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Frontispiece. Coins 3 Title Page 5 Editor's Preface 8 Book's Table of Contents 11 List of Illustrations 13 Introduction 14 Life of Lucian 42 Lucian's The Syrian Goddess 52 Table of Contents 52 Translation and Notes 54 INTRODUCTORY 54 1. The Sacred City 54 2. Origins of Temples and Shrines 55 THE OLDEST SHRINES AND CULTS OF SYRIA 56 3. Hercules of Tyre 56 4. The Phoenician Astarte at Sidon 56 5. Legend of Europa 57 6. Aphrodite of Byblos and the Legend of Adonis 58 7. Legend of Osiris at Byblos 60 8. The Adonis River; its red colour 60 9. Cult of Aphrodite in the Lebanon at Aphaca 61 10. Hierapolis: The greatest Sanctuary. Its Pilgrims 62 11. LEGENDS OF FOUNDATION 63 12. Ascribed by some to Deukalion. Story of the Deluge 63 13. Story of the Chasm 64 14. Assigned by others to Semiramis. Derceto, the Fish-Goddess 65 15. By others again to the Lydian Attis 68 16. Lucian shares the View that it was founded by Dionysus 70 17-18. Re-built by Stratonice 71 19. Story of Stratonice and Combabus 73 20-30. Stratonice 73 DESCRIPTION OF THE TEMPLE AND SHRINES 82 31. The Inner Sanctuary. The Effigies 82 32. Comprehensive Character of the Goddess 84 33. Object between the God and Goddess 86 34. Th

Author

Lucian (of Samosata.), Herbert Augustus Strong, John Garstang

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