A history of the heathen mythology; or, The fables of the ancients elucidated from historical records. An important key to the classics. To which is added, an enquiry into the religion of the first inhabitants of Great Britain. And a particular account of the ancient Druids (1806)
Tressan, M. l'abbé de, 1749-1809, North, H., tr · London, Printed for B. Crosby and Co. · leaf 76
s prefided over the year. He hadtwelve altars, to fhew that it was compofed oftwelve months. January was fo called from his own name.The word February comes from Fehruare, toperform purifications: a ceremony which waspraclifed this month in honour of the dead.March takes its name from the god… … Birrdsc- MONTHS OF THE YEAR, 57 pour forth her riches. Some etymologifts de-rive it from the Greek word Aphrodite, a fur-name of Venus, to whom this month was parti-cularly confecrated. May is derived from Majores, fignifying theeldeft; becaufe it was confecrated to perfonsadvanced in years % as…
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