A New System or an Analysis of Ancient Mythology

by

Jacob Bryant

First edition in two volumes 1774
Second edition in two volumes 1775
Volume 3 added 1776
Third edition in six volumes 1807

All editions published up to 1776 were large quarto volumes.
The six volumes published in 1807 are smaller but contain additional material.

Table of Contents, 1807 Edition, Volumes 1 - 6.

Complete Text, 1807 Edition, Volume 3, pp.1-74, Of the Deluge, and the Memorials thereof in the Gentile World.

Printed Copies, Quarto Editions up to 1776, Volumes 1-3.

Table of Contents - 1807 Edition

Volume 1

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology (Title Page)
Some Account of the Life and Writings of Jacob Bryant, Esq		i
	Inscription on Mr Bryant's Monument in Cypenham Church	xxv
Volume 1 of the 1774 or 1775 Edition Starts Here (Excluding the Preface to the Third Volume of the Quarto Edition)
Preface		xxvii
	Preface to the Third Volume of the Quarto Edition	xlvii
Radicals		1
	Ham or Cham	3
	Chus	6
	Canaan	7
	Mizraim	8
	Nimrod	10
	Titles of the Deity	13
	Ab	14
	Aur, Our, Or	15
	El	16
	On and Eon	19
	Ait	21
	Ad	27
	Ees and Is	31
	San, Son, Zan, Zaan	42
	Di, Dio, Dis, Dus	46
	Kur, K¡ROS, Cura	48
	Cohen, or Cahen	48
	Petah	52
	Bel and Baal	54
	Keren	57
	Oph	57
	Ain	62
	Apha, Aphtha, Ptha, Pthas	73
	Ast, Asta, Esta, Hestia	77
	Shem, Shamen, Shemesh	79
	Macar	83
	Melech	87
	Anac	88
	Zar, and Sar	90
	Uch	94
	Phi	110
	Ai	112
	Common Names Relating to Places	114
	Beth	120
	Gau, expressed Cau, Ca and Co	122
	Marti Camulo	129
	Particles	148
Of Etymology, As It Has Been Too Generally Handled		161
Dissertation upon the Helladian and other Grecian Writers		179
Some Necessary Rules and Observations in Respect to Etymological Enquiries; and for the Better Understanding the Mythology of Greece		219
A Short Account of the Helladians and their Origin; in order to obviate some Objections		225
A New System or an Analysis of Antient Mythology (Title Page)		233
	Of Antient Worship and of Etymological Truths Thence Deducible: Exemplified in the Names of Cities, Lakes and Rivers	235
	Of Worship Paid at Caverns and the Adoration of Fire in the First Ages	269
	Of the Omphi and of the Worship upon High Places	291
	Pator and Patra	353
	An Account of the Gods of Greece; to shew that they were all originally one God, the Sun	381

Volume 2

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology (Title Page)
	Phoenix and Phoenices		1
	Of the term Cahen: the Cohen of the Hebrews		13
	Of Chus; styled CR¡SOS and CR¡SAWR		45
	Of Canaan, Cnaan, and CNAS; and of the derivative K¡KNOS.		63
	Of Temple Science		87
	Tar, Tor, Tarit		105
	Tit and Tith		127
	Taph, Tuph, Taphos		167
	Ob, Oub, Pytho, sive de Ophiolatria		197
	Cuclopes or Cyclopes		221
Volume 2 of the 1774 or 1775 Edition Starts Here
	Of Temple Rites in the First Ages		255
	Of Meed or MHTIS, and the Goddess Hippa		287
	Rites of Damater, or Ceres		299
	Campe and Campi		319
	Antient Heroes		323
		Osiris	324
		Perseus	329
		Of Myrina and the Amazonians of Libya	337
		Dionusus	349
		Sesostris	358
		Ninus and Semiramis	376
		Zoroaster	388
		Orpheus	410
		Cadmus	426

Volume 3

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology (Title Page)
	Of the Deluge, and the Memorials thereof in the Gentile World		1
	Of Some Particular Titles and Personages		75
		Janus, Saturnus, Phoroneus, Poseidon, Nereus, Proteus, Prometheus	75
		Noah, Noas, N¡S, NO¡S, Nusus	100
	Jonah, Chaldeorum: A Continuation of the Gentile History of the Deluge		113
		Da, Particula Chaldaica	183
	Of Juno, Iris, Eros, Thamuz		191
	Baris or Barit, The Barith of the SS: Beroe of Nonnus, L. xli.		209
	Various Types. Seirs, Cupseilis, Melitta, Rhoia, Rimmon, Side, Macon: also of Scuphos, Hippos, and the sacred Contest.		229
		Of the Scyphus	267
		IPPOS, or the Horse of Poseidon	273
		Of the Sacred Contest	278
	Additional Types. Taurus, Apis, Mneuis, Laban, Labar, Laris, Larissa. Also of Aithya, Ilithya, Orathya: and of the Manes and Lares.		283
		Of Man, Maon, Liban, Laban, Labar, Lubar: Also of Lar, Laris, Larissa, Aithyia.	318
		Laren, Laris, Laros, Aithya	329
	Of the Cabiri, Corybantes, Idaei Dactyli, Curetes, Ignetes, Telchines, and other Arkite Priests.		341
	Of the Argo and Argonautic Expedition		359
	The Conclusion		415

