C•…•…s. in Sacrific. Euseb. and Tertullian who addeth that at the beginning of Tiberius his reigne he forbad it them, and crucified their priests: yet they did continue it secretly euen at the time he wrot this. Some referre the cause of this cruelty vnto Iunos hate. But Eusebi∣•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Sanchoniato reciting the Phaenicians theology saith that Saturne King of Palestine dying, •…•…rned into the star we call Saturne, and that soone after Nimph Anobreth hauing but •…•…e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sonne by Saturne who was therefore called Leud (for that is one onely sonne in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tonge) was compelled to sacrifice him for to deliuer her contry from a daungerous 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and that it was an ould custome in such perills to pacifie the wrath of the reuenging 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with the bloud of the Princes dearest sonne. But the Carthagians (being come of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…cians) sacrificed a man vnto Saturne, whose sonne had beene so sacrificed: either of their own first institution in Africa, or else traducing it from their ancestry. De prae. Euan. How these children were sacrificed Diodorus telleth: Biblioth. lib. 20. They had (saith he) a brazen 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Saturne, of monstrous bignesse, whose hand hung downe to the Earth so knit one within an∣•…•…r, that the children that were put in them, fell into a hole full of fire. Thus far hee. When wee •…•…ed this booke first, our sea-men discouered an Iland calling it after our Princes name, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, wherein were many statues of deuills, hollow within, brazen all; and their hands 〈◊〉〈◊〉, wherein the Idolaters vsed to lay their children they sacrificed, and there were they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…ned by the extreame heate of the brasse caused by the fire that they made within 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (〈◊〉〈◊〉) The Gaules.] Not vnto Saturne, but to Esus, and Theutantes. Plin. lib. 30. Solin. Mela, C•…•…ane, and Lactantius. To Mercury saith Tertullian: but that is Theutantes. Plin, men∣•…•… •…•…erius his prohibition of so damnable a superstition. Claudius farbad them as Sueto∣•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Indeed Augustus first forbad it but that was but for the city onely. A decree was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the yeare of Rome. DCLVII. consulls, P. Licinius Crassus. and Cn. Cornelius Lantu∣•…•…, forbidding humane sacrifices all the Empire through: and in Hadrians time it ceased al∣•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ouer the world, Iupiter Latialis was worshipped with ablation of mans bloud in Ter∣•…•… •…•…y and Eusebius and Lactantius his time. And before Herc•…•…es was Saturne so wor∣•…•… Latium, which sacrifice Faunus brought vp for his grandsire Saturne, because of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was (as Lactantius and Macrobius recite out of Varro) this: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. bring 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉; and lightes for Dis his father: Dis his father was Saturne. Lactantius readeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is a word doubtfull 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 circumflexe is light and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 acute is a man Homer 〈◊〉〈◊〉
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. Streight gainst the sutors went this heauenly man.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 often elsewhere.
Plutarch in his booke intitled
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, liue in priuate, giueth the
〈◊〉〈◊〉 why
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 should bee both light and a man. But
Hercules comming into Italy and see∣
•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Aborigines that dwelt there continually take of the Greekes for sacrifice that were
〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…her to inhabite, and asking the cause, they told him this oracle, which hee did
〈◊〉〈◊〉 light, not man: and so they decreed that yearely each Ides of May the Priests and
〈◊〉〈◊〉 should cast thirty mens images made of osiers or wickers into Tyber, from of the
〈◊〉〈◊〉 Miluius: calling them
Argaei, (for the old latines held all the Gretians Argiues) and
〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 should haue lights offred to him.
Dionis. Plutarch. Uarro. Festus, Gel. Macrob. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Lactant. Ouid. yet
Ouid telleth this tale of another fashion
Fastor. 5. Manethon saith, the
A•…•…tians vsed to sacrifice three men to
Iuno in the city of the sunne, but King Amasis changed the sacrifice into three lights.
(e) Geld his father.] Eusebius discoursing of the
Phani∣•…•… •…•…ity saith thus: after
Caelus had raigned. 32. yeeres, his Sonne
Saturne lay in waite
〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 about flouds and fountaines and hauing gotten him, guelded him: his holy bloud
〈◊〉〈◊〉 into the spring and the place is to bee seene at this day. Hee was (saith
Diodorus) an
〈◊〉〈◊〉 Astrologian, and distinguished the yeare, and by this skill got his name, hee
〈◊〉〈◊〉 the rude ciuility and sciences, and reigned in the northwest of
Africa, hauing 45. chil∣
•…•… by seuerall wiues.
(f) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉]
Quasi. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, time.
Cicero giueth another interpretation
〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 I•…•…e, and
Saturne, de nat. deor. lib. 2. But
Saturne is
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and time
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The Ro∣
•…•… called
Saturne the father of verity because truth will out in time.
Plutarch.