Abury, A Temple of the British Druids, With Some Others, Described - William Stukeley - Page №98
Abury, A Temple of the British Druids, With Some Others, Described
William Stukeley
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  • The Second kind of temple, the circle and snake, Dracontium, [9], [54]
  • ABURY, a serpentine temple of the second kind, described, [14]
  • Another at Shap in Northumberland, [62]
  • Another at Classerness, ibid.
  • Of the symbol of the snake, [49], [54], [56], [92]
  • It means the divine Son, [55], [60], [61], [62], [93], [94]
  • The Druids’ great regard to it, [56]
  • The natural history of the serpent, [50], [57]
  • Origin of serpent worship, [59]
  • Of symbols in general, [55]
  • It was the ancient form of writing, [56]
  • The divine Son call’d Phtha, νους ἑτερος, mind, creator, wisdom, word, Logos, [50], [61], [62], [88]
  • He was Jehovah, the Mediator, who appeared visibly, [3]
  • He was called the NAME, [3], [6], [100]
  • Called Belenus by the Druids, [100]
  • Of the kebla or central obelisc in our temples, called ambre, [5], [23], [24], [67], [100]
  • Became idols, [5], [67]
  • The petra ambrosia of the heathen, [24], [75], [82]
  • Of the cove, or ansæ, [5], [23], [100]
  • Kist vaen, [13]
  • Indicative of the divine presence, [24]
  • The Hakpen, or snake’s head, [15], [31], [32]
  • Heathen remains of such, [33], [84], [97]
  • The snake’s tail, [36], [37], [52]

  • The whole symbol of the deity was a circle, snake, and wings; call’d Cnephtha, [9], [29], [54], [62], [92], [93]
  • Heathen remain of this in Medusa’s head, [69], [93]
  • The Third sort of Druid temple form’d like the circle and wings, alate temples, [9], [76], [83], [92]
  • This figure call’d Cneph, means the divine spirit, or anima mundi, [62], [92], [93]
  • An alate temple of the Druids on the banks of the Humber, described, [92]
  • An alate temple on Navestock-common, [96]
  • Another in Cornwall, [97]
  • Another in the isle of Scianach, ibid.
  • Hence the Mercury of the heathen, [84], [98], [101]
  • The same as Neptune, [84], [94], [98]
  • Same as Taranus, Thoth, [101]
  • Same as Hermes, [98]
  • Same as Canaan, ibid.
  • An alate temple over the tomb of Canaan, ibid.
  • By the lake Canopus, [96]
  • In the isle Chios, [98]
  • In the isle of Cyprus, [97]
  • At the tomb of Hermes or Lud, [98]
  • At the tomb of Memnon, [95]
  • Over the tomb of Neptune or Tarsis, [98]
  • In the isle of Rhodes, [95], [97]
  • In the isle of Tenos, [97]
  • The crab likewise a symbol of the anima mundi, [76]

  • Serpentine temples, Dracontia, built by the ancients, [9], [61]
  • By Phut or Typhon, son of Cham, [61], [63]
  • The history of Phut, [64]
  • His effigies, [66]
  • The patriarchal and heathen genealogy, [65]
  • The heroical effigies of Phut’s mother, [66]

  • Dracontia built by the Tyrian Hercules, [70], [75], [76]
  • He was a great navigator, and had the use of the compass, [97]
  • His history and time fixed, [53], [71]
  • He planted Britain, [53], [77], [78]
  • He was king in Egypt when Abraham went thither, [72]
  • He learn’d religion and other things from Abraham, [74], [76]
  • He built temples wherever he came, thence call’d Saxanus, [74]
  • He brought the use of alphabet-writing hither, [73]
  • He had a son call’d Isaac, [76]
  • Apher, grandson of Abraham, a companion of Hercules in planting Britain, [70], [77]
  • Of Albion and Bergion, [77]

  • Dracontia built by Cadmus, [34], [80]
  • History of Cadmus son of Canaan, [79]
  • The Cadmonites related to the Jews, [84]
  • Serpentine temples at Acon, [75]
  • At Colchis, [69]
  • By Damascus, [84]
  • By the tomb of Orpheus, [95]
  • By the river Orontes, [69]
  • At Parnassus, [67]
  • In the isle of Rhodes, [95]
  • At Sarephtha, [82]
  • At Tyre, [75]