Volume 4

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology (Title Page)
Volume 3 Published in 1776 Starts Here (Including the Preface to the Third Volume of the Quarto Edition mentioned earlier)
	Of the Migration and Dispersion of Nations		1
		Genesis. Chap. X.	83
	Of the Titanian War		91
	Of the Original Chaldaic History, as transmitted by Abydenus, Apollodorus, and Alexander Polyhistor, from Berosus of Babylonia.		121
	Pezron		163
	Of the Scythae, Scythia, Scythismus, and Hellenismus: also of the Iones and Hellenes of Babylonia; and of the Hellenes of Egypt		183
	Of the Golden Age, or Age of the Cuthim		209
	Of Cushan or Ethiopia; and of The Various Colonies, and Denominations of the Cuthites.		223
		Of Cushan, styled Ethiopia.	228
		Of the Erythreans	236
		Cuthia Indica, or, Scythia Limrica.	245
		Of the Indi	272
	Of Egypt, and of the Arrival of the Titans in that country.		297
	Concerning Ur of the Chaldees; and of The Region, from whence it was thus distinguished.		355
	Of Egypt, and Its First Inhabitants; and of its Kings and Dynasties.		373
	Of the Egyptian Kings, and Dynasties		401
		The Reigns of the Gods, according to the Old Chronicle	410
	The Egyptian Dynasties from the Deluge, as they are recorded by Manethon.		423

Volume 5

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology (Title Page)
	Of the Progress of the Ionic Worship; and of the Ionah-Hellenic Colinies		1
	Of the Dorians, Pelasgi, Caucones, Myrmidones, and Arcadians		21
	SPARTOI. Of the Sparti of Greece and Colchis, and of The Hebrew Spartones.		51
		Of the Sparto-Hebraei	60
	Meropes		75
	Of Other Cuthite Colonies in Syria and in Colchis; and of Those in the West		93
		Of Colchis	101
		Of the Amazons	110
		Of the Hyperboreans	146
	Of Their Knowledge and Ingenuity		173
	Of Their Buildings and Other Great Operations		189
		Néaesch de la Lune. A Prayer of the Parsees.	280
		A Prayer of the Same Nature, to the Sacred Bull.	281
Volume 3 Published in 1776 Ends Here All the chapters that follow are only to be found in the 1807, six-volume edition.
A Vindication of the Apamean Medal (Title Page)			287
A Vindication of the Apamean Medal			289
Observations and Inquiries relating to Various Parts of Antient History (Title Page)			315
	To His Grace the Duke of Marlborough		317
	The Preface		319
	Of the Wind Euroclydon. PRAXIS TWN APOSTOAWN.		325
	Of the Island Melite		357

Volume 6

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology (Title Page)
Observations upon the Antient History of Egypt; and the Nations that were Connected with it: wherein an account is given of the Shepherd Kings and the Israelites: and the place where they both resided is determined. The whole calculated to rectify in some degree the Chronology and Geography of that Kingdom : and to clear up the Difficulties with which they have hitherto been attended.		1
	Of The Causes whence Many Errors Have Arisen in Inquiries Made Into Ancient History	37
	A Short Account of the Geography of Egypt	45
	Of the Temple of Onias called Heliopolis	81
	Of the Shepherds in Egypt and the Land of Goshen	105
	Of some Evidences Still Remaining, which Illustrate These Early Occurrences.	155
	Some Objections Answered; and other Proofs Produced: wherein is farther shewn, that the Arabian Shepherds were distinct from the Israelites, and prior to them.	165
	Of The State of Egypt at the Departure of the Arabian Shepherds	179
	Some Farther Account of the Arabians who Resided in Egypt	189
	Of the Departure of the First Shepherds from Egypt, and of The Amalekites.	209
	Of Some Attempts of The Cuseans Upon Egypt, after they had left it.	221
	Of the Edomites and Phenicians	227
	A Farther Account of the Places, to which the Shepherds Retreated.	241
Additional Remarks.		257
	Of Belus, Ninus, Arius, and some of the Supposed Kings of Babylonia.	257
	Some Remarks on The Canon of Ptolemy.	269
	Of The Chaldeans and Their Original.	273
	Of Chesed, The Son of Nahor.	277
	Some Observations on The Dispersion of Mankind, in reference to page 190.	285
	ANQRWPOQ¡SIA KAI TEKNOQ¡SIA	295
	Some Farther Observations Upon The Phenician Rites; and particularly of Their Mystical Offering.	323
	Of Babylon in Egypt: and Some Other Cities, whose situations have not been truly ascertained.	335
	Of The City of Orus, and the City Arabis.	341
	Of Etham, and the City Boutham	347
	Of Other Cities in Egypt, and of the Situation of Zoan.	351
Index		385
Directions for Placing the Plates		419

Complete Text, 1807 Edition, Volume 3, pp.1-74.

Of the Deluge, and the Memorials thereof in the Gentile World

This section describes how various characters in the Egyptian and Greek mythology are styled on Noah, and how the ancient world used to celebrate the Flood by carrying a boat in procession.

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