnam aurcae mcdicinse par-
tcm dcclarwtia, dc ijs nuncpro noHro infliiutopauca
tradcmus.
Intcr Hercttlfs tabores) ab Euryflhco ipfi fatali nc- 2. AHegorU
ccflitatc impofitos, rcccnfctur ct Aurcormii pomorum ^f Anreis
Hcfpcridum hortis ablatio, qux rcscum valdc difficiJis walisHe^e-
fac^u cifct & ab omnibus, qui id tentarant ha(5lcDUS, Yidnm, ^
frullra cum v\t^ pcriculo dcfpcrata ct rciiiJla, foli
Hcrculi mojiftrorum domitori conucnirc videbatur*
Ncc vcro licitum crat, vt pol fub Hcrcuiis Iab#ribu8
latius dicctur, impofitum onus, quantumuis difficiic
ct itnpoflibiic fcic humanis viflbus a?ftimarctur, Hcr-
culi rccufarc : Narrant^ quibus jEgyptiarum atlcgo-
riarum cura fuif, lunoncm, cura nupfillct lovi, pro
dote arbores quafdam aurca fcrcntcs nula dcdjifc^
quas cum lupitcr in prccio maxime habcrct, vc!!ct-
quc vt in loco tutiflimo ad aetcrnam mcmorijm fcr-
uarcntur, apud Hcfpcridas Nymphas a dracone pcr-
uigili cuftodiri mandjuit : Fucrunt aurcm Hcfpcri-
dcs, Hcfpcri, fratris Atlantis, filiT, Acgic^ Arcthufa
ct Hcfpcrtufa a qnibufdam nominar^ ; Draco, qui
excubias nocf^u, diu, pro pomis agcbat, cx Typhone& Echidna natus^ ccntuoi capira habcbat, vaTijfq; v-
L 3 tcbitur
7^8 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.2.*
tcbafur vocibus : Allj addunr horcos eos, qui non procul i
Lixo oppido Mauritanix crant in cxtrctna parte >£thio-
pi3c, AtlantcmiDontibusvndiq-cinxilTc 5 QuiaThcniis
tlli rcfponderat, futurum clfcvr filiuslouiscoaliquando
acecdcrctctaurcamala carpcrct : Herum mcminit quoq;
VirgiliUslib.4.iEncid.
OceAnifiMemittxtajolcm^ cadentem
yliimtii ty£thiopfim locu4 tfi j vlni maximtit AiImAxtm hHmerotorqHttfiellis ardentihm aptumf
Hinc mtht MafyU gentii monfiratajacerdot
Hefperidttm templi ct*fi*s,epHta/^ draconi
«2** ^^^t&facrosfcTHabat in arhortfruFlt«.
Ad hxcitaq. aurca mala mifluscft Hercules iu^ctcnda,
Alf HefcHle 4"' '^'" cundatusjncfcicns vbi locorum clTcnt, ad Nym-
confHlendi P^** ^o"'^ ^' Thcmidis iuxta Eridanum in quadam fpc-
auatMar. luncahabitantescontcnditjabijrq^fcircicaturcIILr doccnc
Njmphd. Nercum hac dc rc clTc confulcndum5Quipoftintcrro-
gatus ab Hercnle, rcfcrc adcundum crfc Promcchcum, ^
NeretUm quoquid clTccagcndura , admonicus cftj NcmpcvC AC-
lanccm ad ca pro fc mittcrct, ac ipfc tam diu cxium, dum
fromethetu. rcdirtft Atla8,funincrct : Vcrum alijs placct, Hcrculcm ip-
fum pod colloquium cum Promcthco cd profcdlum, &AtUt. Draconc intcrcmpto aUrca dccerpfitfc mala, fccumq; dc-
portaiTc ad EuryQhcum : Qu.x fane allcgoria vt auditu
periucundaeft, itanonproauribusotiofiscxcogitata, fcd
abantiquiHlmistcmporibus vfq^ ad nodram xtatcmdc-
riuaCa) mences ingcnioforum pociiis, quam fcnfui volup-
racc afFccic: Quid cnim auro graciusJQuid pomis vcnudi-
us ?Quid horcis pulchrius? Si quis igicuraudirccaureapo-
ma inarboribusnafci, appccitu quodam innatoillisfrui
dciyderarec : Hinc rci novitas non parum in admiratio-
nem audicoret craxic, aCq; ficoccafioncmprxbuicquam
plurimis rimandi crinquircndi, quis nuclcusfub Camfpe-
dofocorcicctcgcrcturjMuIcicnimcxfichnicis, rcm? vt
narratur,
Lib.2. JByypiio-Grxcomm. 7pnirratur, non ad litcram^ fcd long • aliter interprctati funt • Expojitis
Arctas in rcbus Libjrcis oucs fjiiH: (cnfif, qur aurcacno. altorHm,
minarentur, cumq; inhumanum ct agrcftcm paftorcm
habcrcnt,di(flvr runtadraconccullodiri: Vciu m hic voca-
bulo, quadctpoma ct ovcs fignificat fcdudus vidctur:
Piicrccydcs ad poma aurci coloris rctuiit, cui ct Lucianus
aftipulatur.-qud fpcftat quoq; Virgilij vcrfus in cgl : Aurca
mala dcccm mili, crasaltcra mittam : Ex rcccnrioribm
quidam hisrcbus hyftoriam fubclTcfubodorati funt,ncm-
pcquod ouGS fucrintflauo ctaurcocolorc fpcdlantcsad
duos fratrcs Hcfpcrum ct Atlantcra : Alij ad aftronomica
applicant, aurca mala ad aurcas ftcllas, & draconcm ad
foIcmtransrcrcntcs:.NonnuIIiad Ethica ctmorum doc-
trinam accommodant, quafi auari fuas fcruantcs divitias
fint vclut fcrpcntcs aurca mala obfcruantcs. His nos pri-
mumTcfponfum, dcindc ct noftram intcrprctationcm Re[po»fitm
dabimus:Cum fubicda fccundura pracdicata ^xopxlzin* a4 expofiti»*
tclligcnda fint, mirumcft Arctam cx malis faccrc oues; nes tiltcrum»
L'cctcnim hxctilla voccntur Gr^cis a«»'^« tamenlongc
difFcrunt rcbusctattributisj H:ijlanam gcftant fortc aurc-
am, illa aurca gcHrantur ab arboribus : Ncq^ aliquid caufx
cft, cur autliorcs omncs poma proovibus pofuillcnt, aat
oucs pro pomis intclligcrc voluilfcnt? An fortc vnicus
cftanthor, qui fimplicitcr acquivoco ifto vocabulovfus
cftadco, vtdcfenfunon conllct, anPomaanoucsintcl-lcxcrit, ct non plurcs hulus allcgori:^ mcmincrunt?Ex-iftimo pcrmultos : Lufus itaq; cft nominis ct dctorfio
violcntaab arboreofru<^uad pccudcm, quamuiscthacc .
aurcamlanam prxbuiirc,vtanfcnarratumcll,inucniatur:
Atfriuolumomninocft, quodaddit, paftorcmcashabu-
illc inhumanum, idcoq; draconem di(flum : O mifcras
ovc«, quT aurcam habcntcs lanam tam agrcftcra (cnfc-
runt paQorcm ; Sane dignjc fucrunt, qux paftorc caefo
rapcrcntur ab Hercttle : Vtiumq; puerilc eft,crcdcrc pifto-
remtalcro draconcm di(5lum, ctouesrcucraaufcaslanas
portalTc ;Qui poma cifc fatencur, fed aurci coloris, forre
ad
8o Hicroglyphicorum Lib 2;
ad mala arantla aut citria r^fpiciuMt 5Vc u o cum hic fruc.
tus pcr fc bonus, non adcd admuabiiis aur rarus furnt, lcd
fcmpcr,vrtcrnunc,ruislocis natalibusruai.-lpccif n^; pro-
pagant, non vidcturopcrnr prciiumHisaibot;bustar.tum
cuftodi.t pcr nymphas ct draconcm abl.ibit.rn fu.llc;
Dcindcdeaurclsmalisrcfcrtur,ctnondcimita..t.busco.
lorcmauriiQuicxhifrcaflfononpica fadunt, c^lomiu-
riaminfcrunt, quodcxOcilispoma, cicxjolc .iracbncm
fingant; Itacnim cx ca:io ijacm arbor. m, qii^m dr^co
Ladon didus (cf Apullomus lib.4. ^lTciu) «mpka.tur,
figurant: M Hercuhm dicum folem, cuius 12. laoorcs
fint . otidcm figna cxk-rtia ; Solc autcm aducnfentc difpa-
rcnt itcllct ; Oi.ti:r e qmdcm conucn;unt ;Scdqui itaopi-
nantur n^ibi dc rcbus non intciuais, quafi mtcllcais,
carrirc ct nuRan vidcntur , dcquibusal as:SimiIimodo
qui harcproptcr morcscftaa acdunt primar.a imcnt.o-
nc, inphyficisarcanis fcnihil v.dcrcfatcntur: Inquibus
ctfi nos Lynccum non imitcmur, qui acumiiic v.lus ad
intcrioratcrix pcnctralTc narratur, divitias fubtcrrancis
clavftri8rcconditas,tarquim coram, (pcculatus, tamcn
nifiSaturnifilianosfaliat, huius allcgGr.at cvidcntiorcin
ctmaeisgcnuinam, qukm ill. antcd.ai, cxpl.cat.oncm
dabintus : Pcr HcrcuUm tot laborum tolcram.flimum
Viaorcm, intcllisiinpritris Artificcm Mcd.c.nx aurcx
fub cius labcnbus cvoiucndis infcrius dcmonllrabitur ;
Eoiciturprxfuppofito, l.cctad morcs ct vittutcs mcul-
candas Hercul^ cxcmplo non incpte quoq; vtcnduni
dlcnonncgcmus, Atlantem, montcm Mauritanixcclc-
bcrrimumcotcmporc, vtadhuc, oninisgcncrism.ncra.
rum,Quaruroad Mcdicinam Pbilofophicam vfuscft,/cra.
ccm, hortum H#ri^«^> NympharumcnxMirc vcrc allc.
ATLAS "^Js: Atl^ cn.m H.i?.r/fratc', qu.a ad Hcfpcri occa.
r^' fum iEgypti ct Grxci.x rcfpcau fitus fitjH.ncct Mcrcu^
Sr Sadcs dictur, qu.a a qu.buldam m Atlan^
gcnitua ^ftimatur : QHPd dc Atlantc «ft'°"^.^°' J/fph^ram mvcncnt & ilUs gcntcs M.untan.x docucrt^
Explicatig
veriffima.
HercuUs
ArtifexU
kirioftu.
Lib.2.' Aegyptio-Grarcorum. Stqtiidam fabulimtur, vcritatinonconucnitjmultorLiinusquod alij dicant, Regcm fuiirc Mauritanix a Pcrfco inmontcmtant.E magnitudinis,capitc Mcdufe oacnfo.mu.tatiimjHajccnimfunt poetarum figmcntactcmblcmafa,quibu5aliaarcaniora/ubiIIislatcntia,adumbraruntctdc-pmxcrunt: Aflronomum Atlantcm dicunt, quiaaflrainC1U3 cacurainccIari(Iimeobrcruariporiint,pr.Ticit/mcuro '^'^^^*'*
vt Africa ct ^gyptus claro cseIo, ncc pluvijs ncbufcfo, ^^^"''«'«^
fruaturj Dcindc quia cius altitudinis fit, vt vcrtex intcr nu- -/%'*'»''•
bcs ct aftra,vi vidctur, rcconditus fit : Ac tcrtio quod quafihumcris cxlum furtincrc putctur - Dicitur cnim ftatuacvin, cacuminc tanguara capitc afccndcndo, figuramrcpfxfcntarc: Hic Atlas, cuius Plciadcs narrantur filiy,(cx ^iiarum vna Maia difta lovi natus eft Mcrcurius,vt poft tradctur fub gcncalogia deorura,) Hcfpcrnmfratrcm ct cx illo ncptcshabuittrcsHcfpcridas, ^al.n,AmhujAm & Hclfcrtuf^m: Pct Hcfpcrura cKifq. filJas, NoU.cadcm montana loca Atlantis inteliigiraus : Nam licctAtlas accipiatur quafi dc vno montc, tamcncodcm no-ininc& contmuitatc coraplcditur omncs fibi adiacentcfmontesrcliquos; Atlas cnimtotam fere Africara mariti-mara pcruadit,atqj fic non vnum montcm, fcd multa mil-lia comprachcnditj Qucmadmodum dc Tauro Afiae, Alpi-bus, Apcnninis&Pyrcn^is Europse montanis fimilitcrconltat, fubfinguiisinnumcrosmontcs&collcscontinc-ri
:Sic dc Piciadibus & Hcfpcridibus inteliigimus, quod
Imt partcs & quafi fili^ propagatae a magnisillis& pr?-ruptx altitudinis montibus Atlantc & Hcfpcro : E Maiaitaq; Mcrcunusnonimmcritonafcitur, vf Atlantiadcsdi-catur, &abAcglc, Arcthufi& Hcfpcrtufaarborcsaurcagcltantes mala fcruantur; qua: indc Hcfpcridum appcllan-tur :Draco, quicuftodi^corum pr^fcauscft^cxEchid- Dr^.^ui.^na&Typhonc gcnitU3,ccntumcapitumtraditur:Numc- ^rofa autcm corundem parentu fobolcs cxtare Icgi^ur-Eaq.vcnenofa& monftrofa fcmpcr ; Vc draco ad fonte Cadmi(ocijslcthalis, aliuiad Vcllusaurcura, tcrtiushicad mala
^ Hcfpc-
TMonftrorum
nomifiilfHS
%i Hieroglvphicorum Lib.iJ
Hcfpcridtim,quartU8 ad Gcryonis bovcs j Item Crrherut,
Sphy x, Ccimardy^ cjufmodi alia horrcnda& muliiformia
moniha, dcquibusfuts locis:7/f>^<?«
fulphurcum ccar»
dcntcrafpiritum,EchidDaaquofam&frigidamvolubilem
fubftantiiindcnotat; txhiscnimduobus mincrarumdi-
verfacfpccicspullulant>qur fcmpcr mondrorum nomini-
bus proptcr naturar vanctatcm appcllatacac dcfcript.rab
antiquis fucrunt : Dc Draconc,vtpotc dc gcncrCjqucmad-
modum&dcloconatalimalorum aurcoruir,ex his fjtis
condat; nuncdcrpccietantarumarborum tjufq. frudu-
um vidcbimus : Arborcm clTc invcrfum auimal quibufl
damcxPhyricisplacct, ca rationc*, quia radiccs vcrfus
tcrrxccntrumhabcftt,vcl adinfcriora? qu£ os animalis
rcfcrunt «d fupcriora difpofitum j fi vcro vcntnculum, c-
jufqjVcnasmcfcraicasaucGparm Animali confidcrcmus
proprincipio di(!ributionisaIimcnti pervcnascorpori^
,
Arhrfmne-*'^^^^^^^^ : Ad cundcm moduminerx, cxquibusmctalla
rAlis. dcpromuntur, & mcdicinne fiunt ad corporu humanorumcurationcmvtiIcs,arborcmquandam gcncris vcgctabilis
rcpra-fcfitant j Namradiccscarum? qusc funt duplcjc fu-
nius fulphuris ctargcnti vivi? funtccntropropinquiorci,
atq, indcvcrfusfupcrioravcrgcntcsvcnasfuas pcrfaxa ct
tcrrae traduscxtcndunt mirabiJitcr, vt rcvcra magnxalicuiusarboris lohgelateq; ramosfuospropagantisfchc-
irarcprsrcntcnt,fiocu!isperfpici podint, vtabcxpcncn-riavcnasillasinvcftigantium patct-' Quod fih^citafc
habcantjconftatquid pcrarborcsillas aHrcafcrcntcsroa-
laintcllc(5tuai fir 5 Nam farxhxfunt arborcs, noninac-rccrcfcentcs, fcdfubtcrra, quaeaurcamalagcrunfj dum-mododifccrnanturiifylvcf^ribusciE, qua^ funt mclioris
indolis: In hoccnini totadifficulra»vcrfatur, ncmpc c-
ligcrc quarfuntarfi idoncac-, IdeoMoricnu» circa fincmfuj tr^datus ha?c notabilia vcrba adijcit; StmiliterJciastjMd,
maiorradixhmuf opertjeft tKinquifttone fpecierum, ijuafunt
melioret ttdhocmagifterinm: Namvnaijuai^ue minera mult»-
tmmejlgenerum. Dc his arboribus mincralibus fub tcrra
crcfL
Lib.2. Aeg)'ptio-Graecorum. 8jcrcfccntibut omncs fctc «uthotcs mcmtnerunt fub »hjs
Mque alijsvcrbisj idem innucntcs, fru(5lu8 ncmpc aa«
rcoscumfuaarborc fumcndosctrc, & tranfplantandos;
SicFla. Grattum fixum, \v\Q^\iy ejt velftt ponfum, c^ Mtt'cMrtHs Arbor\ Non ((i i^itur /eparandns ab arhore fruclHS,
tjtiiamnpottji alinyide mtrtmentHm acctpere- JEt mox : cfuo
dgtmop^anteturcu^afrHSlus ablattonem^ in]ertiltortmterram
ntqHen ohiliorem , cjhaplns nutrimcnti dabit vno die^qHcm priof
nj^er in centum anmsexhtbuilfetf ob ventorum af/fdu m agita*
tionem: Alteraterra,ijHodSoltproximafit,crefcere^vegetare- ,
<jHefacit arborem co ntinuo rore^c^ affiduo %ole in horte Philofo'
phico,mane,Vifpereiditj^ n> ^es^acinfingulas horas abj^ue »'«-
termtJfoneylHcente^arborcjHe rore dulciffimo conjptrqitHr ac nu*
tritnr vno anno magisy qtiam in pri»re terra decem miltibtu,
Greverus quoquc arborem hanc mincralcm dcmonArat
)
cujus radiccs inquit clfc Afercurihmy ramos vcro quadru-
pliccsimpcrfcdorummctallorum; inquc ij4 argcntum* ^«rM waUctaurum rcfcrrcflorcsctfrudns: Quibus nihil cvidcnti- qHidJiMt.
us dici potuic ad fubjcdium artis dcclarandum ct aurea
malaHcfpcridum^quiJ nnt,quoven\odocjcfcant, expo*
fiendumt Nccid adcomirum ridcri debet, quadnatura;
adverrumfit, cum quotidie cernamus perinntionemfur*
culcrum divcrli gencris arhcrum in truncos (ylveOrcs
(eu ignobilcs, fru^uum nobilitationemfifri, itavt qul-
tum arspoditin vegctabilibus, qux harrogenearum &non fimilarium funt parrium, manifeflum fiat; Vndcin mineraligcncrccopracfcrtimjquod purc'homogeneumeft muliocuius&^aciliusidficripolfc, rjitionabilc el) et
abcxpcrientianoiiflimum*' Idcminaniroalium ac ipiius
hominiscorpcre contingcrcjamprjdcm innotuit} quo-modo nimirum nafus, aur£S & fimilcs partcs rcfici ct
icdaurari pofrint cxcarne humanaviva, cuius rei ocu-
]ati telTcs adfuimuscum Bononix cxccllcntifiimum Gaff,
Tagliacottum c)u(modi pcrficicntcm familiaritcr novrri"»
mus: PclTcnthic innumcra excntpla cx naturx et ar-
tis opchbus idcm atteilantia fr jduci| rcdfupcrvacanca
M i fcfc
84 Hieroglyphicorum Lh.ilforccxiftimavimus, cum fcnfus artificum nonaratio-
ne auxiliumaut probationcmpctant, fcd contra: Vni-
I ciimhocloco nobis fufficiat: In quibufdam locis, v-
Exemplum bihybcrnotcmporc omnia frigorc & glacic rigcnt, fi
veietabtlifim furculus circa initium Dcccmbris cx pomo arborc dccida-
tur&aliquotdicbuslocis calidisfcoHypocauftis in aqua
difponaturjfolia&florcsproducitfuivcnuftatc&novita-.
tcconfpicuo9,quod vulganbus quoquc notum cftvAt Phi-
lofophi indc matcriam primam in (urculis arborcisJatcn-
tem agnofcunt) & fimilitcr dcaurcismalisin fuis ramis
&radicibuscontcntisjudicant: IntcIIigcnti Qtis: Aut (i
placct,rariuscxcmplu naturnt vegctabilisaddcrous, quodhancrcm nonparum illuftrarepoftit: Sunt, qui circitcr
^ jf.dicmNovcmbrisfoliabrafticacin foftam fcfquipcdc al-
Exemplum tamfubtcrrarccondanl, ibiquc pcr hycmis nivcs & fri-
rArtHs, 8^' vfquead 2 5. Martij fubdiorclinquant , ac tum nonbrafticxfolia,fcdfcmen puriftimum indccximant-vt jura-
ti mihi tcftcsaffirmarunt fc id quotannis faditaffc : In quitranfmutationc vidcmus pcr folam putrcfadlioncm vcgc-
tabilc illud (^vt ctdcalijs plantisallcrunt) ad raatcriani
fuam primam,cxquacft> vclpotiusadvlrimam,in quamtcndit,reduci:Quod quoque in artificio Cbymico,fcdfuo
modojficri dcbct : Arboritaqucnoflra aurca gcrcns po-
marationalibusfatisinnotuif, vt ct hujus Allegorix cx-
plicatio : Vt autcm Hercules hmc arborcm cxpiorarct,
Kjmph<e^»<t»^^ Nymphas lovisciTheTmdis conccflit, quac juxta EridA'^
*»«w,aurifcrum Italixfluvium.babitabantinfpeluncis ftu
fodinis fubterrancis; abijfqucconfiliumcxpctijtjAtcur
illud ? quianatur.r opcrainprimis confulenda funt, hoccft,confydcrandum, quomodo natura proccdit in fuis
opcfitionibusj IdcoPhilofophiinmaltisIocis adcxplo-
randumvcram matcriam invcftigatorcm ad opcra natu-
ralia ablcgant caquc pcnitus confydcranda invifint, vc
paffim apud Gcbrumctalios vidcrccft: Nymphr ills
in fpcluicis fcu auri fodinis habitantcs rcoiiit'. -i Her-
enlem ndk Nereum'^
qui Ponti & Tcif3e fiiius vcridicus
Vtttcs
is
Lib.t.' Acgyptio-Graecotuni.' 85Vatescredituscftj Hic Trojanas calamitjtcs Paridi prac- j^^^^^ ^,V.
dixif; antiquidimusDcorutn ab Orphco diiftus: AdcumHcrculcs vcnicns vari^s formis cludcrc conantcm tamdiudctinuit, doncc in pridmam figuram rcdirct? rcm-
quc indicaret : Patcr fuit 50, Ncrcidum, ab vndif
educatus & nutntus, cujus filiae circa currum Trito-
nis prxcipuecurfitcnt. Hiccft primum Etisa Philofo-
phis fxpc inquirendum iulfum, finc quo ad aurca
mala non patct via vcl tranfitus: Promcthcus vcro,
«Voii>r^v*i*^MW, id cft, a providcntia didus, ad qucm ,
confulcndum a iVcrco ablegatur, igncm dctulit homi- P^^^^"^^
nibus ct habctur pro Titanc ignifcro, Oceano amicus ,^*'^*
rcrum divinarum contcmplator, cuj cum Vulcano &Failade ara communis fuit; Cujus confilio Samrnus
k lovc in Tartarum dejcdus cft, Vndc Saturnus cUp-
fus in Italiamadlanumtumibi rcgnantcm venit, aquohofp'tiocomitcr cxccptus, cundcmvivcndiratibncm&cultum agrorum docuit : lanus pro acccpta difciplina
fcrtuT ej dimidiuni fui Rcgnj rcrounerailc, cc in pecunijs,
quaccxilliusingcnioprimum funt impreflfe,navem fu-
iirccxalccraparte, cx altcra bifrontcm cffigiem; quia
rcgnumfcilicetcommuni confilioIani&Sarurni gubcr-
narctur, vtOuid. Lib. 1. Faftorumtradidit. Vcruin nosnondubitamus pcrProracthcurapr.xviammenti8 fpccu-
ktionem circa hoc opus cxprimi, vnde aram curt) Palia-
dc ctVuIcanocommuncmhabuitj ncc immcrito dici'*
turlovi confiliumdcdiiredcpatrcincarccrandoct ad in-
fcros dctrudcndo; Ex fpcculatione cnim mcntis pra^*
vidciur hoc omne j ncmpc poft nigrcdinem fufcam
albedincm fcquuturam: Dc Rcgno lani ct Saturni
Hyftoriac antiquoe mcmincrunt quidcm , fcd cx Poc-
tarum fabulis : Ifa cni^ pcrfuafum habcbant gcnti-
les, Saturnum Drum Ccsli & Tcrrx filium, a lovc
DwO Rcgno cxpalfuai ^ijc, ct multa alia pdfTum.
Scd hsEC Hicroglyphicd funt orania? & ab iEgyptijs
M. / ycl
Ar(4na*
Fecunispri'
mttui vnde
PomnmaU'teum Eru-
dos*
4M4I4 tmrea
AxaUnUob-icila.
96 Hicroglyphxorum I ib. 2."
vel Grarcii cffi(5(a ad eas rcs, quas vcllent , ij% ve-
lucinuolucris inuoluendas: Pcr lanum Bitrontem, matc-nam vcl rcm vnaro intcUtgimuS) Kcbis didam, ct duasrc!9 contincntcm, aut (1 mauis, dupliccm mcrcurialcmrublhntiam
^ QlkkI Saturnus rcgni confors ipG adiungi*
ti\r, longcaliarorationcm habct, quamquiiibctdiuinare
potcrtt, quicaufam non ignoraucrit, curRomceantiqui-tus Triton fupra Saturni a?dcm confpiccrctur ; Suntcnimillaxnigmatica ctnonnihilobfcura : At cur pccunia pri-
nu Sarurni aufpicijs cufa (It, evidcns cR. ratio,quia ilic pri"
muscftplanctarum, qui ad thcfauros claucs gcrit, fico-
lorcm ctordincm rciplcias : Pccuniadi<5lacfta pccudc,
ron,vt hadcnus vulgatum,quod ovis ca cmi poturrit, fcd
quiaovcmhabuiiimprclTam vracum navc,hoccft Argo;
Nam cius navigationis infignc fuilfc non cfi dubium,con-cincns ct navcm cc pecudcm, cuius aurcum vellus fuit;
Prxtcr alios quamplurcs, horum malorum aucorum mc-minitGrcvcrusintcrrcccntiorcs, qui ipfi lcgi pctcrunt:
Ex codem horto Hcfperidum Fridos quoq; Pomum aurc-
umTroiani bclliprimariacaufa? pctitum fuic, dcquoinfcqucntibus lib.6 dicerous:'Inprimis illa, quse a VcncreHippomcni tradita finguntur aurca mala trla, Aralantae
obijcicnda : Cum enim hsc rcgia virgo eirct non foluni
forrosedonoprscftantifiima, fcd etiamvcnatuct iaculan-
di artc cclcbratisfima multos ad fc procos allicuit ; VcrumpatcrSchxncusnuIIi in matrimonium cam clocarcvuiu-
it,nifi^qHoipfapcdibusalia3 pernicisfima viAaclfctjcui
vi(^ori virgo,vidomorsaddiccrctur: Mulris itaqiidfiu-
(Ira tcntantibus ct roortcm oppctcntibus HippomcncsexVcnerisconfilioetdonotriaaurca roala currcnri virgi»
ni^vnumpoftaliud, protccit,vndcilla, dctcnta dciydcrio
Collcndi) vida ct Hippomcni coniunx data cft : Qyi cumob amorem morx impatlcns in tcmplo matris d( un cumfponla coirctjdcx dlius iram in fc ccncitavit, vndc vrcrq.
Iconina pcUcctfcritatcconfpicui fyluas pcricrunt : Dici-
fUf auicm Atalanta cun) viris ccrtallc vcnatuct vi^ori.^
prxmio
Lib.2. -^gyptio Graccorum.' 87pracmio propter aprum infignis inagnituJinisocaTuma
MdcagrodonatajCumq; intcr vcnandum apud Stcthac-
um JECcahpi) fanum fitt Jaborarcr,tradicurraxum cufpide
pcrcusfilfe arq^ frigidisfimx e faxo prorumpentcm fon-
tcm elicuiffc ; Hxc Chymica clfc nemo non vidct, nifi AVaforte talpa caecior fit: Qaidam nihilominus aJmorescc
auaritiam dcnotandam, fcunuptiasauro conciliandasap*
plicant, quodiliisnonin-jidcmus, dummodoiliinecno-bis (uccenrcant, quod nos occulciori ph/ficje ranquampropriofuo iuri poftlimi )io rcftiruamus: Virgincm cllc
regiam nortram marcriam multorum tcftimonijs inrro-
Cuit, acfugax efl ctalas habct in pedibus, nempe Mcrcurij
ralaria; Idco qucmlibctcurlupraevcnit,nifiaitu ct Qrata-
gematc traftctur : Quoraodoautcm hoc ficri dcbcat, haec
allegoria fapicntum mnuiC : Accipiantur igitur maiaau-
reaet (uccesfiue proijciantur iili) et vidor evadcs: Nil
apcrtius, nii accommodatius : Poft in fano matris dcumamoris ncxu concuml^nc ; Hoc cA in vafc noto fcu in do-
mo vicreact vcrtuntur inleoncs jQuiafuIucre incipiunt
ctinaliaanimalia dominari : Fugacia cnim quscunq^fa-
ciie in praedam capiunt fibiq^ in nutrimcntura conucr-
tunt: ACcurmoctem oppetunt^ qui viiicunturavirginc?
Quia vt Bacallcr in Turba inquit 5 Nihilmagu doloremcor^
ds generat, quam error in hac arte : Dum enim ejHupHtatfe
/ect^e-, mundtim habere, nihilinmambtisjMisinueniet. Aprumoccidit, quia aitera Diana eft ; Fontcm cx faxo ciicit
propc fanum Acfculapij;Quia pctrae philofbphicce du-
risfirnxdantaquam : SicRipkus infig; Produxit aqiiam
cxtcrraecoIcumexdurisfiraarupc:Aurcisqucqjal]cgo- ^-
fijs annumcremus Ceruam iliam aurcis cornibus infig-jyfleruaati*
nero, afripedcm ab Hercule captam: Acquid artificij cft, ^^^ frnibwinquies, capere ceruam, ctpueriieprorfusexiftjmabisii-^^^^^^^^^
ludtantoHcroi, quantus Hcrcuie» fuillccrcditur, impc- ,-*#^ratum aut pcrpctratum elfc ; Fatcor,res icvior forcc^quam
quod litcris cradi dcbuiirct, nifi magna arcaha fub vcna-
tione huius ccrua: occuicftta clfcnt : Ccrua autcm tum«urca
88 Hicroglypliicorum Lib.^i
turca cornua et pedcs xrcos habcbat/um D/an.-e facra crat
ctinviolabilis ; Non crgo fagiftis aut jaculis, nrc cani-
bus , fcd curfu prxhcndcnda crijt: Sanguincm cnimindcex vulncribus proflucrc nondcccbat; ficcnim vcl
viribusimminutavclprorfus cxtincflacircc : viva autcmct
intcgrsEfanitatiscapicndacratj folo itaquc curfu dcfiiti-
ganda. In Macnalo montc vcrfabatui j vbi cf aptr ct lco,
tliscqucbclvat cjufmodi dcgcrunt: Ad h)r<. l,crcules ab
E»>-^^^omiirus,vtad fc dcfcrrct,annum int*grum cur-
rcndo infumpfiircdicitur, antcquaKicam dcutigafc po-cucrit : fcd illadcniqucrcflainmontcm Artcmilmmcon-fugit,ctad Ladoncmamnem jafn jam traniimracapta t%ctMyccnasfupcrhumciisdcportata? Tum dicunt Eury-
flhcum adc<) fuiirc rirtutc Hercnlts pcrculfuin, vt doliumxneumfibi adlatibulumcomparavcrit, nequc in vrbcmHcrculcm admiicrit. Eft autcm ccrva cx fugacjbus ani-
malibusnigri fanguinisctmclancholic^carnis; idcoquc
innati pauoris; Curfu falutcm quxrit,fi vrgcatur,coquc va-
lctpcrnicjnimo: At cum atrcos babcat pcdcsct aurcola
cornua prseter communcm ccrvarum naturam , ab his
nonnihilinfugadetincturetrctardaturj itavt dcfatigari
polfit : Nifi cnim in matcria Philofophica fugaciet vola-
tili dlct illud ipfumfoUrelumcn, fcuaureum jubar, fcrc
runquam fifli aut figi animadvcrtcrctur: Hoc patct cx
Philofophorum innumcris tcQimonijs : S\c cnim Rofum
rtM : ^rgentutnvivum y inquit, per fcnii valet j cum ve-
ro fnortific^tur cttm corfore Juo occulto, tunc valet ^ vivit
vitaincorruptihi/i, ethoc corfusefl ^natura Svlis,lc.t Amol-duS: Innojirtlapidefunt^ol & Lunain virtute & fotentia,
Mcetiam in natura : fi hoc nonejfet , nonfieret inde Sol ne(jue
Lnna^ tjuiaSoic^.Lttnatnnofiro/apide funt me/iOres, quamvulgaresinipforumnatura, eo ^uodSo/c^Luna in nofiro /a-
fidefunt vivi c^ vu/garesfunt mortui r^/pe^u So/is et Luna in
Hofiro/apide' IdeoPhilofophi nominavsrunt ipjum lapidem
So/em&iLttnaminvicem^ ^niai» ipfo Junt potentta/iter^ Cfr
n»n vifiln *tery fedin virmet^ effentia* Hinc quidam cx
reccnti.
Lib.2« Aegyptio-Graecoium. Sp
rccentioribus quoq; hiiius ccwx mcmincrunrj fcd ci Mo-noccrotcm adiungunt, cum inquiunt : PhHofophi dicunt
jireme'; lineanmatia e^einhacfylua, vntftn laudabile^ for-
mofum cfr alacre : maanu C^rohuflH cerntim, AliudvnicornUy
monflrat PhfUfephus, tt Bafilius Valcntinus tradit afi-
num fub tcrra purrcfadlum in ccruum mutatum flurcis
cornibus: iErcosquoq; pcdcs habct refplcndcntcs ctal-
bos: Quia rcs, cuius caput cft rubcum? oculi rigri ct
pcdcsalbi, cftncfirummagiftcrium :Etnotum cfl:,quo-
tics JES philofophicum rcpctafuf; Hoccnim fundamcn-
tum & bafis cft opcris, vt non iromeritd in animali pcdcs
rcfcmt : Dianx [acra cll,quia dc morc madabatur illi ccr-
u.i, vt patctin allcgoria dc Iphigcnia; Diana autcmcft
natura lunaris: Sol cnim &Iuna cft tota compofitio : Cur-
fu dcfatigatur, hoccft, cdvfq; in ruovarcafccndcndo&dcfccndcndo prjccluditur, nc fugcrcpoflit, doncc quail
fclfamatcria in fundomancat, nccampliusafccndat, idi^^
ignclcvidri: Si vcro yisignis adcllct, violcntia animali
fugaci ficrct : In montcm Attcmifium fclfi confugit, & ad
amncm Ladonem captacft;Quia ita oportuit virgincm
manerc inviolatam i VtpotcDiansEfacram,qu.T Artcmis
di(5l:acft,quafi«V«To^'f idcfljatrcmfccans, vtquidamvo-lunt, vcl vt alij,quod intcgros faciat, vt author cft Strabb,
J. 14. Eft autcm Ladon Arcadix fliiuius, cx cuius filia Me-tope & Afopo, Thcbano flunftinc, Thcbc nymphanatafingitur, quasvrbinomcn dcdit;Eflquoq; Ladonfcrpcn-
tisaurcapomacuflodientisnomcn,vtdidum;Q!Jpcunq;
rcfcraturjfcnfus rci conucnit: InM.xnalo Arcadjx montcmincris abundantc, vndc Mxnabi vcrfus, vcrfabatur;
Quia iliclocuspo^tis cratcclcbratifljmus ^HunacrisHcr-
culcisdcportaturMyccnas, nclsdatur: At curtantusti-
mor Eurifthcum inuafit ob captara ccruam ab Hcrculcj
cumalias immaniorcs fcras fa'pius proftraucrit, ncmpeleoncm, aprum, hydram&hisfimilcs? Sicvidcturquid
maius artc,quAm Martc vinccrc, cun<3:ationc, quam fcfti-
n^tionc, lenitatc, quam violcntia: Hinc annum totum
N ab(um-
po Hicro2ly-.fi'corum Lib.iJ
abriirapfit continu; currcnd.) ct inrcqijcndo fcram
;
Itaciiim opcris ratio poITliIu; Anntnn cr.i^n (umimiu , in-
Q^xxRi^Um, pottii. anttiju^im »of}ram calctm ^r^tp^remm:
J\t^r/t miyjor i tt mpr.ris fpacio c Ix HuHra co^^fict nori fote(l,fu/io*
ptis c^ip.^x . Hcolofe, qui^ ««7« ^'S'.?w^/f»>. My tholoj.i rf has fabu-
Jasadluumcap^i/iicxp! ccotjCxHcrculc Idlcm ci^hfacU
unr, qi]'pi-r .'^nMU:i)inregrumcurrat, ct Dclcioquaioccr-
uam Auicis cornibus infcctcrur j Scd '''aec quu a gcnuina
fua njtura jd aitcnam dcrorta lact'e dgnofcanrur, nonconftarf,ncc quid vtilit it s lcgcntiutn vcl audicntium ani-
<5, n)isprit.linf,prnjfcrncb'ihs crtencbras q.usnosaliqua»
De Mttia fcnus dircufliDus : MiJas prjrtcrca aMri fymbolum tcncf,
AuriViti vtcfvotu.^-iiiv^ij lcuT^a34Ccho,q loJ Silcnuin.humanU
paxticipe, tcrcxcpiir^f^impctr^dct, vtncmpc quicqmd tjngcrcr,in
aurumcotiucrtcrcrjm.fcf famc^cic -ncifluscllct, nilivoti
pac.ijtfntia dudus ccilifionem aurficationis itcrumob-
tinuilTct, hoc rcmcdio, vtfcf-Mn Pacflolo fluviolavarct,
qui aurigincm hanc ad fcf? rra illulifjVt indc aurcas arcnai
iaiflitarit ; Pcrbclla fabclla cft auribus non ingr.iti, ncc
oculis, cum nil iifi auru n, quod jrdcrurctficirurjbom-
nibus, oft-nict, aJauarorumdnpcri-uTJinfatiab.lcmdc-
clarandam ct r frcnanduTi apidima : M d.is enim pcr-
multos voto cllc con(lat> {c<^ p.ucifiimos ffcdu^Q^ia
appcfcrc imiDcnfitarcin opum, cftin cu-ulqj voluntafc,
ar 'nipctrarc io D- 1 dono : At qui* dcus c!}, qui donunadiO iox'um ;")etcnticonccllic.'' Fic^^ifus&Hicroglvphi-
CUS; non ille. jj.!; vcrc D^-uscrt &dicitur,nobilqj dar biMia
magis vrilu, q- a n placcntia, vt piccr filiolis :^-vrc^^
cnim, q.ii wt /);:'«)y7«,ct^/w-;if, aurcoruai dcorum pnma»riuscft, idcoq- fanti doni lareifor; Scd Silcnuni ciu«; "a»
gil>rum*aut comircm b^nig: c cxcipcrc conucMr . Qujpando inlidcrs alelio, licct a pueris fencx d ni.rjt.or,
plus liucn hiHct in rccc<fu. q a a frontc ;>^o iMft.f:
Sihni Alci' H ncil'ud dc Sdenis Alcib^aJ-a increbuit, diclcriu v, ia
btAdis. Socritc»ndcfoirai;>ri.nu.ntXvciiu5, iatcrius pukhcn rtu
Xib»^. Aegvptio Gra^corum. 91
h^Atiirr. Gi^nrrt^iuscninidominiJsaliqM^ndoiii vilido-
limiiciii.» noiAiUf, ct mien8pf>lita litcii-«, incorporcpan-
n»S5r)nirc['oMko: Hcr Silenumauf^cmjVtccPijnajCt Saty-
ro8,i:ofWiffSitincrisBicchircu6?/?/^/4', nihilaI;uJ intcll/.
gitur, quam vijjtssct fylucftntasfcumditas vnaunx pht-
lofophicse, qux rt humttjiccr ct fusuircr tratflctur, qui
mox indcfequiturauriporcns dcus, £!^cc-A«rfmuUiplJcem
^,rdti.itT) ;?ro gfifia rcpendir : Hocdcnotiitvotum Mida:«
Proprie dUfcm au''iica vis (uo fubicdio imprcira pcr hocincelligifur, qux immcnra cft ct fc.npcrmulriplicab h»,
rifi rrircncfur ac in propria fua aqua vircus il^ igp.ca
rcftmgujMir. Ochiicphilofophimultisinlocisagunt, in-
primis Luiliu:} rraft^ttftam: Cap 2j. vbi intcr csctera,
Et ^fi iKc^ff^Dqun^cltmatit eamiftfpeciaiiformafttlfuru^ idtft
puiueris lubiilu, runc oflcndit tjuad magtM i^Mtionis efi, nec
propter hec eum mir.iu ^ippreriart dehts^ fed forrtus hfKorare,
cnm fiert poffi adjimflicts tjmtteKtf terminum per dtfcretig*
nem op^raterisfapienti^ t,t d«£irtn^. cjuamfuperiu* ars confert
in fuhfi-antia multipHcattua His addemus ctalia aurca anti- *•
quitafis(yniboIa ct hicroglyphica, qu^ rcvcra inrcrumxyfgftf.(is
naturanon fucrunt/cd vt ^lia pcr harcdcclararent, inucn- ^dmirandu,taab arti6cibuscc po<rtis. Vt (iint Aurca^et)», surcaplu-
via, aurcamcfliscthis fijiiilia: Dc^Aureaxtatcrcccpium Aurea^tascd, quod aliquando a<5la ilt fub Saturno rcgf , vt argeiitca
fub loue, ct poft aerca & fcircafuh alsjs. At fi Saturnus
nec dcus ncc homo aut rcx fucnt, nulla rcvcra setas
aurca cxiitit ; Q^od ^i dcmus. fu ifc rcgcm, An igittir
tcmpus aurcum lub co magis, qu.m fuh lovc i Foi e,
quia (upitcr impius in p^trcm, qicm cvir<}vit, ct adul-
tcr ct homicida ? An tals non Safiirnus quoquc 6n-
gitur, qui Cxlum patrcm c»(Vraiuiri fcd rcm Rhcampro coniug-r, Philyrcm pro.pcllicc pr;r«,fr ccttcfas ha-
bu't, ct pruprios deuorauir libcios ? pro lovc tamcn L/fPTSfffaxum fcu Upidcm deglutivit , ouem cum corcoc^ueic Hi/icone p9'
OonpotuciK; cvomuiC; atquc i!> Lapis^ vt H fiodus ,'1;;^.
N 2. ineaio»
9^ Hicroglyphicoruni Lib.il
mcmorat ,pro monumcnto m jrtalibus in Hcliconc
pofKus cO: Vt hunc hpidcm vidcrcnf & tangcrcntj
rot anriq lifTmi Poctjc finxcrunt dc Hciiconc fupc-
rando, in cu^us vcrticc f.ipisntia cx Mufarum fontc
hauricnda fit: Saturnum cun lano nun<juaai rcgnaf-
0:,vt Echnici crcdidcrunt 8c finxcrunt, q-jo' fe a Dijs
originem duccrc alijs probarent, cx antc did-is con-
ftat, fcd cjus opf ri pccuniam primam imprciram cllc
vcririnile cft, vt fupra narratum ; Aurcam vcro arta-
tcm dici novimus fub Saturno adam, quia omniumaurcorjm D-orum initium ^ Saturno , tanqifamprogc-
nitorc corumdcpcnjcat. Sxpcnumcroqjoquc Poctxalijq; Scriptorcsaurcse pluvix mcntioncm faciunt,cam-
AHreaplHvtA (\\xz non Mctaphoriccj vt Auream xtatcra, accipiunt,
fcd prDprie, quaii rcvcra conti.gerit; N^rrant cnimSolc cum Vcncrc concumbcntc in Rhodo Infuia plu-
viamaurcam dccidilfc, ac podexillo congrclTli Rho"dumnatum: Id Pozth quidcm condonandum ob li«
liccntiam fui{lct,nili & Hyftorici ]dem affirmarcnt:
Sic enini Strabo lib. i-f. fcriptum rcliquit , /« InWaRhoSorHm aHrum phijfe, cnm AfmervA capitf lovis na'
ta efl: Pluilfc lapidcs , frumtnta, ranas, fanguincm,
bcftiolas, infcda, in hyftorijs paflim annotatum lcgi-
mus } & alia monllrofa multa prcstcr naturae ordi-
ncm, corumquc fingulorum phyficas caufasrcddcrcni-
tuntur, quafiinacrcm vivcntoram,vet radiorum folari-
um rapta, ibiqaeconcr:ta & gcncrata, vcl cx fcminlo
proprio vcl matcri:^ habiiftatc poftmddum dimittintur^
Vciumdeauro,ejurqucgcncrationcin acrceiiimfi legc-
rcmus, fidcmnonadhibcrcmus: At pluvias aliquindo
miraculofas cx Dei nutu, vi .Molis ternporciniEgypto,
aut magicavi, vt ibidcm ,.contigi(rcctadhac continge-
ic poirr,non cft dubium, cun cxpcricntia iJ tcftctur om-nibusxtatibusetlocis-, aurcas vcro in Rhodo cccidifft
pro ccrto habcri potTst, fi fatodiuino & miraculomif"
hih.il Acgyptlo-Grascorum. 95
fx dcmonflfarcntur* vcrim cumaddatur, tumaccidi(Tc,
cumSoI Vcncriaccubuiiret, ac Pailas c Ccrcbro lovis
nataprofiluiirct, Aliegoriam fcurabuiamprobeagnorcU
mas: Ethnicitammonftrofa & iacrcdibilia, vtpotcfu-
is bijs pafllbilia, non m dubium aut quiftioncra vcr-
tcrunt,quia Solcm clTc Dcum ct Vcncrcm Dcam «rbi-
irati cx co nil nifi Divinum procrcatum iu ccnfucrunt:
Eadcm ratio circa Palladis ortum data cft : Nos novi-
mus Allcgoriam, vt Dijs iliis omnibus, Cic ctiara
hujc pluvix aurcx , in coruin concubltu aut ortu pro-
lapfc, fubclTc; Si cnimSoI Philofophicuscura Vcncrc,
pulcherrimafcsnina, congrediatur, Rhodus nafcitur
illc, qji quarfitura millc mlliibus & a paucidimis in-
vcnitur;, ac intcrim.aurea pluvia -fuboriturjjquia au-
rum cuf»,auro^ tcrra''folJata cuoi fui^^qua,, .jSoI cumVcncrc, mifcetur: Rofcus fiiic foetus cft five Rbo-dus, qji cx tanto compIcHjuin luccm cditur: SicPa!-
las fapicntixDracxIovis Cercbro, fed Vulcani fccu-
ri obdstricc, non fine caufa cxarta traJitur cadcntc
auroperpIu7iam in Rhodo; Abfqu? VuIcarK) cnim, vC
indrjm^nto primirio opcris, fapientia magifterij nonpcrficituf; hocciT) p;rfc<H:acogaitiorcioccuIfxab(quc
prxvia minuali trad^tionc habcri ncquit: 'Thcofica
cnim fcientia perfcc^i Virgo cfl, & folum cx loui»
Ccrcbro, tanqjani Seminariofuo, nafcitur, ncc Vulca-
nijsautfabriljousirtibusprrmifcetur; Vndc eadem Pal- •
las Vulcanun, fibi ri :ti infcfrcco.iSnfeiiT/,-itiif:jI:' rc-
pulif, dc qjoru.Ta rix.i Brichthonius origincm duxit;
Ejufdcm gcaeris , ncmp3 aurci, pluvia fuilT; fingitur, ^ , -i
q'.is Dju^ in gremium dcfccnJk, tanta efficici;^ vt f^f^r^
inJc Perfea? Heros rorti!hjiJ3 natus lit, vim Jipi Iii- - .„
cam Meduf?, cum adoIevilTcr', tollcns cimqje capitc'^*^'
t>Iccl:ns, cx CJJU5 faiguiiTc guttatim fparfo Chry- ch' ffaor, Geryonis trico:pv:)ris patcrj nitus ei, de qui«
^p^*^'
ba3 alia$ fuo loco Utius traditur: Vc intcrim alia huc^ • ^ • N ^ Ipc-
MW«4.
94 HicfOglyphicoriim I ib,i,
-y- fpr^anfft quarrplurifPi fitartinur j it.tcr c,u«Atejju^reA
^^^j^^ aurea, qna fuilTc dic.ru», cum />/f/M,df-«/Cr'>ic.
'. ne arcanafux Philolophi>' myiKiucloi.uerif, &cjuldrni*"' ^
Pyha^ard aurca Carfnina) cjux adhuc fupcrlunr, ncc
non Corona aurca ab codcni incapirc omnium primo,
(forfcjntcmulurumgcnriuro rcgc») gc{laca,nume-
lAntur; vctuTi dchisaluscopioiius: Nuncad 4urcam Dcorum Gcncaiogiam fc-
qucoti Libro tradcndan)^
progrcdicmur.
* j^ *
C»rtH4dMred
*
Finis Libri Sccundi.
LIBEX.
9f
LIBER TER.TIVS.
DE AVREA DE.ornm, Dcarumque Gcnealogia, cx
qiiatanquam arborePhil lophi-
ca? innur)cri ramiHcroumHicro'glyphtcorttm propagdntttr,
Efutafioncm Dcorum, Dcaruirque
gcntiliumj a cot fcculis «ntiqj ifi-
mis a|»ui l^occas & Hynorico3, ncc
nonmjiorcm mundi p<utcat rcccp»
corumhacnoflra quafivlcima a?tatc,
qui Chrifliana rciigiu exOcj gracia
cl riifirc rcfulgcr, lo^licucrc vcllc,
cilct tclam multis annorum miliibus
contfxfam rcfcxcrc 5 *c fbrtc .)>erani ludcrcj tum qMJa
C*^rf{^iini8'n (ua fidc fatis coni.rmcis fupcivacancum,
tunqui^ tthnicislcr ptoribus, qui fccomnia fupcrfli-
tiolisDvOiuTictHirou Ti ab ijs orforum facflis replcvc-
runt, i.npoilibilc idipditn vid<ri poflii '.Propscrca ne qrsa;l1im<:t, nos hnnc fridiru.u idcocongclIiirr,<^uafi uide
nuncpniis v r iasd<»^rinae confpici , aut fiitfit^i Ethni-
crr imnuro!'':! ndcprihcndc dcbcar* Id cnim cx iacra
hyftorh, omtu cxccnfionc roajori, ja npridcoi inna-
tuif* A'tantncun qi? am r >(i.it lin^j'i,mci!ra m»venf, &licuumfitv 1 SoIt ^ardiun^tcncntc Coc i la pri-
vatis xJiL.JS icccadcrciUccfnam^vtlocaqjf obfrurio-
ra funt
p^ /^croglyphicorum Lib.jrafunf, pcnitus introfpici qiicarf ; rcnimirciito qutq;csirtimavirjusnos opcrxprctiiimfaduros, riDcorumctDrarum gencalogiaspcrrcra;is involutas, & pcrnullumhaflcnusajfiuin vcrimorigincm, cx qua promanarunt,rcdud-is, noQraqualicunqtjtilluftrationCjlucidiorcs rcd-
£xM,e^ati- dcrcnTiUs: A^oncnim vidctur fantuni luminis ingcnio hu-
fiij fropofiti- nianoacccdcrcfiroiumrciatrcsfcuperfonasproDijS ha-
onihiis r.ulU bitaslongifrimirquc tempoiibus crcditas nc n clfc Deos
,
fctentiapro' quam fi ad h.TC indagct cx vcritatisfontibus, quiJpcrcas
vemt. rcsfcu pcrfonasafapicritioribus intellcftum nt& intclligi
dcbcat,cumdij nonfint:Noncnimfruiiraaut cafu intro-
dudtasclTc vci quilibct imaginaripotcfl.- Hocvt prc-tfic-
mus) pro talcnto a (ummo largirorc nobis concdfo,
primo libro rcs txfgyptias prnecipuasj Hicroglyphicas di-
das, cvolvimus , fccundo Gr.rcorum magis confpicuas
,
T>eorum ^''&auroinfignitasAllcgoriaspcrcurrimus; Nunc aurcamKealogi* ''^" Deorum,DearumqucfamiIiam, cx quatanquara Cathc-rea. na numcrofaDcorum&Heroum progcnicsj qua Mun-
dus, hucufquc laborat,dcpcndct, rcccnfcbimus : Homc-Cathena m- ^us lib.Iliad. 8. tradit, Dcos orancs pcndcntcs cxaurcarea Homeri, Q^^^^^f^f^ ^ lovcmdcCoelo dcrrahcrc conantcs, quorum
tamcnconatusfuitirritus: Sublato cnim lovc, maximacorumpar$toliitur,quorumillc Progcnitor cxiftitjPrjc-
pondcratitaquccztcrisomnibusautiioritatcct dominio.
quiaCoelijmperium , vtfabulantur,ad ipfum pcrvcnit:
Huncomncs Ethnici pro maximoDcorum colucruntj
Cum vcro cx fc ipfo ortus non dicafur, fcd cx parcntibus
tcmporcprioribusipfo, abillisincipicmus; quvcumnccipfi,vtpotc.yaturnus&Rhca,ablqucvlla origine clfc ag-
iiofcantur,fcd abalijsquoqucprognati, ad hos ncmpcGcsIum&Tcrram.progrcdicmur; Ethnici abfquc vlla
facrdrum litcrarumtraditioncautcognitionc prafuppofi-
ta cx dcnfis humanaj mcntis tcncbris varias dc Dco mun-
diqucputibus opinioncsconccpcrunttNonnulIicaufam
primama;'crnara contcmplatifunr, fcd mundu:ii vclut
c$:dumcjdcmcoaEVuni ad^unxcrunt, vt Pcripathetici
cuoi
r
Lib. j.' Aegyptio.Gr«cotum. p?*
cumfuo Arlftotilcj Alijcaiiramcfficicntcm Deum a?tcr-
mim,non abxtcrnocondidJlTcMundumj fcd voluntarlc
intcmporc, vt/*JatonJci , vnacum divinoP/4f(?«<?jquo-
rumfcntcntia ChrirtianismagisalTinis cfl,quamrcliquO'
rumPhiiorophorum: Nonnulli cafu confluxillc roun-
dum cx atomis imaginati funt: Quidam partcs quaf-
dam minorcs,al(as poftahasfadlas, fcu coagulatascilc,
vt butyrum cxladcfinxcruntj Sic Arcadcsjadabantic Cenformuj
antcLunam cxtitilfc; ac alij qurftioncm illam folverc^^' ^" '^*^'
conantcs, anovumpriusgaliina, an gallina prior ovo <«'«^«
inrerumnaturafucrir, mirabilcs ortushominum & ani-
malium tradunt; quemadmodum dc muribus ^Egyptiin
initio primilibri narravimus: Atquc hi cumCrcatorcniCGcli & tcrrs
,qui omniacx mhilo fcci^ nonagnofcc-
• rcnt, animalia qaidcm omnia, vt& vcgctabilu cx tcrra &aquaintcr (c mi{lisdivctfa proportionc, «cccdcntc aerc
&ignc, fiiafpontcprofilijire putarunt, accoelum ct tcr-
ram? abfqucorigincfcmpcrfuiirc : Idcirco, fipro operi-
bus facflis fcucrcatishabcr>;nt,nccogcrcntuf ct cfficicn-
tcai caufara corum fatcri,ct lic in infinirura progrcdi,ip(b8
f ro primis dijs non gcnitis rcccperuntjCoelo acre ct Tcr-
riaquam fcuOccanum ct maria complcxi : Prsetcr hsec, ^
flumina,fontcs, montcsac vcntos tcrrae-ct coelo coa:ta-
ncos ftatucrunt, vcl adfincs vel cognatos; autquod ma-gi$ crcdibilc,cx primo concubitu natos: Ex coelo ct tcrra
,
itaq; omnium Dcorum crtus dcducitur,vtctaliarum rc-
rumomnium: Vciuti ct(i tam frivolis ct abfurdiffimis
placitisnonopus fit rcfponfum opponcrc, tamcn pau-
ciffimis vcrbismultacomplcdcmur, quibus corum in-
tcntio prorfusdcflruitur: S'\ homo ex hominc duplicis RatioeiHatU
fcxus, ncc nonanimaliarrliquaexpfopriofcminc, Itcmf;?»/r^ Er^,
ct vcgctabilia, cx fuis fimilibu* fcmpcr oriuntur,idquc in yAcor.'.*T:': opi'
tcmpore, fccundum fingula jnJividui-, tum nihil co- mOKcs de in-
rum fortuito pi-3du<5lum, ncc setcrnumquidcft fccun- dividms ahdumindividua, imd ncc fpcciem;Quodquc dcpartibus aterno DroDA"
vcrumcfl, nullacftcaufa, curnonctjamdc totovciiffi- ^4/i/,
O muov
p8 Hicroglyphicorum Lih.f,
mumfit; Scdprimumabipfacxpcricnrla rafum habcturj
Etratioconncxionisnotacfl; quia quicquid cx (cminc
fuacfpccicjoritur j id naturalitcr &Don fortuitooritur;
• • &quodinomnibu8 jndividuisin tcmporc ortum cft, id
actcrnum rctrddici ncquit : Ergo fcquiiur & fccundumfcrum^ Homojtaquc&c.Ttcraanimalia, vcgctabilia, &omncs tcrrjc ct aqui parrcs/pccics & contcnta, acr ct to»
tumCoclumcum fuis contcntis, nonfucruntab artcrno,
fcdcirc in tcmporcccpcrunt; Non cxfcipfoj Ergo cx
alio;QuisillcaliusPDcus DcorujCrcatorcrcaturarum t
Cn^ccra argumcnta, cum fintnotoria hic praetcrcamus j
ct Dcosprimosctmagnos crcditos, Ccelum ct Tcrrani
confydcrcmuscumfuapropaginc: Non ncgamusqubf-(lamrapicnrio(jfsEthnicorum,cum viderint tantam Dc*orum turbam dari^qux ad vnitatcm primaf caufa^tandcnn.
icducidcbcatjomncsfcrcDcosad Elcmcnta mundi ma*jorisrcduxiiTc, atqucita pluralitati numinum tacitc rc-
DunciaiTc • intcr quos Varro c({ maximc occupatus nc
fabuIonpr<3rfusDijappareant; vcium cum hsec opinio
multa abfurdafovcat.ctnon fit dc intcntionc authorum
,
qui primi cxvGgyptohancDcorum qognationcm in Gra:-.
• ciam produxcrunt, nos illam omnino rcpudumus: Ex
^ ^ . >.« CoeloctTerra itaquc Saturnus^ct Rhca progcniti funt; .
L,attjena au- _ . , _. \ ^ _, _ -,-1-
D um I^c'"'^^ Titanus , lapctus, Tncns, Cercs, Thcmis, et a-
T^ J \\'u quos Hcfiodus cnumcrat: Ex SaturnoctRhea, fupfK
rj ftcr^Iuno^NcptunuSjGlaucact Pluto:ExSaturnoctPhily*
erount^[eu^^^ chjfon ; cx Saturni genitalibus Vcnus: £x lunonc
Geuealogta,^^\^Y\cbci cxIovcfolocumMctim vxorcm dcvorairer,
Pallascxcapitc ;£xIovcetIunonc conjugc;W<:4»«/ c^AiarS'^Iovicx pcllicc Latona, A^oUoc^DUna'. cx Maia^
Aiercurim : ex Semele Dionjftusi cx Danae Perfeus-^ cx Alc-
mena HerculeS'^ cxLeila, Po//u.v ct Helena, Caflor CX Cly-
teMn<efiraf cxbinis ovis: Ex Europa Minos ct RhaAa-
manfur: Ex' Antiope^Amphionet Zethus \ c&Tha/ia Pa/tci
fratrcs.cx CererePro/erpina: Aiq: hifunt cx muitis lovis
£lij6pr£cipui,dcquibusfoIum, cxtcris omifiTis, agcmus
« dcindc;
Lib.2. Aeg/ptio-Graecoratn. 99dcindc paucos cofquc infigniorcs cx iVcpotibus cjus ac
proncpotlbusiangcmus, Neptuni plxrifquc dc odloginta^
quot numcrantur,filijscx divcrfis iVymphis prognatis,
ncc non alijs brcvitatls gratia ncglcflis : Coelum ct Tcrra ^^^*^&concubui iTc, fi naturalitcr, provt coelum cft agcns ct ^*^''*»
tcrrapatiens, iilud forma, harc matcria accipiatur, nonrcpugnamus, crcatis crcandis ct quibuslibct cx (cmi-
nc fuo provcnicntibus; fivcro fupcrnaturalitcr^autpra-
vt vcrba fonant, pro adugcncrationis fcu coitionc, cl-
lcborocxtirpandum phantafraajudicamus, non rationc
autargumcnto; Mirumcft SapicntcsEthnicos hoc foni-
niumfomniairc vt Coelo,patriSaturni,tcfticuIosattribu'
crint,. cofqja Saturno, ncplurcsgcncrarcnturipfi libcri,
amputatosclfc: Ncmo vnquam incrgaftulifi magisdcly-
ravifjquam hi fapicntcs dr (^ti^nullus dc Dco vcram opinio-
ncm minusamplcxuseft,quam hi Thcologijfidijsplacct,
»ppcllati: Vcriimrefpondcbunt,rationabilitcrid fadumjhoccftjCaclum caftratumcirc, nc fcilicct aliud coeluni
gcncryct, aliamvc tcrram; At (? omnc fimile gcncrat
fuum fimilcjtui^^mrw^f etRhca, alijquc SatHrnini filijc-
runt novicceli, nouseq-jtcrraf, quod tamcn ab illis nonrcccptu cft,rcdplajrunc[je.vS<irw»(7 Tcmpus, c^ Titano ct
/4/?f^<7,ncfcioquos progcnitorcs, cArThetidedeam mari-
nam^cxCcrcrcdcamfrugumj cxThemidc dcam juftitiai
faciunt: Vidcamusprimb S<if«r««/»ctexfiIiop3trcra,aut
cx hoc patrc fcqucnfcs filios confydcrcmus : Pingcbatur 5^^«''»«^ Cr
ab antiquis fcncx palliduscurvus, altcra manu falcem ^^'^'
geftansct draconcmcaudam fibi mordcntcm, aUcTid' ^^^^"i^P
lium parvumori apponcbatac vorabat:Capue galca tc-cASatHrtu,
gcbarur, et fuper illi crat amidus : Habcbat luxta fe
quafuorfilios, e'quibus/«^/>?rviriliaampatabat,equibus
^«•««/oricbatur: Narrant i^^^wrwww, licetjunioFcuct T/-
ta*toy tamcn adfcfcrcgnuirinftuliirc, ideoqj bcllu intcr
TVr^w^w, hujufqjfiliosTVf^^fr/ 6\dio^iCt Saturrtnm exor-
tum,caqjlcgec6pofitum,vt(i quilibcri mafculicx /J^tfii
nafccrcntur SatHrnoji mcdio tollcrcntur : SatHrnut itaquc
O 2 lovent
loa Hicroglyphicorum Libj
^ovcm rcccDS natum ad (c defcrri iuflif, vciu.n a Rhca cir-
• cumvcntiJslapidcmfiircijsinvoliKumacccpir,qiicmmox
prolovcdeuortvit: Et Inpiier alibi in Crctaa Coryban-
tibusnurrirur, donccjuftam artarcmattingcrct: Eodcmmodo Ncptnnus &i. Pluto nati prx voracitatc Satuym^ Rhcafempcr aliud offcrcntc falvati dicuntur: Cum vcrd& Phi-
lyramOceanifilijm amarct,Opi fupcrvcnicntc, incquu
fcconvcrtit, c^c^-^c^Chironem ccntaurorum iuftifTimum
ScprudentifIimuin(totdircipulorum lafonis, Hcrcultf, A^-
r/7////>Magiftfumjgcncravit5 Poll Sathrnfts idcm afilio
pairuscft, quodillc ruopatniniulcrat, ncmpccaftratio-
ncm cta rcgno dcjc<^ioncm5juxta rcgulam , Pcr qnx
quis pcccat, pcr Cidcm punicur : Tum profugus Ccelifi-
liusdiciturin //4/mw vcnilFc; Mirumcft, tam ckrguamtcrr E portioncm tam magni patris filium fudincrc potu-
ifTc, cumq; cxulcm ibidcm latcntcmfvndc Latium di(fluna
volunt j hofpitio cxccpilTc: At ita nugari piacuit Eth-
nicis, vtfaltcmfu^rumfcgionumctvrbiam dcnominatl*
oncs, fundationcsctgubcrnationcsad aliqucm antiquif-
(imorumDcorumrcduccrcnt,nccxhominibus, (cd dijs
ortict progcniticrcdcrcnturcty^irwmarca antiquitus cc-
rcisaccenfiscxcclcbatur, c<f>-^;V7; mittcbantur abinviccmditioribus; quia Si?r«r»«/quafi lumcnvitxhumansEcllcvcldcfignarcvidcbatur;ct «lultorum commodorum jn-
vcntor habcbatur : In hujus Dcj honorcm cum cclcbra-
rcntur Saturnalia apud Romanos Domini fcrvicbant
fcruis. Prx caetcris autcm mcmorabilc cft, vt.Natalij
cx Trifmegitlo adducrt, tresomninofapientcs Trifmc-
giftitcmf OfG floruillc, ncmpc C^him, Saturnum ct AdeveHrium: Plxriquc, vt didum, Satumum pro teraporc
isr*^4. cxplicarunt, qujifi hoc cx cccli motu orfum , fitquc v-
num faitcm , idco SatHrmm, vt ct ccelum , virilibus
fpoliatum clTc: jdcra tcmpus omnivorum cfic, om-nefquc fuos filios, in tcmpore ct extemporc gcncratos
abfumcre, ct quafi dcvorarc, nulliqucparccrc, nififortc
lapidibus duri(&mis,idcoquc lapidcma Saturnovomi-tione
Lib.j Aegyptio-Gr^ecorum.' loi
tioncejfi^um dicl: Hxcquidemrjmjlia funtj fcd qua-
tuor, vt£iunt, noninccdunt pcdibus: Nam nCarlustie
patcr tcroporis Saturni , cur Tcrra matcr ? An Tcrra con-
cepittcmpus? ^uid tcrraad tcmporis produiflioncm
confcrt ? Quid coelum nifi ad PJanctarum motum rc-
fpiciasf ^^idficoelumnarctct Planct.Ttan{um movc-rcntur, an proptcrcanon clfcttcmpus? Cur non Sol
potius , qui annum ? dicm ct nodcm, csfiatcm ct hye*
nicm, aliafquc vicifiitudincs ^tcmporis caufatur, pro
Tcmporcaut patrctcmporis, qaam Saturmf aut Caifft
bfibctur? Cur S^r«r«»/ claudus fingitur, cum tcmpus fic
celcrimumctalaa vcntisvclociorcsobtincatf Cur idcra
rcnexftatuitur, eum tcmpus non fcncfcat , fcd juvencmporius rcprxfentct? Vt cnim flamma ignis fcmpcj: cft
noviniroa? ncc tantillo tcmporis fpatio cadcm pcrdu-
ratj fcd fcmpcralia atquc alia nova fucceditj fic & te-
pus , cjufquc roorocntum , quod ipfum Nurjc vocant,
fcmpcr iuvencfcit, vctuf^atis nihil obtincns: An nonpctius Draco, quem gcftat Saturmy-, iuvcntutcm rc-
ferat, quam anni circuluro, cum cxuvias dcponat?
An non idcm fpccic fit cum ijs, qui airignantur//fr-
cnrio, JEfculapio , Hej^eridum horris ct alijs antc afllg-
natislocis ? An vcro hic anni rotunditatcm, alibi duo-
rum advcrfiiTimorum concordiarojalibi mcntis pruden-
tiam aut vigilantiaro fummam denotet/' Vcra autcm hu-
jusHicroglyphiciratioeftjquam Bafilius Valcntinus hit
vcrbis exporif: Ego SaiurKusy inc^uit, P/a'/tetarum/»m'
mtisin Yi>m.^me»toprctefior hifce pr^t vohis Domims omni-
buSi me inter vot imtiliffimum ^ vUijfimHm ejfeinjirixi
drcorrfdptibilii corpority r.igri colori^, mtdtarum affHuio'
Kum initirij^ in hac wjferia* t^m valle chnoxium^ aitartifn om-
fiium vcfirum probatorem-j non enim permauentem haheo
manjionem , ateiue mecum mei Jimilem rapio , euius mete
miferi^ r.uUi caufa imputanda efi , nifi $nconJlanti Aitr^
curio 5 ^ui mihi fua incuria cfr negligtntia hoc mAlnm in-
^txit: Idcm occulta Phil: Cap. ii, Dc Gcncrationc.
O 3 SAtttrni'^
loi Hicroglyphicorutn Lib.j^
Saturm-y tradit, cum nutricis culpa multis vitij« ex-
pofituai, clauiu vnopcdcfaftuiii, ac ingcnio nihilomi-
nus dQcilcm, fapicntcm, catum , cautumquc rcdditura,
vt omncs in bcllo, cxccptis duobus, qui divitijs, ct
potcntiafupcriorcscllcnt, vinccret: Hinc pallidus, cur-
vus vifitur • ncmpe obmalam digcftioncni; falccm gc-
ftat, qufa probator cft omniuro; Draconcm , quia cos
quafi rcnovct, vcJfcipfum ;Cur autcm Draco caput ct
caudamfuam dcvoransapud Authorcs toticsjnculcctur,
alia cdcaufa, quam quilibctibi vidcat,ct diffcrcntiamcfi
haccc confydcrcf; cl quantumdiftcntajraLupini8,aurc«
plumbcisanimadvcrtct: Dcvorat fihos, cxfcfc gcnitos,
proquibusfi quis Elcmcnta quafuor accipiat , vcl alia
corpora, pcrindccft : Caput galca tcgitur, quia fortis
in bcilocft, fcd amidus vilior fupcradditos ; hinc vi-
lioris formn£E jeftimatur: At quidbcllura cu Titanibus
fibiviilt? ,^od nimirumccaftcris cjusgcncrisSaturnut
ad rcgnumcligcndusfitj qui Titanofi non a:tatc,tamcn
fapicntia ct authoritatcantccclIit:7«/»i>tfrcum futione vt il-
iinatus clFct, LapisofFcrturctdcglutitur: ^robum com-nicntumdctantoDco, nifi quid arcanifubclTct.' At Iapi«
iiicin HcIiconcvidcatur,vbircli<fluspromonumcntocft:
Satttrni falacitascicda , an omnis falacitatis in natura cau.
fa cft, quippc cxqua Vcnusortadicitur, quz omnibusrcbusfcfc propagantibusincft? Tantumncboni cx vif-
ccreSaturni mundoacccfTit? OdcmcntiahumanaZ)<r«»ff-
rriVwrtf rifucxcipicnda; O caecitas mcntium Hcraclctico
fictudcploranda, ntalcquippiaro rcverafuisDijsa Diis ,
,
patriafiliojfadlumarbitratifintEthnici *. vciuTi hocvix
•'prsrfumcmusdc ii8,quiquanti ct qualcsfucrintjfuisfcrip-
tis fatisattcdatum nobis rcliqucrunt: ?tv Satumum com-)iinunitcrauthores nigrcdincm in principio opcris fupcr-
. vcnicntcm intclligunt , vt multis in locis vbi Plancta-
iru fcricm obfcrvant, mcmincrunt : Atq- tum pcrcaftra»
itioncm ^aturni zlovc fadlam non inconvcnicntcr ni-
grcdinisrcmotioncm^afufca fcu cincritiaalbcdinc fubfc-
qucntc
Lib.jT ^gyptlo-Grxcorum^ loj
fcqucntc loviali pcrad^am sK:cipiunt : Natalis Coines
dc Saturno agcns chymica tra(5l^antium iudicia circa
hunc planctam male cxcipit : Pt<tt(rea, inquit, Cnm An^ahat^
fingulii fianetu oh fimilttHdinem qnandam metalla fingH- fugnat.
ta fint attributA y metfdlorum tortoreiy fiue chemifie nrtifi'
ceSy hanc totam fere fabuUm ad Juam artem reiorferttnt,
cum fit Gebrtim, Hermetem cfr Raimmdum platonicos imi-
tari velle prefiteantur : Dicunt enim t fi5Ium fuiffe ab <»«-
ti^is, ^ftod lupiter SatHrno genitales partes abfciderit acuta
f<*lce, eaf^ inmaredeiecerit, ex(juibm&efi)umanataptVf'^
ntu i^Hta Satur^tii falft quidam, pater Icvis^praparatifalu
fciltcet, t^ui fit ex eo preepa>ato : Sedquyniamcum lufiterin
vale vitreo extfiit inperacutam tenuem^ ae^Ufimfoluiturpre^-^
tervimignis, cjuafumitur etiam ab ipfo Icve, cumvirilespartes
fecumafferat, incidcns acjeparansfulfur intimum ac infale la~
tens, t^ua reciduntinvd^, ejuod accipiendis appottttur '^ldcirco
(fr Saturno amputatas virilespartes dicunt^^cum fal inaquamtanquam in mare decidat, ex tUofals Qrfulfure g ignitHr Ventu.
