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and compounded.
One of the principal was Aur, expressed Or,Oro, Orus. The Egyptians had a prefix Pi, whence this Deity was called Pior, and Peor: qnd his temple Beth. Peor. Yablonsky and others mention, that among the Coptic and Ethiopic nations Ouro signifies a King. From Aur and Or, ([indecipherable] of the Chaldies) came [indecipherable] etc, auram, from P'eor, and P'or were derived [indecipherable], purus, purgo etc -- from the same term with the prefix aspirated, Phiouro, Pharao, Phuron: also a fire tower, or Pharos.
Other Ancient names of the Sun. Azel, Zel, Sal, Sol -- and his Priests Selli, Soli, Solymo, Salis --- Cities Zela, Sela, Zeleia. other appellations --- El - Zel, Elion. The sun among the Greenlanders is Elion. Zan, Zon, Zoan. [indecipherable] is Elion.
Cur, Cour, Curos -- [indecipherable Greek] Cterias and Herodotus.
Arez -- and with the prefix P'arer & Phaser, the name of the Sun among the ancient Persians. Sehor, Seir, Sechor, Schoris, Siris -- a name likewise given to the morning.
Ait -- Atish -- a name given to the Sun and fire.
[indecipherable], was one name of the Sun in Egypt. The City On of Moses is always rendered the City of the Sun by the Seventy and other writers. The Moon was termed Man, Mon, Maon. Beth-Maon was the temple of the Moon.