The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29

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called the Grecian Temple. The cities o
the Greeks. by whose charge and expens
these temples were built In Egypt. wer'
these: Of the country Of Ionia. Chios Teos
Phoo a, Casomene; amongst the Dorians
four cities, Rhodes, Cnydos, Halicarnassos
Phasslos; one city Of the people Of Goha
Greece 10 the temple belonging. by whom
also are found and maintained certain
priests to serve in the same. There arr
other towns besides In Greece that havs
some right to the temple. a. having con
tributed something to the use OF the same
How be II, the temple Of Jupiter the peopls
Of Egins built at their own proper cost
No city took part with Samos In setting ur
the palace OF Juno. The Milesians alone
took upon them 10 erect the Temple OF
Apollo. Besides these there are no other
monuments built by the 0recians which
remain extant In Egypt. And II by fortune
! any OF the Greeks pass into Nylus BY any
other way than that which serveth to land
! from Greece. he In fain to swear that he wsa
constrained against his will. binding him
self by oath that In the same ship he will
speed himsslf into Canobicus. another chan
/ mel Of the river so-called; and II BY contrary
winds he be hindered from arriving there.
he must hire carriage by water. and so ferry
the next way to Naucratis. In such sort
were the Grecians tied to that city, being by
reason OF their traffic thither had In prfnoi-
pal honor
To the Egyptians the rule Of Persia.
although-after the excesses and barbara
ties committed by Cambyses toward the
close Of his sojourn In that country-it was
distinguished by mildness and justice. was
decidedly unpalatable, and their discomfort
made itself manifest In several revolts. In
which, as being rebellious subjects Of the
common enemy. Persia, they were some
times helped by the Athenians. The res
toration Of the native kingdom in the fourth
century before Christ led to still further
influx Of Greeks; these were chiefly mer-
ccnsries, and among them the most dis
tinguished was Agesilsus. the King Of
Sparta, who came to help the Pharaoh
Taohos Thirtieth Dynasty against tho
Perstans, who were always trying to 70
assert their authority in the country. usu-
ally by means OF other Greek mercenaries
that were in their service. Thus. by tho
middle Of the fourth century B. c., the
Greeks had become familiar figures upon
Egyptian coil, and no resistance was offered
TO Alexander the Great BY the population
Of Egypt. who, in fact, regarded him a.
their deliverer from the Persians. who had
q short time previously once more made
themselves master OF the land. On the
death Of Alexander the country made no
attempt to free itself from the rule Of
Ptolemy Boter, and from that time forward
Egypt, though retaining, ~ We have said.
all It's ancient characteristics, was loosely
olassed among the Hellenistic States.
Although the Greek element In the Egyp-
tian population naturally grew stronger
under the Ptolemies at length until Greek
became the ofYioial language. the Egyptian
tongue being used only for religious pur-
poses, It Ia TO be noted that most Of the
Greeks who settled In the country wor-
shipped the Egyptian gods. Thus the god
Scraps, who used to be regarded as q
foreign importation from Sinope, was. In
reality, nothing but a combination Of two
forms Of the god Osiris. that is, Asar and
Hapi, or Osiris and Apis. This deity.
Asar-hapi, whose name was Grecized as
Scraps, was, however. represented not in
Egyptian but In Greek form, his type being
that Of the Greek god Of the under
in the reign Of Ptolemy Softer some we'll
known image Of Hades was brought to
Egypt from Slnops. and was there wor-
shipped as an image Of Asar-hapi. On
tho other hand. such god ~ Soknopaios,
who was worshipped BY tho Greeks OF
was Sebek. . purely Egyp-
tian deity whom 1t was impossible to iden-
tify with any Hellenic divinity. We repeat
that the Ptolemaio Kings offered up sacri-
6css to the ancient gods Of the country,
worshipped them and rebuilt and endowed
many Of their temples. In private life
they were Greeks. and As far also a their
work was concerned they
we're Greeks, for an their ministers and high
executive officers were OF that race; but in
tho eyes Of the Egyptian nation they were
and they always appeared be-
fore the people In the guise Of the heirp OF !
the great kings Of the New Empire.
To crafty the pride Of the Egyptian
people, a. well - to please the priests. !
Ptolemy III. (Euereetes ~ sspired not only |
10 rival but even to outstrip the conquests |,
81 Thothmes III; he penetrated further |
ssst than any Egyptian oonqueror before |
him and brought back from Persia and |
large numbers Of images OF |
Egyptian gods. made presumably Of gold |
md silver. which had been carried on GEN. |
lurtss before by Csmbysss and by the |
Aasyrian oonquerors Of Egypt before him. |
70 concihsae the popular religious ssnti- |
nsnt large granite Of land were made by |,
Inc Ptoismies 70 the gods; tho estates,
indeed. which were ~ apart by than for |
he maintenance Of tbs priesthood and the
smplss were greater In sxtsnt than such |
lllotmsnts had ever bcsn since the time
u the Tventieth Dynasty. This fsvorins
u ths priesthood. however. IN order 70 |
rrstify the native Esyptisns did not lesd
n Any wsy 10 pnsstiy interference In tbs
yovsrumsnt of the country. which vas
Arsssd on by 0rssk Miaissess ~ In othsr
3sllsnissic atAtss. Ths leading msa smoas
10 nasivs EGypsiAns hsd no eAsosivs voios
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