Conantur enim mttaRorum torlores q^ ha4 dr alias hisfimtles
/irtes excogitare, c^tubtu pcffint metalU in alias formoA tranf-
ferre, teterrima pau^ertatis fbrmaperterritt, acfemperillam
lepiaiffimipoeta Ttmoclisfententiamin animo habentes, quiita
inquit : Ffifanguis at^^fpiritwpecHnia Mortalibtts ,- qua r.ulla
cuifit cofta, Vtvos percrrat inter vmbra mortui : At bongHefponfieadvcrba qriajfo, Comcs ; Adcore faturnina tc ftclla cxagi- caltimniMni"
tatj vt ita totam artcm chymicam lacclfas & fomnium misaqna,
ctrc putcs, ob vnius aut altcrius intcrprctationcm fsbu-
larumtuopalatononarridcntiumjDcmusillumj qui ita
fcripfit dc Saturno (forte Braccfchum ItaJam inriJis)pa-
rumaccomroodane iiUapplicailc. Anproptcicanullacft
chymijcvcritas? Intcrim intcllcxitillaj quaetu ad raorcs
torqucs, potius ad chymi^e & naturx arc^na fpcdarc
:
Quid fi vcra fit chymia ctiam contra tuum praMudicium,
&rupratuumcaptum} anproptcrca, quia tualitcriudicas
AUt cam non capisjfalfam cfficics ? Non facics quaefo : Dctortcribus mctallorum [iiihi non cft fcrmo, fcd dcartc
• cbymica
I04 Heroglyphicorum Lib.j^
chymic.1, qax Mcdicinam aurcam pcrficiat, licccnon au-
rum fabricct, nccquid naturx aducrfum moliatur;IIIof,
rtfACanos ftigmatc inura» licct, non vcritatiscupidos,
tuoq- i«a'jd cgcntcs arbitrio ; Qjjd (i chymica tradlans
Mcdicinani pcrficfatjquahominibusacgfisfuccurrat, Annon fiii dignus crit mcrccdc aut prxmio? An non ipfi
hoQ mcdio paupcrtatcm cffugcrc conucniat ? Non mirumigifur Ci hoc illi faciant fuo modo (lcgitimo) quos tu mc-tallorum tortorcs vocasj Qu^orum nonnulios (de vcrig
loquor) plasvcritatiscxmcallis, quam tuFortecx fabu-
liicxtorfifti, ncquiddcvtilitatcdicara, clicuiifcconftat
:
Gcbcr, Hcrmcs & Raimundus Platonici non fucrunt;
imitcturcos qui poteft,potius opcre,quamoftcnrationc:
Sarurnum pro fulfurc aut filc non accipimi s, attamen
ciuscoloremapparcrc, antcquamfulfur philofophicfum
rcucra fiat, alfcrimus ; Quid pcr gcnitalia ciusintclliga-
tur fub Vcncris cxpofitionc latius Jiccmus r.Quidam anti-
qui fcriptorcs volunt Saturnum rcgnalfcin Aegypto, ac
Rhcamfororcm duxilfc in matrimoniura, cqaibusnati
fintlupitcrctluno; Ex hisnatoscirc 5. filios : Claucmct
virgam tribucrunt Saturno,quia forte cum Uno bifrontc,
quiianuacftanni, communiratcm habuit, cuiconuixiirc
traditur > Qujc commoda inucncrit Saturnus, & cur lu-
Cauf44rcA' mcn humanacvitxd'catur, nonfatisinnotuit, nificau^i
na. fitarcana: CurtamridiculorituciusfcftaapudRomanos
cclcbrabantur, Vtdominifcruislcruirent, &non nififcr-
A.GeU.U monis libcrtatc quilibct vtcrcntur ? Nam hic Planeta fu-
i8.f.2, premus cum infimo & mcdio coniundioncm patitur:
SicAviccnnadcaniraadift:i. cap.J. EtftcMtfolmagiivA-
let,<LinsfortitH^inemfftam vfq^ adfatftrKftm,& deorfum vfj^ ad
Ittnam, & ita aurnm efi preetefm ommhfu i/ijs ; & ideo f4a
^mnes res sa/efies /f*»t mixt^ cnm terrefiribus ita mittuntfft-
amfortitudinem defurfttm deorfnm :^ta fortitndo terreno -
rHmfui^ vt afcenderet fuferfM, O'fortftudofftperitufftit, vt
defcenderet inferitu : Etfief*t non fotefifiert, ^ModSatHrntu
mncftrrdt cumJtU in eodcmftgno-^ Ita wtn potefi fieri, qtfcd
hoc
i
Lib. j.' Aegvptio.-Grascoium. 105
hoc Tfntgifierium n4n retrahat depUmho mrunt : Scdintellige,
auod vilttmns dicere, poffijuam hahes rationem, cjHod nofipotefi
fieri,ifttod/tottJitma<^i/}erifi?n.\dcm Rofariiis ct Emiganus in
turbaadfirmant, qiiod fol dat iumcn fuum (urfu-n vfq-, ad
lunamjdeindcrcfpicitomniatamfupcrioraquainfcriora:
Ac quod Saturni rplendor du fcandit in a^-ra, non apparct,
nifi ten^brofus, et mcrcurius radi js folis occwrrit : Qupd a
Trifnsegiftodctribusrapiecibus fuo temporccclcbribus,
CrlOjSiturnoctMcrcuriorcfcrturjOmnesEthnicosfalfi-
tatisc6uincit:Quomodocnini hitrcsvna vixiircnifiallc-
goriceperhibcanrur? Dcquibus fatisrSaturnifratrcsTita-
num)[apetum aliofq-, ac forores,Thctin,Cerercm,Thcmi-
dcm,ctfiquje prxtcrca fint, hoc locoeuoUierc nimistx-
diofumforct,cum nec noilrseintcntioniinfcruiatfingula
ad viuCirn refecare;Nihilominus eorum inferiuSj prout nc-
cefTitas tulcrit, fumcicntcni mentionemfacicmus: Nuncr^piter»
ai [ovis, Saturni filij, rcs geflas ct hicroglyphica decla-
raridaacccdcmus: lupitcr vtvoracitati Saturnifubtra<5tus,
adDadylosIdrosinCrctadeportatus ibiqjacapra, api-
bus, alijfqj varijs nutricibus paflusctcducatus fit, apuJ
diucrfos fcriptores fabiilofos Icgitur, cuiushTc fummacfl : Thtbis m Arcadia apud Mcircnios natus dicitur, Sa-
turno creptus in Bjeotia, Co^-ybantibus in Creta ad educa-
dumtraditus;HifimuIatisfacrificijsinfcrcymb4lorijtym-
panorumq; ftrepitum infantis vagitu n occultirunt: A-
drafteaetlda nutrices habuit Mcliirci filias ac fororc Cu-
rctumfeuDi(5lyIoru: Cun iam adolcvilfet [upifcr ac Ti-
tanus fenlillet, dan Suurni filios co.itra lufiuiandum
legefq^eJuciri, ipfevna cii ritanibusfilijsi^aexarfitja^q;
Saturnumet Ooim coniprxhenfos in vinculactincui^o-
dias coniccit : [upiter vero Titanibus d-^be!laMs patrem
libcrat: Poi\\d Sjiurnus rovimfiJusparat,dam fibiabco
m;tuat,Tum Iupiterpatremderegpiodciccit,Uieoq;vin-
culo lig^uit, et in tartarum protrufit ; Tandcmqj ci virilia
m-mbrafalce eaiema nDUtivif , qji iHeCrlo patri a.n-
putaucrat : Falx la^fla dicitur in Drcpanuni inulam,
i* et
io6 Hieroglyphicorum Lib.jJ
& vinlia in marf, vndc Vcnus cxorta cft : Huic vidoriae
contra Titar.cs & pifrcro Saturoum lovi czrcri dijad-
fucrunt: Apollo cccinitcythara cius vi^florjampurpurc^
toga dccorus & coronatus lauro : Tum fcrunt lovcmVcftac propofuUrc, pcrcjuamadcptuscratimpcrium, vt
quodmallctj citgcrcf, at hanc virgmitatcm poporciirc&
primitias fjcnficiorum. Fima crt Bacchum quoqj co
Dcllo, contraTitancsgcftodifccrptumfuillc, cuiuscor
palpitansPallas ad lovcmdctulit j Pdft gigantcs contra
lovcm furrcxcrunt, quosillc fulmincdificcit &intcrco8iEgconcm, (cui ico. nunu* crant, capita 50.) lovcmercgno depcllcrc conantcm fub Actnam montcm dcttufit
j
Vndc quoties latus mouct,Actna flammas cru<flat:Eodcm
/«w. parru cum lovc luno nata dicitur, ab Horis c ducata j Vcl
ab Oceano & Tcthyc, vt alijs pla:ct : Huius potiundcc
dcfydcno captus lupitcr fefc in cuculum mutauit> qui
cum tcmpcftatc oborta trcmcrct frigc.rctqj ingrcmiumlunonis aduolavit^a qua vc(lc tcdus^cam rcfumpta prima
formacomprcflit & pdftin vxorcmduxitj ExIuiionc&lovcnafcitorMars, Argc, Ilithya & Hcbc: Ab alijshis
addifur Vulcanus ; Qucni Lucianus fubucntaneo conccp-
tuelunone abfq» mans congrcfTu natum fingit : Crcdita
fuit clTc divitiarum dca ab aniiquisj Eamq; fama cft lo-
vem aliquandoaliefufpcndillc, pcdibufc]; illiusduas ia*
cudcs appendiirc atqj aurcuT^ vinculom iniccilTc mani-
bus jCumqjitalunopcnderctinxthcre, cxterosdcos id
gravitcrtuliircjncq; folucrc tamea potuilfc: Atiribuuntur
ciquatuordccim nyirpha? jPavoq; faccrhabctur; Quta
proptcr illam cxfus fuit Argus a Mcrcurio & in illam
avem mutatus : Anfrr alias fuit auis facrata lunoni j Sic&vacca cxanim*Iibu8;Quiacxfiguris Hicroglyphicis Ac-
gypti cn,Iunoncmdenotans :Dc fabulis lunonis^vtante
(ubSaturno, Nataiisdicitchcmicos artificcficonatoscire
nonnullas partcsad fuos igncs &adfua vafcula rctrahere:
Entetiuin- Z)»cif/^r /«««(inquiunt) SntHrnt & OpU flU, lovtfj^Coror
Ji^» ^ cmwtx, cfrante loveM natxcodcmpartn^Rc^Ma^ cfeJeo^
rMm-
Lib.j.' -^gyptio-Grxcdrum. 107',MmC^'MviiiarMm deti, fartubns c^ matritnonijS frafeSha»
*ju<e nihil ejt ahudt ^uam aqtta merc»rif, qtke Iuno nominatHr •
Satttrni ea dc canfa efijllia, cjHod ah eo C^ eitu terra defliUat
ac manat : Ffac terra dat opes (iue aurum chemicam, ejutd
v»a defiiUet luno O' lupiter, Jiue acjua Mercurij, ^ /alin
imafartevafcMfi vttrei ac in vafe reliElits : Cum verofriut
effluat aejua Mercurij e vafcuh, nafcitur Immo ante Icvem-^
£c qua; fcquimtur apu.j Nstalcm;Qax fatis in(inuanty
hafcc fabulaslovjs&lunonis pcrmuitischymizdcditis,
dc quofubicdo ^^x & introduAac fint, innotuiifc, licct
non omncs vno modo acccpcrmr* Scd diucrfi ad diucrfat
matcrias fuas ac opcrandi rationcs intcrprctaci /ucrint*
In co cnim conucniunt, cfFc cas antiquiffima* philofo-
phi.r chymicac apuJ AegypMos & Gricos vfitatac rcli-
quias & piduras hifrroglyphicas, portarum libris fcrc
omnium (parfas ct dccantatas, a paucinimrs nifi fuper-
ficiahtcr inccllc<5las : lupitcr aurcm quis (it, ct quodfubicdium co dcnorctur, vulgari vcriiculo illo apud
po^as citato difccrnirur
:
lupiter efi idem ?lHto,Sol& Dionyfpu,
$i itaq; lupitcr intelledu idem cft cum Plutonc, et Pluto.
fcliqjis, primo vidcamus Pluconcmj Hic fraccr dicitur
lovis, itidem cx Saturno er Opi natus ; Militauit cumlovc cc poft vidorias varias rcrumq-, gcftarum fscliccs
fuccciros, cum love et Ncptunoiadisfortibustcrrarum
impcrinm AmCxi : Cui Hifpaniarum ct locorun» omniumad occidcntem folcm cb'igir impcrium : Hinc Strabo
lib.J. Gcogr : Plntonem fwffe opu/entia deum & in Ibe^a
apudPyrenteos montes hahitajff, memoriiC prodidit : Fingifur
curruvchi atrorum cqaorum ; Di^us Pluto, quiadiui-
tiashrgiatiirj Cariibcmct filijscarcntcm/jpmfolusom-
nium dcorum traduxit : Quia nulla dea ^um ob dcfor-
rnuatcm et obfcurifarem regni marituni clfc fuum pati
potcrat: NihiloRiinus Proferpi.iamCererisfiliam rapuic
ct in curru ad fljvium Chemarum in Siciliadcportauir,
atq; hinc ad fua rcgna fubtcrranea : Cincm habuit Cer-
P z bcrum
loS Hicroglyphicoriim Lib j.
bcriim trfcipifcm, ciquc in.tr.olabatur TauruSj ct Nar-
cillus, adianthuni &:C)'pariirus in Coronis crant dicata;
Clivcs pro ir.llgni, vt h;^tt(r fccpirum ct A'cptunustri-
dcrrcm gc{]ullcf]i\ciiui •• TcOatur Strijbo, Iib. 9. /Idri-
fas Ccralt flhvij , ih facra fi(l'ant PcrKl^acta ciriftt:cl(.m
Afv^fca P'^U^ ^^ myli iC(.m Cjuat7(l/im cahfi.m P/utoris ac Palladtj <?-
iV^/f* ''•fWfcwwjwKfw: Hjrc dc Plutoncj cjuar dcSoicctDiony-
io hucfpcdant, inrcrii.;s diccnrur. /npiier mq-^ct /uko,
vt funt fratcr ct roror, marifus ctvxor, agcnsctpoticns,
dc vno todcmquc fubjcdo intclJiguntur, dc quo antc
Saturnus & Rhca, Oiiris ct ifiii cjufdcm conditionis
ct profapi^ Pcrron^ Hicroglyphica-j Qupd cum fupc-
nusratisdcclaratum (it,repciirionchicnon cgct:At huic
curtantum fabularum affingitur? Id partim pro dccla-
rationc rci iatcntis, partim ad potcntiam Iovis,qualis cre-
ditus fuit, dcmonflrandam, fadum cxiflimclur: Lapis
procofubftituitur; quia ita dccuit. cducandus tr.idKur
faccrdotibus, qu! Cymbalorum (licpirucu cccultarunt:
Cumjerccniin fhilcfophico nifi conjungatur ct in vnovafc quflfi c u co nutridtur,cmnis opcra pcrditur .- Nutriccs
furrMciilfci fili;r icuapcs,vtalij volunt, quii volafili* in-
fcdafurfumctdcf ifum circsfictum fcupucrum /'hilcfo-
phicom vagantur : Titancs vincir,hoc cft fpicula jadlantcs
fumcfascxhalarioncs; &Saturnum patrcm rcmouct deimpcrio ; Icupo/} riigrcdincm adducitalbrdincm lovia-
lcm ; virilia amputat cj, hoc cft fulfur iliud, a quo ni-
grcdo & gcncratio jpfius proccdcbat; ^po//o cccinit c-
jus vi(5lotiam purpurcfi toga jndutus; quia purpurcofipparcntc colorc vidoria apud lovem adcft Fcr Vc-
ftam, Ignis intclligitur, cujus bcncficio lupitcr adcp-
tuscftjmpcri|g; Vcllje igitur, quia jgnis (cnipcr no-vus
, purus SfmaculatLS cfl Virginis inflar, vc.fumcft
conccllum fcmpcr virgmitatcm (crui^rc : Qurr ics ttfi
Hicroglyphicaantiquifu» {ucrif apud i£gypMcs ct Grx-cosj apud Romanos taii.cn vt rcli^icfa rrax'n c' rc-
ccpta dl, cutii tot Virgmcs Vcliaks VcHa pcrpc-
tuuin
Lib.j Acgyptio-Gr^corum.' lop
tuutn igncm, vna cum Virginitatc fovcrintj vt hy-
Rovix tcftantur: Uinonis amore quomodo potitus Cit
IupitcrjVt&raatrimonio,rcsad litcrani abfurdiiTima cftj
fi vcroadoccultumfcnfum refpioiatur, forte conucnicn-
tiarocumnatura avis rcpra^rcntabit; Cuculusincu;usa-
vicuixnidumovafuaponit,illa a pullocxclufo propra;-
mio nutricatus dcvorarur, dctcftanda ingratitudmis nota:
Talia affingcrcDijsctDrabus ab infaniiTmia gcntc viJc-
ffturalicnum; Allcgoriscautcmcjufmodicxcufant, forte'
co ,quod matcra filio in Philofophico magiftcriodcuorc-
tur&fororafratrc: Sic Lt^/l: Thcor: Ttfl: 87. Remvi:lem accifioi ac enn faciat fuos (sm^lexari parentef
, ^uouf-
Oj^emtus crepent, c^ Jintveltit morttti :,lbid. Argentumvi-
vum eH cauja rh ori is /«d?, c]uia ipfitmmct fe ipfum, tnterficit ,
^ pofieaecctMtpatrem dr matrtmfuos,^ extrahit eif animas
a corporihuty^ epotat omnesipforttmhsimiditaies : Divitiarum
Dca luno habita cft;quia aurcum vinculum cius injcdu
cft manibus,iplaquc Dca alte fuipcnfapcdibus a lovc:
Cumcni«7 pars s^gcns & paticns, fixa & volatilis lint
Iupitcr& Iuno,ii3:cnonnunquamobfuam volatilitatcm-
in acrc (ufpcnditur, du afccndit ct fupcricri parti adhxrct
:
Nymphxipfiattributxluntaqucasportit)ncS;ct pavo co-
lorcs variosrcfcrt qui rationcvolatiJismaterhT accidunt:
dum cnim totum manctiixum,vnuscfico]orimpcrniu-
tabilis: Mcrcurius autcm (axo Argumoccidcrat, qu]usSAXOccntiioculi pavonis caudjpa/^«<»»<rinfcrti finguntur :Plu- Argut ecfi-
fo quoq;opulcntia: Dcuscft, quia opcs cx inkris locis tci'Jus.
rac,cujillepra:fidct,pctunfur: IpfiTaurusraccr, hoccft,
Apise^gypMu^; quia vnius Tunt intcntioniS;JPyrenneo$
inhabitat monccs.*quia i(\i primafuefC]oca,vndc in Eu-
ropafrctal!a pctitafintaPha-nicibuSjVt antcdi^ii- Indc
quoque //<r?-f»/^f fuosbovcsabegit; IpfiCcrbcrus cuftos
qui triccps fuit, ct Ciavcs pro infigni, quia finc cjus
clavc nihil obtincri pcrcrit : Ad Chcmarum fiuvium
rapuit Projerpinam ; nc agcnsabfquc paticnte vidcretur: MYSTI-De myftica au(cm caufa cur Plutonis cc Palladis ara C^.
P ^ com-
Neptunui.
Phdtnix,
Pr0teut,
TritoH
110 Hicroglyphicorum' Lib.j^
conimunisfucrit, nos nonnihil fubodorati fumus: (lcnim
Plntonis rcgia alicui patcar,& Pailadis acccdat artificium,
hoc quod quarritur Mcdicamcntum fummuro conficitur,
quodartcPalladiaexdonoPlutonio concinnatom mira-
biiia myftcfia apcrit; Palladia crim congrcgatio cura
fulcano^ Premetheo, vd Piutone fcmpcr oroinofa cft, Ct
quid myfticum dcfignat; vt alibi frpius annotavimus :
Neptunui tcrtiusi^^jrwwfiliHf , marc ct infulas maris cu
impcrio fortitus cft : Vxorcm habuit Amphuriten,fX. qua
ctcxvarijspcllicibusmagnum numcrum filiorum fufcc-
pit; Phzniccmfillumc Libya; loncmfiliimcx Pyrcncj
qiiim lupitcr in ncbula, vt latcrct, comprcirit, ct cumIunointcrvcnirct,in vaccaro candidara mutavit; Hanc
tandcm luno, Argo intcrcmpto, srftro immilTocxagi-
tnvxt'^ cumque hinc multa roaria Europxct Afiastrana-
viifct^tandcm m/Egyptum ad Nili ripas vcnicnsdicitur lo
primamhominis tormam rccupcralTc; qui: ab iGgyp-
tijs Ifidis noroinc cuItacH: Indc fingcbatur ifidis Qa-
tua cornutai modo luna, modo tcrra dida: Vaccamautcm Ifidis & lunonis clfc imagincm Hicroglyphi-
cam, vt Taurum Ofiiidis& Plutonis, fupra fatis dccla-
ratumcft: Troiana Ncptunus, vna cum ApoIIinc xdi-
ficavitmatnia; Tridcntc & conchainccdit,vcQc cyanca,
capillis nigris, oculis cxrulcisa quatuor cquis, vclvta-
lij, vitulis marinis,t.radus: Ejuidcm Ncptuni filij funt
Proteus cxPhanice Nympha, Triton cx Jmphitrite; Pro'
fei^W) TmjlHsti Telegonut, ab Hf^fw/^occifi, quia hof-
pitcs intcrimcbant; filia, Idothca, £[nx doc\^\t MeneU'um y quomodo frtf/^«/ CjUspatcrcopriehendcndusclTcf;
vt tradit Homer. Lib, 4. Ody[f. Triton Neptuni buccina-
to & tubiccncftj Cujns filia Tritiavxxgo Adincrz'£ Sa-
ccrdos.i Afarte coprciU pcpcrit /l^eLimppum : Tntonjo'
vi bcHu advcrfus Gigantcs gcrcnti in caufa fuit vi<5to-
ria: ^u concha invcnta fonuminauditumcdidillct, quoslliinfugam vcrfi fucruat: fuprcmi pars corporis vfq;
ad vrabilicum fuit hominis^infcrior vfquc ad caudam Dc\.
phini
Lit.} Acgyptio-Gr^corum. 1 1
1
phini, duo8pedcsprioresequinoshabuir,cjudiniq-, du<
pliccm inluiix fornianri' huircncjus fucruntcolorcpur-
purco j Apud Romanosfupcr Tcmplo SatiirniTriton qui-
dam cximi r raagnitudinis fuit collocatus , qui buccinann
irflibat, quoricsoricbatur vcntus, caudamq-, intra tcr-
ram occultabat;Giauca quoqjfuitcx filiabus SAturniy cx (^iducn,
Opi nata: Ex Phtlyre autcm Chiron S^/«r«»filius,cujus chiron^
vxor Chamlo Jpcllims ^W&i vcl Occani vcl Pcrfse : iilia
Ocyrhoc: quiavcrd patcr cjus cquum fimulalfct cutn
Philyrcn pctcrct,ncagnofccretur. bincChironab vm-bilico fupcriorcspartcs corporis habuit hominis,mfcrio'
rcscqui: Cum adolcvilfctin fylvasabijlfc diciturjVircfq-
hcrbarumprimusobfcrvalTc; vndc & ob pcritiam Ghi»
rurgiatautlaborum manunm,C/?r><?» fuit nominatus: ADiana vcnandi rationcm in fylvis didicit : Idcoquc A'
chi/lis, Hcrcuhs, I(tfonisttM,fcti!apij magiftcr in vtraqucar-
tcctmcdcndictjaculandi fuiircfcrJbitur ,vt jamantemc- , .
minknus : Cum vcro Hercmis fagittas vcncnatas incau- ,. .
tius tradlarct ab vna carumin pcdcl.Tfu^cx eo vulncrc ^J^^f
ctdolorc obijt; Vt dc Proteo, Tritone^ alijfque ejufmodi
inonftrofis ?octarum jnvcntis,nihilaliudnifimatcriam
philofophicam> VV\k curo Cerhcro, Chi7rr<era, Sphyn^e Ct
Draconbus^Tj/jWwct Echyame iiIijs,denotaiitibusfpar' Cic LxTuf^fim aiitchacdi.vimus, ct jnpoftcrum didurifumus, ^ic ^Udfl.lJena»
quoqucChironisdccIjrationcmfublafonc attulimus, il« x>e»r, negat
lumncropctofHcroum circmagiftrum,quieosmanuum Hippo-Cen'
kborcs (cu praftica circa Mcdiclnam aurcam indagan- r^«M/iw att^
damdocucrit; A^^unc aliud Monftru cx SatHrno progc- fhimxrdm
nitum, at finc vitio naturn?, vidcamus ncmpc Vtnerem'. vnt^Mamfff
Ejusortus Hypcrphyficustraditur, ncmpecxS^/»yw ge- ife»
nitalibusin marcproic(flis , ct cx fpuma maris, vndc et V E N V 8
Grafcis dicla cft«Wm,cum «^««'fpuma fit 5 In Cyprum MonjfrumprimumConchadcvcniircpracIumitur , vndc ^ Cypx\2 finevitio.
cognoirinatur , arri quafi Cyprioprxfcda: Dc cjus pul-
chritudinc,quomodo ex mari cmcrfcritj/^octx ct pido- yenuremer'
rcs confulantuf : Jpe/les cnim in co fummara fuse iwt^eas.vim
iit Heroglyphicomm Lib.j;vimcxprcflic; IntcrDcasomnes pulchcrfima habita cft,
indcaParidcaurcum pomum,promilla infupcriliiHclc-
na, rnulicrumrormofiffima, quod pulcherrimaEdari cxinrcriprjoneucbcbatjobcinuit: Scqucntibus fcculiSjCum
cjus puichritudinis tanta fama a Poctis fub Alicgoria
Tparfa ciretapud Gra:cos & Romanos, huic tanquam vo-
luptatisacamorisDcx litatumcftj Muitamillia tcmplu-rum inftituta ct dicata, & innumcrai mulicrum lafciva-
rum M/riadcsejusminiftcrio, hoccftlibidini, facrarxfu-
crunts adco ctiamvt in Provcrbium ccircrit, non cuivis
horaini contingcrs.adirc Corinthum, tanquam omniumrcrumfoeliciflimaciretCorinthum. vbi totmiliia proftf-
bulorum Vcncrcorum pro miraculo habcrcnrur,qux ad-
venas quofcunquc fux pulchritudinis et voiuptatis illccc-
brisfacilccaptarent&alliccrcnt, vidiircctluilra(Tc:Cum-
quc Vcnus proDcatambcncvoIa humanogencri fcmel
rcccptaeiret, nullus invcntuscft,qui huic bcljura indixc-
rit, quinoncjus culluimaximcltuducritfequcmancipa-rit; MartcmvtDcumrcvercri, honorcafficcrc, niturx
human^ quid advcrfura vidcbatur, quia is fanguinis effu-
rionc& mortcgaudcrccredituscftf ccontra Dcam Vcnc-rcmagnofccrc, ciq^ rcvercntiam volupratlbus cxhibcre,
quidamabilc & jucundum omni gencri iuiJicatum cf>;
feMUsvta- Hmc Vcncrcmpaccm,MartcmbcIIuradiIigcredixcrunt»
miea rMtura huncrnorri, illam vitx caufam prxbcrc: At dcploranda
frodearc' cfthuman:^ mcntis caccitas in his, vtinalijs, quod Iici-
ceptM, tum ab illicito , bonum a malo haud difccrncrc potuerit
:
Vcnusnonprolibidincapud iEgyptios ct Gra'cos anti-
quiftimos introdud:acrat,fedprofiIiaSaturni,( Cuius fo-
rorcft Vcritas m profundo fpccu abditaj qua: tamen
cfrccpulchcrriraactigncrii in noftro fubicfto cxcitarct
,
hoccft,amorcmctappctitumfcfepropagandi: Hxc fuit
occafioomni»idoIoIatriasetVcncris cultusj Qood vcro
iliud ita fit, multorum tcftimonijs addud^is,fi opii:> ik,
dcmonftnrc liccrct; at nos piucis hic contcnti crimus
,
hoc prxiudicioj Nos qux dc Vcncrc didari rumus,non
intt^c-
LiKj Aegyprio-Griccorum.' if|
intclligcredclibidinc «nim»liumautvoIupta?c&dcfydc-
riococundi, vtquldam mythologi Vcncrisfabulascrairo
modocxponunr, nccdc ftclla Coelcfli, quamVcncrcm,Helpcrum vel Lucifcruai dicunt, folis przarobuloncni
autpcdiircquum,Planctam,nccdcmctalIonotocommij-
ni. quodchymiftarum Vuigusquoqjficappcllat, fcddc
quodamfubiecflo philofophico, fincquoDihilcfficipof-
lit : Hcrmcs cap 4. lam VrAM ait : E^ogenero litmett,nec tene-
i^Kt nteA fta tttrAfHnt , c^ nifi meum e^et met^lHmficcHm,omnia
corpoKi meii»iit^rere?}t^ ^l^i* ealiqnefacio, (^ eorHmrttbt^i-
tiemdeleo, cfr jHh(iantiam extraho ; Aieigitftr (^fratremet
ittnclis mhilmeliHi ac vetiera^Hiftt : Rex antem dominatoryfHis
fratr>bi44 tsfianiibHS ait : Ego coronor ^' diadgmate omor, ffr
revn} ve^ro indusr, c^' cordtbns Uticiam ingero, ^ ego vin^Hs
vinis c^-pe^ori mex m.ttris (fr[Hhflantia eittSy confinere& qni-
efcere meam fulfflantiamfaciot &* invifbi/e ex vifthiii cem'
fOKojuncoccHltum apparehit, C^ omne ejftod phtlofopht ocCHlta'
vernnt,exnobisgenerabi(Hr.%'\c FlamcItEx Dcmocrito: o^-ris tgitftr corpHt protrahens ejHantMmpar e^, ceu cjHAndam /itt'
gnam obiongamfacito : PofieafHper carbones reponens inipfum
VulcanHm concita, irradians uuncfaiefoffilt, nunc oera Attiea
continue, vel alternatim humgrum c^ ^eSins Paphid exornans,
pHichrtorp/anefiet, aeg/aucHmco/arem abtffiens apparebit tota
aurea : Cum ta/emfortajfe Parts Venerem vidijfet, lunoni c^PaUaiiatttepofuit, Etibidcm iVenHS vt homo,ammam c^ cor-
pHi habet : Oportetigitur materiamccrpore (po/iare, vtperma»
nentejpiritft dngenie ad cuiufcun^ cjuitfiti perfecitjnem accom-
modtturx ^jid efi Ventu ?^^od homom tteriaie corpHs: Ani-
msijuidemejf parstenttis inipfa^ejutt per regimen in /nceprodity
hoc efi,JpiritHt tingendipotentiam hahens: Corptss vsro efigraue
Crmateriale, terrefire^fuam quodvmbram habet, qHamopor"
tetJpaiiareigneopharmaco:Wxc\Vc quac fufficiant : Ciccro
inlib.j.dcnatiiri dcoiijj fcquutus Varroncm, Orphcuni CurVer.eres
Romanum, fcu thcologum Ethnicum, Vcncrcs plurcs (^. dijp/ures
producirjVtconfucvitcirca omncsalios dcos,dcafq;CtHr- numerentur
rocs } Cum cnim hx pvrfonx fint faltcm rcucra hicrogly- ciHfd.mno*
phicx et fid r ad intcntionc iIlorum,qui agnovcrunt, quas n:hiis^
114 Hleroglyphicorum Lib.j.^
rcsriibintciligcrcnt, indc cor;tigit,vtdcu8,dca,hcrosvcl
hcroinacx illis alisatqjalijspjrcntibus, locis, tcmpori-
bus pt circumftantijs prognati dicantur, vt patctfcicin
emf^us, Iccoc]j nc fjbala aut fallitas rcligioni rcccptar
ir>eirc vidcrcfur, dillindioinucnra cftprorcmcdio, quocriani divcrfiflima conciliari potcrunfj Hoc modo, in-
quam, Ciccro di<5lo loco trcs Vcncrcsfuilfr affirmat, quo•d origincm diucrfas ; Primam e Csclo ct Dic natam,cuiu8
Elidc dclubrum cxtct,altcram cfpum3,cx qua ct Mcrcurio
Cupido fccundus ortus fit, tcrtiam cx lovc ct Dionc pro-
crcatam, qua; nupfic Vulcano: Nos novitEus Vcncrcmnccdcam ncc homincm fuilfc, fcd pcrfonatn apud i£gyp-
tiosintrodudam, quafifccnicam, pd dcclarandasrcsfub
i}8 nominibus occultatai*Idcoq-,tradidcruntantiquiorc8
hancnatam cx lovc ct lunonc, vna cum 0{>ride, Ifidty Ty-phoncct Apollinc; Sivcigiturcx Satuino,fiuc Iovc,fiuc
Ccelo, fiuc aliundc gcnita dicatur Vcnus,rc8 tamc vna cll^,
€t non plures, vtfapicntiorcs cxEthnicis dclyr^runt j Dcqua ficonftct apudauthorcs, dc nominibus non curant'
Nomina cnim dicunt elfc proptcr rcsct non rcs proptcr
nomina ; H rc funt vcftium vicc, illar res corporum vivo-
ruro ; Fartum vcftium amant amstorcs, inquit Coniicu»,
non vcftcm ipfam^ Ita ct philofophi fartum nominum,non nomina, hoceft, (blasrcsadmirantur etrcfpiciunt:
Necproptcrca fabulacirc dcfinetquicquiddcdij«di(5lum
cft, quod Ciccro inpcrfonis, rcbuscttcmporibus bcnc
difiinguat; Caute quidcm fatis,at non vcrc : Dillindioncs
cnimcius fuiu dcnon cntibusctmanifcftc faJfis : An Vc-
nuscx CocIoctDicnata c(l? An Coclus cum Dicconcu*
EthmcuM buit,vtcumTcrraantcdi(5ta?OMcdici rocdiapcrtunditc
rehu4 divinis vcnam ;lnlanit Ciccro prac nimia fapicntia : Sic trcs lovcs
infanicMm facit,quoruro prirousctfccondusin Arcadia nati, hic Cgc.
plfifa^ere Io,iIlc Acthcrc patrc ; Tcrtium Crctcnfcm dicit Saturnum
videntnr, patrcm habuiiIc;Ex primo Profcrpinam ct Libcru, cx an-
tiquiflimo lovc Athcnarura rcgc ctProfcrpinaDiofcuros
tutos tltcmMcrcurios quinq;, plurcs Apollincs, Cupidi*
ncs,
I.ib. j I -^gyptio-Gr^corum. 1 15tes, Baccho$,Hercules,SoIc8,Iunas fcu Dunas,vt fuJS locis
vidcbimus :Condoncnt quoq. Mythologi mihi,quod Vc-
ncfcm nonproluxuriaaiit Iibidinccxponam,vtha^cnu»
toti mundo placuit . Nim fi de prima origine ct rei^rita<
tcfcrino fit, vt rcs cft, fcntiendum ct loquendum pufo^ Si
vcrodercccptaconfuetudinc, nccabca rcccdcndumafr-
bitrorabfq; manifc(}acau(a: Mcdicinoucruntfunif^ioncs
incorporcanimaiium, prxfcrtira horoinijcircvarias,na-
turalc>,vitalcsctanimalc8,atq;ha8dinin(5l3siqrenncivas
^tmotiuaSjTntclicdura ctvoluntatcro, acfingularumcx
hifccmultascircdifFcrcntias.variaorganactrpdcsjExna-
turalibus vnacft gencratiua fundio di(flj, qux in mcbri*
gencrationidicatisfita c(t, caq.,quamilliMythologidc-
am Vcncrcm cxplicint; Quod li ita liccat, vbi funt castcra:
alijs funftionibus dicat.T^Salacia, VcniIia,Cinxia, Prc^na,
Virginenfis,Partunda,Lucina,Rumina, Cunina, Edulica,
|*o:ina,ct quis numcrarct omncs? Vcncrcm amica Adoni-
disruilTciaraantcnarravimusjQlJorumautcmliberorHra fg^f^^rf^'
Riatcr ctaquibus radafuctit, infcqucntibus diccmusiDc^^^^^^^^ '
Saiurni filijs latif, nifi quoddcvnica rcritatc, lo^o hoc *^ --y^^^^-
traAatuindaganda, quscTcmporisfiliadicitur, adurifi" '
mut: Nunc ad lovcni et lunoncm rcucrtimur: MctimOccani filiam lupitcr primojn vxorcm duxcrat, quje po-^capharmacum Saturnobibcndum prscbuit, quoillcLs-
pidcm prius,dcindcfilios voratos cvorauit : ^trum hanc PaHoi nbf^
^ravidam fadVam lupitcr, (an praramore,an odio,ignora- matre.
tur) dcglutivitjcx quo cibo mox ipfc gravidus fadns Pal- iJovispiU,
ladccn armatam c capite pcpcrit: Pofica Thcraim duxit,ac
-tcftio lunoncm, quamrctinuit: AlijdicuntThctidcmin
varias formas vcrlam dcnic. comprcllam a lovc foilfc,
qunc cum clTctgravida^audicns lupitcr, forc vtcx ca nafce-
rctur,quiCce!iimpcriopotirctur, illamabrorhuit. quare
ipfc pofica apud amncm Tritoncm Pdlladem pcpcrit:
Quje Tritonia dlAa cH proptcrca,aut quod a Tf i tonc cdu»catafit:Eft itaq-, Pallas abfq; matrc cccrebrolovisorta,
f'uIcanopcrfccurimipfiv:ampr3Ebcntc;Homcrusabop-
0^2 pido
ii6 Heroglyphicorum Lib.j^
pido Bxotix Alalcomcnio Alalcomenia nominavit,quod
apudfcnatam fuiircMmirruam AUlcomcnijdicrrcnt, vcFnluM tn
jiij strabo lib 9 Dz aurca pluvia, Rilladis natalcm locum,pr^j:Gr^m:
Rjio^m^^ccorantc^anic dixmius : Palladcm Dicnyfoiii
A1/^ Nyfaenutritoprctfc(flam fuilfc ab Ammoncad dcvitan-
verbo He-(j^jRj-jca; infidias, alij fcribunt, qui cx Ammonc Satur-
braico agt-^^^^ ^^j j^y^p^ faciunt : Dc nominis rjtionc diircntiunt
/ .
'?^'' nonnullijcum quidam,quodcorpalpitansDionylla Tita-
'• nibusdifccrpti adlovcm dctuIcrit,aIijquodiaculj mittat,
alijquodPailantcmgigantcmiaculo intcrfcccrit, didamputcnt; Vndccunq^fitnomcn, proinifcue /'allas, Trito-
nia, & Mincrua dicitur : Virgo (cmper manfiffc crcditur,
quxTircfiamcxcum fccit, aquonudaconfpccflicirctla-
vans fc in fontc Heliconis Hippccrcnc : Vulcanus q'Joq;
vim ci infcrrc volcs fpc fua fruflritus cftjvt ante mcmora-vimus : De Palladio infcrius fub Troir rcquifitis agcjur
:
Quid iam pcr hanc dca antiqui intellcxcrint, facile a quo-
vis pcrfpicifur ^ Ncc vcro quicquam aliud,nifi fjpientiam
acut^' mcntis ct cmundi ccrcbri,PaIIade cx ccrcbro lovis
nara,denotariccnf<musj Sinccacnira nihilpcragiturncc
in alijs arduis ncgocijs, ncc in magiftcriophilofophico,
quodidcofjpicntum vocatur : Hxc arcanorumcontcm-platio pcr Palladem defignatanondcbet vulgoproftitui,
fcd fub philofophix vclis «bfcondi, vt multis in locis phi-
lofophi cum ohteftationibus ct imprccationibiisadmo-
ncnt^HincTirefiasabfq; dubio excjecatus fingitur,quod
nudam Paliadc m,vt Adlixon Dianam hinc in ccruum mu-tatus, vidcrit: luno vero cum Pallad/s monftrofum par-
lumcxccrcbrofui coniugis faftun^ audiviirct, iratacum
Typhovex diris exccraiionibns tcrram pcrcufTure dicitut, vndcTy-percuffHfer' phon ille, to^-drjjconum parcns, prodicrit; Cumqjali-
ra. quando ab Apolline in domum lovis ad conviuium
Heife. iuilfct vocata, atq-, intcr alias cpulas laducas agreftcs
2.[ffvUfi/ii' appofitas comcdilfct, cum ante cllct flcrilis, graviJa
fi^i traditur, ac po'ft Hfbcn filiam pcpcrilfc : QuamLatini luvcntatcm appcliarunt, lo^vi pocula ali-
quam-
Lib. j . Aegvptio«Graecoium, 1 17
quJmdiu mfnirtrantcm : HxcHfnu/ivyiorditadicitutin
CaMo, Mitiis Soror ncc non f^'MlcamiT>c Maitc,quod cx
love^Xunonc natusfit, antiquinondubitant; Hujus rcs Mars ^,
gcrtxnonnifipraflia&adultcria cum varijs concubmis, lovisfiliM,
cii propriam vxorcm non habucrit, Icguntur; /^auciffimo-
rumnosmcntioncmfacicmu'?. Adultcriumcjuscum Vc-
ncrc notiflimum ctl ; dc quo Pocta Ovtd,
Yabui4nArniiHrtotcnoti{ftt»4 Ccslo,
Mtikibfrii cmpti, MArJj^ Vcnttj^ dolis.
Vcnus Vulcano nuprcratdcformi,'claudo&opcrario ma-rito, formondiau mulicrum^tcncrrima&luxuriofiiTima;
Huiccopulaturitaquc furtim Mars, ata Solcproditus, a
Vulcano ligaturvinculis impcrccptibilibus, fortiflimis,
vt ita rifum et lufum prxbcrcnt fupcris vi Jcntibus •• Etlini-
ci PoctcT ctfcriptorcs Mirtcm pro Dco bcIli,proq;ira,vin-
diifl^ajbilc&rurorcaccipiunt&intcrprctanfur; Vciuanti-
quiflimi ad vini qiiaJam igncam,ardcntcaIovcproduda
rcfpcxcruntjquxmfultus&prxliaignisfufiincrcnovcrc-
atur,ct quafi invulncrabili fit corpcrc; Si Vcnus noftra cu
hoc Martc concumbat in apto cubilij &a A^«/(f4«i' rcti acrio
velchalybcG vinciatur, nafccturinde pulchcrrima' filia
Harmonia d\6^i-^ hoc cft harmonicecoponta & omnibusnumcrisabfoluta; qu3» futclarcnumcnantiquiiusdiccba- ^^ifs Har'
tur:Incujusnuptijsadfueruntomncsdij, dcjrq; cumfuis ^i«»edicit$ir
donis,ctcpithalamijs,qu^rcceIcnturavarij8/*octis:Nup- ^*''*' Vt*icaj
fitautcCadmo^dcquofupcriuSiAcgcnoris V\\xT\\i.ucnxt'"**^ fmckrH,
gis filiojDracOjquilociosC^rt^^if/aquaadfcrrc iulfos intc-'^^" pernicio'
r:mit & ipfc a quibufdim M^rtis ct Vcncris fiiius dici-f'^^^^'^^'^
turiVnJcavunculusHarmoniaccxtitit; Poftmultas cala* ^<formarih
mitatcs, quasCadmuspcrpclTusnarratur, vracuHarmo-niavxorcin Draconc convcrrusfivHgitur ^ltavtobiruj fc-
reomnium Hicroglyphieorum dcorum aut hcroum fuo
ortui corrcfpondcat,nc fabula clTc non confpiciatur : Har-monia cnimcxMartcct VcncrcnatacftMcdicma ilia au*
rcaprimaviccI6^oIaborccIaborat3,qua:/icIoccturCadroo
(^ quo Cadmia noftra diciturjtQ ad^uc omncs dijcu (uis do-
0^3 niSjhoc
ii8 Hicroglyphlcotum Lib.j,
hoc cft,fru(?lus & ctlcdusfpcratusabclTc nequitj Dtni-quc vna cum Caimo in Draconcm mutatur imojjiJodpqus,inB<iiiIircum; NoQra cnim Mcdicina dcnud(uo (lmi!i mcorporata, bafilifci vim ficoculos najifclturjvt
apud nortratcs Philorophosfrcqucn.tiflimc lcgitur : HucfpcdantrcquentiaPhilofophorura difta; In Mctaphor«Bclim\ipud Rofarium: ^jiande extraxcrii mefitrtimkna»
turA mea^ (^ parltmvxoremmeam a mturafuayC^ fcjfea ecct-
datii naturast ^fufcitamur re^urreRiene nova cfr tncorptrali^
i eoejuod pfleamori nonp^ffnmus i Et inSccrcto maximo;: Aurum loi^uitur e^ dicit : MaledicantU'- , ejui nobiltjfimam
\weamfotmam vihptnciuntx Egojumnobilijftmum tns^ ^omnestnfiuentU Coelitnvnum convenerur.t admeam generatio-
y nem per mandata Deipotentis, C^ egofum opus naturaperfelia^
\
"* ^ fumnatus fine aelulterioyC^tJiiphantafttci&novelh obca-
\catimejpuriumc^ haflardumvocant <y d!me ignorant. Egoverofum incorruptibi/is c^fi/tus So/ii , c^ mtnima pars Jub^
fiantiameaeHtotummeumcontinens ^ nec in me ali^uidcor-
\ ruptibile reperiripetejf ; Et tamen ijli ex cotruptibtltbus me\ c^fubjiantiammeamvo/untmu/tip/icare-^uomodopojfunt ipfi
crearefi/ios mtifimiles abf^confenfu c^ confi/iomeo, nequae^ua
fiet y auouJtL egofimenmeHmigncmm M^aueroinjaugutne meo
fluenttia/bo& i^neo: Qux pfilofophi vcrba cvidentilTimc
Harmoniam Philofophicam dcpingunt: Cujus hxcdcfinitioaquodamtraditur: E\wt cQquoddamcompp-fitumhabcns m fc virtutcm roincralcro inclufam, cxi-
ftcnscondimcDtum) antidoturo & mcdicina omniumcorporumpurgandorum&tranfformandorum in Soli^-
f^u/canut 4. cum & Lunificumvcrum. Cumvcro Vu/canus vincula
IwUfiiim, jnjcccritMarti & Vcncri,Harmonia:,hoccft,nonrnj Mcdi-
cinxPhilofophicaeortumfua quoqucopcraadjuvif, licct
Zclocypia idfcdusidfccilTcxftimctur, hinc dc ipfo, vt-
potc Martis fratrc, fcorfira diccmus; idquc brcvjtis.
quit alibi fxpifTirrtc cju8»cntiofir;&fincr«/f'«w vix vl«'
lu9 cx his Hicroglyphicis di ji aut dcabus dccUrari potcfT:
l i^roptcrdcformiutcnia lunonc matrc c ccslo in marc
praeci-
Lib. j Acgyptlo-Graccorum. g 1
1
pr^cipftatuscH: cxquocafu claudus fa^ui, aLetnnijs
p€>^ educarus traditur: Ignis cjUM invcntuni,vtalij, Pro'
mcthci ) fiiiinimccrcdiiur: Hinc Lampadophorit , dc
quibus infcrius, ipfidicata : In Infula Lipara ofHcinara
habuiirc putatur, ac dijs rouJtisarina fabricaiTc, &Iovifulmina faccrc : Talum aercum fccit Infula: Creu praefidc:
fic&cancm xncucxirricepulchritudinis fccitvivum^quc
louilargitus, iilcEuropaE,haBcProcridi,qu3c 0/»W<?j«tq. ^^^,-, j» /^-
is canis poftca fuitaloucin lapidcm convcrfus : Pando* ptdemcon"ram /ovisiu^ru formauitpro igne iPromcthcorapto,ho-
•fffr/Hu
minibus cff<:rcndam> Armaloviadvcrfusgigantcsfabri-
cauit,proq'Jo Afinerv* nuptisi cxpctivit; atillacius li-
bidinirclucftatacft: Lconcs ipfi confccrati fu«fc,quia ig*
ncaanimalia fint.FamuIiCyclopcSj Brontes,Steropes at
Pjracmon ,c\\ioxuvA mcminitVirgil: 8. jfincid: Ar^alns Ardalus,
cius filius ccilam fccit Mufarum apud Trxzcniosj Et Bro- BrtthcHs,
thcHs,qui irrifiis ab omnibus proptcr dcformitatcm orit
in igncm fc conjccit : Eius vxor prortcr Vcncrcm Aglaia
,
id c(l fplcndordicitur : Vulcanus iniurix acccptx a ma-trc lunone fquar divitiarum dcafingitur^ minime obli-
tus, aurcamfcllamcum occultis quibufdam vinculis do-
noejmlfit, quacdcam, cumalfcdiirct, (latim implica-
vcrunt. Natalis fub Vnlcan§ rcccnfct ChymicosquoqueVfi/canumCihi proprium acccrfcrc, & pcr eum intclligcre
fulfur aut argcntum curfirans, quod nihil nifi Cax natorx
infcrccipit, fcd ab omnibusfcparatur; & qu<c dcinde
afpcrgitcxanimi impotentiaaninfcitiaan invidiadicam>. .
ncfcioj At ipfcfibi fua habcat fcomata, ««/'»»» *''fhir *'x*Vj^^**^]**'
Igncm gladio fodit, dum FHlcamm ita contumcliolc"'^^"^*
cxcipit; Quin oftcndit fc Ignis vfum non alium,qu^in '" ''^*
manibus calcfaciendis aut cibis coqucndis aut fibiili-
bus offidnis convcnientcm fcirc- cxjftimansraedicinas
optimai abfque ignis miniftcrio concinnari poirc. )nquofallitur: Optimx cnimMcdicinac optimojndigcnf>quod cft jgnis, Elcmcnto, vtpote fpiritualitati & fim-plicitati proximo, fine quo ncc natura ncc arsopcra-
tur:
no Htcroglyphicomm Lil:> ],'
^iir: Vu!cinu8itaqucnon cftaMcdicina fcpafjHclus, fcd
illi,vtcoqiiusculinx , maximopcrcconjungcndus :Cun\/^alladc Viilcanumquidcommunchabcrc, ii nonconcu-bitu,tamcn vniusarar culru, jam an^cnarravinuts.' ••'/;.
itaquc gubcrnct Vuicanum, lioccft prArnKdifarioct Si-.
picnt'aigncmPhilorophicum,dcquoquo(ijRu!Hp!<:x iif,
multisinlocis traclatuminvcniiiius:Ad qujiuor taincn
gcncraomics igncs.quorilmcntio firapud -lufhorcs, rc-
ducipollc, ijfdcm tcfiibus non cft dubiumi ncmfcjdnatUTjlcra, innatura!cm,contra naturim&occarionatum
fcu Elcmcntalcra: Siccnim Rip]aruspcrt.3.,^.i//^<5r/'«;?<
igniHm ^enera ^Hs fcir<d(bes-^*iaturahs y i^r,AturalU (^ con-
tranaturam, E/em^vt^/ff^qui accencHt h^i^ffm » Hu ifnibns
Vtimur C^- ko» plnrtbus : IgKts coHtra nHtttrnm debet excrucu*
re corpora , ipfe efi DracOjCjuemadmodum tibi dico ^jolettter
comburcKSy vt ij^nisififerHt • /^tiis natur<t efitet;tium met^rnP^-^
iile ianis naturaliter jrjs/fcuig^reii l^nem ofcafionA^um voca>-
ntus innaturalem, vtcalcremcinerumf^balneornm adputre-
Jaciendnm: Abf^ hisignibustK nihtl perduxeris adputrefa'
Eltonem^vtpolff^feparari fttamateriat vt (imulfttproportio-
nata ad nou^m coniuK&ionem • Fac igitur ignem intus in tuo vi-
tro^quicontburat corporae^c«teit*i , ^vam ignis HUmentAlii
:
Hapc iilc: QuibusctLulIius, Flamcll, ct Scala Philof:
Scal. I. tlijqucalfcntiuntur; rcrVuIcanumigiturlgncm
occafionatum fcu innaturalcm ct Elcmcntalcm propri^
intclIigimus,non autcm igncm naturalcm) fcd addimus,
Igncm contra naturam ab ipfo Vulcano prnrparari dcbcrc,
qucm fijgnovcris, dimidiumopcris Fhilofophicj obti-
nc«: In LcmnohabitatTcdicitur, quiacam infulam tcr-
ramhabcrccalidamct nicdicinalcminprimi» confiattO-
pcraquxfccitfabriliapartim funt /*hilofophica, partim
altcnuilntcntionis,ficonfidcrcntur attcntius: DcorumctHcroum clypcos ctarma fccit, ct infignia difiribuir;
quiaabigncomnis corum motusct potcntia pruvcnitj
vndc talcs fint vcl habcaniur : lovifccptrum ct fulmina,
Marttcl/pcum, Ncptuno tridcntcmctalijsalia fuxartis
monumcn.
Lib. } Acgyptio-Graccorum. 121
monumcnta rclinquit : Matrcm tjuoquc aurca fclla coii-
ftrinxit,q od in vltuna opcris partc cvcnif,cum jam om-niaopnmocolorcapparcnt: Nunc (cquunfur lovis filij
cxpcllicibus- Exhis Apoilo & Diana prnrcipui funt cx *^p*ll»f*»
Ldtona nati , vt plnrriquc fcntiunt : At Hcrodotus in Eu- ^ol.sdevpi
tcrpc fcribit, Apollincm ac Dianam Dionyfi & IfidisM'*'»
filios ellcaiunt, Latonamquc iilorum futirc nutriccm,
eumillosfcrvavcrit^ ^Vam •Latona cumcflTct vna cx 8.
JE)ijS «^gyptiorum j i Ccrcrc dcpofitum^pud fc Apol-
'Imcm fcfvavit .cum in Infula Pjotc fivc natantcab impc-
lu Typhonis.Ofiridis filios quarrcntiS) protcxiirct : Tul* ^^^^^^,^lius quatuor Apollincs rcccnfct lib. j.dcNat D^or.An-
^p^//,„^^liquimmumcx Vulcanonatum, cullodcm Athcnarum; ^,,^^^^.aliumCorjf bintie fil>um in Crcta, tcrtium cx lovc & La-
tona: Qnartum in ArcadiaNomioncmappclIatumjTcr-tioautcm,vtcclcbcrrimoomncsrcsgcftar& multi libcri
cxdivcrfis conciibinisfufccptiafcribuntur: fcriim fircm,
proutgcftacft,autfccundum naturam fc habct, confydc-
Tcmus , NccHcrodotusncc Ciccro illa diflinftionc o.
pu8 habuiirct} Et pcrindccft,^ quibusApoilo natus di-
catur,cum faltcm fit Hicroglyphica pcrfona, qux in fub-
i^antialocura noninvcnit, fcd in qualitatc tantum, aut
rclationc,nififccundas notioncs faccrc malimus : Idcmfcnfuscrf, fiucdicatur a Latonanatus Apollo, fiuc abl-fidc, fiucabOfiridc, fivclovcj funtcnimOfiria&Iupi-
tcr? Ifis & luno rc vnum ct idem $ Ncc rcfcf t num Lafo-
nanutrix ftatuatur, num matcr ApoIItnis, idcm cftoffi-
cium; fivcro Wconvcnicntiam rcfpiciamus, magis dcnutricc opinio probaturj At quiaita rcccptumfit, Lato-
nim Apollinis& Dianxctmatrcm ctnutriccmcircfiatui-
mus: Ethnicidc ApoIIincctSoIc,vtctdcDiimactLuna,
hihilccrtidctcrminarunt, tn fintpcrfonscjcdcm, an a-
liar aut divcrf;*' ; ct an fucrint in tcrri, aut in coelo,an fint
illaluminacTeli, an vrro Herocs tcrrx fucrintj CiccroTuo morc 3 .Lib.dc Nat.Dcor. quinquc So\ts producitj v- ^uiu^ S»"nusjmquir^corumquiJ^oIcadi^flifHnt, cTovcnatut, nc-/^/ Ctctrwii.
R pof
112 Hicroglyphicorum'v .Lib.jJ
po» >EthcrUfu;irc<Jicitur • AltcrHyperionc :TcrtiusVuI-
canoNili filio: cujus vrbcm ^gyptij voiunt circ cam,qurHcliopolis appcllatur: Quarius is, qucni hcroicis
temporibus Acbanto Rhodi pcperille dicitur,avum laly-
fi, CamirictLtndi: ^^intus,qui CoJchis fcrturiEctam
& Circcn procreallc. Omniihasc nomina clfc fidact a
divcrfis Poctisdivcrfisrcbus, pcrfonis 8c!octsattribul«,
quilibct,nificxcusfit, vidcicpotcrit : Atlibuit itaEthni-
cis fu«fupcr(litioni rcmcdium quarrerc,nc vni Dco plu-
rcsctdivcrfosparcntcsac patrias attribucrcnt : Qupd li
hosDcos omncsfuilfc dixcrinr, vbi igitur tot folcs dij
raanfcrunt i fi lumma Coelict cadcm cum Solc coelcfti
,
forfitancum invctcravcrint,in vnum locum congcftafuf,
«bfumptoluminc? fiRcgcs ct homincsfuciint, cur Dij
dicuntur, autDcorumfadapcrfcciirc? Noracn^nimSo-liseosDcos faccrc non potuir, ncc adulteria multis aU
fcripta, necaliafaciiioraautfcclcra^qux fi ad litcram aut
hy ftoriara accipiantur, non homincs , at vix fcmi-homi-
ncs? ipfosfuiireconvincunr,tantumabc(^,quodDcorura
nomcn mcriti fuerint : Apollo iraquc licet quadruplex fti-
tuatur,&SoIquintuplcx,diverfis parcntibus & locisna-
tus, tamcnvna cftpcrfonaHicroglyphica, non Ethnici»
fcriptoiibu8,fcd Chriftianis artificibus ct Mcdicis nota,
Ex O^ruie & I/idey vcl ctiam /avt & Iu»»fie nata, aut love
ct Latorta' Intcrimpcr vtrumqucct Apollincm ctSoIcm
^olCceliitMiscommunitcrSoI CoeliintcIIc(fiu8cft:At illcquidcm mun-
I ^^\ di ocuIus,Cor CceIi,R<x Planctarum , lampas tcrrae,fuga.
torvmbra:,fonsvita:,fiibcrdicj,patcrlui>, &curforom-
nipotcntis Dcicrtctdrcipotcft; ncquaquara vcrd Dcus
ipfc: i^cIeractLunamncgallc Dcos Ethnicis irrcligiofij
vidcbaturetcapifcmul<flandum crimcnj Primus Anaxa-
AfMXAiiorAS gorasfprctisfal^rumrcligionum roinis i^olcmnonDc-
%oltm ta^idi um at lapidem ignitum ci ardcntcm dixit, & dcmonftra-
itrdtnuw uit caufas cclypfium Solis.ct Lunx pcr naturam accidcre,
eHxr, &non,utEthnicipurabant;C(rcpa(fioncsetraorbo8 Solis
vcl Lunx,quibusvc mcdcrcntur,pul(abant Auziliaria arra-
Hinc
Lib.j Acgypti6-Gracconim. njHinc Ovidius 4.M ct. Cumfrufirarefoftant trAauxiUarUlu-
r* : Scu analogicc Solc intcllcxcrit AnaxagorajjVtquidara
voluntfquod lapidcm rubcum arrfentcm, Solcm <*bilo-
fophicum innucrit) fiucridcndi gratiact fupcrflitioncm
vulgicludcndi,cju$fcnfcntiaamplcftcndacft, quia om-ncmdivinitatcmcrcatHris& Juminibus mundi dctrahit.- .. .
Filij Apollini plurrs afcribuntur, Orphcus, Hymcnxu» . '?' ^ct lalcmus c Galliopc^ DclphuscxAcachallidciCoronus
c Chryforte- Linus c Tcrpfichorc, iEfculapiusc Coroni-
dcnympha: Tradunt Apollincm cx Hypcrborcis Dcl-
phosadvcniirc,a Dclphocjusfilioitadidosj dcquolocofabulatifuntantiqui^IovcmcHmvcIIctmcdiuraatqucvm-
biHcum tcrrx invcnire, altcfamaquilamaboricntc, altc-
ramaboccafuparivclGcitatecmiriirc, jufTilfcquc illas rc-
fta & crcgioncconvoIarc,qiiaccumin Dclphis dcniquc.
convcnilTcnt, ibi adfemprtcrnam fafti racmoriam aurca ^^j^***
Aquila dicatacft :Qu^ rcscum fabulofa rit,nccquidvc- **'^'*. '^''^^
ritaris in fc habcat^nili quod dcmonftrct Z>cIphos, ct tcm- ^'''«'"*
pluro Apollinis Dclphicum cifcin vmbilicotcrrac ^ Gco-graphix cxiguam cognitionem prodit; Omnis cnim lo-
cus corcfpcdu in mcdio mundi cft, quia terrar globofuns
nonquadratum,autaltcriusfigurzcorpui: AtTemplumillud Dclphis cclcbcrrimum, vbiantiquitusApolloora-
cula rcddidit, ct aramhabuit cx folidis aureis latcribut,
<^uorum millc Craefus Lydia: rcx ditidimus cdmifcrat,
hunc locum ita honorc ct cultu cvcxic, vt apcx mundi, AraanreArcuracdiumtcrrarviderctur: Quod fiad AMcgorlam illa Apolltmila'
fid^ fint, Autherconfiiij cx Anftotili? Epift : non incon- tuta.
cinrccxponit, vbi dicit : ^^oAhuitiff^rth duofmt /apides Nota.
fyiticifales, albm^ ruhens mirai^t/jfn^tiftr^i A/bm in ec-
CptfHSolUiitcifit d^^areref«^tr fticies a^tiarum^abfcDndens fevf^i^eadmedinmnoCfemy C^pofreaverfitinprGffirtdumi Ra-^
beKS \>ero fx o^pofiro operatnr , tjfiia inciptt afcendere fnper <«-
eiMaiinortuSdUvJ^admeridtem'.^ pf^fisa defcendit in tro'
fnffdttm'. Hae funtigitur dur flqwlsc qu.r convcniunt \n
aicdiotcrra*, ibiqaeanrc«.«quila pro monuracnto ftatui-
' R 2 tur;
ti^ Hicroglyphiconim Lib j.
tur : ApollinifaCfxcrintCicadae, obcantum, & fidicuU
pi(ci9; itcm Aurcustripcsipriafjpicntibus Gracci^e ilica-
tuss Iunipcrus&Laurusgraf«pIantx hibebantur: Om-nia pfopcmodum aurca attributa fjnt, vt & calcci aurci j
Gryphcs&corvi fubcjuscurarurrunt ; Bosilli ma^ftaba-
turi Agnus,8cCytharzinvcrio,8carsmcdcodi & fagitta-
. rum fciie c*Tmtcndarum pcritia cidcm tribucbaturjfcmpcr
juvcnis Hngi(ur,cjpjliispra.'lorigis;fiiigulariquoq; omincl^unt nmulachrumlauTcumramum tcnuit: liujus ima*
go ab antiquis fingcbarur^qyr dcxtra manu Gfatias pcfta^-
rct, atfnnltri fagittas&arcumjf^ythius vocatusfuit,quia.
Typhoncmfigittisintcrcmcrat, quiSolis calorc poftca-.
corruptus Apollini Pythio npmen dcdit : Nam »f"5i^ Pu-ti=cfccrcftgnificaf;dc<juoinfcriu9 : Cur vcib haEc omniaApollini riibuantur,cvidcntcs funt caufx: quia Apollo
aurcu^Dcuscd, caliduSj & non mutabilis, qujfagittas
cmittat in Typhoncm &artemcdcndicxccllat; quiaip-
fccft OrMs vltimosDcorum,quiiniEgypto rcgnalfc fin-
guntur,& Mcdicina quxTita humanorum corporum ; hie
. cft prifcs Mufarufii, Fo^tarum lumcn ct columcn , cuj;
Lauruscanoract (cmpcr viridis dicarur,cujus[magopar-
cicipaccurnLunafcuDiana (ororc, quxCharitcs dcxrra
pra?fcrt, quiac(! gratiofum Dci donun),ctfagittas (iniQra s
quiadcnouofcmultiplicarcpotcft, fuafquc vircs in Ty-phoncmcxtcndcrcj BosiIIifaccr,quia ApisOroconvc-nit; Aurcustripcs, quia trinurt) vinculum, conOans corf
porc,animact fpiritu,cftpcrfc(flum,ctcxcircuIoSolis fit
triangulus,itfrumquc iucdio quadranguli in c^rcuiu rcdu
•
citur: In Paroallotricipitimontc habitat, quiagcminui
ci> laborpr: parationis ctopcr^ionis fapcrandus, antc-
quamad cu.^i alTcqucndum pcrucniatur : ^x filiis cjus
Oryhef»x Orphcu» fuilTc fingitur,vt ct Linus , potius ob FoHiczmvimctrancndifc-cntiam, quamaliasobcau(a$^-Hunc c-
ntm hororcm,po(l Orphcum ct Linum PoetXy ijsianquJ
magillri^fuisgraritudiniscr^o prxbucrunt; Sic Orphcoir.crcdibiiiiiqu£d4tUdircrip^iunt^quodCytharac«ncndo
(axa
Lib. j . A cgvptio-Grapcoi utru 125
fiXi movcritjfcraaattriixcritjduvios in curfu^avcs in vola-
tu6rniant}hoccl}, quod dura cmollivcritct mollia (cu
fl ixibilia iiidurarit vnocodcmq: artificio: NamfcuPo- ,,. j, ,q
i- : a cam t ; Ltmu4 vt hic dHrefctty cr hdc vt C<tr4 4tejH'fctt ,'^ g^^.
Vfio eodcma, ia»e, Sic illius cantu divcrfiffimx opcratio- ".°_
ncs pMrracrac narrantur : HuncO/pncoof» prmium autno- •, ..
'^-r I j r^ L ^ • a _, re/i£tOtftt A'rcm cllc rcligionisapud Grxcos abitgyptijs tranflat^j jam ?^ante mcmoravimus; Hinc Lucianus in Dial :dc aftrolog;
°
ipfijmprimuojGrjecis Adrologia tradidiircrcfcrthisvcr-
bis ; At Graeci nihil vcl cx i£thiopibus,vcI cx iGgyptijs dc
AftroIogiaaudivciunt/cdillisOrphcus Calliopcs& Oc-agri filius hxc priorcxplicavit; Dcfacris Bacchi ab co in-
trodu^isinferiuscopiofiusdicctur, qucmadmodum ctia
dc Euridicc cjus conjugc» rauranias in Baeoticisdc cotc-
Oatur,quodmulcahumanx politicjcq;vitTVtiIia jnvcnc-
ntrNam ct Dcorum initia& vnivcrfam Thcologia primus
apcruit,ct ncfjrioiu racinoruexpiationcs cxcogiravit, ncc
nonmulra roorborumrcmcdiaadinvcnit; vtipfcin Ar-gdnauticis dc fcfcfcribit his vcrbis :.
Dicere fert AMimM,jU£m»^f*am tempsre Upfd
Dixf,Cum Bacchi,cum regit Apolltnis aBttt
Sumfiimuhjjorreuda vt narrarem fpictt/a c^ i4em OrphemFoederacum Superij mgrtaitktudt^ medelat, '
morhorum
remeMstrAfQjjbusfatisinnuitquoddcMcdicina quada ab ApoIIinc ^,f,
profeAacaintclligidcbcant ;quor&fpcdant libri Phyfici
abcociefcripii,quosipfccnarratin initio Argonauticoru;
nempc dc Elcmcntoruni intcr fc gcnerationc iTiutua,dc vi
amoris inrcbus naturalibus,delapillis> &reliquidcrcbus
varijsfub AlIcgorijstc<flisj Cujusfuxdodrlnar/ummam OperaOr'
quandam librodclapillisdidlis proponit^ vbiantruMcr-fi^f^.
ciirij dcfcribit,omniu bonorii plcno,dcquo fub Mcrcurio*
Ct tedatur fimul,rcrum arcaniHimarum (c fuiircconfcium,
dumitacanit:
Al qitfmcnnjj virtim di$cit prudentia eordtf
R^ (Cxters
126 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.jr
(Cttterd vt emitt4m,qM4t plurima mAxima dicani)
Scire cttpitjiftrteifciet ejuacttn^ue volntant
TeEiiribm tacitismortaUs^uajj vtlucres
Inter fejiridtutt Cceli ferfumma valautes,
Infatfelum vf cr»citafttcantum mortalibu4 vllUy J
Sto^nificant^^ lovis mentem,£ens nuntiafati^
Is (erpentii humi nofcetfirmare Draconis
Sihila,ftrpentum^fcietfuperarevenena,
Qu2 Iicctalij aci Magica vcl luguria intCTprctMi qucant
,
tfortcliccft, tamcn cumnccOrphcuircvcra magusfuc»rit , ct fi fuilTct talis vclaugur, non tamcn harc fc fcirc,ni-
fi Allcgoriccadiirmarcpotlct; SicdcDcmocrito narrant
ipfumauguriaintcllcxiircctvoccsavium^vclut ctiam dcApoIIonioThyanco;Dcmocritumquc(qui fuam doftri-
namcxi£gyptohaufit) ccrto noroinc avcs quafdamno-minarcfoiitum,cquarum(anguinccommi(}o,anguisnaf-
ccrctur, cx quo fi quis cdilfcr, avium omnium intciligcrct
idioroa; Atq; Mciampomcmorantangucs quofdam v^i-
fos, vndcilic poHca fcrmoncs avium dicitur intcllcxiffc
:
Hujufmodi clTcfain(lima,fiprout(bnant,accipiantur,qui-
libct ratione prxditusdifccrncrc potcrit ; Vndc Ciccro;ad
litcram rcfpicicns Dcniocritia: do^rinar,. A'»//^», inquir,
virum maiori authoritate maiora mendaciaprttuhffe : Vcr umncadcomcndax habcaturDcmocrims, cujusfapicntiam
ctaurcadi^criaHippocratcsadmiratuscdctPlalo in dc-
litijsliabuit:,pcrAlIcgoriamcjus honorcmfalvabimus,vt
ctOrphci,ApoIIonij ctMcIampictdiccmuspcravcs, vo*
latiiia, ctpcrfcrpcntcs, volubilia fubjcda philofophica
intclligi j Ex anguc cnim nato dc fanguinc putrcfado qua-
rundam avium,comcQo?crcdibifc cft, «vium voccs nonignotasilicuimancrc: Exvolatilibuscnim (ijbOantijs Hc
firma ct fixa) pcr putrcfadioncm foIutionis,Qujnt4 clTcn-
tia diAa^qoa; cumntingrcdicns&liqucfiens^anguis ap-
pcllatur, quidcindccafdcmavcs, cxquibut coaiuit, ii-
militudinc naturx facit pcrcipj; Hu;ufmodi Allcgorijs
nao*
Lib.j. -^gyptio-Grxcorum. 117
modcrnoru m fcriptorunj libri pleni funr) qui lunrentur a
curions:Ideni hicOrpheusfinxicfe conjugit amorcdu'dum infcras Piuconii (cdcf et Tznara adijire^Cum inqui(
in Afgonaut:
C^terM narravif tfMdviM^vfTdttardaJim,
fmhrtfas Ditif^ domos& trijiiaregna
CoMJifMs Ctthara^vxorijf^ coaclns amort»
Quxnam aucemnntregna Plutonis? jamantetradidimus
nempefubtcrraneaina circa Pyrenaeos montes^vndemi*nerx ad medicinam ct metaila ad diuitias hominum com-parabantur: /itcxtcris,quxdeOrpheo reftant, alibi di-
cendis,hicomiiTis, dc-(Efculapio,quiabomnibus proA- ^, .
poilinis filionaturaliagnofcituf.pauca adijcicmus rHujus '*'A«*<f'«"•
matcrCoronis craditur,quajcumcx ApoUineconcepillef^
acpodcumaiioremhabuiirct, a Diana intcrcmptaeft:
Cumque rogo impontafuiiret,Mcrcuriui e vcntre mortuxiErcuIapiumextraxir,vclPhaebusipfe, wtOftid, i. Met.
inquit
:
No» tuUt in cin^es labifna fhoehtu^ofdem
Semina , fed natMmfl<tmmUy vtero^farentis
Eript4it,gemim^ tultt Chirtnis in antrnm,
Hujusnutricem fuiffeTiigonem volueruntet cum apudChironem Centaurumeducatum,ctab codem cruditum,
aquoartcmmcdcndi didicit: Priusdidus eftApiu8(iWblandumilgnificat) quia dolores argrotancium mcdica-rocntis delinirct : At cuni Afclen jranafrct, ^EfcuIapius
nominatustraditur, qui Grjccis Afclepius cft 5 Fabulan-
tur Hjppolitum ab cquis laniatum ejus arcc rcvixiiTc* quarcfcrcur lupircriracus ob invcncam arccm, qua homincsinvitamrcvocaripoircntjrcpertoremartisfulminccpnfecif-
fc: vthabctVwgihlib^.t^neid: Quod cum gravitcr
tuIiirctpaterejus,acmagnopereluxilTet (cujus lachrimae
inclcdruaaconverrsecreduntir) Cyclopcs fagittis con-
fccic
1 28 flicroglyphicorum Lib. j •
ftrcit; HincillccCcelorelcgatustcrrain pcrcrrauifjCumqj
liyicimhi puerianiorccaptusdircocunicoccrtAiis Hya-cinthuni in)prudcnsoccidi(Tct, vtOvid. isMct:rcfcir,
profupus eSparraad Laon cdontcmdicitur Trojam con-
(ugi(Tc,quitumrorteiiiznia civitatis cxtrucnda curabat,
c»€jue opcram fuam mcrccnftxiam collocaire , vr (ub Trojn
dicaur: VxoriCrcuIapijEpionejCxquaillc fufccpit Ma~chacncm &: Podahrium,l«(bciHygi<eam : Alij vElluIapij
non filiim,atvxorera Hygiaramflatuunt: Scrpcntcs in
cj«sturclae(Tcrctiprcrunt,iI!iq;dica(uaiDraconcmjlpliu8
enim baculumgcminicingcbant Draconcs;galius& ca-
pra cj offcrcbantur: Ex ApoIIincautcm ty£fc»/apiHfyOn\'
nis Mcdicinz author& patronus , vt Ethnici Hnxcrunt,&ex Coronidcnympha,(qujccornicuIam dcnotat) dcduci-
lur, quia Apollod Orus noftcr vcfte purpurca in mndo va-
i)svidendiis,Coronidemadhuc,hoc efl, farccm nigram,
damnatametvituperandam complcditur; a qua ty^fcu-
lapiusnoftcrpercombuflioncm fcu calcinationcm fcpa-
ratur) Indc Corcnidis matereft Ph\cgyii{9>^iy*niutcai
cft comburere ) comburitur cnim Coronis vEfculapi j ma-tcr, vtetScmcIe Bacchi, codeai fcr-c re^cdu : fi vcro
dicaturMercuriuscxtraxiirciE/c«/<i;?i««;cx cincribusma-
tris,f6Jcmrcsred''t}Hoc enim efto#iciumMcrcurij,&
r.ilnifiMcrcuriusfft.dcquo dicitur: Hoc eft (ummrmArcanumPhilofophicuro &Mcdicom , quod fub extra-
dionc ^EfcuIapij cx fuis fsccibus ku cincribus dehtclcitja-
dcoquccvidenscftjVtrihocfolumcxantiquiftimismonu-
mentisextaretjfufficicns tamcn icftimonium hujus Mc-dicinz&urcx^ac vanitatis TheoIogineEthnica?pcrhibcrcf:
Primoenimcumlupitcrcum Latona congrcditur (quzctnrubea fit,ramen inuttliscft.donecalba Hat) poft ali*
quodtemponsfpatium nafcitur LunafcuDianj, de quaiBoxdiccmusjacpauIopoft ApoIio,Dianx frater.hicpur-
ptrc^jillacandidavcfte vclcarncvircndi;*Et licct fcror
&rrit;r fint 0emelli> ramen fororantc fratrcmin luccm
prodir^hoccft^albedoantcrobcdincm, ac dcindeprarftar
obftc-
Lib.j Aegyptio-Gf«corum. iip
obftctricls offidum matrijquod mirandum cft, nihilomf-
nusinartc j^hilorophicacontingitjVbirubedoabrquc »1-
bidincprarccdcntc nonapparct; Rubcdincfcu Apdllinc
nato, hicin iprovafcconcumbitcuaiCoronidc/cuinftar
cornicis nigranymphd, ctgcncratt/£rcuIapium,hoccft,
omnis mcdicinaE Philofophicac authorctn ) Hic c/dE/cuIa-
piusamatrcfuarentcrrj nigra(epararincquit,nifi pcrco-
buftioncni; cttunc nafciturAcfcuIapiuspunffimuSjMc-
dicina aureaPhilolbphica, omnibus numcris pcrfccfla :
Dcfeccilla nigraconfulanturauthores, quipaffim cjus
mentioncmfaciunttNobis vnusArnoldus hic fufficiat-
quiinnt)voLuminecap.7. H/crf«/«w Ow/, inquit, rHhi-
cHndifftmui tmpalpabilis in [cipjo y elevaturetiam C^crefcit in
vtodum fermenti , c^ fefdratttrabeo in calcimtione pradi^d
terra mgraJnbtiltffimaC^perlHcidjty ^H<tinfHndo vafisfub M-£iopHlvere rnbeo re^eritHr .cfrc. Hic cft Acfculapius noUer,dc quoHcrmcs cap,3, Fi/iHjtt(^er,inquit,iamregft/ttac
THheoornamento c^ cartteindutHs ejll lamfiliHS ttojier geiU*
tHS rexfHmit tin^Hram ab ignf; illfim vero marecfr tenebr<
fH^iHnty Q^ Selisradiof DracofHgiteum£oramina objervabAty
fHinJj^noJiermortHHSvivity drRexW^ne venit ae coningio
gOHdebit cfr occHltaapparebnnt , filiHfc^ nojter iam vivificatHs
fit igne bellator r^ tin^Hrisfnpereminens, Trigonc Acfculapi
j
nutrix dicitur quia binaitcratio convcniat nutsimcnti c-
jus; Apiu8,qualiblandusdicitur, quia Ncpenthes mcdi-camcntum Helena denotat; Mortuos vit^ rcftituit, quia
tcrramortuarcccptafuaanimavivificaturitcrum, vtmul-ti«Ioc«sa(Icritur,&BoncIIus in turba u^iitutiProptereay
inquit, Hlanattira^ cni humiditas adempta ejly cHmpernoSies
dimittitHr , mortHO Jsmiits videiHr , c^- tHmiiU natnraig-
neindigetfCjHOHfcfuecorpm C^HHhs ffiritns in terram z>ertAn-.
tnr, ^tnnc fit pHlvismortH^fimiiis in JHo tHtnnloi His per-
a6iisreddit DeHfffiritHm cfr anim^m , C^ omni infirmi-
tate abiataconfortata e^natnra nojira c^ emendata. Oporteti-.
^itHrUlamrem combnrere abf^^ttmore y donec cinis fi^tt'^ tj/ni
cinisMptHjftreciperelpiritHm,4nimamj ^ tinfiHranf infnjam
:
S AcfcuU-
I jo Hicroglyphicorum Lib. j
,
JECcuUpiut itaqucfuaArte corporamortuain vitaiBrcJu-
cit;quiiilUquximperfedAfunt, &qua(i mortuaexin'
firmitaCcad fanitatcm ct vitam pcrenncm tranfmouet:
VxorisctBlionimnominisratiopatct* Ia(b cnim a mcdcnclo,& Hygiafaa(iinitatedicitur: i^crpentcs vcro cur
incju^tutclatmt^ratis apparct^ quia dupiices fcrpcntcs,
quorum vnus ed alatus» altcr ab/que alis fcu duplcx mcr.
curialisrub(lantia,mas&fcemin9,c(linitium& finis ope-
tis : HincDraco iiliadvigilat&riccrcd) qucmidmoduin& Mercurio& alijs hujus familix dij s& Heroibus eandemcbcaufam* ^uodcovfqueapudEthnicosprocerto ha-
bitum cft, vt iEfcuIapium Dcum Romam in Scrpcntis
fcuDraconisfpcciclegatireduxcrint,cum pcflis maxima. . ibigrairaretur^I.4.narraturinferius;ItaDiaboIu8Ethnico-
€x Ep^^' fum fuperftitioni, qui noftrisprimis parcntibus cadem*"*' formaimpofuit, artipuIatur,proey£fcuIapiocrcdito fcin
Draconcm formans : Qupdadduntquidam dcovis cor-
niciSjexquibusSerpcntcsexcIufinnt a confcijs raccrdo-
tibus, foricltafehabct; licet Hicroglyphicum fit& nonhy (loricum quid , J|£:ulapiuro cx corhicis ovo cditum
clTcj Eft eniro ovumlFocphilofophicum fubnigrum mul«
tis fupcrBuitatibus abundans, a quibus Acfcuiapius noftcr
fcparandus c(l : Sic cnim Arnoldus paulb antc citato loco:
^^saterratufrrapraM&aj inquit,iW calciMationt fefaratnra
commixtoyejna. aiiasfnerat in t»to cpere iftftpara^iiii propter
fcrtt//imamv»ianem; EtideoHeeefefMit perfortijjtmum arti
^ciumfeparari •' Et /IremMt/erit comrnixta^propterfni impu-
ritatem,impecUretpura materiaiti^refum : Harc illefAt Lul-
liusmonflrathancnoflraromcdicinam c6 vlq; clabora-
tamformamovi infuper haberc, cum lib. Jcquintacir.
DiUinA. 5. pn.l. ^ofrigefaEloy inquit, i$tveniet artifia
imfoMtemntflrMm rotHndHmy admo<iHmovit<jttemextrahat(^
i«Wtfr,cJ-f.EtinarborcPhiIof fub 1 i.principio: Poflof
tmMillim cotoriiincipitcoadMnariinmehoinformM rotmmeUad
modnm CMiufdam rotrtndiffima iHna^circu/ariter contenta : Acf-
culapius extradlus ex cmcribtis Chironi fcu manuum opcratio.
Lib.j Acgyptio-Gr^corum. iji
ntioni educandus traditur. Quia rt Bodillui in turba te-
flatur- FottusextraElusnoft ntji UBt ttutritur& igntferfe •
C^pau/(itim,Jumparuu/useJ}^ & e^uanto maiis exuritur ojjfi"
bus confortatiSy iniuventutem dedtuitury in quamptrveniens
fibifujjicit : HocvuItChironiseducatio, quod quafi ina-
nuducidebeatadignemtolerandum: >G(culapij memi-nitquoquc Hermesantiquiflimus, qui D/alogos ad ipfura
inftituit,aiias citatos : Solu, quijdemeftcum Apolline, SoliaflijAei'
iilioshicprxtcrimusjntcr quoseftt^eta, dequoante, tayAugias^
Augias^ dequopoft, & Phaeton ; Hic Cl/menes nym- Phaeton,
pha?fiJiusadpatremaIiquandovenicns, i^oiis currum if'
cendcre impetravit, voto fibi nocivo 5 Dum enim quatu-
or Solis cquis Ccslo invehitur,in Eridanum, non procul
a Pyrenaeis monti bus praccipitatur ; quo venuHo figmcn-
to foetae documenta dederunt & dodrinjc phyficar && moraiiS; nempc quomodo^haeton Philofophrcut,
10 Eridanum auriFfrum prarcepscadatj &nonnimtiaI-tapetcnda, nccquidfupraeapturaautvircsproprias fen*
tandumellc; Etfibcne res ipfa conlyderetur , idemcft
Fhaeton, qui Acfculapius, nillquodhic medicinar vfumfpe(flet,iIIca]ia,quaemultisincred!biIfiarftimantur:Tum
enimPhaeton (uoardore aSoIe conccpto combuflit E-
ridanum &exiccavir, imoaurirerumfecit, vtalijfabul^-
lur • DeeoAugurellusexLullioexifltimat, fiinmare in*
ciderit,totum marecombuftiim &exiccatum iri,& aurife-
rum futurum,nedicam, vtiiligarriunt, in aurumcon-verfumiri: Sedadi^olisfcu Apoilinisfororem Lunam fi-
ueDianamredeamus, qUT eodcm cum illo parfu, fcd2)/4«(i/^»
temporeprior,edirae(}: /^lxrique Delum locumnata-r
lem ApoIIinis&D-anaiarbitrantur j Et Arcades Profele- ^ j^^ r^-
nos, qua(iaotelunaresillosdi(^o«, quinonproculab A- *
pidano habitaruntjante Lunam exortos nuganturquiJa,
interquosefl^ Apolloniu5in4. Argonaut: & Mnafeas e-
jusenjrrator&ArKtotiles : SicTheodorus lib.29 ,Ari(^o
Chius&Dionyrnis Chalcidenfis in primo fu« acdificatio-
n'siropudentiinn.eafiutraiarunt, paulo ante bcllum,quod
S J ab
fjt flieroglyphicorum L?b.j;
sbHcrcule advcrfus gigantes gertum efl, Lunam primo. upp3rmire,q'io tcmporerdbulantur Profcjenum Orcho-mcniBlium ArcadibuB impcrdirc,vttradit Duris Samius
in lib. 1 5. rcrum Macedon : Hifcc mcHdaciflimisrclationi-
busEthnicisvoIuptdtifuitantiqaitatem furgcntis dcmo-ftrallc) defumptiscx nomineperfon.Tjquxnunquara ex-
titit; autficxtitit,inanenomcn fuitj^ fi vixitrct quidamrrotelcnusappcllatus, an proptcrGailleanteLunamex-
ortam faidct!' Quod fi vcrohisrefpondcre quis vellct,
an nonjurcqu.Trcret, Num Profelcnus cumluisArcadi-
busintencbristamdiu degilTet, cumijdcmtcftenturLu-
namfeu Dianam & Solem feu ApoUinem eodcra dieac
parcucditos, non inlucem, quialux nonfuerat, fcd cumJuce in mundumPVeiu Arcadicus afinus his laducis luxu-
riet: NecfoIumArcadcs, fed&alix gentes Dcorum&Heroum ab ijs ortorum monumenta fibi accommod^<nrunt, prxcincntibus Poetis; Hinc lupitertot locisnatu»
dicitur ; vti\ratalislib.i. c. i, miroitur^modom Cretay ma-
j ., , . do Thebis, modo i» Arc4dia,mod» apftd Afeffenios: Et ne qiiid
J*•'"'dc c.Ttcrisdijs, aut heroibus dlcam,qiu)tvrbcsHomeri
tr^'*^* P , fe patrias aut congentiles jadarunt, quot ejus fepul-ramtasjith-^^^^^
ortcndcrunt?vt Giccro pro Archia tcftatur 5 Ea-Btc*r/4m* j^^ vanitatis & gIorioI;c falfnc infignia in Thetralo
nodro, Hippocratis filio agnoiciraus, qui coram A-
thcnienfibus impudentcrjaAatfuum gcnus ab ApoIIine
dcfcendcrc, vt & artcm : Quid fi iEfculapius ac Apollo
nunquamvixilfcnt, an Theinius propterea abfque pro-
geniforibusfuilTef? At hjcc eo tempore communia fiie*
re.' An non^neas ex Vencre, Romulus& RemuseacMartcacRhcaSylvia VcrtahV ex t^nea oriunda, pro-
geniti funt i Qjpt funt vrbcs , regiones & gentes>
quje fcriptorcSi dum fub Ethnicifmo adhuc etTent,ha-
bucrintj&fcnonadijs vel hcroibos, Trojanis aut alijs
derivarint? Ita veritasper adulationem oppreita, &dig-nftifis & antiquifAtis opinio pcr mendacta horainummentibus impreiraell: Dc Luna, quatcnus Cceli lumi-
nare
Lib.} Aegyptio-Graecorum, ijj
nareed, hic nihil dicimus^ at provt Latonx filia & A-
poliinis forory alias Diana, eam confydcramus : .^^od
fratri foror nafcenti opem tulerit, & matri Latonac ob-
ftetricem egerit, jam anfcattigirous* cjufquereiratiofat
eftconfpicua: NamRubcdoaibedincm fequi dcbcr, &iKjn econtra, tcftantibusomnibus Philofophis : Virgini-
tatem verb Dianaperpetuam vovit & aparrclove impe-
travit, ncmpc dctcrrita periculo partus^ cui adfucrat : Al-
bcdoenimapparcns eximi non debet, (cd coqui ad ru-
bcdinem; ideoque virgo mancrc dicirur: Ab Ethnicis
quoq; Lucina invocata c{l, quae parturientibus, vt luna(quac ipfaeodcmquoque partu cum lovc a Rhca edita
erat)pr^elle acopem ferre credebatur, necnon nafccn-
tiaomniainluccmevocare: Venatrixlemper arcu& fa-
gittis vti fingebatur, quibus Orionem venatorem opti-
inum c:6invi-dia 2cin(lin(^u ApolIiniSjaquisinnatantcm^
tnfeiaquidclTetjtranftixit: Cynthiam quoqj camvoca-runtamonte Dcli altifnmo, vbi nata fity&AmuIcnarem
& foeminam eire putlrunt, vt Orpheus in hymno : Audadc deficiensjcadem quoauc foemini mafq; .Alcman Meli-
cuseamvxoremAeriSjcquo Rorc filium conceperit ac
genucrit, arbitratur : Bigis ea vchi & non qiJidrigis,vt So*
lem, Marcm Mani/tHs fingitr Et vcftes (plcndidas indu-
ere & exuercy cum velit, irq; oceano lauari, & lam lu-
cida, iam obfcura pro veftifi Iplendoreapparere Homcrushymnographusiilefcribitiaccruabus candidis cjus cui«^^^^
T^iaMrum tradum dicunt.Ciccro ^. de Nat. Dcor* trcs Dianas qv-.-^-jftatuit,primamIouis&ProfcrpinaBjqua2 pinnatumCupi-
dincm gcnuiircdicitur} fccundam notiorcm, quam loue
tcrtio& Litona nataro acccpimus ; Tcrtiae patcr Vpis tra-
ditur,Glauccmatcr> camGrjccifajpc Vpim patcrno nc-
mine appcllant. Latona cjus & Apoilinis mater
cft ; idquc vcriilimum .- Nam Lato Iivc Latona di<f^a
vnum idcmquc fubjcdlam dcnotat; Idquc Moric-
ncs fTpilfime inculcat, cum inquit:iV^5y?^ tjmdtm
Lato qttamvis primnm fit rnhetts ^ tAmtn efi utHtii^^i&c,
q4 Hicroglyphiconioi Libj,*
Et: Si4t4tem Lnt0ncum [Hlphure comlfuratury cfrc» Item*cjmndoafitem purns L.tton tamdiueiecociuitury C^c. Et his fi«
roiliainnumcraruisvifencialocit: Orionem Dianajacu*lis intcrcmit , venatcrera magnum,Tripatorem illum^Io-
vis, Neptuni & Mercurij filiuro •, qui ab Oejiopione cx«
c^ecatusinLemnumprofedusaVuIcano perbenigncex-
cipitur: Vulcanusejusmirertusperfamulumfuumad fo-
lemorientem ipfumdeduci voluit, vbifanirafl reOitutnt
Jumcnrecuperavitj Quid quacfo Vulcanus opis prarfta-
retOrioni, nifi cx arte fua? Ideoquciprumad Solem ori-
entem mifit; quod intclleftu facilc eft, nec cgetexplicati-
one: HuncOrionemDianafpicuIis transfixit, cumna-raretinmjri, iignumfcpcterearbitrata: Ed autem Dig-
na&mas&:foemina; quiaHcrmaphrodyticae natorx cft,
cumfubaibcdinc fit rubcdo, &:exfoemina Hat mafculutin ma^zifterio Philofophicoj Sicenim Senior : Hacejivir'
tuif<tmin<t,ci$iamfAminamfec(rat in 9. diebusyjl2,nificat antms
flHdteftvtrtitsfamiiutteiuamfecerHntmAfcnlMm, cum ceaguU'
t»r ^fij^itur irt igne^i^fit mafculm caltdus &ficcus, peridem
^uodaCfjuifiuitapartei^niayC^ mrHinatur tUMC mafculus, c^nominaxit hanc aqtiam ceagulatam nominecuiuflthet mafculi'
deinde defpon/averunt eam , (^ ipfe efi ex ea, gt* ipfe efl rdaix
eius c^ coagulatio eius. Rorcro habetfilium Dianafeu Lu*na,^aamvisvirgoftatuatur: quia vt ros cadat ante eius
exortumncccifecftj Bigis vtitur , non quadrigis, quia
faltemduos colotcsCacitapparcre,nigrcdinem & albedi-
nenij &triahabet Elementa; Solautcro omnes colore»
quituorrcquirit&qi^atuor Elementa, fi authoribus cre.
