This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...for all the rata, north of the Euxlne. These cold regions were said to be inhabited by the Hyperboreans. 241. JAbyae in Austros. The phrase--"south-winds of Libya," signifies the southern parts of Africa, and thus the South Pole. 241 Bic vtrttx, le., the North Pole Is always elevated iix reference to ut, Le., Is abore ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...for all the rata, north of the Euxlne. These cold regions were said to be inhabited by the Hyperboreans. 241. JAbyae in Austros. The phrase--"south-winds of Libya," signifies the southern parts of Africa, and thus the South Pole. 241 Bic vtrttx, le., the North Pole Is always elevated iix reference to ut, Le., Is abore our heads, and therefore the north Polar star la risible to as. Eat the South Pole, which Is beneath our feet (ilium tub pediinu), the inhabitants of the Nether World see. It Is thereby implied that we do not see It Forb. Joins the words ilium tub ptdibut; Wagn. prefers the combination, tlyx tub ptdibut, but the order of the words opposes this junction. Martyn, Voss, and Jahn make nib ptdibut depend on tidet, which would mean that, as we see the North Pole about us, so the Manes see the South below them. To this Forb. offers two objections: 1st, It has to be proved that the Manes were placed by the ancients In the heart of the Earth; and 2d, Suppose we do allow that they were placed there, how could they from the centre of the earth see the Pole. We think it rery evident, howerer, from the descriptions given of descents to the Infernal regions; from the notions about certain rivers ot earth joining the Styx i from the stories of punished giants laid under burning mountains, and a thousand other considerations, that a place deep down in earth was deemed the abode ol departed spirits. The custom of burial saggests an evident reason for the rise and general prevalence of such a notion as to the habitations of the Manes. Forb. 'a second objection is rery trivial indeed: we cannot restrict a poet to such accuracy, in matters of this kind. See Kelghtley, MythoL p. 83, Mad, Profundi, Le., the Manes, whose abode was deep in the earth. 244. E...
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