[9] Leclerc, known by the multitude of his works; l’abbé Bannier, Warburton, etc.
[10] De Dignit. et Increment. Scient., l. ii., c. 13. Court de Gébelin cites Chancellor Bacon as one of the first defenders of allegory. (Génie allég.)
[11] Pausanias, l. iii., p. 93.
[12] Acron, In Epist. Horat., i., 2. Certain authors say that Penelope had conceived this son when Mercury disguised as a goat had forced her virginity. (Lucian, Dialog. Deor., t. i., p. 176.)
[13] Héraclides, entre les petits mythologues.
[14] Geogr., l. i.
[15] Antiq. rom., l. ii.
[16] In his book entitled Περὶ τῆς τῶν θεῶν φύσεως, ch. 17.
[17] In his book entitled Περὶ θεῶν καὶ κόσμον, ch. 3. Court de Gébelin cites these works. (Génie allég.)
[18] Præp. Evang., l. iii., c. 1.