Mircurim dendunn fit : lupiter quoque ex Maja fufcepit Mercurium:y.hvisf^M HicDeorum fingiturvigflantiflTimusj In Cyllcne Arca-
di^montenatus: PaufaniastraditeuminCorycio mon-tc, non procul a Tanagris natum & lotum fuilfe in Tficre-
na, vbitrcserantfontes in agro ?heneat[co,a nymphi»«ccoliseiusmontis: Alijeducarumeum dicuntfubportu-
Iaca,quxplantacft huroiditatc&frigiditarcnMxiine abfi-
dan$3 dcqua&LuII: ThecnTcft: C. 4. liiter vcgcta-
bi iia
Lib.j, Aegyptio.Graecoium. ijy
bilia Mercurioappropriata Fneminic, cttminqult» Incer
vegetabili4vitiscli(5(«materiamarcuiina & magna luna-
ria, qu^eiiruccuJ Vitalis, & radixfrumentifiue (Iraroi.
nis &;porri&; portulaca, malva&MercurialiSj&Cheli-
doni« : CumqucnatuselfecMercurfus, alijdicuntluno-
ncmIacipnprxbui(Tc,acpcr infcitiam eum aliquamdiu
nutrivilTcj cx cojus ore lade emitro viam iadleam in coe-
lofa(flam: Alij malucruntOpirojulTamlac infanti prae-
bcrc, ilIudinfaxumexprc(fiirc,quod Saturno obtulerat,
quo ia coelum delapfo ladlea via UAx fit : Otio abundan-
tiscifet h3ecfcrupuIonusade6manifcf)c falfa rimari, nili
nonnihilarcani lateret. Nam quarhai^enusdiximus licet
Cenujora Hnt, taroen k mundo recepta & Echnicis credica
fuerunc: Nobis condac, quod(ubje(fhimartischymica:
fitMercuriusjquivndecunquecrtus fic,femperex mon-tanolocodeducitur :Maja matcr ejus ed vna PleiadHm)
Atlantisfilia, &accipiturpro colle Atianti adjacente, vc
ance notavimus : fiveicaqueexMaiafeu Cyllene monceAr£adixprodierit,perindeerit: In Tricenalotusa nym-phis,hoc e(l, terpurgatusfuis proprijs aquis; Alatum
cumfinxeruntjcuigallus affidebat, juvenem formofumfine fucO) acfinecomptujvultuhilari atqueacribus ocu-
lis-, qui aureicathcnaauribushominuman#bXii, morca-
les qu6cunquelibui(rcf,traheret; Hujusfimulachrum Ae- jp^^j^jgypcij p»r(im atra facie, pjrtim aurca& claraconfinxcre: ^^ ^Aercus expretfus cft cum aitante ariece,cum prxelTec gre-
gibus : Caduccus illi dabatuccum anguibus geroinis, ma-
reicfoemina, fciliccc mutuo connexu circumvolutis, &;
concordibuSiquorumcaud^dcmictcbantur ad capulumciducci:Huncab Apolfine acccperacpro lyri,quim inve-
ncrjt&ApolIinidedcrit: Cau(4 Ser^encum in eo con-
ncxorum hrc (nditur i cum caduceum intcr duosangues
accrrimc' inter fe dimicantcs conjccilTet , atque ij rcpentc
fadi etlcnt amici, inpoOcraro virgam eam geminis angei-
bus circumvolutia infignitam gedavlt: H«i:c omnindChymicaclfc, atqucideo fida& introdudaabantiquidi- i
mis ^ ^
ij({ Hicroglyphicorum Lib.j^'
mfsnetBO^ninquimhilvnquamlegcrit corum,autdiQor-
ci judicijautdurioris ceruicis Ot,non animadvertic:. Dcquibuscum tot volumint tani rcccntiorumquam vetc-
rum ^criptorumfere^oranibusfuis paginis attertefitur,
nostcrtunonia hiccifiirc fingularia rupcrfc ]cbimus:Ala-
tuscftj&pingitur^quia/^hilofophiGusMcrcurius ctfi non. fitvulgari$illc&crudus,tamcnalasad volandum habet,
^ r^j-^^^ nifi derincaturhruofratre: galiuseiallidct.pruptcr vigi-'fo tt uts,
iantiam,fircnuitatern & volatilitatem : fine fuco & comp-tu rormorus,hocfeft,fuanatura honmgencus Silegitimus
abrquemixturacujufvis; quod aure^ cathena ducat ho-
minesauribus, crcdibiIcelt,non folumcloquio.vtalijcx-
ponunt,fcdquod ipfcMcrcuriusomnium legum^artium,
Mcdicinx, mercium, totiufq; politix author apud i£-
gyptios dicatur , vt antc narratum eft ;Quia Mercurius
Ifidiprarfuitj&aMcrcurio illa enutrita dicitur, omncfqj*rte8&lcgcsaccepiire>, ^'icMcrcurius revcra trahit ho-^ines auribusy icdaureacathcnd>quia adejus artisnu-
tura omnia fida, pi<5^a, fculpta, fada & perada ftatu-
untur: iEgyptijautcm p^^timatrapartimaurea facic c-
umfinxeruntjquiaitarcueracrtj^urea interius, atra cx-
tcriu«:^rcu$Martisnaturamrepr3?fcntat aricte : InCa-duccofunt^cminiangucs; quia cft dupJcx Mercurialft
fubftantia, quarum vnacft calida&ficca,altcra {i\^\^^^
humida; &ficcontrafijsquaIitatibus, qua: tamen redu-
cunturadconcordiam; lUacft mas^h^cfgsmina: illa a*
gcn$, hxcpaticns; Mirabilis virtuscft eiusvirg<e,quod
diftidentcsconcordcsfaciatfcrpcntcs, quodque animas ccorporibustadliscducat, inquc carcducat; Hoc cnimfblus Mercuriuscfficitinmagiftcriophilofophicoj Idco«
quc vulgo ^xzxxux^Eft tn Mercurio f^uiceiuid ^uaruntfapieH-
tes'^EtLu]l.lib.dequint.Eir.Diftinc.3.deIncerat; ^a-
*iam,'\T]quit,Eiewerjtafuntj<fua induranty fxaMt^ congeUnti
C^tsfu^eti^m i»clurant0rjix4ntur& congeUntur : £t fic eft du-
flex corfyderatio in artejcilicet ccmponere ex vnanat/ira VKiut
metAlliduos liqucrejcontrari9S in comfofttione i Vnumy <^fii
virtk'
Lib.j, Acgyptio»Graecoium. 137
ttrunt, ijtti fit votutilit^injixtist^inillUi Jfle vero fecHndui
liquoY xndH^atur^ fxatur e>- cengeUttfr perprimttm : Ex (jHt'
htu amhobm liqHerthm rejnitat vnm lapus cotteeUfni, fixus (^
induratuSy quihabtt virtutemccngelandi mn congelatumii»'
iurare rttoUificmn , (cffixaye infixum^ c^ mol'tficare durum,
Hacc ell duplcx ilU ferpeniua» connexiojquorum vnus a* .
latus^alfcribfqjalisfingifur; hsrc eft dupicxfacies lani, Kf^^ ] »
.
qux rcipicit in prxtenta & profpicit in futuraj aut potius ,ff^ogyfht'
qua non fixa natura iiitrat in fixam, taiquam pcr lanuam^"'^*
apertarr^* Wxq eft gemina av s vna cum pcnniSjalfcra fine
pcnniSf & vna appr rhendit roftro caudam alieiius^vt eft
infigniaSenions: Qilidpluribus? Hscc res eft nofior,
quamguodadeamdenionllrandam plurateftimoni^ad-
ducidebeant: Z)efuricitateMercurij mirum in modum Mercttrifiszcoufennunt,quodcumparvuIusc(rctadhucinfansaVuI- yuicatto •
canofufceptuserudiendus ci inftrumenta fabrilia furri- c/Hditm,pucrirexofficiPfl} Vcneri cingulum, lovi fceptrumj A-
pollini bovcs Admetiregis pafcentij&pharefram, codc
die quo natus eft : Cupidinenjque palseftra fuperavit re-
ccnsedi^Usin lucem: Poftadulrus varia officia obtinu-
ifjPcmpedforumcocnaculum veirere,*flcrneie curiam, ^l^^i^ M^r-
lovis m^ndiita pcrdtemcircumfcrrc^&hueJlluc curfitare «^*"'^'.
pernodcm mortuorumanimasadinfcros deduccrc, pa-
JtftriSjConcionibufqj praccIIc,8.:nullo tcmpore quicfcc-
r:: Lyraminvcnitjiiovcm chordas teftudini ad Niluminvcntr primus intendi'j
frimustrcsfidiumfono9acu'u,
gravcm 8c mcdium rcpci ijt : Baftum paftofcm in faxumIndiccm coovcrtir, Ovid. 2. Mctam : Argum centum o- Mercurtus
culorum, qui lonemin vaccam verfam feruabit, SaKo c^^ypnjf
occidit : ex^gypto prifuif, & iEgyptijs leges &: literas legcs ^ Itte-
tradidif, a quibus nominarJ ncfas habebstLfr; fubtcriisr^w tradtdtt^
quoqjmancnsTrophcniu?,aquibufdamdiduseft:AftrO' AfironomiA
nomix & PhiIofophiaEauthor& Rcligionis ThebanisSa- & Philofo-
ccrdotibuscxtitit,quimaximebasdifcipIinascx^cuerunt,^^w^«/W
vttcftaturStrabolib. 17. Geograph: EtMarcus Manili-M^rr«r/«fc
T us
1^8 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.j,
os, lib. I. rerum Aftronomicarum his verfibtti
:
Tf*pri»cfp!4Uthcr^facri Cyllemt t4titi,
Perteinm CtelHminteritu^umfy^era notAy^C'
Idcm /•octa conatar oflcndcrc vnivcrfum fundamcntumrcligionisapudiGgyptiosa Mcrcurio priusfuifTc invcn-
tum, vnacum ritibus facrorum rerumque naturalium cau-
fis: Exhisquidaliudclicicmus, qyafuprius fub^gyp-
j^ . tijiumHicrogIyphi:i$rarpiusr<rpetituiiaxioma,aMerju-
rio dcpenJcrcomnia,eumqucelk omnium rcrum ma-gidrum : Furicitascjusnimis nota eH: iliis, qui qucm-cumque Mcrcurium elaborindum fumpfcruntjHlnc Vul-
canOjCcrtcrifquc dijs inHrumenta furripuit^ At cura Vulca-
nocducatus dicitur ? quia Vulcano efl proprius difcipu*
lui, & ille huic prarccptor: Officia c/jsfatisconftantj
Mercuriuscnimdicitur,quafimedius currens, quia Dijs
k pcdi bus fuit •• Sic in artc Philofophica currit pcr initium,'
mcdium&fincm: Mufica inftrumenta & intervalla in-
venit; quiaomnia fiuntponderc, numcro & menfura;
cx quibus tandem fonorum qui J cvadit:Battum in Saxumvertit, & Argum faXo intercmit; Ni! mirum, quia Mercu*
riusfeulndcxintrivijs ipfe cft nonnunquam lapideus:
^gyptijsomnisdifciplinx authoreft, vtnepcrcpetitum,
atquodnominarincfascfrct, arcana Aegyptiorum facra
tninifcfiat a Mcrcurioprofcdta& de Mcrcurio infiituta,
etfilcntioinvoIutaclTc: Cuiusreieuidcns quoquc argu-
FrTuH:iti mentumcft, quodMcrcuriusrcfertur ctiim inicr Arca-
prt.Gram.ah nos illos Samothracum dcos, quorum folcnnia qui ob-
Hebrdtode- fcrvalfct, intcr turbulcntifiimas tcmpefiatcs fcrvabatur
dMcity^Hod omnino: Ijs Vlyfifcminitiatum ferunt in Samothracia,
Abjirufum fcd vitta alba pro earnijs vfum fuilTc;quippc cum initi-
fona'-,vt& antcstxniaspurpurcfls circa vcntrcminncxucrint;Eratau-
Cahiros, tcm mos initiandi in Cabiris^atquc Dcorum nomina,quos
ARCA- nominarc^cfascrat,ifia fucrunt: AXIOERVS, AX«NISSIMAXOQ^KS hy AXIOCERSVS: Eratautcra Axiocrus
Ccres
Lib.}^ Aegyptio-GriecGiurn; ij5>
Cercs, Axiocerfa Profcrpina, Axiocerfiis Plueoj quibus r *
quartusacccdebat C A S M I LV S, quierit McrcuriHs, vt / ^^^u.fcriplitDionyfiodorus. Triccps Dcusvocatur, marinus, Vf***
^***^
ccelcftis&tcrrcftrishabitus: CumHecitecongrcirus cx ^'*"^ff^*^-
catrcsfiliasfufcepit. Athcnicnfes Tcrreftri Mercurio''"^ ^''*'
Choesvocatafolcnniacclcbrabantdie 1 j.LunjE Nouem- ^'^>^''^f'f"'
bris,quibus fcminaomiiumgcnerum in vna olla mif-"/'.^''*^*
ccrcntur & coquerentur : Ijdem in ejus honorem Hydro- ^^^^' y*^*^'»
phcj^aagcbant-,de quibus inferius.A Lycophrone triceps y^^P"^"^
Nonacritcs CtarusDeusnuncupatur; ALadantiocitante'' ''^'^*
Hcrmctemjntertrcs, quibuscilet fumma fapjcntia, V-fanum five Ccelum, Saturnum & Mercurium numeratur
:
AquibufdamPoIygiusdicitur, cuiHercuIcsdevidis gi-
gantibusclavam confecrarit tCujudibet mcnfis dics lu*
nx quartus Mcrcurio fuit dicatus, (icut primus& feptjmus
Apollini, quiSoIcft: Traditurcum PIutone& lovccol-
i^cutusfuiirc, eorumquelegumarcanahoroinibus expli-
cafife: Ipfilinguavidimarumfacra crat, quac-vltimopro-
ijcicbaturinignem: Habuitplurimos filios fintcr quo»e^thalides Argonauta) & filias,exquibus Angeliar mcmi-nitPindarus:IIlima<5Vab^turvitu!tlsj Ejus fimulachrum
jnter cactcrjEleufinicrum facra fymbola pertabatur, dc
quibus fubEleufinijsdicemus rHjccprsetcr antc cxpofita
Mercurij naturam,& ci rillefacriiadhiberctur&Dcus crc-
ditusfitjfatisdilucidc explicantj quod nirairum fit ex
prxcipuisHieroglyphicis iEgyptiorum &Grarcorum, i-
deoquc cjus folennia cum filcntio ab initiatig & juratis
perfonis , ne quicquam altcri apcr.rent , cclebrata fint;
HincfruflraLadantiusMcrcuriumlibrodc falfa religio-
nearbitraturfuilTehomincmfingulariingcnio & fapien*
tia: Et CiceroIib,dcNat. Dcor: Mcrcurios plurcs pro-
ducitjaiTcrcns vnum Coelo patrc & Dicmatrc natum,alte-
rum Valentis & /»horonidis filium, tertium lovc & Majacditum,quartumNiIopatre;quintumquem colunt Phe-
neatx. Vnusenimfaltcm Mercuriuseft,^ifqueHicrogIy-
phicus,ncc Deus,ncc homo; quanivis non ncgauerim fa-
T i iffc
\:%
140 Hieroglyphicorum Libijl'
iireqHordimrjmmre fapienti.T virosHcrmctcs Hru Mcr-
curios didos in ifigypto, histamcn nihil de an'e didii
HffffiffJ /«- atrcnbi polfe: SicHcrmc* Trirmcgiftusipfe Mcrcurium
niotefle Hc- intcrtapicnti(Timosrccer:fct,nonfcip^um intelligens, fed
^^^;^^/?^,y.^, Hicrugfyphicum } Hicvt interdcos Acgyptios & Elcu»
lar calcAvs ^"i'0!* numcrabarur, rjc& Samothricumjqunrumfolcn-
iiinera, ^^* ^u m ijscjufdem fue^u it intentioniirj H ic, vt illa ar-
MerCHrxpu cani(fima, His vc iliis Mcrcurius intereratj & faccrdo-
venditor c^ tibus i<c initiatis clavis aurea in iingu,»; Hi &iIiiAngc-
ueiociator- ronae filentij de^jautHarpocriti deo litaucrunf, tdeoqj
dcorum nonjina in vulgum fpargere ncfas erat ; nonquod pcr fe malum elfet, Deos crcditosnominare, fed
nc arcana fub nominibusillorum deorum, & f.icroruni
latentia innotcfccrent : Hxc fuit vnica & pr:)priacaufa,
cur initiaticirentfele(fli & iuraci,qui celebrarcni illa fa-
cra & (imulachra viderent,cur intcrdidum cr^t quicquamdcdijsaut fairis invuJg;»re, «ut ipfos Dcos nominarciHmc dijs illiscoramunia & gcncralia qurdam nominaattnbuta funt , qux funiroara eoruin dignitateoi defig-
nent , vtfuntAxioerus, Axiocerfa & Axioccrfus; Ccres,
Profcrpina &/'lutoj Ccrcs eadcoi cft, c^ii EIculLva m-flitutafuntj de quibus infra fcqucnti Iibro , & P\i\io
divitiarum Drusfubtcrrancus, dc quo fupcrius; Mcr-curius his additur, vclut miniftcr, qui cil O imia in
omnibus : Fabulantur ijs facris Vlylfem initiaturn jfic
cnim Homcro placuif j tj?ni<E autem purpurca? , noii
albac, illis adhibcntur, in quibus cum c^rarit VlylFss,
tot crrorum & tcmpcflatum ipli m rcduu immiifa-
rum, qu bus tamcn fcrvarui cft, caufa extirit: Curtriccps eQ Mercurius , novit is, qui legit apud po*
ftratcs cx HTrmctCj Tresvidi ficics in v;>o pifrcj iic
Rofariusj Mattriay'm(^\.\\tyLapidi.s PhUofophorurKcj} acjHA c^inieUigitHr de afjHA illorHin trtumy vt proi/al Hortuianw
;
Necdehnt e[fe plura ner pattciora^ Etdictt^ qnoaSol cji
m^fcHlns-i Lnna fcemina ^ Affrcurim fferm^: Nona*criccs Mcrcurius appclIaiUF) quia Nunacns Atctd^x
moiis
Lib.j Aegyptio-Gr^corum. 141
mons pfrceJebns in jugis habct ftillantcs c faxo fri'
gididiinos humorcs 5 H\CiUtcmac]UJ I}ygiavocatur,in
qu ncq^ argentcum,ncc[; xneum, ncq; fcrreucD vaspo-
fcil' rublidete, quin confumatur & croditur •• Gon-rerVire autem ca;n nifi vngula mulma, nihil credeba-
tUr: Mjrinus dicifur Mcrcurius, vtal(| putarunt, t)uod
pcf m^ire, Ccslcftispcr Ccclum,terrcftrisper terram Dc-orummindan perleccrit,verurnnos fcimus, quodin co(it rjperius& infcriasjCielu & tcrra PhilofopIiorujSi quodterra fit pafticcps dqu t, idcoq^ triura nafurarum dicaf ur.
{c\2 qjod conrtet ex aquj & terra, tanquam proprijs Elc-
mentisvilibHibus&pfxtcrca quinta cirentia fcu ccsicfti
virtuce abditj ; Hccats: congreirus triformi matcricC, cx
ea gcneruvit filios : Cur vcro Afhenienfcs tcrreftri Mercu- Mercmium
riOjTrophonio dicflo, ejurmodi foiennia fecerint (cmini-7><'?^^<'"^*'«»
'bu3mi(h's&cod:isomnibusinvnao!lamirab!lceft3&:i£ n^mimrin^-
gVi^tiosritus oftcndit;dequi';U3cxh3<flenusdi^i8ratio-A^'^'^«
cinar» hcrat •• Myfticam quoqjcaufam fubclFe animadvcr-
titur indiebus Mcr.ris Mercutiodicafts. Arq- indcvide- Mjr/?iV4.
tur & apud R">manosmoremnumerandi dies pknctarii
feptem incepnrcj cum &apud ho9 vt ctiamnum Apollini
primus&ieptimuif, aCv-^Arrarfffqoartus dics aflcribfttur,
nonramcn habitorf(pcd:uadLui ae<i£tatem aut rootum,
vtcfhm : j^uoj Mercuriusle§e9alove&/'Iutonc5diviti-
arumDeo,rtiutuatushoT»inibuscxplic^it,;amf:rpiusdc-
claratumcft: Lmgua ipfifacra, non vc hadenus cxifti-
matum,tanquam Eloq-jeiuix DtOy fcd (ilcniij, & quod Mercarto !
e us facra intra dcnt um vajium fjppreifa iingua rcticcnda UnguA facra^
rint-,qaTidcocxtcrnonru vltin^oabijccbarur jfl jgpe:quia vtfilentu wnunciuscrcdcba^^urdenrumj^ogeliim rilijmhabuillctiii- ta,
gitur; Dc nmulaciiro cjus tntcr Elcurioiadiccmus :Hic
itaque «ft illc Aiercmas quf pcr vnivcrfis mundi '^^x- Affrcwimtesfuis !cgcs,fjcro3 rifus, ceremon-as & culrus inftuu- jwa^W<7i»»-
it; Cumquc rcvcra nunqu»m in rcjm natura Fucrit,m- pofnit,
fi fccundum inrrlledurn vEgvpiiorum faccrdotuoi &Graccoiui^oetaju Hicrogl>'phicc& AllcgoriCjr.ccnonia
T i artc
i^z flieroglyphicorum L^b.j;
artcipQstum cognitl arcanifTima, nihilominua omniamundana, tanquamDcustcrrcnus, rexit,ordinavit, fixic
&rcfixit : Ex tr^gyptoin Phoeniciaro, &ad Grn^cos cu(iia rcligionc my ftica pcnctravit, ab his ad Romanos, qui
toti fcrc orbi, cui dominabantur, Mercuriu ciq- congcn-
tilcs Dcos prcpinarunt & obfcruandos prarccpcruntj Hacrationc Hifpani, Galli,Gcrmani, Britanni,aIi;quepopu*
U Mcrcurio, vt&Marti, iitarunt,qucm«dmodum cxan-
tiquis hyllorijs patct-* Quamvis potius Gcrmanos ab
ipfisiEgyptijs (fiquideraRomananccnomina, ncc nu-
minacumimpcriototccntenis vix confirmato multumcurarint) Mcrcurij cultum haufiirc arbitrcr carationc,
quod «x£gyptij Mcrcurium fualinguaThcutvocaverint,
tcGermani,quifortca/l/rrr«/'f) cultu feThcutonos fiue
Teutfchenindigetarint,longc ante Romanoril adventum
inGernianiam Mercuriuminfylvisvnacum Marte colu-
crint j Quid alij dealijsejusnominisratioflibus adferat,
nonignoro, necmultumreruto, nifi faltcmprxfumpti-
oncs potius quam probationcs cirenf. Plinius 1. 4. c. 1 4.
cxiftimatTeutonesGermanfacpopuIosfic di<5los aTeu-tono Dco, qucm ^rra ortum cxifiimabant: Mercurius
enim vcre ex tcrra natus dicitur : fic & Tcutatcs , lingoa
Galllcaolimdidus Mercurius, quia Gallis quoquc colc-
batur &fanguinchumano placabatur; Vnde Lucanus;
Et ejuibtu ijmmitis piac^tur/afiguine diro Teutater-
Avcntinus lib.i. Tuifconem.Nosc filium facit, qucm illc
inArracniagenuerat,&inEuropammifcrat,quicquid m-tcrRhenum&Tanalraamncscontinctureidemaflignans.
AlijTuifconcmvoIuntellcAfcenas filium Gomcri pri-
mogcnituiii,aquoGcrmani die Teutjchen didi funtrfed
cumdcorlginibus gentium illa fintvaldcmccrta, nccli-
tcris veriflimc prodita , crcdimus vt accepimu^ aut acci-
pimuS) licctnonoroniacrcdamus; Harc dc Mercurio,
CofraiccDcofufficiant; fifaltemilliusA NTRV M cx
ARCA' Orphco&vnonoftratium inquircntibus oftendcrimus:
NISSIMA Sic enira C>r/>^^/inIibrodclapiIIi»,dumhomincsiad flu«
dia
Lib.j Aegyptio-Graecorutti. 14j
diaa^hortatur, cosadMcrcurijfpcIuncamablegat, ona*
nidm bonoruiD & commodorum plcnam, hitcarnau
nibus:
0"f/i Kttii^fiwmf mrfUfA':nr nrtf emJytt^
EV nlKunfxrt xrtfH inK^ifut E'^/*rf«»,
E-fS* »y* T*rr<>K»T> xyx^ei* Kuri^Kit ifxi^fif^
JiHA xir ifxpvrifnnt hytieirHTriW» xt^i^r,
0«« /el»»r«?^«,)r^ip;/>.i»'f «Xw/ox/ii ij».
Hoecft,
j4t ^Hemem^ virum dacitprudentiacordis,
MercHrij ingredter ffslHncamyflHfima vbi iUe
DepofHit bsnA,(iAt quorum pr^ejrrandts 4Cervn4 *
AmhAbtis VAlet hicmMubwJibifmHere^ ijia
Ferre domnm : valet hic vitare incommoda cmEia.
Et Augurcllus Lib.i.Chryf fimili fcremodo ThalamumacCubiliaGlauras N/mphacdcfcribit
:
Efi luctu fummofecreti in vertice montit^
Fo»t vbi desHrrit mtidit argentetu vndiSy
Ft^ecHi exefnm tendem aperitnr iu antrnm:
IntHS habet prafians divino nHmine virgo^
RHricoU GlauramprifcotjHam nomine dicHnty
Hhc denfos intervtpres anguflus (^affer^
Acclivis^ dtgre perdficit caHis eMntem,
yefiibHlnm ante ipfHm^jpelanca Uvis Qr a(Jf*a
P^/anicief,non ampla tamsn horrentibiis vmbris
CtniitHr acfluvtf ripis c^ margine tophi
ObdH^aviridimHfca,^ifl7f^corjmbis •
Ingredttnrvero fi ejtiisfueiiciteriOmnem
ContinHo I/tbem hHmjinam,mirabile di^H,
Bxssitacpondpts /Hbito mertalerelinqHity
E^ pHrnspenitHfjj ienisfft fpiritm iQi,
,^t§j aditHS Itifiret CHn^oSyaoiliJt^feratMr
Per cH>teos,qnibHS in msdijsfeaetaHrea NymphafAnrem &circHm thaUmns ^fapra^ renidet
£>niH
144 Hicroglyphicorimi Libf,
^j^lfi AttyitaliHUpeA'l)ux calc-^titur etffjtunty
^t ^^ ip'\i e X iiHYo splet/det canfUtaftfpclUx :
T^ayinftjt^veifna titiibes.)iyirnontibm aT,trttm
Hoc pLte^qfit rtbtu tamisDnmorciia djtt^ris,
^^2moA^ I i(tc VI 'um juertt preciofjis^inde
Erue.necftit»ptit,tiimio ntcparce Ubori.
^u.r rccenfiorisaurci Pocrjcvcfeaurcacarmiria fatis
explicant,quidOrphcusf crantrLimyl/(rrr^n) intcJlcxcnr,
adquodfapicntcsquofcunq} ludrandum adhortatur: In
hoccnim antro Nympha anrca habitat GUurc didla,qujc
ipfacd /T/rrrwr/Wj"runtrcrum inmundo nomrna,totappclhtioncs fjmilitudinarias fibi 3i<i(c\{citj ncab in-
dignis apprsehcndatur; Hincmturb» circafincmdicitur:
Neergstnnttvieralitate notninnm decipiartSjmortffis cttm zi-
vit 1//^^'. -Sedccrtohabeeumcj-Ktdejfe, cuinihilaltenum acce-
dtt , ne^infertHr'. Etus igitttr;OCtttm invcfligay (^adenum
mhi/fitnferasy C^ fine multipiicarehemines Kcmina, quantfl
mffUipltcarentur^fapirntiamtiofirampfieri riderent'. Ncquiddcmodcrnorum igitur nominibus huic matcn> & Tubjc-
d:o attributis, cunjiiinumcra finr, curemu9,apud anti-
quidiraosdidmushancvnam candcmqj rcmMercurlumdict.jrn appeHiri,&: pc r cam intellii^J ? Apim,tot tauros dijs
facros, aliofqjdGmitosdrjconcs antcmcmcratos,&fcic
omnia Hic roglyphica animalia & numinj^ itcm rot mon-«- F ,. (Ira.Tvphcnis&EchidnarfobolcmjCfrbcrjm, Chymx-^ ram,Sphyngcm,nycrim, Hcc;itcn, Cjcryoncm, tot lco-
' r)C8,cquos,avcs&bcftias, quarum partim mcntio fad»
^^- ^ **!.' cft.parcimfict fuislocis: NuncadD^onT/um loviex Sc-
, /{,, mclc natum progredimur, non miijus cclcbrcm Mcrcu-^ '*''
rio 5 HicidcmcliapudGrxcos,qui Olins^apudiCgyp-
2^ ^^ _ tios&BacchusapudRomanos, quod pjtct cxomnibusjJ'j)"o
ipCj 4ttributjs; ided nunc ipfum Olirim^nuncDionyfum,^^*
nuncBicchUiii promifcucnominabimus, fcmptrtnumlubjcftum, vt ct antiqui fubintclligcntcs : ScmcIcCad-
nii&H^rmoniz filia,curamorta|is cltct, &aIovc,vt fa-^
bulan-
Lib.j. Aegyptio-Graccomm. i^jbulantur Poctx , in amplcxum pctcrctur. luno lovis vx-or anum roentitaSci«eIxpjr/uiifit>vt lovcm per Styg^i%
palu cjnjurarecompcllcrct. fcconceirurumquoj pctc-
rcc,ac dcindc flagitaret a love vt ad fe taits acced^r -t qaalis
lunoncm compicdcretur j Cu-inq*, Scmclc hoca lovc im-petrdifct, acvim iu{minisiu(^incrc;non poirrt, continuo,vtdtcitur, in cincrcm conucrfacft, cumjani odavuminenfcmficfusexiovcconccptusexplcviirctj vtOvidsj.Met : vcnuiie hoc dcfcribit his vcrfibus.
Ro^at i//a hvejTffiyte nsminf munpts*
Cti* DePis^elige,ait 5 KMlUmp,^tie'-e repn/fam^
^l^-oc[^magiicredasyStygij ^f^ojf^ confciafttmo
Nnminittorrentis,timor 87- Dens i!/e deorttmefi'
Ldtta ma/o nimwnoa^ potens^peritr^r.i^ tmsantu
O/?fec^Hi0 Semcl ./fpia/<i /» S jHrniji^diXttf
Teio/etam^/s^i,Veneti: cit-mf*ipts inttis ,
D<t mthi te ta/etn i Corp.-Y^ morta/e tnmultHi Simele Dio*N<7« tulitaerios,doni/^ inga/ibtii arjit^ fijfSmnter
com/fuf/.t, vt
Cum vcroSemelearfillct, lupiterfoetum cx ventre cjus & iy£fcHl<h
furrcptum, nc ctiilc pcrirct, fuo fcmori alfuit, & ad iu- pij-
ftum maturitatistempus geftavit,quo i ibidem licdefcri-
bitur.
JmperfeUtu adhtic infansgenitricis ab ahoEripitfsrfpatrio^^tener {fi crederedigntim efi)
InjHitHrfemori,m^^€rna^ tempora compiet,P^terjit mO'
HincDionyfiusvocatuseft, quia pupugeritlovis femur,'*'*•
cum natuscllctcornutus, vcIvcalijvoIunt,quiaIupitcr
cUuduseirct,cum illum alfutumfcmorigefta.et, vel vta-
lij, quialupiterpluviaradimiferit, cumnatus fuit: Alij
Dionyfom ftatim natuma Mcrcurio deportatum ellc in
Nyfana Arabine vrbemtx^gypto finitimam ad Nymphjscducandumallcrunt: Hinc& bimaccr didus cft ;Alijdix-
V crunt
14^ Hicroglyphicorum Lib.j^
crunt Scmelcn lovi quidem Dberum peperiire, redaCad*
modeprschcnfim cum ptii.ro recensnatoconicdlamicar-
cam fuillcligneam, qur fucntajllu marisad finesOreataf
CiUudruit oppidamLaconum)dciata,rcd abindigenis a-
pcrtaarcainventam fuilfe Ssmelenmortuam, fepultam»
que magnificc,at pucruin cJucatum. At Meleagcr nonairu[umfui(refcmoriIcv;sarbitratuscrt,fedab ipfisNym*
phis e cineribus marernis (larim (reptum & educatum
}
Deniarchus dicit cum ab Horis cducacum? idquc in
jEgypto, vt vult Orphcus, qui tamenpnmusfuit, qui
(^jyptuf eunaThebis natumdixerif; Vndc iEgyprijs fcriptonbus
ttHTantflr^^' Gracci nugari vifi funt , qui Dionyfum c Semclc & lo-
Q^^i.^^gj^^^'v&^tog\\%x\imdicMt Thcbisj quodaccidilTe aiunt, quia
#»y/^.Orpheus in e^iEgyptuni profeduS} cum ibi my fteria pcr-
didici(ret,amicusThebani8,aCadmooriundis, ijfq;grati-
Hcarivolcns, ea finxerit de Dionyfo> {juod vulgus The«
binorum,partimob infciriam , partim, quiayellettantum
Deum fuum civemputari,facilccompIcxum e(l6cadali-
as nationcs pro vero tranfmifitzQimdque hic dc DionyfoThebanisobgratiama /»oetisaffidlodici:ur, idem de a-
lijsdijs Sc hcroibusexiftimandumcn;contigiirc> vtantc
monuimus : Qu^ldam dixcrunt Dionyfum a lovc ac Ce-
rcre natum elTe & difcerptum a tcrrigcnis & coftum/cd aGercrc compaiSis mcmbris rurfum iuvcnem revixilTc:
Alij HyadasCqujC pluviam (ignificantj fuilTe Bacchi nu«
MirdCHloft triccs, in Naxo; Cumquc apud iVymphas adoIcvilTct,
resaffiBit multas rcs aJmirabilcs fcciire; quas iVatalis Cooiet in.
Vi^njfo» Vcnat: Lib.4.ficcoiPplexuscft:
HasinterferstUm ludsndofori^e eecidit
Et ferro lapides iEltitercMffit eodemy
Extlftit dulcM vini de vulnere rivHS •
Hinc LicerAvit oviffrHfta'tm vifcerA. tak§
Jr.f\cientefohm,c, nis .iiyentiafetis
Mc^nbr i^ iicit hnvii, rHrfus mirabile di^si^
Divif(tpecHdit ceiermt mamhra repente
£t vtrides herbas decerpjitpabttla nota,
FcttUT
Lib.j, yfi^gyptio-GrxcoruniJ 147Fcrturamphisbafnafr.(id vipcraf vtrirqjcaputhabcntino-
nicneft)a<juaintib!amorfus elfet, pBJmitc vitisjc^ui for-
fe propirquusadjaccbatjOccidilTe; rocl,lac , &aliosrua-
ves liquoresctcffacxcitairc, fi vir^acampercufiiircf: Alove in ceelum pcrfatusata lunone fcredcjcftus fingitur:
HancfcmpcrjuvcncmdixitOvid: 4,Mctam'.alij barba*
fU) alij imbcrbcmpinxcrunt; lUcius tcAatur DionyOcundcm juvcncm & fcncmfuiilc ab antiquis cxiftima-
tutnj & Orphcus cum marcm & fceminam cilc tradit:
Quodquidam dccapucfolypiaffirmiruntj illudquidcm
cfui jucuDdumclIcjfcd CDulta [omnia parcrc phanraHi- jp,?^/ e^^ti
ca,dc Poerialijcxpcnunr,cam jucundam fuis Bgmcmis Pe/ypi40m-vidcri, fcdmulta inania &dclfr«mcntis(]milia fpargerc; fatMr»
quodfivcrijm cftj inpnmis lccum babct circa hancDionyfi aut Ofiridis,fcu Bacchi allcgoriam, cjusnativi*
tatcro, vitam & rcs gcftas coHiplcftcntcm ; Vcrum li-
cctnonnuliaa poflerioris arvi /oetis Diony fi fa^is af-
£da fint vulgaria^tfmcn plsraquc dcrctus magniXKomcnti arcaniflimis indc ab antiquitatcfabularum in-
volucris ad nos vfquc tranfinilTa & propagara cifc, nul-
lumrelinquiturdubium: Si cniiavcl vmi folius ccnfc-
ftioncmac vitis invcntioncm Dionyfo tribucrcnt,idco-
quc talia & tanta mundo ofFerrcnt confyderanda quxipfi afcribuntur, antiquiffimi fcriptorcs Elieboro nonEncomiodignieffenr,im6viderenfuromnium hominumnequlflimi & flultiflimi: Eorum quidamiEgyptij longe .„
divcrfaabhadcnus diAis de ortu Dicnyfi tradidcrunt: ^^^H*^^»**
AiuntcniroAmmoncmrcgem partiaLibyx^ qui Coelifi-'*'*^*'''''*'*•
liamacSaturnifororcm duxerat, cum vifcret regioncm '^^''"''X"''
«d montes Ceraunios, reperiflc virgincm forma egregia"'*?'^"'*'«
Amalthcam.nominc, cum qua congreifus filiLrogenuit,
quicumpoflca rohcrc & forma circtinfignif, Dionyfus
fuitvocatus: Amalthcam confliluit leginam prcpirqui
loci,cuiuslocifiguracumclTctcornubcvisfin:ilis, diducfl cornuHcfpcridum,ob fcitiiiratem verd rcgionis quxtDultipliccs domcflicorum fruduii arborcs produccret',
V 2 rcgio
148 Heroglyphicorum Lib.j.
rcgiovccata cft cornu Amalthca?. Csetcrum AmmonvcritusRbcse zclotypiani, pucrum in Nyfam quandam
yrbem dcfcrri curavitlongeabijs locisdiftantcminqua-
dam infula aTritoncfluviocomprnehenfa ad pra?cipitcm
locum, vbi fucrunt angufti^ qunrdam,quas portas Nyfasas
vocarunt. Eratibircgio peran^aena, moilibus pratis di-
Oinda, locufqj irriguis multis aquis lympidis fcatenti-
busabundabat ^omnifrufti.fcrarumarborumgcnerecon-
fifuSjCum muitx ctiam optima:vites fponte nafccrcn-
tur. Afflabaturlocusmultis amxniiriniiSac falubcrrimis
vcntis-,quarcincolae longiflimaxtatc frucbantur cum rc-
gionisingrcirusmultlscondcnrisaltifqne arboribus fcpi-
rctur&valiibusfatisprofundisjjfa vti^olnon facilc pof-
fct penetr^rc,ac vix lumcn ipfius Solisj ad omncs acccirus
fontcs fu.r.intdulciuri] aquaruro,cumfcmpervircntes ac
odorifcra: arborcs roulrac circnt, & fuavcs florcs, & vari-
arumaviumcantusj atqjvtvnovcrbpconcludam, nihil
prorfusadabfolutam voluptatcmhabitantiumibi dcfyde-
rari potcrat.llluc vbi Ammon acccflllTet, filium alendura
•W^» dicitur de Jilfe Nyfar, vni filiarum Arillxi, cujus tutorcmjirijt<tt^ (T jnftituitipfum Arifiyum,virum prudcntiaomniqjgcncrc
^'^'''''''^^^'^"'dirciplina.um praffiantcm: At /'alladcm prxfccit dcvi-habent Dio- tandisinfidijsnovcrcx,qu{c pauloantead fluviu Triionc
^A* e tcrra cdita vifp, Tritonia fuit appcllata. EnimvcrocumRhca pofica virtutcm & gloriam Dionyfi privigni vbiquc
cclebmr: audiviller, irata eft Amrnoni, Dionyfumq^ om-r.i artc procurjvit capcrc,quod cum faccrc ncquivillct, rc-
liquit Ammoncmj& jd fratrcs Tifanes confugit, apudqueSatnrnumfratrcm habitaredccrcvif •• Pcrfuallt ctiam Sa-
turno vtcum cftcrisbellum advcrlus Amnonem fufci-
perct;quodfa(!^ifatum cfi:Ammoncm,inquiunt,tuman-norarpcnurialaborantcm in Crcfan; ncccfiario confugif-
fc, duxiilcq; filiatn vnius CurcfU!T\ runc iniperantiufii
Crcfam nominc^atqj infubmpriuslJcamnoniinatamabvxorcCrctamvocalle: S:'furnusoccupatisaIc locis Am-njonis,cuinnimisaccrbe'impcrarc vifus clict, magnum
odium
Lib.j Aegyptio-Graecdmm; 149
odiumfubdiforuminrcconcitaWt, ncc itamuIfopoftciS
niagniscopijsconiparatisadverfus Nyfam & Dionylummilitavit. Dionyfus audita fuga patcrna, muUosmi' Dionyfiex-
litcs c Nyfi collegit, & intcr hos duccntos peditcs,ro-/^<5/*//*.
bore,bcneuolcntiacrgaipfum&officijs prxdantcs : HisacccircrunrcoIIcditiarcopicrcLybia &magnarnanus A-mazonum,quxctiara cdlibcntius adventarunt,quod in-
tclligcbantfcPdllademrcrummjlitarium ftudiofamfoci-
«mbcllieirehabituras: Sic marium fummus Iropcrator
Dionyfus,foen)irjarum Pallas duiJlabat cxercitum. fnito „ // j ^.prxlio multis vtrinq; cadcntibus, Saturnus vulneraius j
ci^, ac vi(^oria fuit pcncsDionyfum , cujus procclara vir-^"^
tusillodie pratcipue enituit. Titancs fuga fe ferv^runtin
loca AmmoniSjjjuosperdcditionempofleacaptosliber-
tatircftituitjoptioncraq; dcdit,anfecum vcllent roilitare
velabirc,quionjncs fccum milirarunt,ac Dionyfum tan-
quam Deum falubrem coluerunt. Aiunt cxpcditioncmadverfus Saturnum fuiite fufcepta, militantibus vna nobi-
Jiflimis Nyfvis, qui Sileni fint vocati, cum primus qui
rcgnavit Nyfa!,SiIenusnominarctur. In itinere multamonftra domuit, dcfcrtafq; rcgioncs colonis replevit.
Saturnus Dionyfi copijs auditis vrbcra fu:cendit, abdu-ftaqjfccum Rhca& quibufdam amicis pcr obfcuritatcm
nodiscxvrbedifFogit: fedcum incutlodias vbiq^diftri-
butasincidilfcnt, venilTcntqj inpoteftarcmDionyfi, nonroodonihilinhumanumpairifunt, fed ctiam vltrdinvita-
ti,vtpropaterna charitatcinpoftcrumcum ipfe vnavive-
rcnt,omnem debitam rcuerentiam ob cor.junviioncm
fanguinis confccufuri; fcdcum denuo Titancs cbm ar-
maparaircntj abcodem vidipugnaad vnum funt truci-
dati. HjtcnarratiodeDionyfiortu, bello& vi(5loria totu
artificium Philofophicumgraphicedepingit cum omni-busfuiscircumfiantijs, vtmox audicmus. Cum vcrd
Diony fius hac vi(5loria parta.dc omnibus nationibus bercmcrcrifluderct, orbcqj terratu illa, qua: fciebat docen*
do peragra.it, Mercuriij rr.fmegiflu vxori confultore,
V i ac
150 Hrcroglyphicotum Libj.'MercHriw, ^c Herculcm iEgypti pra^fidcm rcllquillc dJcifur; Pro-
p f* metheoqj prirouro ab Hcrculc locum dedilFc: In mcn-rromttheM,
(jbuj jj^^,.^ ^^^ procul ^ Gangc fluuio columnas duasejjptoprK'
crcxitinoricnte, vt inoccidcntc Hcrculcs: Indiam vni-Jf *. verfam dcbelUuit,.& vrbcs Oricntiilubegit : Eius cxcr-
cicus fuir ccadus ex «gricolis mulicribufqi : Poft tricn-
niumcxlndia rcdljt,mox pcr Libyam&Hilpanias pcrua-
garusjmulicrefq; chorci» 2c («Itationibus indulgctcs mul-tasincaftrish«buit:Hic vbiNyfam florcniiffimam ciui-
tarem in India condidilTct apud Indumfluvium, Ariad-
nam duxit : Furorc autcm a lunonc inic^o pcrcitus or-
bcm tcrrarum pcragrauit:Diccbantur Cobali darmonesimmites & inhumani quidam & Satyri & Bacchx (vndcipfc Bacchus didus)& Silcni ipfum comitari cum cym •
bali8& ftrcpituquocunq; inccdcrct, qui incurru a Lyn-cibus tradiovchcbatur. OhU: 4.Metam: clrcacum lyn-
ccs,tygres & /'anthcrx cllc conrueuerunt : Pardaii pcllcm*
feroFcr gcflauit, vndc Bryfeusappellatus cft : Lufus ipfi
focius fuit ; Pro fccptro thyrfum geftauit : Saccr illi abi-
cgnusramus, abics, hcdcra, fmilax, qucrcus: Picaintcr
aucs, &: £cu8 folia) Narcifliq; corona non ingrata fuit : &Dracointerrcptilia: Eius Saccrdotcs facminiecrant Mar-nadcs di^ar, Thyadcs, BacchaE&Mimalloncs. Lcofac-tus, cum vchcrctur naui,omncs nautaspiratas, pr.Ttcr ip-
fum gubernatorero in fugam vcrtit, vt in delphincs vcifi
in marc ftatim dcfilierint : Tricnniura apud Proferpinamdormivir, dcinde excitatus chorcis indulfit cum Nym-phis: Ab Indica expeditione in patriam podtricnniumrevtrtit, hoftcfqj (ijos profligauit : Cumqj idcm fit, qul
Ofirls, vt diAum, cum fcpultus fuilTct, rcvixifTc fcrtur
integcr; Ncnfolumcornutus, fcd etiamtaurinocapitcab
antiquis /ingebatLr : Fertur hic dcui primus omniumDionyfttipri- mortaliumdcprcfiosad fordidaqurq; hominumanimosmtupro Deo ad dcorumcuhumcrcxifrc? vtOuid:habctlib:j.Fafior:
€t*ltHs aputi Antc tuos ortus &c : Quod dc Orphci fcflis Trictcricis
Gr4c§t, ad Crxcos tranfiatis omnium priao intclligcndum? dc
quibus
Lib.jj Aegyptio-GraecommJ 151
qulbus po(t agemtjs : Cum diCccrptui c(tet in bcllolouit
confn Titanes, /*alUs cius cor palpitansad lorcm deta-
lit : Primvs omniuai duxit triumphum, curaq; illc mitra
circacaputvfus clTct, manfitporteaconfuetudorcgibus,
adeius imitationem diadcmate vti : Qux omniafiadva-
gucm cxaminarc ipfiq;rci,dcquaconfidafunt,prodigni-
tate appIicarcvellcmusfortcinftitutT brcuiutis rationcm
tranfgfcdcrcmur; Ideoq-jfuccindcdeillisraltcmtrad^bi-
mus, cum (logula maxima cx partc cx anre diAis& po^declarandis ciuccfcant : Dc combuft'onc SemelesiTiatris
Bacchijfub iEfcuUpi j ortu diximus ;Qma fiinilis vtrobiq;
Riodusjlllc cxCoronidi$,hiccx Semclcsmatriscincribus
ercptus & cnutritusdicitur,illc aChironcjhic a Mcrcucio,
vcl vtcrq;& cducatus a nymphis,Hyadibus, aquofis parti-
bus;Bimatcrc(l, quiabise Mcrcuriogenitus, vttradunt
oroncsphilofophi : KammfierfiUfUiincjmHnt.habetduotpA' l,Hll:The9r:
tres & dnas matresy d* ^«m chare HHtrutu eliinigney idesTe_fi*€%A'^»
»««^w.i«» wtfr»>«r;Io7lsfcOToriairutus fingitur, vtmaiu-
rcfcat; Itacnim conucnit in artc;Nam fixum figit volatilcs
£(lq; boc loco lupitcrcuro fuo fulmincad Scmelcn mor-^
talcm, longiiiimis capillis prsdita, acccdcns, Ignis nodcr
in vitro acccnfus,qui comburicraagis quam ignii infcrni,
TtcxRipIxo fub Vulcanoadduximus : Hic lupitcr iuaat
& maturat noftrurafartumjQiii dtfccrptusa tcrrigcnis fcu
tcrrcnispartibusa Gcrcrc matrc,aquca fubftantia,c6pidis
mcmbris intcgcr rcuixit: Dc loco natali & parcntibus fatis
diximus; Miracula,quaj fccit,c6dcrcfpiciuf,quodipfeaIia
divifa & mortua vnicdi & rcfufcitadi vim habcat; Amphi{-
bxnam occidit,duplici capitc fcrpcntcmjQuiaduplcx c(l
(erpensinartcoccidendus,cum aiii &abfq;alis : Liquorcs
ab ipIbproduAi;Qujacxaqua& terratotuoi conl^at com-
poGtum ; Si itaq; Dionyfus adultus cftin terram rcdad*
fub(lantia,non abfq; caufj dicitur liquores proiuccre : lu-
vcnis,bari>atus>imbcrbi8,fencx,mas/xminaeft;Sicenim
Agmon in turba : /?»^^r^Af <r/?,inquif,(^ ejiquo^hri^ati^'
i»/«f; tmplHmi^^ mn volmty p!Hmisprxdittu f»«^ efic^ voUas,' ^Jiaij}iaipfHMxcr^,V{rHdi€f(,^4ifHanegaSftt0ttfAifo tug^it
De
15
1
Hieroglyphicomm Lib.j.
Dctx£gyptlorumtraditione , qui Ammonc Saturni fo-
rjrem Rhcam pro conjuge habcnteroj Dionyfi patrcro &Amaldicam Nympl.amatrem faciunt,dicimus,quodip-
fipotiusadrcsquamnominarcfpcxfrint, cumalios pa-
rcntcs Dionyfoanignent,aliofqucOIiridi,qucm tamcn v-num & cundcm cura Dionyfo ftatuunt ; Manifefte igitur
iplihylloriameire ncgjnt^fedHicroglyphicum figmcn-
tumadrcsfignificandas mventum: Adcorau Amalthca?,
omnisabundanti^fontcm, & hortos Hcfpcndum fimul
rcfpiciuntj AtTopicailla dcfcriptionc tot circuaifianti-
%AUeg9rut arumprimi invcntores nihil aliud innucre volucrunt,
ab[o'lHtiJfim<t quam Allegoriam vnivcrfalem totius opcris intclligenti-
exflicatio. busoboculos poncrecum omnibusfuis diffcrentijs &partibusj adcovtvix putem cvidcntiorem apud recen-
tioresextarc fimilitudinem, qua artis totius opcratio ad'
umbrctur magis, qutm ilia: Per pucrum, fubiedlum
intelligitur j Per Nyfam vrbem, vasj vbi fint Forti Nyfx-X angufix, vafisobferatio & conclufio: Rcgio amsenavarijs arboribus, vitibus, ventis, fioribus,avium canti-
bus,denotatomnianecclTaria advitam & voluptatemi-
bidcm ipfi adcire : Arifiarus prudentifiinius & optimusartifexpra^ficituroperi: Fallas fingul^r>s fapientia & in>
gcnijfubtilifasvtquoq; adfit,requiritur :Qu.t deindead-
duntur de Saturnocx infiindu fororisRheae,qux Ammo-nero reliqueratjadverfiis Dionyfum bcllum movcntis, denigrcdineSaturnina in principioopcrisapparentenos in-
telligimus; Amazones virgincs bcllatrices adfuntDio-nyfo jLacenim virginis muIturaoperatLTct visvirginea;
Nam mater eiut virgoefiy ^ pater m» concttbuit: Diony-fusvincit Satarnum,quianigredoceirat, &Titancsdedi-tionecapit; hoc cdfumofas exhalationcsmatcria? fifiit:
&: Dcus falubriscultusell.Dionyfiusj quia filuti homi-
nu,vt&/EfcuUpiusnatu$cft: Monfira domuit multa,. quitipfa matcria monftroru noroen & omcnobtincf,vtanicJemonfiravimusiquam domat, &defcrta8regiones
colonisrcplct: Naro vtLull: Theor.teft.c.9. Intfio /»-
qnon
Lib.j Aegyptio-Gr^KCorum, ijj
9U9rer£liiHc4tu*-magnHScir4c», ^praijcitur a m.fgtte defero
ArahUy (]hU tm>nidiatefftfocdretMrprit ftti^^ftriret #»mari
mortuo^cyc.f^^erte ij^itHripjHm, c^mittein re^atim Mchiopia ,
vide naturaliternAtivtis e^ : Saturnus vrbem mcenditfu-
gienspcrobrcuritatcnodis; quia igncnigredo no(fti« a-
bigitur; nontaraen violcntia, fed humanitate tradatur,
fuaviterma^nocumingenio, vtppte originis patrixjat
Titancs,qui fint fulphurc.T cxhalationes omnino e mcdio
tolluntur; Quod deindc orbcm tcrrarum pervagatus fit
Dionyliusjjam ante fub Ofiridc expofuimus; Mcrcurium,
Hcrcule& Promethcum domi pracfecit oflficijs regni» In-
diamrubegiircdicitur, Libyam, Iberiam fcu Hifpanias,
quia hnErclocaoptimis mctallis abundabant : Cobalidae*
monesruntagreftes&venenofifumiqui adfunt materiar;
Sat>'r.,Silcni,muIicrescucymbalis& ftrepitu, volutatio-
ncm&Lagitationcmmaicrijefignificant;itcm motum &fonhu; Lynces,Tygres,&Panthera?, diverfitatcmcolo-
ruminfinuant; TWyrfusipfi profccptro, nonquod viflu
cofignificctur, proutvulgarcs exponunt, Etintcrcxtc-
rosquida lmguax(&abfq;Iingua nul!us)dc nationc Eu-
ropxfortilTima, &literis&armis;julli cedcntc, harc tan-
toviro,fidi]splacet,digna verba protulit, Eam Thjrfige".
rosmftlcos,atpattcoi Bacchospnbere '^ Etalibidc eadem ; O 'Delteativer'
pifces,pifces,inc[Ult, nonefi hac ac]tta,in£]ua vos natetii,ejHibHi ff*'*'*^^'
magisilleex CitharonCi (juam Belicone Itej^or fapit: Quafi ye-/»-^ delicatm
rohichomuncioquicquam viderit de arcanis thyrrf, ^<!osiutts,
non potiiis in fupef ficiali cortice illorum ha-fcrif; Qjjd '^^Z'; «**'»«<'
•fcivitjnifivcrbafuoordineponcre Sybarita comptus [tu P^'^?***^* ^*^"
mone,&deIicatus?hyfignatus,fenfurfrum plcbcjus om-^ mtraKaum,
ninp /Cuiille gcntinondetraxit, vt{c ccnforem &arbi«
trumlatinitatisfaceret/' Atillencpifcis quidcra,fedapu-
is fimilis, qax exfpumamaris ottx fpumas Iingunf &pafcuntfupcrficiemaquaru, nonprofundum pctentes: E-
jufmodivcrborum Dacdalilabynntho rationis includcn-
diinlcarisfuis, vr res iplaconvincetaliquandotalionem BaechifHif^
patientur: Staphylus dJcitur Bacchi fuiife filius, cMmi Staphjlus^
X fili-
154 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.jJ
filiamRbiocumcomprciTiircc Apollojilludq; Staphylus
fenfiiret, quodclTct gravida, illam inarcam incluntj& in
iDaredcjccit: Arci inEiibjcampoftmododelata,in fpe-
Anipu» lunca qn^jdsni An/umpcpcrit, qucra iti^moerorenomi-
navit :Hic Anius portca cDonppe Nympha Sperma,Oc-
no&ElaidcrafurccpitjquibusApolIo concefllt, vt quoti-
csoprarcnr, velvinum^ vclfcmina, vcl olcum capcrent
pro fuorum nominum fignificatione : Alij Dionyfum fo-
lemarbitratifunt, vt Cercrem Lunam 5 Sic Virgil.lib. /.
CtOTg'.Vos6cUriJfimavinndilMV7ina,d)i Orphcus m hym-nis: SoUUrus Dionyfunty ^utmcognomine dicttnt ; Scd Po-
ctjeficfccundumcommuncm vulgi captum Joquuntur;
fi Dionyfus eft Ofiris, vtalibifatiscon?incitur,& Apol-
lo&Diana, Sol & Lunafunt,quomodo Apolio dicitur
Ofiridis filius, Sol Solis, vt cxtcra abfurdiffima omitta-
iDUsfVcriim ex hartcnus di^is omnia dc Dionyfo rcflan-
tia, cur triennium dormiucrit, leges tulcrit, tr ipudiortjm
Dcus fit, in lconcro vcrfus, cornutus habitus, mortuus
- rcvixcrit, c;ufqj nutriccsaMedcacoc^x dicantur, & his
% " fin^>l'*f^cilcintelliguntur: Nunc ad Pcrfcum lovis cxJovupliHS,
jjjij^jj- filium acccdcmus: Acrifius Danaes patcr filiam
Danaeninahcncum thalamuroin aula domeflica fubtcr-
rancumiliclufit, proptcrcaquodcxoraculodidiccritfc a
ncpotecxfilia occifum iri-Huiusigiturmamoremcnm
lupitcr incidilfct, aurofimilis diciturc tholo dcfluxilTc,
quod cum illa in finum cepilTct, lupitcr quis elTcr, fe pa-
tcfccit,ac illamcomprcfTitjCx quonatu8cftPerfeus:Hoc
Horatiuslibj.Carminumficdelcripfit;
PerfcttrtPH* JnclufAmDaminturrisaheneA
fiohHflA^fores (tt vigtlum canum
Trijies excuhiet mumerantjAtii
NoSlffrtii^ ah adulti ris,
Sinon Acripumvirginis ahdittt
Cuftodtmpuvidum /upiter& VevtfS
'
M.tftJent'^foTe emm tutum iter &p4tens
Cohverfa
Lib.j, ^gyptio-Grarcoram, 155Converfoinprenum Deo,
A-irttm per medios vrefAtellites
Bt perrumpere amatfax4 potentih
l^HfHlmineo
:
ttHi
Qjidam clamillam peprriire volunt, & pucrum tncnniu
ab(olvitrc,priufquaaj Acrifius id perlcnfiret,tuniadaram
Hcrcei lovisDanaen apcUrcfuiircaddudam & inteiroga-
tamcxquo pepcrilfet, cumque!iIacIouediccrct,mJnimc
crcditam, ca^fa prius nutrice, qu2c ipiiadruMlct, in arcamligncaro incluf^m fuiirc,& in marc dcjcdlam.Dcinde cumad Infulam Scriphumarca applicuitlct, a Didycfratrc
rcgis, qiiiibifcrtepifcabatur, hxcarcarcti extrahitur j
qucm Dinae rogauit, vtarcam apcrirct, quarc cum illc
reclufitTctjdidicitretq; quinamcircnf,don;u dcduxit,& vt
affinitateconjundosapudfc perhumanitcrhabuit, Poly-
deftesrcxdcindcDinaac vim inferre conatus cft ? quodcum ob Pcrfcu non polfcf^munus Pcrfco imp'ofuit,vt ad fc
Mcdufa:caputadrcrrct,quodHippodami3efilia*in dotcra
darcvcllct.HicPoIydc(5lcsScriphircx fingitur, adncpo»Ncptuni-Cuj dumPcrtcusparerscogitur, aditcrfcfc ac-
cingitj APalladcitaqvfcutu & fpcculu 4 McrcurioHar-
pcn fcu falcatum cnfCja Plutonc pcia & galca, a Nymphistalariafeucalccos volucrcs mutuatuseft- quibus inftru-
mcntis Perfeusinftrud:usadMedufam, multos horaincs
infaxa convcrtcntcm,vnamGorgonumcontcndit:Gof-goncsautcmhabcbant capitafcrpentibus implicira fqoa-
mofis, dcntcs aprugnos, manus feircas, & a!is, quibus
voIabant,aurcas:H^ incxtrcmis Iben> partibusad occi-
dcntcabHcfpcridibushaudprocuIdiftatcshabitaredidac
funf.Mcnanderinlibrodc myftcrijs SciiJactia mcmorat ^j/^^^^^^intcrGorgoncsanonullis numcratam fuitrc:Primoautcm^^
myfterutadGrseasPcrfeusprofcdu&cft,qu2crant ^ofOfcsGorgo-r- /^/r- '
nu,numcro trcs,ocuIum&dentevnicum comnr/unc ha*
betcs,quosabillisrautu6acccptostamdiurctinuitdoncc
iiix Nymphas^qu^ alatos calccos hftbcrct,indicallct : Ho-*
X 2 rutn
15^ Hlcroglypfikonini ] Lib.j
rum opcad Medufam accedeni qutm flvcrrusrpcculoco»
tfinpljjtusjcum ipfc gaica Plucoms tedus conrpici nonpollet, P«lIademariumdirigente,vnicoi^u obtruncavir,
capu^qje^usin peram conjeiJtum, lapidificandi virtutc
pra?dirun) ad Palladem gertavitj In rcditu Caffiopcs &Ccphci,»^fhiopum rcgis, fiiiani a monftro marino diia-
cerandim Andromcdamdi(flam,oftcnro capitc Mcdufa?,
libcravit,&in vxoren)duxit : Atlantcm in roonfcm ver*
Kir^ cujus Mxra fuitfilia; dcquaHomcrus i.Odylf.
Colitatria Mv4Fi/ia frudentis AtUntU , qtii alt4. ^roJHndi
Omnia cognovit Pelagi :
Hic Atjas^dcquo antemonuimus, dicirur impcrairc HcC-
pcrijs & rcrponium a Tliemidc Parnafia acccpitfcjfuturum
clfe, vt a quodam louis fiiioaurcis pomi« rpoiiarctuf ; fjc
Ovid .* iib. 4-Met,
Memor itlevetuftA
Scrtis erat : Thewii har.c dederat Parttaftafortemi
Tempwy Atlajveniet^tuaejHo fftoliahituraHro
t^rhor^ C^ buncpr^t titHlumlotti natushaMit,
€umigitutPcrrcusabrciflrum caput Medufe rcportarct,
Jkab Atlantc,vtIovi«fiIiu8, tiofpitio repudiarctur, huic
Mcdunccapuc o(Icndit,ita inquicns:
At fjHoniamfarvi tihi^ratia nefira efif
Accipe munus, ait, /ceva^ /r parte Meduft
Jpfgretrouerfu* yfejUAientiaprotu/it »ra,
^^Hontfis erat,monsfa^Ht Atlcjs,
j
PoOea Perrcusfortefortunaludcnsdirco, avum fuum fn»
cognituoi Acrifium difco in pcdc vulncravif, cx quovulncre illc , vt fato pracdiftum crat, intcrijt . Ex&iiguioc autctn Mcdufst c^ufo Pcgafus &Chryraor nari^
6"SUn.*
Lib.?.' . Aegvptio.Gr«cotum^ ijrfinguntur •, rcgafus, cquujtfatusad P»\hdcm dcdudujj^uaBcIlcrophontiGlaucifiiio (iicpoti Sifyphi, pronc-
poti iEoh", abncpotiIouis)datugc(]adtrw.ldandamChi-
mafrain, monflrum triFormccx Typhoncct Echidna na-
tum; Hlc Bellcrophon, vtThcopompus Iibvz.Philippi-
carumcxfabulo^a traditioncfcribir, Chimaraminhdcns ^
Pcgafo n^ fagittis tranffixir, fcd hafta quadam pftijt,
quns piumDiimhtfberctinrummapartccoll'!catum,quaHi
partcmhafta: cum Bcllcrophon in os Chimxr^ intru-
/ilTct,pIumbumigne(qutmcfflab3forc)colliqucfaftum,
in vcntrcmChimrrjrdtfluvitj ctiiiicombufTitomnia in-
tcflina, vndc mcrua cft : BelJum ftratagcma a BcIIcro-
phontccxcogitatun)jQuod fi quis pro rei geftje hyftoria
accipit, aut dc quarc ct quamob cauranjfidum fitnon
pcrcipit, plumbcus ingenio xftimari poflit : Eiufdcra FoMsfleii'
Pegali vngula fons Hippocrenein bicipiti ParnaHoexci- cmisvnic.
tatUKtraditur, exquoMufje, ApoIIo, pcetae ctomneslitc-
fatibibuntetcruditioresevadunt: Sic cruditio poetarumcxfonterarnafll, hiccxvnguIaPegafij/^cgafuscxcruorc
Medufar, Mcdufaexmonftro marinoprogcnifa, aPer/eo
trucidata, Pcrfeus c lovc, lupitercSaturno, Saturnusc
Carlo, tanqu3aureacathcnadependetjIdemdcChry(ao-
redicendum, quiGcryonis (ricorporis, puniccos boucspoflidcntis, patcrcfl; At quis hancFerfei allegoriaro ex
prarcedcntibus non agnofcat? Nihilominus pauca adijcic-
mus : Aurca pluvia ct kjpitcr defccndcns in Danaes i\-
num, nonauaritiamnccvoluptatcmaurocmptam dcno-
tat, nififccundand, fcd quiaicainartificiophilofophico
conucnit 5 Ibi cnira aurum cum auromifcctur,ct^A-z//ro^
pipu Kofiermfcttnr intiere^vx R iplarus por:6^,haber, nenimi-
f4mIf/ideofperflahiii-s carhnthHi : Et Rofar : Conceptic^incpit^
^ defpotifatio fit in putredme inftmdo v^fis, drgenerAtiogem-^
torHmfit inaere, Jciltcettncafite vafist idej}, fiUmbicl ; Et Sc-
nior s SicHt videwta fiolem habcnte%n dues radios fupercinere
mertuo piuentes, ^- nviffifcit, (jfwdfuerat m : rti dedttum,ftcu6
mortttm pojiinopiam magn<\m: B^cefi: foror ^hiQ eflfrater
X 3 tintt
.58 Hieroglyphicorutn Lib.j.
Hercules:
9. hzh-fi-
liw.
Pollux (^
CAfior&ClyAmne^
visfiiij»
eitUy per (jHiminiinraHerHnt (^ defponfatterunt fuhllttate prtt-
paratioKts : fedpoficjuamfaEla efl concepiio, voUrefecernni , Qfr
jueritnt indon/ibm motittum: Et paulo poft : EthtKcrcim,
ejuemnomtKavtmm , expomm ttbiper illum^ertitnm, <^uemme^
mor*ueriiKt^ cjui qi^niturinaere, (^fuitconceptm e^m in terra
, veltnferiui: Hic Pcrfeus pollquim adolcvcrit, McdurAro,hoc cft, Matcriam philofophicam figit, obtruncat, &cius fanguinem /pargit, vndc Chryfaor, dfncus faetus
nafcitur:Hinc Arnoldus lib:2.c.2 5.Rofar : doct, quo-modo noftf rPcrlcus cducari & nuiriri dcbcat, cu u^.quii
:
Certfimnamq^ tempvtt ell,^uodtpfa ( Danae) habetadtmprag-
nandum, partendum (^ nutriendumyac operandum : Vndecumterram habueris impragnatc.m^ exptEiapartum. Cum vtro p*-
pererit filium (Perjtum) nutria^ eum, ejHouf^pr.Jfic tolerare
omnemignem, ^ tunc psferufacereproie6IioKemdeip/o ^ Hoccft, cum iam oroncm igncm patitur, tum armatus cft
gladio Mcrcurij, galca Plutonis, fcuto Palladis, ettunc
poferis ipfum proijccrc, fcumittcrcad Mcdufam fcrpcn-
tigcnam trucidandam : Gorgoncs autcm, qualis ct Mc-duCa fuit , dicuntur nionftrofc fcrpeniibus implicitis
ct aurcis alis- Hcfpcridibus proximr ct Atlanti^ Suntqj
eiufdemgcncris, cum iIlis,ctlaborisfupciandi ; VtcnimHcrculcs lovis filius ad HcfpLrides, fic /'crfcus adGor-goncsablcgatus dicitur: Dcycrfco faris; Nunc fcqucrc-
turHcrcuIcs, lovicx Alcmena natus. idcoq^ intcr lofi-
ales libcros rcccnfcndus : Ced quia de co fub Hcfperiinum
pomis ct ccrua aureorum ccrnuum dcclaratis antehac
cgimus, et toto quinto libro dc cius laboribus didluri
fumus, hic fultcm cius genealogise Iincam oftcndilTe
fufficiat: Similitcr dc lovis filijs, cx ovis morc avium
f-x<.!u(is, Pollncc ct Helcna cx vno, ct CaQorc cumClyf^emneOra cxaltcro, quos illc forma cygni La^dam
Tyndari Ocbali: regis vxorcm comprimens, cxca fuf-
ccpit, de quibus foiie alihi, pauciflima hic brcvitatis
gratia diccmus : £x hoc trvo tantallias malorum, tan-
cjusm cx equo Troiano, crupit j Fingatur, non fuiirr,
crgo
Lib.j.' Aegyptio-Gra^corum. 159
ergo ncc Helcna, ncc cius raptus, ncc bcllum Troia-
num ; Nec Caftor & Pollux Argonauncjs intcrfucrunt
centum annis «nte Troianum bellum , licct ciufderw
a^tatis cum Hclcna fucrint, nec ClytjEmneflra ab Orcftc
fitio cx Agaracmnone intcrfcd:a cft ; Et quis carcera
omnia cx hoc ovo fiuc vno fiue gemino cxorta mala
narrarec ? Tollatur &: pomum aureum Eridos, & noncrit caula j;i\x intcr dcas, ncc rjptus Hclcnx : Sic c pomoct ovo multa provencrunt mala vna cum bonis : DcHelena ct gcminis fratribus fub Troiano bcllo non- DfiofrAtrgt
nullaaddcmus ; Hic Clyrjcmncfiram cum filiofuo ^i- lovis atne^
rum confydercmus : Hanc Agamemnon in vmoitm ^otes dftcunt
duxcrat, qui cum Orcftcm ex ea fuiccpillct, ac ad BeU dhos/orores
lum Troianum proficifci cogeretur, iEgifthum cin^/ovisfihM
torcm domi reliquit ; Cumquo Clytnemncftra in qno-exouo natAf,
dam Palladis ficcllo cxtra vrbcm, occlufis oftijs, con-
cumbcns, a filioOrcftefupcrucnicnte, vnacum adultero
occiditur: Oreftes a cardc matris apud Areopagitas ab*
folutus fingitur, pari vtrinq; fufFragiorum numcro in-
vcnto • Vi)dc ille Mincrux aram crcxit : Pdft cxpiatus
cft & luftratus aquis cx Hippocrene fontc hauftis: De-
niuii furijs corrcptus, Palladis ftituam ex Taurica rc-
gione, & Iphigcniam fororcm rccuperare, fefeq; in f!u-
vio fcptcm rivis confufp ablucrc ab oraculo iulfus cft
:
Sororcs habuitlphigeniam, Elcdlram, ChTy(otbcmimy y^^awem^LaodiQcn & Iphionalfam : Comam lugubrcm, quim toto nonisfiiU.
co tcmporc rctinucrat, in Tauris dcpofuit ioco, qucmAccnvocarunt, &tonftrinam, vbicomamtotonditjAlij
iftud ipfum iuxtaGytheumfaxumcontigilfe mcmorant,quod ociofum vocarunt, fufcr quo vbi fcdifret Ofcftcs,
fuit ab infania libcratus, idq; Paihdis confiIio:E!e<5lra
forore data Pyl&dx in vxorcm, ipfc Neopfolemo A-
chillis cxCo} Hcrmioncm in mairimonium duxit, cx
qua Tifamcnum, cx Erigone 7£gifthi fiiia Pcnthilum
gcnuir, habitans Orcfti^c a ferpente tandcm idlus dicm
&um obijt : Olla dcindc cius ia oiScina fabri acrarij
inucnta
1 6(J iyicroglyphicorum L^b. j J
,ifiucntarunt, qaod oraculu n pracJixcraf, ea inqijircnd»
t/±,nt^mii:circ,coq- locoinUw-nicnda, vbi vcnri, pcrcuticns, rcpcr-
culfus ct hominum pcrnicies fimul rcpcrircntur, quodcunLychisdc fabriofficina intcrprefatus cffct;, vcntos,
follcs; pcrcuticntcm malicum, rcpcrcuiruiT», incudcin,
ct hominum pcrnicicm ferrum iritclligcns, oira Orcdisibi inuentajuxta Parcarum fanum in fcpulchro Agamem-
Nota, nonis,orsculolubcntc,repultafunt Quo figmcntoigna-
risnihil abfurdius, intclligcntibus vixquicquam vcnurti-
us vi Jctur : Agamemnon quis fit lub Troia confideravi-
mus,hicCiytGJnaneftram lovisfiiiaraeirc patct,quamuis
alijovumillud, cxquoCaftorct CiytxmneOracditifint,
Tyndari fuilfe affirmentj De vtroq-, enim eademvcritas
appjret: NovumquiJelledices, muliercsparcrcoua, cc
auesimitari; Id Ethnicis non mirum vifum quia formicygni Laedam fubagitavcrat lupiter : At nos extra all«.?
goriam id monflrofum ct mendacilfimum fcimus ; Necfufficitjncfcio quim moralcm fidlionem fubc(Te,arbitrari;
Quia moraiia dc omnibus feu in bonam feu in malam par-
tcm fingcre hccat.at naturalia gcnuina ijs contcnta ct tecfla
nonitcm; Apud chymicTartificc8fxpil]imcrepetirur,ma-
trcm a filio dcvorari,occidi,in vcntrc cuis inhumarijNani
itarevera necelfe eft : In dHohni, inquit Flamcllus, nego'
ctHtft hocomne co*tftfiit^ vtvideiicet tg^<e tuu>H fulfHr peaetra-
tivum ejfictas cfr attraEHtiUy cjuo matrcmfuam deuorare efUeat^
C^ compUveris opits : Matrem tYifge ventri fttas^cjutmantea
feperit , tum demum (ibipatererit, ac fi/i/n ex duobusfp^ritm
terfcBns : ac ibid : Tumf<ettu matremdc;jorttt,patremt7^fuum
in vmco lacu fuffocat,in ejuofmfil fiores, l> ic, fru^,i!.s at^fangHu
tnveniuntur, Etin JEnigmitc 6. Super matremprae^iuwfem
JeruumrHbictindumaqualiter conde j AfAtrem mortifica,mantn
eiies ^pedes ab^ cindens.El Lull: in codicill : Oportetmatrem
<^<eprifugenfratfi/ium, inhumari inventrefilij, cjrab eogene^
rari: Ncc folum filius matrcm init ctoccidit,fcd ctpatrcm
propriuminfcrimitfuballcgoria-jVr OcdypusLaiumpa-rrcm in vu fibi occurscntcm ct ccdcrc noicntcm, ac [oca-
Ham
i
Lib. j. Aegyptio.Grxcoium. i^i
ftammatrcmmvxorcmducif j ncc nonavum,vtPcrrcusAcrifiura; In Pxlhdis Siccllo Clytaemneftra adu'ttr4
occiditur, ortijsocclufis:hoccft,vasaftis obferarur: O-rcftcs abfoluitur pari futfragioruro numcrojPondcracnini
gcomcrrice ^quata c([c oportct : Hmc Mu^ervr ,fapicntiac
dcxaram crcxic.-Aquis luiJrarus dicitur cx Hippocrene,
quia illc Pcgafius fons huic ncgocio convcnit : Nim Pc-
gafuscxNkdlufEranguincortushabctur: ^usE dc ftatua
/«i/^^r/,&lotioncejus in feptcmrivis narrantur, allcgo-
ricafunt&hucfpcdtant: Dc PdlladioinfcriusdicitunDc
lotionc fic Clangor,: Et itajmt tnfHmmx ffptem deco^ienest
fciltcet ^Hatuor antt vivtjicAtiontmfid efifetmentatiouemj C^
pofleatres^ijUdtdefiq^nmtHrpirfeptema^atHrai, vt etiam di-
cit Philojophtii : cy£s nofirum corpus habet hydropictim , vt
NaatofanSyrfts /eprofftm.propter^Nod ciHtint Uv.urttm rege-'
nerationisfepttts in lordme , vt ah inmtispaffionthM (^ cor-
rHptionihtis emendetHr'. SororcscjusHntcrquas Chryfothc-
mis/untpartes aquofx; Comamalit, quianihiifeparari
convenit: poftca comam tondcre finit juxta Accn vel
Saxumj acdcindeociueftalaboribus : De oflibus O-rcftis inventis in officinajcrarij fabricrcdibilc eft^ quia
fic in Allegorja Merimi dicifur, quod etiam r?gis crines &vnguesmirabiliafaciantin ejufmodi officinis: Verifimi-
icelladhucab artificibus nonnul/a reiidlapcr mundumCfr4rcopcra,6c fabrorum ofFicinis intcrJum inveniri, licet
nonagnofcanturj Poxio ex Europa Agcnoris/^r-.jenicum
Tcgisfilia, Cadmifororcformn tauri, a lovc comprclTd
nafi dicnntur Minos & Rhadamantusj itcro Carncus: 4/ww(^Cadmi Allegonam lamanrc attiginus, quomodo illc RhadiM.m.EuropamquicrensThcbascondidcrit Bacc.tia: civitatcm ,tpu:C(i:ti.ii{'
ibiq; coFifede/it: Europa aufcm cum ajijs putllis cxp3» 6 Jcvuciatafradirurj qujccum taurum mirae pulchritudinis {\t> fiiij^
qucm felupitei mutavcrar) attrc(f>arcf inqjcus fcrgum
confcenderct alove iaCrcfamdcportaf3,Jbiqj refun^p-
t^forn a prjiliiiilabcogravidaficfl.ieft, qijx pcpcfit Mi-
noa& Rhadamantum: Mir^s rariphaen fili^m So'is,
y ^ccx
\6l Hieroglyphicorura Lib.j^
uEcraercgisfororefo in vxorcm duxlt, vt parparigaudc-
rct, ncmj:c hlius lovis^fiha SoliSjCX qua genuit Ariadnam
& MioGtau!um,qu! Ljbyr;ntiioa Da^dalo facflo inclufus
a
Thefco Afudnxcpcfatrucidatur ; Poirctfierivt his pcr-
fonis aliquidhylloriacfubcirct, provtdcvcnigijs Laby-
rinthiCrctici adhuccxtannbusnarrant, quarnvis Diodo-rusdicatfuo tcmporeCreticuminrcrcidiltc& ./£gyptium
Labyrinthum lonf ecoantiquiorcm duralTej Dc rcliquis,
qu.r ad Minois &: Rhadamanti fabuUs fpc(5tant, dcq; judi-
cio corumapud infcros incorrupro, cum plcrraq; a ?o'6-
tisfcqucntisxviafiiclannt, hicnon dicemus: Ex Anti-
opefiliaNy^lci, vcivt alij fcntiunt, Afopi Fupitcr Am*
Amahi n & phioncmScZetum gcnuit: Amphiona Mcrcuno magi*
Z t i8^^'^ lyramtrjcSaredidiciCjCantuqj trras&: faxa movit, vt
, . rr' Orphcus Caliiopcsfihus; Fntrcshi duo Thcbas dicun-
^j* ?• tiircondidiireacmuris&tur.ibusmunijiTc: Fabulatifunt
igitur faxa fuafponte Si1iiij(fe,murwmq;cxtrud^umfuillc,
dum Amphionlyram fuavitcr pulfareC; vt ait Horatius
in Attc Poctica;
Di^fis c^ y^w^^ ion Th^lfaft^ conditoy vrhts
SaXiZ movtrefono teflnuinis , (j^precciftn nda,
DHcerenuovelleti
IdcmrcferuntdcTrojanis muris ab ApoIIinc cA-trulflis •
ti dcOrphci vatisniullca, qu^illenavem Ar^orcxit, &fcras&fiXaattraxit: Scd bac Hypcfboiicaelknemononvidct quocunq; modo intfrprctctur, hve dc communifoe(l,cjufq-,duIccdinc&. citxacia, fi»c dc rebus fub ca
contentis: Amphion jrimusaram Mcrcurio,quodab eo
Jyramacccpiirrt.dicavit^Paufanip.sin poflcrionhuv Elia-
ciscxiftimar Amphior.cm ScOrf jjcum fuillc t/£g)'ptios
& magorum fcicntja cxccijuiirc : quod tamcn non cft
crcHibikj qiiia Gr^coshrs fuiircfi^.idGraccos iEgvpno-
rum. fcicn^amiranftulilie cxQroribiisaurhoTJbiis &.cir-
cuiLflAnti^sccrtvincitur. De hadenusci.umcratismira-
culofis
Lib.j. ^gypno-GrxcoTum. iS^
culolls, nc d!cammonl}rofis,!ovisEchnicorumD?(;ma-jorjsfamilircrcditi proprcr adulfcria tranfrau aticnibusixquensdiftrchon habctur.
