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an early date. The very same shape

OF an early date. The very same shape
found in Cyprus Is yet In use in l0wrr
Rgrpf, and am ng wandering tribes In Syria. All the
erracota lamps in the Museum found in tombs
and from this fact 1t woud that in ancient times
the lamp sepulchral significance snch as that
OF being placed In tomb with tn idea OF burning cie-
naIiy Blu: we know that ~ ancient times
lamps were in general use. especially m Rome whence
10 Cyurr,s lamps OF this klnd used IN the
festival of sis and IN tie puoic baths They were also
gbted in the theatres and IN pnblic roads ana ID the
temples They In general u.s. for Illuminating pub
tic buildings aad lriyate honses Lamps were also ded
c cd ns than-of rings TO the gOis; and the ruins OF
the Temple Golg0s yielded several hut all III stone.
Now few words about ancient religion 0f yprus
and I have finished. The worship or Aphrodltr or
Venus wa introduced into The island az very remote
period by the PhGnenD c0On'ss, as We know that they
wOrshipped sdOn the muOn-gOddess called AStOret
oI Asttrte winch - merrlY another naine Tor venus
They erected magnificent temples in cyprus toner ht
papho. Amathu. idaqm ana Gosos A,tarte WIS tue
national diety OF the PheTcans, and 60 rnatltife
IeoDle like them 1t was not unreasonable that Trey
s sr T9sp inc oS as their agant
storms at and their gratitude To her must nave Dcn
very great II to Judge by the numerous temples
ercctrd everywhere in Cyprus. and by rich offerings
made 10 her shrEe. Nothing positive Is Known OF the
cllius OF the Venus OF Cyprus IN very oariy times
WRITER'S XeBophon. for instance, assert that
the PL9nician worship Uf the mOOngoIdCss was en-
tus, maintain thai these rites were orgase am, apn
nublc AT Amathus and IialIum the wotshp OF venus
associated with that vi AdOns, ana we find mat
In early or ancient relations the aeuss "e In
worshipped In pairs, male ana female IN
Babylon, Mylitta and Saudan in sydid, Omphae and
Hercules; and in Cyprus AZ j nave Sad' venus and
AdOnis.
la Cyprus the worship of Venus no doubt accom-
PANIED by sensual Indulgence but this took place only
long after the PHPnclius had Introduced the worship OF
Venus the s.snd. The Phmnclans were the greatest
merchants Of antiquity They were active and con
taste for such denominations even und the rin OF
religion II only after Cyprus mad been colonzed by
distinct In size is Venus Urania, wuOse SYM
bol the planet Venus She was regarded as virgin,
and her rites were pure and caste The animal sacred
her the gentle dove which is IN tire hands Of
many statues now III the Metropolitan Museum # Art
In tile other form she was called Venus Pandemos very
properly symbolzed by pig. she the prDtecrcss
narlcts all kinds of mmoralities In reading the
deans OF III sc rites t would seem to our present civil
zdtIOu almost mpOsslbilty that they could be
nected with any form Of religion. until We remember
a religious fanaticsm. perverted is apt TO become
Cruel. lead sensual alteration The early history
OF our religion fully illustrates this aud We ncel not
at the present day seGcn among the savage Tribes
Of africa among CIVILIZED Indians to lnd near
parallel 10 this. We have only Il am ashamed 10 sayl to
look IN our own country and We WIu see the MOrmons in
Uan. calling themselves civilized Americans, who under
pIctcXt religious belief repeating tho orgies OF
Venus Pandmos oil cyprus. Tue temples lt Papsos and
GOiSoS must have been dedcht'd TO venus Urana,
rs nothing was FOUND Of 40 uGchase character among
their Mains bat those NJ Amathug and lda!um must
have been erected III honor o VENTS Pandein"S. ms we
know that thOse temples were delca'ed CONFORMITY 20
Atoms was killed at Idaum, White hunting
and We know that the annual ftstNal OF Adonls
In Cyprus as immoral ana ooacehe ~
that Of Venus Pandems But this. IA have said,
must have taken place at much later period "hh the
iuhdDltdnts OF ~ pTus "cIt ihoSiy bIe"hS' "i"
turned tue worship Venus into vast orgy, ana made
the very Of Cypfian even Ia this faioH country
stand as u synonym for debauchcry and lmpurlty.
Ii could hardly he expected that The brief space or
four hours | should be able 20 give you more than
general outline OF the history and ancient arts OF
Cyprus The subject too important aud the material
too rich TO he eXasted In 50 short space OF time Net
my object has becu attained If have succeeded (as
stated in nv first lecturc) awakening ia YOU more
Intelligent interest In the CypriOte art collections.
confident that the day will come when our American
people. being then better able to understand bow I'M
pOrtanI the Cyprioe antiquities for tue study OF
art WILL IN the words OF the late william Cullen
Bryant. grateful Ia those few farslghted and
generous NEWCOMERS who with tucir private means,
bravo endowed Metropolis with such art treasures
as viii forever form the envy 1T the civilized world"