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Solemn Sacrifices offer'd by the Athenians in Maemacterion, which ••as a Winter-month, to Iupiter 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to induce him to send ••ild and temperate Weather, because He was usually taken for the
Air, or Heavens, and therefore thought to preside over the Seasons. There are various reasons assign'd for this Sirname, for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is by Harpocration expounded 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. out∣ragious, and furious; being deriv'd from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, accord∣ing to Suidas, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. to trouble, or raise com∣motions. But Hesychius affixeth a quite different signification to it, for according to him, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is the same with 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. fa∣vourable and propitious; and herein Plutarch agree's with him, who tells us (a),
That 'twas his Opinion, that by the Name of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which was given by the Athenians to the King of the Gods, was meant 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.Neither of these significations are at all disa∣greeable to the design of this Festival; for since it was to procure good Weather, it might either be instituted as a means to appease the Deity, that was the cause of Storms, and intemperate Seafons; or to entreat the same Person, as being of a mild and gentle Disposition, and willing to grant the requests of his Votaries.
Libro 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.