Europ*. LedcSiAntiopie^Danaes
:
Qmbusnonroinusmonftrofuin ortumPalicoruQi fratiu „ / ..
tddimus,quifovJexThaIia natidicuntur: Quse cuia f^^^^^^^P'^ ^
gravidam clove cognoviirct, vcnta lunonisindfgnatio-'^!'^^ ""^^
Qcmoptaviclubrcrram occu(tari;af panu rcmpore terr^^^rcclufi cum Thaha tam diu latuiilef.duo
f/ucri non procul
aCatanisinSictliaproruperunt. Quje licet fabulofa Iint,
lucrertur. rrxterjam diaos laemnnmeroiam loboiem ^'
cx varijs Nyraphis Calii!o,Niobe,Laodainia,Taygete, Sa- ^*^'
vona,Protogenia alijrq;pcIlicJbus fufcepit j ita vtnullum ff frclinquaturdubiunvlifilijslovis, nepotibusac pronepo- ^^' 'j
.
tibusNcptuni progcnics adnumereturjncc non ventorum, /i"^^, ^educf
fluviorum,montium, Occani,Ponti & aliorura marium, ^^^^ ^ ^^^f^Hr.
exhistanquamprogenitoribus omnesdcos,dcas,heroas, '^*
heroinasreufemideos&remidcascxaurea Cathcna velut
pcndcnres &dcrcendcntcsdeduci& propjgaripoire;
Atq; hxc haftcnus pro excmplis dcmonftra-
tZy dcrcliquis fimilc judiciuni mani-
feftantia, nobishocloco
rufHciant.
Finis Libri Tertii.
Yz Dber
1^4
Libcr Quartus.
DE GR.AECIAEFeftisacSacris, nccnon
certaminibus& Ludis promemo-ria artificij Philofophicunftitutis
C^folenniter celehratis.
VM mctnoria hommutn adco labl»
lis ac oicns ita imbecillafit, vt nill
objccflo quodam in fcnfus incurrcntc
fa^pc cnoveatur, facile prxtcriforum
aut non vifibilium oblivionc ducatur,
hincin arduis & magnisrcbus nun^
quam ex animodcponcndisafapifn-
tiifimis viris, tanj intcr Ethnicos,
quam Ifraclitas , Dco tlcdlum pcpulumjfenfibiliaquar-
dam folcnnia inllitur.!, quorum confydcrationc ad coru,
qu3canteadj& cclcbrata,vclaliasarcanahabcntur nonnianifcftanda,rccord3tioncmquilihctnon ignjvus cxci-
tctur, viDcoOpt' Max: aquo vnoomniabonapcr cdta
dcfcendunt, profuisdcnis (empiternas agatgrati^^scHoc
Ftflnm frr" fincjuiruipfius fEHOV AH, Mofcsmcmorsbilijqua:-4triot,i> %(p*i- damfcfUpopuloIfracliticoobfervanda i;il}iruit, ncmpcmo qffo^^J.ie. fcptimi cujufq; dicifcriationcm:& ib omni opcre cciraiio'
ncro,in mcmonamtrcationis Cocli&: Tcrrar? ij^q; con*
tcnto-
Lib.4 Aegvptio-Grxcoriim. \6ftcntorum> fcx dieiua) /pacio ptradlx . Quia fcptimo
dicCreatora Crcatone quievcnr & ccihvczit ; Trx'tcrca Pifcha, in angeh Dci pcrcuticntis Aegyptiorum Pafcha,
primogcnitos »5^ parccntis illis, quorumpollcs /inguinc
agni in>nucularinotiiticrant? mcmoriam} Pentccoftcn, PcntecDfies.
in \c^i% divuix in mcntc Sinai ab ip(o Dco promulga-txj ac fcllumT^jbcrnaculorum, in quadragmta slXW^O' Taherfiac$^
rum pcr dcfcrrum pcrrgrinanonis, recordationcm: cHlorum»
Eadcmintcntione (illistamcnpic, vt dccct, his politice
acccptis) inrcbuspublicisbcnctonftituiis ftatuae &ima''gincs corunv qui iu t gcn-i magnam vtihratcm aut ab ho-0ibusl'b(ritioncm, aliavc commodaprrftitcrant, pofi«
tje, & Icinpcr r ruatielunt : Hrccnimell quafi mcmoriaartificialisconLlans imaginibus &Iocis, rcrumfcu pcrfo-
narummcmorabiiia fadacuicunqjnon ignaro rcprxfcn-
tans, qucijiadmodum ciufmodi monumcnra olimapudGrxcos,Romano8, aliifqj gentcs in vfu fucrunt, & adhucpafiim habcnrur ; Sicapud Aegyptioscum cxccrrcfiribu»
bonisfummum, ex Dribcnigniifimilargitorisindulgcn-
tia, quibufdamacuritfimisingcnijs, vt Hcrmcti Trifmc-
gifto & alijs contigiircr>rjccius oblivio ad poftcros proma-naret,fcd vtD^ogratia? qu 'Cunqjmodorcddercntur, in- ^^Jfpj*'"
flitutxfuntqujedam ccrcmoniae & folcnnitatcs fingulari ^**^Fft^
pompa, adrcm, in cuius mcmoriam ficrent, maximeac- /'^^ ntem»'-
comuiodatcT : Huiusmodifucrunt, Apis, Acgyptij bovis ''**
ccrtiscoloribus diftin6:i,c|cAo, coniccrario, nutritio&
cuitus in Vulcani tcmplo ipfi adhibitus, \v\ aquam fjb-
merfio,fcpclitio,noviqjrurfuaiclc<5licjitcmfciia0nridis,
Ccrcr/s, Adonidis &aiia his limilia, dcq-.uburiamsnrc
partim mcminimus, partim inpo'tcrum ii^uri (u^nus:
A Gcerdotibus hr«?c primifus bono finc inflitura ellc noncft dubium,cum alifcr dcarcanis iliis 3gi non lic crct; Vc-
rumqjomododfindc abicnaro vulgo in abfirun tradl*
fint,inq;idolclafriam horrcndaTrcomrrurafa,,.bipfacx-
pcricntia patuit : /^rar^crh- c fcda, Acgypci adhucduos
«canafuaoctuitctiadcridimodoshabucrunt, dcq-Jbus
y ^ iau3
ocfflu- ferui'
ttntadremi^
Hifcendum
/ttb ijs intel"
Bacchifd'
cra,
Orphicd,
TritterU4.
\66 Hicroglypbicorum Lib 4J
iamantc>ncmpcvnum,c|uimcnti, altcriinr^qui oculisiii-
rcruircrjQai mcntijAilcgorijsciconiP'jdcanin]jnrrounicjj
fid-actrcsidmirinda^contincnfihuSjConOitit-Dcquibus
h«(5l : us fatis copic lcf^gimug^prarrcrnn. rccundo&itcrtio
huiustrrfCt-tuslibriSjQijiocuIis, Hitrroglyphicis drima-
liuinaliarumq^rcrynfiguns. pidis,rcuipt:fq;!ocG litcra- .
rumctfcriptur.Tvfurpatisj Dcquibus quiiq; primo libro
traftavimus: Atqjh.^ctrii, ncropc raciovuT) cclctratio,
allcgoriaruai narratio cthicrogiyphicoruo} adumbratio,
adcoinarcanisafaccrdotibusconrcij3retcntafunt»ncvJIi
cxrulgoautnoninitiatis innotucrinf, fcdomnibosalijs,
cxccptis philcrophis faccrdotum fili js, incognita manie-
rint : Caufar harum rcrum occu!tationis,iair antea nobis,
&abalijs prolix:us,cxpofitxfunt,nc opusfitc^srcpctcre:
Hsecitaqjtria^vtvulgfminittccxploratjjcua alacerJoti-
bus paflim pro fiicris hibcrcntur, & filcntio inuolHcrcn-
tur, indics magi«a?q;magi« pro rcbus divinis coli ccpc-
runt,dcquibusncf'S eifcr inquirerc,quid fignific3rcnt,aut
cur&aquibusintrodo(flaellent: Hiccftvnuscttcrgemi-
Busfonsmuhcrum abufuum, crrorum etfuperflitionum
«biEgyptijs poftcaaJalias quoq; gcnrcs munditranfla-
tarum; Vtautcm hadcnusdc dijs dcabufq^nccnon hc-
roibus,corumq;origincctcultucgimus,pioinflitutino-
flri rationc, itanuncdcfcftis, ludi8,foIcnnitatibusctccr-
taminibus ineatundcm rcrumgratiam inftitutis brcvitcr
hoclibrotra6labimus.Luciauus(qui irriforethnica^idolo
latrisecxtitit) dialogodcaftrol.C?'/>^<"/«Jnquit,CWj>£>;?fj(^
Oeagrifilttis prior omnihus Bacckifacrain GraciAminirodux-
ityprtmttf^ in mente B<coti(t Thebu,facra t/la, qua Orphica vo-
catafuerunty tnfittuit: Quod CUR3 ctiam abalijs tradatur,
de co nullum cft dubium: Cur verd ha^c inflitucrit,ct quo-
modo cclcbranda fucrint,difquircndum vcnit : Ab iEgy p-
tijsea facra dcfumpta conftat, qui in honorem Ofiridis
tcrtioquoq; annofolcnnia pcragcbanr, idco quod dicc-
rcnt, Ofiridcm fcu Dionyfuro tcrtio dcmum anno ab In»
dicA navigationc rcvcrfum clfc, proptcrea Trieterica dida:
Cum
Lib^. Aegyptio-Grafcorum. m6jCum vero omniaallcgorica finf, qux dc pcrcgrinationc
Ofiridisinlndiam, reliquarqjmundlpartcs, vthomincscolcndorura agrorumacfcrcndaf vitisrationcni, multaq*
aliavtiliainucnta doccrct, furcepta dicuntur, itactiilud,
quod indc origincm ducit,aut ob cius pcregrinationis mc«moriam inftitutu fcftura traditur, non ntll alicgoricuni
cciifcndum crit : Si cnim in vcia Dei polytia, apud Ifrieli-
tas^avcriflimisctufisj vtantedidlumj pr jfc;5ldfacracclc-
brata funt, qux fada prxtcrita in mcmoriam rcvociicnt,
&facicnda fcufutura allcgoriccdcChrifioadumfaTarcnr,
idem fuo modo apud Erhnicosficri potuit, vt illi allego-
riam fuisfcfiis inclle intclligcrcnt; At differcmia in his ct
illi8totocae!o,quodaiunt,patct:lllaavero,a:tcrnoctvno ri/r .•
DeOjinciusnonorcmordinatalunr, tum vrprarterira,ccu ra r ^rcvcra fa^a cir^nt, tum vt futura, ccu fub figura fcturura,-^'^ .^
'
.
*^"
r^pra^fcntarcnt : Harc ab hominibus folis profc<5la,in2cnii ^ *
laqiciratc cxtufa vidcntur, vtrci tanquamitafacta:, vel
fub allegoria crcditse monumcnta et niuta (ymbola cxra-
rcntjVtqjMofcsillaabipfoDeo, Veritatisfonte, accepic
& Ifraelitico populocius iulfu obferuanda promulgavit,
ita Orphcus hxc ab Aegy ptijs faccrdotibus omnis vanita-
tfsfupcrfiitiofTsauthoribus adGrxcos tranftulit: Illa adfinemfilutisicterrac; Hsec, temporalis:Vtraq;tamenad
CreatorisD-i. ct omnium bonoium datorisgloriam : Illa
a vera Dei Ecclcfia tt Vctcris ct novi f:Edcris rccepta
funt,h3fcab infidelium turba, ct reliqua mundi partc : Scd Gentesin
illis hoc loco miffis, ct Gitcm commemoratlsj {ji\xix\^ftUi4 Jfrae»
cred bilcfit, hunctitumfeftaetfacninfl^itucndi, 3blf.\ic- l^iMimitari
litiscacozyiia qUv^darn defumptum ctad cthnicostranflj- voluerunt vt
tum eirt) dc hiSjVt potc mundanJs,hominum inuentis,di- di^ibolpuDs-^
ccmus : Quid pcr peregrinationcraDionyfiiUf tDfindis*^*'^
intcllesfltjm lif, Arisprimoli'>rofubO<]r;dc, cttcrtiofub
Dionyfo, dccl.rivimus : QiVntum vcrd tcmporis iMc
in pcregrinj*ione Li ]l.i confumpfi!redicitur,tantundcm
Apisjbos Aegyptms, vlaere pcrmittcbaturac pd!} in fon^
tcia mcr^cbajur; Sic^buUtifuat adidcmexpriaiS^-duo)
Dionyfum
i68 Hieroglyphicorufti
.
Lib,4
Dionyfumfricnr.itniapud Profcrpinam dormiviflfc, dc-
indcrxc» ^rumchoreis inuulfurc cumiVyjnphi», ri aic
OfphcL-ji.i hymno.
T^r^fji^em cc.nimHS Tiionyfum cfr numinA Bacchi^
Dionyf:iS ru C.'<rtJ Nyw^hif eX9errtdnm,^Mihti eficemapuUbra^
Solfit, t^rre- ^t^tprope PtrfeokonemfacrU penetraUhns olim
firii dtciiMt. Dormivtt BicchtftmpMs trejfeanirerannoSt
y ttribm txa^is Comtvta Uia novinlur,
lUefHts repetst mox cum nHtricihHs hymnnm
:
Diccbanturquotjj haecfiicra abGrphcoindituUcommu-
^ nitcrOrgiaj inquibus f«indem tantus abu(us nodurnis.^ ./ convcntionibusbacchantiumadhibitusell, vtLycurgus
,,^ / Thracix reXjDiacondas Thcbanus, & alij quamplurimi
OrqtaprO' rL r n j-,7^ '^, omnia nocrurna facnficia proptcr corum turpitudincs
pcrpctua lcgc fudulcrint: Miracula hisdicbus, quibus
P /fD' f l'c^^^brabantur^contingcrcdiccbanturj cumcnim in tcm»
r • / p'opcrno(5lcn5lagcnxvacu(edeponcrcntur,fcqucntidie^
j^' optimo vinopienje rcpcricbantur. quod dolo faccrdo'
tum,vtcreduiy& fuperftitiofTs plcbccuLaj imponcrent,vertstnno' / ] n t ,i T • i j n j* j^ (vtdeBaalitisconlrat^quipercIandcIhnosaditusacccdcn-
•^**
tesillasreplcverunt, accidilfcnotiuscft,quamvtdcmon-
ftraridcbeat: Agebanturautcm iila (acraamulicnbus i-
dc6,qudd»Ilashabuiirctfocia8inlndicacxpcditionc:Ab
ijfdcm Phallus,hoccft,mcmbrivirilisfpecics fpcdabiiis
magnitudiniscum pompa pfacfercbaturs IdqjinOfiriJis' memoriam, quicumaTitanibusmcmbrarimconcifuscf-
ret,ac pudcnda in fluvium projcdla , ab Oliridc,Titanibus
capiiSjCJus mcmbrarcco!lcdj& compofitadicuntur,cx-
ccpto mcmbro virili,quod rcpcriri non potuit : quod au-
temalij addant,idcoimpcratumeire, vt hoc mcmbrum,formiPhalli) pioDco colcrctur, rationi abfurdidin umcft: Ve^umho^cfacra cum Eleufniijs cjufdcm intcntio-
nis apud vEgypiios fuilFe vidcbimus 5 in quibusquoqj
/'halligclhiio (olccnis crat; ViiguiesiiiTriCtericis C:«-
niQros
Lib.4 Aegyptio-Gf«corum. irfp
niOrosaurcos geftantcs &: pucri cx Dionyfi tcnjplo in
^aitadis raccilumivcrunt; quo fatis indtcatum c(t,a!ia<n
eirccaufamhu us cclcbrationis,quam «rnlgo tnnotuitj.
ncrapcDionyfumcum Palladc f^pientix dea fummanacomraunitatcm haberc ; non quafi dcnotarc volucrint, in
Bacchofapientiamclfe, vtin vinovcritatcm; ,^/<^cnimnoitehrietasdelignat,0perurecludity&c. Etquamvis vcrum:/it;,quod Poetacanitnon inelcgans,
Toliit hf4mo in^enium Bacchuiyinentem erigtt ^iltAntt /p^ff^ ,,1
'Non tamcnhincconftarc arbitror vtidemprjccinit,
Vviferwn Bromium^ volti^remfedpritpetepewta-
'IdcoAmycIaEOSpotuiirc; nifi forte pcr accidcns • Bac-
chus cnim aUtusfingiturjpropter volatiIitatem>cornutuSy
proptcr Lunje cornua, taurino capitcjquia huiC) vt Ofifidi,
Apisfacer;ficmas&fceminj, jijvenis & fencx, barbatus
&imbcrbis; dcqnibus proprictatibusante fub Dionyfodiximus: Foeminsr prxficiuntur Bacchadcs his facris;
quia illa^comitatajcrantDionyfumjCumpcrcgrinarctur 5
Pcr faeminasautem vispatiens, quxin fubjcftoPhilofo-
phico prira6dominatur,intcIiigitur&pcrphalIum,visiI-
Jafulfurca mi^cioquodamfpolianda^aqua agcndi initifi
proceflittSic Ofiris noflcr aur Dionyfus ab Ifide fcu Ccrcre
matre itcrum componcndus cft , abfq; tamcn partibus vi-
•rilibusjfcu tcrra nigra : Sic lohanncs de Padua tradit rcge
noftrum capiendum & in partes minutiffimas dividcndu
,
ignc&aqua l^vanduro, jrcjcdisfjecibu8& fuperfluitati-
bus, tumdcmumitcrumcomponcndum&iuvcncm for*
tiorcmq; quam prius,refurrcdurum clTc : Idcm habet
M jrlini allegoria, & altcrlus <ic Ducncch principc, & hu-
jjfmodiaIiaE:Virgincsadcr4ntcum canifirisaureisprimi-
ti«sDcoobf<?r^ntcSjquiaaurcusDcuscrat;&in Pdlladisfa-
cclium contcndebaiit , ob myOicam quandani caufam,
Z quia
I
\yo Hicroglyphicoriim Lib.4,'
quia inDionyfipcrcgrinationctotius opcris pcrfcdlio ha-
baur, quailicprim6 ad nigros ^•Erhiopes, & vltimo ad. rrare rubrumaccciTit; Hac nonabrq;^'aiiauis atrificiocd-
tingebanrj idcoq- Paliadis facclium cius tcmpJo corrc-
fpondcbat: Dcabu(ibus,qui hisfcfiisintcrvencrantjOm-
ni tcmporc non foium inGr3rcia,(cdct!5apudRomano«,
& penc pcr totuna orbcmimulta narrari polfcnr, fed quia
jlli forruiti fucrir.tainondcrcicirentia , a nobis mcrito
ncgliguntur: Cum vcroa vulgo hujus fcdi cclcbratio,
vtpotcrripudijs^chorcis^potjrionibus & vocifcrationibus
picna&iibcra,vltr6accipcicrur,huic deof2Eritixdatori,a-
liaquoq^racradiverrisfcmporibus&Iocis pcragcnda di-
cata funt: A rcgafo cnim Eicuthcricnri ad Athcnienfcs
O/cophona» ^ Thcbanis dclata dicuntur , ipfis Ofchophoria appcllata,
vt aitraufaniasin Atticij^^inquibus confuetudocrat, vt
aitcnarratoriVicancri,vtpucripampinos manibus gcfla-
tcstributimefacroDionyfitcmplo in faccllum /'alladis
Sciirhadiscumprccibusdecurrcrcnt. Harccadcvocaban-DioKjftay turDionyfiafimplicinominccuroagcrcnturin agris fin-
Len<tA.^ gulisncmpcannis:Lcnxa quoq; Athcnis colebantur inc-
untc verc,quotcpcrcvinade frcccxifnebantur, tributaqj
fcrcbanturabcxtcrnis^quod ccrtamcncratbibcntiumpis-
runqjBacchulxritixauthoiec^ncntiii: Ibidcm &?hallf-
PhAlhca ^^ inltitutanarrantur,quibusligncaviriliathyrfisalligatcs
geftabancQuin &Canephoriainhonorc Dtonyfij Athc-
Caneol-oiiinisagcbanrurjinquibus virgincsagilcs (vt Dcmaratusrc-
*
fcrt in certanHnibusDionyfiacis)quA'adpubcrtatcmaccc*
derenr,rum pnn \xv, canidros fcrcbant, quj caniflricrant
txpuroanroinquibuserantfruduu omnii!i primitix im-
poiitctv^qiCclcbrabanturfub fine mcnfis AprilisrApaturia
j4p4iuru, in Oi5lobriquatuor dicbus habcbantur". Et Ambrofia in
ui/fihojia, I.uni^rio, quofcmpcrcvinamvrbcm importari clfcntfo-
I;r3,qus poflcaaRomanisquoqiCultafunt, Brumaliadi-Bmm.ilia, dacum Brumus Bicchus fit:Afcoliaitcm Athcnisfiebanr,
Jfcolia, qinbusfupcrvrrcsinHitoshumidcpofitosiltcro pcdc fal-
tabant: Proponebanturuutcmpr.i m.ia illis, qui fapicnti-
U8.
Lib.4« -^gyptio-GriEConim. i^r
m fnpcr vtres falurcnt, qui mos quoq; ad Romanos tran-
(latuscO,vtcumVJrgil,lib.2.Georg dcfcribitiNamhircus,
cxcujus pclkvtrcscrint, quia vitibus nccct, cxdcbatur
Baccho : Hcrodotus \n Eutcrpe ccmmcmorat Acgypti-
«sfucmDionylio jugularc in fbicnnitatc Dort ii didi^^^P'^,
hisverbis: Dion^fio dte folfmitatu Dorfie^ futtn ante fi-rei
fxnqult iHgtilamci reddunt (ubulco illi, <jut Attulerat ipfum fu-
em Ai^^aliamfolerimtatimflne (uilm inhonorem Dtonyfi agunt
u4^ppitj eodemprope ritu, (^uo GrActy at pro Phallis res aUxs
itlKXco^itarunt-, imaqines fctUcet cuhttt magmiudtnisy cft^OA
ctrcuffiferMnt multeresper agros cum virile membrura reliijuo
corpere non multo mtr.pu r^utct : Fracedtt autem tthia atj^
ilUDionjfumcantdntesfequuntur : QjrL' omnia jicct in ho-norcroOfiridisfcu Dionyfi,qui ex aurca gencalogia prje-
cipuuscft, primdinflituta fintcofinevtreccnCuimus, nc
nicmoriapcrireifummiarcanjadeoconccfli, ac interini"
Dionyfiusvulgari jnterpretationepro vino ejufqj inven-
torehaberctur,tot&tamvariafel1a in diverfis locismfti"
tuta inveniuntur ,qu^ tamen minimum arcani principa*
lis participent; Quemadmodum vidcmuspcr abufumc-jufroodifacilimcaccidcre, viinChriflianoorbe muUisinjocis Martinaiii in Novcmbri,Bacchanalia dicbus tcmpusquadragefimale pr3ecedcntibus,alibi ferijs poft nativitatc
quaU Saturnalia,relidis vefligijs,cxaliatamencaufa,vul-
goadhuccelebrarij idq;idco'>quiavt Comicus ixtyingem'
fim efi ommmn htminum a Ubore proclttte adiibidimm vel lux-
uriamx Idcmfl^atuendumeftdc Aegyptiorum poflcrioiu
fcftis& racri8,quiantiquitdtiscaurJseorumq; inftitutio-
nis maxima cx partcignorfrunt, & fignafro fignatis, ani-
maliaj hominii imagines & bruta pro dijscoluerunt,co uC-
q,rdonccallium,ciTpas,&fcteomniataminutilia &noxia,
quam vtilia,in clalles dcorMm reduxcrint j Vnde Pocta in
€os non immcrito jocatur,dum jnquiu
O fnnElas gentesy ^uibtis h^C n^fcuntur in hortii Numinai LncAni^DeGrrscis quoq; SiRonianis hoclocufpjavcnit j Nam
Z 2 Vt
-*
I7Z Hieroglyphicorum
.
Lib.4
rt iUi ab vEgyptiis, lic hi a Grxcis & i£gy ptijs, quicquid
apudvtrorq;ruitnuminum,rcccperunt: Hinc Lucanusl»
7. de exfgypto ficdtcit.'
NosmTempUtHam RemAtta aect^imw Ifim,
.
Semideo/^canes^ (ifirAtHhentia ln^its,
Et cjncm tuflangens loomiKem tefiaris Ohrim :
Et La<fVdnfius lib. i . inftit : Romani , inquir, Pro Dijs htt»
hHerunt (uamaiaifcilifet rHbiginim.pallorem ^febremi Vn-dCjficutpatetcxFaftisOvidijjfcrtum rubigmisfuit circa
fincm Apriiis, videlicet6.CakMaij,tumcolucruntcam,
fKutdicitOvidiu8,ncIa:dcret fcgctcsncc inftruTientani-
ftica. Et iftomodocoIueruntfebrc,ne vcxaretccs- Itac-
nim Valcriuslib.l.dicit • Etc<eteros^uiJem ad benefaciendH
veneraba»titr,^ebrem antem adminMsnocendHmx Idcmq; de-
rcribitIoca,vbicranttria Tcropla Fcbris: Prjrtcrca pro-
prium RomaniDeumcolucrunt Romulu, qucQuinnumvocabantj quem cuFcbre, rubigine, alijfq. cjormodi ab
al'j> non rcccpcrunt,fcd propria induftria (ibi inveneranf;
Martemvcr<),IovenJ, Saturnum, Mercurium,Apollincm
& t/dEfcuIapium cum magno numcroaliorum vcla Grx-
cis , vcl jEgy ptijs mutuati crant : De occafionc& modoaddudionis Acfculapij Romam cx Fpidaurio prarciarum
cxtat cxcmplum, quod vt mdc propagatio reliquoru gcn-
tiliudeorum^tftimaripoiTit, huc adduccmus: Mcminit
£xRhea hujus Aefculapij RomamaddudiSandus Augu{}inus/;A
tancjitamrrM- ^^De Civtt.Dei^cap. i ?. AefcMlapiw^\nc[U\tyalf Epidanroab'
tre omnes ivit Romam, vt perittfjlviui medtcus tn vrhe nobtltjftma artem
difnattfin' ^loriffitu ex rcent: M^^terautemdeorHmntfcio vnae nata
guntnr. Praneflinrm montfm in/edit^ Indignnm emm erat^ vt cnmCynocepha- etnsfiliHscolii C«p:toli»o prafideret.^ adhnctpfa in loc9 tgnobili
liuproHt efi latiiarct : ^:t£ t.men HomniHm dcornm materefi ,nonefi fecH»
MercHrim ta fclHm lioma cjuofdamfiHos/t^tSy vtritm rtr alios prace/fit eti'
neppsfittftthr am fecHturos : Miror/<ine fitpfa pepertt Cjnocephalum, cjh^
Rhc<. ton^cpofiea venil cK Aegjptoi ytrumeiiam deaFjbru ex tlt4
nMt4
Lib.4^ Aegvptio.Graecotum. i/j
fMta fit, viderit A fctilapitu pronepof eius : Harc ille : Eft
autem Epidaurus , fccundum Eutropium, civitas qu«
roodo vocarur Dyrrachiura. quia vcro Roma major
fuit vrbs ,quam Epidaurus , idco Auguftinus ironicc
dicit Aefculapiij migratrcRomam: Dc cuiusadvedione
Livius hb, lo. de vrbis origine, circa fincmj quod cumRoma.inquir, grjvi peftiJentia i j6crjret,qux tanta fiiit,vt
licctannus illc, rciiicet455. abV.C. in multis Ixtus ef-
fct, tamcn vix ad vnius mali rufFccitfolatium^pcftilentix
fcilicct vrbem vrentis, fam quoadhominem,quameti-
amquoadagros: Igitur confu/uerunt libros Sibillx dc
remedio & inventum eft, quod iEfcuIapius dc Epidau-^^^^,,-^^^^,
roRomamaffcrendusclIct: Idemetiam narrit O^^^^^^^ njuni^ Epi-
lih. ^ Et Uvius, /i^.ii. & Valerius lib. i. tcftantur, ^^^^^^,^.quod tribusaRniscontinuisvrbs afflida fuit gravi
^^^^'JHtHtfiad
lcntia: Miflierj^ofuntprorcmediolegati adacccrfcndum ^^clucendum
de Epidauro Aefeulapium ; quo venientes ab Epidaurijs j^rculapivmdu<Sifuntintemp!umey£fcubpij, quodquinqj millibus
paifuu aK F pidauro diftabats& ecce fcrpcns, qui quandoq.
Jicetraio,ab Epidaurijs vifu$ Fuerat,nunqua tamcn finc bo-
no ipforum > propter quodcriaminmodum «xEfculapij
vcneratusjper par rcs vrbis clarifnmas Icv» tradhj reperc cc-
pit,triduoq; confpe<flus eft,haud dubiam antefcappc-
titxclariojis rcdisalacritatemfercns; deindcadnavcRo-
manam perrexit acnavcmconfcendit, vbi vnius Icgati
tabcrnaculum erat, ibiqjquicvit: Cumvero navigando
Ancium pervenillent^Scrpcns, quivbiq- in navigio re-
manferat, adtcrram dilapfuseft^ Acdcm Aclculapij, quae
propcerat,intravit,&ihi tribusdicbus rcmanHt, dato fibi
cibo:po(lmodumvcrbadnavcmrevcrfus feRomam ad
vehcndumprsebuitjibiinripatnTibcris cgrcdus in Infu»
Iam,vbitemplum dicatum i\i\t Ae(culapio,tranfnatavit,&
celfavit peftilcntia a Romanis: Idcm narrat Ovidius,
Lib. IT. Metam: ^uis fit Aefculapius, & cur Scr-
pcns illi attribuatur, fccundum primam originc, fupc»
liui expofuimus5Qui vcro dcinde abufus cx ignoran-
Z i tii
174 Hieroglyphicorum Lib 4.
tia vcrititis fc fupcrftifiofa rcligionc accclTcrint, ijcum'Dubohts in principijs minin e conucniuiit : Quod quoqj diaholus,ferper.tu for- qm miius cftarrifcx & cx rc pro lui cultu capcrcconf-9tiAfet)ro \\um potuit, hulc ferpcnri fcu ififculapiocrcdiroj vtctjame^£fatLipio Oraculis Apoliinls, lovis & alijsciulmodi, fcfcaccom-ndoranafim niodarir, cxoninibuscircumdantiiscotifpicitur jCuaiq-,prxher, Ethnici malorum &: bonorum dxmonum diffcrcntiam
non acnofcercnt, ab illis in pcfllmas idoiolarrias falfjs
mKacuii:», cf da*monumaflu conicifli funt, vndcfcfchu-
manis viribus cripcrc non potucrunt, doncc Siiohiilc,
Atimfii Virginisfilius,omnipotcnsH:rrcs, acccdcrct, ctfancibustempore na.» tjiaboli infcfc credentcs cxtrados a mortc at-rna libcri-
tm.qtioDel- rct: Dcbacchanalibus, & Libcrodco, Auguflintiib.^^.dc
phicmd^mon cju : Dci,cap:9. mcminitj LihtHm, inquit, alibemmeKtoobmtiiuit, iippellare volunt, tjuod mares in coenndo per cim lcmficii^m
Libervnde emiffisfemirjthni Ui>ere>:!ur, hoc idcm dicttnt infzminuaqereaiUHipHte- Liheram, qnam etn-.m VeneremputaKt, ejuod c^ ipfas perhibe-
tnr, antfemina (mittereC7' oh hoc Lihers eandem virifim corperis
partem tntemplo poni, finmineam LthertR, Qj- ob hoc ndant.t,
mftlierej attrihtitas Liherc g~ vinnm propter ithidimm cor.ci-
tandAm : Sic Bacchanaliafumma celtbrantur infanta : ybi
.. Varro tpfe canfitefur a Bacchantihus ta/ta fieri non potuiffe,
ru '/'* '^'^ tntnte cemmota : Hxc tc.men pefiea dtspltcuerunt (enatui
fHbLataafA"y^^y^^.,-^ ^ ea tuffit anferri: Salem hic tandem forfitanfen'
nmejenafcruntj e/uidimmttndt jpiritus, dum prodijs habentt4r, tn ho"
Komie. mtnum ^offint mentihm : Hafc illc : Titus Livius, prartcr
caufam di(5lam Bacchanaliorum prohibitionis, lib: 8. dc
bcllo Maccdonico, aliam addlt : Dicit cnim quod dc
Graxia quidam vcncrat, qui diccbat, fc vcllc doccrc
novum ritum colcndi Bacchum ; Hicautcm in princi-
pio fccit bacchanalia ab honefliflimis matrcnis dc dic
celcbrari 5 Procclfu vcro temporis continuatum cft nc-
gccium cum nodc ; & tandcm dc noftc fiebattotumj
Vndc tunc ccpr ruut tam viri quam mulicrcs in magnonumero conflucrc ad iocuiB qucndam, vbi cclcbran-
tui [cHa & facra ifla jCuinmiilaq^funt infinita facinora
virorum.
Lib.4. Aegyptio-Griecorum. 175
virorum, pucrorum ac mulicrum & vcnicntcs ad lo-
cum, qui nolcbant cisaiTcntirc, occidcbantur & occulta-
bantur -, Tatidcm pcr quandam Hifpanicam ancillam
cuiufdam matronr Romanx, qu.rdominam fuam illuc
fucrat fccuta, poftquam llbi dirpiicucrant a quac vide-
bat, iuvcni cuidam revclata funt, & fic rcs pcrucnit ad
noritiam Confulis, qui diligcnti inquilitioncpra^habita,
omnesrcos inucntos, quiapprsehcn^iipotcrint, dcaltcn-
fu fcnatus, fccit occtJi; Quorum crant vircrum ac mu-Iicium muira millia : /'rohibita crgo funt dcinccps
Bicchanalia cclcbrari, & inhibitum, ne quis novumritum abfquc fenatus alTcnfu in vrbcm introduccrct:
Eivs quoquc mcminit Valeriu& lib;<S cap,^. dicitque
iJ fidufn Spurio /'ofthumo Albino & Qiiinto MircoPhilippo confulibus : Ex quibus liquide patct prinei-
pium liuius fcfti cclcbrationis ab honcrtioribus caulls
orium, deinde in abufum ccdiirc : Arcaninima.' autem
& intcriorcs caufr folis primis authoribus notx prsc
vulgo occultatas fucrunt; Dc Orpheo, qui huius ^^^^ DeOrpheivt&aliorum ircanorufn ad Grxcos ab iEgyptijs tranfla- ohim,forum primus author ftatuitur, alij narrant, quod ful-
minc i<5his concidcrir, quia arcana initiorum profanis
& rudibus diuvlgairct ; idquc, vt ipfi tradunt, fi verum •
eft, nonfolum fccrctorjmmanifcftatorum, fcd & hor-
rcndsE Idololutrise indc fubfcqucntis per totum orbcni
caufa cxiftcns p.xnas Deo Opt : Max : non immcrito
deJit : Alij ciu3 morti fabuiam affingunt, dum dicunt, AHe^ona
Hlum, cumad Infcrcs defzcndilfcr, vt Eurydicenfccum Orpheimortf
abduccret, ibi dcorum omnium laudcs cccinili'', prx- ^^^a>
tcrquam Libcri patris, qucm per oblivioncr:^ pratcr-
inifit: Quare iratus Dionyfus furorem fuis Bacchis im-
milit, a quhbus apod Hebrum fiuvium fuit difccrptus,
membraq; eius pcr agros fparfa, vt a Cinibus vorarcn-
tur; Tamen a MuHs dicuncur colIc<fta & in Dio Macc-doniac loco fcpulfa, quia fuper c;xtcro3 Apollinem
hudibus
%76 Hcroglyphicorum Db.4.laudibus mirificiscxornallct. Qujeabxmulis poctis po(l
Orphci nnortcmrparra cllc vcrilimiic cft, cumpriorciusobitus magis hyCloricT conucniat : Eiufdcm inftitutionia
2, &:origini8c(}aiiudre(lum in honorcmCereris &Prorcr-
FefiaCere- pinscapud Athenicnfcs cclcbratumj In quocura matro-
rii&Pro- njc initiarcntur,qux perpctuam & incorruptam pudiciti-
/erftHx, amferuarc decrevi(Icnr> idcoq-, coronisviticcisornarcn-
tur, vinum adhibcrcnon liccbat; Quod cum, vt c^tcra»
aGr.>cisadRomanos trannatumiit, magnum Cercrisan-
niuerfarium habcbatur, &a lugcntibus fieri nefas crat:
HincPlautusin AuIuiar:Ccrerinuptiasfaduric(lis, quiaThejmdpho'
nij^ji jemeii allatum video. Thcfmophoria diccbantur^*^"
h^cfoIcnniaGrcecis, aTriptolcmo primumproacceptorcrcodi munere ac frugibus in Eleufio oppido inOitura:
Cum cnim Cercs per orbem tcrrarum filiam ProfcrpinaRi
a Piutonc fub infcros raptam q u rrcns vagaretur, ad oppi-
dumEleuIium, eiufqjprincipcmeiufdcmnominispcrvc-
nitjCuiusvxorHyona^quaeTriptoIemumiampcpercrafj
nutricem dcfydcrans Ccrercm fefc ofFcrcntem pro nutricc
acccpit:Hxcpuerum divino ladenutritum nodluclamfubigneoccuitabatjcumqjcgrcgienutrircturpernoftcm,
patcr obferuans quo pado idfieret, re vifa exclamavic-
• Quarc irata CcrcsElcufium cxanimavit, acTriptolcmo
cnrrum a draconibus tradum dedit vt vnivcrfos morta-
les fationcm frugum doccret, ficut tcftatur Calliroachus in
hymnoinCcrercm : H.rc vclprimo afpcdu arcaniffima
Chymica eire quis non vidct ? Triptolcmuscnim fub igne
Hierogljphf nutritus (vi Achillcs a matrc Thctidc) a nutricc Ccrcre
iumpgr.nm. eft nofterillc fxtus philofophicus, qui tamdiufub ignc
NotA, occultatur et igne, quafi lade, nutritur, donecomnero
flammae violentiam pati poflit: Etfancnifialiud fignum
adeiret, harcfabulofaeire dcChymiacfubicdlo cffi(5la,hoc
fuificcrct; Quia foli & vni verac Chymisc proprium cft,
nccaltcri fcicntirr aut articonucnit: Quis enimvnquamvclhyftorice veljillcgorice fcriptum rcpcrijf, horoines,
«ofq} infantcs fub carbonibos vivis occultarifolitos circ?
Quis
Lib.4« -^gyptio-Grafcorum. 1 77Quis falamandram, animal in ignc vivcns, fiuc pyrauftam
vcram viditjnifi in opcribuschymicis ? Prodcant cx tcrra
Faiicifratrcs, ex mari Vcnus, cxalijsclemcntisalijmon-
flrofi f^Etus, vixquicquam vivcns cx ignc,nififalamandra
philofophica, ac /»h:?nix cx cineribus ab ignc rclidis,
prodirc potcrit: Duofunt igni inui<5la, aurum & vitrum,
cnjtcratandcm illifuccumbunt :quibustcrtiumaddi licct*
Phasnicinempc&nidocius, fcmmium, exquorcnafcitur
ille, qui cfi: cinis rcdivivus cx mortuo : fupcrfluum au-
tcmforcopinor, pluribus dcmonfirarc,in Chytnia quafi
infantcm igne nutriri & adolcfccre, cum id vbiq-, ^c^'^ SiituUtwoccurrat : Vcrum cx vnoctaltcro authorc paucifiimis «d- p^,/^Z,^,.
dudis hicerimus contcnti: Arnold : rofar : I.2.C.2 S-CMmcjuiinetm'
veropeperfrit,filium,in^tiit, vutriaseufn, (jmuf^^^ofjittolerare trituromnemigntrrj: Et Lull:thcor:tcfi: c;z<;),Fiiiimfr(egnAigitttr
^ cerpHs ai ic^Ke,& mttlttpitcafuam comhHjiionem, &jorttm ha."
ifebis tinBttram : & Ibid : Tac igitur deaibari terram tuam^
C^ nutri eam, ^ vis, (juod filitn patris fubueniat tibi i» Keceffi-
tatibtu : Itcm cap.57. Humidiioi metaiiorumefifixa^per~
manens i» igne : Ideo taii aefua ^fixamtu avicuias in aere voian'
tesvirtute L^pidis nofiri.cjui de ipforumfubfiantiapropria crea-
tftsefi. Cap,4i. EttdeoCjUandoiipisnefier creabttur^ faceumftAfei de veatre matrisfua j IVec amod» aiiudponaS' ^uiafecumdefert virtutem ventris matrisfu(£,fciiicet iliamttaturamfuifu'
rcjtm, ^Uieomne argentumvivum con£eijit. QuodautcmhicTriptolcmusfub ignc co(5tus & maturarus fitno(lrafaIa-
mandra, noficrignis, ctnoftratcrractcalx, noftcrcinis,
ct nofiru femcn, qjod in fuam naturalcm tcrram proijci-
tur, fexcentisteftiraonijs probari poirctjDuo aut triafal-
tcm hic poncmus : Avicenna in tra<5l^: cap.5'. SemJna mnoportct,inqa\t) mftere,donfC temptts meffit cduenerit : VhiJo-
fophi hu»c lapidem nofirum vocaverunt (ainmandramj^^ia
Jicutfalamandrafolo igns nutritur ^Tivit,idefiperfici'ur, ita
& no/ieriapis : Dcignc Luilius: prad : Tefi : CAp.zzjHlfur
noftrum h.ibet virtutem ftnllandi (^formandi fimiie fibt, (^emne ^(iodpetitur^ O- non retinendi in fe ; Et ideodicimm q'sod
A. a efi
178 Hieroglyphicorum Db.^,eflfaterC^fcpifntr.afcHlt-^ PertgKorantiamcuiui muliidecide-
^itnt AlthymtfttfatMt (^^ nottcxpcrii, credentes (ine igne tMtura
. fixare a?fMigumiita:DcT<ixx3i ctcaltcidem inCodicilhcap:
3 9.,^w ar-sfemper tndigei calce,td tjl fna rerrapropria,ia tfua
virttu mineralU poflta efKf^^iXtme ad mercurium tnaurar.dhm :
Aftratusinturbj dc cxncxc s Poflea ,\ViC[W\t^pon^aur inlocum
[Hum C^ tterP.mcocjUalttrdotiec UptlU infucum vtrtanturj /'o-
Jiea ccejuaiur tgntfoiUcri,cjuouj^^ /apis duttor fiat O" Corifiir.qa-
turitC tn cinertfy. vertatur 5 O c^uam prtctoftu efi cinU tiU : Et
AziratUS ibidcm : J/iUm cocjutte conunue igne prtoreforti^re
,
tfr Mruttur^confrtngeturc^ <tc tn cinerem virutur : cjuampre-
cioftu efl cinu ijiefilijs d< il>ina, (^- quamprectofum efl, ejuod ex
eofit ; Ripl afUS j . por t: Exicca terram, doncc iliafii tat caki-
fiando,altoc]uin in vanumUboras: Et niox : Ea ter ra 'fifixa vt
pcffit perpttt ommm violentiam-^pars altera fptrtttiaiis tfi j Sed
cmKtA tlia invmm rem debent conuerti ; E t Lu 1 k t hcor : Tc (1
:
C-46. Sciasquoinihilpotcfinafci, nifitxf<tmelia Csrmafculo,
nee aliquodgermenfenerari, mficx caiors Q^ humidttate. Athzc propofito fumciant : Hcrodotus nona Grccisfedab
^gyptijs Thcfroophoriaorigincducerefcribif, ncmpcaDanai filubus ad /"clafgas mulicrcs dclata; Cum
q^ pcr rel j-
gionem ciu? foknnitJti» arcana nulli rcrvcLre licfbat,
idcmaufborinEutcrpchisviiturvcrb s: Atq; dc Ccrcris
folennitatc, quam Grxci Thcfniophona nominant, mihirauftumfclixq; fitomcn, vt quantumfas cfl perrcIi^'jo-
ncm,profcrain ; Fucruntautcm Danai filiar, qikx h^nc lo~
Jcnnitatcmex ifigyptofranftulcrunt, muliciefq; PcIargiS
docucrunt: Danaus quis fucrif, nempc qui coloniascx
Acgyptoin Grxciam traduxcrif, cuifq-, arris arcani/fima;
cognjtioncm habacrit, Iibro pritno narrauui us ; Idcoq;
vcro confcntancum cft cum ipfo hanc cclcbrifitcm ad
Graf-cosvcniirc: Hxcfummaapud EthnicosfcmpcrMy-Nilarcaniiu Ocria habita clTcnec rlli in vulguai fpargendatnmcx hy-
olimhabt- norijs, tum communiprovcrbionotumcfh quo dicirur
tumfacris dcrcarcaniflima^eam occultari,tanquam Elculiniafjcra:
Elcttfir.fjs. Dc caufu horum racrorutn fiu': miftcriojii occultationis
Diuiti
Lib4« Aegyptio-Grajcorum. 179
niulti divcrfimodcrcntiunf, qncrum opinionem primo,
dcindectnoftriimadducemus : Myllcria, inquit Vjrro,ra- j^y /i
citurnitatcctpiricttbusclauraede; TicituriiitarcquitiCjVt ^
nonliccrct deijs loqui; /'drietibus,vt non patcretnificer-
tis locis &: pcrfonis corum infpcdio: Quantum ad tacitur-
nitatcm, vtThomas Vdlois ad Augulbnilib.^.c^ i. deci-
vit : Deicommentatus,rciendun),quod rriplcxvijcturfu-
iilecaufa, qnare volcl at da:monc8& facerdotcs occuitan TrifUxcau-thelctas & niylleria : Vnacaufa fur,quiaracilitcr poterant/^oc-c^/Mr/a-
crrorcs conuinci, li licuiirct puplice dc cis loqui ct difpu- „^ mjfleno-talfe : Alia fuit.quod inter illa myftcna continebanturbri- runt.
gincsdeorii ct verx conditiones eorum, qu^ecolebanrur: i.Cattfa,
putj,qujli8fuitlupifcr,ct quis etquomodoprimoinccpit z.CAufa,coli,ctricdcali:s dijs: Si vcrotaiia fuiirent in populo di«
vulgara, contcmpfufentdcosj ct fic fuilfct omnismctusdeorumablatusjQuodreipublicT ct communiconuiduihominUiP plurimum nocuilfctrEtproptcrhocXicut dicit
Livius, de vrbis orig:Iib:i. NumaPompiliusfummcnc- .
cetlariumcrcdcbar, timoremdcorumpopuloinijcicndu:
Tertia caufa fuit, quia purgationes quafdam faciebaqtin -i^Caufa,occulto&facrificiaquxdam nefandaomnino qujcpopu-
lushorruidcr, fiad ciusnoticiampcrucnitlet : Immo!ab5tcnim in occulto frpiffimc infantes & mulicres prnfgnan-
trSjCt multa alia horrcnda ad placandum djcmoncs in oc-
'culto fcccrunt, ficut patct de luliano crfarc ; Vt Socratc»
narrat in tripartita hy (Ioria,quod apud Cirram ci vitatcm,
vbt occul'e peflimus idolatra facrificauerat in templo, an-
tcquam in cxpedirionem illius bclli iret, inucnta fucrit
mulier capiliisfufpenfa, ex'cnfisbrachi]Setvtcroapcrto,
m cuivs i^core vidoriam libi dcbcre, afpcxir. In palatio
quoqj cius apud Antiochiam iuuentxfunt ciflr roultc
plcnr capitibus mortuorum : Er narrat Eufebius de im-
pcratorcMaxeotio, qui mulicrcs nobilcs prscgnantcsad
hoc quxiivit et C9S mcdias divifit et in cxiis infantium
divinarioncs quxfivit: Et ideo, inquit Vulois, (acerJotes
fummccavcbanr, nciplorum myltcria ct thclctxprodc-
A a 2 rcntur:
•
i8o HicrogIyi.hicorum Lib.4;
rcntur:7*ropterquod cr fifnuluchrum quoddam<rat fcrc
inomnitcn^plo, vhi colebaturiris&: Scrapis,qucddigito
labijs imprciro moncrc vidcbafur, vt filcntium fierct; Vt
fcilicet, homincscosruillctaccrctur, vtliabcturapud Au-
guft: dc civi : Dci 1: i Sc.5. vbijConftitutum crt (inquit dc
Api Argivoiuregccrcdito)rtiam dcillo, vtquifquiseum
homincm dixiirctfuilTc, capitalcm pcndcrct panam : Et
cum v^fcin omnibustcmplis, vbicolcbaturllis ct Scrapis
cratctiam Hmulachrum, quod digito labijsiaiprclToad-
moncrcvidcrctur,vt filcntium ficrctjHocfignificarcidcm
Varro cxiftimat,vt homincs cos fuillc taccrctur : Hjrc Am-
guftinifunt vcrba: Quicodcm lib: cap.^.rcfcrt,quodca-
pitali crimine apud ^Egy ptios rcus fiebat.quicunqjlfidcm
filiam Inachi homincm fuiircdiccbat.Atqj hx caufaf pro-
babilcs, quas 6'\d:us Vajois adfcrt, mihi omnino vidcntur,
tum inprimis, cum iam horrcnda idololatria omncs terrx
partcs occupatTct ; Nobis autem fermo eft dcprimaori-
ginc occultationis myftcriorum inprimisElcufiniorumj
Quam fi cxomnibuscircumftantijs confydcretnus,prima
ct fccunda ante narratx caufx,vix tcrtia,locum hic inucni-
cntxQuodeiufmodihominummadationcs^eoruniqjviC-
cerum infpedioncs pcr dctcrrimum abufum Ethnicis qui-
bufdam vfitata:,ct fub arcano tcAx: fuerintjncgari non po-
tcft,at in his facris, qux arcaniiTmia habcbantur, comiilas
cire,non cftr*tionabiIe:Saturnus>quipcraIlegoriamruo8
libcros dcvortfe fingcbatur, fortea fuperftitiofisctidolo-
latris Ethnicis> hoc facrificio placatus cft, vt Baal, & alia
ciufmodildola, vcl Mars fanguinehumanodclcdlaricrc-
ditus; At dc Ccrcrc,Dionyfo,Vcncrc,vix cft crcdibilc:Prae-
tcrqua cnimquod CcrcrisfacrafcuElcufiniaacaftis, im-
roaculalis pcrlonis,vt poft audicmus,non ab alijs cclebra-
tafunt, innotuittandcm, quidillis contincrctur jQuod,
talc non cft» vt vel a rationc humana vc! bonis moribus
RatiotertU abhcrrcaf, vtpoft fubijeicmus; Exiftimamusigiturnon
eccultationis immeritd primam & fccundiim caufara occultationisin
Eieufinio' Elcufinijsrcpcri, tcrtiam nullo modo : pro qua nos addi-
rMm. tnus; Quod ncmpc tcrtli ratio fucrit inuolucndi ct fub fi-
lcntio
Lib.4. Acgyptio-Gr«corum. 1 8i
Icntiorctinendieafjcri, ne&artificiumdequoeaomniaelTcntintroduda , vulgo rnnotefccrct,vr fupra fxpc mo-nuimusevidcntibusargumcntisdudti, quaj iiic practcri-
mus : Atquc hasc triplex cauf* jnnucbaturfimuiacliro
iiloHirpocratis, digitis ori imprcrfis: Theocriti cnar-
ratorexfcntcntiaThelyti Mcrhymnjeidehacfolennitatc
cjufq; perfonis feledis itafcribit: Lexfmt Athemenftbm vt
hacThefntophoriA quotannu celebrarent virgines ntnlieres c^vit^honefia, ^u,eperfoUn^ttatu dicm legitimos facrof^ lihros
fnper verticcge^iintes tan^jutmfupplicantes EleHjinemconten»
. eierent. Ad iili facra non patcbat aditus , nifi initiatis,
prxcoqjabclfc prophanos jubebat, atqjhinc fumpfilfe Vir-
giiium verficulum i^UiProculoproctilelieprofhaniy suthor
ci^ Scrvius : Et Alcibiadi tantum negocij facefiitum fcri-
buntjquodprofanusintcrfuilfe facris Cercris diceretur
:
Ncc vcro cuidam illis intercire Iiccbaf,qui fibi fccleris per-
petrati confcius elfet, id praeconc coneUniante : Quibusnec aufuscfi interc(feNcroImperator,quod impiuselfet,
&/nitiari voluit Antoniusprinccps, vtprobaretfe inno-
centem: Dicunturautcmpofterioribus illistemporibus
bina Eicufiniafacri Athcnisfuilfcjparva, quibushofpites ^lettfinia fih
rcciperentur, &magna; de quibus ibidem vctus Icx erat,^'*''^''*'*»
ne hofpcs vllus ad ca admittCfctur,vtcommenfator Ari-
(lophanisrocminit: Cumenimplures magniviri cxteri
Athcrlas vcnircnt,ijiquefacrisinitiari pcterenr,nonoba'
liascaufasrcpulfampafiifuntjnifiquod nollent il!a natu-
rx arcana alijs innotcfccre • Idcoque parva quxdam iacra
illistanquamfuperficialia adjunArerunf,quibusadven3ein-
itiatifunt, & ipfe Antonius ^nnccpsjnonmagnlsillis.re-
ceptus crcditur: Hincveterem lcgemprTtcodcbant, atq*
ipfum Hcrculem, cum tantus heros clTct, advena, non ad-
milfum, quafialiquando Hcrculcs Athenis fuilfcr.autifta
petijlfet : Magna illa Cercris & parva Profcrpin:? ad difFc-
rentiam vocarunt : £x quibus faris apparet in his facris nolibidines aut csedesaliudvi quid horrendum peradumclfe, fcd caufas occultillimas fuiircjcur fubfilcntio fcrva-
rcntur.' Muitis quidem,vt fatcor, cx Chriftianis fufpiri-
A a j oneizi
i8z Hieroglyphicorum • Lib 4ontm prxbuit, quafiiurpjtudo 8c rttfnk fcdcra in ilht
cxerccrenrur - Hrnc MzC^e^ortw N*K'A»t.etiM in Eptpha'
ntis,6c haclolcDnitifc. N(^nobiii]nqU]t-i v-rgoalt^ua ra'-
pt:(tr,Kec Ce}ej errat , Kfc Ceteos adauctt ct* Trtftolemos ^dracoKes, parnv j^ ^qtt,^ partirnpatitHr : n. m pttdet tne dttrrt
afferre l:ic-iji ijs noElurni^ (^ exmyfterto tPtrpttudincnft rfficc'
re •' Sctt EJettfis h<tc (^Jpe^atores rtrP!my<jfi£ t^ciritnr^O' cer-
te filentto dignaftnH : Et TheocrtiUf' Beatnm arLtirantihr la-
Jiona, cjui tar.ium a^^ecttnisfit,c^tiantum prophant non faei/e cre-
dtdertnt-^ in qno occttlte perflrin^tt concubttam Cert ru G^ lafio-
nis '• At iIli$alitcr;udicarcnonI»cuif, cum totidololatria:
apud Ethnicos occurrcrcnt,ac vcrx caula: five intcrnae, fi-
vccxtcrnxnon p.^tercnt: Vidcmusinlupcromnibusgcn-tibusfuamyflcriafuiirc^quxin vulgumipargerc ncfas c-
rat : fic apud Romanoj. valde crant claufa myftcria dcoru.
Nam refcrt VaJcrius lib. i .cap. i. quod Tarcjuinius rcx Ro-manorum Marcum.Ditumvirum culiio iniurum tanquara
parricidaminmarcproijcijufiit, co quod librumfuit cu-
ftodixcommiirumjinquocontincbanturfecrctafacroruropoena.
civilium Petronio Sabmo tranfcnbcndum dcdillcf, & ad-
dit Valerius,qu6diufti(limcidfadumnf5quia parivindi*
daparcntumacdeorumviolatiocxpiiinda iir: Sccrcfaau-
tcm illa quod a Sibylla fcuanuquadam incognita hbris
confcripta Tfirquiniooblatafint, Gclhus lib. i. tcflatur
hisvcrbis: Anusqajedam incognita ad Tarquinium re-
gem Supcrbum adijtrovcm libros fercns^quosclTc dicc-
batdiuinaoracuIa,eofq5fcvenderevelle; fcdcum judicio
regis prccium cxcefTivum pctercf, ab ipfo irrifa cfl : Tuncilla ignc coram rcgcfado, trcscx illis libris combufTlt,
intcrrogans, fircxfcxlibrosrcfiduosxquali preciovtllct
cmcrc-qui dixicanumillamdelyrarc,qua: Jtaimtrcsalios
combufl!if,intcrrogansrcgemdctribus refiduislibris ficut
dcfcxfcccrat,quimulicrisvidcnsconflantiam trcshbros
cmirnon minori prccio, quam pctitum cratdc cmnibus:
Mulicr vc: d iHa poftmodum arcge digrclTa nunquam c6-
paruit , hbri vcro trcs illi appcllati lunt Sibyllini, & in fa-
cra-
Secretarc
velantium
Lib.4- AegyptJo.Gr2ecoii]m. i8j
crdriumconditi, adquosqua{i ad Oraculum quindccim.
viri adierunt, cum di j immortales pubJicc confulendi cf-
fcnt. Cum vcro humana curiofitas tanta fit, vt ctiam li- EUu/ima
(a, qusarcanillimahabenrur, inquircreconctur,tandcmAf^<« a t^no
quoq;quid Elcufinijs facris contincrctur a Phiiofopho/^^wortfVtf-
quodamNumcnio diAo, indagatum & iitcris proditum /«'<«.
tiU Vndc Macrobius in forinniuro Scipionis dc co tan-
quam occuirorum curiofo perfcrutatorc narrat, quod cumEleufiniafacra ,idcft facraoppidi Elcufini intcrprctando
vulgalTct,qux fuerantfacraCercris&Profcrpinsr, dchoepoihnoduro in iomnis acritcr corrcptus fit : Nant Dea, jn-
quit, EleufinA afpAruerunt ritnfomnohahitH meretricio C^aKte apertnm lupamr fiantes, cum^ admiraretHr,cfuiahocnon
'videhatur convemens numinihHS & caujamc^UAreret^rtfhonde'-
runt eidediratd^fe ab tpfo habttu fudiciti<e Jut vt abJiraElM ^faJfimabettnttbtupro(}itu!ai :Y)Q\\oc(omu\o fuperfomniu
narrato mirumeftquod Socratcsdicaturarguillcin huncraodum, vt Ludoic.Vi. jnj.y.c. 20. Aug. deCiu. Dcirc-
ccnfct, quod prokdojudiciumcft mcrctricia iilis con*tincri: Nam i\ honcfta&fand:a, nunquam eas puduif-
(ct evulgari; Oblique,inquit,hxc pcrftrmgitSocratcs, &aiia permulra apudSocratem, cumjubctturpia,fa:daque
adijscommillafacrisfccretiilimis occultari, &q'ji mina-
rurfc Ifidis, quaecadcmcftCcreS) (acra recondita cditu-
rum, quodidocogit Ilidemipfam, quieis jjbcat',facerc,
fatisdcclaratncfariailla eirc&pudcnda. V(ram hoc ju-
dicium n imis calidum aut callidum dicer?m; qtjia indeni*
hilcontrnFkufiniafacraconcIudipotert: Nafn fi dicatur
infomnisdcascaftiflimas, vtmcrcrrices ^rotlifo-.tle Nu- ltidi'ium
mcniu«,nonfcqu»rur,quod dcse cafiiiTim>^ \\\x Q\(:xcuu^ri.pofierHnfy
ciacontinuerinr; Eft faneratiocinatiocontri omncmra-tioncm inftiruta 5 nequid dicam, quod /^llccorica fit v-
trobique Iccutio & traAatio , dcinde in fomnijs, quafi c6«
cepta. Atquidtandem illisabditifli.Tiisfacnsoccnltatum
fuerit, qu.rrcrecuispcllct? Id f?re qu.tfiucruntniulti fa-
picntifTimiviriyat friterinitjatos & (accrdotes nullj aut
p^u-
184 Hicroglyphicorum Lib^.
paucifTimircrciverunt: No8qui&loco& tcmpore ab il"
lis remotiflimi fumus, judicabimus dc illis cx ijs, qujr
vcrecognovimus vtpo(TumuSj&cx vnguc,quod dicirur,
lconcm.Tftimabimus,hoccftcxpirte tofum 5 cx Hgno(ignjtum,&cx caufis cffcdum.* Hxc facrificia cumpri-
usElco(inicclebrarcnt, primus EVMOLPVS, Dcio-
pes &Triptolemifiiiusad Athcnienfesdctulit, vclvtalij
quintusabillo Eumolpus: Antca mcminimuslib. i.Eu-
inolpidaruabexfgyptijs Saccrdotibusoriundoium, qui
cum colonias in Grafciamduxcrintcx«x£"gypto,fimuIq;
Saccrdotcs& arcani e/fgyptijnon lgnarifucrint,horum
facrorumnon immcritb authores exiftimantur; Cuj &illud, vt argumcntumfatfirmumanipulatur, quod om-nes Saccrdotcs,quipra?crantilIis(acris Eumolpidcxcrant,
& ab vno proavo dcfccndcrint : Sic cnim Accfidorusj
Habitaire,inquit, in Elcufincpr us jndigcnas narrant, at
dcindcThraccs quiEumolpo ruppctiastuleruntpcrbcl-
lumquod fuit cum Ercchthco. Et Androfiol. 2.de fa-
crificijs: Nam Eumolpum,jnquit,fuiirc prsrconcm, cx
quo nafcitur Eumolpns,cx hoc Anfiphcmus, cx hoc Mu-f^EUS Pocta,cx hoc Eumolpu»,qui ritu (acroru demoiiihsk-
vir,atq}fundus fueritSaccrdotio,HjtcjIlc:Quodvcr6ifta
fuerit confuetudojVt idcirco Eumolpidac facris Cereris jni-
tiarcntur,e(renfquc corum facrcrumSaccrdotcs, tc(tatur
Sophoclcs in Ocdipodc,in Colono^ his vcrbis
:
ARCANA, -» ^ w''"'*
Hoc cfl) quorum & aurcaclavisin linguaconOitiffaccr.
dotumEumolpidarum.SicinEleufinioagro locus oQcn.
dcbatur, vbi PiutoProfcrpinam rapuit,& vbi Elculinio-
rumfaeminacprimum choruminhonorcmCcrciis infti-
tuciutjnon procul ab Agdaflo Petravocafa, fupcr qua
fc^ic Ccrcsaudito cafu Profcrpinx^ cui Tctix propin-
qjus
Lib.4» Aegyptio-Gr^corum. 1 8 j
quus fuit loeus vocafus Callichorus.Vcrum Elcufiniorum
vulguSjHe fabulaviderctur, & vt ipli ccrrnorcs eircnt dc
tarp mcmorabili/^lutonisfiido, inflia tcrra id conticjille
dixcruntj&mominicntaraxca mondrarcaufi funt: Qm-bm tamcn multi /'oetarum, vt Ovid: Iib. 4. Fa(l. alijq;
contr^ijrunt,&dicuntinSiciliaidaccidilTe, cum Pr9(cr*
pina florcscolligcrct: At vtriqj&Elcufinij& Siculi pro
hyftona acccpcrunt, nos pro fabula agnofcimus, quic*
q jid dc riptu Profcrpin.T toti orbi occantatum cll; ita ta-
fnen,vtrcm quafigctUm demonrtrctfubfigura; Plutoe*
nim qui rjpuit /'rofcrpinam a mythologisprotcrracxpo-
nitur, & Proferpina pro (cmine vcl radicibusfcgctum^
Cumq; fcx fcre menfibusfubferra femcnoccultctur,tan-
fotcmpore dicitur clFe apud Plutoncm, & pcr totidem
mcnfcsfupratcirim inacre,flpudCcrcrcm: Haecquidemconvcniuntexplicationi, fed anhaecarcanafunt an nonomnibus notiiiima ? an H.tc fefta , occultationcm & tot
&:fantarequirunt? De feminCjejufq; cxpofitione accipi-
musj atdc Philofophiconoftroarcanifiimo, quodruili-
ci jgnorantjfoIiPhilofophifciuntjquodoccultandicaufas
habcf; Hinc iila facroruminftitutio, hincordo(accrdo-
ealisinvna famillfl, hincaureaclavis in Gcerdofutnlin-
gua i A^ecquisadcoinfanus fir, vtcrcdat, quod Elcufini
primo acccperint frumcnta a Ccrcrc5& docucrint cactcros,
quomodo pancm pinferc & cotncdcre debeant, aut Thc-bani a Diony fio vinom : Non,non5 longc antc ea tcmport
panis &vinumin vfumortaliumfuerunt, vtcx facris li-
rcris, tumctiamcx prophanis antiquifsimis confiat: Pc- PTieraj^/yphh
tra prope Callichorum oflcnditur pro HicrogIyphico,quia cum pgmmnobis Pctrafcmper allquid omiris oflendlt, fi animad-f^^^*'»'»»
vcrtamus: Sic Saturnus faxum vorivit^ ficCadmus, la-
fon & Mcicurius, cumfaxo hic Argum,illi tcrrigcnas tru-
cidarunt; ficPyrithousinfiXofedcrsapud infcros reli»
dlus, ncquiddei^ifyphiofaxo dicam: At nunc tandcmaudicmus, qujntumdcfacris illis Elcufinijs quibufJam
exChrinianis innotucrit: ^ufcbius cx Clcmcntc doccc
Bb d«
)86 Hieroglyphlcorum . Lib^»
deijs, vtfequitur : ^aiJam, inc^uit-atunt Afe/ampodem A-mytkaonu filiHm Ah c^oy^to inGrdciAm lncium Cereris folen'
r.tter celehratHmreperta^e : Ceres pepeiir, educMur puella:,Pe^
rcphattennorrfiiidtappeliant^ ctn Iupitercjni oertutt , Draco fa-
tim conttiK^ittir: /nde in SavationHmmyfrertjs Draco i». ffi-
r^imfMvoIfituj infacrificijt adfa^orum memortam , imj vetoi»
tefitmonitimtantdt tHrptiuatnts , vt egodixertm,adhibetur, Pe-
pertt Cr Perephatte tatirijo*memfi'itim-^ Vnde FcetA cjuidum
tuttrumUudant Draconij patrem,C^ Draconem rHrJttsttiurtpa'
trem, (^ i» montemarca»ah<ec f^Sia , ducentes pa'iiralem(}i-
mulhm celebrabant : Pafiora/em vt puto , fltmuium, ferulam
,
tjuodgenni ligni bacchantes ferunt. Nec^ueo laitHs hutus Pere-
fhati£ lacr&enArrare.cjuafiUum , rapin^m , IdonerdtertA hia-
i»m,fHes^.ttbolctf cjuis eodemhtatHfimul c^rdH.is deas abforp-
tMtiiuntfuiJJel ^nde G^ MegareuminT helmophortjs fuis im~
mittftnt, cjutcfacta VArijs medu multeres,quoniam hac fabuU
Varte narratHr ^ pet ctvttates Gr<tcu celebrantj Thefmophoria,
Sctrophorta, Ineph^^bt/t^horia vocantes, G> mu/tu ticodts Pcri"
phatteeraptnacomp/orantfs : 7"<i«/»wcicmcnsintcrprcteGc-
orgioTrapczjntio: Ibidcnipd Aug.de Civ Dei, Ub.jc.20, Ludoicus Vivcs,Fcrcbantur, mcjuit, cjftac opert^ a
Saccrdotibus pucllis, altcra florum,quavcr fignificitur,
»ltcrarpicarum,qua .Tftas:Virgines ift^s vocabant ««»»»7*',
id ctl,caniftrjfcrasj qujrum Ciccro mcmirif in Veiicfi) de
fignis: Taaictfi Porphyrioluper illo vcrfuHoriti;,vclut
qui Iunonis/acratcrrct,Canephoros lunonis dicit ctlc A-thcnis: Orgia quoqj hrc facra nominabantur , ficut i-
dcm Clcmcng air, ab ira quam advcrlus lovcmconce»fyitCcrcs: Catullus;
Pars obfcura
eavitce/.brabant or^ia cifiis,
Orgta ^u^efrufiracHpiHttt audireprophani,
S<raboIib.'o. &Servius4 yEncid; omni» feterdcraorgia
^R C /^- etfca Grx cis dida prrhibjcnt-" Imagi»es tn tnt facrts d- o-
KioSlMA rnm bdfHcrnnt , CREATOR ISy ejHam gejtttbat dn t-
fiei
\
Lib.4* Aegvptio-Graccoium, 1S7
Jles HiercpliAntet: S O L l S. qu^.mJAcifer 5 LVN JE cjMam
mtniflir ad aram ; M E R C V^ R l I, (f!4am ^ntco (acroYum:
Er*c]ueaiadmoduni in lacris /)ionyIi circumfcrcbarur
Pnapus, it4 ctin l!is naftirj mulicbris, vt Thcodc-riftis
tclUtur,qui cruifHr i>at- lovcm cum Ccrerc matrc.gi cuai
Profcrpinafilia corcubuiire: Hucufq; Ludoicus: H?cfanenonruntadcoobfcurajVtDclionatdtore cgcanrj fcd ^^'^*
qnatuor illis fimulachris plGsdicitur^quatM multis dc cade
rc fcriptis volumimbus : fiucfingatur abignarisinficriS
iilisob(c:rna &tctcrrima tradtataclTc, idcoquc occultata
five lovcm cuai matrc & Profcrpina contu! uilfc , ac
taurum Draconit p^^tremj acDraconem iterumraun pa-
trcm ruHrc, fivc alia hujufmodi, rei veritati nihil dcrra-
hit; Hxc cnimfimulachra, qnae funt quafi muta Poefis
&fcrip(ura Hicroglyphica, aliudloquuntur,quam vulgocxiftimatumclt: Vcrum qtiid dicam, anhvc hdafunf? Scrftur<*
^^vuHo modo fco ab aurhonbus fidcdignis,&omnicxcep- Hitrogljphi"
ticne majoribus profcrunti.r.ctiam ijs,qui hujus rci,quam ^*^*
nos innuirr, us nullam cognitioncm aut r :fpe(^um habcnv:
Anigifur Ethmciillifunt Chnftianifadiin huiusarcanis
(ymbolis, qijoJ Crcatoris iimaginem gcftcnt? An illis
creatio notd fuit ? An Mofcs illorum do(5tor, an Deusipfc cx crcaturis? Sare ArcaniflTima ha:c clfc, & fuora
captum Ethnicorum vulgarium clartfliaic patct : Si qui«
prima illa paradoxa, monfirof;i &naturaf advcrfafncm-pc dcTauro & Draconc fibi vtriq; vtinviccm parenti-
bus&filijs, alijfq; hujufmodij cxcipiaf, ab his fimula-
chfis cxpofitionem petat; quod & nos, pauciiTimis,
quoad licct tcOimonijs rcccntiorumaddudis , brrvittr
praeftabiTsus: C:rca authorcmprimum Eicufinx folcn-
nitatisinflitut?^, variationcm animaducrtimos; cum alij
vtClcmens, Mclampodi, al j EumolpO; nonnulli Elcu-
fio principi vrbis cjufdcm nominis, quidamDanai filia-
bus, a!ij Triptolcmoid alTcribant^Qaicunq; authorfit,o- >^^ ex£f*»-rigincm ab vEgyptijs ducerc non cfl dubiun.j Quant u ad tijs Eiefffr.m
rocjCgoEuroolpoalTcntior, c'i rarionc, quodEumoIpidaj/^cr^itfr//*.
