Critical History of Dogmas and Cults [with] Supplement

that the Gods were drawn there by the virtue of the consecration. The Papists have the same opinion of their images, 492.

Chap. v. Opinion of the false Trismegistus referring to Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary figure of wisdom to whom various philosophical and magical texts were attributed, that the simulacra became the true body of the Gods, 495.

Chap. vi. Fourth opinion. It is that of the common people and the vulgar, 497.

TREATISE ON THE GOLDEN CALF, which the Israelites made and worshipped in the desert, 502.

Chap. i. First Question. What was the figure of this Idol, 503.

Chap. ii. Second Question. Whence this Idolatry drew its origin, 504.

Chap. iii. The Egyptians worshipped several animals, 506.

Chap. iv. On the sacred oxen worshipped among the Egyptians, called the Ox Apis and the Ox Mnevis, 509.

Chap. v. What this horrible Idolatry of the Egyptians could signify, who worshipped beasts, and among others the Apis and Mnevis oxen. They were symbols of the great Gods, 515.

Chap. vi. That the Ox Apis was not the symbol of the God Serapis; what was the God Serapis of the Egyptians: That Joseph had no part in all that, 519.

Chap. vii. The Ox Apis was the symbol of the Goddess Isis: and the Ox Mnevis was the symbol of the God Osiris. Typhon was the mortal enemy of Isis and Osiris. Which parts of nature were deified by the Egyptians, under these three names. Isis was not the Moon, but universal nature, 523.

Chap. viii. Of Isis, Osiris, and Typhon, historically, and considered as animal Gods, 532.

Chap. ix. Question. Whether the Israelites in the Golden Calf intended to worship the Gods of Egypt, Apis, Isis, and Osiris, or if they wanted to worship the true God, in this Egyptian symbol, 536.

Chap. x. On the Feast celebrated for the Dedication of the Calf in the desert, 539.

Chap. xi. Of the Calves of Jeroboam, placed in Dan and in Bethel, 542.

FOURTH PART.

FIRST TREATISE. On the Gods of the Canaanites or Syrians. On the Idolatry of Bahal-Pehor, God of the Moabites, of Kemos, another God of the Moabites, of Mipheletseth, of Maaca, of Nebo, &c. Beth-Bahal-Mehon, 549.

Chap. i. Texts, where mention is made of Bahal-Pehor, 549.

Chap. ii. Bahal-Pehor is the Priapus of the Greeks and Romans. On the Mipheletseth of Maaca, 551.

Chap. iii. The Bahal-Pehor of the Moabites, and the Priapus of the Romans, was the Patriarch Noah, 554.

Chap. iv. On the God Kemos, it is the same as Bahal-Pehor. On Nebo, on the oracle of Bahal-Pehor, 561.

SECOND TREATISE. On Moloch God of the Ammonites, of Anamelech and Adrammelech, Gods of Sepharvaim, of Kijoun. On the Gods of the Gauls, Tautates, Taranes, Hesus, &c. 564.

Chap. i. Review of the Texts, where mention is made of Moloch, 564.

Chap. ii. Description of the Idol of Moloch, according to the Rabbins. They burned children in his honor. On Adrammelech, and Anamelech, Gods of Sepharvaim, 566.