Some enquiries concerning the first inhabitants, language, religion, learning and letters of Europe / By a member of the Society of Antiquaries in London [i.e. F. Wise].

  • Francis Wise
Date:
1758
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    been a principal (1) character of the Scythians, whether under the denomination of (2) Celtes, or (3) Cimbrians. The Hyperboreans were of the Titan race, according to the poet (4) Pherenicus: (5) Titan himfelf gave name to the Cimmerian Bofphorus, if we may believe the oldeft traditions: the Thracians, who were undoubtedly of Scy- thian extraction, are called by a Thracian, or one who perfonated a Thracian poet, the (6) defcendants of the Ti- tans: and the fcene of fome of the Titan battles was in Thrace. If we defcend to the Grecian mortal kings, or to. thofe who came after the Gods; we fhall find that Deucalion, one of the firft, if not the very firft, was a Titan king; for he was the fon of (7) Prometheus a Ti- tan, the fon of Japetus brother of Saturn ; and confequent- (1) Ultra Tanaim amnem colentes Scythas, quorum neminem adeo humilem effe, ut bumeri ejus non poffent Matedonte militis verticem equare, Quint. Curtius Hitt. Lib. VII. c. 4. (2) Elo 3 of Kéaror MAXDG) sreky Tees Ldpnpnores poner rs aySpérors. Paufan. in Pho- cic. Pag. 647. Ed. Sylb. ( 3) Kat (anise 3 » eixa Covr0 [Cimbri] Tepuaviye, fun F xg Snnovrey 64 ¥ Bopewoy adxeavoy 22) mis meyesen F cx fad Plutarch. in Mario.” (4) Tes Toreglopevs, 7 7 Terence fuss Deptvenos guaw 24), yergar STOS. Apgi ¥ Tarepbopeeov, or tga VouETe SOR Nai eo Ampnares derespwres TAG L010. Ths & ie wee WeITEQOY ee aul ucnr0s cpaiten Tirlwov Brastyras, “a dpoyoy au apherr Tlécudtur Bopteto yovluu Aeruaany evewre. Schol, in Pind. Olymp. III. (5) -— BOOZ TIOPON ‘inoue Alums, OTE MeonW Boorabrms ¥ Bm0TE TITAN Taupe 2oreiulvos Besaghs mea eogoe Alwms. Orph. Argon. v 10 De: (6) Trrlwes Tains Te Otears ayhad Tee HyeTepay eH yovor ree Te peoy Orph. Hymn. 1 in Titan. (7) Ev 3 mppse@ Seis Thay MespnSeus. Sophocl. CEdip. Colon. —— BySa TeopaSevs lamnovids dyatw Texe Sevxgrtova. Apollon. Arg. Lib. 3. ly
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