B b 2 facci-
i88 Hicroglyphicornm Lib 4faccrdofilcm dipnifatcm& fcicnfiamiUora arcanf ruminfu.j ramiIiadiufini{j)cobtinucrintj tum quod primu& Eu-
moIpusTriptoIcn^i filius, vt hic £icuri, Ojtuitur:.vt
i:Iculus paccr, Triptolcmus fiiius& Euraolpus primus,
neposfucrit jcx quo dcindccacrcri Eumolpilix defccn-
. duiu; Ccrcspcperir, educiJtur pucllj,cui lupitcr,quigc-^^ ''^
nuir, Dracofadus con-ungiturjEt quidam taurumiaudat""^ '^^ Draconis pcirrcm?&: Draconcm. rurfustauripatrcm :Hnec
''''^ vcrb*ncbuiora fc obfcura funrj caura cO,qu!a involucraritrjus
'«'"ferun, funr j nam fivtfonant,intcliij:cnda circntjautfifo-"
• narcnr, vt intciiigcndafnnf , faciic ab omnibus percipc-
rcntur: Sicin occulta Philofophiia Rofino tcfle dicitur;
Ari AjirenomtiS, & Ploifjcrs leefntihui pattns ej}-^Arsvero
nojlra iKonntfl /ifa^tgnnbHf fciripotefi : Ec hoc idco, inquit
author Aurorx in prologo,A> fiolidi e^ wfipierjtesnntnrdig-
mrAMtesJegere tamenfcienies a. b.c.d, ipfis attraherent (fr vfur^
farcnt : J^amohrem cupientes kancfcientic.m oporttt intdlcEiii
vatdeftihttiiter c^ingeniofeacttere, fepe& perf<tpit^y intHs (^txtra^ame ^retro volvere (^ rcvolvere di^afapientH Non cji
enimfapientuftoltde lcejui, cum irftekeSltu verhorHtpforH maX'imeliterarumfonoco>it>-arittHr^1Hie»tmfo»HzerborHacrepertti
^ inteUetiHm intertorenon habuerit ^nthilfibi prodefi.^e^uomdilU
dicttur id tjuodjcripi Hef}-^ legere cfr non ir.teHi^tre, rjl negligere,
At quid miru quod Crrcs pcperit /'rofcrpina,ex love patrc
& patraojSi lupitcr Ofiris ct Ccrcs Ifi», frofcrpina Oiu rc-
fcrt,vtnonnunqu2accipirurifcdpcr lovchicintclligirous
fortcm ci tauriformcm gcnircrcm, qui vim Martis in igncrcprafcntct,qui Scmclcn fuofulrrinccomburcrc pofIit,ct
factum cius maturarc j Ncmpc agcns noHrum primum)quodvbicunqjfif,quxrendum cfi jquod fi inTaurifignoi iucncris,fac vrad Lconisviolcntiam acccdat, ctcrit Solin Lconc, ficq; fccundus gradus crit complcrus : Ducaturad Sagittariumj&inhoctcrtiogradupatcrfufcipitfilium,
hoccft, tcrra rccipitfpiriium,ctamodo ipfum fugcrcnonpcrmittit:Iovefi agnovcris,cxagnationcct Ccrcrcm nonignorabis ; £t fic Gabricum Bciof coniungcs,fratrcm {o*
rori
Lib.4' ^gyptio-Grafcorum. 189rori, ncc opus cft ad hxc authorum teftimonijs, quiafingulaf coium paginx ca inculcant :Herrocscap. ^vo-/ettr^inqmtfdemwari, artenij^ cnjledire^ iungelnubtt acjuttfi-
lium^cfHt ep /Mptttr, ^uodefl •ccultum arcanum : Et mox .• Exhomine non fit,mji ejfy.od ei ftmile ejh^vtex Tauro idem :Et (i
quod animal cum alicna fpccic cuhet, nafcitur quod ncu-troriJnilccrt.-DcDracone, Theophjlus in turba. Simi/i
modo, inquit, illa mulierfugievs ^tneros , e^uibni ferfe,^uamvis irata domefitca fit , vt non dedignftur/e/Hperari, vteius coniunx fuum habeat decorem, (^uifurtbundtu eam di-
ifgit, ac iugiter pugnat cum ea,donec fuos concubitus cum ea
peragat'^ ^ cietu pro voluntatefiliosmultipltcat Cftiud pcrro
decor igne confumitur : Termino enimfimto, remrtituradeam :
Diceetiam vobis, ejuoddraco illenunejuam moriturj Tamen
i'lam mulieremjHesinterfictentemconittges philofophi neci de*
derunt j llltHS enim mulieris venterplentis efi veneno. FodiatHr
igitHrJepHlehrum Draconi, tliic^ fepeliaturmuiior cum eo, qui
ilii mft/terifortiter iun^ns, ^uanto magis e.amnecitt, .^voi^
uitur circa eam, tanto magis corpw ettu in muiieris artuifpu
mixtum ad mortemdecitnat, C^ tottu vertitur infanguintm
:
.Quodcum vident phiiefophi infanguinem verfum, ponunt eum. adfoiim, ejuouj^ ienttHJoconJu79MtHr, Jan^uif^arefcat: Ettunc apparet venenum, c^ occuitum mamfeftatur : £t in al lc-
gorijs : Snme taurum cum carne ^fanguine, corntbtu, pe-
dum^ cakiAmentis & verte eum in a<jitar», cfr cumfangutne
mifce,totumjjtrahe,pofieaal[a,donecrubeJcat . Atq; fic patct,
quod lupitcr& Ccrcsjfeu Ofiris & Ifis, fcu Taurus & draco
concumbantj atq; cx fc tauriformtm filiumfeu filiam,
Orum aut Profcrpinam gignant : Nam iilius gcnitus
poftcaproprixfujcmatri iungitur, fcu filia genitapatrij
flcfratcrforori, auvsnepti, aviancpoti;Itacnim infola
arrc phiiofophica contingit, ct non alibi ; Sic taurus
eft draconis patcr, ^cncrans gencrati, cc draco tauri
codcm modor mutatis nominibusj rcbus conuenicn-
tibus : Hoc vt manifcHum fiar, confulantur #uthorcs
cbymici ; Rofarius phiIof:inquit : Meigitur ^fiiio me»A a j C9n»
190 Wieroglyphicorum L^b.4,
conirinBoy nilmelim acveneYiibtlitii in mnndo ficripote[i :^taliu8piiilof:ToI: AuthorRofarij: Metpturn,(Amatrt(:^
fuo ^tEloriiun^e-^
^ljnafuumdibjiantu.mfAcio continere: Nolier^n altenufttnobis tntroductre,necab opere cejfare : NamomnunaiurA cum fna adunatur(ociay^per eam perficttur^/l4^ter megenutt C^ per me ^i^nirur i^fa- Ipfa entm primo dominabatur
miht'^ r>ecttteroautem dominabor t/It, ejuiaperfeqttutor m.itru
mcj£ jdchu jum ; Prtufcjnam ab ipfa actepi vohitum-^ Ipfatamcn
wteliori, ejuopoufimodo. ficut mater piafouet CJ^^Klytt filiAm,
ijuemgenutt, donec e^djl.itumperueneropertt^um. \d: LtqaerTomulierii l.afimtii manpts . Vt nonfugtat Gitbrtcum,id cf} vt-
rum, apponitefibtfihum, quemg^ntttt, vtlaElet eum- ^toni.^m
cum mulier mortua fuertty ertt bufo fyofus de Ude : Et Fla-
mc\[\iS,Tu<nfittH* matrem devorarpatr tm^Juum: c^ldcmiMatrem tnfige vcxitrtfuifjttw. ^utm anteapcpi rit,ium demumJibi pater e tt, ac filtiu ex duobus fftrttui perfeUus : Et LuIUCodicil: c. 14. Oportetenim matrem.quteprtm gencr^.tfihum^inhumari in tientrefilij, cfr ab eogenerart : fiC vEn igma P h i 1 . 6,
fuptr matrem prtegnan/em ftruum rubtiundum tc^ualiti r co*ide
&e, Quorfum ctfpcdani antcdidd lib:j. dc Ifidc&Oii-
tidc, ciusfratrc, marito& fiIio;Si itaqjfiliuscum marrccopuIatur,iple fibipatcrcft&filiuSj&rcliquoscognario-
nis & affinitatis ordincs fcugradus rccipit: Eodcmfpcc-tat Ariflci znigma dc fratrcduccntc fororcm; Et quod Ro-fariu», alijq; f- per^etunf; ConiungeergoferuumKofirum
foronfuti odorifeya c^ inter lefHinm ^tfnent , ejui non ajfimiiabt"
turparenttbm : EtU cnim nobiliur &di<^niorillis : Atcumharclafisconftcr.t, relitiuafinguidja ^Iemcntcrcpctitj,dc
quafiilo, rapma& ali)S pcr fc Icquuniur: Dc virginibus
canillrifcnsfub Dionyfi fclto dixmius; Supcrcftvtdcfi-
mulachris iliis aurcis aurcx philofopiiia; parumadiicia-
mus: DeusvnuscrcatoromniumciloniiainoirniLu^,ctantcctfupcromnia; Idcoq; afapientiflimis ciusfolcn-
nifatis authoribuSjVi lumma caula cfhcicns, ct a quo visct
potcntia dcfcendit ad opcris pcrfc(5lioncm conf^-qucn-
dam^ad qucm quoq; omnis honor? !aus et gratia, vt fluvij
ad
Lib.4. Aegyptio-Graecorum, 191
admarc iramcnfum, oOTnium bonorumctdonorumlar-gitorem benignum regurgitarc dcbcat, rc(picitur ct per Ci-
mulachrum , quatcnus humanitus licctr pr^figuratur
:
Abfq-, eocnlmnihjlfir;IdcoHcriT)escap:2. VtUmi,inq\iit,
nnte omnia moneo te Dettm timtre.inquo efi ntfw tna diff>oJttio^
nis;^< fW^wfateturcap:i.quodartemctfcicntiam hanc
hibcat oiiusdci riui mlpirationc? qui ipfi famulo fuo pan-
dcrc dignatus eft : Solis deinde, Lunaj & Mcrcurij limula-
chra tingui^ a fjnguiis gcftata funt, non tanquam di j, a! ias u/^^.*.^..^
Crcafornonadclict,quiDcusdeorum c(t,tcd vtcreaturac} ^^ , »
NonvrcarlcftespUuctx, quiainiliis M-rcuriusinfenfibi- v
liscjloperationisprerciiquis Iove,SirurnojMjrtc,ctVc-^^^ ^^^
'^
nercjethipotiuscum illciundi tunccllcnt;Scd vt planc- *^\jyL^
txtcrfc(lrcsfcu'ubi>-d:a vniusartis homogcnca: lamin-dcautcm ab antiqulliniis tcmporibus vfu rcccptum fui£
apui iE^vpciospcr pUnctasfeu (lcllas crrantes cjcli ad-
umbrjr: virtutcs fcupirtesoperisphilofophici, hoc eft
pcr notaiumina ct vilibilia^eaq-i.r circnr& clfcdcbcrcnt
arcanaj Pcr fjgnafignata, per i.nagincsrcsipfas:Vtenini
inarte mcmorativapars prototo, et ccontra, contincna
pro contento, in (srumcnrum pro operc, ctf . d:us pro cau»
h, vcrbum pro fcntcntia &litcraprovcrbovcl vice vcr-
fa, proarbirrioiingcnti? artificis ponitur&fignificatur;
Itact npientidimi arcani philof^^phici inucntorcsetpof^
frlforcs fu s norisetfign^sleu imaginibus hicrogIyph»cis,
a vcbus notisrlcfumptis, vli lunt :Nifj cni n rescllcntno-
t3eiqa3E ignocasr(.pr;*fentaredcbcnt,vrrtFq.mancutigno-
t.T 5NihiiaUtcm norius, quoad vifum^fblcct luna, idcc q;
bjccduoluiTiin^ad iliu'lrandum fuas res obfcurasct oc-
culras(kpi(liircvfurparunt;quibustcrtiumadiungu '-,vt
niinidrum, Mercununi; Ncc vcrocxillimandu ncl^an- Perplaneta-
tiquiorcspcrfignum Solis, aurun- irctaliun^ notum, ax^t rum nommapcrLunam,argcntom,pcr M'rcuriutti hydrargvrum-pcr ^/i^^ani/Saturnum plumbum, per lovem, Ua inum, pcr Martcm 'uulga^'- tn-
fcrrum, communiaintclIcxilfc^Hoc^n^m non circrmjg- tt/itnt,
naiubiilitaiisctroinorii viiiitatisjbiquidffm illisadopus
phtlo-
«fi Hieroglyphtconjm Lib.^I
Philofophicum non cgeamuc ; Ccd conCcnCus omnium vc»
re Philofophanciuai tcdarurfua mctjlla non cilc valgariaj
vnumgcncrc,duonumcro,plurj potcntia& virtutc jho-
mogcncjcircntia& concordia, divcrfillima & difcordia
$0l<jiUdet qualiratc; varia coIorc,vnita /inc: Sohsitaquc imago vimhHjtaejuid adivam noftri fubjcd:j dcnotat,Lunx,pafrivam,& Mcrcu-
/Mopere, rijjreccptaculom vtriufquc: Sic Rofirius Phi! : ^yo/^inquit,
e/} mn/cu/M , Lf^M fcemiffa d^ Mercuriui [perma, ea^ tria vo"
CAt AcjfiamtllorHmtnHm^ & addit: Sed vt i\At gentrAtio C?-
conccpiio, oportetvt mafcHltu comHngathrfcemiiia^ c^ vltra hoc
reajHintur/emeni EtLulliusThcor: tcft.f.47. Co<i7«<rrf^«4"
/ iter opm tuum cum refdentia , confiawia, exijlentta , ai t^ c5-
pone ifludfecHndum corKpojitionem tllcrnm,de <j«tbu4 vuh com
•
poni, fctUcet Sfi& Luna^ Mercuriut m(ier : Rofar.quoqj
cx Juminc luminum : Etfcitote, <jHod eademfnnt ejH^de»
4/bant C^ruhijicaitt intrinfecM(^ extrinfecM,fci/icet Sg/,Luna,
}Aercuriu4 : cjua tria dtfo/uta c^fermentata appe/iat argentum
vivum dicens , argentum vivum l^abet infe corpiUy jptritum
C^^mmat», Etpauld antc, vtra^ medtcina incipitur (ttm
S^/e& Luna j fed ad rulfeumfit fermentum cum So/e^ada/bum
cttmLuna'- So/capiturdup/teiter\ vnomodo proa(juaSo}ii,a-
/iopro corpore So/is : ^uia aejua So/is ^ in^uit, efi vo/ati/is C^eorptii eius fixumy cfr econverfo de Luna : yermes harc ad
duorcducit, quandoait: PaterciusSoI,matcrvcr6Lunf)|
Itcm cum dicit, quodcft fupcrius,efl & infcrius, id Hortu*
lanusita CXplicit; Hieperfuperiut inte//igitur dignius y tfr
per inferius indtgmtu^ vt^ctHcetfiatvnumexiiits tribiu,vt/ex
So/e & Lunafiatvnares,eutus partesfintaqua/eSy (fr appe//a»
fur hac f^KiunnioJuitlimatio Pht/ofophorum : e^ dictturjub/i-
matio^exa/taticffuedtgmficatio, tjuia Luna dtgmjjcatur (fr
Uiercurtfts, Namcum fafht efi vnio i» tantadigmtate eflLmaifcut So/c^Mercuriui,VoQSiTum &c Mcrcurium Draconcm,vt ibidcm Rof«r. Etampltm nottficoy ^dDraco nonmorim
tur nificumfratre C^fororefua interficiatur, dr nm per vnumt4»tum,fed pcr duosfimu/. Frater efi Sc/,Seror ef/ Lunai Atq^
hinr p«tc(, cum hxc ForoiA io^ucndi rcccnrionbus (it
freqjcn.
LiK4* Acgvptio.Gr«co!um. 19 j
ffecpienCifrKTia, nonfoiumSolem, Lunam & Mercurium
nitelli(;i p(r i(larimulachr4,jrerpe(5(uhuji)8artis,rcd ctijro
perZ)riconcmtauritilium&paircm, cafdcm rcs fignifi-
cari: quodcopiofiusdcmonftrarc hoc loco neccdarium
nonclfcarbitrarour. Bacchi itaque & Cereri&racris (uf-
ficientcrcacplicafis adVcncrisamafium Adonimaccedc- . . .
nous, dequoprimolibro,cumdc Syris agcremus, non-^^'
nulla, qu2c ad cius folcnnitatcm fpeftant, tradavimus,
idcoquehicbrcvius ptrcurremus; NonfoluminSyria A- yfj^^i^^doniacum ludu&gaudiocclcbrariruntfolita (vbi fabu- pM^Syrosei'lantur fluvium Adonim didum circa hos dics fcfios ir
i^yy^fa,curfu firti) fed & PhcEnicia& i^gypto, vndc h^Cprimi-
tujongincmduxerunt: /'landus& qucrela, quat ob A-
dunim mortuum crcditum magnaanimideicdionc& tri*
i^itia ^ulgum exagitavit^ cum ludu & cjulatione Cererit
Profcrpinam quatrcntis aut e^gyptiorum Apim extin-
«Sumceplorantiumacnovum de(ydcrantium,in caufa&prmcipio convcnirc manifcficcernifur; Nam cur hi po-puiiainentcs lugcrentfefeq^maccrarcnr, nifi quid funda-
mentiin reircritate habcrcnt? Scimus «utcm Aionimnunquamfuiirc hominem, necVencremejus Amafiamdeam, nec ipfumMai tisinftinftu occifum,muit6 minus cumortuufcx menfcs in complcxu frofcrpinar apud infc-
ros & fex mcnfcs apud Vencrem fuiffeaut cire ; Eadero dcraptu Proferpinae, quscijfdem vicibus tcmporisaltcrna-
timapud Plutonem&Ccrcrcramatrcm manercfingitur,
dicimus : At cur exegyptij brutum,quod ipfi extinxcrar,
Juxerunt? Ratio nulla fmt, nifi vt facra fua poficris ffi'
macura&vigilantiatradcrcntpropagandaj cumq- facer-
dotcs , caufam rcl fcientes , in mortcApig rriffiores vifi
fint, proptcrnovi fciliccrindagationer#foIliciti, vulgus,
vtflerifolctjtrifticiamincjularioncmconvcrtifjdiligcnti-
am inamcntiam» idcm circa amifTiorjcm Proierpinsr &Adonidis mortcm ,allcgoriccintcIlcdam,faAum apparcr:
An Ceres filiam frofcrpinam amifif,<^uam non habuit.Mnraptam dolcta Plutoac , qui nunquam fuir, vti ncc ipfa?
C c Dennus
i9S Hicrogly hicorum I.ib.4.
Dcinus quoJC(rrcs fuf-rif & Pfolcrpiniatq. Pluto, & ab
hocijlj Fijpfa, il1atriflis,t|uid hoc pd ho(r»incs vivrs &rationalcs ? Dcnius, tjuod fuerit Adonis, Vcrus^Mars,ac illc hujusdoIor»bUtus,a ^'ciKrc vt vivusit* nicrtuus
indclitijshabitusjd ncQ; ludus ncq-^gauJijciuQsboir.i-
nibusprrbcrepolffr^niiiipiiruifingcfc vtlinf.Atfatcnuir
in his mentcshuiTiinasaddiprribtioncm prc)nas,& dia*
bo!incbu'isocc?:catas, i.iptrniocifTimrs & dctclundos
cfrorcs^aciiimelabi,nj{iSolilicjerernt)S Deu» fui Vcrbi,
qaodipfj vcritiscft.radijs easgrdfiofciilullrcttldcoq^non
admirandum cll^Adonia cu fanro ludu pcr Syriam, Fhx-niciam & .tRvptum, abrquc.minitclf i cauripcradacirc:
Cumvcro Ado^^i^jSol.Oiiris&pluto^ipfcq; lupucrlubc-
«tur, vf hadlcnusdcmonfiratum cl},provno codcmq^fub-
je<flo,&vuigariterpromagnomundi liim nc acccptus/it,
cognito corum vno &rciiquaiilanomiria quid fignificcf,
innotcfcunr, dcquibusdivctfis iocis copiolecgimus:Di-
cimus itaq; Adonim ellc Soicm Philofophicum. a Venerc
jj . . vcr*aTraiui>,ctiius iilf-ccbrofa puichritudinc ilie irrcti-
^ * tusabaprofuriofoM^rtis vim habenteinterireiturj raor-
tuus Ja^jcis plantis fiigidis et humidisapponitur, pcrqj
lcxn^enfcsapudDitcro aut ciu» conjiigcm Profcrpinam
dctincturj ac totidcm apud Vencrjro : Ibi nigicdincni,qui
color Diiis froprius cf^ ,flrquirit, hic rubcdincm, quia ipfa
Venus Rofca cft ; idcoquc Rofasalbas fuo cruorc purpu-
rcas cfhcit; de qua Vcncris tin<5tura venuflcquidam Poq-
tx canunt.fX quibus Inprimis loh.Iov. Pontauus fuo loco
vidcfttur. Orphcus, vt ctiam alias infiruavimusjin hyiDnis
fui$fcmpera<ivulgarcmintcntioncn)j vulgicaptui acco*
modatamrefpiclt, idcoq. Adonim proSolc vidctur in-
AdcmmalU' tcrprctari,dum« cum dcfcribit.
goriceSolew
fffe HOM cali £ltii cunBii alimentArefers^prudentiACMiu»
JcdHervM- Plnrtma^^uivarioUtArunemine Admij
throdytum Cermtnum& idtm author^pariterpuer at^puellaf
eperii fhjftsi» Extin^e ai^ iterum fflendens Uk ntthw hori^*
Ql^bus
Lib.4- ^gyptio-Grascorum. 194Qj'buj vcrfibus nidnnit plurima nomina Adon/di tribuij
vc antea reccnru;mus>alimcnfa qui cunftis rcbus, hoc cil
,
Pliikjfophicis praeftat^ctgerminarc omncs colorcsin opc-
rcracit^quinigrcdinccxtingDi^UfjCtiferurDfpIencicrcirfuc-
cclTutcinporis.qui paritcrcrt ma$,ct fcemina femper juvc-
]nis:Vthadcnus deIovc,Ofiride,Dionyro,Apolline-,SoIc,
qui vnum quid (unt, dcmonfiratum ert: Qur omnia foli
Soli philofophico conueniunr, non caclciilj : quiscnint,
nifiinfanusJcxum hermaphrodyticuloJicomn-uniattri-
bucret, aut iliumcxtindiidtcerct, cumiuircfpeduidemfcmpcrmancat, nccquoad noscxriiiguatur? J^iseivsprudcntiam ia(5larcrnifi imprudens? Demusaur^.n^ quodGjjecidivinitatcfoliadcripferinr, vtpatetdc Athcnienfi-
bus,qui Anaxjc^crar folcm iapidcm ardcntcm c(Tc,non dc-
iim,affirmanti,vencnum dcdcrint,vr &: Socraticontraco-
rumdcosf^^nticnt'. hocpotiustamen cxbruralii.ffedionc
& irrationrtli pcrfuafionc fa^um eft, quan'. cx Orpbei vcl
jEgyp?iofumfraditionc: Elepbanti cnim in Afrtca ori-
cn^-cmSolcnjfdiurarCjCtqjafidcvotioncquadamadorarc
fcnbuntur, ctagrcftcsfcufcriquicurq. populi abfqj do-
drina vllSvoeleftia luminaScIcm cr Lunam pro cijsfcni-
pcr colucrunr,ni°c opus fuillct Orphic^ inftitutione/cu cx
^gyptofjCTf f-imtfarflationc. DcindcdccauHs folenoi-
tjturn primiffctvcro vfujnondcfupcrvenicntibus ct abu-
fu I iinobfis fefmocft.Hoc modo So'c rroDco cuitujciq}
/acr;ifjdaelT^'avulgoc6ccdimus,ilIc^Dp;ctibiis nrqu*-
quam^fedoecuhu quid(ncn omnium oculiicxpofiiucoe-
]i Solc-optimamcrca'uriim,atnon dcum) fcpcf dcnotafu
cir^iQuibusct t.zpi'iophor\i in P^&m-thfi.Ff^fcani ct i/^- Zrfi«/><«</#
p^frt/^gratiaobfcfvataannumcramus^quippequaffin^uii- phori^,
rrmcommunitatcfH cum prrcipuo >^gypticrum Deo,
r»/r^»*o,Chy mix non ignotojncc nou Pallade AthcnicniTii
tutfice, fapientisedca,habeanf}Pr?ftcr hsec cnim innume-
raquoq.aliaapud variasgcnfcsfcft* fuUfc noi ignora»
mus, tumctiamapiidiEgyptiosctGraecos. fcdcuhxc&;
propofito noftro fufficiac& cxplicata pcr fc alijs lucc prac-
C c 2 (lcnt
1^6 Hicroglyphicomm • Ljb^.
l)cnt,paucis illis hoc loco contcci,csteris fupcrrcdebiiDus:
Erat autem Athenis confuctudojVt nonnulii accenLts facci^
dcrcrcntciinvrbcmdccurrcrcnt,alijpc;ftaiio8, cafq} cx*
tindasfcrvarent, cuiusvcrofaxcxtingucbatur} fequcnti
vidloriamconcedcbat,quiardcntcadmctamattuIcrat,vi-
ftor crat; fi ncmo, vidorii in medio rclinqucbatur:Quod
jriOitututBrcetuuidamadcurrum vitxhumansraccomcH
dent (vt ficri polic non diffitcmurj tamcn fi nps confidcrc-
rrtis caufaSjCur Promcthco, Vulcano& Pallidi ara comu'
ArdcommH- nis fucritin Academia,longealitcrrcntirc cogimw :Quis
nisqnihiu enim Vulcanus^an non jgnis, «ut circa jgncm opcrarius ?
JntfHerif, Q^** Promctheu8?an non Medicinar^aliarumq; artium^vt
& mctallirarum inucntcr pcrhibctur ? Dc co cnim fic iCf-
chylus: £luid proferam, inquitPromcrheus. tjnot commo*
tU edHEiAfermefnnthttmilatenfui? Ferru velargentum vet
ftHrumjVe/(jHU£fjnimeHtiafHr}repperityffii^ me priorf Nem»frofe^*, nive/tf mentirier: Artet reperttt (fua^funt Prometheii
Hzcillc: Hiccft,quifcimillaign(scx Solc mutuatus hu-
manismcncibusinfixit; Hic eftqui viam Hcrculi mon-ftravic«daurcamalaHcrpcridum:hiceft, cujus (latuain
dcxtri raanu cum (ccptro crigebatur : Dc hoc Orphcus in
hymno ita canit 'Rhcx conjunx almc Pronchcu, qua-
fi ipfe ellec Saturnus; Dc Vulcano & Palladc /uperius
Mjfii€4€4U' fatis: Ex quibus apparec rcvcra myliicam cpufam fuif^
/4. fe, cur his dijs credicit ara communis ercda. ac lo-
lcnnicas iampadifcrorum in corundcm honorcm inUi-
luta fit: Cuiusrcicumantchac mcmincrimus, hic eamcuillbcc intelligeati falccm con(yderandamrc(iaC|UiiTius.*
AbhocmorcCrxcorumjgnissrtcrna nurritio apud Ro*manos videtur origincro duxilfcjquje in Vcft.i Dear virgi-
nisrcvcrentiaro ficbatjlntcrduenim Vcftam protcrr^,fac-
• «r yfl P>U8 pro ignc,ignifq*naminc interpretati liiscuus colcndif***' *r ritushictrad tur;Ovid.<>.dc Faftis, Vcftarn apud Roma-
J^* •nosnullamimagincautfiroulachriihabuiirc.vtaiirfnumi-
na credita fcribit,quia ignis in fe non potcft bcne cHigiari)
idcoquc in templo tjus fovebatur ignis,& diccbatur xtcr-
nuS)
Lib.4» Acgyptio-Grafcorum. 197
nu8,cuiu8curam Tirgincs Vcflatcs habcbant,quibas negfi*
gcntii fovcndi huac igncni crimcncapitale crat : VndcdicitValcriuslib:i.c.i.quod Licinus pontifcxMaxtVir-
gincm vcftalrmid eft, dcae Vc({x confecratam, iudicarit
igne cremandam, c^uod quadam nodleparumdiligcns
zterni ignis cu(}os fuillet. Et Titus Livius Iib:^.de fecun-
do bello funico ponit inter prodigiS} quod ille ignis cx
ncgligentia fuit extindus : Ex his ncmo non vider, quodfi in igypto adeo Vulcanus, Vulcani rq; artcs in precio Vufffwus it$
fucrfnr,vt Lemnius illeac claudus^balijs populis derpec- ^gjfftinrimusdcoruoi, maximum ac precioriiTimum templum Jforumprd-
cumconfecrationeetnutritione Apis, totqj Sacerdotum ^'Z'*''^»
(cx quibus et rcges eledi iunt) meracrit, in^e quoq-, apudGrxcosLampadophoria, eius honori attributa, et apud
Romanot VcOx lolennia, originem duxiilc^quomodo-
cunq; poft in «bufum ct oblivioncm vencrint : At hscc ^ ^ CertA'
defedis,nunc dcccrtaminibusctIudis:HQiuetfivariage-'»»w^''' ^nera apud diverfas quoc^; gentcs fuerint, tamen nos (altcm ^**^^* ^^f^ir
qaatuoreaq-jprcecipua, Grrcis celebrata^ perualuemus ;»'^'^'''
Finis,vtdidum,inflifUtionisfertorumfuit, vtarcanafub Qr^ctA»
illis latentia fapientibus ncta, alijs ignota manerent, ac
praererea rt vulgusfub rehgionisforma, deorum metu,in
ordine polytico retineretur; Idem et in ccrtaminibuseC
ludis, ranquam a dijs ipiis conBrmatis ccrnicur; Acprxtcrea, vt animofiores ab otio ad negotium> inpa-
cc ad bcllum) ad cdrporis robur et fanitatem com-parandum, nec non glcriim et nominis celcbritatem ^«««Vf*^-
aucupandum cxercerentur et incitarentur : Novimusjqua-/^'^'^ Genn4'
intcntione ludi Equeftres iampridem apud Germanos, **ornmX9r'
(quos Torneamcnfa vocant) inccpfrinr, etquuaurhorcj^''**'''*^''*
ncmpelmpcutorc Henrico Saxonico, primo,(cu Aucupccognominato, quibus vrbibus et perfonis celrbrati /int,
corumq; fincm vtiliflimum toti huic genti ruilfe noneftdubiunn; Sic et antiquiniirios ijfdem fere rationibus mo-tos clfe verilimile elt« dum ccrtamina diverfis tcmpori-
bus inftittiprint :iVcrum quid hocad chymiam fprdct,
C c;f
qui-
ipS Hicfoglyphicomm Lib 4*
quilibee non indifcrctus arbitcr ftatim quacrct ? Fatcor,
qaoddtmicarc4rmis,ct Mcdicinxvacarcjdfvcififfimarint
opcrj, hoc ad hominum ralurcm, illud ad pcrniciera (ho-
>4^^»;7/L ttium) mucntum; Scdquia Pallas fingiturfapicntir & ftu-
tU&Arti- diorumdea, & nihilominus bcliatrix, Apollo MufaitJnx
hHsdetutH, pfaflcs, Medicinse inuentor, Varcs& poeta ac nihilon i-
Apollo^mi- "^s ryphonistrucidator, iacu!ator& milcsaurarv)8jq!i-q;
Us,medicui '" his ccrtaminibus quondam viAor dcclarjtus fit» noa
^otta, finc caufa ipfunn in haec aliquid iuris habcrc iubolfcci-
mus ; Idquc idcoquia vcram origincm horum ludorum,
quod ad authorcs, qui fijts fumptibus, author rue ct iu-
dicioptimicusordinarint, nec nonfpcciaUs fincs? quo-
rum honoribus dcputati fint, fabulis pocticis et allcgorijg
Chymicis . inuolutam rcperimus : De primo conftat,
filmpcrator vcl Rcx vcl princcps (olcnnitatcm eiufn o-
diincipiat, quod ciusmcmoria nunquam delcatur, do-
nccilla pcrdu/arit, & port quoqj litcris cclcbrrtur^ljm
verd non fuccurrir, quis rcx aut princcps ca cerramma
inflituerrt, qui ca aurhcrirate valucnt. vr genrcs alras,
proximas vci rcmoras ad rnum locum conuocare vo-
SolenniA lucrit, aut potucrit ; h privatis iguur pcrfonis (a inccp-
Gr^corumk '*cllc credibilccrtj
ct a ralibus, qu:^ communi ftatui
priVAtisvi- Pi^odelfe potius, quarn lux vtilitari profpiccrc cogif^-
dentur infii- '"^f • Vtquc maiori cxiftimationc Ijabcicntur, dx) in
/«/<!, '^''* piimi vidorcsfuilTcpcrhihiti funt : quod in fingu-
lorum conlidcratione manifcllius apparcb.t : Adroira-
. tioncauremdjgnum cfi, quodapudtotam annquitatcra
Erhnicam nuilav^r^, cerraef definitivaremporum mcta,
quam Epocham vei xram Chronologi appcllant, antc
Olyn)piadum initiuor cxtiterit : Inde emm contingit
quod omnia ferc ^^cta anriquorura rcgum, quos pluri-
iiios fuilfc rt'8rn atitc inchoatas Oiympiadcs palct, in-
„ , cctta ct dubid rrddantur: Sunt qui illud fcculuni, q'iod
TT Olympiades proxinx antccefiir, Hcroicum nomincnt,
imfA nuJ ^"'* ^° tcmpore Echnici prjclupponant vixilTc tct dc-
n C8^ dcAS; hcrocs, ctheroinasjquoruinresgcfiaeinfabulic"^*
tr^duii-
Lib.4' Aegyptio Grjecorum. 185
traduntur, fed nos, q unccdijV n-^c hcroes i!Ii revcra
cxfirerinf, IjcroiLum appcllari poirc agnofcimusj idco,
q 114 fun toc hcfoani ct dcorum fibricatorts vixcrint,
nr.Hpc Orphcus, ct longc antc ipruai Hcrmcs cum tot
e^^ypfijs rapicntKTimis yiiiioiophis, Saccrdotibus 6c
Rjgibu'?, poU eum vcio alij Gra:ci5 quosantcTcccnfui-
mas, Linus, Mciampus, Mufacus, Amphion, Eumol-pus ct rciicj ji« Ab his anm tota dcorum & ncroum progc-
nicsorta&propagata eft ; Abliis quoqjautcorun»(cqua»
cibusprimu-TiccrtjmcnOlympicuinin Dci omnipotcn- i.
tishonoicm,proximicommodum,inchoatum& orJina- Certamina
um clfe Ci opinabimur, vix faliemur % Eius initium, vt fu- Gljmpica.
praquidamcollocmtinannummundi j iS^.^alij," 187.V Mercator
num inclufive,alterumexcluriveintcliigcndojVrbis vero O/jmp.-w/i.
Romr cond:tioncmi;iannumMundi JI13. hoceft, 14. A/.3154.annisOlympiaduminitiuinantiquiusRoma: /75. annis Romtcon-
circitcrante xrr Cbriftian?? ffeu A^ativita?ii Chrilli) ini- dit:tnA.M,
rium : quod tcmpuscoinciditinrcgnum Sibaci jE^^hio- ^iy^.Na"pis c^gyptij regls, qucm j^cthon Vulcani faccrdos & rex tiv: Chrifii
recutusci>,& huncPfammitichus,qui pcrcgTinospnorad-/«y^o/i/.
m'fit: Agcbatur illud certamcn quintoquoq^anno, vel ^r^z^jraf^
quiriqujgefimoquoque mcnfc,eoquemcnfequi Pdrthc-fert,
niifs vocatusc(},iUtA'»B>A«»W,hoceft,quatuor annis cx-
pictis, quinto incipicntc , ita vt Oiympiasfpatiuai qua-
tuor annorum ccmpraf^hendcrit: Incipicbatur die Lu-naedccimoquinto tranfado, hoc cft inipfoplenilunio,
pcra(ftis antc folcnnibus,, vtmos crat, facrificijS,afquc
per dies quinquc, totidero quoqueludorum gcncribus,
nempe curfu, paljeflra, difco,faltu & pugilatucclcbra-
batur: In quibus prsmia vidoribus ccrorx ex olc*
aOro proponcbantur, atque ingens honos illis habitus
eft donaquc a concivibus dabantur ct a magiOratu im-munitates ct priviicgia plurima; Olympica diccbantur
certamina ca, quu Olympus mons ifii loco, vbi fie-
banf, vicinuscrat,nempcin Elicnfium rcgionc non pro-
cula PiHi civitatc, ct Alphco Humine; Strabo Iib: H.
Oiy.m-
aeo f^etoglyphicorum Vb.4^01y(npicAccrtcmfnaUri'3iipollTroi«n« tcpora incepillc,
coarj.um6nto, quod Homciui rulidm mcntionrmfccit
dcOlympJwiS; cum mcroincrittantumde nonnuiiisccr-
taminibus (uncbrbus: Qp^f^''o coruincitptobibiliter
Homcrum vixilTe intc Olympiadum initium, ctitapcc
conicqucns horum ludorum mcntioncm faccrcno" po»
lui(fc;Qyin ip(e Homtrus non fatis cxprimit, quotcm-porc vixcrit) «ut quibusregibus in Grxcia, i£gvptoaut
alijsIocisregnant«bu^* et quanto tcmpornfpaciopr^cf-
fcabfucritaTroiarevcrlionc, autquibusrcgibuiinquoqj
rcgno iifa contigcrit j Dc quibus poft dicctur ; 1 deoq jvcre
fcripfit Strabo^poi^Troiana tcmpora Oiympiadcs ince-
p'(re j CuniTroJana illa tcmpor^ in Hcroicofcculocora-
p* xJicndantur? etnimisrctro abOI;^mpiadum initierc-
trufa Hnt : Dc authoribus primis mirum e(\, quod tanta;
cclebritatis non ccrta cxtct mcmoria^ Veiiim credcndum,
frim^OfU i^paruis fnitijs hxcquoq^vt aiia pcrmulta, pdft magnanio, fa(flj,ccpi{rc:Ahjdicunta Dadylisld^^is quinq;, quiab
iJa Crctx montc in £lidem vcncrunt, curius ccrtamcn
2,0fiftg primd propoiitum, &corum vnum Hcrculcm vocatumi
prrcipuum authorcmcxtiti<re:Alij lovcm ipfum harc cer-
tamina inftituiirc vidis Titanibus putant, in quibus Apol-
i.Ofin: loMercurium curfu fupcraucrit& Mi^ri viccrit pugillatu:
4 Oftn: Alij Iphitum ca primum inftituilTe volunt, vt Eufcbivs
& Paufanias lib:^. tcfTantur. Nonnuliiiintcrquosfinda*
rusctlfacius, fcriptum rcliqucrunt, H«rculcm Alcmcnx£lium}non la^um DaiftyIum,Oly«ipia inchoalTein hono-
rcmloviSjEumenimpoft dcbcilatum Augiam Elidisrc-
gcm, qui Solis &IphibojrfiliiisdiccbatDr, quoniamfibi
promiitam mcrccdcm ob fimi boum purgationcm nonacccpilfctjCX Elidispopulaiionibusctpraedaccrtamen lo-
vi inrt ituiiTc Oly mpio, apqj illud Olympicum nominalfc,
rcfcrunt : Indc puiarunt Hcrculcm ipfum fuis pcdibus fla-
dium 0!ympicum mctatum cfle, idqjfccUlc 6co. pcdumlongitudinisjCumqj cartcfa fta Jia ciufdcm fint pcdum nu-
mcn,*iq.iIludrcIiquijIongiu$j Plutarchus narrat Pyxh»t
goram
Lib.4« Aegvptio-Grxcomm. 201
goram ex proportionc pedis ad corpiis humanum in-
dagallc iiijgnitudnem corporis Hcrculci , vr bahct A.
Gcll. ininJtionoA. Att. Ex l)isq|uafuorop»nionibu.!»trc«
fabuiofie Tunt, ct vna (aJfem hylJorioj fide ntt» v«dcrur,
nifi tot advcrfarMs hahcrier , a quibus Sc ipla convui-
fa concidcrct: \'am Idari illi Didyji fcu Curcfcs iivc Co-rybantcs diAi, qui lovem nurrijirc dicurirur.accymba-
lis fuis vdgifumcius , nc a Safurnoaudirctur, occulrallc,
fi vixcfintjjovc atdtc majorcs crun(& Saturno coxvi,
quod rcnjpus e/£gypti) vfqucad ^o.miliha an<.(rumrc-
tro cxtendunt : Quod (i vcro ab Herculc Aicmcns & lo-
visfiliodcducerc vciinr, codcm rcsreditj mulfomagis»
ii ad lovcm ipfum auihorcm, qui cum Titancs viccrit,
longeamplius fpaciumcil, quod fc in ipfumNunquamcxcrit : Reftat itjq; Iphirum ca inftituiirc: At quis illc?
Rcx non lcgitur, ncc princcps ; Vnde fi ille cft author,
hon>oprivatuseft,literi» & armis inftru<5tus ; Vciiim cumfot& rantnc allcgorix primx origini affidx fint, non ab»
repuramus, poetiisphiiofophosinnucrevoluitle, dequarC)&aquibusauthoribusiftiiudiinccpticircnt: Si Apollo , ., .curfu viccrit Mcrcurium, dc vtrifqj ccrtiorcsfumus ; No- _^'
«^ «<«•
vimusenim ApoUincm& Mcrcurium cx fua gcncalogia,•^*'^^
quam antc tradidimus : Hic pcdibus, ilic armis vaict • Hic ^^^J^'
Argiuivfaxo, illc/^ythonem fagittisconfccit;Hic talaria
geflans volatilis, illc aureis caiceis pondcrofus& firrnus
:
NibilominHS Apollo M«rcurium fuperavitcur(u:Sivcr6
Herculi Alcmenx filiohuius certaminis infiituti gloria
aircribatur, non rcpugnamus: Quii ipfc & lovi Olym-pio, tanquaropatri, tantum hcnorisdcbcbat, etcxtantis
(polijs, ncrapcSoii$filij,prxftare poterat: Solcnimin-
ccrcxteros dcosaureusputabatur, curruaureoinccderc,
acomniaaureahabcrc, vt snte diximus fub i£etdf, Solis
fi!ij,aureo vellerc ; Idcoq.ditifiimus , quipropriaarmen-
t», boves et oves habuie in Trinacria: Sed de Augiar huius
bobuset Hercuiis nabutario labore infcrius ^iccn: us
;
Vndecunq-jigitur Oj/iupicorum ludorum initiuna derivc-
D i tut,
202 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.4]
tns, fcmpcr fiib fabulis aliquid Venfaiis Chymicat, dc
corum authonbus tcftimonium pcrhibcns, dclitcfcit:
2, Idem dc Pythijs loqucndo locum inucnit : H.tc proximcPjfth$a. poftOlympiactantiquitatectcclcbritafcruiirccxhyfto-
ricisctpoetis conftat : Inhonorem Apollmis, quodiile
Pythoncm in Delphis fjgittis confixcrit, qui poUca infc-
pulfusibicontabuit, vndc itadidus? inftituta dicuntur
:
Alij Pythcncm pro htronc, aiij pro dracon'! ingcrti acci-
piunt, ijqj cx Ethnicis ; Cum cnim Ethnici Apollincm
dcum in terrisverfatumjarmisct fagittis,vt pingitLr,mul-
tum vdluiffc crcdcrcnt et prsfupponcrcnt, ncc ncgarc
pollcnt vcl audcrcnt, ac mtcrim irrarionabiic ipfis vidcrc-
tur tantum deum ci> fcrpcntem intcrfedum tantos ho-
norcs adrptum, cum qualis fcrpcns clTct, aut qualis Apol-
Jo,non intcIligcrcnt,idcoexplicarurt,vt potucrunt,ncm-
pc fuilTcIatroncm vcl draconcminfigncm : At nos Chii-
fTian j,qui talcm Apollincm non agnofcimuS; contcnti nc
crimus illo rcfponfo ?Minirrc} Idcoq; non ad(d inconfy-
derate hacccxponamusjvtdicamus Apollincmhommcnifuill^-jqui latronem vcl draconcm mtcrfcccrit: Quid cnimnoviclicrinhifcc,homincmfagittisconfixiire(crpcntem?
An hoctan'apo<rrarum memoria dignum forct? Antan-
torumludcrumcclcbrationc? Nccrcdiimus quarfo:Nam
(iatam viliprincipioludiiftimccpitTcnt, Authcr.es primi
abic(5l»fllma? nicntis etiudicij fuiircntjDcinitioccicbra-
tionisloqiior,non dcfucceiru;Finguntautcm prif-^ Py-thoncmprius Typhoncm (franfpolitionelitcraruiT)) dic-
tum, fuiiIc(crpcDtcnonproculaCcphifofluvio,quifluit
ad radicesmontis/*arnj(ri,vtquo(TjaitDionyfu3inlibclIo
dc fKuorbis,na>uc'crr" alunonc pugnapercullajfdequo
iamante'mcminiii.us,quantxnuoficrofr fobolispatcrlit)
qucm Apollo interfeccrit. Cumq; putrcdinctabcfadus fu-
itfct, rythonem appcllarum : Cclcbrabantur hi ludi verc
incunrcab omnibus Cycladum infuiis, vt idcm Dionyiuj
tradit: Nonnulli ad Diomcdcm authorcm rcfcrunta Troia
rcdcunccm, cum ctfugiilct tcmpclUtcm^ quzGra^cisitb
Ilio
Lib.4« '^gyptio-Grxcorum. loj
Ilio redcuntibus immilfa c(\, apud Trzzcnios tempiumApollinis Inccnforis dicavilfe & Pythicos ludos in ciu«
hoHorcm inftituiire : In quibus antiquiflimus moserat,
vtpulchriorcxomnibushymris, quiafferrcntur, inho-norcin ApoIIinis c;incretur ; i*oftea vero cantus ad Cy^.
tharam fuit intlitut^s&auIxdoiumatq> tibicinumccrta-
mina : Deinde variationcs aiiz fccutz funt, quas hic prx-
tcrimus: Praemiafublata & coronarium duntaxat propo-
fKum ex iauro, qu^ Apollini Ucu habcbatur: £t fucre
cadem fcrcludicra in /'ythicis, quascrant inOlympicis,
quadrigis excepris : Alij dicunt paimam cius ludi fuiilc
prsrmium^quamjvbicunq; elfcnt vidlorcs» manibus gcfla-
bant; alij xiculum; nondum inucnta iauroj Aiij pomaquaedam Dco confecrata vidoribus donari folira, vt
fciipht in libro de Coronis Il^cr. Primum nono quoq*anno, poftca adquinqucnnium^ythiaa Aafunt, quiatot
Nyniphaj didae funt Farnafidcs dona Apoliini , cumfcram trucidaiTct, obtulilfei/^rinMPythiadc, inquaccr-
tSrunt dij, vicilfcCaftorem ftadio^ /'olluccro pugilatu,
curfuCalaim) armatum Zctero, difcoPclcum,iu^aTcIa«
moncm, Hcrculem pancntio, eofq*ramoIauricorona«
tos fcrunt : P^eancs ab his hymnis diAi funt, qui in lau-
dcm ApoUinis compofiti cancbantur: Erat autrmryth-
mus eorum lilc pizrunq; qui a Sophock fcruatur in hocCarminc,in OcdipodeTyranno:
iiiit ^»Ktt ireutii^
Hoc cft, Icie Delic Pxan : Hinc ApoIIo ccpit dici
Icius, vt Bjcchus, Eucius •, iri « i-t^^a/, hoc crt a n c-
dcndo. & Pican *»"' »« »«»"» a fcricndo : Eius dci lau-
dcs & res gcUir C4ncbahtur idclrco ad illum plican-
dum, quod i s dclcdari putaretur, cum primus is, vt
fjma cft, lovis vidloris laudcs Saturno de rcgno de-
puifo ccciniirct carminibus Cithara fuinpta magaifl-
cifquc vcftibus indutus & coma mifiiicc or,;ata, vt
D d 2 aifr
20^ ^eroglypliicorum Lib.4.
«it in fccundo Elcyiariim Tiballoi
:
pHr^HreumJongtfs nnnc bn:e neUe contOf :
^jialem temetnorant Satnrno regefu^atOy
J tSioHs laudestunccectnt^e lozh,
Atnosomlflis 'Ethnicorom nugamcntii, fcimut Apolli-
ncintalcm nunquamcxtitiircin rcrumnatura/cdOrphc-
um ejufqucfcquaces Foetas Hicroglyphicum noftrum A-poilincro antca fub Gencalogia aurca dcorum fatis dc-
fcriptumintclicxiirc, non Solcm Coeli, vt alij putant,
ncc hominem tcrr^f ; Illc noder hcros jaculis & armis for-
fifrMTJUs inccdensTyphoncmjfcrpcntem immaniflimumintcrficit, quicum fupcr.usdcclaratusfit, hicnon rtrpcti-
tur: Z)cputrcfadione hu;usTyphoni8,vndc Python&Fythianomcnacccpcrunt, Bcrnharduscorrcs noftcrex
MoricnOj l^i/t,il\(\mtfputrefiat t^nigrefcat, non dt^ohetur ,
C^ nifi elijfolutftmfuerit ab aejua/ua non poterit penetrari,Vf$'-
de nulU coniunSlia, mixtio nulU C^per Confe^ueus nu//apror-
fumvnio: jEtRofar. Philof. ex eodcm Moricnc- Hac ter-
ra cumae^uafuaputrffit c^ mundtficatur, ejua cum mundata
fuerit, auxili» dei totum magffiertum dirigetur. Hcrmcs quo-
GUCait, A:K,ot^ ignis Laf^nem ah/uunt c^ nigredintm ah e0
auferunt-^ Vbiaddunt alij pcr igncm, igncm putredinis
intclligi : Rofarius Phil. Draconon moritur nifi cum fratre
fuoyC^fororefua-iidefi So/e (^ Luna^idefifH/phnre extraclo ha-
bente infe naturam htimiatt^, tis^frigidttatis rattone hstna,cumi//i4 Draco moritur^ict eft argemum vivum ab eifdem corporthtu
extraEium a ^rimordtCj^na efl aejua permanens Phi/ofophorumy
tjU(tfit pofi putrefaElionem C^pcfifeparatiorem E/ementorumy
(^ae^uatl/a a/io nomine dicttur aejuafatida. Harc latis cluci-
darcpofiuntquisfit Apollo, ncmpc Solnof]cr,quisDra-
co,fcrpensaut Pyihon, ncmpeilla aqua fartida quac pu-
trcfcitjIdciariflrimeLulIiuf Theor: Teft. C. lo.tcflatur:
£t kac, inquit, ratione oBegerice oportet dicere, quod magntu
Vraco
Lib.4* Acgyptio.Gra!Coium. 105DrACo dc ejuatftcr (ji Elewentis, C^ non wteHf^u literali, ejma
fitterray aer, aqna velignii^fedfola natura eft 0- vnaejux
ctntinet tnft nntHram cr fropr$etatem ^. Elementorum. HjcDraco ad Pdrnadimontjs radiccscrucidAtus legitur,quu
ex /'arnairo ApollonoQerprodijt, inq; cjus vcrtice ha-
bit.iccum rororibusMufiSj&ncineius radicibus fcrpcn-
tcnitelis conficit: Sincdjgnafuit hnrc bcftia, quaeatamnobilivcnatorcintcrficerctur, cum habcat tot criformcs
factu8,quos fupra numcravimus,quiincxpcrtum facilc t3-
quam parricidijreumde mediotollercnt: Ovidius nar-
ratadiluvioDcucalibnistcrram ob humiditatcm putrida
produxilfchuncPythoncra ; idq^rationcnoncarct-Quia
a Deucalionis & Pyxxhx fcminijs iapidofis Magnx parcn-
ris offibus jadis, Solc calcfacicntc tcrram fuis radijs pu-
tridum hoc animalTyphon cxol-itur; De Diomedequoddicifura Tro;areduce,hyftoriam fapif^nififabulafubclfetj
dccoinferius ^^aodfi/*ythia a Diorhcdc fupponcrcn-
tur inftiiura, longeOIympicis elTentantiquiora* imo vcl
hoc mundoantcnondumfcx milicnarija Creatorc con-^
dito,quo Ofiris,lfis,ApoHo,Caftor, PoIIux, Calais, Zetcs,
Pcleus, Telaroon, Herculcs , ab iEgyptijs longc ftatu-
untur, vtpofe dij, & a dijs oriundi antiquiores, fi dijs
pIacct:Exhymnisquoqj apparct, Poencara eilc intro-
du<5lioncm3& a litcratis potius,quam arrnatis profeftam
:
Muficus cnim deiis mufico honorcafficiebaturifiii aman-nbus Poetis; Hinc lanrus & in hunc dicm hymnifonis
mcrcet & prxmiurp: Dc pomis pro bravio propofitis vc-
rifimilc, atcxHcfpcridu.nhortis deprompris, alias ridi-
cBlumfuiirct poma obtuIilPr hcroibus tantis, qu.r pucris
dari folcnt^ ^uod nymph^e /'arnafides novcmjhoc cft,
Mufac, Apollini, cum fcram trucidairct, dona obtulc-
rint,veriflimum cft j Namdecimaparstcrrx cum novcmaquas: partibus mancrcinfundo tradirur,iuxtanuT>crum
9. Aquilarum,vt habetur in figura Senic ris : Hx noveraNymphi^, qu.x & Iymphx'videntur, dona otfcrunt A-poilini: feanon antcquam illc Pychonem crucidarit :
D d ^ ^i
jo6 Hicroglyphiconim Lib^ii
Qniharc «litcrcxponif,quam ipfa rcspaticur, in abditis
Iii(.risnihilmtclligit. inovixprimas tcrnas, licet in a-
lijs vndcquaq; doiflus fit: Dc priniis vi(floribusa]iasdi«
dum cft & dicctur in fcquentibus; Curlcius dicatur A-polIu:>cxEtymologia dcfumicur, quia mcdicus c(l; cur
P«ean ilii faccr, quia milcs> ncmpc cum mcdicinabcl-
lator, qua illc cxpugnat morbos- Mcdicma cnitn Phi'
lorophicaoinnium morborum humano quocunquemo*do fanandorum cxpugnatnxcQ: Ratioquac additur, cur
Apollohymnisdecoretur, rcicntibuuprobabiliscf}, quia
illc cccincrit laudcs lovis Saturno dcpullo ; Nifi cnim Sa-
turnus dcijcercturercgnoin Tartara, hoc cft , princa
nigredo, lovi nihil impcr ij aut laudis clTct* Ideoquc
]urc Saturnus dcpofitus, imo vcl excnteratus a Iovc6-
lio, quia ita dccuit in attc Philofophica, non in Polyti-
ca: ibi nullum cft impictatis crimcn, at fcicnriac prx-
mium, hic parricidium dctcftabilc ct horrcndum:Vcrtc»
quai Apollo induitpurpurcas, nosmaxime fufpicimus:
quia ijs indutumcircoportcr, fi Paran fcqui debcat: At
nos non Apollini, qui nufquamcQ , nifi apud Philofo.
phos,Pa?ana canimus, fcd Apol/inis datcrij ('quo nato
obmutuitillc EthnicusApoIio , fpiritustcncbrarum)hoc
cdChrifto vidoriomnium faltorumnuminum&trium-
9 phatori maximo: Nuncad tcrtium Indorumgenusiraf-
/fihmtM, I ibimus, in honorcm Ncptuni, ad imitationcm Hcrculis
qui Olympia lovi confccravit ccrtamina, inOicutum a
Thcfco, vt Plutarchus fcripik in vita Thefei: Alijinmc-
BioriamMcliccrtxaSjfyphojCoIi filio primitus Ifthmia
pcradaelfcdicuntjVbiillc Mcliccrtxfuipropinqui cada-
vcragnovitTctf, Athamant»fqj- filium : Nonnulli in Sci-
ronis mortcm cxpiandam a Thefco invcnta voluntj
«lijob alias caufas : Ccfcbrata autcm funt in iHhmoPeloponncfi jfd Ncptuni tcmplum ibi cclcbcrrimum
quinto quoquc anno : Archias Prcta non in Ncptuni
(ed Pilxmonii honorcm Ifthmia ficri folira fcribit Epi-
grammatcQrxco^quod ita Latincfonat.
J^HAtHOr
Lib^» Acgyptio-Gr^corum. toy^»0tuorin Gracu certamitu.^uatuor itU
/ acra ? duo Snptrit , funt dtto facra virui
Junt lovis hac, Ph<thi^y PaUtnonis, ArchetMori^y
Pramia fhnt oUa ,ptneat mala, upium.
Fucrunt «utcm Melicrrfa & Lcarchus Afhaman-tis Thebanorum rcgis & Ii u> fihj : Arhamas farorc
pcrcitus Letrchum ccL/viir,qucm marcr in lebe-
tcm bullicntis aqu.ij jccit , atque ipCi quoque mcntccapta, verifa iram Arhamantis e Petra Moluridc troca-
ta cum Mcliccrta in mare dcfilijf. Fada ei\ Ino vna
e Nereidibus, qur LeucothcA vocata cft; at Melicerra
Dcus Pai^mon : Mclicerta? corpus k Delphino dela-
rum cft in Klhmum, quod vidic Corinthi rcx Sify-
phus : Indc Ifttimia in honorcmMeliccrttt, iulfu Nvrei»
dum a Sifypho ccpta funtccicbrari: Alij aliascaufasad-
ducunr: Hx nobis fuff/ciunt, qux cum fimilitcrcx ar-
canis Chymic-c depromprac fint, dc authoribus horumludorum non dubitabimus, quin cos hujus Philcfo-
phiac admodum gnaros fuillc: Nam Mclic<^rra &Lcu-cothca fiiius & matcr, qu^ pcrfonsc fint, Etymologfa,
nifi fabulajcontcxfus, fatis doccrct: re quid dc bulli-
tione Lcarchi in Icbctc matris confilio fadla monca-mus; fic Prognc Ityn. Tantalus Pclopidcm j Ifis Ofi-
ridem, materfcmpcr filium coxit,caqueomnia funt cx
arcanis iGgyptia? Philofophix dcprompta & magifie-
rio Hcrmctico maxime convenicntia : dc quibus cunj
alibi latiusdixcrimus, adNcmca properamus: HxcinSylva quadam ita vocata , qux fuit inter Phliuntcm & 4Clconas Achafae civitates in Archcmori Lycurgi filij Nemea,
honorcm cclebrata funt: Alij alias opiniones do Infti-
tutionc horum ludorum diverfiffimas adducunt : NospoQhabitisc3etcris,iIIorumpIacita,quimaIueruntabHer-
culc fuilfe inftituta, quia Nimcacum Iconem ibi oc-
cideric , amplcdtmur . £rat hoc certamcn £pitaphi.
um
2o8 Hieroglyphicorum . Lib4»
um Civc funcbrc) in quo vidorcs apio coronabaatur, qu£funcbris crat planca , idquc ad pcrpct^am Archcmo'ri mcaioriam:Foi) tricnnium duodecimo dic mcnfiSj
qui rmnfxH di(5tu8 cft, agcbantur : quia eo mcnfe Thcfcui
AmazonasdcbclJarat ; Nemeam veroqui iam volunt vo-
catamruiircrcgioncm Argivorumabobus lovis &Lunzibi pafccncibus^Syluam quoq}Ncmcamfuiire,inqualcOy
ab Hcrculc proOratus, vagabatur, (ub Hercuiis
laboribusdiifluri fumus; adquoslibro [c-
qucnti cnarrandos, iam noscon-
fcrimus.
Finis Libri Quarti.
Libet
20^
n^ *%*\(*>Ja: 'i->ic*.n? ^^/.^r5' rx^t^T^ jTrJitr* /t*i
Liber Qu,incus.
DE HERCVLIS-Laboribus.
AiBadevirtute, roborc? & laboribus
Hcrculis irDmenfisadedincrcbuit pcr
totuoj tcrrarumorbciD,vtncanguIu$
quidam cxtitcrit in quatuor mundicardinibusaii!tpartibus7vbinoninno-
fucrir, inomnium ore&honorcfuc-rit: Vndecum quidam inconfetrucla-
rjflrimorum virorum Hcrculis laudes
dccantandasfibifumpfiirct carminc, alius Laconico hocditFterio ipfi filcntium impofuit dicens : Quis ignorat lau-
desHcrcuIis? Ir?oportur>u^iifaq; & quafi abfurdum, j-
moimpoflibile, clTecxiflimamus, Hcrculcm tot fecu!i«
rctrdj vt Hcroa pnnintiflimum reccptum & agnitun),vcl
no» fuilfc omnind, vcl fdlfcm i.l mcntc Pcctarum &/*hiIofophorumextitiirc,tanquam idTam laboriofiiHmi
mon(lrorjm& tyrannorum domitoris,dcmonrtrandum
fibi fumerc: Pcr nos licct, vt maneat, ;fi quis fueric
Hercules, quomodocunquevocctur vel 7figyptius,vc!l-
dsusvcl Alemannicusj autalterius nationis, cum novcri-
musomncm aetafCjOmnemqucmundiplagam fuos Hcr*
cuici &Martc & arce laboriofiilimosexhibere, vtnon o-
fi e pus
2IO Hicroglyphicomm Lib.y.
pus fif commcnticios aut fidlicios alios & remotiflimos
ab tnfcfis rcvccarc : Vcrum illumipfum Hcroa, cut totj
taics dCtanttlabDfcs impcrati dicuntur, vix vnquim cx-
titiUcfaciI<;convmccremus,non quidc hyftoriarum mo-numcntis, qux vix vlla , nifi Poerurum allcgorica ad-
funt,fcd cxconfiderationclpfius fubjcdi & laborum,quoi
pcrpclfus traditur: Hicnimcumcjufmodi fjnt,vtpartim
nondcccantvirumadco magnanimum ob lcvitatcm &vilitatem,partimquia hominiivires,omncmq; rationcm
Jongcfupcrcntjinq} omnibusaurcrgcncalogix dijs dc-
abulq; antcdi<flisconvcniant, magis quaiu vlli vnquamferiptores , Herculcm fuis vivifq; colonbus depingunt.
NamvtpidluraEartificiofiflimaE mutaaliquaPoedsdicun*^«/4 "<'<f'fur, ficipfafacuItasPocticaloquenspidluraxftimarinonfijPfCtHra imnicritopotcft; Exqua,ncmpcPoetarumantiquiflimo«i9qHens. j.^^ figmcntis, quicquid his vltimis feculis dcHcrculc fci-
fnus,haufimus; fcribanthyftorici, qui pofl Hcrculiste-
pora vixcrint,quid vdint.cum vix vlluscorum Hoincri,
mulfo minus Orphci Pocfarum Coryphxi, artatcm atti-
gerit; qui tamcn ipfi Hcrculi nullo modo cosctanci, vt dccjusrcbusgcflis hyfloriam abfq^fidionisfurpitionccon-
dercpotucrint,fui(Tcrcpcriuntur:Orphcumomnium pri-
mumfigmcnta& allcgcrias dcdij8& heroibus cx Jc-Orpheiopcra. gypto in Grrciam tranfJuIifTc ccrtiffimum crt; atquein-
rer caetcra condidilfc opera,quac ipfe in initioArgonau-
ticorurn rcccnfet, delaboribus Hcrculis: qucmadmo-dum & dc gigaFitibus cum lovc pugnantibus, dc raptu
&:ludu Froferpina-, dc Ccrcris erronbus, dcludu AL"
gyptiorum Oliriscaufa, de Vcneris & Minerva: facri-
ficijs, alijfquc cjufmoJi, quaedcindcad Grxc<^sprofa-
dtisdcorum & hcroumpropagara funt: Si -taquc Or-
yt^iteO*-' plicushorumprimus authcrcfl, ncc an?c ipfum Grsc-
pheumvix cus Scriptor, nifi fottcfi(flaiuscxtct,raMlio «rir.us albrij
vHniGrAcHi gcntium, ( Ifraelitasfempcr excipio) quid nugcnfurilli,
fcrivtorex' S^' ^^ Hcroico fcculo multa diditai.t, qu.; pcifjns: Jc-
fat, orum&hcroum tum vixcrint, quid perpctrarint, quar
fandi
Lib.fJ Aegyptio-Gra^corum. 211
fania ncfanda cffccerint,quantotcmpori«rpatiointcno-
ftrim srtatcni in vivis fucriht, &:hisfimtlia 9 Taccant il-
li prxportcri rcrum,quas nonmtcUigunt, iudiccs aut a-
liosfcriptoresOrplico antiquiores nobis rcvcra produ-
can'; Ncc fatiscll qucm inroediura protulillejquistatc
niinorfitlongeOrpnco&Horacro, figmcnta autcrofut
rcuChronologfas & pcrfonarura fiftarum rcs gcftascx-
tcndatlongifTime (upraOrphcum; quemadmodmp mul-
.toscjufcnodi inter Gfxcos invcntos ciTc iUis tempcribuc
noneftdubiuiii; nec folum apudGracos, fcdctiaixiali-
os: Qux non idco dida velim, quafi omnia illa anti-
quifTima Ethnicoium in dubiumrcvocera,fcdvtraIfcm
quorundam fcriptorum errorca agnofcantur, qui vt fu«
CJvitatis velgentisortum adijs dcmonftrarcnt, fcdcntes
domi, magnas gencalogJas.rcgum a dijs ortorum, eo-
rumquc rcsgcflas fupra milic annos rctro rcfpicicntcs
cflSnxerunt : Novimus Bcrofum fatis antiquum cfTe cx BercfoJfatuA
£thnicis,ac fimilitcr quaplurcs allos fcimus Ahrzhz' aMrealinguii
mi, Ifraelitaiu patris,mentioncm faccre, vcru illi vc\ pofitayteftt
cx /»atribiis&ChaId3eis,aut ludxismulta per traditionc P/i«w./.7.
acccpcrunt,qux vcro de dijs& hcroibus illis habent, ex r.3 7.
fuis fcriptoribus, rtro oculatis rcf}ibus,fa:pifsii£eex fc-
ipfis tanqua iranci haufcrunt : In hoc gcncrc ^gyptijpalmam prjcripucrunt ali)s, ncc non cxcmplum vana: ^4«^ <rlorU
gloriolae icantiquitatccontendcndircJiqucrunr;quorum c^Enftio^
rionnulli reccntiorcs frriprorcs impudcntcr aff.rmant inrumde anti-
i£gypto pcr o(51odccim millia annoiu deos & hcroas ^«</<«r*.
rrgnailc; ncc id fitis, funr quiCentu millia annorii tri-
buant ^gypto, quoi Aftronoiniac & Gcotrctri^c ici-
cntia habucrit : Quis bic rifii tcncaf.^quis non nafij Rhino-cerotis habc3t? quis pncr fcnes illos dcjyros pr t fcnio noludar^ Sednonnofliiicf^adapcrta mendaciarcfponfumrcddcrc, cii htrc fc ipfi. tanquam Po\yp\ rn famcfuos Horns a^
pcdcs corrodant; -Si Orus cfl vlfimus dtDrum, qui i^jry^f^^x
rcgnavit , ci;m patcr «rius (\t Oliris, h huius S-tur-^>arar ^V,nus, huius Calus, qa s J-u^lis crit patcr/' nulIus,C;uia BvcaHo tefte
E c 2 Cirlus
iii Hicroglyphiconjm Lib, 5«
Csclusert af^fquepatrc: Tota erga dcorum fcrics cft,
fccundum/EgyptioSjCarlus, Saturnus, Oliris, Orus,at-
quchifuntDij qui rcgnarunt totmiilc annisj poft hos
narrantur honiincs rcguallc rcgcsnumcro^?-,-, ad^/fx-
afidrnmvCque quorum fmgulis fi dcHi attribuantur anni,
^ ficnt 4750. anni, quibushomincs ini£gypto rcgnavc-
. .J^^^
rinr, cumtamcna mundi crcationc ad Alcxandrum fal-
j *^'*^'*'fcm ;62 9 adiluvio 1972.3 Nimrodiprimorceno 18-f 2.ad AUx. riw 1,^1 1 .
ad eundcm Aicxandrumnumcrcntur annitquo cxieuo
tcmpons fp/^tio, nondumbismilie anncruntquomodo475,rcgcsAcgyptij rcgnalfc potcrunt, nifi fin^ulisqua-
tcrnosattribuamus annos? Si vcro quatuor mcnfes pro
mtcgro annonumcrcnt, vtfoliridicuntur, Icngc minorcritannorum-fumma,quam prior, fcd numcrus rcgum
non corrcfpondebit; At fi ir.cnfcm proanno lunari copU'
tcnt,conccdimu«ad Alcxandritcmpora 20C00. annorumfpatio ipfos habuilTcrcgcs;De numcrononfumus follici-
ti valdc; Hcrcuhs vtmonflrofafada, ita &ortus incrc-
«Jibilis narratur; dc quoOrphcusin Argonauticisfcribit
hocmodo.
HteprtM Her€Hleumr9{;Mrmihicermtur i olim
Hmc AlcmenA /ovipeperit coniun^a /uperMo^
Cum/atnit Phoebus longoi tres ordtMeHoSies
ContinuaiyCarmt^j Jtc ' o/jHmi»e So/es.
Nacum Alcroenacx Amphitryonc prargnans cltct, ta-
nien vt cx fc ctiam cOnciperct, dicitur lupitcr trcsno-
dc8 in vnum conjunxiire, quod fpacium totum in cx-
p. prinicndo //crculc abfuropiit. ^o Poetarum figmcn-t^menta
^^ ^^^ fohim contra rci ipfius veritatcm, (cdpictatcmyoww<?«r;/^«?.
.^ j^^^ ^ naturam ciufquc crdincm , bonos morcs &vitae civilisinliitutioncm pcccatumeft:fcd cxcufandi vi'
dcntur, fimensillorijrcfpiciatur, non vcrba, cum cnimcfFcdum non vulgare/ed optiroum cxprimcrc volucrinr,
optimam caufam elegcrunt) cum hominum fortifii.
Lib.5- -^gyptio-Griecorum. 215
mum, non ex hominc fcd deo narum finxcrunt, idq • noncommunimodo, fcdtantotcmporis intcrujllo, quovelmiilcalij propagari pollcnt: SicPalladcm cx lovis Ccrc-
bro n*Tam finxcrunt, praptcrnaturalipartu,vt potcrummSfapicntia &ingcnijrubtilitatcm innucntes : Hercules itaq-
cum robur &c conftantiam fecom fcrrc debcat & denotarc,
a robuftiHimo, nempc lovc, &: longiori tcoipore progcni-
tus fingitur : Poetx enim fcu primi authcres ^gyprij noncurant naturx aut morum rationcm comrouncm infuij
fidionibuSjfirahem idjquod velint,commodecxprimant:Hinc tot adultcria, libidinum formac & vitiorum monftractiaro a iijs,quos finxcrunt, commiiraabilhsctiam cumIdudcdccantantur&peroppidahymniscelebrantur-Qiua-
fidicerentacfatcrcntur, non circrcvcradcos, dcquibustot& tanta fingant/cd homincs fuilTc, (vt nonnulli faccr-
dotumconfrfli funt,) aut dcoscKiftimarihominum ma-nibus fabricatos, dcquibus Hcrmctet»«in AfclcpioDial:
dillercntcm agnovirous; Narus dcindc Thcbis eft Hercu,Ics,tovc patrc & Alcmcna matre, vt didum : fratrcm ha-
buit Iphiclum vna nodc iuniorcm Amphitryonisfiliumroirx' cclcritatis & pcdum lcvitatis : Vt autcm caula ma-nifcfta elfct tot laborum ab illo vno cxantlandorum,finxcrunt, hosfato quodara illi impofitos hac rationc:
Cura nonum mcnfcm agerct Herculcs in rtcro, & icpti-
mum Euryfthcus Stncncli, MycenaTurcgis& Archippcsfiliusjlupitcrcxbisduobusjiliumaltefiimpcraturum^qui
priusin luccm ederetur, dixit: Hinc lunofcptimcikemEuryfthcum produxit, cum Hcrculcs primo dic menfisdecimipofieanafccrctur :Iunoautem Herculcro,vtpclli-
cis filiura iam rccens natum omnibus modisinuifumha-
buit : Eumolpus autcm illc, qui librum dc my fterijs com- ^. ,
pofuit, fcripfit, Hcrculem primum quidcm fuiife inuifum ;^*"'^^.
.
lunoni ptoprcr matrero peiliccm, atplacatam fuilfca Pal- ^'''*M^^^¥*
ladc, cuius ctiam hortatu luno lac pra^buerat paruulo,
eumq; fccerat immortalcm ; Turrjqj fabuIantiTr, viamladcaoiln cxlofadaoicxladlis cffufionc> cum Herculcs
E e ^ violciv
204 fficroglyphicorum L^b.y.
vfolcn(ius mammam lunonii fogercf -, Qwd i\\) Mtcu-ricribuuntjVtrupran-Jeminimus; Volucruntcnim pacfae
j4ftro»9mU vt & csElum pa- ik^ p« clfct vefii^iorum Hcrculis ; Hinc
tonff!lL'io- V;am h(\< am non U)ium ab co f^ftam fingunt, fcd & om-K^j- rm-n- nia fcrc Ivdcra feuconftcllationcsab aurci»dijs& hcfoi.
t^s ztnorft^m bus,coruniq; opcribus lUt rcbusgcft"SQeducuntj vt patct
dtifft^mde' in du'>dccinwijis cali fi^nis, alii^q; placrilq; :Dc (juibus
ducl^ conrulatur OviJius in faiiis EchnicUs, &a!fcr Novid(US
Chriftijnus,aliqjpcrmulti: Sccjjcnte r.odc poft primumnatiritatis dtcmHcrculia Iunoi:ecuoangucs rcroci^Tmii
imminidicuntur, quosillc manibuscomprcfliscnccauit,
Tim fuiroboris in ipfo vitx linr,|r.c oftcndcns : Dcinde
curo adolcrifTct, licct gcrcrcfiffima na^urz fujc fcmina
imprcfla hibcrct> tamcn abfq; magirtrorurr! difciplinaSc
excrcitio nihil eorum in adum produccrc valcns, fingulis
inartibus, quasaddifccrgdcjbcbat, ringulos prarceptorcs
naftus cfl : lacdlandi artcm a Tcutjro Scy tha paftoie^ aut,
vtalij volont^Rhadamanthodidicit:Vtalij,aThcftiadr,
vcl Euryto: A Lmo, Apollinis filio,Iitcras pcrccpit, cui
mortcm, pro didadro, cumabcovapularct, intulir<Mu-
^cam ab Eumolpo : Ludtam & artcs c^eteras ludicras ab
Harpalyco, Mcrcurij & Phanopcs filio 5 Ab Autol>co,
currusagitarc,abipfoAmphitryone, equitandi pcntiairi
:
ACaflorearmatuspugnarcdidicifjInaHronomicisjutcm
rcbus habuitvirum fapicntiffimum ac optirrum Chiro-
^g. . ncm magiflrum. Hi oAo finguli fuam operam colioca-
^ *Vr'^''^ runtin vno Hcrculc crudicndo : Vt cnim plurcs no<5tcs
^' ^^*^ ' adciusconccptioncm, ita&plurcsprarccptorcsadcfu-^i-
tionem rcquifiti funt • Illisj vtcirct& vivcrct, ab his vt
bcnc, procuratumcf>: AtqualistandcmHcrcuIcsfuturus
fit, qu!« ^uxrar, an faltcm fabula ptr hominum ora obam-
bul.ans, an vcro talis vnquam hcros cxtra allegoriam na.
De0r»m fc- tusfit?HcrcuIcm _talcm& tanfumhomincm, aut potius
tilifimfum^ fcmideum fuiirc,EthnicisfaciIepcrfuafumc(},qui crcdidc-
mHiq»nilu rant lovcm. Dcum, SaruMifilium jn tcrris vcjfjtum om-
^tMSm, nisgcncriiaduhcrii, flupra, horoicidia & cjufmodi alia
com-
Lib,5« Aegyptlo-GraccoiHm, J05commifiile, cura multoruro rcgum & dcorum filiabus
cociibuiire &CX i!!i« liberosfufccpiirc^cxquibus &Hcrcu-lcmvnum, inqucroomncsfui corporis jc roboris vircs
con ulidf t lupitcr, putarunt j Cumqj lupitcr potcntifli-
mus deorum & quafi omnipotcns prafrupponatur, nonilli fadudifHcilcaut impo/Tibile cxiAimarunt filium, tot
mondroruo) domitorcm & rcrum alias incredbilmmcfFcdorem, mundoproduccre &ofFcrrc :Idcoqj illiom»
nia Hcrculis fa^a pro fadis& non Hdis acccpcruru j Vn-dcaucem haec opinio in vulgi racntcm pcrucncrit,cx cir-
cumrtantijs parnmantcdiftiscolligi potcft :Nomcn lo-
vis a lehouih rcmanfiifc apud ethnicos non cft dukium jFf-lf**»:*»
Cuniqj lchovah fit omnipotcns, qui filium fuum in mun- f^^f- ^fnm:
dummillarus clfct, vtDiabolimonflrofaopcra, hoccfl, HfirM^
Ccrberum, Infcros& huc fpc<5lantia alia dcftruerct, quc-
madmodum fubvmbris, autetiam, vtdiciiur,cxaperti8
Sibyllarum vaticinijs apud ethnicos cruditiorcs confla*
bat, hincoccafioncm pracbuilfc potuitfigmcntodcHcr-
culis, lovis fiIij,roborc & inuicfla fortitudinc : quorfum &vidctur Cpc&iTC. quod idrm Hcrcules fingatur trcsdiet
•cnod:cs ia ventreccti cicgilfc, vclut delona in facfislc*
gitur, qui fuit iniago Chrifti, pcr tantundem tcmporis in
grcauo tcrr JE olim pcrmanfuri & poll rcfurrcdurijCumq j "
Hcrculcsabalijs dicaturtemporc Sampfonisvixitrc.fortc
ab hoc mul' i ad H^^aulcm affidta crcdi poirunt; Sampfonautcm robiirtifrirous hcros haud dubia fuit Ggura & typusChnfti vidons fupcr diabolum ori.nefq. fuos hoftestri-
amphaturi jTalia, inqium, a vcr* Kr*cii.'ca hyftoria pc-tira occafionefbrte prac jLierunt, mu'u Herculis laboribus
ji/^/ta Her*affida fuilfe, vt & ipii ifigyptij vd alij cthr.ici tantum cmHs Idori'Hcroa habere vidcrcntur : Sive h.>c ita fe habcant, fiuc i,;,^aB^itnon, nos cxifiimamus priraam origincTr 5dionis huiustllcgoriacdcHcfculis laboribusaliundc produci, ctanti-
^uiorcm clfc ipfo Sampfonc, vei ctiam Hcrrocrc: Cumcnimhic Hcrcuhs mrrtioncm facia'', nciupc ipfumvi:acum Promcthcg ct Mc; curio Ifidi vt iSgypti pr.i;fcdum,
ab
2i6 Hieroglyohicorum I.ib.5.
»b Ofindc conftifutum circ:, videtur Hcrculis norncn ^n-
tiquiffimaJmcmcnxctfc: £t fiabadiundisaucp4rallSii«,
vcl qaod dicitur, nofciiuT cx comite, qui non dignolcitur
cx fe, aut cx caufis cfF?(^us, cx magillris difcipulus, cx
fadis cfficien?,pxofpicirur. nondubitan;usHcrculisalIc-
goriamidc tot.&tantis laboribus cf^d:am (quia fi cos hy-
fioiica fidc dignircmur, clTcmus non folum infmiorcs
Ethnicis, fcd ei facra fide privaremur) /'crfbnam artifici»,
qui arcamflimum Acgypticrum arcanum inucfligarc cc
pcrficcrc vclir,gra'phice depingcrc^Quod ctfi prirofk fron-
tcobfcurumappareat,faxo tamcn,Dcodirtc^ vtclariffi-
mc rcfplendcfcat, omnibus dubitationis ncbulis difcuffis
Tarentet^ rcmofis, primo in gcncre, pofl fub fingulis laboribus
H culurpccialitcr.-SiparcntcsHerculisconfydcremus, patcreft
' Aurea;gcncalogi.Tpr:ecipuus; Quorfumigiturpatcr, eo-
demcl filiusrcfcrtur : Ex tcrtio autem libro conflat de lo-
vcjquis fitjct quorum filioruro pater : Qux ibi demonflra-
tacum adednrroafint, vtnullomodolabefadjri qucant
ctiam ab co, qui Ethnicus circ malit, quamChriflianus,
dummodo tamen non cx figmcnto faciat hy floriara , hoc
loco repcti non dcbcnt j H^rculcs itaq; filius talis cf}, qua-
. lis pater, at divcrfo retpedu ; Hic agcns internum artis
ncmpc ftfaccipuum fubicAum, illc autem agens cxtcr-
num,ncmpcipfumartificcro dcfignat; Etquidemnonto-
tum arti ficcm, fed potius manuiicius operationcm, ct in-
vidam conflantiactrobur in inucfligando et perficiendo
id, quod requiritur : Cumenim prxtcrid in artificc con.
fydcrctur ingcnium fubtile, naturale,ct non fophiflicum,
ct fapientia, hcrc adumbrantLr per Mincruam fcu Palla-
dcm, vt frpc didlumcfl, aniefublsfonc, ctpofl fubV-
lylTc; Hicnim trcs vidcnturArtificcm philofophumdc-
pingerc;NcmpcIafon,quidinucfligari,quomodotra(5la.
ri & qua artc vinci dcbeat ; Herculcs quanta animi ct ccr-
poris conflantia idem quajri,cIaborari ct pcrfici coucniar
;
Dc quibus, nc quis noflram hanc folam opinioncm putet,
fic Aurcl : Augurcll : lib:2tChryf; eiiteivhf*^i*neehrmAnrea
Lib.j. Aegvptlo-Grajcorum. 117
j4tirfAperj)ett4o (^e>)fFi'r,u vcllcrn ^y/K^h<t
:
^u^tprint.i Hefonm Dubfs r^refa^^af/envif,
Nec timHtt tantosper flu^m ejdnrerefummii
Tnntduc^bpis dttcmiHh l.ifone cr Hercult Colchon-^
yllier witu^.ittimnoia deverticepeliem,
PrtnctpiHm velkt cfte»dtt,cjuodfHmerepcffit,
Alter,onHicjHarittim ((4yciU,cjHitntum^^lahotem j /
ImpendAiC^tt^am ctrcamoltm (^ rndiepondtu
,
Edocnit' Nea^eHimquam dehesfwnere.mafnum xj i
I iT j • a L L i r j jj irHerculef.
/nHentjje adeo tft.hAbtlt?n fed redderc m,ijlam, •
Hoc opHs hic Uhor (ft,kic exerceniur manet
Arttjicum CHr£, VAriff hic dem^^ nu^is
Sejeipfosaliof^ ftmulfrufirArAur tmrtes.
