A Festival observ'd in almost all the Cities of Greece; but especially at Sparta, where it was first instituted about the Time of the XXVIth Olympiad, in honour, not of Iupiter, as some are of Opinion, but of Apollo, sirnam'd Carneus, either from one Carneus, a Trojan (d); or from a Beautiful Youth, call'd Carnus, who was the Son of Iupi∣••er and Europa (e), and belov'd by Apollo (f): Or from Carnus an Acar∣nanian, who was instructed by this God in the Art of Divination, but afterwards murder'd by the Dorians; This Fact Apollo reveng'd upon them by a dreadful Plague; to avert which, they instituted this Fe∣stival, as Pausanias reports: Or 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. from the Cornel-tree, transposing the Letter 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, as the same Author intimates; For 'tis reported by some, that this Festival was first instituted by the Gre∣cians, who had incurr'd Apollo's Displeasure, by cutting down a number of Cornel-trees in a Grove consecrated to him upon Mount Ida, which they us'd in building the Wooden-horse: Or 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. from accomplishing the Request of Menelaus (g), who, when he underto••k his Expedition against Troy, made a Vow to Apollo, wherein he promis'd to pay him some signal Honour, if his Under∣taking met with Success. This Festival lasted nine Days, begining upon the thirteenth of the Month Carneus, which answer'd to the Athenian Metag••nion (h): It was an Imitation of the Method of living, and Discipline us'd in Camps; for nine 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. Tents, wer•• erected, in every one of which nine Men of three different Tribes, three being chosen out of a Tribe, liv'd for the space of nine Days, during which Time they were obedient to a publick Cryer, and did nothing without express Order from him (i). Hesychius tells us, that the Priest, whose Office it was to attend at this Solemnity, was nam'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and adds in another place, that out of every Tribe five
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other Ministers were elected, and call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and oblig'd to continue in their Function four Years, during which Time they re∣main'd Batchelours. At this Festival the Musical Numbers, call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, were sung by Musicians, who contended for Victory; the first Prize was won by Terpander.
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(d)
Aleman.
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(e)
Hesychius.
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(f)
Theocriti Scholiastes.
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(g)
Demetrius.
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(h)
Plu∣tarchus Nicia.
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Athenaus lib. IV. Callimachi Hymn. in Apoll. Pindarus Py∣thion.