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PAGE INTRODUCTORY § 1. The Sacred City 41 2. Origins of Temples and Shrines 42 THE OLDEST SHRINES AND CULTS OF SYRIA. 3. Hercules of Tyre 43 4. The Phœnician Astarte at Sidon. Legend of Europa 44 6. Aphrodite of Byblos and the Legend of Adonis 45 7. Legend of Osiris at Byblos 47 8. The Adonis River; its red colour 47 9. Cult of Aphrodite in the Lebanon at Aphaca 48 10. Hierapolis: The greatest Sanctuary. Its Pilgrims 49 LEGENDS OF FOUNDATION. 12. Ascribed by some to Deukalion. Story of the Deluge 50 13. Story of the Chasm 51 14. Assigned by others to Semiramis. Derceto, the Fish-Goddess 52 15. By others again to the Lydian Attis 55 16. Lucian shares the View that it was founded by Dionysus 57 17. Re-built by Stratonice 58 19. Story of Stratonice and Combabus 60 DESCRIPTION OF THE TEMPLE AND SHRINES. 31. The Inner Sanctuary. The Effigies 69 32. Comprehensive Character of the Goddess 71 33. Object between the God and Goddess 73 34. The Sun God 74 35. A Bearded Apollo 74 36. Image of the God borne by the Priests in Divination 75 p. 40 § 38. Atlas and other Images 77 41. Sacred Animals 78 42. The Priests and Temple Attendants 79 RITES AND CEREMONIES. 44. The Sacrifices 80 45. Sacred Lake and Fishes

81 47. Ceremony at the Lake 81 48. Ceremony at the Euphrates ("The Sea") 82 49. Festival of the Pyre 83 CUSTOMS AND INSTITUTIONS. 50. The Galli 84 51. Their Initiation Ceremonies 84 52. Their Burial 85 54. Animals used in Sacrifice. Sanctity of the Dove 85, 86 55. Tonsure and other Customs of Pilgrims 87 57. Method of Sacrifice. The Libation 87, 88 58. Human Sacrifice 88 59. Tattoo 89 60. Sacrifice of Hair 89