Pxxtcr hos duos, in Viylfc quoq*, crrorcs artificis varij
tanquam cius magiftri dcrcribuntur,dc quibus circa fincm
(cxti libri agcrur: Sj quisautcm cxirtimct, Hcrculcmaclafonemj vt & Viy iTem, ad Chymicog artificcs refcrri nonpolfc, proptcrcijquod hi fint hcrocsarmis clari, rebus gc-
ftis infigncSjpnncipe loco nati, & econtraChymia! dcdi-
tipljriq^abicdianimi, humilisoriginii, nuliius celebri-
tatis, nili fortequod carboncs multos confumant, ctnonpauci obfraudcm-, Imd quod Cbymia non fit arSjnifi aftu-
tia, ncc vtilis^at damnola, ncc difficilis aut adcd laboriofa,
fcdfaciiimatot libris proftitura vulgo & opcrarijsvilifsi-
rwisj Huic ita ccnfcnti vclim ccnforiam illam virgulam
adcmptam tamdiudonccipfc ccnfcaturan ca dignusfit;
At 3 quo ccnfcridcbeat ? Sanca mortuis, qui dicuntur, vt Confili^ru
confili*rij, fic ccnf-^rcs iuftiisimi-qui ablq,- aircnt;.tioncfttortuv evti-
Vcritarcfalliratipracfcrunt:Eatitaq;talisimmaturusccfor .^
ad authorcs morruos,non tabros aut lanios, hiluc umilcs,
fcdadIitcritos,nongcomctraSjautiurirconfultos,autaIio8
artium triviiiium magiflros, fcd ad Chymicos, ncccos
quofcunq:, quirofaccam diflillart, autahfynthitcnfaci-
unt,vcrumadartificcsopcrcctctfcduprobat08,quoiriali-
quot habcmus ccnturias : Nos hic vniUs autaltcriuscx il-
lisdiftacitabiniBS, quibusprobabitur, fanitafcmctrobur
F f corporis;
2i8 HJCf^oglyphtcorum Lih.5.
cciporie, ncc non nianuum operaticnem in artificc rcro
et pcrfcdorcquiri;Geb?rinrum: pcrfcdl: :cap:4 Dfctmm
igittir, \nqu\tj cjHodjlejUu r>on habucritjnacompUta or^an^inaM
poierit ai hnim operii cofyjplemtntumperHenire perfe, vclut^fi
CACtu fttcrit, ziel extremis trttvicatn.s, cjHoniHmfion ttiv^itftr a
membrii^cjtithtsmedijiyitibm ars h£cperficttMr, tan^ujim natu»
r<e mmflrar^tibt^: Si vero fuertt artificts corptu dcbtU dr ^g^O"
tnmy ficut febrtentiumvel leproforum corpora, (jHtbit-<membrM
caduntjO <» cxtremisvital^bcrantittm, Q^ iant £tatii decrepi-
ttcfentim^aTdartiscemplcmentumncnferuer.iet: H3CC illc : Dcconft8r.t!a& pcrfcucraiitia \icxv,ci\i'.5'^y-0portetettam,
inquit, ipfum fedulnm opirt vf^ ad confummattonem tpfitis tnm
ftfli rey vt non opus detruncaium dtmtttnt;£luia necfctentiam
proficuamexopere diminuto acquireret, fcdpettus dcfferatio'
nem&damr.um. Cafcrahuc non adduccmusjQujmciiffi-
cilisvcroha^carsfit, hcet vcra, id rpritas vcrorum artifi-
cum dcnionllrat, prxtcr corumtcftimonia^Quibusaire-
runt ddhuius artis pcrfc<5tionemaiTcquendaaipIurapra:-
fupponi,- S'cenim ArnoIdusRorar:l:2.c.5. Inip/otrgotria
funt tnijftirenda,p *ta [ubttle tngenium arttficis.optra manuum «t
arhitrtum' rjuod (^uidemreejutrit divnt.u ,(apicntiam c^ lihros
:
S:militerLulI:thcor:tcft:c:5J./:/«^rirro^/*//^*^/fff,inquif,
muodtria recjHsruntur, fciitcet, inriemH>njubttle. naturale, non
jophifltcum, muHUUm operatio, etliberumarbitrium, et hocrt^
ciuirttjcipicnttam.d vtitas etlibrof: Safimtuim.adfctendutJtfa-
eere: DtvttiM,adhabcndum pottflatcmf^iciendt iLtbroftadiu-
tellc^umiip^riendt!mdtverftim,£iut tfl in m^i.is genitln* : H.^c
Luliius: Qj.Tfanelafonis pericula&Herculis laboicsvi-
dcnti'r j<qu'r^re,nccablq^Vl) fliscrroribus ptrfici pofrcj
Siguis dcdiffcculfate chyor:iT plura dcfydcrctjconfulatai
Jioi u dc hac re libros:Nobis hic furticiat,Hirculc;»:qucai
in cunis rcjiquimus, (lam m tcncliri^cratercrpenfcm phi-
lolophicumconftringcrercexcrccntcm)autapudtot(uof
- inag«llrosinftitucndum,proartificcUboriofifrimoopcriS
C»tta»ei phiiofophici intclligijdcmonftralfc: fr ctcr patrcm &: ag-
Herculu, -natos Hcfcuhs aurci' gcncalo§i2E agnitos; ipfc Olyridi
coxtao
Lib.^. -^gyptio-Gr^ccorum. iipcostanciis {Tatuifiir, »bco(]'^?txk&^gypti rcli<flus, qui
Nili impctum con'prclTerir, Buliridem, Antnriim /^rcme-thcun^ & Mcrcunu, collcgas, prxfe6ioso&\c\;sccTtis ^a-
bucfitjVf primo libro docuimusj^ioiu priorcs duos ip-
fcfin^iturtfncidaircobtyrannidcmj Arq; hicv.xitHcrcu-
Ic8 SjturriijOfiridis, lovis Sc cxrcrorum dcorum fcmporc,
imo Argondutica: exp^ditionis &. Troiinx,cU)Us fihjberc-
tur ratiOjforte ad aliquot milicnaria annoi u, luxta ^gyp-tiorunuraditioncmlc cxtendercfjAtqualcsrurteiusfocij
Argonaunci &Troiani, item Mercunus & Promcthcus,ralJs5cille : De liiis omnibus & fmguJis iub cuiufqj tribu
adumed; Magi{lriquoq-,Hcrculis difcipulumdepingunc
&ignarisoboculos ponunt; IndcvtapudGeliuhabctur ^ ^../
facilecxProtagoradeEuathloiudiciumficriporuit qtiod ^ ^^*
provcrbio iocum fecir, Mali corui malum ovumj H t au- ^'J°'tefuntartcSjquibuserudirustraditur, Iaculatoria,Poctica, ,
^^'Mj^*
Mufica, lu<fla,curruuai?itaiio,cqiiitatio,armalur2E inftru- ^"'^ '^
dio&al}rononjia:Hipraeccptcrcs:Rhadamantus,Linu3,"'^^'*^^^
EuinolpusjHirpalycus, Autolycus,Amphifryon Caftor &Chiron ;Ijs artibus abhis pr.rceptcnbusHercuIesinftru-
dus tof & tantas res illuftrcs perfccit : Ita Martc & ane in-
clytus Hcrosevafit, virtutc duce, labore comite: Atdchisaiijiudiccf exanterclafls, nunclaboresHercuIeosag-
gredimur, quorum praecipuos,ctiam vltra duodenos illos
dclibabimus: luno itiq; Hcrculiinfclliffima fingruripfi
hos laborcs pcr Euryrtheum impofuilTe, vt vniverlum
terrarurii orbem monflris hornficis expurgiret : frimum '•
omnium laborum Herculi fuillemcmorant Lconcm Ci-LeoNeme'
thrprcn.um, amonteCirhjcroncita vocatum, cccidere;'^^^'^^*^'"
Fuit aufcm hic leo non Afiaticus dut Afrlcanus, fed plar.e^'^^^^*^'^-
c^letTis profapix, vt de eo CiiryferiTiUs iib:2.rerum /»clo-
ponrrficfcnhitjlunoncfupplic u dc H .rculefumfrevo-
lente, Lu^^ain suxiiiUjCarminibusmagicisvfimacclviirej
qujccfiarpumj i.r>plevir, e quanatus e{thiclco:Hmc A-
na^uagorasalferit hunc leonemcx orbe Junse decidilfcin
ttrram;,^)i pcniius invulr.erabilis crat, ncc fagittis
F f i confici
iio HicrocilvpliicoruTi Lib.^.
conhcipodiir^C^iJim dicunt, qiiod IriSjlunoiiisnuncii
«(Him Iconcnigrcmio l]rin_vj;cnsin nu^ihtf m Ophclramdc-
porturir. Hanc itjq- beluam Htrculcs, cum vixdccimumo(5tjvun) xtarisannumattignrcr, aggrcllus, cumfagittis
Ivdcrc non pollct, adclavam, cjux multo fcrro gravis
tratjvcntum, cuius crcbris iAibus ipfum proItravit,dcin-
dcnudismanibusdiripuit & dilFccuit, pcllc ip(idctra<5ta,
'
quam protcqumcntoccrpcrisin poQcrumgcOavit. Hc-roicum Civ.c hoc crt facinus & Hcrculc, tanquamaltTOSamprone,digPum quod hyftoris: fidcm cum admiratio-
nc impctrarcr,niti adderctur (ignuin h.ieroglyphicum Ico-
Hterooitphi- nis,ip(um innulncrabilcm cx Luna.ciufq; (puma procrca-
ct4mff}mm ^""""^ dccidillcj Atquid hoc, diccs, adchymiam, lconcm
U«nif. prortcrncrc? Maxin ^,inquaiP;Quiaartifici Chymico cumIcone congrcdicndum clt, pci e invulncrabili, quiquoqj
cxfpuma \\inx natus fit; Audiamus vnum &alfcrum tc-
ftimonium dc vtrifq^ : Ue Leonc vitidi norius fcrc cO,
quam qucd probationc cgcat : Huius mcminit Moricnus
:
Cum inc^uitySHmefumum albnm c^- Uoncm viridem c^ a/m*-
gr4 TubcHm C^ immundtttam mo^tHi : Et paulo po(\'. Leovtri'
dU e(i vittum, almagra e]tt«^ efl Uton : Rofar i ph:cx tubuU(cicntiacmaicris : /ttprimfhabetttr, tn Uone no(tro Vfi ' iver *
mate^iaj CT* cuitis colorujlt ^ vocatur adrop^azot aut durnech
V'ride: R'plarus j Nu''hm corpw , irquit-. immundf^minare-.
dttur except<) vno. cjuod vulgariter vocntur a phi/o^opl^is /e9
viridi-s j In Epiftola Solis ; Beattts, cjtit co^ttat tn t/c^uio
meo, nec d'gmta.s mea ipji n^gabttur, nec vtltjctt i^rr carntm
infirmatm Uo: Et in paraboU dc Vcnationclcoiiis, apndScniorcm ; Dixti ergo Alarchos matri fna-^ ^nomodo venatis
Uomm f C^ acmirata tjl mater eitu, C)' atxtt: tgo refhicio
inium^c: Cum auitm apportavero t/.um fuper ignem, factt
odortm, (jUtm dihgit /ec^ Cum Viro /coodorar /^ptaemi//um,
ventt V ^/cx, vt intret tha/amum tl/um vttreum Crc: Et htc
lapis^ ^uem atHgtt Uo, ejifamina : c^ ejjUi icq'*ur.tur : Aw*thor quoq; corrilij folis& lunjcrxplicans Epiftolzlolis
antc didum: LeOjWquitftaeJtJoitnfertM^vt/ejcttpercarmm,
Ltb.j. Acgyptio-Grii^corum. 221
hic ej} AfetAfhor^ '^ficut Leo fertis (^rex mnimti/ifim vtlefcit
per tnfirmjm CArttemfuarH, dte emtn<j»Artotr3(j»<irtumy(juar'
tanam ttutHrA/iterputiiur,ita Lco ttaturaper carnemjuam ft-
bi contenipera*ieam lunaremvilcfcit O' eclipfatur: HsfC illet
IwXquibus (at(sapparet quidLco fit inartc, & qaod fsr-
pcnumcroprofubjc^flo ejus vfurpetur; Dicit quoq; hic
vItimocirafusauthor,Iconcm ellc Solem, quihabcat fibi
lunarem naruramadjuidam; vndcpatct, curhic ico di*
«flusfitcxLunadccidiirc ; Nam rcvcraLcofcu Sol artis
cx Luna dccidit ; At quod dicifur dc fputo Lun^Pjforrcpc-
rcgtmum ac rtimari polFct vndc Lco iiie gencratus cO;fcd fi
authorcs noftratcsconfujaptur, manifcfteconftabit ipfos
ripiusfputi Lunxmcntione faccrc; fic Author Auror.r,
cap. li. Alt^t'iy inqHif, Philo{opho)um pojuerunteffe to^um
arcayf^mtneo C/ vocaveruntipfiimdiverjis nomimht^ propter
natur£ J»<t txcelUn!iatrh^7jt tnlibro Turh<e Philofophorumfcri-
biiur, c^utAqui^AVivockruntipfum k lece, vtgummi, fhutum
l^Hr.it , cjuidAmkcolore , v fa*jq^uti : vbi notandun],quod di-
citaurhor a locovocarir^ utun^ LunjE; quovidcturrefpi-
ccrc ad Lconcm in ioco Lun* gcneratum cx ipuma; fpu*
tu<ncnim profpuma di:itur (Schabcrur: SiTurbamcon-fo!amus,in multis locis quoquc invcnictur fpurum Lunx;Nam Aftratus, ^ftveritattm, ir.q-jitjW/ ajjetjui^cttpt^
at So/u h'imcremc}-fputnmLa}<a: Itcm Pyilugoras, /w-
te//taettdum voi^ii o 'U./fA, cjHod Sulfur^c^ e^/x (^ a/Hmen,qHod
expomis&Kuhu/ ^fputum )Lun<eacfputumcombuJit/?tle,em^
tiuii/iajctltcet niht/ altude-Qe , quamacjuamiH/jHrts c^aauamdrdenttm Et Anaftratus: Prater hac dico, ejUMmhil ej^
preciijitii arenamrisrubea, f^ tjl fputum\jin<t, ejucd So/if
/umint tun^ttur cjr cona^e/atur : Bclus q oquc, ^lutdum fhu-
tum \jtntj ejjHtdtym cor So/is eandrm acjuam Kominuverunt Extjujbusprocxcmplo addu(5lis fatis clucefcit qualis fKleo^&qualisf]t Luna.cxcujus fpuma fcufputogcncrarus lilc
dicatur; ircm, qui<!abor Hcrculcus in hoc rrucidando,
ncmoc t^hilofophicus; Nonenimeminusfagirtis,fcdco-
minos clava, quam poll Mercurio confccrat, & manuF f 3 cuin
iiz Hieroglyphiconim Lib. 5.
cum proflernit&: d ripir, donccpcllcni ipfidctrahatpro
irifigni vidorix; Sic coim BafiliHs \> Alcminus ^ amm^/
4^ orienie, inquit, yelle fua Itomna (po/tari dehtj eittj^^ nUe^inMfcerf ^v (j^tHm (tmtil tngrtdt m^anum Oceani ((iltimycum^
2 ftt^clsruudine tternm e^redt, His rcbus gctUs dc Lconc au-
^MtncjHa' diiis, Rcx B5Eotiie,quiquinquiginra fiJias lubcb.it, fpc-
giutavtr- ransfortidimamab Hcrculc robolcmfLfcipcrc, fcq; nii-
ttines vna mcroro ncpofcavum reddcrc, cidcmomncs rubjccit fi-
noEle gra- mul, quasille vnano(S:cprTgnantcs Fccif, cxcmplo na-
VfU^JaStt» turx, vtr3ri(Timo,fic f}iipcndc;quodquidamprodcc!mo
tcrtio laboreccq;duri{Timohis vcriibus (cfiatur.-
TerttHS hinc dccimm lnhor efl durijj:miu^vy>a
^mnquaninttitjimhlfiupravtt nocle pne/Lu :
Niholominus confiat Thcophradu Gf<TCum authnrcra
antiquum &fidc dignumfcribcrc (ua a:tatc Indum quen-
dam vfu vnius hcrba; vcl radicis Vcncrcos aflus feptujgc-
ricscontinuallc, fcdauthorcm cum rcnxdio intcrjjilc:
<^uomodocunq;fic,A]lcgoruminhisrcbus, vr &alijs,
pr^trumimus, licctforcquidtaleperartcmpraftari pof-
lit,nontamcnidcoccnfcmusadedmcmorabi{c;Vt Hcrcu-
lcm dijs annumcrct:Dc/roculoCif(arc,qucmadtrodumytrt/tMjanc ipfc fibitcftiscrt,fcribitur, quod ccnfum Sarmaticas vir-
fa^a. gincs, bcllocaptas,fpacioquindccimdiciii,quantuminfc
fuit, omncsmulifrcsfcccrit, forie Hcrculis cxcmplo in-
f!igatus:AtHcrcuIe3jifi{cpclhccsomncs marcs pepcrillc
narraniur^quodvim cjus/umn ecalidamarguir ; Nos vc
fadumaccipimus, fcd nonimitandum ProcuIo,(cd /'hr-
lofophoinartccccuItlquamaCculuscum foemir.is ccr-
jungitur,fipondusobfcrvcs,quinqu2gintajNcccnimabfq
cauiaabArncldorof I 2. c. i6.dicifi:r; C^matitimttrra
exhauferit dea<]MarjHtnc]Ma^e(trH4m fui^a>ti»t-, ctioHlum fHt'
hmajoriiortigne-^ Cuius &^ mcminit Lullius incodicillc,
/*iir.igrapho, Parnu vero terra,c. jj & alij pcimult/j
Tcrra cnim &. aqua funt mafculus & focniina: Pra^tcr
ditSos 6I10S Hcrculcs innumcios alios cx Mcgara Crc-
ontisfiliajalijfqucconcubinisfufwcpit, abipfop^frctru-
cidatcg
Lib.5. Aegyptio-Gnrcoium* 22j
cid.itos aut in igncm conjc^f^-os ; Dicitur autcra Creon iii'
jircrcx Corinthb cuiusfilidmGIaucjm lafon quoq-, poft
Mcdca.Ti duxit.fcd i^Uab liac vcncno infccfla intcrijt:
Hmc Hcrculcs ab Euryrthco vocatur, vt nydram imma- 3
ncm&rormidabileni plura capita habcntcm, in paiude Pfjfdra Lcr*
L.crna ArgiviM/cenxiq^agriverlanteintcrimcrct; H.tc »**.
iubpIatanoadrontcmAaiymoncsanipJifrimacducata c-
rat.fcptcmjVtaiij 9. vtalij, fo.capitum, (juorumfivnumcxdebaturjpriorun numcrusduplicabaturcontinuo, nifi
quisconcirum rcliquumcollithyrfumigne (latim corn-
buHlirct. Hydrxvcncnum fuiirc pcrtifcrum bominibus,&aquas&aereminfeciirej ipfamq; campcftriaioca im*pcrufjftodcvaftairc aiunt: Hercnlrs cum torrj^us ac-
ccnfis ad camacccderctab lolaoauriga adjutus, Hydrxcancer ^ lunone miirus fubvenir, at tandcmabco fup-
prelfa cft : Dc Cmcro & Hydra in Cctlum a funonctranflitis cx fabulis conftaf; Vbi Rotandum Afirolo-
gos figno Cincri,quod & fitu & magnitudine figno ^J^f0^o£ia
caelcfli iTJpar cft, ncmpcextra fuum locum, nimifquc ^^ JE^jfptia-
cxilcexiifcnsmuitja natura Cancri rctrogradi pifcis dc- ''^^ '' ^'''^
fumpraadignare , ct ficde Iconc,tauro,arietc,vjrgi-Cjgc- corHmfiibutU
miniSjCtrcIiquisomnibusconficlhtlonibus, vtet PLnc- ort^ ap^itret^
tisfingulisprofuo ;ud.ciofaccrc, cum tamcn dlo* rcfpi-
ccirc op">rtcret,an Z)cus illara naturam & dcnominatio-
nc JiclsflcIIis impo(u!fict,anvcrohomincs profuoar'bitno; 11 homiics, cx qua caufa , an ca,qui conveniatcarum flclh.rum naturs, an ex alia.? Arque fic inveni-
rcntomncsiiljs denominationcsafabulis profedas eifc*
fabu'as a rcbus tcrrx, non coeli, ncc quicquam figni- ^ «. _ficare dc flellis Hrmamenti aut Pianetis fupcrior/s ::*'^" '^
"*
Mundi , ar dc rebus alijs occHlris cfficflds et intro- Pi^J*^"^dud-is ctf;?; Geometrij quoquc CcrJumdlvidcrc porcft '^''^'^^^F^^'
.
1:1 (Juodccim figoa c rlel^ia aequalia fecundij polos Zo- ^'^^'
duci vcitntoticcdomiciliafccundumaquitorcm &po-iosMuf^ii vc!?>ci«'7dumhori2ontcmct Zcnith, atquidh^ divifioncs cfi^N^duum ftcflis iaipcrtiri poflUnt.? Nn
hil
21^ Hieroglyphicorum L'b.5,
hil opiPor,quicquid ab cxpcricntia pctatur prcbatjo, qu.r
nulla cft : lI.TcmotKrc volui idco , vt abulus Atlro-
logi3', qiJt ab EtHnicis vnii cum tot fupcrQitionibus (Jc-
rivatuscll, cavcarur, vcrus & lcgitimus vfus Aftrono-
mix probctur: Nam vctcrcs Ethnici, qui rcvcra puta-
runt Hyuram illam a lunoncvt & Cancrum f>'dcnbui
illdfurn clTc, di licetiamalia quxcurquc animaluindc-CanCiCur orutn narun^m (ydcrcam miLrallc, (uo quafi ;urc illis
eertt/fieUis condcliationibus vim & poteOatcmillorum animaljun),certazi^es vd in illa attnbucrunt : Nam ^i Achcious ("uitTauius, &A^criptA fint poQca inCalum tranriaius, inquc ccrtjs rtclla? u<(poli-
fipud Ethni' tus, aliquid tafjrinse virtutisobtincbir i& itadcrcliquis-,
cosffx 4//e^o' Hoc fuit fundamcntum dodrinx Affrologicjc ab Efh-rijspata. nJcij ad pos propagata?, qi:od nifi cx his animadvcrti
pofsit, velintcgro hbro, fiopus cllcr, faciic dcmonQra-
ri /iccrct: Scd vtad remrcdcacnus, hydram clTc aqua-
ticum Scrpcntcm, vc! in aquis dcgcntcm.^ipfum romcnindicatjatmultorum c(l capitum, quorurh vno rcfcdo,
priorumnumerus crcfccbaf j folumquc rcmcdium fuit
combuftiocumigncj Si HcrculcstalisiuilTct, qualisfin-
gitur,nibiIominu83pparcrctbancclIc Ajlcgoriam; Quid
multis^ ncffcr Scrpcnsinartccx aqua concrcvit ; L bri
noflrorum plcni funt hujus dcTcnptionis ; Balilius Valcn-
tinus dcocculta Phil : cap, i . Quomodo Mcrcur usnatus
fit, intercartcra Allcgorica tradit,exaquis fcrpcntcm fcu
hy'.^r3ro,Orcadc8di(3^am, cjc^am, cxcujus faucibus va-
por&fumus igncusexpirarit j & quxaddir, 1 ucnon ad-
duccnda; Prartcrcainfinita loca funt>liydram ncflramat-
tc(Unfia,quxpr.Ttcrimus, & faltcm vniusLullijvnicunj
teflimonium propr c & ad rcra huctranlfcrcmub;qui Thc-
t)r:tcfl: c,<» ^^/irtumej},\i\quity ejuttd^m fHhjta»tiapro'
cedens ex ruinerafua^ (jr infra tpfammagu proffcjua uaturd
Metallcrum,(^ue calcha>itis (^ aK,(>tvitre'M ab a/inutbus rjomi^
natur^ fjua efi terra dr miftf ra metallomm , O- a/to ttorr.ine vo^
catttrVrtfiHS , lucens etalbumj inocu/toruheum^ rifrum et
Vfridepub/tce, hahet co/orem iacertx veneno/^y immedtaie ^e^
ncratH<
Lib.y. Acgyptio-Gr^corum. 225
neratus ex argifito vivo) nhiterU p4pra ii^a^ impragmta ex
tJi^fo vapore calido et ftcco ful^loHreo in fua re/olHtione con»^
^ehitain lacertantf ev cjuo efi forma et fpecies fpiritns /<£- •
tentUin mixtotje y cuiuseji calor mineraln multiplicatxa , <jut
efi vira mitalii'. Hcec laccrta & fcrpens & hydra noftra
cft; qur fi non ritc occiditur, rcvivifcit, hoc eil, vola-
tilis Hc, & viva pcrmanet; Draco cnim non occiditur
nififuofratrc&forore firaul: Comburitur autcm cxtre-
mitascius colli ignej Namcumignetota res pcrficitur;
Quac intelligenti fufficiunt: ne quid dicam dc vcncno c-
jus, quaromultispcihfcrumexiftatartificibus earaocci-
dcrcfruftratcntantibus : Poft hanc Hcrculcs aggrcifus
eft Ccrvam aurca cornua & a?reos pcdcs habcntcm,dc
quibusfupcrius,lib,2.fatisegimus.ACcntauris dcindcir- 4ritatus^cumapud/^holumviniporioncexcipercturjmag- CervaanrtM
nam corum manumoccidit: PcrCcntaurosautcm,Tita-^*'''**'*^
neSjSatyros, Silenos,agrcftc3 & hcterogcncaspartcsad-''''^^'''^'*^-^
inixtas dcnotarinon dubitamus; Excipitur iuttvn Ccn- ^^^^^^ ^-r^
taurorum iuftinifrius&fapientiflimus, quia Satumifihus,'^^/''***
Chiron,Hcrculi ab inftitutionc Aftrologias ; At quarritur, ^.
quijhxcr ?rculiprjfucrlf? Refpondcri potcft, quiaad Centanrt
Atlantiv^V * ntem, & Aftrologum? cceliferum tcndcnsj «^^'"'
ca opus 4 f,vt ccElumfuftineret, donccillcdcaureis
malisHcfpc». ;m pcrciindarctur* vcl quod vcrius cgo
arbitrcr, vt ftelias centraies & fubterrancas agnofccrct, vc
SolcmjLunam, Mercurium in conjundionc fimul ob-
(crvarct,Saturno in CapricornOjVencrc inTauro, velvi-
ccvcrfa pofitis; Ad Aprum mox Hcrculcsfcfeaccingit ^
capicndum, quiin Erymantho Arcadiae montc natus a AperEry-
Diana Phocidis agroimpnilfuscrat, vbi cura omnia va- '»'^'»'^*^'''
ftaret , propteraltamnivcmdcfeifus ex fruticcto quo-
damcxtradus&vindosabHcrculead Euryftcum dcdu-
^us cft : Locum natalcm hujus bclux noo ignotum fuilfc
conftar, ncmpe montcro ArcadiJCjCXcuiusquoquemon-
tc Cy!IeneprodijtMcrc»rius,quiidcircoifti apro popu-
lariscft : Fili^ inquit Calid.* cap. lo.v.ide ad montes In-
G g ^w
21
6
H'crogIyphicorum Lib.^J
Jiji 07' -tii ra.it CAiiernJif , 07" ^cape ex ett Upides h^^norcAor.
Roi\n\3i'Relpis nti/citHr iHciuobt/i moKtthHs : Et mox, Dant• Rebi^ m^ntes^ druc0nesy terra^^ fonttsx RaHs ^ ConttmpUre
iiltiJfim,tmonta»tt ,qt4Afunt k dexiris C^ ajinifrris ^ aca(ce»'
de iUhc, thi lupis noficr invinitrtry cfr in ah.-) monte, cjHtfert
omae eentu piimtntorum c^ (pirittts^ veljpeciis ihi (imiliter
efi i Moricnus; Confcendtte alta montAttd arboribus confi-
ta, qtitA ibt Lipis nofter t>tv:mtHy (jr abjconditHS ej} •' HcrmcS,
Recipe/apiciemni^rum , laptdem de montann Indi<t, cjHodeji
intus^mttteforaf, ^ejuodfords eft, mitte intns : Et M^ria ;
Aceipe herbam alham, cUram, honoratam crefcentem fnper
mont icu/is -^ldctw tcftanfuromncs Philofophi cx monti-
busnoftram tnitcriamdcpromi; Ita & mulrae ferar ab
Herculc domitara montibuscognorainantur, vtantcdi-
6lusLeoCitti:rronxus,HcIiconius, fic apcr Erymanthc-
us ,quodhicrcmclmonuitrc fufficiat. /^ol^modd cum
m, L ^ Augias,rcxElidis,Solis filiusftibulumtriummiliiumbo-3fA(ft4iHm
^^ g^^^ rcfcrtifiimum habcrct, jubct EuryfthcusHcr-^ugtapw-
j.yigj„hoc vnodicpurgarc; cumqjco accciridctHcrcu-IHtum,
j^^ ^padbs fuit AugiaSjfcdccimam partcm omniumani-
maliumeircdaturum, fi eodcm dic ftabulun* iHud pur-
gairct5quo purgatocumHerculcs mcrccdcm fligitarct,
ncgantcmdarcfagittisconfccitj Ecujusfpolijs, vt dixi-
mu$,ccrtaminaIoviOlympicoinflituit. Maximum hunc
llcci vilifsimumj ncc tanto hcroe dignumjfuilfc iaborem,
cx proverbio,cuicIcre fummi ftudij,opcr« & curarjocuna
fecitjapparct: ^is cnim maior Hcrculc lovis fiiio? quid
vilius,firaetum purgatfc ? Nihilominus illi hoconcn» iin-
ponitur, caquoq«nccclTitatc,vtvnico dic,quodpIuribui
faciliusfuiirct,pcrficiat;Ncquis autcm cxiftimct pauca
fuilfc animalia, numcrus trium milliura alTcribitur. Et
funt,quiaddant,multisannisid ftabulumnon fuiiTc pur-
gatum,adc6 vt in fuprcmt partc fcu tabulato bovcs con-
gcfto fimojamftarcnt; Vndeconcludi polTcthunclabo-
rcm tcr millc hominibusalijs nimium fuilTc vni Hcrculi
impcram &pcra^um;Adirapofsibilia ncmo obiigatur.
Lib.y. JJgyptio-Grxcorum. 117
vtdicifolcfj at Hercul«(blu8incredibili laborc aftringi*
tur: Siccjufmodi no(5lurnum laborcmiaantcfurccperat
vna no<5lc conficicndii, quem plunbus rcpudialTc non po-
tcrat ; Imo &cervacurfudcfatigandam.& lconcmanibusdiripiendijrubicrar,quos(aculisautraguris prollra^rc ma-.
jori8artificijquamlaborisfuiirct:Ira fcmper conditio &Icxadditalaborum Hcrcuicorum magnirudincm videtur
auxiirc, nc (atis hicrit cos fa<5^os, fcd &: viiliter& tanfo te-
porc:Bovcsho8ruiiTcAugiar Solis filij fabulantur, quo$jllcabrq.dubiocxpatrimoniofuoacccpifjQuiaSolcbovcs
&ovcsinpropri)spafcuisquamplurcs h?bui(rC;mcmori3C
proditum cftjQuid aute pcr boves intclligarur fub Apis dc-
clarationc&alibi diximus,ncmpcmatcria Phiiofophica,
quTCumin fimetorcperiatur,hocerr,viIis fitafpcdu, ac
mijltisfupcrfiuitatibuscircumdctur, aquibuspurgari dc«
betaPhilofophojnon inconcinrctraditur Herculi hunclal^orcm nabuhrium impofitum clTcjNcc cnim id abfquc
Jabcreac fnrtorc fiericxiftimandumcft : Dcvilitarc& ia- Sterctttuu*
vcntionc cius fub Stcrcutij muncribus feu ftcrquilinio co-
(cntiuntomncsauthofcs.quotupaucosadducemusjMori-
cnus inciuit ,Saptff3tes atite dtJpofueruHt& dtxerunt i^utdjihoe
quod ^Uicru infiercjmltnii inveneru, illxd accipe/iveroinficr~
(jatltMonon tnveneri^ , tclle maKtt a mar/upio:Omms enim res (jHX
magnoemiturprecto,in kuitismodt arttficio mendax (^ invttli^
reper it/^r, Sic Avicena di<fl. i .c. 2.dc anima: Invenimuifcrip.
tfi tnltbi Artflottlts ,(jHefecit delapidthtu^vbi iiicit^Duo lapidet
i.uetinflercore, vntnfatens^aliusheneedorans,parum ap-
preciat i tn oculis eenttMm^fifcirent qentes eoru valetudtnes , rr-
ntrent eot hoKortficeyfedejuiane/ciunt eornm valetudtnem defft-
ciunt ^dimittunteosfKpfr/iercora in /cctsfatentti>fiSf C^ qai
coniunget eos^ihi efi magijferitimtEt Gt&i\ikUUV'Etfihoc in fier-
ccreinvemrts ^uodtihtflacet vel exp(dit,mhilominustolle : Ec
Merculinusjpud RoUr: EfiJapisoccu/tus etinimofontefepHl-
tus,vi/tsetetetif*jfimovei/}ercoret£[Ius:Vilctu clTc& parvi
prccij ncc rarumjArdoIdusnovo Jum:c.i .rW;>/rr,inquit
pa/4mmtnimoprecio . Et Bcrnhaidus Comcs : VerfMur olf tr
cuiostoiimundo, nemo tamin cognovit forum, ^ui funt in
G g 2 ntmdo-^
2i8 Hicroglyphlcorum Lib.y,
mttndo'^ Rofir: Phil : £f Jivfre yicmine fJH)tcap4rem^wfipiwtes
tnm ejfettett cr^derem'^Dc odorecjiis, inquit Moncnus,
^?$te cpyifeSliofjem ntmis efl grnvii (frfAtidHi , C^ po^ confer»
i SfiOftem eji eius odor bonut , luxta hoc quodi.ipienf dtcit : /fla
4juidem .njff4 ecorpore mortuoc^ iamimynmiite tollttodo'em:
Nam C^ et'M cdor efi malm cfr cdcri [eptiLchrorum affimila-
^W-Et Cdild. Ci,^.EteJi Upii vilii.rt^er^C^fMens Mon emp-
tHi precio'. De viliratc &: dcfpedionc cius Scites, Mun*dus, Zcumon , & alij Philofophiin rurba atteftantur,
qu( rum dida non opus cft citare-, Cum itaque bove»• Philofophici fivc Solis in tanto fimo ftabuicniur,ab co
purgandi funt Hcrcuico laborc, quod quiiibet ipCc pra-
terquamquod omncs authorcs iJ inculccnt, irnaginari
potcft, cum cxhac rc vilifTima l-3ftida &abjed:aprccio-
''^"^^^•'•^riflima Mundi mcdicmafieridcbeat,idabfqucUborcnon
contingere; Solus tcllis S. Thoraas dc Aquino fuffici-
cns, qui (c artis veritatctuqnideminvcnirllc,ciurqueme-
dicinam perfecUrc tradit, fcd tantum laboris &fjrtoris
^, pcrpclTum clfe, vt non nifi ccrta caufa indudus ai.em
AvtsSinr' denudincipercvclit; Por.6 cum apud Stymphalum Ar-
fhalidfs cadia: lacum avcs cdTcnt Stymphalides idco vocata:,qux
fufau, carnibus humanis vcfccrentur ? Hcrcuies ad cas abigcn-
das iulTu Huryffhci profcdus; quas iile crepitacuiorum
Crotalum acncorum aPalladracccptorum tinri ufugallc mcmora-
yulcaniopM, ^i""* Inflrunicntum liludCrotalum di<SumaVulcano fa-
brcfa(flumcrat,quofolo avcsilLr Ploidcsquoquc vocatv,
non fagittis,abigi potcrant : fic cnim Apollonius libro (c-
cundoArgonaut: deillisfcribit:
Sedne^^vt Arcadiampetijt vtt Herculisarctt
Ploidas inde lacu volucres Symphalidas vlla.
Vellere vtpotuit : nam^ hoc ego laminevidiy
j^fiidemvt mar.ibw Crotalumpulfaxdtinalta
Extlienslpecula profptnans,protintts ilU
Cum clamere procMllin<^uentes Uttus ierttnt:
Hunc Hcrculis laborem fi quis ad litcram, vcl ctfain
ad oQ&cesy vulgarcmvc phyficana intcrpretctur, nugas
clFc
Lib.y. Aegyptio-Grarcorum. 22^ellc Hrug3ci(lia-!as, imo ineptias & (rlcaspucrifcsj ncmonon viaet: Qnidcnin^ tantusHeroscrcpitacuIo Archytsc
aiics pcllcrs diccrctur, qux fagittis abigi non potcrant?
Hoc natuia: advctfum, iilud rationi habtrrctur : Si^uii vc-
road opusphilorophicum, quovniccfpccflatj accommo-dctjomnium laborum cft pulchcrrimus &c evidentiflimusj
Imo airevcrarc audcoj^pud omncs fcrcauthorcs rcccntio-
rcsjvixarcaniusoiprxclariuscxcmplumfundamcntiarti»
extare,hocipfo, pcrtot actatesmundinonintcllcfto&ad
nos vfq;derivato;TcQesappcIIocosjnon iroaginarios(&
cx tabula nautas, aut cortice nantes aur codice vno pcr
tfanfcnnam falutato fcripturientcs) fcd qui Crotaii illud
gcnus a Vulcano fabrefadum , ncc non Stymphalidas
aues revcra agnofcant: Dc his,nerope avibu5,memincrant
pluriroiphilofophi, iam vocantcs caspartcsvolatilcsj fa^
ci\i fugituras, nunc aves volantes ; Vt &de Crotalofeu
scre philcfophico, fixo, figcntceas: Authorconfilijcon;
fol:Con(lans m turba dicit, NthiUiiHdeurate, mjicjuomodo
AuofHntargentA viUA^ fctlicetfixHm inare, et volattlefngiensin
AdercHrio'^ Etlnvidusdicif, cjModhocfHlfHry id efi,argentum
vinvm confHevit fugere, et fuhlimatur, ficut v^tpor : Oportet
enimalio argento vivofm ^enerii^ id efl (tris retinere et fugan»
cohibere, tjuod fi cum albo vsl rubeo [ulphHre fui gemrii non
mifceaturMefi aHro vel argento,procul dubtofugiet : Hacc illc;
qIii paulo poft : Et Exirriidius dicit • Dico vobis vcracitcr
noncfttinduraVeneris,nifiin jcrcnollro: Et adfiguramSeniorisj Du£, m(\n\Uaues junt homjgene^^idef} vniin na~
tu^<t,ct funt l.ipis f<npi?ntum, m.ifculuf efi fine alis.tdeflnonvo-
tifi vo,.tte, quia de /e igrii hon petefiipfum corrum^ere,ncc ex»
ha ar: i^Jtgne, velmllumfalium, Vfi/firi.uumauta/umiHMm,
niji i^ii^-iiU nflra di6i.ii • Avis Vtro alata efl fdtmina, qua cumcerpjtjtut corrumpentibm coyjfumiturX.n\\\iis cptr': e hvOr:
teii: C,)~, Ideotaliaqua tr.quii,fx^mHiavicHlas tn aerevs»
lantes, viri-.te Upidis nrfin : Vulcani itaq; arte & Palladis
inftinduH.rcuIesfcuartifexadiutus, Crotaloavcs Stym-pluiidas, cx puticdinofo lacu exorras, fugarepotcft • Fu-
G g 3 gat^
ijo Hicioglyphicenim Lib. 5.
gatac dicuntur, quando noi) ampliiis apparcnr volantcg:
Addunt nonnulii, intcr quos cft Tiaugctas, his avibus
aias &vngucsfcrrcosfuiire,vtHsrpyijsaurcos;Quod mUrandum ell, & genus aviuin facilc dccUriic 5 ncnipc mctallicum, licct potius ad violcntiam carum, quaai fub-
9. /lantiam in hoc rcfpiciatur; Hinc in Crctam Hcrculcs,
TAurtufu' cam ibi r^orusfurioiiffimus, Ncptuni iraagris immiirua
nojiu Creia ignen) cfHaiisnaribus &quofvis obvios intcrimcns, om-captHi: niaq^vaftansvagarcturjEurxftheiiufrufccontulit- Qucm
moxcaptumadcumddduxit. .^id pcr tauros fignificc-
tur, iam fxpc rcpcticum eft; Etfi vero' hic ignem fpar-
gat naribusj tamcn ciufdcm ccnfuseft, cuius$i illi lafo-
>• nidomiti, alijqj piurimi : Mox ad Diomcdis cquos do-Diomedis mandos miirus ert: Eratautem Diomcdcs Thraciar rcx
e^Mcumip' Cyrcncs Martifqj filius, fcrocifllmos cquos habens, qui-
fotrticidati: feus captos hofpitcs laniandos cxponcbat : Hunc Hcr-
cules c;iptum equis fuis laccrandum, talionis Icgc, cru-
delitcr cxpofuit, .ac poft ipfos cquos frucidavit. Mi-
rum cft Hcrculcm conira Martcmj ciufq; filium quid
tcntaifc, cum vidcatur omnino Marti dicatus ob fircnui-
tatcm & fortitudincmj Vcrum notandum, illum a Pal-
ladc& V^ulcano, ncc non M^rcurio quid opis & auxilij
acccpifie, a Marte nihil: A Mcrcuri; cnim filio cruditus
multis artibus, ct a falladc fxpc monitus, a Vulcano
inftrumenta adcptus cft •, Ne quid dc Lino Apollonio
auc Chironc Saturnio dicam j Ideoqj poft laborum fuo-
rumfincfin non Marti, fcd falladi aram et Mcrcuriocla-
vam dcdicat ct confccrat; ^cr cquos idcm fubicdum
philofophicum dcnctari ccrtifilmum cft • Cum cnim
id omnia mundi nomina fcrc habcac, cur non ct cquus
noftcr dicaturi Sic Rhafis in cpiftola* Coopertoriftm, in-
cuit, €cj:*i ^alliHm noftrum albtim^ C^ eo^tita mjier leofortii
(ttb paUio coopertHi : Diomcdcs quod fit Martis filius ct
Icvis nepos, aurc;e gcncalogix pjiticcps videtur ridco-
quc proptcr lunoncm aviara Hcrculi infcnfus fingi-
tur 5 Eius equi dicuntur hofpites fcu advcnjjs ignotos
difccr
Lib.5. Aegyptio-Graecoium. 2J1dlfccrpcrc
5Quod an fiit in Chymia illis, qui ignoti
habcntur vcro fubicrto, non opus cft probarc, .ciim
fit in oculis & qucrclis Tcrc omnium : Signum quoq; ^ -'•
roboris Hcrculci eft, quod traditur in agro Epidaurio* OUaatI»rum olcam manu capicns circumduxilfc, qux iilam circum.
figuram acccpit, vt vcrfilis vocarctur, non procul ^f^tx^tcmplo Dianx Coryphaese : Hoc ctfi quis ad hyftoritm
flcderc podit, cum vidcamus eiufmodi arbufculas fjcpc
numcroinflcxas, &Milonis illiusCrotoniata:, aliorum-
que vctcris & rcccntis xvi, plus quan humanua] robur
audtamus, tamcn ad cadcm, ad qu.T reliqua eius opcra^
fpcvflare non ab$ rc arbitramur : Nifi cnim hsc fiat in-
flexio fcu circumdudio vafis philofophici, non con-
tincbit fpiritus volaiiics, vt multis in locis philofophi
innuunt • Nempe Morfolcus, Mundus, Aiiratus & aiij
"in turba & aiibi : & quidam cxprclfc ignito giadio vcl
forcipc id ficri debcrc alFerunt 5 Cuna itaque fit hoc o-
pus arti nccclfsrium , mcritd quoquc antiquiflimi per
fimilitudincra alicuius Hcrculci laboris id cxprciTcruntt
OlcaautcmPalladifacraeft, cuictars: ^«ftf,inquit, Ar-middpis \n novo lum :c:8. ergofaciet taUm aquam ? Certe
dico, (jttod illf, ejHi fcit faccre vitrttm : H<tc emm materiit
nihil afindef, <juam^ de (e iffa vftlt ftbi adiungi • Nam om*
nia, qutypu indt^et, in fe b^bet. Quibus vcrbis innuif, , ^
iilam matcriam nil requircre, quam fui fol/us^^^^^- Hyppolit*
fioncm in vitro- Impcrauit deinde Euryfthcus Herculi, ^Jt^^nMmvt Hippoiyrx Amazonum rcginae baltheum, ^^^^ regiMdhai'pulchcrrimurti clTc audlvcrat, ad fc adfcrrcr : Idcirco^^'^^^^,^^^.
Hcrculcs mvi ad Amizonas traiccit; Curaquc Mygdon ^^& Amycus fratrcs in Bebrycia itcr impcdire ipfi cona-
rcntur, obtruncati funt, & vniverfa Bebryciaoccupata:
Cum Amazonibus deindc congrclfus multas cx his fu-
peravit, doncc rcliqiiis in fugam vcrfi», HyppoIit*mreginamcarum ccpcrit, quam ThcTco cxpcdicionisillius
focio concefllt,balthcoad Euryflhcumdclato:Amazones
aliquando fuiifc quis dubitarct^ cum toc& tanti fcriptorcs
dc
1 j z Hieroglyphicomm Lib. y
.
dc cotcflcntur, «tqusedc Herculiscum ijs pugnanarran-tur, alLegoriam potius, quatn hyftoriarnj fapiunt : Viragi-
ncsluntillxnotarpiiilolophis, fjpminsr, ii (cpcujvjpugna»
triccs & mafcul^, fi aninium fpcdcs^ Cam his congrc-
dicnduro cft Hercuh artifici,carumq-, rcginzpreciohfl]-
rous balthcus dctrahcndus,qui conltat aJamanrc &: car-
bunculo, Carin^mis&rarinimis huius murdi.Mcdicinis,
jinquam, albis&rubcis, auroroilhcs precicfioxibu. ;Eo-
H-r ' , I dcm itincrc ad Amazoncs contendens HcrcuUs rcpcrit
kC to-"^honcm Laomedontis nharo Ceto immaniixpolifam,
quairaCcto JiberavitjObquod bcacficium cuai I.aorr«c-
don ipficquos prseftantiirunospiorriiros nondarefj ob
jhominisfallaciamTroiamaggrcllus, regcmobtruncavir,
Lnomedon ^^fioncmq; Telamoni fociodcdir, &/'riamum, /*odar-
tmcfdatHs^'"^*"!^^ didum,abHclioneccaptiscmpru:ii,vt potcfra-
trcm, Hrrculesrcgnarc poftcapcrmifir. Ethxcfubulofa
elle &omninoailcgorica ex fequcntilibropatcbit j Ce-
jtusartris illatusrraditur inrcipcrpetuammcmoriam, &
/-..w-«;,A- /•riamusrcenorcflitutuf,vteiretc8uraTroixdcnuo'occu-\jerjOnta vO' o * -wt i-
vesabdHni: P'"^2:ct dcftrucndae jHcfioncTclamoni, vt Hyppolita
Pomo MeU Thefco,expeditionum focijs,concciraprobravio, acfola
li et Liv Hcrrculigloria rctenta cft : luflitdcindcEuryflheus puni-
li dec- ' ^^^^ Gcryonis Hifpanix rcgis bovcs, qui hofpitcs vora-
CarteiJm *"^"^^d fc adduci- Ad quos profetflus HercuIes,bovcs rcgc,
pofieliClAm ^'"^^' cuflodibus, Orthro, canc duorum cipituro,draco-
fcribunt Si-"^7. capitum, ct Eurytionc mmiftro, capfis impetravit:
Imsi.i.ete'-QuoscxOccaniinfula Gadira ad Tartcffuro pcr id tcm-
tus interpres P°"* ccJcbcrrimam Ibcrixcivitatcm abcgit: Quibus lo-
eaeKecolliottcisduas columnas Hcrculcscrcxit, tanquam fuorum la-
vAdtarntch' borumtcrminos, quirumaltcram Calpcn, altcram Aby-
monio'
lcn vocavitjpofuitqjCas infinibusLiby<TCtEorop.T,qucm
,i admodum Bacchus columnas dujs magnas crcxit in
CalpeetA' Oricntc Hxcalijprohyfloriaaccipiuntjab Ethniciscdo-
yyllcolHm- <^'' q^^i omnia, vt didum, Hcrculis facinora vcriflima
vApofuA habucrunt, vtctlovisaliorumc^dcorum: Atparciusifla
^J.. *
viristamcn obijcicnda mciDcnto ; In reliquis, Erhmcis
fcnpto-
Lib.f. Acgyptlo-Gf«eomm<; «;j
fcriptoribns credimus, non In illis, quae dicunfur Hc»roico illo fcculo contigilTc, longc antcquam mundus^Crcatore noftro condcrctur : I dcoq; pro nunquam fadtis,
faepifllmc didis & fi(flis &:fcmpercrcditisca accipimus ;
vEgyptij antiquisiimi ab his locis valde rcmoti hxcfinxcrunt, fuifq-jrcriprisinfcrucruntjSlquibusGrarci, &abhiscaftcri mutuaci funt: Antcanarravimusht^cloca, ver*
fusoccidentcm &Hsfperuin ab illis fita, cclcbratafuiirc
ob mctallicas fodinds,ideoq-a /'hrnicibus maritimis po-
pulis omnium primo pctita & occupdta' Idq,- allegoriae
de bobus cx Ibcria abJuccn Jis fidaf IbcUm dcdilfe : Con-tcmplcmurautcm hOsbovcs pcnitus, cuius fintpoircllbr
risautdomini, cuiulvecororisctcTSccllentJae, ctfacileag-
nofccmus ; Gervon illetricorpor, Chryfaoris filius, hos Gerjon ^uu,
bovcshabuifj ^ucm finguntaliquifuiircIberiscfcuHif^
pani.T rcgcm, idcoq; trium corporum di(R:um, qiiia tcrni
ctfcnt fratres in rcgnis viiicict conccrdcs ; Fatcor hxcdici, at ncunquam probjri polIV j Ira Ethnici expofuc»
runt, q'ji nunqumiTricorporcm viderant inrcrum na-
tura, ne fabu'je vi jcrcntur rcs geflx Hcrculis ; At cur Gc-ryorieftChryfaons filius, hiccx Mcdufasfanguincnatus?
Cur ipfi fuit canis duorum ct draco 7. capitum, cur boucs
punicei ? H c omnia allcgoriam,praptcr antc didra, o(lc«-
dunt: Er nclongius hicmorer, Gcryon cft illc, vtante
quoq^lparfim mcminimus, dc quo dicit Author coniu-
gij Ex H-rmete '^Tresfacies^ideli,(piritmvidt,exvHopatre
natas ,id ejl v»afrogeyiie,e]ma iflornmellvnumgenpti, cjUjirttm
V/iaeftin igtte ^.Itera ift aere/ertiaiiiai^fta : .^utii fcilicetHa-
rnuel commcntatorScniorisdicit: Efi acjuavita tri^ftex,
i^uiaffi^vnfim, incfuofmt, fctlicetaer, i^nis&a^May ine^ua
efiammnexorta, cjHamvicant aurpsm, Gf vocant eam aqtiam
Mvinam : ijuas fctUcet facies, pater eorum coniMnxit, j^atcr^
i(ie(i,^efnts v^uni. ^itia homoo^enea funt : Hxc illc: Idcta
habettr in cuiufdam philofophi rythmis -,^i dctri-
bus illisfacicbus ita vnitis, inquit ; Scd gratia 0<'i fcm-
per mancnt fimulquc in ma.cnifico rcgno «riumphant
H h Patcr,
2}4 Hicroglyphicomm Lib.yJ
ra^cr, cum filio vna in fcde rcfidcnt, fcnirqiie magiflri
facies in nicdio apparct, pallio (inguinco vifibiiis : Exquibus quoquc vltinois vcrbisdecolorc puniccofeupur-
purco & rummc rubro ac Tyrio boum Gcryonis iudi-
carc liccat : Hic cnim color convcnit illis bobuSj cumiam adultne aetatis fint^cuflos c(l illjs adhibitus canisSc
draco, Typhonis & Echidnnj fobQlcs ; De quibus antct
V fatis : Si guis dicat Hcrculcm rcvcra boves illos abdux-
iiXe taliq; colorc, illc fibi placcat, mihi non itcm j NamRexjholU- ii Hcrculcs in rerum natura fuiirct, & tantus hcros, an
tii*bobm& abadtor boum cxtititTct, an idco regem voluilfct aut
vitaabHcr- polfct cum fuis obtruncarc \ An bovcs pcr tantum lo-
€hU* corum fpacium pcr maximam tcrrjc parfcm cgiiret? Anideo purpurcos fuilTc crcdcmus tum rcmporis,& iam
dcfijirc ? Nugae nugarum aeflicpantur, fi hyfloria fpcfte-
tur.^ Si allcgoria, fcria rcrum fencs fcfc c ffcrt; An quoq;
credamus , vt ijdem Ethnici fcriptorcs addunt, Hcrcu-
lcm tum Libyam ab Europa fcparalfc & rnan mcditcr-
raneo dedilTe ingreirum l S\ x^n cunis iaccrcmus omncs,pcrfuadcri poiTemusabilJis, quafi aniculis garrientibus,
paganifmi antiqui fcfiptoribu» & poetis • Emfdcm veri-
tatis habcntur Hcrculis, cuius l>\oi\y^\ feu Ofyridisco-
lumnxs Sic cnim iEgyptij domi mancntcs ct Vulcano
fuolitantcs, totum mundumfubiugarunt, ramadOcci-
dcntcm ab Hcrcule iGgyptio, quam ad Oricntcm ab
Ofiridc, columniscttcrminisfuzpcregrinationisct vic-
torix crcdlis : Ncc fatis crat ob boucs tam prcciofosin
Ibcria Hcrculi pugnalTe & obtruncalTc rcgem , fed in
f 7 itinerc quoq; multasaducrfitatcs palTus c(l : Alcyoncuf
Alcyeneui ^"'"* g'8^^ ^^ Corinthi Iflhmum occurrit, qui trucida-
ahoi, ^^^\ Dercylus & Alcbion Neptuni filijeoi in Hctruriaoi
cgcrunt,a quibus cum taurus aufugilTct& tranalTct in Sici-
|ft liam,ItaliaiD poftea nominarunt, cum Tyrrhcnorum Iin«
Erjx» 8"^ tauius, Italus dicebatur : Erycem Vcncris & Butjc
fiIiufn,SiciIiacregcm,boue8qucq;appctcntem,&:regnutn
fuuni pro ijs ucpoaentcoi vl^or intercmit : Siculos
quoqj
Lib.5- ^gyptio-Graccorum. jjyauoq; impctum facicntcs in bovcs, fugauit : Hos tan-
dcm Myccnas ad Euryfthcum dcduxit^quos omncs illc
lunoni immoJavit. Satis fane cft, Ci non nimium, obboucs ma^andos tantum laboris fubijtrc ; Hmc author
iUtOTXi num^Mtd, inqWf Hen/egtfiisMM/ioties, ^Mod^irca»
Kum tffcanvrHm ^ thefaurtts thejaurorum^rAeuntibHsin^vU
Konponitur ?^^od (ijicfublice pomretur^ arcamnoniitjefri"
UAretury teflaKte Beato Cregorio : Depradari ^fyderat, ^ui
aurum pubiice in vta portat : Nam arcarum eo (juod i» arcd
claufum ejfe deberety dicitur, Quod in abadlu honim bo-
um patct, qui ab omnibus appctuntur, dcprxdantur>
vij fraudc) prccio, depofitoquc rcgno, & difficillme abHcrcule totirs rapti rccupcrintur & cuftodiuntur ; Totdcorum filijs intcrcmptis, vt Tcrrae, Ncptuni ct Vcnc-ris; Scd hzc fatis cx prjeccdcntibus intclliguntur: An-tcquam vcro Hcrcules ad boves contcndcrct, folis ra» io.
dijs nimium calcfados, arcum vcl in ipfam foicm in- Infolemar»
tcndit;Quarc Solcius vircs etanimi magnitudincm admi- cumintendit»
ratu» AVREVMPOCVLVM illi donavit, in quo O-ccanum ad boucs capicndos traiccir, vt aitPhcrccydcSy
in s.Iib: hyftoriarum ; Atque vbi per Occanum naui- 21.
garct) poculumquc magnopcre HuAujret? iratus Hct' iMOceanumcules vcl contra Occanum arcum intcndit : Nauigij hoc arcumi»»gcnus, quo vtitur ad boves iturus, nunc elTcdefijt, quia tendit»
viliora ligna, quam metaila funt • Attamen ilii antiqui
hyftorici id intcr hyftorias rcferrc non dedignati funt-
Donum Solis aurcum qjod amplcxus ftt Herculcs? fe
muncrihus placabilcm oftcndit; luxa illud corundcm:P/acatur donts lupter ipfe datis : Rafis in Epift: Et hic,
inquit, dr Hc navis nofira in mart ncflro piena gigantumt
Qax de minis Soli et Oceano intentatis dicuntur, m-ViCtam animi virtuteoi arguunt, qu£ virum magnani.
mum deccr, (dum tamcn abHt ia^antia Xcrxis Fcrfici
rcgis, qui Pontum ccrto verbcrum numcro caftigauir, A«
thum fPontemloco fubmovit dc ftuuios cxiccavit) luxta
iilud Horatij:
H h 2 Non^
1^6 Hicroglyphicofum Lib.y.
tJl> Car 2Nonjtmiiletjutjc, c^olim
Qj^ j^Sicerit^cjuoMdamCyihuratAcetitem
Sufcitat Mtifam, m^fenperarcum
Tthdtt jipolU :
Rehud an^nfii^ ariimoftu at^^
Fortii appare,laftenter idem
Contrahes vento nimtPmfecundo
Turgtda vela.
/»ofth^cadaurcairaIacx pomis Hcrpcridum aufererda
profcduscft, dcquibus/upcnuslib.i. copicfc tradavi-
mus ; CygnumquoG-fibircriUentcirapgrcnuscftaquo
22. fulminccalcftidiicmptuseft: Dcinde Antjfum tcrrjefi-
Jfnrea «;<?/4 l«umobvium habuit,qui 64.cubitorum Jongitudinis in
hf/peridhm. omncs pcrcgrinos inhumanuscrit.* Hicad Judam pro-
2 j. vocavitHercuIcmjaqnocumrxpcprofterrcrciurintcrrS,
Cygnhm ao^ priftina virtuteaudarcliirrcxit fcriior,quodcum intclJi-
grejfut, gcrctHc/cuIcs, eum ccmprsEhenfum foblimcnt a tcrra ta
/4. diufuftinuit,donccexpiraveritiraxJma viJ richiciuHcr-
Antaumpro- culis:Cui fabula Natahscxpolirioncm n-tx adc^it huiuf-
firavtt, inodl; ^uamrem *jro,\nc[Uit)fane ntht/a/ud/:^ntficare cre-
diderim , quam medtcorum ^uoddt,m dynra cortraria fctltcet
ccntrarijs ejfe cur*4nda,vt ncmin /iottit vtiu >tir fi; r^ificat r. (jttod
Umen poieji admuitM po/jitica4 trfinfern autor.a 0- tudtc ia^c$'
ad vttlttaiem vmverja /?». mara vtu - Cum er.trr Hercuief Sol
eXff/at^tttrMfitgida contaS/arccret^t ejux t.tmto calore fuerirtt
exuf/a-, ^Ufip^-opter revocat invitam ip;t.m Anttum -^fic narhCL
doctmur ca/idti agritftaini/u^ refrigerantta medicamenta tCle
mdlotbendi^.^ c.trcrt violenta ta.meny ne propter antipertjJuftrt
fiat af'ficma : Hxc iJJe : .^na quidcm pcr fe vcra arbi-
tramur;6^infchoJamedicoruir vcJ parum infiitufis no-tjftima/cd non cjlceiufmodidcgmata,quac occultaride-
bcantfub vn^bris aJIegoriarum,tum quia vuigaribUsper
fcabfq)fabuJispatcant,necmagn^fubtiIitfltisinven)antur
(afinisqucquc&ovibus, ftupidiftimis brutis, nioiium
calorcm
Lib.j, Acgyptio-Graccorura. ij^
calorcm & frigus drclinflre ) vt &humidiutc& nccitate
cailcnribus,& vniusimnioderationi altctius contrarieta"
tefuccurrere» naturcein{lin(flu conantibus) tum, nnonpatcrentabfq* fabulisjpcrfabulasmultominusinnotck^c-
rent : Inde Oultiorcs Qultis vidcntur, qui has fabulasdc
i|s rebus cfFidas crcdant & cbuccincntur; Quis cx Hcrcu-JcfacidtSolcmcoeIi,qui inipfumSoIcm cceJi intenditar-
cum,vt moc^ddiximus? Satiusclfetfatcri fc non perfpi-
ctrcrcsfubillisfabulislatcntes, quamira cmendicare ex-
pofitioncs ncc re4,cui applicantjnec a qua fumuntur, con-vcnicntcs : Oronc quod dicitnr, fcribitur, fingitur, pingi-
tur,8d locum communem vcl EthicjF, vel fhyficjt, vcl fa-
bulofathyftori.T accommodari potcfl; ncc hoccfl artis
magn3e,fcd porius memoria?, at res arcanas fuae propriac
natur?*, ventati & homogencitati rcf^ituerc, hoccfl in-
genij&vcritatisamantjs: Vnarcsautcmdc vna rcritatc,
&vcrifas vnadcvnacadcmqjre prxdicatur, & nonde^)- rfrali},propriclnqucndo; Quomodo igitur Hcrcuks nunc rr jcritScIc^Iir-uiichcrcsrcrraf^amRfx iEgypti, autalius. / .
quivis / quomodo nunccortrarictatem in jPhyficaj moxf^*.
quld inEci.ica,p£u!6poft jnhyfloria pcrfonara fignifica- ^*
bit? quoniodoerit lovis Sliuy, iEgyptipracfcs,roonflro-
rumdoniitor,virtutisrpccimen,tot vitiorum&adulterio-
rum, furtorum, rdp;narum& horoicidiorum perpetra.
torj' Harcomnia viu vcntatinon conveniunt, fcdadver-
fiflimafunt, niliquisvelit rmnia deomnibus, vcractfal-
fa fimul dicere et crcdcrc: Quicquid hic de Hcrcu/c dici-
tnr, idem etde lafone,ettotadcorum, dearumq; genca-
Iogia,omnibufq-, allcgorijsctfabulis hadenuscxplicatfs,
intclligi debct : Nos novimus & ad naufeam feic incul-
candoprobauimus, vnam, vnam,inqua, vnam efle rcmoccultehabifamabiintiquifrimohuc vfquetcroporc^ dcqua omncs \\\x fabirarctallegorixfidlac, &in mediuminundi, hocefJ, fcripta Ethniccrum ct Chrifhanoiuro,
produdl.t fintj Cumiila vna reconveniunt mircnonfo-luro ad vnam omncs de Hcrcule fabula?, fcd et pl^rgrq; a-
• H h 3 \lije,
igj Hicroglyphiconim Lib.5^
hx^ ica vtnonopusfit, has nuncad morum, nunc ad
vuIgarisPhyficx, paulopodadaltcrius rcientixdodrini
intricatifnmc 66aIicninrin^eexponerc: Sileanc igitur &H^rpocratiiCgyptioiitcnt, qui fibi dcclaranda fumunt,quiTum ipfi ne vmbram capiunt, ac doccre ca alios noncrubc(cunt,quxnunquam didiccrunt,intcrim tanquam in«
^ . grati muti^matrv^ffi omnium fcicntiarum , poft Dei facro-^*
r'I'^^"^^i^oi^nidodrinam.antiquifrimaractgcnuinam, cal-
tarwM7"citrando&conviciandopctcntcs, &r.u1Io modoagnof-
^'ccrcintcrfcicntiasetiamcommunesvolentcs, Chymiamputa^Mcdicinxgcncrihumano vtiiifsimx genitricem 8c
rcliquarum artiumRcginamjQuidJfi fallcrenturfuojudi-
cio flliputatitij&putidiccnforcsDcjdoncrum, qui quxipfi non acccpcrunr,cx Dci manu convicijs-.tanquam vul-
pcs ex cor VI roftro cafeum blanditijs,fi polfcntjcxtcrquc-
rcnt^cum ita fcribunt;
^rsfnHiiX invi[A honis ^Hlcedine CMptos
luCHnde vtperimis ? dementibM imfroha Sirem
Etquac idem authorpluracru(Sat,dc!nfcitia cjusac cani-
na facundia potius quam de dodrina in arcanisaut dc vo-luntate bencvolatcftimoniu perhibentia:Antxi perfonamelfc fiditiijmjnuIloctiamdemonfirantc,pafct, Eft cnimTcrrff fiiiusjhoc efi,abfq;patrc& matreobfcurifsirousjcx
/^oetarumccrcbroprogcnitusjquifacncio.alioscommu-
nis (laturzhomine^cxoequarct, turri mgenticomparan-dus; Ejus quoq-mentio fit in adminifirationc officioiu ^E-
gyptijvracum Bufiride,HcrcuIc,Promethco& Mcrcuri-
o, Ifidi rclidis velutpracfcdisabOfiride, in Indiam pro-
fed:ufo: Significataufcm lapidificam virtutcm in (c tranf-
n;ut«ndimatremfuamjquoticfcunqj tangatcam,qu« vis
indcprovcnit,fifumma fixifupcretiummamvolatilis, vt
J5. alibicopiof-anobis dfdumeftjlne^gyptumpoikapro-Bufirimitu fcdusHcrcuIcs Bufirim,Ncptuni & Lybies filium,quia il.
uremit, lc advcnas Ncptuno patri immoIarat,cum filijs intcrc mjt..
Bufiridis
Lib.yJ Acgyptio.GKecotum. aj^
Bullridis iam ante (. i .mcminimusjbujus laudes rcripnc [•
rocrates,Virgil.-autcm Gcorg: J^j {ipXuni non laudari dig«
num vocatjcum inquit
j
-, •-
^dis aut Eur/fieadttrttmy
^HttUAttdatinefcitBftJiruiiiardf}
Strabo 1. 1 7.Bufiris, inquit, nullus ncc rcx fult ncc tyran-
nus. PerArabiamdcindcHcrculcstranfiensTithoni fiiiu .
* ' ^ ,
immanifsimuminpcrcgrinosobtruncavit. Mox ad Cau •'''' ^*** P*".
cafcos motcs& Hypcrborcos profcdlus aquilam, Typho- ^"^ ^**^^*
nis &Echidn2filiam,Promcthcijecur vorantcm fagittis *^*
tranfifixit,& Promethcum folutis vinculis oleaftri libera-f^ometheun»
vit. Hinccu Acheloo, qui tauri formam fumpferat in Ca- ^^"'^«'^ *'
lydonc colIuftatus,cornu cjus frcgit, pro quo redimendo *^^*'^^''
Achelous Amalthcx , Harmodii filiAr, cornu Herculilar- . , f .
gitur, qijod illeomnibus fruftibusrcfertumlovi confc-^***
cravit. Dc Bufiri iam anie egirousj Tithonus Laomcdon-"''^'^^''*
tis fraterabaliis fingitur,pitcrMemnonisamafij Aurorar,
eftq; ciufde clafsis cum rcliquis; Promethcus a Mercurio,
lovis jullu ) Caucafo adalligatus fmgitur, quia ilie jg-
nem cx folariluminc in fcrulaacccnfumadnominesat'-
tuleratjacPandoraedonum, vt Hefiodus habct, rccipcrc
nolucrat, cui Aquila jecur quotidie rcnafccns excdat;
Ha£C ab Hcrcule confixa dicitur: Dc Promcthco jamf.rpe mcmiaimusqualis fit, cujus pro/apiz &nominis*
Aquilam pro matcria volatili &penetrante ad intcriora
accipimu3)cuius Philofophiplurimis iocis meminerunt;
Aquilamquafiaquam intcrpretantcs, vt Scniorin figura
decem aquilarum alijque.et rationem addunr,quia,inqui-
ant, vt pcnnne aquilx aurum facile' airumunt, i\ dcau-
rcntur, ita ec hsc aqua facile fic aurca, imd alias pcn«
nas corrodit aquilinapenna vt aquila ipfaaves,& fic
aqua i^hilofophica : Hinc Bafilius Valeotinus j Per»
mXf inq<iit, avir de Aferidie potenti fera de Ortente cor
ex pcaorterttit i Hxc Aquila ab Hcrcule figitur fagittis,
; hoc
ArmorHm
prtvilegiA
Aiithorii.
Cacttm U-(ronemop'
frejjtt,
DHodecim
dijsarase-
rexit.
MercHrio
cUvamdicii'
vit.
JExfonte
\jethio btbit
Cerbcrum
ex Inferis cctuxit,
Thc/e*'m
iiber^vit.
140 Hieroglyphicofu»ii Lib.^.
hoccftjfi^iruf PhrlofophfcisarmiserVulcanljsi Aquila
ob parcntiim cia.TiM((;in /atis inciaruic,dc quibu& fupra \\x-
quntics : Aquilacnim voUns pcraercm (vt Avicenna in
Porc: £lcm-tradir, cuniqucrccutifcrc omnc») cr Bufograd cnspcrrcrram, eft magiltcrium, quodPhilofophi-
eum Symbolumcr Hicroglyphicum laiigncRudolphus
2. Impcrator piat niemonx , Mcdicinx chymicas a.na-
riffimusob fingubrcscaufasnoftro clyped vna cudupli*
c\ Gilca fupcrimpofKa infculptu volujtv.;oncc(ris infupcc
Pfivilcgijs PdIannatii$,vtvocanr,et cxcmptionisfonam-pliflimis: AchcIou$,iEtolisc fluviuscll intaurum con-
VvrTuSjVtaPoeris fingiturjDc cornuCopiacet Amalthcar,
vndc dicatur, fub Diony fo, Iib: j. cx >£gyptiorum rra-
ditioncnarraviraufSjperquod Mcdicinam aurcam Philo-
fophicam omnis gcnens frudibusrefcrtifsimam fntclli-
gi, et nihil prjeterca in mundo, nili impropj ijfsiroc, pro
ccrto novimus; IdemHercuIcs Cacum Vulcani filium
tricipitem latroncm in Aventinomonrcopprsfsirj Z)uo-
dccim dij? arascrcxir, vrpotcIovj,Ncptuno,Iunoni, Pal-
Jadi, MtTcurio, ApolHni, Gratijs, Baccho,Dianx,Alphc-
o, SaturnoctRhcT: Erpoft e gigantibus vidroriam ai-
unf Hcrculcm fuam clavam Mcrcuno cognomcnto jpoly-
gioconfecrairc,quamaircruntcx olcaftro futlTcct rcpul-
lulatre,adtifq;radicibusinligncm arborcm fa(!^amc(fe.Fc-
'runteum,anrcquam-ad infftos dcfccndcrcr,ad Octamac-
ccffillcj atq; cx (ontcbibil.rc,quiindclabebatur, ob cu*
jusvimcumomniumpraEtcrirorum elTct obIiru8,fonrcm
illum Lethiuranominavir, vr ait Dcmophatus in rcbus
.iEroIis: lulTusdcniq; cft Hcrculcs ab Euryftheo In-
fcros adirc, ct maxime horrcndum infcrorom cancm
Ccrbcruraadfcadduccrc Hic fingitur fo.hibcrccapira,
•trinacanina, rcliqua er caudam Draconis : Dijs itaqjfa-
crifirijsiifepcradtisrmTxnaro promonrorio anriu iub-
ivir, trajcdoq; Acheronrccrreliqursinftrorum flummi-
bus, Thcfeumfupcrfaxo fcdcnrcm ct Pirithoum nvjz-
nttjfedquiafponte et confultdpirithouscd accclFcrat, il-
lum
Lib.5» ^gyptio-Graecorum^ 241lum ibidcm rcl/quit, Thcfcum, quia ncccffifatc coaAusfucrac Firithoum ad rapicndam Prorcrpinam comira-
fi, libcrauit ; Mcnxtium infcrorum bubulcum rcpug-
nantcm intcrcmit, omnia cius olla conrrmgcndo j Ccr- iS*
bcrum) cuius morfus nullum crat rcmedium, ccpit : ^•^»*'»*»
In ripa Achcrontis albam populum invcnit, cx qua co- ^^fcremit,
ronam fibi fecit, cuius cxtcrior foliorum pars nigra cft i<^»
ob fuligincm : Hlnc itta arbor Hcrculi putabatur poHca Expo^tilscem
iacra: DcmumCcrbcrumpcrTrxzcncmad Euryfthcum- ronamjibi
deduxit, cuius fpumapcrvomitioncm cicfta, aconitum A"^prajfcntiflimum vencnum clfc -fingitur : Cumq; Ccrbc- ^of^»
rus cx infcris addudus videatur fummum Hcrculca-
rum virium, cxtcra fi qux fint cius fada, volcntcs hic
prjcterimus & Hcrculcm idcam pcrfediflimi artificis,
fcu philofophi fcu mcdici chyroici nunquam non eire,
cxbis c\ux dirta funt, agnofcimus j faciliufq; cx ipfius
Hcrculis manu clauam cxtortam iri, quam philofophi-
cam hanc intcrpretationcm fabularum dc ijs & hcroi-
bus prolatam, cx intclllgcntium mcntibus cxcmptam^dclctam forc non iniuria nobis promittimus U poiii-
ccmur:Gacumj Vulcani filium ob furtum Hcrculcsm-fcrcmitj Nifi cnitn rcmpcrics ignis adfit, malumcvcnifj(quodCiJCUsfonat) &furtum fcu fpolium comraittiturin
bpbus philofophicis • Hinc Mundus in turba : Moneo, in-
\i\tyCaHeatis,ne com^olitumfumiget &fffii^iat.Et Author con-
ll : ,^f f»s mifercniam offendertt, ^ a afmete ntea dtffterferit,
Jioplagam infaciimJuAm,fer^namfugam capiam • Per hoCyin-
quir, tangit euifare excejfumcalorif j Indc in hoc conveni-
untomncs, vtignls infolutionc&coagulationcfitlenis,
infubl mationcmcdiccris &inrubificafionefortis; Om-nium optin^c Lullius thcor: tcft: c.33. Ignif naturaliSf i»
quo efl virtus aSIiua , non flt fuperattti per Elementalem ig"
nem : Et in e^cratione pnma Jua corruftionis objeruare de-
i>ei, cfuodignii contra naturam fuperet calorem naturahmin*
natum inmobilt fubteno^vnogradu tantu, e^ nonvhraillum nu-
mcrtm* ^^iaJfitrxtPii indiuidupu, qiii ejifpeciei confernatiuuii
I i Aef^de*
\
i4 * Hcroglyphiconim Lib. j,
'i^fjderans(intilemgenerAtionem re&o in^itt^f* fuA natunt, cor*
rtimpereturperfatedefiruSfionefn ejjentta, crtunc ampliut non
haberet appetitumfimtlemgenerationemfaciendi : ^jtia natura
exiretpercorruptionem C^r defirkEiionem qm contra naturam
/ant cftermtnum acciperet & finem ccn/ummatfenis : Hinc
HermeS) c.4, Etfacite,\T\(\mtyCjUodfugtensnonvoletanoH
fugientef&ejuodfuper ignem cjuiejcat, licet fit tgras afiuans : Exquibus caufapatctj cur Cacus vt furcifcr et latrO) qui
Hcrculipartemboumfurripuit, occifus fit: Inantro fuo
occlufusdiciturjEt rcveraCacusVulcanifilius, qui fpo-
lijs deicdlatur^ vr potcmaIus,in fuafpcluncaoccludidc-
bet, vtfaltem vnusadcumaditusctiamcum cudodia &cura detur, vtBafiliusValentinus, alijq^circaignisregi-
mcn admoncnt: .^ibus dijs aras crexerit Hcrculcs c%
quorundamfuperiuspofitatraditionepatetquorum jamanicfuolocomeminiinus: DeclavaveroMcrcurio, pr£
omnibus dijs^confccratanonparum ominisquiseliciat,in
cjus honorc, nempc Mercurij, omnia Hcrculis opcra pcr-
fcAa& dicata etrc, fiquidem clava fit inftrumentum , quoanimalia& mon dra non fugacia aut volatilia, fcd refiden-
Cia& fixa cominus podraverit, vt fagittis cminus fugi-
cntia& volantia peticric : Quod (1 Mythologi huius rci
vcram rationem reddercdcbercBt, aliquid miri abfque
dubiocffingcrent, ncmpcdc cloquio vel furto, vcl ncfcio
quoof]BcioMercurij, quoHcrculcs valuerit: Nos ratio-
ncmomnibus hadcnus didis& pod dicendis confcnta-
ncam vnam damus, quadratam & immobilem, OmnfaHercolisopcra, laborcfq^ circa philofophorum Mercuri-
umfuitrc, nonvulgii!IumfuracinrimumIiquorem,ideoq;
incritdcIauamciusMercurioconfecrari, gigantum, ccn-
raurorum & alioruni mondrorum fanguinc crucntam;
Quxcxolcanro fuiire fingiturjqUcTarborPalladifacraeft,
in arborem gerroinantcm dc nouo conucrfa* Quod cx Lc-
theo fontc bibcrit& omnia mala oblitus fuerit crcdibilc •
Quia vt authorcs tradunt,Eft in Chymia corpus quoddamnobilc, quod mouctur dc dominoad dominum, in cuius
initio
Lib.y, Acgyptio-Graecorum. 24}initiocftmifcria cum aceto, in fine «utem gaudium cumla!ficia : Et Hermes Cap: ? . Vemte, inquit, filijfapiemum exnttncgaHdebvmtii ^ deleQemHrfimHl, ^ma mors confHmpta efi
^fitim nofteriam rtinat ac ruheo ornamento ac cameindntM
eft.S^^^ Ccrbcru adducerc cogaturjex iE^yptiorij figmc-
tis cft, a quibus,vt raeminimus lib; i . hoc Homcrus& aiij
poetaefr^nftulcrunt : iEgyptij autcm nihil aliud intcllcxc-
runtp^r Cerbcrum, quam Typhonis& Echidnse filium,
ncmpe nionftrum horrcndu, informe, ingcns, trinis capi-
tibus& caud is vcJ capitibu» draconum permultisjCu vcro
«ntehac dc cius fratribus& rororibusrxpcdixerimus, hic
i]lummittimus,hacadmonitioneadiunda)pcromniailIa
monftra quid intclligi vilc& defpeiftum pra^ vuIgOjfcraru
& rcrpentij natura habcns, quod tamen in rcm preeionni.
mam/i bene tradctur,rcdigi pofTit^PirithDu in laxo feden-
remrcliquit, qui vidcturefreinconrydcratusquidamopc
rarius ciusartis,cuius& Siry[>husraxumrcuo]ubiIcverfat«
Thcfcusctfi quoq-jRcx Atlicnftnfiii ftatuatur, iEgci ncrii-
pefiliusj(Pandionis.ncpos,Cecropispronepo8,Ercchthci
abncpos, Pandionisatnepo$,qui^]iu8Erichthonij,vthic
Ncptuni crcdituscft) cireaari^^umm^idi 273 r.antena*
tiuitatcmChrifti 125 i.&antcinitiumOlympiadum 458.poft Nimrodi regnum 942. tamen Hcrculis a?tate, quahicvixilTc fingitur, illc Thefeus attingere non potuit ; Inter
Thefcicnim Athenicnfiu rcgiscrcditi xtatcm & Ncptuni(quinunquamvixjt) abeoodaui inordinc, treccntiferc
funtannij Aut igiturThcfcus Athcnicnfiura rex, (etfialij
ciu8 vitam defcribant) tofus fabulofuscft cumfuisproa«
vis,autfihicvcrus,falfi tamen ip(iparcntesaircribuntur&
rcs geft^, Cum Hctculcs ille fingatur vixifTc Saturni & O-(iridistemporc, dcquoantc fatisegimus : Depopuloalba
ibvnapartcafumodcnigratain folijs ideoqj Herculi di-
cata nihil addimus, nifi quod a carbonum puiucrc & fumoita cuencrit ; cum non fit fiiligo apud infcros, nififorc
Vulcani ofhcina ibidcm fingatur fuiife: Hcrculcs igitur in-
viftusmonftrisinfcrisacfupcris, falo, foloq; triumpha-
I i 2 tor
244 Hierogly|.'hicorum. Lib.yJ
tor artifcx fatis innotuit, de qiio fi cx reecntiorihus autho-
nbus proprictatcsjrcquiritajcircumftantiasjquoad corpus
& iHgcniunijfortunann & conllanriam, ncc non impro-
bosin invcnicndoIaborcs&inpcrficicnJofeduIitatcmct
curam,adijccrcvcllcm,vcrcor nc nin js hocopuscxcrcf-
ccret} Illisautcmahbi legcndis, hicpr.Ttcrrjinjs, in hoc
quoq; fludi) gencrc, vtinaiijs arduisncgotjjs omnibu«,
fudorem antc gloriam hominibus a Deo immortah potJ-
f. ff.ptumeirealfcriaiusjNaravtpocta inquit.
^f^P •
^g^ ig^^ adfeenffii ft qttU fctat ardna, fudor
Plurimiu hunc tolltt,mnurnainfomnis ehua
Jmmoritur^deUt ^uod mox Uuda^dtrat infe
^ui cufit ty£terHA donari frondis honore»
Ita ctCal id) Intellige, '\r\(\M'\t^eiufVirtutem&vaiorem^atj^
honorem, 0" operare : Etdtxit ejuidamjafiens : Non e/l tihi da-
tum aDe» hoc ma^tflerium/ol/im pro tua audacia, fortitndine
C^ callidttate , fine omni labore : Nam laborant hominej^ et
T)etutrthuit fertanamhominihw . Adoraergo deum Creato-
rem, quitihitanta^fratiam fuUoperihus henedtEtis veluitex*
hihtre: Aviccnna vcrc) teftatur dc fcfc qudd tantum labo-
ris et fludij in hanc diuinam artcm pofucrjt, vt plus in olc-
um ad clucubrandum no(5lu,quaii alij in rinum ad bibcn-
dum» collocarit, idccq} fciat C9i-i qux fciat prac rchquif ; I-
dcm in ariis vcritatem probandam did: i.cap:2 .dcanima,
adfert tria argumcntorum genera, vnum dialcdicuro ex
philofophia, altcrum cx fophifticis, rertium cx rationc vi-
iioni? et oculorum dcdudum ; Dequorum vItimo,Si, in-
c^Uit.aurum (^ argeutum non viderem.dicerem ,e]uodnihtlerat
magtfterium, fedquia vtdeo, creio & jcio, quod ma^ijferi^
um ejil
jr^^^u j^Spv j1!!^s^ wB^ITi^ j^?i*. ji'i!^i*.r!L
Tl^^Jr TW«» ^»«* •»>
LfBER S£XrV5.
D E 1C R O I A N AExpediuone.
