| Herodotus - 1846 - 426 pages
...Egyptians, but foreigners. At Sa'is, after the 62 people have collected to be present at the sacrifices106, all the inhabitants, on a certain night, kindle a...night; and hence the feast is called the lighting up of lamps167. The Egyptians who cannot join this festive congregation observe the night ol sacrifice, and... | |
| Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1848 - 634 pages
...foreigners and not Egyptians. 62. When they are assembled at the sacrifice, in the city of Sais, they all on a certain night kindle a great number of lamps...the open air, around their houses ; the lamps are flat vessels filled with salt and oil, and the wick floats on the surface, and this burns all night... | |
| Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1852 - 642 pages
...foreigners and not Egyptians. 62. When they are assembled at the sacrifice, in the city of Sais, they all on a certain night kindle a great number of lamps...the open air, around their houses ; the lamps are flat vessels filled with salt and oil, and the wick floats on the surface, and this burns all night... | |
| 1880 - 458 pages
...foreigners, and not Egyptians." 62: " When they are assembled at the sacrifice, in the city of Sais, they all on a certain night kindle a great number of lamps in the open air around their houses. The lamps are flat vessels filled with salt and oil, and the wick One objection might suggest itfplf as to the suitability... | |
| Edward Thomas - 1880 - 50 pages
...foreigners, and not Egyptians." 62: " When they are assembled at the sacrifice, in the city of Sais, they all on a certain night kindle a great number of lamps in the open air around their houses. The lamps are flat vessels filled with salt and oil, and the wick One objection might suggest itself as to the suitability... | |
| Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1885 - 628 pages
...foreigners and not Egyptians. 62. When they are assembled at the sacrifice, in the city of Sais, they all on a certain night kindle, a great number of lamps...the open air, around their houses ; the lamps are flat vessels filled with salt and oil, and the wick floats on the surface, and this burns all night... | |
| Lewis Spence - 2007 - 257 pages
...foreigners and not Egyptians, When they are assembled at the sacrifice, in the city of Sais, they all on a certain night kindle a great number of lamps...the open air, around their houses ; the lamps are flat vessels filled with salt and oil, and the wick floats on the surface, and this burns all night... | |
| mrs. warren - 1882 - 816 pages
...of it from Herodotus :— " When they are assembled at the sacrifice, in the city of Sais, they all, on a certain night, kindle a great number of lamps,...the open air, around their houses ; the lamps are flat vessels, filled with salt and oil, and the wick floats on the surface, and this burns all night,... | |
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