LUCIAN'S "DE DEA SYRIA."

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The Syrian Goddess, by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], at sacred-texts.com

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ANALYSIS OF THE SUBJECT-MATTER.

		PAGE
	INTRODUCTORY
§ 1.	The Sacred City	41
2.	Origins of Temples and Shrines	42
	THE OLDEST SHRINES AND CULTS OF SYRIA.
3.	Hercules of Tyre	43
4.	The Phœnician Astarte at Sidon. Legend of Europa	44
6.	Aphrodite of Byblos and the Legend of Adonis	45
7.	Legend of Osiris at Byblos	47
8.	The Adonis River; its red colour	47
9.	Cult of Aphrodite in the Lebanon at Aphaca	48
10.	Hierapolis: The greatest Sanctuary. Its Pilgrims	49
	LEGENDS OF FOUNDATION.
12.	Ascribed by some to Deukalion. Story of the Deluge	50
13.	Story of the Chasm	51
14.	Assigned by others to Semiramis. Derceto, the Fish-Goddess	52
15.	By others again to the Lydian Attis	55
16.	Lucian shares the View that it was founded by Dionysus	57
17.	Re-built by Stratonice	58
19.	Story of Stratonice and Combabus	60
	DESCRIPTION OF THE TEMPLE AND SHRINES.
31.	The Inner Sanctuary. The Effigies	69
32.	Comprehensive Character of the Goddess	71
33.	Object between the God and Goddess	73
34.	The Sun God	74
35.	A Bearded Apollo	74
36.	Image of the God borne by the Priests in Divination	75
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§ 38.	Atlas and other Images	77
41.	Sacred Animals	78
42.	The Priests and Temple Attendants	79
	RITES AND CEREMONIES.
44.	The Sacrifices	80
45.	Sacred Lake and Fishes	81
47.	Ceremony at the Lake	81
48.	Ceremony at the Euphrates ("The Sea")	82
49.	Festival of the Pyre	83
	CUSTOMS AND INSTITUTIONS.
50.	The Galli	84
51.	Their Initiation Ceremonies	84
52.	Their Burial	85
54.	Animals used in Sacrifice. Sanctity of the Dove	85, 86
55.	Tonsure and other Customs of Pilgrims	87
57.	Method of Sacrifice. The Libation	87, 88
58.	Human Sacrifice	88
59.	Tattoo	89
60.	Sacrifice of Hair	89

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