Rojarx vrbis cxcidium cum nonnul-lis vclle rctexerc, aut in dubium re-
vocarcjcum tot civiratcSjquse fc a Tro-
janispoftbcHum profugisauthoribus Cfj^iffiano'
exrrudasalIerunr,cxtcnt,eirct!^thJ- rum CtvtU-opcmdealbarc autolcum & operam tescjuAhec
omnino perdcrc; /^roptcrca tantum affermt , ak
nobis non fumiajus: Attamcn CuC' EthMcifhta,
cinfte & validc tanquam digifo demonftrare nos poflTco- e$uf£fal/tf
pinamur,quampropinquumhoc fit fabulr aut hyftoricc hyfiorijs hau"
nunquam fa(5t3e,hacprotcftdtionc,noscuilibetfuun) m-fermt c^twdicium libcrc reliduros, prrfertim cumidabfqjcuiufq; cow/^/w^^ftf
confcienriTljEfionecrcdi poffit, autnon : Ncc vcro Cri- j?r(7/tfr«»^
ticorumplasquaiTi niturali acumini ea, qur dicluri fu-
mus, Iubcntesfubijcimus,qui hjcc &fimilia, vcritarc ta-
incn rei immota, facilc verborum vcntis dilTipdrent j at
candidatis Phyficac (ccrctioris amatoribus dijudicanda
proponimus & rclinquimus. Dift/s quidam Cretenfis
cretizat (c Trojanobcllo, dum gererctur, intcrrnilfc : At
quia tantam antiquitatcro, qu« vlfra Hcfiodi &Homcrijetatem fefcextenderttjnonlapiat, fed ab illis omnia fua
muruatus vidcatur, vt fidtltiumac fabulofum fcriptorc,
qui fi;flo nomine aliaqj intcntione id fcriptumedidit, o-
I ii mitti-
14^ Hicroglyphiconrm Lib.tf.
I RMtio'mittlmus. Priroaracio) quaTroianumcTcidium fabula;
\r /^^. adfinc ccfnitur, eft; Quiaomncs fundatores Troiar funt
/ r-A^^/^j, fabulofi & e' Ocorum fidiciorum gcncalogia origincm^ * ducunt, vt Tros fcu Laomcdon, cui Ncptunus & Apollo,
(ex iulfu tovis, quod vna cum cs^tcris dijs lovcm ligare
volucrint, aut hic Cyciopcs (agittis intcrcmilTct) in xdifi*
candis mnenibus operam fuam ccrtamcrcedc dicarunt:
SicOvid: inepid: /'aridisfcribit^mxniaTroiaQa Apolli-
nc 1/ram pulfantc d;dificat«eire,hisvcrnbu8
:
lUoH AJpicieSi firmata^ tMrrihtis tdtis
M^nii^ Phahca firH^d canore lj/r<t.
Virgilius tradit ea mznia quondam Vulcani fabricata
nianu:Quodriitacft, vt clTc fubolfccimus, Vulcanijsar-
tibus id fadum crit,qux abfq^ igne non cxiftunt ; Vulcano
Ncptunus^quidcusaquaehabctur^opcmtulit; Qiiiaaqua
&ignc communitcrcgcraus inrcbushumanis, vtfmcil-
lis fere nihil prxAarc podimus : Indc, quibus intcrdiceba-
cur aqua &; igne, quafi civiiis vita& conucrlandi ratio intcr
homines adimebatur ; Sic in coarrificio? quod Homcrusabfq^ dubio in i£gypto rcfciuit&adpoftcrostranfmifit,
faltcm ignis & aqua rcquiruntur,vt potc Vulcanus& Nep-
tunus, fcu corum muncra ;Quia Aros&: Calib; Intoto
nodroopcrc, inquiunt, mcrcurius (qui aquamrcfcrt) &ignis tibi fufficiunt, inmedio&in iinc: Scdnoninprin*
cipio ; Quia& alia adfunt,qua? perVulcani vim rcmoucri
dcbcnt : Ncc vcro incrcdibile cQ faxa accurriifc ad ipfa
macnia,cumfundarcntur)fcq;ipfainordincmdifpofui(Ic,
poftquaro ApoIIo ad numcrum Cythara cancrct, qucm-admodum Orphcocanrantcfaxa&fcrze, ipfa;q;arborc8
loco fuo motac & ftupcfadae accurrcrunt, ac navis Argocurfum fuum dircde tcnuit, filcntc autcm fludibus abcr-
ravir, vtfupcrius traditum cQ; H^c Ethnicisarticulifus
fidci crant, nobis verd non itcm : Sit \u^ quod fcriptorcs
illi primi allcgorice ita Icripfcrint, vcluti& Athcnarum
mcmincrunr, ilJam vrbcm partim a Ncptuno, partim a
^•iiadc
Lib.tf. Acgyptio-Graeconim. 147PalIadefundatamcirc,quibi}«forrcinfelligcrevoIucrunf,'
quod Horcrct artibus Palladijs,& Ncptuni donis,quia ma«ritima clfct, multafq* naues pcr marc mittcrct • VcruRilongcalia eft ratio Troiac, aha AthcnicnfisCivitatisj Hacc
cnim aiiquamdiu dominaGrxcias fuit & multa prscclara
ingenia fbvit^fatifq; nota fuitarmis& litcris,dum florcrct,
vt patctcx hy ftorijS;At Troia tum cllc difijt,cum nonduminccpcratjDe excidio ciuspercrcbueruntmultorum fcrip-
ta, atdcrcgno, rebufq* geflis rcgum nihil omnino, nifi
quodad pcrnicicm cius fpcdet; Illc ipfccnim fingitur
extruxilfcTroiamtam cclebrcm& populofam civitatcm,
cuius filiusciuscxcidiumvidit; .^guafipofTibilcfit^poly-
ticc loquendo, permagnam civitatcm ab vno fundari pof-
fc, quxtantarum fitvirium, vt tamvalidocxcrcituiGtae-
corum tamdiu refiffcrc potucrit*Nam adincrcmentummagnarum vrbium fcdcs regia longo tcmpore frcqucn-
Cata plurimum vaict, prxteraliacommoda regioniSjVn-
de vixquicquamabinitio magnuminccpit? fcd quoddu-rarcdcbcta paruaorigincfxpiflime proucnit; Cumvul-godicifolcatjquodcitdfit, citdpcrit: SicTroiafingitur^
Laomcdontc fundata inq; tantam ciuitatem accrcvifTc
cam citO) vt non folum populofiflima & potcntiflimafu-
iffe prasfumatur) fcd ctiam in ca omncs artes fubtiliorcs,
fabriIesctpi(ftoria:invcntardicantur;,guodtantiIIotcm-
porisfpacio, ncnipevniusrcgis, contingcrenonpotuic:
Vctum vtin fublime dignitatis faftigium cveAa fuit, fic
moxincinercsrcdada, vnocodcmqiauthore, vtvercde
ca poeta dixcrit; Fft campus, vbiTroia fuit; .^i enimcxtruxit Laomedon, cius cineribus prsffcntibus dcleta eff,
vt poflca dcraonflrabifur ; rrjeterea ipfc Laomcdon, ii
bene de cius originc inquiratur,cum proavis omnibus fuis
fabulofus invcnictur; Hoc cfl, quod ab illis ortum duxe*
rit, qui nunquam in rerum natura fucrinc, ncmpc maximacx partc Dij crcditi, cx Cxlo ct Tcrra dcfccndcntes, vtfu-
pralib:^.patuit: Secundaratiocft^ FabuIofosquoq;e<Tea.jr4r«i!;
ct fidicios omncS) qui Troiam rcxcruDC ct dcfcndcrunc
tcnporc
14$ Hicfoglyphiconjtn Lib.6.
yi regihfis tcmpoffoppugMtJoni j j ^uorum gcncalogus ct tcs ge-
jitliCijs, <i«i tlas rtupcnJa» quilibct ipfc confydcrarc potcrit, cum in
rexerttnt,de~ omnium fint manibus : ^\s cnim poft Hom<rum nonjenderHnt (^ mcmlrjit Troiana:cladi6ctrcliquiamm?eguisnonagno-
ff^pMj^MArmt vit Priamum tot filioruminfcciiccra patrcm, Podarcini
Trmm, antedidUm,etHccubamciu8coniugcm ? Adcuius aurcg
non pcrucnit fomnium cius iam grauida: cum Paridc i
,^is non IJiadcm malorum lcgit aut pcrccpit i Vbi et no-
tabllc tccmyrion occurrit,Phrygum linguam diucrfiffima
cifcaGrxcorum &aliorum populorum linguis, nihilo'
ininus omnium illorum-Troiancrum nomina invcniri
purc Grzca &c gr;rc^ originis : Quod autcm aliud idioma
fuerit Phrygibus^ quam Grsecis conltat, quiaPhrygiain
cra vltima Afiae minoris eft, quara antiquo illo temporc
Grxcinon incolucrunt, ante jrtatcm Alcxandri Magni,
rr A ' ' rcdpotiusCoIchi& iEgyptiorumcolonijVtantcaadduxi-tiyportAm-
^^^^ quldiucrfinimavtcbantaraGr^cislingua: Demdcra f^^fitt-
^x hyftoria id conflat, cuius mcminit Herodotus, rcgemqtiiuteltn-'
qu^ndam, (vEgypt!um)cumintcr finitimasgcntcs dean-•f'^' tiquitatcIinguarume(Tctdi(ccptatio,acfingula:ruamanti-
quifTimam didaicntjPucrum rcccns natum paflori cui-
dam indcfertis dcgcnticnutricndDmdcdiirc, mandaircq-^
vtncmo pracfcntc pucro voccm aliquam cderct, cumqjobfcrihjre, quarovoccmomnium pnmopronunciaturus
cfrct 5 Cumq; nutrirctut lade caprinOjac poft fcfquiannura
paftorad pucrum iam efuricntcm acccdcrct, inccpit cla-
mare, beccum, bcccum, quafi comcdcre appcterct ; Id
cum rcgi rcnunciatum circr, inquifitum cfl, quid bcccumfonarct, & invcntum, Beccum /'hrygum linguapancm
dcnot^rc, qucm pucr petijiret; Atq; ita laus antiquitatis
Jingusapud Phrygcs manlit : Vcrum yEgyptij rcfpondc-
runtobijcicndo,nonmirumclIeeam voccm>bcccum,ab
illopuero primamcditam, quamanutricecaprafarpcau-
divilfct itcrar, idcoq-, prjt csctcris lonis v^rborum didi-
clircr : Cura crgo omnium Troianorum nonaina Gr^ca
fint, fAciichincpatctaGr^cisparcnttbuscircruis libcris
indita.
inditsjncrrpeapoetisatfcriptoribus , &5ioncnenifi grx-TraMtm^CJrinvcntionisjStfiftioniS} Prxtcrca &candcmrationem»^jC7rirf<
confifTOiif, quodomncsTroianij defenforcs TroicT, cum denimitigsiom
Q; iccis oppugnarof ibus, non folum a dijs primam origi- wV.
Hcm dLxerjnt, <3i a principio,quod nunquam fnit, dcriuati
tr«d«nrur, fcd cfuni mortc indigna pcrierini & innihulumqu«iircdijdillnt;Exceptisijs,qui petitis txtciisorig
progenicm fuam pcrmagnis & iijuitis civiratibus cxtru-
cndi.idominaturamrcIiqucrunt, prcvt aquibufdamtra-
ditur: Vtenrmisronij &Cadmei<rat'cscxtcrrjgcnitire-
penrino natur;E f>rodigio feip^is confcceruntad vnumomnes, nevcl etlet^quircjiquoruojcbdcmnarrarctalijsj
Ira rtiam Trpiani &Gr2Cciabvtr.'q;parrehcAcscumruit
poftcrisbicui mtcrcidcrunt, ac dcniq. mirabiii fdto cx»
tm<fi:i Tunr5
' ^iufi h.TC ef!, quod in iiatura rcrum (cu pr mignotionibusiocum ncn invcncrint, atraitcm in figLrafcu
fccundis nocmaf/s. Tcrtiaratioeft, quodcauf^cconcur- .jf^/i^j
rentcs adTroia: oppugnationcm & deletioncm fint fi<Si- A Cattfis Ji^cite & fabulofe ; Vtcniminono pulluspotentialicerined ,y^^MiW& in pomo pomus arbor, fta in pomo & ouo tota Trofa- ttonA^iciisnorum & Grarcorum rxptditiodelitefcit & fecundum vir- q^ fatulofiic
tutcm*exiftit:TclLturpomum&ouum, taRquamrcpo- *
tia fcu bellaria& mcnfac fecundacjaut fingaturjiila duo nonfuitlcaut feitanon habcrc, ct fubuettctur totacxpeditio
Troiana : Si enim Ouum non fuit, Hclena non crit, tanraE
opcrae prcctum, mulicrum pulchcrrima, quippe pra:tcr •
humanum morcm cx ouo inftsr cygnifiliac candidi cx*
clufa, lade gallinaceo nurrita,ct lovc patreoriundaj Ec
fi pomum Eridos non fuir, nu^la intcr deas, lunoncsn,
Palladem ct Vcncrcm de pulchritudinis laude erit con-
tentio • Ncc r<<ris arbitcr dearum, ncc Vcnus poJIiciratiQ-
nisHcIenjccaufa:,neciI!chuiusraproracadi.tIter, necMe-nelaus cum Grafcis raptr repetitor, iniuri^ vindcx acTrois depopuIatcTCritjInfumma/ublatacaufijtoJfitur &cffeAus:j^uid?Sideosipfos&deas*olIatDU$,Ncptunun'>
Apoiiincm,VuIcanum,qui Troiam fundaruat^Iovem,qui
K k Gac/.
2 50 Hicroglyphicorum Lib.(J.
Ginymederr. Laomcdonti ad ipCTftum rapuit,Iunoncm,
Pi»lladcm&: Vcncrcin, qux fuadtc faccm bcllopr rulc-
ru(ir,Pclcuai,Thetin,& deam Erm,& rcIiquos,nihi| fupcr-
crit cauTx, cur racci concurrant cum Troiai is ad arma,
cur y£fic3$ & Vlylfes, hicVcncris, illc funonis ob iram
tam longo tempore tantis fluAibus obijcianrur JAt lam
arfcfupcrius, cuid pcrdcos &deasgcnfium primitus in-
tcllcdum rir,& cur in fuperOitioncm hominum vcncrinr,
dcroonnrauimus, cofq; c racdio fuftulimus : Q^jid ? Si
fomnium Hecubx nil nili fomnium fucrir, hoc ei\ duplici
iure, annonomnia-.quacinde dcpcndcnt, fomnijsfunt fi-
milima, vtcflcxpolicioParidis, cnutritio, iudicatiojitis,
proroiffio mulieris, cxpcdirio in Graeciam, mcrctncis fcu
adnltcrxabdudiOjVndeinccnfioTroiarfccutaclUlaman-
fc diucrfis locisoflcnditiiu», fabulam clfcjquicquid dc Hc-
Icnabclli Froiani praccipua caufa, ciufq; fratnbus Argo-
nautiS} dicitur, ncmpccxfuppufationc tcmpori» longif-
(jmi,quo vixiffc tradunrur ; Vcium huic fcrupulo Ethnici
rt fubvenianf, Hclenamomnino immortalcm fuilTc fibi
perfuafum habc;it,nobifq;pcrfctiptafuaincuIcanf, fi roo-
doiliisfidcui habcrciwus: SicScrviusad i.Mneid: Virg:
HeIenam,ir.quit,immorfalcm fuilTc indicat tcmpus. Natn
conftat fratrcsciuscum Argonautis fuilfc: Argonautarum
filij cum Thcbanis dimicavcrunt ; Irero illorum filij con-
traTroiam bclla gciT-runt : Ergo fi immortalis Hclcna
•Donfuilfct, totfincdubio fcculispcrcurarcnonpotuilTct.
Hxcillc: Nosimmortalera illamncgamus, nifialiopro-
bcnt argumcnto : Ergo non pcrduravit : Et fabula agnof-
citur quicquid de Hclcna ct Troiano bclloproptcr cam^.Rati». gcflo dicitur : Quibuf aflipuhtur, quod idcm cum aiijf
ATefffore, tr«dat,Helcn.Tm priu«aThcfco5ciniEgyptocommenda-
^uod ftidcfi' tam Prothco : qucm aliqui fingunt Acgy pti rcgem fuilfe,
mt$tmeflfe dc quo fupfr us. Quarta ratio cfT atcirpcrc, cut nullus
cmndttmE- ccrtus ftriptor vcritatcm afllgnijrc potcnt : V'rgil'us fc-
fochdmvfl cufus Varroncm, fcribit Troiar oppugnationcm (rccen-
ferfopim tn- cjs ann)8 antc vrbcm Romam coudiuro contigilTc ; CjU >d
dlthK0tM. taoico
1
Lib.5. Acgyptio-Griecorum. 251
tamcn cx rullofcriotorc vctrrisj^ui probatum cft: ExHo- M: TJigims
mc-otdnoncooftir, quia hic ccruimtcmporisintcrvaI-/»^/V^«//<»
lum Jb im nobili aliquo puido, ku afra tcmporisnon multareprit-
annotjuit, lcdomnek perfonas, quis dcfcripfit,(iuccieos, hendit/vtefi
dcas, nymphas, hcroas, hcromas, indcfinitc pofuititavt a^udGeHt-
manifcftc patcar,illasomnesclTc fi(5las,& quali in immcn- *»»/. lo.
fo O cano flu<5luarc, ncc agnofci poirc acircumrtanti s c,i4,
immoris: ,^ii uollHomcrumigiturccrtitcmporis, quocxciduir» Troianum accidcrit, meptioncm faciunt,vt au« A.GeRins,
thcr*s vcros producant n^-cclfarium habcnt, aut ipfi fi(5li- /• • 7 ^*^ '•
ooiscUisreificnrjSic V;*rro.qai Ethnicorum thcologiam evCaJpoait,
ad rationcm rcduccrccon-jrus cit, fiucad ciuilrm, fiue Homerum
poericam, (vthahct Au^ulf:! C.c 2. ^4. . dcciv:dei,) mfi^ixi^eaH'
fabulofam, fiuc phyficam ant naturalcm,abHomcrG tcm- tiifpofiif:ll,
pu» Troian.Y cxpedjtionii» tnuruatus certum annorum nu- Trttan.i^o,
mcrum primus abfq, dubio cx; reflit, a quo Qom\gct9kt^anteRomamqucm cx fud ccref ro iplc finxir, vt & plaerjq* omnJa, in cond: \ 60.
qiiibus citaiulocis a D. Auputlino roiidiffinr.c rcfutatur : itl^ex/ttppo'
Hanc Livius^alijqjiTcunR vnanisconfirmarunthoc pro (ito,ijttod
ccrto,quod • unquam in rcrum natura acciderat : i^^uin de Trosa deUta
Homcro ipfOjquanao vixcrit,cuias fucrit, vbi fcpultus fit, fit \oo. anfiis
controvcrfijE apud fcriptores habcntur, ncc quicquam anteRomam
certi vtThomas Vak is in l.^.c.i. Aug:deciv:dci annotat, cW;hisvcrbis: ^uoautcmtcmporcfucritHomcru9,rari$cft HomerMt
inccrtum proptcr difcordiam fcriptorum) qui dc tcmpwrc qttss ,i:^cma4
cius ficiunt mcntionem • Tamcn omn.es concordant \T\ftterit,0'
hoc, quod ipfccratantc Romulum, vr dc co loquitur Au- ^uandovixe*
gM^iX.iz.c^Ac civ: & Ejfebius& Hicronymus iuchro- rttignotum
nicis,& A.Gclliuslib.9. Ab Eutropio flatuitur Hunicrus w*««,/?^
vixiirctcmpotc AgrippxSyluijrfgis AlbantTum,cuifuc- Vtdeatur A,
cfffir Arrniusfylviusrcgnans annis ^.cui fucccffit Aven- Gclttttil.ij.
trnus Sylvius annis ? f.rcgnans, cui /rocas Syivius rcg- c.ii.O' /.j.
nansannis2». Huic Amulius, cuiusan-^ofcptmo natus r. 11,
cl^Rotmilis, &ficprxce(ritHomcrus RorriTlum pcran- P^triaHo'
ros 82. Et Ciccro pro Archia oftcndir fcptcm Civit^tcsmeriignoU
Homcrum fibi fuum conciucm «(lcnbcrc, inrcr quos/w/r.
K k 2 cnun;crat
15« HleraglyphicorumJ tiKif?
A. Gcflstt4, cnumer4t SmyrnaEosjChios, iS4Umintbfi,Go!opbpnlpB8?
L\.c.\ I. alio8,Sunt,inquit A. QelliU3,qui yEgyptium dicantfuilfc:
Se^temvY' AridotilesirjJitcx In(u'a lo nafum: Vt iraonaniadeHo-
hicertant mero incerra rcjinquintur, Ifcctconicdluris dctcmporcdeflnpeiii' nonnulii vcrifiaiilibus vfi iint: Si itaq-, non cx Homcro,fi^HisHome' aiiovc (criptorc co adhuc antiquiorc, vcrilTm^c conftcf,
ri,Smyrna, quando Troianum cxcidium jllud adeo cclcbrc contigctir,
RhodiSfCo- UbuIamclTe non vetat, imorcvcia convincit: Tcmpcr*/ophon,Sa/a- cnim tcmporibus, vt rcs rcbus & pcrfonjcpcrfoniscor-
min,Chios, rcfpondcrcdebcnt, fi ventascluccfcjt 5 ^xemplis rcscric
Argos,4' clarior: Exhyilori snotutmci},quibus rc^itiusin Argyp-theM* torcgnantibuSj&quoannoMofcsnatusfir. Sicncvimu?,
cum naliccretur Chriftus, quis dominatus fit niundo, &quid contigcnt fcu antcccdcntibus fcu confcqucntibus
ImpcratorjbusjQuibusconfuI busCormthus dcIcta,Car-
thago evcrfj & rcliqua innum :ra onin'a: Inde impodibilc
cft, fiTroiafiJi(Tctdcnrudla,noncxtarcccrtamtempori«
& pcrfonarum mcmoriami qua? cri »01 ad fcqucntcs fe cx-
tcnderint: Quod autcm Homctus fcripfcric Acncam cx
Kamd^enti-Troiaprofugumltaliam pctijirc^fdRomanisfcriptoribus
HtiaadH^i ^'^ amplificationcm authoritatis furvrbis maximcinfcr»
rf ^j-f
uivit, cu cx porteris ciufdcm Acncx, fi dijs pla^er, Romu-j- « Jum,qLC)idmatrcmfaItcm, dcducjnt, patrcmloneeno-
,u ^. -.«/. biiiorcin homtne, ncmpc ipiumdcum, Ma.tcm iphaf-
biiior e(fst"g"^"'" 5
Cumq; Aencas matrc Vcncr^; nitus dicatur,fic
^ * in Romulo matcrnum gcnus Vcner u n, ac patcrnum
Martium lubentes agnoverunt j Tarquam prarclarum ali-
quid fit prxtcr humanu morem natunj vrbisfundatorcra
habcfc, qucm idcircopc^fl intcr dccs quoq; numcrarunt
5
Vt Augu(iin:l.2i. c.6. dc civ;dci mcnjii if cxCiccronc,&
E(hnicosvcxathisvcrb:s: Oe Romnlo autem, cjHo^icoi.iidit
Romam, in eaQj regnatM, aHditHr./egtttir, non cjtuafa^Hm r/?,
qHodante /HiJJetprophetatHm, (en cjuod fit receptttt in d'o > cre-
dttum tenent /itera, nonfa&Hm doccnt : NhUu (jHtppe rfummiral;ilit4m fig»is,idei v^repruveni!Je mo>7,'rratHr: L^pa^mppe
t^sfratritm tkU6rfiifKf4tri?:, qhou Vtdttur qitafimagmtm exii-
Lib.tf, Aegyptip.Grafeotum, aji
tilfe fortcntHm, qinie ^ftt ffiHantHmefi ad(ifmMPr4v4*t1»de'
umf Certe enimetjinattmeretrixfuitiHpailU, fedbffiia, iumjr.itrtbtu fortetttum commune fuerit nmbobm, frater tamen
eini non habet»r dent: Hxc illc : Nec folum cx Vcncrc &Martc (antiqui concubirus, cum.a Vulcano vindi fuc-
runt, renouarioncm qujrentibus) Romulus natus prae-
fumitur,& a lupa nutrltus, vndc diuinitatcm mcrucrit, fcd
ctiamexvirginc Vc|}se,Vuicani cognatx, dicata incjeftu
ncf4ndo>(!iqM'dcmvciU!cscorruptaepudicitiscapud Ro-manos vmx defodiebantur, vt patct ex hyl}orijs)quia
frarricidioregnuniifuum iiiccpit, quoda.quibufdamabfq;
io-;ofcribitur&dcaion(!rarurab Aqmla,lcuciusaugun6, ^^ttilafun-
fui Jatum & dcnominatum, (ncmpe Romuli & Rcmi ini- davit.
r'J8)aban(ere propugnatuin & defenfum, (fcilicetlrrucn- Anfer^ro"
tibu5GalIisinCapitolium)&agalIinaciufq-,pullisgubcr-^<''*'''«
natum&rcdu!i)-,(vrpotcquv Liviacingrcmiumcxaqui- GaUinaiM"
\:t vnguibus dccidcraf, ftlix & fapicns adcogcnusrclin- bernavit Ro^
qucns, vrRomani in bcllum noncxircnt inconfultisilli» mamgeMtii*'»
gallmT puUis) Ncc folugi id,fed Romulus idem fuu rcgnii ^'^»
inchoatum, Afyloibi con(}ituto,aconcurfuaudicifrimo-
rfi hofPinu nobilitauit, &raptumulicrurai'^^/»i<r/f»!i am-plifi:;auit & (labihuirjCuitanquam tutclarcsdijacpcnates
Troiani, Marfq;Vcnufq., fcmperpropitij fuillcabEthni-
cispcrhibentur; Contriqnos Auijuflinustotis illis libris
(^ecivitatedei difputat,coiq;firmiilimecum paganifmoct
filCls cffi<5lis dijs rcfutat. ^i I. },c,i.[rriderefabulas, in-
q\l\ty fortajjisexi/iimor, necgrautter a^ere tanti pond-rii cau^
fam : Noh er^o credamt^yfiplacet,(>y£neam effe Venerisfilium:
Ecce coHcdo : Smtc Romulis Marti4:St a:item illud,cur non et
illu i ? A^ dtos fas efi hominibns fttminis, m^res autem homines
de;ibus mifceri nejai ? Dura velpotius non credenda covditio •
^jiod ex itire Veneris in concuhitu M.>irti Ucuit,hocm i:4refuo
ipli Veneri non licers: At vtrumj^firm ttum efl authoritatt Ra-
m^na Et mox c.4. Dixerit ait^uis: ftane tu ifia credis ? Eg»VTro ifianw credo: Mam et virdoBiffimus eorii V^rro falfa hac
fjfe, <j!tamvi4mn audenter , tte^ fidenter , pene tamsnfatetur
:
K k ^ Et
2J4 Hicroglyphfcomm Lik.6»
Et ibidcW J Srd vtrtttnpoiuerit VenUi tx corrnbiiu /fnc' ifa
Jcneaw parcre,vJAiH^SiX ItU concfiBituf,'ix Nnmnorn A'**
mulumgt^ntre^m medi i f i.i^UAmus'. H.ccillc: Mirucn i»
wquc cft in Chriflianar fidei rania iucc adf uc crcdi & pro
vero a(Tufni , Troiaoi co modo j vr d.(flum,condiram, dc-
ftiu<5^jn.(jj&: cxcjus rcliquijs tantorprcgnuiriRonunura
fciUcctjtanquacxcin.r.bus Phrniccm ncvum frodijlTej
cumomniailladcTrojjfabulura fintcum dijs majorumgcntium: Sivcdquiscrcdat Trojarn fuitre aut cxtitilTc,
«brcijtaliconditioncdut dcftrodLJonc, quT cum dijscon-
jundacft illcfarcEchn/cisnonfati$facict,rcd vclutdonuin aercconflrudamablq; columnis a vcntorum jnjuria
tucri conabitur : Naro Fundamentumomnisilliuscxfru*
ftionis&dellrudionisTroianac dij gentium didi ftdru-
untur,abfq; quibus nulla Troj i enr, riulli authorcs ad cx-
trucndumautdcflrucndum :Hinc caci omtnioluncacIumincrationisprivati,qiii Chriftianam fidcm venfrui.e
•mplcduntur, &Trojam atot dijscxfrudlam vcldeftru-
dtan) fuilTeintenm pracfopponuntfcu credunt-Dum cnimfidcIcsChriflianircveialumus, vcl taccntcs Trojam cx-
pugnamus & reucIIimus,acecontra,fi hanc cum Erhni-
cis aircvcrAmusjtacitequrqjcorumdijsalTcnricntcsChri"
^a,t%o'.ftianifmorenunciamus: Quinta rafo dcfumitura loco,
AXjoco. quinuaquiro fuit; vbi fcicndum, aliot accipcrc Trojamproprovincia,in qua fuerit Ilium civitas, alios procivita-
tc.quorumopinioprxvaluif, & Ilium dcarcc Jici, Pbry-
giaradcrcgionc,acTrojam dc vrbc . Dc regionenuilum
eftdubiumillam fuiircolim,vtrafpccjusmcminimu$, ct
tdhucelfc, licet clio noniine appcllatam, At de Tioia
conrrovcrtitlir: Nonncgamusintcrim locum dclignari
fortcpolfe,vbiprxfumatur ftctilfcTrojam , fcd hoc cx
HoHJcn dcfcriptionc innotuif; quiidem,vt& alij fcctaf,
n>irafcripfcruntdcceftis locis, roontibus, maribu», fon-
tibus, fiuvijs,fvlvis,& infulis, quoinodo dijm iHisnafi,
qu<is rcs memcrab^lcs ipfi pcregcrint,in quo (axo fedcrint
,
&ciufroodiquaropIprima,qux omniaEthnici prx m<:v\-
tis
Lib.6. Acg)'ptio-Graecorum. jg^j
tiic^citatcprovcrisacccpcruntotamplcxiTuntjprrferritn
illi,qui^usaliqui9 dcusa Poeti« Sympatriota fingcbatur^vc
de Thebanis,Rhodijs,Dclijs, alijTque anic mcmoravimus;At crfiloca fupcrfunt, & quafi inonumcnta& vcOigia c-
arum rcrum j qu <rum mcroincrunt Pocfx> non proptc-
rca fcquitur rcsetlcvcriffimisdijsattributas,quiaipfi/*o-
ctajcumfingcrentomnia, ncmpc pcrfonas five dcos fi-
vchoTpincSjtcmporactresgeftas, tanquam eifcnt fafta
&vcrifimilia9 loca fingercnonpotucruntautdcbuerunt)
tanquam dcaliomundo loqucrcntur* cum enim hxc (int
immobilia&quafi immutabilia& fcmpcr durantra,dchis
humanamcns inquifivilTctjVbiciTcntcaMocaj quibus id
contigillediccrcfur; qux fiin mundonon invcnilfct profabulaflatimagnoviilct: Econtra cum Ethnici locumccrtum nominariaudivcrunt,non dc pcrfonis& rcbusgc-
ftis carum, nec de tcmporeerant follicitijquia illa tcrna
vidcbantvrmutabilia&quafiinvifibilia : Dcos tales qua-
Ics?oetsEfinxcrunt,non ncgarunt,fcd aifumpicruRt iiji*
dinofos,adulteros, incrftuofos, &omni crfhiincnotato»,
infana quadam pcrfuafionc indudi, itavt licuerit Poeti»
fingercindcos.inq; fcenicis fpeAacuIisagere, quicquiJ
libuerir, in homincs autcm nullo modo, quod D Augu-ftinuslib,2.c.i ^ita improbat; (7r<eri,inquir, puta»t re&e
fe honorare hamines fcer^kos, cum coUr.t iHdornm fcemcorum
fl>4git4tores dominoT ^^Rofnamv^rohomihihtu (cemcU ttec pU'heiamtyiyum. ejHamo mtnns Senatortam curiam dehoneflari
flmnt. Jn hac dtfceptatio*ie hutufcemodirattocinatiofHmmaaute-
fiionu ahfolvtt: Proponunt Grati ,^i dtj tales col(ndifunt,pro»
fe^oetiamtales homtnes honorandt [Unt: ^ffumunt Romanti
fedHuUomodotaleshomines hono^andifunt -^ Conciudunt Chri'
fiiant l NuU» i^i^ur modo dij tales colendtfunt : Et fcqucnti
cap. 1 4, Deiyide tjti4ere*f3uj, inquit, rp/t Poeta taltumfahdarH
C6mpcfito*es , ejuare duodectm 'abularumlege prohibcntur fa"
mam Udere civtum, tam prohrofa in deos convitia iaculantts,
cur nonvtfrenici haheantur inhtnefit?^ua ratione rtRumefi
vt PoettcorHmflgmeutfrMm & ignomintoforum deorum infg'
mentnr
%^6 Hferoglyghicojijm Lib.6.
mentHrAnores,honorenturahUoresf /inf»rte P/atffrfGr<(Ctpo'
t.mfpalma dandA efi, c^ui cttm ratione fitmarct, cjftnli^ e(Je ci-
fttas dcbeat tar.cjuam adverfariascivitart/mPoetajcen/nitvr'
»epe//endos^ I/fevero C^deorttm iniuriM indi^rje tfilit,0' fHf'
c^ari corrHmpt^figmeniis animes ciztnm nolnit. Tantum Au-
guftinusj ^accumvcrifiimafinr, quis nifi pUnc Ethni-
cus Dcos illos admittcrcc,aut corum cffcdus qui ccrris lo-
ciscti;ini verecxidcntibusgPoetisaikribuntur fNonau-tcm nos fugir& vctercs Gcographos & rcccntiorcs locumccrrum Troiar, vbi ftciiirc prxfumirurjalTignarc; & cife,
qui tcncntur^Turcas coruu) Jocorum accobs rcfcrrc,cx ru-
deribusTrojx /ubrcrraneis adhuc marofioracrui ad ;edcs
cxornandasabhibcfifolira: Vcrumh^fcindicia ci]c valdc
dubia, &n ita (int, de «dificiie, quae ibi nctciinr, air('<
ftari poile, pon dc individuoTrr.ia:.i di;s cx(ru(fl^ & aGr^cis dcletar^noncOdubium: Qiud enimmagnifici o-
perisfubtcrra remantiife potuic, iinetit Troja,^um ii/a
aeraspotius humiles cafas, ctmapalia quam pafatia ct
zdcsmarmorcasagnovcrit, cum n 21 iaab Apclhnisiy^
ralbu(fVadicancur, cttantillo t^pore, quo Troja ftctiire
fcribftur, nontanta aedificia cxtruipoiuerint,v( f;.'ma c(l
Poitxcz? Troadcroautcm vrbcm^vndeet Trojanincolsc
dicuntur^ cujus in facris a Z)iuo Pauio ^r mcntio, co lo'
co,circarempusChriltiftctilIe,notiflimum cOj fcd hancalccnus vcteris Troia: rer.quias aut coloniam, cr marmorAibi cfFoiTa non potiu? cx hac rccenriori, qXiam illa vctcr-
limafuilTc, quisproccrro affirmabit? Qiiis non potius
conijciethanc ad praricriptum Homcri longc poft c;ui
ccmpora cxtrud:am,vcluc innumcris alijs f^dumdnimad"vertimus,vt ita mcrito nomcn vatis apud EthnlcosHo»mcrusobtinucrit: Na quae finxit iilc.vcl vt fadahiam-plcxi funtjvcl vtfacicndaimitati.Phrygiama Phryxo di-
dlair!Volunt,qui,urfabii!ati funt, cumarictc, qucm Mcr-ruriusaurcumfccir,inCoIchidcm pcrvcnit livc pcr acra,
fiveperaquas, ibiq;cum habitalTct, rcgioni nomcn dc-
dicHuius arictis mcminir quoquc Apollomus iib. 2.
Argonaur.
Lib.d*. Acgyptio-Gr^corum; 257Argonaut : his verfibus
:
ytputo Umpridem veflraspervenit AdHuret ^
Phryxtis ut^et(treanHmq^ c^ maniaaMvit
:
HftttCaries vexif,<jftem mox Cjllenim ttureum
Fecit,nHnc etiamfnffenfaeli anreaejHercu
PellicHlafinterdMm crepttat qH<e leniter attrii.
Patctitaq* Colchidcm& Phrygiam valdc vicinas ciTc rc-
gtoncSj&hutusnomcnaltcritribui, acviceverfa, quodnihil alind indicatnififabulam vtramq; &; de aurco vel-
lercfhryxiaquophrygiadicitur, &de Trojana expcdi-
ttonc, quac in Phrygia fa(5la traditur, ctTe dc rniacadem-
qucrc ficf^am &introdudam : Vtriulq; Allegoria? vt v-
nus fcre fcnfus c(l, ita &c3?dem pcrlonx finguntur? ira ta«
fncn,vt Argonauticorum fiiijautncpotcspartim, partini
fpfi Trojano bcllo intcifucrint,quod centum annis rcccn-
tiU5 ftaruitur Argonauticanavigfltionc.* q'Jamvis,vt antc
UUoqucretulimus,Caftor&Pollux,et Hclcna etCiytTm-
neflra , cx binis ovis vno £artu cdifi" vtrifquc interfuc-
rint : Vnicus,inquam ? ari«totumilIud bellum cxponit,
quaIeruerit,non,quoddici folet, dclanacaprina, fcd ari-
etisaurci pcllc,quam Mcrcuriusinaurarat» Hic aries ct
PhrygiaractColchosnobilitavit, de cums cxplicatione
anrcafatiscgimas: Mirum c(l, quomodo fc torqueant
Mythologi irj enarrando,quid pcr arictem /*hryxi intcrigi
dcbeat, vbi vcl viginti diuerfas fignificationcs c;us profe-.
runt, quarum nc vna cum rei natura convenit, fcd vt om-ncs crronc jc 3c a veritate difcrcpaf,ita fc ipfas mutuo e mc-
dio tollunt : Didus ell,inquiunt,aurcus arics, quia conG-
liafapicntumputanda funtaui ca; Atnihil ad rhombum;cumi(lac!ccIi»rationcplumbcaquidenifit,nccrubrica,ncc
atramento notanda vt in fapicntun) oculos ac mcntcmvenirct : Eundcm locum fcu teriam Phrygiam Midas fuo
votoaurconobilitavitjcujus noslib, *. vr.a cum vellerc
aurcoracminimus, etOvid : in Mct : Dc Padolo M'<^3c
L 1 lotionc
258 Hicroglyphicorum, Uh,6)lotioncaurifcrorcdditOj hoc modotradtt:
Rex itiffdt fnreeAit aejUtt , vtt aHrea tinxit
f/umn, G^ hvmanode ccrpore cejpt iHam»e?}t,
' IJunc cjtto^^ cttm vcterii yerceptojefHine vernt
A. varigent ttnro mAdidu paiientta giivii.
J^-^tingcndi ratioctfinaturxnonconvcniat/amcnratis
dccUrar,quidcaantiqu' innucrc volucrint, nempc idem
quodpirvellus aurcum,TroJT occupationem, Ganymc-dis raptum,& his fimiiia, vndc ct Midas rcx fucE tempcfta-
tisditiffimus rraditurrqui Tmolummontcm Phrygix au-
rifcrum Phccboviftoriam cantus advcrfus Pana adjudi-
cantemr-^.dargucnjjauritusa /'hoebo redditur: Ttftcs i-
taqjfint Tmolus & Padolus,Arics Phryxi&Midas /'hry-
giam auri vtii\% abundalTc? idcoq* multirum fabuUrumnarrationibuslocumdcdiirc; Hisadjungcmus Ganymc-dem itidcm i^hrygiunijquiLaomcdontis rcgis Trojano-
rfi ii!i' s Jicitur a lovc fub aquilx forma in ccslum cvcdlus,
vtilii poculapro Hcbcnjiniftaretjfub Quafabui^Ciccro 1.
I .Tufc.qux fl. arcanij qui ppiam contincri fubodoratus cfl
,
dum inquit • Nec Homernrt^udio.ejtii Ganymedem a dijtrap •
tttm ait propterformamyVt jovipocu/a mtnifiraret : Non ttsjlA
cattfayCHT Lacmedonti.tanta fieret iniuria : Ftngebat hxc Ho -
mertu (^ humanaaddeostranfferehat, QiJibus vcrbis fatc-
tur CiccroHomcrum finxilTc, qi^rdc Ganyrocdc raptoHonferia fcriprerit5lta&. nos fciro.usHomcrum in toto fuo operehuman^ fccilTc, non folum in hoc vno, fed fmgula & vnivcrfa adnd Deos aliu fcopuin dircxilTc,quam vcrba fonant ; Aiij hoc lovis
tranflH/it, faftum ad hy floriam rcfcrrc conafttur dicentcs,lovcm fu-
ilfcregcm Crcix horaincm immundiflimuro, qui ct puc-
ris abufus fit,&virgincsextcrorumrapucrit, Et Tantaiu
rcgcroPhrygioruro Ganymcdcm filium Trois rcgis Dar-
danorum rapuilfe incjus gr^tia.vt eo lupiter abutcrctur
fccundu Orolium lib. i.Vcrum hxc etleabalijscxcogita-
ta,ct nulli vcritatiinnitiexomnibuscircurofTantijsappa*
rcc: Li^antius quoquc Ub.x.dclove ficfcntit: ^^tdlu-
fiter
Lib.6. -^gyptio-Grafcorum^ i$ppiter, ^HnHfolenniprecatieneOptimns Maximw mmimtHr)nonne a primaff4a caufa.acpuerttia pene parricidjt depr^hen-
diturcHm patretn regno expulit,nec expeElavitfir<em decrepiti
fer.ii cnpiditate revrrandi, c^ cum pater*7Hm foUnm per vim
^ atma ctpt^ttyheUi) ejia Titambns UceJfiHiy cfmhw viBis
reliqHim vitam luAm i*i ftttpris aduUerijf^ ctnfumpfit : Omit^/# virqines.cjUas imri^inui' '^lllud enim toUrahile tudtc^ri fvlet-
yimphytrionem ac Jindarum pyxterire non poffum, quorum do-
mos dedfcore ac infamiapltmjfimas reddidit X llludvero(umm<t
impitatii ac jceleris , tjuodregiHmpuerum rapuit adfinprum:Parum enim 't vidcbattir^^ntdftc in expi^qfianda fKminarumpudicttia maru/oftts e(fet (jr turpis ? nifi etiamfexui fuo tniurt'
amfaceret:H:^QLi6iintius,Vetu lovem non fuillehoniinc
vnnecDeiim,necrcgcCref3?jCxante d«(5tis fatis conrtat,
quodnen>{^eabex£gypti38 longc «ntequam Gro-ci qalc-
quldeiI!arcIigionc3bOrpheoprimi(iu alljta cognovif^
(ent,multrs ctmonftrolis figmcntisetallegorijscelcbratus
crat • No8 ncc intcr Deos nec homincSj illum cjufq jparc-
tes (cu proavos,nec fr^tres aut fororcs , nec filios, nepotc»
aut pofteros rcccnfcri dcbcre aut poire. (atis probavimus .
Qu«deGanymederercruntur,adhicroglyphicaChymicafpedantjInhiscnimGanymedcsnonpro hycmc pluvias
mittentc tanqua pociliatorc loviSjfeu aeris, nec pro aqua-
rio figno coclefti exponitur/cd de eo,quod pcr aquilam c-
vehitur,hoccft,dcf]XO,quodpcrvolatileadrummamdig-
nitdtcmcfFcrJur; Sext«ratlooii>nium frmiffima c(!, &dcfumifuraCondirionibusreuRcquifitis/incquibus Tro- ^'^^^f''
ja oppuguarinon potuit: Scxcnimquafi fatalja cclebta- -^f^^^ondi'
turon:nuid,qurconcurrerc necclTurn erat, &: a Gr.rcis ""'^'^^/'^*
conqiMri oportcbatj«ntcquati>dcTrojanis vidorcs eva. ^^'j^^^ptisfa»
dcrcpoirent; II!orumprinr.umcrat, quodCalchjs vatcs '"^''(^^»/'**'
pronuncialTctjTro am finc Achillecapi non polfe ,i^QQ^^^^hHsTroia
abfq-, NcoptoIemociusfiliO} Alterum^Palladiumcx \\io'^P"l*'^^*
dinpicndumforcjTcrtium, vnum cx oflibus Pclopis ad"''"/'^**'^*
Troiam, antcquim cxpugnctur, habcri dcbcrc : Qiiar-
tum, Cincrcs Liiomcdonfis cx porta rapicndos cire:
L 1 2 ^^intutP)
26o Hcroglyphicorum Lib.tf.
Quintum/agitf i« Herculi» opus clTr;Scxtum, Equos Rhc»riThracijcrcgis,antcquacXantlio fluvio bibcrcnt, abigc-
dosrorc.H-.cprimoarpfdufibulcf<iapparcrcnt, nifi ab
Homcro&illisauthoribuSjquipoft cum Trojanje cladis
mcmincruntjpiflim inculcatij cllent : At quid rcs tam di-
vcrfa &aproporito alien.T ad civitatis expugnatione c6-
fcrre potucrunt,aut gentis cxcidiumfQuid hx Graccis pro-
dcirc&Trojanisobcircrraduntur, nififortemagicavijaut
fupcrnAturali virtute ? Lcgimus in fdcrarum litcr^rum mo-numentiSjquomodo Hicrochuntis m lenia circuitu & fonotubarurcpetitCjapopuIoirraeiitico5DciiulTudcjc(Jlafinr,
IefiMc.6» aditufq; vidtoribuslfraclitis patcfaiflusjat talcquidapud
Ethnicos corigiiTc non meminimus:Hoc a Dco Exercitu-
um vcriffirocfadudi habctur,ilIa,quafifadlaciTet, fingun-
tuf; Hocracratifsimxlitcr^ , illapoetarumfabuix tradi-
deruntjVcrum vt magis confpicuum fiaf , has rcs non fo-
lumfiAiciasclTejfcdproptcrquidtandem cffidx fint, dc
fingulisearumq; circumtlantijslatius difqoiremus: PtumumcratAchillisprajfentiaj&virtusinvidacontra Tro-
l.Ream^ ianos: Fingiturautcm AchillesPclei & Thctidis filius:
tftm: yichii'^**^'*^^^^"^* vtThctisaquam fignificat) Nam Pclcus,vt
les&Neop' irjcjusfcriptura r;liquit,Chironispatris confilio Thctin
toltmut. ^"b formafcpia? pifcis latentcm in Magncfia, loco ThclTa-
ArcAna, ]ia?,comprclTit} Ad quorum nuptias in Pcliomontc(vbi
noftramagncfia latct, inde primiiu^ dida) cclebrandas
omncs dij vcncruntjCXccptaDifcordia, qua? hinc irata
inmcdium omniumpomum iniccitaurcumcumhacin-
fcriptionc,dctur Pulchcrrimar : Hocmalum omnis mali
Trojinotuinitium fuit: Namin his nuptijs duo femina
jdciun tur feu caufjc principalcs prscbcntur T roiae dclendar;
frimo' cnim Achilles cx his gcncratus j deinde & Paris
pro judice arbitrario cligitur,qui Vcnercm,a qua muncrcpromiiTo,Helcnaformofifsima,corruptuscrat,Pomodig-
nifsimamiudicavitjHincirjcrcliquaiii dearum in Troia-
noscxarfcront,tum proprcrParidemiudicem, tupropter
uCneam Vencris filium;& Hclcnx raptus conlccutus efl:
Hcicnam
L\b.6. Aegyptio-Gr^corum. i^i
Hclcnamaliquotcx Paridc libcros fufccpilTc fcribunt, vn-
dc p^tct eam adhuc quinquagcnario minorc fuiircjAt quo«
modo i"oIlux,qui cum ca cx vno ouo prodijt,intcrfuit Ar-
goTiautis, circuer i oo. annis antc vclius aurcum pctcnti-
bus ? Aut quomodo Achilics natus in his nuptijs, quf fili-
umfuum Pyrrhurofecum duxitadTroiam? Vndclcqui-
tur ad minimum 40. annis poft pomum Eridos proicc-
tum ad Troiam contcndiirc Achilicm, quibus fiduratio
obfidionis, nccnonvitxHelcnxacccdatteroporeArgo-
nauticsE cxpeditionis, conficiunt non minus quim 180.
annos xtatis HeIenae,Troia iam devi(fla,ct msecha rccupc-
rata a Grafcis: Nec Hclcnara valdc iuucncm tum fuiire
confcquitur, quia et a Thefeo rapta adhuc virgo diccba-
turjfcdrcftitura parcntibus : At haec fcrupulofius nmari
fupcruacaneum cxiftimamus, cumres per fcfidiciafatis
conficfjHcJinandusnarratIovcmamaireThctydem,cum
vcro moneretur,ne qucm cx ea generarct,a quo ipfc a rcg-
no cxpelleretufjdediire eam vxoie fclcoregi Pcloponcl?,
fratri i£fonis,patruoIafoni8 quorum nuptijs cumomncsdex adclTcnt, cxccpta Difcordia, hanc iratam ppmum ati-
rcum in medium dcarum proieciirc, cum infcriptionc, vt
antcdidum : Fulgentius vult pcr has trcsdeaspoetasin-
tcllcxiiretrcs vitas,fcilicct per Vcncrem,vitam voluptuo-
fam, pcr lunoncm vitam adiuam, perPalladem vitam
contemplatiuam: Sed ha^c moralia prlmariodeillisdici,
noncft vcrifimile ex omnibus circumftantijs , fecunda-
rio autem optimc convcnirc non negamua : Ex praedidis
itaqj conftat, AchillcmcirePcIci, hoccftjCaenijVelroon-
tisfclij, ctThetidisdcacmarmjefcuaqusp, filium,Chiro-
nis nepotcm,Siturni proncpotem,Ca li ct Tcttx abncpo-
temj Sic cnim opcrtct elTeillum, quiaphilofopho eligi
debcat adopus fuum explendum; Abfqj illisproavis vix
gencrofxcrit indolis • Vcium audiamus cius inflitutio-
ncmctcruditionem,necrtoncIc<5lioncro 5 Achillcs pofJ-
quame Thctydc dea natuseilet, quiaiiiacognovcrat, ip.
fum invidum Hcroa in bcllo futurum, idco ^unatcncLI ^ ^ ris?
t6t Hicroglyphiconim Lib6.
ris iiXiscfecit adgravia quttq; fuftincndatNam pernoA'
cm (ub ignc ab ca occulratus dicitur, vt omnc mortaJe ab-
fumcrerur, pcrdiemambroriaperundus; Cumqjcodcmniodo tc fratrcs eius traAarct,catttri ohicrunt, hoc vno fo-
perltite & viuido pcrmancntc, vndc Pyr ifous, quafi in ig-
ncviuens, accum labroaduftoclTcf, Actiillcspoftea vo-
citatuscft,vt rradit Apollon:lib:4. Argonauc Cumvcrdfclcus patcr huic filij cducationi intcrucnirct, inta Thetis
aufugit> fcq; in numerum Ncreidum reccpit : Achillcs dc-
indc Chifoni crudicndus traditur tam armis qua i\ artibus;
Cumq^amatrcrcrponrumacccperat, fcfc in bclloaducr-
fusTroianos pcriturum, abdiditfefeinterfiliisLycomc-
dishabiru virginco, fubquo&Deidamiam comprcfIit&
Pyrrhum cx ca fufccpit^Vcrum curo a Calchantc vaic pro-
nunciatumcfTctjadTroiamcvcrtcndam AchiilcopusciTc,
a carteris Gfnccis Vly sfi hoc ncgoci) datum c(},vt AchilJcm
ahcubi latcntcm inquircrct& ad Troijm adduccrcr ;Quod*
ille (ummadiligcntia *c corfiliopcrfccit: Eflq;hocpri-y/ylfefar-' muai g^ prxcipuum ex fa(5lis memorabilibus VJyfsiSjtifexconjiho ^y^ hictraftamus: Pcr Vlyllcm vcrdartificcm prudcn-valens, ^^^ confilio & artc praeftanrcm intclligimus ; Pct Achil-
Icm,fubicftumilludartis, fincquonihilficripotcft :Hjcc
duoagcnria, vnumcxtcrius, altcrum intcrius, nifiadfmt
ad Troiam, obfidio & cxpugnatio fclicitcr pcrfici ncqait
:
Dc Agcntc cxrcriori feu y^rtificc prius perpauca philofo-
phorum tcftimonia addcmus : Geber artificcm duplici
dotepraeftantcmdcfcribir, ncmpccorporc&roborcHcr-
culcoj& animo Uu mgcijio Vlylfco : Dc corpore iam ante
Iifaro 5. cgimu?; De animo hic ciufdcm Gcbri verba ap-
poncmus: qui m (cm: pcrf: f-ar:;. c.5. agcns dcimpcdi-
nicntis rx p^trrc animx artificis 5 Dicimns i^itur, inquir,
auodejui nen hahuerit tngenium nAturale & antmam perfcru^
tantem fuhiUter pn*tcipia nAttiraha O" ftaturte fundamenta C^
^ritficia, tfffa co^^Jecjui naturam yojjint inju^t aEiionis propne-
tatihwynontnuintet huiHSpreciojijpma fcier.tia vcram radtcem:
Vbi dc^fki^ciiciccos^qui duram habcnccciviccmjiD om-ri
Lib.tf. Aegvptio-Grafcorum. 26^DipcrCcwtAtioneviciutti mgcnio, quicrvixcommuncniintcIIigcrcqucuntfcrnionem,ctopcrafimilitcrcumdiffi«
cultatc difcunt vulgd comman!a,qui facile omnero phan-tafiam concipiunt, quiquodcrcdunt fc vcrum invcnilf-,
phantallicumcfl totum&arstionc dcvium&crrorcplc-num:& fcmotum aprincipijs naturalibus; Quorum ccrc-
brum raultis rcplctum furaofitJtibus, non potcft rccipcrc
vcram rcrum naturaliura intcntionctp; ^^i mobilcm ha-
bcnt animam? dc opinione in opinipncs & dc volunt^tc in
voluntatcs, ficut, qui moc'dcrcdunt hoc, & idem voluntf
fincra'ionis vllius fundamento,pauIuIum vcrd pdftilludj
&aIiudcr€duntfimilitcr&aHudvolunr,qai tam mobilcs,
vt vix minimumcius,adquod intcnduntjpoffintconfum-
marc, fcd diminutumpotius illud rclinquunt5Qui non
polfunt vidcrc vc?iratcm aliquarD cx rcbus naturalibus,
rioa magis,quim bcft\E,vcIut mcnte capti,infani &pucri,qai contcinnunt rcicntiam,& ipfam non putant cltc,quos
fimilitcrhx:cfcicntiacontcmnit, ipfofq; ab huius prccio*
fififmi opcris finc rcpellit, qui fcrui funt pecunise dekfui-
cntes, hanc fcicntiam mirabilcm ct ipfi affirmantcs, lcd ip-
fadifp^jndia intcrponcrc timcnt, ideoq; licct ipfamaffir-
mcntctfecundumrationcmipfaminvcftigcnt, tamenadopcris expcricntiam non pcrucniunt proptcr pecunirauaritiam : /4d hos intur, inquit, *Jon peruenit hdtcfcientta
mfira: J^aaiiter fnim, qni ignoratis fnerit , velfcientiitmin'
uefiicrar-e ne^exerit, faciliter ad ipfnm perHeniret ? Et cap;<J.
yltima paupcrtate opprelTos, licet haftcnus dida ha-
bcant, exdifpenfitionis indigcntia hoc tam cxccllcns
magiftcrium podponcre cogi affirmat ; v^I/cfqj curio-
fos varijs huius mundi curis & follicirudiiiibus dcten-
tos, etiaroficTtera pofsidcant, ad fincm artisnunquam
pcrvenire : Sic idcm Gcber c.y, fub forma EpiVgi vc-
rumartificem fcuVlyircmdcfcribit, cuiasverbadi^olo-
co videantur: Vndc Ifaac lib. i.c.99. ^^ opcribus ad fincra
neceirarijs fic inquit : A: ejHicm^ Chymijia omniA tfi-4 non
inteHigit, ante^^m optran incipiat, ts nec iam, nec vlto vnc^mm
Umporc
1^4 Hlcroglyphicorum Lib.tf,
tempore ejuicqHam in vniuerfA arte Chjmitt froJftcet, ^ttanrvit
Jemfer c^erAretnr : FortefortunaadaUejMAm artem peruemrs
pojjet, quemadmodttm cacus pa^erem [agitta ferit, fedalucr
adeamperHcrtrenofipoffet. Vly 1^03 itaqjfatisdcfcriptuseft,
quibusanimidotibuspdllcrcdcbcat, vtTroiaciusconfi-
lio potifnmuoccupari poflit, quemadmodum patec in o-
ratione Vlyfsiscontra Aiaccna, apud Ovid;in Meta: Eiu«
operafa<5lum clIcfo(iU8,quicquidad Trciama Grapcis fx-
JicitcrpcrpctratuiD fitj Acpnmacius Iauseft,quod Achil-
lem adduxitj Ad quod ncgotiura in fc fufccptum ncrca
toriohabitu clauQra virgmum cvplorans progrclfus cfl,
ficq? Achillcm tandcm invcntum, nolentem ad Troiam
•dduxit,vnacumfilioeiusPyrrho, iuvcnc rufi capiilitij:
Acquorfum hacc? Nos fatcmur, hxcclfc in Chymicisar-
canifiima,&abHomcromiroartificiotradit«; Subiedumcnim aliquod cfl in rcrum natura, finc quo Arcifcx philo-
fophicus nihil cfficercpotcf}; Idq; f-.bic<ftpmcfl inqui-
rcfidum Vly freo irigcnio • Ncoptclcmus propric vocatur,
& eflardentis capillitij cx Achillc natusj Quomodo au-
tero nafcatur, procedere qucm oportet, vt Thctis cum
Arcanum Achillcproccffit} Hoccflarcanumarcaniflimum, aphi-
jtrcani/Tt-' lofophis vix vnquam claris vtrbis cxprelfum; Qnod fi
m»m ^^""^ ^^^^^ rra<5latus loca confenticntia pcrluflravcris j in
Rhodoapud Adonim &;alibif3epiflicreid animadvcrtcf
:
VnuscflesoiDnibus neotericis, qui hoc arcanum apcr-
tifnmctradit;Cumq;hocfit Clavistotius artis, cgo ciuf^
dcmvcrbahicprofcram: Adineralisejl^, \nqu'\tya^aa/ise/f,
continuustfl, no»vaporat,niftKtmiumexcitftur, dejulfurepar'
ticipatyaUundefumitur,ijuam a materia, omnia dtruit,felvit^
conff^egaty finnliter^ cofigelat (^ ca/cinat, c^ efi arttficia/is
4d inveniendum , efl compendtum (ine fumptu aUejuOy fa/tem
parvo, Csrcera apud fuum authorcm> qu i notus cf},vidcan-
tur^SiVlylTes igirurnofierAchillem habcat,& Tyrrhumacquiretj Nam proptcr filium adducitur patcr: At vnde,
quxres, htc Achillesacccrfctur^Rcfpicicndum cfladpa-
rcntC8& natalcmlocuoa Achillisj Patcr cfl rclcus,matcr
Thciis,
Lib.(5. Acgyptio-Griecorum. 26j
Thctis, cxnominibus &ominibu8agnofccs,Sicin forma(cpiac iatentcm Thccin inivit /'clcus : Scpix gcnus aqu-jti-
cum notum eft,q'Jod dum capitur, atramcntoaquam infi-
citj Locus cll Magncfia ^ Vnde & noftcr AchiUcsabah-quibus Magncfiidiciturj HincFlam:cx D^mocMa^'fieftaemm deitlbata ticn pnit corporaf)-angi,necvmbram Vtneruinduci: Ef mox: ,^ji<t magr.tfia niji totum compofiittm ? Ei
;
AiaonefiApHlchravide, mirare^^qttomodoperv^Hm multiiU"
dinim inftrt : Er Dardaris in lurba; Fraterea fcitote, cjuod
^trii ccrpui magnejiaregitur : Moftusj 4rgentHmviHHm C^ra-
bnr, eft magnefia '^ Pythagoras- NontgitHroportetvosiliam
dimittere magnefiam abj^^ argento viho : Cnm enim compO'
nHntHr,far:tjfimA ffl compofitto, qtu vna eji de dectmj Pand ul-
phus : Bclus, Aftratus Rarfon, aliijq; quam plurimi in tur-
baciufd^rmmcmincruntjquorumdKftaomittimusjQuLin
idera /^ythagoras fic totam artcm dcfinit • Etjci^ndHm,
^Htd nihU aliud eft huim ar'iifcitnttA, c^uam vapor cfr aqu^t
jubltmatio, argenti vtni Ma^nefif.^co^ptri coniunUto-^ Necrcfcrtquod aiiqui putcnt hoc nomcn illi cx invidiada-
tum cife ; Vndc R^ifon sHoc qnidtmmiiximMm eft noflrHm
tircanMm, ejH(?dinvidt AdagnefiamappellarHnt./profter arcanum
ipfum: Dtligenter igiiHr ipfam magneflamin v.tje fuo Coejuite,
^uoufq^ totnm coaquletHr (^ feipfum contmeat : Hibita itaq.
magncfij, fcu Achillc (fcu Pyrrho inde exorto) qui ma-tris indLi(}ria fub ignc foucatur, & a Chironc auOj qui tot
Heroas,& intcr eosi lafoncm patruciem cius inilituit,cdu-
cctur, vt vcrc ^ynfous & falamandra notlri fi ar, ad Troix
occupationcm acccdcrc licct : Pcr Troiae autcm obfcfTio- Sj^idper
ncm et in cincres rcdaflioncm, nthil aliud abHomero Troitdelc
my(}ice& occuite intclic<5lum cft, quamvafis phiiofo- ''^"f'''"''
phici, in quoHcIcna & Paris, Matcria principalis continc- ttittgatur,
tur<*rdcwonc!uia, abigncfuocircumcunte^ vaporofocc
digercntc pcriodus ct ambitioj Hclcnaipfa.cl}, proptcr
quam concertitio fit, in cuius gremio Paris ignauus
adultcr dclitcfcit ; In voo cnim (ubicdto e{^ duplcx vis
agcnsctpaticns, mafcuUctfxminca, cumqua concarrit
M m Achil-
266 Hicroglyphicorum. Lib.rfJ
Achillcs, at per infidia» a Paridc in fano Apollinis Thym-btxi interrc(flus eO- Sic iacctillc fortifTimus Grxcoruns
abignavilTnno & mulicrofoTroiano occifus; At icaHcri
oportuit ; Ignis cnicti nodcr ab aqua fua randcm cxtingui
dcbef, &aquahabctprimam vim agcndi, in folutione fci-
licctj Atq; tum vt moriatur AchilleincccirceQ, poilca
autcm cum iim color aJ oprimum ccnucrtirur, tota
Troia occupatur ralladis artc & fcicntia, diripitur&in
cinercs redigitur, caridimos tamcn & non afpcrnandos :
Exillis enim Pharniximmortalisnafcitur&revivifcit-; Exillis, inquamjrcliquijs colonixincxtcrismittunturoras,
Summa ope" j£neas, Diomedcs, Anrcnor& alij, qui noua rcgna con-
ruHomc' dunt &obtincnt: Hxc cQ fumma totiu9 opcris Homc-mi. rici dc Troiano cxcidio } Cuius circumdancias particu-
iatim in fcquentibus dilucidiorcs reddemus : Hclcna &Pollux cxunoouorcdduntur, mafculus & f^^Eraina; Sie
Hclcna & Paris in vnothalamorcfident, & Marchafitam
noOram philofbphicam vno nominc compraehcnduntj
Achilles & Pyrrhus noftcr laton cft, noftra magncfw,noQcr ignis ; Sic bcllum intcr marchafitam & magnc-namcxortumcQ, inquoillaprinid dominatur, pdltau*
tcm hacc ; Vis cxcmpia authorum ; Vidc Moricnum • qui
inquit: Et inm Adaria elici4 : Nthit efly cjuoda Utene jHamobjcHritatem vel fuum fojfit auferrt colortm j Sed Ax.oc efi
^uafi eitu tejiumentum, primumvide/icet (juayiJo deco^uilur»
tiam dr eum colorat Cf album reddit, ac tterum dominatnr
{aton A<.set & eum rubeumreddit-^AUHH^uo^^Vhilofofhm
nit : ^j^od A^c necjuit Jubftantisliter latoni Juum anferra
colorem, veleummutare, nifejuantum advifum, fed latonem
4tb AkocfHamauferrefubftantialem albtdtncm, ejuonid tn<J}ei
mirabt/ufortitudo, ^Htfupet- omnes cc/ores apparet ; H jec Mo«
ricnus: Laconiiaq; AchillcsedautfiliusciusPyrrhuspaf
crisdcfunAi locum ccncns, & Azoc fariscum Helcna)
/'rioius occumbic Achillcs, vtdii^um, quiaAzoclato-
ncm ccgit & dcuorac ; Ac pdft ^yrrhus donnnaturiubro
capillicio» qui totam Tioiam cvcrti^ & oninia ad fuuoi
€oI««
Lib.^. -<Cgyptio-Gr«corum. i6jcolorcm, nerape latonis, rcducit : Hacc funt fcientibus
«ckociaM, vtfolnon clariorinmcndic jppareat. Talpi»
auCcm lumcn ciufmodi nil prodeft, ncq; noduis, quia
his carcutire volupc eft magis quam videre : Achillcs
cl/pcumhabuita Vulcano fabricatum invulncrabilem &haftam PcIiam^dcquaOvidius •
fHlnm Achtllh ejuod efuortdam fecerdt hojii,
fHlneru auxilium Pcliat haflafMit»
Idque non iniuria dicitur ; S<^h Pyrifous, feu py-raufta, fcufalamandra, Achities nodcr inigneviuerede-
bet;& non confumi ; Ideoq. necclfc cft, vt ipfivalidifii-
mus clypcus a Vulcano fabricctur^ quo ille i^us flam-
mje recipijt, feqj dcfcndat j Nec cnim fatis erat a matre
& auo Chironc inftruc^um eile Achillcm, vtfugnarcpoffet contra igncro, fed ipfi qucquc Clypcus Vulcani
nccelTarius fuit • Ipfc prius Heftorem Troianorum for-
tidimum intcrfcccrat, cuius cadaucr a Troianis auri
jcquato pondcrc rcdcmpturo cft. Sic cum illc a Paridc
in Apollinisfanoinrercmptus cllct, eius cadaucrfimilitcr
fluro cx^equatum eft. Nam cum hihcrocs fintomQino
aurei & ab aureis dijs fete omncs oriundi? auro xqui-
parantur non immcrird; Olla quoquc cinfdcm in aurco
vafe, quod largitus fuit Thetidi Bacchus? recondita
fuilTe rocmorant, ciquc Mcdcam nupfilfe poft morteminCampis Eiyfijs : Bacchus fcu Dionyfus, quodaurcus
dcusfit, qui Midx aurcuai votum concefiit^ cxantedi-
ftispatuit; Idco eovafe bcavit Thetin. Quod in campig
Elyfijs Mcdcse nupfcrit, caufa eft, quianofter Achille»
mortuusrciuuencfcif, &fif mcdicator.T^rorum, hoccft,
hominum corpora a ianguoribus & afFe^libus varijS rcJcvans, ijsquafinovam vitam inducit,vc ipfa Mcdca fc«
cijTe pcrhibctur fuispharmaci9,vclut antc diAum • Nonfolum erim a Chirone vifcenhus Iconum, aprorum
& vrforum meduliis j(«^ cc bde humano) nutiirus eft,
M m 2 fcd
2^8 Wicroglypliicofum Uh:6.
rrdrtlamfrartcr cyrhafar pulfancfT artenr» & vfumhcr-barum>pcrifiam vcnandi & jiculandi, lcgcs arquitdtis &prudcntijr,inartcmedicainftifutU8dicitur, vt Staphylui
fcribif iib.i .rcrum Thcllal: Obcjus morfcm aiunt Mu-(as & Nympbasomncs flcvilTc; Ncqjid finccaura^Aqullar
cnitnnovcmcumdccimapartcterra? nigr3-,autMufxcum
-Apoliinc,hocc(l,Nymphaj&Lympharruis lachrymis e-
juscorpushumcdarunt 5 lic enim convcnit; Vndc ^dicitur, cum ad Trojam advetf^us navi dcrccnderct In fcr-
ram,fontcmaquarum excitairc: H;.fta cjus magnarumviriumfuit, quiaintoxicafacaltdis vcncniscxiftimarur ,
proptcreaquod vulnuscafidumconfolidari non potu-
if, niriejusadmonitioncad vulnu?; Inq; eo magneticam
vim vnguentl armari>noftro tcmpore didi cxprcfnrjLul-
liusTheor: tcft.c. 8i. hulurmodilancca! fub Allcgori»
mcnainit hls vcrbis: FtU.accipe <ie nofiro aere c^ fie terra
m9dicum,(^perforA latHS eius ACHta lancea tota calida,^ vidt-'
bisa ver,trefpto exire tantumdecioolerarigra cr comhufta cjuoi
habtbit potentiamintoxicandi ^impotionar.di totum mundum,Et mox Pyrrhum noftrum dercribif hoc modo : Et n ttura
huius rubei capifu e(i v *ia (ubflantia muttum fubttlU ^ levtjp-
ma^& in complexione multum caitda C^ ftcca C^ acuta : Atq^
hiccfl Pyrrhusrubrocapite,rcuAchille$?yrlfous: [dcmLuHius Helenam&Paridcmcodcmcap: optimc dcpin-
gif, dum 6\c\t'.P cft hdc addeHlls duasp^rtes depedtbu^albu:
Natura iHcrtm pedum alborum efl vtta /ubftdntia £foJfa
medtocritfr,C^inejMalitate meaiocriter ftiatda: F.tper hanc
proprift4ttmparticipatocu/osM^rot, efl adhuc infMbfluntia me-dierriterfubttli pcrfuc.m cj taliiatem kumidam^ caltd/nm.l^xz
Lulllus: Nigrcdo fupcrvcnicns /'aridcmrcprnrlcntat,quia
illacaput rubcum cxtinguit, atpdrt Hclcna cum Paridc
CTterifqjTrojanis a rubedinc illa, Iivc latonc, fivc ^yrrhoomrjlno'extirpatur iti, vtrubcdodominctur poll omncicolores dcvi(flc>S; Hjiic clfc gcnuinam cxpllcatlonem
Trojanxpugnxtcflcsniihl crunt illl, quldc vero Arcanononnihilfubo/fcccrinf,quicumVlyiTcpoft multos erro-
rcff
Lib.^. Aegyptio-Grsecorum. t6prcsAchillem noflrumagnovcrinf.Nccmirumvidcrihocdcbct cuiquampcrprsjliumautobfcdioncmarcisvel vr-
bis opus Philofophicum dcfcriptum ertc ab Homero,cumharcalicgoTia &ciefcribendi raiio huicopcri maximccon-vcniat,proptercaquia innoftroopcrc fint duo, agens &patienSjintcrqj caconrinuum bcllum,donccvnumfubiu-gftaltcrum,& Grxci rubco capiljitio dominentur Troja-
nis; In huncmodumDionyfiusZ3char!U8GaIlus,quian-no i548.fc fcrip(iiretcftatur.vclpau]6po(},allcgoria vc-
nurtiffimam dcfumpdtab Impcr^itorcprincipcm oblidc-
te inoppidoquodam,qu:E vcra hyftcriaerat, cum ante ?.
vcl 4.annos eo fcre tcmpore & modo in Gcrmania conti-
gcrat,a!qjita Trcjinum bcllumfuoopcrciicctinfcius,vc-
fccxprcilit; Vt autcmreliquosomncs, candcm fimilitu-
dinera vfurpantcs,qui pcrmulti funr,prjetercamus, BaHIjj
Valcntini hacdcrcteflimoniuprofcrcmus, qui in vitrjoli
dcfcriptioncitaconcluiit ; Etpro memorta hocdieo^e^uodji
ParU Kobtlem Helennm ahfjj interpelUtiofte tUirt pcffit^ ne ^e-
Merofa civitM TroUa Gracts amplittf deleatur ^ Priamm cumAffne/aohinc trifiidiafficiantttr ,tum Hetlor et Aehtllcs con"
cordesfientAdimpetrandnm regiHmfan^mnem abf^ hello et pof-
fidendum MoA.trchiam cum nepotibtti etpofieris ontmbtu am"p/tficdndee rttmditionescttmmaoniidivitiji-jQuibm accedir,
ctiam aliosdodlosvirosdc hoc Trojano bcllo philofo-
phicas cogitationc8fufccpi(Te,quoJ,dum hsEc edcrcmus
& jamad fcxtum librumChalcographusveni(Tct,ab ami-
co quodam & do(Sifsimo viro admoniti fucrimus cxGcrmaniatradlatum nupcrrime allarum (non difsinilis^
noftro argumenri) de Achillc Redivivo infcriptum,quo
AchiIlcs,Chiron &alijepcrfon\' ad medicinam qiiandaiii
rcducantur: Quod fi itaeft, cum iplum vidfic li.?(f}'c-
nus non conrigcrir,dc co nobis grarulamur ac lcclot i lcin-
tillantcm veritarcm dc Troianaexprditioncco lubcnr us
oboculosponimus: Sccundomrcquifirum ad capirn- ^..^rr?//^-
dam Trojam,prs:tcr Achillem ,crat P^fUidma^ ck aicc ff/f„ p^.j/^.
Troianadlripicndum,quod quilc &quidfucrit, & \'r\d'^ diftm.
M m 3 venc-
170 Hicroglyphiconim Lib 6.
vcncrit, rjrlT rueruntopinioncs.Nosab Apollodorojib.
^.trjditamrabuIjrnaniplci5Vimur,quiinquit, quod ubi !•
Jus lUutn condidif,dilcoiorc bovcm fccutus^dcos prccatus
cft,vr alicjuod fibi fignum apparcrcr^arq-tuncdcciditPai-
ladium trlumcubitcmm^quodrpontc ambulare vidcbt-
tur,dcxfrahafttm tencns^acfirinra manucolum ac fu-
funi; Hu«c Ilo poftfa rcfponfum fuitab Oraculo, tamdiucivitatcmTrojac incolumcmfuturamjquamdiuinvi-olafumillod Palladium fcrvaretur: Pherccydcs omncsimagincsmanibus non faftas,at cccelo in tcrram dcjc-
^as, PdlladiafuHrc appcllataaf^rmat,quafi cjus gcncrts
plura fucfint; Hoc, dcquohicloquirrur, aiuntccoeloin
Pefsinuntcm ^hrygi^ civitatem, qux ab eocafu noraenobtinuit, vt Dio & Diodorus putarunt, dclapfum : Alij
vt hoc cxcufcnt ; aliasfinguntcaufas: NonnulliadPalU-dis cum Mincrva certamcnrcfcrunttanquam imaginatio-
ncmtimofispcdori MincrVvT imprciram, quod /'alladi-
um fcqucntibustcmponbusfuitadTrojanosdcIatum.O*
vidi08lib.<».defaQisnarrat,quodtcmporc luli rcgis Tro-janorum,qulfuitquartusaDardano;aquoTrojani dicun-
turD-rdanidcs^/^alladiumpiardicflumcccidif dccoclo in
fummamarcem Trojac: Confulitur (upcr hoc Apollo,
quirefpoodit,quddquadiuTroja habcrct/^alladium^fam
diu flaref cjus iroptrium: Trojanicrgo fummadiligcn-tiafcrvabantPaliadiuminarcc vfqucad fempora ?riami
ffiiu ww^rcgisjquialiquanfulumncgligcntius illud fcrvabat. VbiMthMctMh admirandurac(l,quodChriftianiMytho!ogifaltcm cnar-
Homer» fig" rcnf,quomodo Palladium velc coelo dcciderif, vel ex Mi-mer^amft- ncTvx timorc pcc^ori imprcllbcontigcrit, acnihiladdant
tm.*tifUMU de caufis cxifientiiE,auf non cxi(Icntiar,quafifafis fit Eth-
JE.iM».l. X ;. nicoru produxiircmyfteri4,& non cx fundamcnto rcvul-
C.22. GhU- fiire;No8dicimus<jUomodocunq.accipiatur Falladium c
Smpicier coelodcNpfum velcxMincrvxfimorc cxorfij,fabulofum
Hamertn» clfcef cxHomericerebro,n6aIiundc,dccidilIe aquotan-
f$nxttv quaaD?oaIiquoomncscn?(cri ."oefx profeda arripucrut
''i^/w^C^^. icniinslaudibusinc<jeiumcxtulcrunf; vndc non incon-
cinnc
Lh,6. Aegyptio«GKCcotum. 271cinre quiJara Homcru finxit nnagnam de fe fpumam cvo-mcrcjacaliosquofcunq; ipfiaccumbcrc gra^culos Poeusfpu^umciuilarabcntcs; Pcrhosenira rivos ex cofontededuda e(l ruper(|itio& dcdijsmonl^rofa opinioin Grx»corumacpodLatinonimmcntcs, totiufq; orbis gcntcss
Hoc Falladium, quia omnino iiditiumtuir, multa« du*bitationcscxcitavft,non folumvndcvcncrit, vt antedixi-
mus, fcd eriamanaGrnEci$hococcupatumfit,anvcr6ab
i£nea vna cumrcIiquisdijsTrojanisabiarum, etin Itali-
amgcftatumlit:Ovid.Iib.6.dcFaftis, id fub dubio rcJin-
qucns,aircrit ruotemporcPalladium fuilleRom» in te-
plodca Vel}ae,curaquoconcorJatTit:L>viusdc fccundobelio .^unicoj Dccofatale narrantquodco tranflito tranfl
fcrrctiir impcriumjVnde facra fatalia appellata funtjSc tre»
dicuntur, in quibus lucrant,civitatci pcrdidiirc, ncmpcTrojamprimo, pdtlLaviniu» dcniq; Albam. Hanc con-diJit AfcaniuSjVndcAlbani^quje dicitur fuilfe matcr Ro-m:c,aTulIoHoftiIio delcta: At communior fentcntia
cft Palladium fuilfc aDiomedc&VlyirearccTrojana di-
rcptumjCtadGraccos dchtujHi cnim>vt Virgil.i.iEncid:
ctcxco Auguft:I.i.c.2.deC'u.Dcimcminit,cxfisfumraa6
cuflodibusarcis corripLcrcfjcraracfHgicm, manibufquccruentis Virgiacas aufi div.r contingere vifta8:Di(5lys Crc«
tenfis narratjquod Antcnor Trojanus propriar patriar pro-
ditor podquam cum Graccis orJinavcrat proditionc Tro*jxjpcrfuafitThcanSjquap luit facerdos tcmpli Miuervat
fcu PalJadiSjvbifcrvabarurT^jIIadiut^fquod fibi illud tru
dcrct,qu3dctfccit,quo^aclo Antcnortradidit illud Grx-cis.Simili modo hicCrctcnfis& Djrcs Phrygius refcrunt
^EiicamproditionisvrbisTrojanjeruillc confcium, licct
Virgilius conctur excuQrc iEncaaj 4 proditionc patri?E,di-
ccnsipfuTiignaruminndiaruOTfuiifc; Dcindcpoft exci-
dium vrbis aiunt ortum circ magnum ccrtamcn fjpcr PaUladioiicrA^accmctVlyirem (qjemadmodum ctiam de
trrais Achillisintcrfc(fli)vtro^; ipforum pctcnte PalU-
^«wetfuacncritAaJJcgantc: Favciunt VJ/in Agamcnon1«
lyz Hicroglyphicorum Lib.6.
ct Menclausrratcr Aganicnonis, rnantus HcIcnjr,cdquoi
tuAiaxHclcnamoriginctantorumaloru vcllct intcrficc-
icj'ly^es camlibcravit & faluavit j Aiaci vcro favcrunt
cxcrcitus 5«: rcliqui n^ultitudo', At V^Jy (Tcs /'alladium obti,
ruit AiJtcid argtcfcrcntcrPoftrnotlum Aiaxcladc nodcfcrroinvcniturmtcrcptusrOrcavcidlcditione in cxcrcitu
contra VIyllcproptcr ncccm Aidcis,cic qua fufpctflus habe-
baturapudcxcrcitumifugitVlylTc-spcrmarCj&Tdlladiuin
dirritfif ptncsDiomcdcm,aquoi£ncasreccpilTcilluddici-
furinltalia,vt SoIinuslib.3.e.2.tradit: Vcrum cum tanta
fit opinionum contrarietas(cj.npcr adverfifsima llatuentiii
acquilibct fcriptoradruammcntc&propofitum omnialivcfatfVa/ivefidaaccommodct.vtfaltcm fu.rgcntis ho-
norcqua?rat,nosnullisaUcntiri poifumus, acdicimus ab
Homcro ha:comniapcndcrc, aquotor /'octx lua opcra
fcucarminamutuati (unr,ab coJem &Z)arctcm /'hrygi-
um, & DidymCretcnfenj,qux hyftorica vidcnturfcrip-
filTc de belio Trojano, vt& (uac gcnt's gloriam quxrfrcnr,
acccpi(re,ncc vllum intcrfmifeipfi bcllo,quamvisg!ori-
cturfalfo : At quid tandcm Hon^crus hoc Palladio intcl-
PdHadtHm Iexcritbrcvitcraddcmus:Supcr!Uifatiscxpofitume(iquid
fjMideUnotet. pcrPailadem fignificctur;Cunr,q;abhacPalladium&no-
inincctfcrma Jcducaturj facilcapparct, quid HomerusadumbrarcvoIucrit,ncmpe fapicntiam& fummam ingc-
nijfubtiTitatem apudartificemclTcdcbcrejVt illchac frc-
tusdcopcrcfuopcificicndolitfccurus j Vlyires cnim in
hactotaAlIcgoriaartifcxhabcturacumincrationispr.Tdi-
tuS;quoomniamagisardaancgotiapcrficit; Primus c;us
laborfuitcircainvcntioncm AchillisCjufq; addudioncmad Trojam jfccunduSjVt fubtiliori mentis indaginc inqui-
quirarjquarationcTrojaoccupari^Palladiofcilicirtarrcpto
pofTit 5 Ideoq-, fruflra dc rcbus plar.e' fi(5Tis quacritur, vndc
vcncrir,ancccclo, ancx Minervx imaginatjonc, &vbinianferit :VlyfTi autcm valcntiprudcntia,non Aijci pr.t
iUntivir]busaffignatur,qiffaartificis(ubtiIitas hic qu^ri-
fur^nonmagnitudoiitborisfcu virium^qua: circa Hcrcu-
lis
Lih.6. i^egvptiOcGra^coium. 2>jI s pcrronaii dcfcripra c(\; Nam V|y j|es Helcnarn protex-
<r4t(ujrjpicnfU,quod ipdiaidccuit, nc Hcle^a pcrvim-AucispeViret (fambellj luvcncblj, qui» abinifio ArgoBdliticxi-xpcditionis, vr (iipia demo iMraVimos,ad juini-
mumrrit iam j8o innoru.ii; Ellffnim pr-cipua nollra
per(onj,cjur roMusbelliCiuUdicifur: ^ii^ crcdira func „
iacrj Pa!'uJufuMF*apudR omaiios, vel Albanos, ipfi vi- //** "/d^nnr an vt aiiCMuills,c^a'l )tjccilcnnf,an vcro cx nu- ,
njdna phdntjiiif rrunVouxennt j Nos Cbrillianinihil ca-^
IctrCili.nuSjpr.rlcfrim cuin nuila ^rjfit vera hyftoria, nifi
qu3f alig'nento poeticonatjlir: TcrVium rcquilirum'ad p .^
TroitcxpUkynationrmnrcclLriumfuit vnum tx oflihus * "J .
