Advertisement. The Land Of The Hittites : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. 112 p. 113 The following advertisement appeared at the end of "The Syrian Goddess". It is included for completeness.--JBH THE LAND OF THE HITTITES. BY PROFESSOR J. GARSTANG, D.Sc. With Photographs, Maps...
Editor's Preface : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. vii EDITOR'S PREFACE To the student of oriental religions the "Dea Syria" is brimful of interest. It describes the cult and worship of the goddess of Northern Syria, Atargatis, at her sacred city, Hierapolis...
Analysis Of The Subject Matter : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. 38 p. 39 LUCIAN'S "DE DEA SYRIA." ANALYSIS OF THE SUBJECT-MATTER. 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...
Appendix : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. 90 p. 91 APPENDIX. EXTRACT I. From "Maundrell's Travels". Page 153 (6th ed. 1749). AN ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S JOURNEY TO THE BANKS OF THE EUPHRATES, ETC., IN HIS "JOURNEY FROM ALEPPO TO JERUSALEM." 1697...
Translation And Notes : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. 41 TRANSLATION AND NOTES. 1. There is in Syria a city not far from the river Euphrates 1: it is called "the Sacred City," and is sacred to the Assyrian Hera. 2 As far as I can judge this name was not...
Introduction : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. 1 INTRODUCTION. THE SYRIAN GODDESS IN HISTORY AND ART. THE dawn of history in all parts of Western Asia discloses the established worship of a nature-goddess in whom the productive powers of the earth were...
Title Page And Front Matter : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], Cover Frontispiece. THE SYRIAN GODDESS, ON COINS OF HIERAPOLIS. "Cf". "Figs". 5, 7. ("Scale" 3:4.) "See p". 21. p. i THE SYRIAN GODDESS p. iii THE SYRIAN GODDESS BEING A TRANSLATION OF "LUCIAN'S "DE DEA SYRIA,"...
Untitled : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. 102 p. 103 INDEX A. ABD-HADAD, Priest-King of Hierapolis, 27 Achilles, effigy of, 78 'Adad (see also Hadad), name of the god of Hierapolis, 25 Adargatis, name of the goddess according to Macrobius, 25 Adonis...
Bibliography : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. 98 p. 99 BIBLIOGRAPHY [We have to thank Dr. Barnett, of the British Museum, for his courtesy in presenting us with the Bibliography of the translations and editions of Lucian.] GREEK AND LATIN. Luciani omni...
Life Of Lucian : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. 29 LIFE OF LUCIAN THERE is no ancient biography of Lucian extant excepting an unsatisfactory sketch by Suidas; but we can gather many facts as to his life from his own writings. He expressly tells us that he...
List Of Illustrations : * "The Syrian Goddess", by Lucian, tr. by Herbert A. Strong and John Garstang, [1913], p. xiii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "Plate". THE SYRIAN GODDESS, ETC., ON COINS OF HIERAPOLIS "Frontispiece PAGE FIG. 1. THE HITTITE "HADAD" AT MALTIA 5 " 2. THE CHIEF HITTITE GOD AND GODDESS AT BOGHAZ-KEUI 6 " 3...