Pclf pis; Cvtcra hiCTeruvfriiiitarafionc aliqua cxcul ri
poirenr,ncmpc Achillc !• proptcrfortituJinem ririguIarC) ^ *•
PdllaJiumproptcrran'5^ f uisop/njancmdcco, a Groecis
impctratuTr(uillcantcqujiii rrojam cvertcrc potucrinc,
vciutiijtiodAshominisipfidcm dem^^ftul ro qiiid con-
fcMf,(upi!i narurami5c capru t1 huminie mentiScii : Quidcnimvnumo'» cidjvcr^shu njni c(fi:erctiX^bitotvlviho-
mincsmillenip.rjmpijc hrcnr?Fiiitau(em ."elops Tan-
tali (iliusillius.qjein jpuiinfcrosrorquen tno-fd timorc
jmpcndcnns (Jxi,'uodd reru i» vf(5l'(4i nr<,c!r.r*acu(n pcnu-
ria crcdid'.r!im,quiiiinpurus& bcncfrciorurln icccpforu
iiPincmorfttilTet.* Tant^lui» Jb ilijs lovrs 8i Plot^ NyiB'-
phf,aba'ijsIovis&/»lufUS ftlius di<Stusert: Z Z'8 hy(l:
lO.Chil : /'luto qiiidcrn mjrre ar patrc T nolo LvHioe rcgc
gcniru n fcrib f : HiccumD'os itiqijudo in hofpitnKn
acccf/ i(rrf,fp'irq iclau'u n co.iv'i?Ri'il parairr, Pclopctii
filiuTi c tfun iircr cpuUs ijppo(art*idqti?^, vcaltqui iirbi-
trmor. <d cpnjjniiim4j^niticcnr(<im g-iaiVommum rc-
ru.n vclcariili-njm (itiu nillisobfcrrcfiC^fr.Tum cnft» id
dij cn^noviiTcnr, ab ijs epulis ahlllni|ei^nt,pr ttir Vlia^n
CvJrcrcm, q ir obraptsc fihx Pro(erp»n« id^to-^Cm pcne
dcrjpi,-nsinc6n(ulr6numccu>ncdit ; Tjm d'ii rchquicidr
filij mil' rti cum rurfusiccrruntin tcSct.rm ac rccoclnin
vicjerciUiiieruQt: cuai vcroilh dcciret numcras, qoem^J n conacde-
ly^ Wieroglyphicorum Uh.6.
comcdcrttCeres, dij cburnciirn fccitrc dicuntur : Hinc
Lycophron bispubcfcentcm appcllavit /'clopcm, quia
junioradijsrcftitutusfuit,quamcrarprius: Idcp Tanta-
lusad infcros dctrufuSjquia dccrum cpulas pcr bumanamcjdem contaminairct;iurque hofpitij violalTct, lautiflimo
apparatu fcmpcrhabcrccpulasdiciturj quas tamcn fame'
fxcruciatus attingerc non pcflit: Alij illum pcrpctua
fitivcxarldixcrunt, cumaquaadeiusmcntum alTurgcrct,
quT,quotics iIlamattmgcreconctur,rcfugiat; Ovidiusa-
liam caufam cjus p?-nx tradidit, nempc loquacitatciii,
qufefccrctadcorummortalibus divulgaverit, vbiinquits
^jt^rit aqtiM irtaquistt pomnffigAcia captat
TantalH4,hoc ilii^arrulalingHa dedit.
Huius,inquam,Tpnta!i filiusPtlops fuilfc traditur, qui
Hippodamiaro Ocnomai Elidis ac Pi^x regis filiam cu«
ruIiccrtamincvidtordbtinuit,inquDinnumcri prpci an-
tcaruccubucrantvi^iaccatf], cxquorum crancls Marti
tcmplum extrucndum crat: Myrtilli opcvicit, qucmpo«fteaquoquerclopstrucidavit, a qua caedcaVulcano cx-
piatum fuilfe cum mfmorant.- Fabulantur/^clopem, vt
coAus fuitja Neptuno amatum,vt Pindarus ait : Scpultus
fcrtur Lctnnat,quz Elidis civitasfuit. De Tantato, qui
filium dijscomcdcndumappofuit,Poctarumfi<fliocftjqui
rclinciuscontumcliam, vtciufmodialiadc Syfiplio, Ix-
yone,Buriridc&:(]miiibus,idcfTinxcrint7 idcoqae ztcrnS
quili psenam ipfi attribucrint , vcl ob impictatcm vc\ gar-
rulitatem* & quidcm ob hanc magis, Quaro illaro prout deTxione fabulancur : ,^x vero fccrcta tocrint dcoruro,quzillemottalibus apcruenr, facile apparet cx convivio flc
cpulis, quas dijsappofuit,vndefolaCercsguftavcrif;Ccrc-
ri autcm,vtfupradiximus, Elcufinia facra tc abditi/Iiroa
quzqjfolenniataro apudex£gyptiosquam Grxcos dica-
tafucrunt, quorum arcananeminiaperircliccbat: Vndcconflarc polTctjhxc innuiabillomanifcftatacircjVcrutv
fivc
Lib,($, Aegyptio-Graccorum. i^yfivcTantaluioblinguae incontincntiam taxatus fit, fivc
«liamobcauram^toti huic narrationi fabulam &aIlego.riaminellc, camq^ rcfcrri ad cas rpfas Hicroglyphicat
traditioncs,quarum antc mcminimus,indubitatum cfl.Ve
cnimOfiris ab Ifide, Bacchus fcuDionyfiusa Nyrophis,
lafonaBacchi nutricibus/iefon a Mcdca, co(5li dicun"
tur, & itcrum juvcnes rcdditt, ita & Pclops a Ccrcrc aut
dijs poll codioncm* vitam & juvcntam fimul rccupcravit^
dequibuscum ruprafatisdixcrimus, idem dc Pclopc tn-
tcliigendum crit : A Vulcano cxpiatus elTe dicitura cxdc,
&aNcptunoamatus, qui quaics dij habcantur, )am fatis
innotuit: DchocPclopcIohiFran; Ficus Mirand:I.2.c<
2 .dc aiif0,mcro init his vcrbis ; Stc ^irt^nam , nsnnHlli inter-
fretantnr AtreinHnctipandtimaiKumt arietemve, vtdefcrif"
tamaMrifaciendipote^ate^h^oribm injinuent, Nam Atrei
& Pelofii ofesexmetallu fni^ejcriptf*m re/iguit C^UtJihenes
Oljnthim i AriJiotilU& dijcipu/HS 0" confani^minew, Etlib.
j , cap. I . Nec defuer* ,inqu it,^m Tantali tjuoj^ divitias tft'
ierint aeceptas Chemicacompoftionidefcripta in pellihHS agni»
VndeJitf^Pelopiifilij& Pelopidarumregnumlongelate^pro'
pagatum , vt hinc abfonum vtfum nonft, <j**afi(fe Thyefiem rut-^
tu minerem Pelopis a^num,hoceft.^n agnipellefaciendi aitrice-'
pofiiionem exaratamyOjUam inarcanis hahuefit natu maior Atre*
m extoyferttefjThyefies ah vxorejratris cognitaJlHpro , ex (JH§
(^odia&cruenttJjfimacanAtragadia: Meminerunt hZtX' T't
tjuanefuam ohfcuro velamento ^antiquiffirmpoeta.^ ^ Cicerof
SeneCA ct Paprius: Hx cilic: At fi rci vcfitas & fabulac,qux
fingulis mfcc pcrfoni8adh2Erenf,co7iiydcr^cntur,ad lovcmomnct reducianimadvcrtcntuj
,qui Tantali patci,hic Pc.
lopis, quiThycfti8&Atrci,quorumillccx filia fua Pc-lopciagcnuitiEgyfthum, hicAgamcmnoncm& Mcnc-laum; AtrcusThycfiifratri fiiios appofuit proprios co-
mcndos') cy£gyfthus Atrcum & Agamemnonem truci-
dat&Clyt^mncftramducitin vxcrcm; At Orcftcs m«-trcmvnacum t/<£^yftointcifccit ,vtfupra narratum cft.
Qux omnia occafioncffl allcgorijs dc Pclopc fingcndit
N n J dcdc-
J7<i Hicroglyphjconim Lib:5,
licdcrunt: Os eius tnfignis magnitudinis fuilfc mcmp-fatur quod ab Vlyllc qucTqucjVt rciiiqua, inipcfra»ucfl:At
eur h(}cad.Troidn^occ:UDanJarri vtile autncceir^num di«
ce!")atur«' Ab(q^dubio quod»rrificcs indicar^ volucrint
, tcr/c^quantiaruhOdniiAiT) ad op.us rpqjji)ri,sux,quafi m,or-
twa (jt i t rcliqua cx coi porc n";cf<illico,v^ os cx corporc hu*
miino; V* e:iimifJU:ir.corporeanin>ali«dut homiiisru-
(}inc»vrc«incs,hu:norfS, vala & fpinf^iSj tarqiian» balis
& rundamc/iruni dfotrjus, iti etiam io opcrc Phil fo-
phic*>viiufixunnoontinctomniaV)OJa,tjliaku non fixa&:
iti colligatjVf vnaiubrtantii mcrHodici podu: Indc in Au-•tora confi-rg i .dicitur,c^.Q ,^oel ttnSlma :fi-t a natnrd va-
htitiun^.-^Et tUudejjtodfirnf*^' ^. fUotip/Hi» f}iriinm^<p fixHm
X^ perpc taum C^ iyicrcvtt. bih , & nominatur fulfur P btlofofhi"
Tfimvcl cinis eXirtiUt^i acinfre, tft Sf^itor eictt : ^^odpxnnfefiyfiq^ttre^ fugittvoi : Et n,c.x, Tma fxat, aqna d albat^
a^rpSM-ir4f,s^Kh.C9Ura "^ Ucm xTnraThtdemreltnqtHttir VtaitJ ti-ia e 'cfntntii i» ea, v^if/trit r^dtOiri • Ji tp^a r>on eji ef, <-
Jtmeyiia fuKd^iWentftmm» htihtrtni inpti Adijtc^^^f.w dcmrmfisv^mthelahrartami Et Aurhor Cciilil : con :cx Gr^tiaro»
Igniiin aergii\ IfiX^ B.X( ffc fitc^lx- tntendlt eX cca tor.tmtUms
iiHmtdtstiencefiiu yVtver.ta',ii^ tnii/ierim. d' quoaicit A'siirants, b.t qs^am prtctoiH^
-fi'i^it^ ijie: Aertn o^icfijpDt'.
4 Recjtiift-'^ * ^'"cct quartum rcqujii.uu» tuit cin s- La» mcdon*
tum Ci»eres "° ^ *<^3ra pqfia rspicndys . Ciur. tmrrw x i ik fijt cinis,
V.aomedor.tis. ^'^ ^"-Korcs dKUr.i, fit.picr txf^rii^i.tiini paitr,6s & ci-
'-XWa luiudurt/uhft4;U;arai<(l:Ojuf ,Ph}lt;(o^^^ iic^clTa-
• ricpj De j;iO|fre.ij»4fun>)cfjs.. ,m«^|.n(.xyint locis^86r.el'us in
.turba \ ijf^a ratf<r-ajp^^u\ti.cui^^urKt4itayade*r^tatJ}.^iumptr"t^
twfleje:imiuiif>rmort^cftfit/ti:vi/.eiur.^ tkm ii/a natHtatgne
indtget ^f^tiotif^ corpw ^ tUiHS ffa iihs tn terram vertantur, (^
.tfentfi^fti';iv mpriHofimtiistn /hq tfimulo : HisperaUts red»
ditet Dinf ^HKtt^t^' Q^ .intrr^.my. csr cmr^tMfi-mit^te ahlata,
coKf.rtAt'1 f^ ^ittr^ no^ra. 0- itftetfdata. Oportet tgiiur tU
,/0(tft,,^f^ {^».f>urere ahjqinmore fdor,ec cinv fiat , qnt cints
t4pHM jit rtt^ipfirt^ifatin^^^animam & tirMftram infnfHm:
Lib.iJ. -^gyptio-Graecorutn. 177Iftlpiettc fi/tj Ao^rina, ^ititlitef ptElsres neijueuntfuU colori"
i^Hi, ptfi^fr<i, f^Hctef^yetfs tn, q)ifi^<f V£yf^nt C^ pWvfri/ttit :Js'
Mfhrer Q^ Phj/pjO^tyt^is ^e^r^/ts.fy-p^ rJt^Hem* meaictMaj (u^ffr-
psneremfi fr,a^tU-et ft*.iv^y.*!4t4tiy£laqdp^^p(um cinerehf reSf"
erttis [Hbtthter , mnldi ctbeofrocedeHtjeoqHodiS, vt homo,eorpta hnbet et(ptrttfftTi} IdcHi Cuilos, alijq; plur^nu mdi-cant,vt lcgent j bus ipil^ P^tjCt,!) b fcjj ciE.cr.c ipai t;i;fic io chy-
• inicp?ilhiJilcf »g;Dt^ <^4\itp pll4j,etticis,^jui;j,f^i3i^j/nc pcf-
(urtj;Ata{'cmiJ? ccrtjriiydividuicincrcs (vt^.c:.lC)r''qui-
ruilttjr j ncmpe Laomcdontis : HiqvtRcx Tfoiqp mafnla
cx dificaire tradf ur Apoilinc & Ncptuno,vcI <;tiajqii Vul-
ca/io,opcr^xij&jCUiu,sanfcmctTiininius: Ab H'zj(fUlc trn-
CidatuiikrmrjVt fu^^v4-"jus ubore CjXppifiiimij; .i-apme*
dop iuq^Troix.hmditqj, ohcfirr, ipriip yiJb.cni vita priv^-
turjCurncnirnoperanjxdidlismcrccdcmpacflarn non da-
rcf aOctoveXibifur a^,uoHeli6nefiiiaeiusabHcrcul'*lf- .-,.> .,
b<r c.Jc-(i7atcu .iccHcfcuIi equ:)S promiirosdarct>occirus
c j) , < i^i q j GinCi»[e« itj por/a tj^jjc a Scaia aljicr va.t!jjH} ad dcT
ktior.c rro) V quoc«>?iuc^ihtur acccl*arij.idcpc)^4b Vlyi-
/e . la^i indcabiati .- i-a f pe «utborcs refcrunr fincti: opc-
ns /'rtilofoplnci tcft .rt dciuo principip^&ifcontfa,*. uv.no
icicipi,etcuni vnorcrn;inari; QiJiinuad Troiam rcqvjifi- 5 Reauifi'
tumeraujragtt.a? ticTcU is,,,quiyi Ocuhi9iitcJintcrTi7cr-.r/fiw, SagittA
fcili.nn & Mjcedtjj.iini cnoricsrigittas Wis/*ii^P,%trdo- HercHlis,
no ded:r,maudavifq. nccui corpprisrui.i*e(iquiiiS jndica-
rct, jurimcniorcccpto; (ej cum ppdmoJo pdphi.cum
oraculum Q\\^i<ii>^,.. I" <>f ' "*'^fc'^P;9,¥ 'T r '^*^ ^'*8iV *
'v^H""^^'hs.cai^no,n.po(ff,i<w ^'lefifiyq-^i^-i^.t/ar.gQfjV,^/»^^^^^
r.',:ijq;Cogcrefur,t4CU!t,i:d pcde l,oci!i iiioullra.vit; Has fa-
gittasa I^tiijo^^tc V^bi^.acjccpws ad^jr{?;(;pi^^r^lu ;E.j*$
vencno irifcdis/u-^eiiiuot^qius c,i3 ^j^-if^i^^f''^Jo^cf^U.lo.ngitudjncrn )adjj^.ir,.jt^jC,9iJltf(^},^^v.Cj y^^
ci.us .depf^it , 5.X <yiOi-yiUUiiw.,^t(jiJc ! ^Pe^^^h-f^^i^^;. taurca jictba la r attj^ .^ici rur.
. Warfi , 64'8*^ sf* -- '^^^Mp
non>gnofci.tj Phijo^^^rac r^tta;ifac^sdoi3ai»i.i|nf,
.,
'"N'n 3
"'"'"'' ^
- •'*•'• vt
Z7S mcroglyphicorum Lib.6«
vt cUva Mcrcurio 5 hac cominus illis tfminiis pugnavit
Hcrculcs contra totraonftraj Hacfixa& rcfiftcntia ob-
truncavit&emollivit, illis fugacia&volatiiia fixit&re*
tardavit ^fuga: Hisduobus inihumcntis aut operandi
. rationibusomnis Pliilorophusindigct, vtfupcrius fxpc
dcn)on(lr<itum ed *, qucmadmodum & duabus aquis,qua.
rum vna fixat altcram & folvit mutuis vicibus j Ad Trojam
itaq; abrqjfagittis Hcrculcis parumcfficipotcrit : Maior-
cnimiaborabrumiturinfugaci& volatili fiilendo & fa-
gittis quafi figcndo (vndcExio apud Chymicos) vt ap'
parctin Apollmcfigente Pythonem, Diana Orioncm,Atalantaaprum& his fimilibus; dequibusfiioloco cgi-
^.RtqMili'tx\\i%i Sexfura rcquifirum & vltimum habctur? quod
tmm;E^H$ Thraciaercgiscqui? co cxfoabduccndierant,antequam c
RhefiabaH' Xantho fluvio bibctent, fine quo ritc perafto Troja occu-een^, pjjfi nonpotuit: Hxc ridicula elfc, & fabulis fimilima,
auxpucfisanutricibusnarrari folent, nifiatot& tantis
(cfiptoribus , Homcro cjufque fcquacibus tradcrcntur,
non immentd iudicarcmus;Quid os, cineres, fagittai ad
vrbemoccupandamf Quidcqui addu<fli, antcquam cx
fiuvio ccrtobibcrint? Attamen non fine caufa ita efTidi
circcxantcdidisprofpcximus; Eratautcm Xanthusdu*' uius Troadis rcgionis, cuius h^c vis cclcbratur , quifi
flnimaliaexcopotantiaflaeoinficiat colorc; Xanthus e-
nimflavumdcnotat; Hic color forte in cquis ingratus
vidcbatur* ideo equiprxcavcnc}ifucrunt, ncbibcrent e-
ju8fiuvijaquam;lta mcmorant Ncptufium ad nuptiat
/'elci&ThctidiscontuliiTcequum Xanthum & Balium,quiad Achillcmhaercditariojurc pervcnitrecreduntur^At
mifcrabile quidvidcri poirctjnififabula e(Tct> propterc
2^j|.^^^. quosabduccndosRegcm trucidandum clfe, & quidcm
tmc^ ^^^^^ Thracturo, fcroccm ct bcllicofum tam Icvitcr fuperari
'pOtuilTcab Vlylfcfolo vcl paucis cum focijs abfq* rcfi-
ftcntii vlla : An Icvius fuit Regem Thracia; (Acidcre, &pci^vim cius bona abripcrc, quam Troianos Phrygcs, vt
hibcbantur, imbcllcs, in quibus tamcn occupandis
tot
Lib.5. Aegyptio-Grapcorurti, 179totanniconfumpti dicdnfur^ Natursc ct rjtioni advcr-
favidcntur, fi hyftoriamccdfolamus: Non cnim cumcolumbis aucuparl licet accipitr^s» fed cum his i]Ias,non
lcporibuscancsvcnamur,fcdcconcra: Quodfi vero harc
advcrumfuumfcnfumHicroglyphicumrcducantur, noneruncabfurda.fcdpofTibilia&nccclTaria, antequam TroiaoccuparipolTit 5 Et fi benc ad Philofophorum diftare-
fpiciatur, animadvcrtimus, illos moncrcartifices,vtvi-
deant, ncrubcdinemproaIbedinc,autaIbcdincm pro ni- •
gredincinprincipioopcris«cquirantj Rufus cnira colo»fcu fubflivusininitiononconvenit, fcd pro damnabilihabcturapud 7>hilofopiio8; Hinc Bcrnhardus comesmonet nc colorcm pjpavcris (ylvcftris acquiramus ninaio
ignc pronigrcdinc; & Zacharius vencnuro vitare docct
inprimoopcrc, quodinfecundoadcircfolct. ficlfaacla*
tcriscontnti colorem inutilem dicicin principio; Podopcris perfedioncm omncs incuicant colorero davum,purpureum,rubrum & tyrium, vt Ceros in turba; Regite
tffum cocjuendo, donee Crocttsfiat excellentijfimiti, Ardarius *
Et ecce apparehit vobis hpii Tjrius ; Boratcs • Terite ne^uafHH
Aonec CrocHifiat incolore attro Jintilis : Et fic al ij aurei ct
Xanthi coloris mcminerantcumadcirc debcrcin fineo-
pcris, non in principio, ibi cllc vtilemybic noxiuro : Etita de EquisRhcliexiQiroandumed, ipfos abducendos
eile ad Trojam amcquam flavefcant; Atg. harc funt fcx
illa meroorabilia rcquifita, fine quibus Troia occupari
»atdeleri non potuit: Quibus nonimmcritofcptimumadijci dcberet,nerope JEquus ille Troianus arroatis vmiEqttMS Tv»rcpletus& in vrbem deicdis msEnibusdcdu(5hi9jInvcn-M»w.
tum Palladisdiccbatur, quia flratagcma fubtili ingenio
cxcogitatumvidcripolTct, nificum tanto pcriculo con.
iundum eflcf, & Troianos niraiae fimplicitaris,ne dica
ftolid.ititis,argucrct,quod hoftc in tcrra fua morante rou-
rosdemolirentur, & ita ipfi cos , a quibusfubigipoilcr,
in vrbcm induccrcnt ; Vciura et hoc fid^ionem manjFcftc
arguitin pluribus, licet alias excufari pofiit j cum fimi-
lia
iZ0 Hftsrdglypfiiconim. Lib.^.
y f, . liaexcfnpta(h nivigijs noflrote-i^porefelriterpcrdud.s
o * CJCpcrtirimiis-^Itailc Iphuenia A^arneiniionis. fi.jiOiin c
©M^ia'^r-o^t4C<»»hcio, proptcr miia exc»cMU( mrciti^rcs-
c»{rJihK>^^C>:i c{i&:f*ibUiT proxim<, quema.ifno<luin&
o-rflfiU'; Q ^*-'»'» to'a Iludc & OJyifea h^Dcnturailcporica
funt, pa.i>cTjphylk4Ct arcaaA natur r opcra cxphcantia,
partnn polytica, ct rcgc&i:i muitis, (cu pcrk)Oas publicas,
et pnviU^ -mtljfncntu, lUcQ Hom*rustanri ib Aitxan-.
' df^i ^fcit no ficbat,' qui cum fuo ccrvicah v.o&vx fuppofuir,
letrogifffn vuncu^TiappcIldVitt vtctab al.Mso£nni8 o^tarrs
inagnisctdo^is vr.». adco vrfummuro ingcnijhumani
tTtitJtU<m in£Ho;"»icri opcre cxprc ifum vidfl<imr, niii tot
ctcanfamafci>'Yi'acnmborfi»inculcarxt5 ncmpcdcorunia?tultcni,farrdi!cridcs^ ritpiniscnaliajqu.l: tantun; virum
nonrcvrriidijsaitnbuilfcpcijlin ilcclt,.rcdpocricalifcn-
tUct allc;*orico lcnhcndi modo protuiilfcy vt fapicntes
pucleuivaroiticc^ honumamaU.icpar;rcnf, inq^Iuuni
0/^jt'iru-' vfum.vertCrcPit: QiJadiupIjctmiruq, vium.Hwr>«.rv), rt
tlexvff-u *Q*m Orphco, aii^gnaaiusi', Pj!iicui'ii hicfoglyphicum,
HomTici arcanum,profu/idum (^ Iatcntcm,prnnarium.arc.*n»(lim4
Operit: tTaiurne optr-j,dc qtibuscgimus, (pcdantciii • A.qj hunc
i.Htraqlj. fclL pttilolophi ct Chymlx vcrar conla| iutrorpiciunf c t
, phKi44. admirantur^c-rccBi,acgligumctrobeVmbrolotcgoo!iiirr;on
anfmadvrcrJuntcj ^licrlim poI^tiouiSLVr thrcum, nioraicm,
hyQoricum,occono}micorn,(ccandar;un)" Rcgcr,duccS;
t,p6lyticHS. Magittratus. ct fir.gulas qurfq. in moribU» ctCv>nimut-i
vita inQrucntom 4QjJ<^m pliirts icundctv.crfcruuf, ct.fo-
^V?^ \<i\\:'\ him m.co quali diuinitiTJs quid,Iii!><^rrtcm lulpe^terunrj
Tcrtium rclinquimuapocns/qui rhis^jbujjs, 6^mn)t^,
& 'rjditioncs dc dijs, hcroibus, aliilq; rcbusvni c «m-plciftunturj ^ujrtum<jrammjiicis JepuranHis, qjtor-
^.Feittcui. patum? phalcrasctfcricmdiccndioblf raAptef alij^i/ tcr-
^ret^ntur ) Vnde Hamerus (incndicus lailifri/r c nabif U8,
cum tucnt vir maxtfnc polyticus et in rcbus ma>ji>i$ agcn-^.GrnmmA- discxpcrti(Iinius,qijcd nonmmcndicumifcd nuxunumttcf^, ingcnio, ionuna:qj docibui pr^ ftantem cadit) tot Oram-
niaiicos
Lib.^. ^gyptio-Grarcorum. iSi
inaticos per Gra:ci<jm alc rc dicebatur, vt ctiam Alcibfadcs
cuidani Homaum mordenti colaphum eamobcaufdminrrcgcrir,hocrcommatcaddit0 5Tunciprummcndicum,aut vjnnm nominabis, quitotalitfunntcrprctcs&ditcs
facit? Ex tot itjq; rationibus & argumcntis in racdiumprodudis & hacll-cnus c/plicatis Ltis apparct TroianamExpcditipncm parum aut nihil habcrc in (c vcritatishy-
ftoric- , at piyi-mium allegoricx , & potius proptcr in-•
tcllcdum arcai>ua7,qu3m rcnrumvulgarcmintroduftam
eircj Nihilominus non iiffitcrrur & fccundum, tcrtium & ®
qu^rtu K vfum, vt mo^o diximus, eidcni attribui poire:
Nam nihil vctat aliegcrijs & fidionibus aliquid vcritatis
admifcerr, quamviscconfranondcceretrcbus vcrisfidi-
cias ingcrcre ; Vtcnim fcrmcnfum vel in minimaportio-
ne purs: mailv li*-nifagine^ immixtum totam rcdditaci-
dam & ftrrpcntoflm, ifa & res falfe aut fidtx ctiam nonmult.xhylloriamvcrim rufpcdaro rcddunt, &:fideom-Tiino priujnr $ Sic fi poetx, vtOrpheus & Homerus, fcrrc
fuis fjbulis 2c 3!lcgorijs nonnihil vcritatis immifcucrint,
quo ad lcca^ r:s aut pcrfonas^ non tamcn fcquctur eas clTc
vcTas.dUtitajVtfonantjairurr.endas&intelligendaSjVclut
pl^riq; cx E.hn^cis fecerunt;Qupcirca fi quis eiufmodi
'indi<^is poctiscffendaf, hocfidioncsillorumnon, nifi -^
inconlydcratifliiTio, vcras cfScict: Vnde fi fuilfct Troia
antiquifllmotcmporc riv'iras,ctd«iiliu(5lj,non tamcn hcc
niodo, vtdclcnbitur, id radcumciktjNamquxa poetisj
aut hyftoricis hosfequcntibiff xratccrfcriptionismodoj
tradunfur, taliafunt, vt rnc:rifoindubiumrcvocari,ctad
fuimoriginemjnempcallcgoiicannprcurfccimuSjrcduci
debeant: Rcftat nunc VlyiTis rcciitumct cnorcs brcvilcr
pcrcurrcrejcumiilc, vt dicljm, fit Artificispcrfona,inge-
iiio valcns tanfum, quanmm Hcrculcsviribus: Idcoq«,fi
bercomnia conlydcrcntur, q!j'cquidadTroiam prarclare
aiflumcfl^cuisconnifoctopcr.iprstfijtismvidcbitur^Ncc
foiuai ingenio Vlyll svalu'f,»f:dcl manuum laborc, vt
annotantc iEliano I.7.C.5 • ^P^^ dc fc tcilatur Odyi^O. his
O Q v«bi&:
iyjfis circA
reditum *>*
patriam:
282 Hcroglyphicomm L^b.6.
vcrbis:Nona!iuspotiorfuerit, mihi crcde,minirtcrjSiue
igncmfucccndiopus cft, fcu ligna fccanda. Inhiscnim
maior pars VlylTci Uboris confumirur in artc «philofo-
phica : SicratcmipfcVlyiresconfccilfctradiiuf cclcrrin:ic
fuo laborc abfq-, fabrorum opera. Illcfcx antc pofita fata-
lia,fincqQibusoccupari non potcrat,impetravit; Suoclo-^
quio & prudentia totum cxcrcitum rcxit; Poft hunc A-
chi]lcs,& eius vicc Ncoptolcmusj Deindc+ielena cum Pa-
ridcjCjtterx perfonx addunturadcelandumartificium,
Agamcmnonvtiropcrator, Menelaus, vt ador, Aiaxvt
manibus multum tribucns, Digm.edes vt focius Vlyflji,
Sinon proditor,Thcrfitcs conviciator, & fic dc alijs : Tro-
ianunc dcniq;arrc& Martcdcbcllata, Vifta&everfa, V-
ly iFes in patriam,prout & alij Gr3fci,rcdircdefydcr»uit: S(c
cnimOvidiusdcco:
NondHbiaefl Iihacifapientia, fedtamenoftat
Fumnm de patrijs foj^evidcrefoci^»
De caufa,curaufugcrir, cuius fupcrim mcm{nimus,hic
nihlUddimus : Omniumprimo itaqjad littus CiconumpopuforumThracijcdeJatus eft tcropenatc: fdftad Lo-tophagos in Africaro, vbi cum focij ciuslotorum fruAus
guftaircnt,patrix obliti ad naucs miniroc rcuertcrunt : In»
dcin Siciliamad Polyp]icmiantrij,qucm obcscauir,cum
1 2. focijs : Pod in i£oIiam infulam& Lsefirigonas imma-nifGmosCampanid?popuIos,mox9di£zam mrulam cur-
fumtcnuit, vbi Circc vcncfica, Solis filia, fociosciusin
bcluas conocrtit • Ex qua Tclcgonum & Ardcam gcnult
:
?Wad infcros dcfccndit, Plutoni acProfcrpinx colum-naro confecranSjVtcvatc Tcrcfiaibidcm,quicnbiagcnda
forcnt, perdifccret: DcindcadlnfulamSirenum dclatus
aurcs fociorum ccra illitas obturavit, feq; admaluni na-
visalligariiuflit: Hinc Scyllam& Charybdin pcrrranfi-
cns non finc «liqua focioivm iadura in Siciliam rurfus
pcrvcnic, vbi Solis fili^ patcrnos grcges cuflodicbanr,
quos
Lih,6. Aegyptio-Grajcoium.- 28}quoscum focij cl'dcrcnt, fcrcomncs naurragio pcricrunt
ipfoarrcpto oivii maIo,in qiu haercns 9.dicbus maris flu-
(ftibuaiadatusadOgygiaminfulam defcrtur,vbiaCalyp-
foncNymphainhofpitium acccptu» 7. annos moratuscxcafiliosquoq; fufcepit: Dcindc dijs jubcntibus hinc
folvcns, itcfufti propc Phscaciam navim frcgit ex Ncptu-
ni inrtindlu proptcrcafuraPoIyphcmij&inportuPhjca-
cumadnatavit,nudufqucintcr frondesarborum ibi (coc-
cultavit : Cum uerd veffcs poftmodb a Nauficaa filia Al-
cinoiacccpidct; ^alladis opcraad Arctcn Alcinoiconiu-
gcn? pcrdudu?,aquavc{|ibu8 & focijs donoacccptisjfn
Ithacam cum muncnbus dormicnscxponitur, vbi mcn-dicihabituairun^ptoadPcnelopcnredijt, qua? illiadhuc
filium PoIyporthumdcviftaTroiaad mcmoriam patcr-
nx virtutis pcpcrjllc dicitur , cum id nomcn populato*
rcm vrbis fignificet. Atquchifunt crrorcs Vlyffis circt
reditumin patriamiquivltrad.eccnnium fccxtcndiircip-
parcnt, cumq; tam diu Troiana obfidio durarit, vigmti in-
ccgros annos Vlylfcscxtra patriam vixit multis croribu»
6cinfortunijsimpIicttus, quibus tandcm fupaatis nomcpopulatoris vrbis cx fi/io ipfi gcnito obtiniiit : Atquchxcpcr fc fatis innotcfcunt, cum fintomninofabulofa & fi-
ditiaa Foetaprodudaad dcmonftrandumpoIytice,qui-
buscrroribus&maJishumana vitacxpofitafit, ncc nonquibus ar(if\ccs,antequamad vltimam mctam pcrvcni-
ant,obnoxi fiant; Nam qui non crravit, nondum incc-
pitfc dicitur : Et Bacairer in turba ; ReBum , inquit, »$n
mficrrore difeerniturt& nihil magis ddore cordi^enerat,qu4m
errorinhacarte&opere: Dc quibus artis divcrticulis ct
difficultatibus cum aliorum cxtentcommcntarij,nce non
quotidiana cxcmpU ijsfatis fuperquc attcftcntur,ad dc-
monftrationcm corum hic nihil adijcimus.
Sive itaq;Trojaftetfrit§c dcleta fit rcvera, fivcfaltcm
fidionc (idemintelligendudc Hcrculis laboribus, ccrta-
minibusfacri8,adq?dco8fpcdantibusrcbu8,)pcrindcerit,
cumnobisindcnilferatur, ncc mctatur j vcrum Ci alter-
O o i vtfi
184 fTieroglyphicorum Lib,6.
vtri parfiiiTcfiridcbeamus, mil!eindici<i,nihilcx his rc-
vcra fuilk coiivir-ccnt, qLUiiivisroridcm fcre libris, tan-
riiiimf'Jiirenr,ab E(hnic;slfatuaturj!itd;p.cn omnrs fcri|i"'
torcs dehisconfuliUiUs,vniJcl;jcctanta SitaHa haufcrint,
ad fcxanrcdiclosomnisrchgionis ajt pc t'Uudolc)lafrix
Efliiiic.vaujthorcs (Orpl-.cuni, Linum, •Mufrum, Mc-ldmpodcm,Homcrum &Hcfiodufii) recutfus ficfiQuod
fi &:hG8quxramuSjVndeillt habeant,ab c^i^gypt ]•> par-
tifR, partimcx proprit)ccrcbro«^d e^gyptiorum imita*
tioncm &: do(5lrinan», cmnia hxc origincm trahcrc ani-
madycrrcrr^ustiEgyprij vao ablfidc, & hxc a Mtrcu-
rioac Vulcano, vt lamantc rctulimus, omncs fuas do-
dtfinas accepcrunt: Si vero quis nihilominus fua pcr-
fuafionedudus iila omnia dcpcrfonisvcris & ccrtis dici
&intclligidcbcrcaffirmct, achyfl liamipfis fabuljs in-
circopinctur, ncq^illi valderepugnanius, dummodono-bisviciffimconcedatj & lubhyfloria vtra polfc Alicgo-
riam abfcondi, hoc cflres arcanjilima? & figuraic tra«
dcndas non raro fub velata quifi vcrx dodrinsc forma tcgi • Cuius rci fi cxcmplum quis quxriit,raagni iljius Am-bialicnfis Mcdici lib^-os dc abditis rcrum cjufis infpiciat
3cdijudicct,an nonfub illocorticc , pcrmultisdunflimo
vifojnuclcumaliumcclct, an non Melicinjc communjs**^^ exauthoribus coaccruatis ThcGrematis&prarccptis prca*
nifTimanaturar&arfisopcra inrernwrceanra, vtnonnifi kpcrrpicaciflimis tjus intcntiodignofcatiirrSic & vctuf-
fifsimi illi fquorum tcmporc nc nominc qujjem Chymia
^ pcrvulgata fuit) livcra qujdamfuis fcnptis tradidcrint,
ramcnccnnat plaraq; fi/^itiaelfc ab illis prolata, & qu.^
longepondcrc fuovcrispravalcant, fub quibus fidis ct
allcgoricj*quis dcmoilribit non htcreChymica illa,qua:
hadcnus fatis*exfuistcncbris cruimus,&inIuccmomni-um intclhgcntium pofuimus? In quofcripti gcncrc,cxtc-
ris omnibusnonconfjdcr.itis., fi*quis & fabulofa illa advcritatem rcduccrc conctur,&authcrcs omnes vnq fecu
Chy Qii.'E ignaroscxifliincc , nec quicquara Chymici fcn-
• •. fug
Lih,6s Aegyptio-Gr;ecorum. iSj
fus fuis rcripris olim occultairc, ille fuo abutatur arbi-
ffio,qiiantum&vbivcIit,r'ihiIominus, vt &nobis Un-^
ruml(cear,qjjntunup(i & alijs, conccdcre tcncbitur cxiure TdJioDis: Arq;r unc; prout Natalis fub mythologia
Sclis Dco grati.is agit his Ycrbisj Fahulirnm declaraiio
apifttoy c^vhtrior, cjuodinnoilratcmpora mihi f!.{srit refer-
vat.i,fff cur Df <? O MNl? OT E NT I RedemptOfi gra-
ttM immortales agnm, cfiius beneficio mihi concefftim efi , has
prifco^ttm infulfu a^nbages nihilt^ vere > eli^iofum contmentes
npertre,fedtantur/i finmenta effedtmoyfifare adres Philofo^hi'
fOiexp/fcandas ^ Sic &noscadcm aiiimi dcvorionc &pc-dcre ct crc cidcm T R 1 N-V N I D £ O , qujJiUaspof^
(umus mentecoricipcrc, grariasagin")Us,quodilludnobis
clcnicntiflliTchrgitusfir, quohas ;^cgypriorum;Gra:cQ-
rum ctomnisantiquitatis alIcgor!as,fabuidsctmy(lcria,
arcanaarcanjffimaolim,vt.adhuc, habica, (ncc dc rcbus
vulgaribusct in mundonotis,(ed deijs, quafiLrefuo oc-
cultari dcbcrent,cxcogitat3)ex quibus tot gentiuni idolo-
Jatriac, tencbrT ct crrofes tanquim cx abundantifsimig
fontibusrcdundarint,adfuam vcrim origincmreduccrc,
inqj vna verkatis linca & pund:o immobili h irmonia
quadam irrcpra;hcnfibili(quaE vcritatis.propriacdjconck
liarc potuerimus^ quc oniniacum in «lulla^liare, quand
MEDICINA ANIMI ETCORPORIS di(Sa
vcreiurcaco'ivcniant,hanc SuriimusOP T. MAX: ct
vnite TRISMEGISTVS dlc anmix ct corporis
Mcdicus IHESVS CHRISTVS nobisaillui nomj-nisgIor!am,nollram & proxinii vfilitatcm vfurpandam
diuffii Ttpjct poll hanCjVitam sptcrnam conccdat, qui vt
LAPIS cxalto MONTE finc manibus rcvulfus, ct
lap's anaularisa poriori mundi partcfcu gcntibus rejtdus
nobis appropritftU2>,Qt bcncdidus in fccula : AM £ i^J.
Finishuius Tradatus.
|^^!!ii)®(i!
IN D E X RE R VMpraccipuarum huius tradatus.
A.
^ccipitrii Hrero^ly^hicH<jMid. ^.40
AcheloHs ab Hercule vtHus.p. i ^y^chilU epHSerat nd Troiam delenda
f.260Achilliiparentes iCc
^chilles ex qniht^s ttupttis gemtus
260
AchillesvtedMcatHsamAtre, 162
Achilies latens comprejfit virginrm.
262
Achilles Pyrrhum genuit. 162
Achilles quid denotet: 262
%4chtllefin arte qms, 2 64AchilUs clypeus. 1 6jAchillis ojfareciditaauree vafe.^i-^y
AchillinupfitlAedea in Elyfiis, 267
Achilles medicator agrorum. 26y
AchilleS ^uihus nutritus, 2 67
Achilies quibus artthus infiruFius.
2(58
Achillis haf}(t vires. 2 6%
Achillishafia venenofaqHidfignificet
26%
Achillem Paris interfecit. 268
Achittes redivivM, i <» 9
Adam omr.iu m crektHrarum ejfenti-
4s cggnovit. ^%Adoma. 15? 4. apudSyrOs. 15)5
Adonis ejttis. j a 1
A^onim aliegerice Solem efeHO» Ca-
c^eta et AugiasSolisfilti. i^i^jliyptoreges qui prafHerini 4^^gyptiorHmdiipracipui. 6^gjpti ^uadamlnfuia cur prohihe~
tur aditu a tranfeuntihus, 1
1
*-AEgyptit lege fratres forores ducttnt
Kxores exemplo Opridii et Ifidis,
• • i<J
JE^yptifacra, z i
JEajfptipracipui reges. 21^gjptus cfttos ordtne regeshalHerit,
28^^^ypti Pjramides: 50Mgjptia /acra quanda ad Gracos
tranjlata. '
58'^gJPti*fapientiffimiantiejuitHS. 3 2iEgyptia fuperfittionis origo. ^6iAEgyptiorfimwonumenta, * 41 »42
zAEgyptiorumcoionia ' 42ex ty£gjfpto omnes artes, 47
i^gjptia CoiumnaRom^t. 489/£^yp*
INDEX.
etikCHntcalorc^irtiftciaU: 49^l^ypiorum ty.fitttitis naundta ntuta
tioficmfenjti ,•'
' 2>
^e£yptf(S^CHf extexJ^ non .idi^etinda.
^eoyptij fkcerdoiei adiffrati rte fe-
pulchrpmOjhtdu pctefacitint. lo
yic^yptij facerdotes ttflar.ttir Ofiri-
Mafeptilctr^.m^ aftid Je ejfe^ jind.
jicgyptif facerdotes teriium aoro-
rttm partem ah IJide acctpitint.
0.13I
Aegypt^ faccrdotes qiudam in arca-
r.is hahent, - 8
^effyptiorftmvanagloriade.antjcjui-
tate. 2.1.1
AeneoA Vcneris ^litis» 2 b z
Aeajfihni cjubs occidit. 2 ; /
AtJcuUpim ty^poUtmsfilites. iiy
Ae/cuiapij allegcrid. S i 7«^ 2.
8
Atjeuldpins ex Epidauro adducitu>
Romam,Agamemnonis fili£, ' y 9
Agens internum artis i^ued (p- vht.
Alexander curfepro Deo haheri vo-
lutt. z i
Allegoridt quod merAifertiant, \ 66
Alcjoneusgigas. 2 j 5?
Ama<,omtin >egin« Balthefis detra-
77
Eius»
Amphiof) c^ Zetiis,
Ambrof^A. •
Anciiia de coelo deciderunt.
AnferRomam pre'exit.
Aml?t4 fl/i(u Ofiridu,
Antitus prkffcltu Lybia.
Antau.s ab Bcrcuie prcflratus
/1nimar,tu*mculim trescauf^,
4mma,{ia v,.de coli cepta in Aegjpto'.
•^^
ApAturia i';o
Aper^rimanttferi*,. • li^
Apisbosfeii vuuhu facer Aegjptijs,
ApisvtDctis in Vidcanifano locatus.
\ .• ..
^°'; Apim qHando foU wulieres vident.
Apis Cfnpmodo oJr cjtsamdiu cultus ab
Aptsbos linq^ua Ae^jptia. 3jAptdtsilcElto, cura.cultus. 29A^idis macPilicrefcentis lun<z, 30
Apis (JrMcmphis tauit Ifidi dicati.-
•.
^®
Apollo doCfiit 9. Mt4fas, 8
I 3° 'Apollo lcvi^fiiiusl O^eitis allegoria,
-. .
• '''Apsliines qttatuor Cice^'oni,
Apelliniifi;'ij
diBi. ',
Apoliiniaraaureafiatufa.
Apollo miies, txeJicus., Poeta,
Aqui^A Roma<nfund.ivit,
Acjutl<e. Hiere^lyphfcum.
/ira communis quibies dijs.
Arcana apud Ae^ptiosjttb pceia pro'
hibenturvu/gm. l K.l 9
Arcano Aiexandro Magnortviiata.
20
Arcatut. «155184Arcarif.
562
170
121
123
198
40
INDEX.
2l8
2xd
^nfs aftrei v Hern colchos c>' /'^' y- faltiio'<t.
i^tim 9iobt!ttat'it. 1> 7
Arttjex Ammo qua h'<f. 2 '^2.^
6
Arduhs VHlCcwt fi-i uis. ^ i 9AraonaHlx. omncs perjotia f^a C^
a Ms oyimtd<£. 67
A>go<c:ut£ d( irrtm filij
:
7 o
Arqo^nautarnm de redittt vartetat
AvfS Styrmphrlides:
fi^i'gta.Ji.%ti*ihmpfirgntnm,
lcrivf-rnm.
Ar^o naVf aue. ~ oA^^onatiticiZ txpeditionis ^tti memt
nirtnt. 65
AJi*-on n.idE, C(tn(Jellntiones a ficrnen
iisatfreorhm peorpifr,:. ic4
AJf'ologiiiab Af^jpfiorum etGrACo
rumiabHli4 orta, 2 t,
Afcelia. 170
Ath ni^nfes Aegyptiorum co/oftt<e. 3
At/a4CtyiXiT,hartos Htjpen nm. 7Atlas ^b Hercule covji.' liiur. > 8
AtLis cfuU • K c
Ad^s cur Afirrromrti fin/Ttatt^r. 8i
Anrea tem.l.i ch [fide ftuinta lovt
ei lunot-ipnrey.ttbpu. 4Au^ei^i cvailtu in Stmandti palatto:
1
A^rtiv Ucrii afhgoy ia, 6
z
Atirturr> v^HiuproLiftde Pltlojophi
Co/Xtefiium. <-6
Aurea mala e^uid(hit
:
^f
AttrcafKAla Aralay.t(S,.S^i
Ahreaa-!>»:Jrai-(iA- 5/1
Aur Aplnvta, ^2
Aureaplnvia in T)/iiMeSgrcPiiHn^^-^y 1
Aureameffis, • 9 i
3 ^ '<"^«-< natus fingitur ex Cadmifiita. ^d
'/<\Baiihifi!ii, 15 j
Bncc^ii^cea. • i6(i
Huc I hii' cur aL<tus, \ <J 7
Hucchtu cory tttus.tuvenis, fenex, mc^ /,
j(».mina^bi.rbiAtu, ifr,berbt,,itcur:
169BacchcM^liafublatA R^mx. 1 74Barchaoes ftirnirtie iCp
Bafita } aLniihiii v!'i,mcminit bei.i
T^oiantt 1 69Btlmab '^rcyptiis criundus. 42Beh Babyloy.tctttn.i^lum 52Belhfub ^Ufgorta Vhilofophtcum o'
pHifape dejcripttim. i6<^
Ber..Jcftutua aureaiinguapoftta2 . l
?4
i;o22
2J
Bos cu, in /i/cypto if.!tt4s
^(''^'licolerdidu^f. ccude,
HroihfUs Vtilcantfilws.
Brj.m-lta.
Bu^fisnx Ae/jypii^
Tki bas condiuit,
Bufrts ab Hercule tnttrerriftus, 2 \
Buftr's ctirttacrpi/itlii habitusjit, 1%
Bhb^ijlta vris conatta, 1 7
C.
Q Aetis interemptus ab Hercuie 2 o
P p Cad'
INDFX.Cadmtis ex Thebit Af^j/pti ortur,
44CaniiHiero^ljphtcfi!». ' 37
^anu in lapidem cof.V^rfm. ' H )
Canephoria. i?^
Cocltis o-Terra. 5^9
CatheMaat4^ea Homeri^ '96
Ciith ^na mreaD eorftm» 9 ^
Cerertsfefta. 1/6
Ceres comtdtt de Pehpis humero»
274Centauri ah Hermledeleti 2 2 ^-
Certan.inu 4 in Gracif: 1 07
Cerva aurets cormlti^ ^b Hercu e
capta, S^7.J^S;S9.2Z5
Chrtflianifaafide taciti Ttviim op-
fftgnant. 254Chiron Sarurnifilitts^ 1 1 i
Chtronis DtfctpHlt, ibtd,
Ckry(c.orv»denatfts. ffx
Chymioi ijna. nomina C^- nftmina con-
vent^nt. 3
Chymia ftthieEiiim hermaphrodijti.
cum 1
2
Chj/mia fcientiarum water interfct •
enttas viv aqnofcitftr^ 2 j h"
Creatorts imaffo ^efldtain EleHflmis-
Crotdnm /j^^i iflt
.
ii .
Crocoailt hi<ronljphictim, j ^
Colnmndid occtiien:e pofttd ab H r.
cttle. 2j2
Coiftmnii» Inhft ere[l<e ab Ojiride.%
Colchi Coiomjt A^gjpttornm, 4 2
Colchtdrm G^ Pbij/gtam vicinas ejfe
re iones, i§7
CoEli cjHi Jtnt & iuvenes ndditi.
CoK/i/iarif efui optimi. 11
7
Cy locephali hterog/yphicttm. ; pCy^ttcephaltts an exmatre dckm. 1 7A
D.
^td.i/fts Aegyptio^era imttatHsefi»'
45Danatts tb /iegjptijs ortundus. 4
1
Deornmmetfts ettam fitforum con-
li-^et homines in officio. 1 o
Deorftmgenti/tttmofliciat (*d
Dertsvniis. ibidtm
D eorttmgenealogia aurta, pCDeorttm Ai^gjpfiorumferies. iizDtornm genitttttm [ftmmns qnglis.
2ofDe^ tres ejtttd flgnificent* 16
1
Detp ht tn medto te, r* crediti. j 2j
Dtabotus tnfe'pentisforma Aefctt/a-
piumrepree/e*itat. J74D ianafcu Luna. \%^Diitr.di tres Ctctroni. i ^ j
Dij prnKi zDij Je''^y:tit de mecicina attrea in-
tdtc[}ii
Oii finsMli fttb ejuibtu animantium
formti I4 ueri-.t, 41Dii ab omntbin genttbus recepti aVu/cn no c^ Mercurio nrti •
5 6Dij \y£gyptij \z.ma^n.iTiigen'iii:^y
! ^ijfMft faljis mf^a^uUs inr.o^e/cunt:
\C%
Diodortif Sicftltu d^ijs Aegjptijt: j
^HattU§
INDEX.fjHando IP.^jflutnferlKjiravft: i
o
"Dionyfta, I, o
T)ion}fifjn*nim-U i ^4jyionyh mater Semeh ccmffufla: 145!
Vicnyjumfal/o traaHrA natumGKt<.t[
fipua^e: I-, ^!
J) io • yfo miracula (:ffina: 1 4^'Ptonyflcjfn (uramhahuerint: 1-48
|
Dionyfiexpeaiiin: ^4^
iD«j/«T.«<! prima pro Jeo cultus apud
Grarcs. 150
Vionyft allcgnriacx^^ltc^io' »^5^
Dwnyfmfoltffreftrf^. j^S
Dtomedu eijui ct:m ipfo trucidMi ab
H-rcttle. 2^0Drc^TJ Crettnjisvt fabulofus author
cretiz.it. 24JDijcor ita dea quid m4t fecit cfim
malo. 2O0
Dtffefentia feflerum ecclt[i<£ (^ gen-
tfum: l6y
Dipetes Aegypt.ius Athenienfiumrex.
41Dorpia: 17
1
DriKOdb lafonequU trucidindus^ji-
'Dra<.o kielferidum cuflos cjui^. •8 1
Dracotaurt pater, O" taurtts dr^co-
ms pater.
Dfacocjttidfitin Chjmicu, l%9
18:
Eleuflr.ijs facris <jmd oecultatutnfir:
EliH^^ij(facri^ (jt-ta imaninesgeffata
ftKt:'
iK(J
Eltufif.ijs (ac>is [imulachra gefiata
qutifi^y.tficenl: 1 90
Eiehfimorfm ^ter o^/yphictim: 1 8 5"
£^w iihffi.ibaucindi: 278Eqmii Trotaniu: 279Ertchhetii Aegyptitts AthenicnfbiU
imperavtt: 4jErichthetts Cereris Eleufina facra
infiituit.
INDRX.
G.ifijmeaiJ rapftiS adihjfKicaj^ecLtt.
259Gffits i>i miildi IfraeU^ai intitui
1 clH'rur.t. I 6
C< rm mori^.m Indi eqvicjlres, 1 9 /
Gerycrq''ts, 2 ^
Gtrjoms boves AhlnUt ah Hennlc
Gcrjoft rex^psltat-AS hohtts (^ vttaab
Herct4i: 2^4GUh.i iX lerrajo/titaacjtiaa MeUea
<>i
G'(iitct S^tttmflia. 1 1
Glaura ctfht/i^i 145C^rfci «j^ A^^jp'ijS ^eSrinOi acce^e
rum, SGraci PjUi cid Ai^jptios tray-jtenn*
G^*'ia certami^a c^ /t*-ii. 1 9
Gr<f.t vrtfmjo/erm a a qi tbns infitmu
H.H4'porratis hicrog/tphic/^m, 4I
i].\rmomu Vtmtis C^ Aiartts
fr/f^t. j j ;
Hebe lunotf.is fiUa. 1 1•
He' t'L<eJcniK,um. 250He/tct ru t"'»s Vi^de, 1 y 7
Hil'tiA c-y Ps' 'tiX ixmo onc «ali. ^ 5 «v
Hc/<.nA(X< V"fro<. ut. 2<9
9
Hr/inap>tft aThifeora^ta rj-o
Htlertc^m E^bt.tct tmmoiiJcm jurt
nnt, 250
H.nults (IffX eK^c^cifut ab OJtride
C9Hi^ifU'n in ^ ^yptoj y
H^rCttliS OfiriM co^iuns . . i {
Hrrcn/^s anrej. muapetetscjtf^s cen-
fif/.ai, > 8[^ercn/es cepit cermm aureis corhi"
btif. 8 7
H rcu/es Ir.vis fi/itts, ^ f 8 .
HcrCH/is ram4 pcr orbem not JJtmar
2.9Hera./^ipatfr Ittpitcr. 2 2
Hitfcmhs ad ccnctftHm tres noFte\
211Hercu/it otlo m^taiOri. 2 1
4
HercHits /.ibortbus mvt/ta ti^cla. t i 5Heri u/ts pare^^tfS. Ii^f-Ier u/es cjfiiafignificet, 1 1
7
HercH/ts c j.aanfi. 218Hercu/es c^uilut arttb.ts eruditts,
Htrcu/e! Crot.^/t^ma P.t//^de acceptt
adfu^.wdoi >ves flf^npha/idcs. : 2 8
Htrculet in loi m an um tnttndtt:%5:
Herck/iS tn oceanwn arcumtntent.it.
> " *»
Hcrcu^esajg^preflus Cyjnum., 2 4Heren/cS Ant£'4m prof/r.'Vtt. 2 , (J
H'*-cn/fs . 2 iPijsatafr'.xit: 2.-0
H rcu/es Cerbtrttmex in'icru eauxt\
.240
Thelcum ihravit: 243/Vfcnefinm tKtcremit. 241
Hi rcu/c s (.X popu/o coronam fibifcctt^
241Hrcr^hsfaatttit. 2/yHc) cuitsjagina ctti dettatte. 2 . 7
Hetcuiif
INDF.X. •
/iV/ Mcs tfiifft/tU dHM if.tsemjjefertti/ , * lajCfia pft^Mn,
4 '"'
Hcrrysejy.is: 10f-^eimtnr.e A^c^rtstfiHa. - i\
• HerotctitKfeculi^miKtelliBnalf: 1^8
Heif^frtdum aureo>um rysAlortim ix -
poftiw.zii.r, ur/1 c^ reif^on im adtp-
i,.m:^
7Jnefi nt hhfr.ata a Ctto» 2 j
'•
HtcroaI)^hti£liier£> -9Ht rri hieroiflj^hicum, i S
HieroglypHc- mFlamelli: i^y
Hierog/yphcd ^Ubd ocKltsferviaKt a
rt miyn,andam
.
1' > c
Htey oq^lyphtca fcrt^ttira in Eieufu ij r
Hminespri*yi, 1
Homtrm qmndo lixerit ip/encKex-
primit. - 2 . c
H mertfsrjHwdftvixi^eputettir.z •
H' mrripi^iOit' i^f^otam 25
Home.tm ccncwcm e^tiot t^rles f'
i
zer.dncr.i: 2^2H^merHS Lnmina ad ^eos traifitw.
1 8
Honevus in A^^-^pto artijiiiuni cl j-
rr^cfwrjctvtt, '4'
H.mdiii ppefts^ <^t,'ad> t>p/: X vhs2 O
Hotut iltimf.sdeoTum Aeojpd: 2 1 j
Htjyus ii. ffirfvifo/ej^, z !
»
Hyppo'rai?. J;heuf: 2$i
HjJfH Lerh<ta, 22}
L
61
laionqtii^.
[afomrK erudierunt Chiron ^ Mc'*• de,i. 6 9[afoKmedtct.t, me<,iiiK<s, aureet arti'
<^S
160
fex.
fifonis exprdficms fXp/icatio,
/afo» Cjttt dfij^nf.Ltt:
lafonis mo' s.
ihidts Htcroglyphicum.
ichmumonii hieroglyphicum.
lertei'o v occupata.
fnts V< (}<£ facer:
/inis eltmintaiis notus ante dilmi'
ttm5;
^pht ie'ia ma.Uata
:
lY.o
/fisqrii- 3.12i(i C^-resefl. 4'fiU tf.vnfyi. 4ifts v^taOfiridis mortcr» inTjphone.,
io/Jidij co/amna. i jllis a .Me' cur erudtta, i 7
C? cter. 1 8
ffisvxor Ojiridis, fru>um ir.ventrix
• .
''^
[fis i n c.flro C 'Kt ! refuioers, 1 7i[idt Bnboflia vrbs a hdita. 1
7
Ifthmia. ' 2 06'uaxtirb /Iroytiijtprodierunt. * 2^unt C^etusu/iegoriA, \< 6uptitr c^ eius <*l/ goyiet, 1 05:
t'::'-' " ''rfnot ur, ; fp
L.
PP 3 Lahy-
INDEX.J^Abfyi-ithHS Cnienlii, i 7
L^medo irMci IttHr ah Htrcah, 5pLiomeiontisci/teres. <t7J
L tmpadophiyia. 1 9 5
Lipn i-i Helicon; pofittis. • p
l
X^Aton /"/? ffti^yiejit a^ AchineT. i6^
i^emnus VrslcarA offictaaprtmo ah la-
fonepctita, ^ .
Len^ea. 1 7^
Lsofacsrdos A'jryp'i»J ijnid 4kxA»
dro Mtq^no aperucrit, 2 o
L^oante Simundmm regem purnan.
inift, Z~
Leont ' Htero^fyphicum. J^
Leo NemeAHs, 2 c
Lfonis Nemedii hieroglyphicum.1i o
Lstaa ijuHtn opere Phtiofophiso, . p 2
Lunafputum (juid. 1
1
1
L<*ia iftago ffcffatainfJeufimjs. iS6
Li^na C^ So/i^ imx^odata J^.fjni aMedea A ipericula fuperanjia, '64
Lupi Hicroglyphtcum. 2, 7
M.
Micedonfiltus OjirJdis eiuf^ in-
'figmt. 7
Mw^efiA cfuidfit. 2 6 ,
Magnejia Phtbfophorumef} .\cht'ies
Adah aurea H:^fperi luin 'juidjint. S
MAtaatiretKtal n!£. i6
M^r/ lovisfiUui ct* tins AUegortjc'^
117
Maron comet itineris Ojirihs, 7
M/ ter (^ ftlim e«niHieh f ^
W-dicint iiurea it 'xEir ypto, X
llc-dtcinam tnream cjuod hahuerint
iy£irypttt c^ Gr£ci. 54Wedictnj aurea cjuidjecerint anti^ui,
54'^fedicamrn^umanimi. 24MedeacjuiX. Pharmaca dedejut lafo»
r.i. 6 }.
^sdeav fratrem Afyjjrtum dijcerp-
Jerit. 6 5-
Wcicie avtss Sol, 70\l'amp:ts Dtoni^/acra ex ly^fjpto
inGritciam traujiuiffeferiur, 4 j
Mena r^.v Mffypri. 2 2
Wenandt r de myf}erijS. 1 5 JVfercurius (jUt.i.
j
Ifgrcuy-ij inventa. 4^f rcurius tKvemorplurimarnmre-
rum. 4literarum,honoris deorton, Afiro~
nomiis, A-fuJtca, PaUjirA, Medici'
r,(S> 5Xlercuripts /juomodo literarum et ar'
tiumtnventorr/^, 5
Wercttrius (juiddinotet. 6Ifercuriui confiltartus Ifidiconfiitu»
tusah Ofitide. 7Wercunj columnaplent doElrinis. ^ 8
ifercurio zy£gyptttfuos librostnfcri'
hehant. 47MerCHrtus deat*ravit pellem Phryxi
artctii, 66Ifercurius lovisjilius, C^ eius aiie-
gtri^, I j4. Hercurius volatiHs. i}6
Mercu*
INDEX.Ali rcnriui aytilcano eruditus, » i yMercurij ojficici. 1 5 7Aiei^curiw AeoyptiisUgei CT-literoi
tradi^it. I J 7
MercttriHS iiftrcnomia^ Philojophia
author. • 1^7Afcrcuriui cjuii. 140
Mercuriui Trofhor,iusnonmminan
dus. 141Mt rcvyio Hnqtta facra. j 4 1
AiercwimniunAo tmDOjuit. 14 1
Menurii antrum ab Orpheo defcrip-
tum» 14:;
Mercurius JEn^ ypto prxfeiluf. 1 5
o
Mercmii imaaogeftata in tleuJtKtis
. .
^ IK7A^ercurioclavam di^vit Hercuies:
.24C
AiitaHoruni a.uriO' argeniiprfjven
tus in^y^aypto. 2^1, 2 -^
JHincra mon^rorum nominihui te^A
S-
AiinerAU-sarbo^: %l
Aiidas eiuret x 'oti parficeps-' 9o
Minoi & Khailirnunt^, \ 6 «
Mtdas PhryTius qttomodo tir.xit a-
ejuas, 2 5 \
Mtiftt 9.virnnesfecuta Ofirid-^m . 7
hiyftica ad cultttm Ofi iJis addita: 8
q'4id(ii-ir,ificent: r>
M yliica de Wercpirio: 1 4
1
M ^fttria de b le t^ftnijf
.
ij^)
Adjficrirjrum occultationis triplex
caufa: 179Aijfiica cau^a circa ccmmunitatem
ura PalLdu 0- dsorum iiyncorum:
Uyfiica de Piutette,
N.
15^joS
\^Emea: 2oy^ ^ Nepcnthei we^icina do/orifuga
abiy£gyptysfuna. ^^NeptuMUs C^ etus aileqori<t: *i oNereus <^uis. 8 i
Nereusab Hercuie confulitur: 78^tius quid. j
/V»/«/ imndans c^gyptum Aqniii*
Gttias: 8
Ntii ripai agqere cinxit Oftrii: 8Yymph^ qnjt. 8 4!^ympha ab Hercule confuluntur ad
inventendum aurea maia. 78i^yfti Vi bs cortdtta ab Opnde: ^ 8
O.
OCeanHs generator Deorum» J
Oila <trea d Cadmo A^inerva ob^
iata. 4 >
'^Jijmpicacertamina vnde dt^a 1591'ympica ccrtamtna qtiando (^ a e^ui-
1 busirfittuta,
,
i^)
01) mptcornm certAminum inftttmio -
nisviyi<iopiyitones. 2co
Oiympicis lUiiif primtis Apoilo vicit
Alercurittm curfu. 2O I
Oiea arbor circumftexa ab Hercuie,
Orrflts Aecfftbm ar.igma» l^o
Ortftes mntremocctdtt. 275Orgia,
INDHX.Orgia, ^^S
Oy^ta a ejuihM trohiLit.i. . 1(8
Orpheiis prtmuf Gr^tccrft v.ites T' c-
clogiii» ^2Orphit*s primiu author rehgtonii a-
pudGfacos. 12
Orphitu morborfitn rcntedtA tradi-
dit.- 125
0-'pijeiofera, l25.iio
Orplitca. ^6f>
Orphet bt>Hs. »7
Orpkci morti c llego*ia aff.Sla, 1/5
OrpheenonniittqmorJcttpto^ Gracti:^'.
210
O^tiivliim«i deorum ^egyptt. 1
4
Orni vlctjCitHr pAt) ts Ofiridis mcr
tem, ' O
0'tu ab IJide in Juctm rejiitnt^ dr
immortidif readittis. 1
4
Orfts Apollo efi.i -.
OrofeHSoUThehdt condiiain Moyo-
to, 2
Os Ptlopis «bJ '/yj(e ittvetttum. 276
Os p'lo^ is tcrtium reqntflittm ad Trt-
im. 17 \
Pichcphoria, i O
Ofrjsifwd. jJ2
Ofris Dtor^ruteft. 40(ifts e^ ffs Siit ti f f*ifilij: 4Ofi* tdts lii Ela (cT pfragra 10 ^rhis, 6
O/it is (jHtd doTMtmor tales. 7Ofiris cupi, m rtftu
.
7Onrii adjmiospfnetravit. ^-
Of/i'f}ft e^ jfidcTK ej^f in vnofub-
teBo. 9
Ofirtdts cxpcdilio (juidf^nificct. ^j
Ofiris iuft) regnans a Tjfplone fi^atre
impiotKte*empttt4. ^ lo
Oft>isa. Tjphonein zC.parfes dtjfr»
6ius. . o
Ofi:- tcii partes prxtcr ^ndendum rt -
colleUa ah Ijid^, i O
Gfirii abry£g)ptrjt Saeerdoitltes ho^
noratui. lo''{/?> if vt detu coli n^a^^datur, 1 o
Ofirii fr.iter dtctur Jpolltrtis^ If.
dt6. 70pattrOri, lo
Ofi' j. fi^ttis S^tt^rni, ' 17annqtitor: 1 8
lur, I9
Ofiridtf c cIptmna, j 7
Gfirts vntZirJtign peraffrr.vit orhem*
17
Ofi*i f ad pbpulos At Uoj tihu Hosper-
v.r.st. 18
P.
irtchtf attrifcr. ^S7A P.dlM qunL
Pdhidi CHM Trometheo C^ yulcano
araccrnmp**:ts. h$
Pa/'as lovtsfiiiaah-^^matre: J l/
Pilfas Ama^r.urrjdfx. 149Piil/as rnt/tri<e (^au tbui decita. ' 9!:^
Pai'adtf.m feiUhdu-n rcqutjitum ad
Trci.im dilmdam: * 269Pidl. , dttt n, cfuid C7 vndeft. 270Pu/i adinTT! ffitcium. 2 J 1
P../iadt0rK vbt maixjerit, 2 1
PJittdtfttnd c^'ibtu tn Itniiar» fiHa'
tHm'
INDEX.
271
272
271
i6i
ium* 27Paffadiuf» tjai Triiana vrh ahjlHie-
rtsnt.
T)e Pa/ladio contenti» inter Vt
<fr Atacem,
PalUdiuTn qHtddenotet,
pttltadmnnres vrbesperdi'ii$
P^itcif-atres ex terra edtti:
Pan§s vrhs Chcranis inThehaida: 7Pecftnia vnde prtwitfn dicla: S6
Perjei ertnt. 1 54Perfem loviififiiu. , 1$ ,
Peleiti p<r. ter Achittii . lCo
PeUuf qtiomodo Thetin iniviU ^ 60Peltas hafta Achillis. t6yPelops 7 antaltfiUtu, 1 7 1,
Pelops hti pHbefcent, iy\Petopis opes ex metalii^. i 7 >
PetrA Cjane^ lafom primh adfhnd*
Pharmaca t^ttaterna lafctti data a
Medra, 64Phalltea. I70
Phajts attrtferfi^uitUm 7Z
Phantx Neptmtjiltttt. 110I
Philo(ophictis fattu Joltu fnbigne nH- ! Prothens NeptnnifiliHs
trttur. 177^ Pro/erfifta: '
Phry<ria vnde diSla,
Poetarum Mnticjiki/jfime^^Hm wteHti*
pritfnarta, 59Poeta prohtbenturfamam ladereci-
vtumapHdRomanos. tffPoetis apud Gracos fingere tjfualtbet
permi^um. i:yPoetitde dij^fxngunt tpiidvetintapMd
Romanos. z$^Peefiscapttipolypifimilie, 147Poettcapi&Mra/oifuens, lioPomumaureumEridos» 8<S
Pomum aureum dandum pftleherrf-
m>e, zSoPoliux (^ Helen<i ex vtte 9V9 nati:
Procuh c^fariifa^a viri/ia» 22»Prometheus tmperavtt parti t/E^rp*
ti. %PremetkeHS ab Hercu/t eonfuUtur,
7%Prometheus ejuis. ^fPrometheo cttm VutcAn» (^ PaBndt
ara communis, 8/Prometheus ab Hercu/e /tberatus:
110
I6f2}'7 : P/ammittcusty£^ptirexprimusex»
Phryxi artes ^tiiU fuijfe explicetur:[
terosadmi/it, i%
2 $7i
Pudeda OfirtdM in/luvfiproieSfa^ 1 8
Piciura^muta poflis. 2 1 ! Pyramtdttm t^iypi $ authores» lJP/anstarumfimH/acra^uid(ignificent ' Pjramtdescy£^ypti. JO
mchymiAvera: 19I Pjtramidescur.vbi^tii^uibutt ^uaaeU
P/anetarum nominihtu ^fignisnthil
fft/^areM chymia intelii£i, 191
P/Hi9 0* ftHsallegmtt: JO7
extru^dfint: /OPyramides tnter mundi miracH/a/9/4
perdHrtirHnt, 51
INDEX.
Py-tc' r,i.ff ta t\,xo 'ed'. ,i! ^p'4<l t^h^ox
!' !$n:{-i ^y Httcule, 1 ;• l
Pyrha^ iiifho ciptHf-to. lC'
PjCh Ijor U tX ^y^Vp^O i» Gt<tCl.t*'^
(jr*Mnda re tijf, i ^'
Pftht.t r ri ir*fna. 20 •
Pyifjnti Apo .i*ti>< hom^e^ ififittHral S.>.ce^dotes t^Qjp'ijcuytertUimfar-
flMlita. J55
RotKuiHs 4 l*fpa nutritus, ditnfiattti-
tf.r. . 11RomulHS eX VcKere & M^irtc tmt
criginent ducit. i 5 ^
S.
SAbacchus rex tA^.^jpi rcffMP fe
i.bacavi^ zy
i^xnr c^ a cj.abm ctlehr.itA.loi
Pjthonfeu Tjp'^on 'juiifit in chymu:
204
^ „ ,.
aVincjUaqintA \>tteVA V»^ nocle ab
Herculegravi Mf.*^£: ^ - 2
RFiigspri^Ki. I
? grium P. /apid trf^m vnde. 17^
tern agrorum ntihutri^K. . /oSacerdotes ty£oyp ijosjurettora hn'
hu/Jfe. ^ i
Samoihrarum decrum m mtha. i j 8
SAtttrtius (juos f^cnuit 4Sat*<rrius Ofindts pater, deorumiu-
nior, 1 7Satw nus (fr Rl. ea. 99SatumtLttrogl phtca. 99
10 »0;..Oi
Ktmfcttt d^ta lajoni X M^deac^Hiii.SatiiynifilUooyijtadChymam: 10 j
jigntfictnt. '6 Saturn^iibuicur domtntje/vunt fer»
Rfjfonjio ad cat/smrit.intfs chyyfi ntj
vu: 104
10 j LO/.ii^
Rhea m -^cr d a» u->n. 1 7 -
Rhefpu rex rruciaati.A b (^rfis. 27S
Rhcdtorum terraaj€ipemilfus dtvi-
fianda, ^ $
Romanv ty£gyptisrum deos rccfpc
rnnt. i'/
1
RominoruIeg.:ttnin '^^pt.mru. ij^
Ro,mr "enitUitx. ^ufi^t au6toresa ..ijs
0) iyn '/i a > 2
Ro*n m 'ernjeavfsfif^i Vfy^dir^trt. i 7 {
Rom a co/^CMnu nuiac ^Jftmsrutn hn-
mtnu *» -imy 'iRcata
.
25^
Rvtn^a TupiHSabinarHm mulierum
S.tyrtfecutiOfirid.m. 7S^xo occtjhs 4r^us a Merturio: ' 09Se(rtt ir^veL:ntthrr2pdni. i '
l
S^^cumj.titonotaante aelnvium. 5Sewxfiti-v nt.} a l/e.iea. y6Serapu au.4> do dtBus 30Sci hon reX iE(^j^n l ulcani Sactrdos:
16Se/offris A' f^yr^Ttf yenici cpera. lC:.y
Stl.r^lAUiblAitS. 93S tmandtj t egts Ai-gjpti jlupend 1 0pe~
ra. 1,
.- 4Solr X A 'npttorptmcredttns. 4Soiej ^"'i^'^ w tc^rimi, in
S0I
IND^X.
Soh imaoofffff.iU tn Eic^/Jftjt: I 8 /
Stfilts certn CHr €ert<t vires afcti
b^-ntur. 224SttrcHitMt qttis: zzy
7.
"T^ ArtaliH apHci inferos cruciatHS.
Tantalm jiltum Pelopem atjsappojHit
"^ :, comtiiendhm, -^^^^.^vitzyi
Tartta/tp^nu. .."\ va'v~\c;^J
Tan- .lUupumtHS quiafecreta aperu-,):
rt^. 24T*t t* > t-i-i ^Hid phtlo^ophice'devotet. j j
TttH! HS draconis pater ^ ^raco tarty
,
\ p.iter tn Fl(ufi>ijshaher$tr. •;. S
Tunrn* tn Lymicti nMd. ..\% \
Me,241
TaPif mf»rto^s Crei<tcaptHs ab^H.r^ • Xr otx reges& dtf.nfr.re^fabulort, ? 47^
'iuiu4a^d
ctUe. . ViM
7err4 m.ittri»mnium 6i'ifiti
TempHf irrer ilcxandrftmAfaffnmrn
Cr Ojiri -'em: " ' I
TemiHi a Sola fcH 0'i renno ad jT,
Th^ns 'uvi^.it!6rM .yrvonantira y(l
Tcr t<T n.iitim ah iajor,evnHspetttt*\
/tptde. 6
TheleHsan vex^Athenifnftftm, ejuo
temporeviXirt». ^4;Thycfrcscjii^fvt: />, /otisa^nHm.i-^s7 tthemfilins ab Hercttle occtjHs,! ^ 9Triertrtra, ^g^Inpio/etnhs a, Cerere entitritusVnb
Trtpto'cmtfs comes itineris OJtriSs,trtncumf-reree^fCHit.
yVriton Ntpttinifihns.
| j qTrot.z Htrctiht ^ iric Ofrtdts tcm^
pfreJHiflefiyjvirur.j ^
Tr(it£fmHtor''sfabulf,<!: 24^TroiA mmia Afoliinis iyra exrrucla.
Trotavt^tita /tfft/takofab-icata, -4 s
Tr. i t.on diH Ottiflefcrihttvtr. 2 47
'^rmm orfiites etengtKi-iattor.ts Gra»;' ca al lingH£ Mv^ fot 2^8249trotani omn.s^inte-^ctderuns py^eter
pa-icos. 2 19Troi<e oppHgnaiionts cauidtfunt fiht^
ci<t. 2 9rro'^ nppu^tt^fionts cauft fnm po-
' m^im^-owm 2^0' ^rota^ttxttcitj i'rr>pHsineertMm.qma
y,«« ,7 «r . rr,j.^it,j ^q
^ foebaiJTrtnloi.rtim iufiuraHdttmprr \ T^oikhi.iio^^nandoprsHmiturctn'Oftriaem. l ,
j ngifl', 251Thebjt^£qyt!ti<tC£ntiport<taMnf:fp \^rouiv/>i^H^it. 2-4,
/^*^* 2.i\7'0t<t:K xfnt rud- ri e^ CHtHs. 2 i (J
Thel^arHm ornatus <^ dttttia, 2 ^.^jT^rot^cap.irt,ftxonutt'ones. i -
pTh,[m^phrta. lyc' / roU pcr de/ettonem ejy.td intdft'^^Thcj :iti e<^ti5ius tx inferis ab Hen.u- tnr:
^ ^
53II i
I II
l 12
TyphfffKj»iJ,',.it' ^ *
Tjpho»& EchidnA ^nQrum parentes.
144
r.^
VAs perforitum ^(acfrdotiLm rr-
plcndnm,^
4^
yellu4 anreum (jmd dertoiarit: 7 r
y^nHS (iureaiy£jl,^p'i> '
y.rjpu monjhrum ftne Vftio,
f/ef)MS Satt4^ntf/ia.
yenm emergens Ape/ti^*
yenus amica natur£ dfa crcMta.
yeneres plnres cu r (iatuant ur.
VeritA4 Satf4mi vel Temporis fi/ia
1 1
Veritas a coUo indkis vSgypti pen
dit,
Tiftitfaeerignis. i9<5
yttrnm in ty£gypto anticjHis tempon
4S^
262
l
l
4
44
5
5
INDEXVulcaiit ifi ttmpla cfft^Jfatua. i /
^tilcani tempiftft prtm^rium Afent-
phi. 9S
^ukaniSacerdvtes reges AegyptieHr
erant. 2Sf^H/c^nus (^ ^Vfercftriut hieroglyphi'
corum mterpretes veri: 4!Vtilcanio^ma ab lajone primo peti'
ta» 6jVulcano cum Prometheo cfr PaUade
aracommunis. 85Vulcanus Hcrmiones momle fecit.
Vulcanus Jovis flius ^ eius a^ego-
riat. 118
Vulcanus in Afgypto deorum pact'
cipuMs, 1,72 4 1 Vulcam cpus Crotalum. 2 2 S
'
X.
bus,
Vij(fet (juidfgnificet.
Vlyfes Helenamprotexit,
Vrnt \ 69, la^.e rep lent:
VHlCMUSClUtd:
Vu/canusinvtntor ignis,
VH/canusregnavittn Aegjpto:
Vu/canitnventa,
JVH/canut quid denotet,
VH/canHt curprtmus dicitur regnaffi
dpHCi degjpties:
yu/c4ni/acer4os rex A,fUptf Setbon:
I<»
yH/cani i» /hco J^sfepu/ta. 1 1
yn/cMHt de Sf/ij/n qut prddixerif
jatri ttHi, Z^
XAnt husfiuvtus Treadis, iy%
Xanthifihv^ Vts, 1 7 S
Xamhis ec^uus Neptuni Pe/eo
datus, 278
F I N I S.