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Canaanites, whom Jesus the robber drove out.» 13 Cod. 1630: And in the times of Jesus, Ogyges reigned over Attica, who perished with his country when a flood occurred, and from that time Attica remained desolate and uninhabited for 206 years, as Africanus wrote. (3) And at that time Hades reigned over the country of the Molossians, who had a daughter, a maiden, that is, a beautiful one, Persephone. And when Peirithous was in love with her, her father, knowing this, placed the dog which he had before the door of the bedchamber and called it Tricerberus because of its size; and (who?) when Peirithous came by arrangement, it killed him, and also the maiden who came out to help him. And this is what is said poetically, that Pluto seized her, according to Palaephatus. (3) And the kingdom of Sicyon, that is, of Greece, lasted 85 years. (4) In these times were known Prometheus for grammar*, Epimetheus for music, and Atlas for astronomy; for which reason they say that he holds up the heaven; and Argus the all-seeing, renowned for technical skill. (5) And the kingdom of Attica was also established in Athens, and it lasted 402 years. And Cecrops was the first to reign, who was called 'of two natures' on account of the size of his body. He made a law that women should be given to one man, whereas before they had mingled like beasts. And he did this as one who came from Egypt, not being ignorant of the legislation of Hephaestus; and he said that it was because of such wickedness of licentiousness that Attica was flooded. (6) After him reigned Cranaus, Phoroneus and their successors down to Codrus. From that time the kingdom of the Athenians changed to an aristocracy, and the first was Draco the lawgiver, then Solon, after him Thales, next Aeschylus and others. And it all lasted 82 years. (7) At that time Orpheus also was known, having become a most excellent wise man and having been taught many mysteries. There are also extant discourses of his concerning the knowledge of God, in which he said that the highest light created all things, which he named Counsel, Light, Life; he declared these three names to be one power and one might of the God who is creator of all. 14 Suidas: Orpheus. That in the time of the Judges among the Jews, when the kingdom of the Athenians had been dissolved, Orpheus was known, having become a most excellent wise man and having been taught many mysteries. For there are extant discourses of his concerning the knowledge of God, from which are the following. For he said that from the beginning the aether was revealed, having been created by God; and on this side and that of the aether was chaos, and dreadful night held all things and covered the things under the aether; signifying that night came first; having said that a certain incomprehensible and highest of all, and pre-existent, and creator of all things, the highest aether itself, exists. And he said the earth was invisible. And he said that the light, having burst through the aether, illuminated the earth and all creation; speaking of that light, the highest of all, the unapproachable, which contains all things; which he named Counsel, Light, Life. He declared these three names to be one power and one might of the God who is creator of all, who brought all things from non-being into being, both visible and invisible. And concerning the race of men he said, that it too was fashioned by the creator of all and God, and it received a rational soul, following the writings of Moses; and having said that the race of men is wretched and subject to many sufferings both of soul and of body, and receptive of both good and evil works, and miserably disposed with regard to living. 15 Codex 1630: In the same times Marsyas became a flute-player, and the events concerning Jason and the Argonauts took place, who, having landed at Cyzicus and after being hosted, through ignorance engaged in battle and killed Cyzicus the king, and having mourned, they built a temple in his memory, and departing from there to the so-called Pythian hot springs and having sacrificed they asked Apollo whose was the temple which they themselves had built. And an oracle was given to them containing the following: «An ignorant maiden will be with child; for he who proceeds from her, having taken the whole world captive, will bring it to his father

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Χαναναῖοι, οὓς ἐδίωξεν Ἰησοῦς ὁ λῃστής.» 13 Cod. 1630: Ἐν τοῖς χρόνοις δὲ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐβασίλευσε τῆς Ἀττικῆς Ὠγύγης, ὃς κατακλυσμοῦ γενομένου ἀπώλετο μετὰ τῆς χώρας, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐξ ἐκείνου ἔρημος καὶ ἀοίκητος ἡ Ἀττικὴ χρόνους σςʹ, καθὼς Ἀφρικανὸς συνεγράψατο. (3) Τῆς δὲ Μολοσσῶν χώρας ἐβασίλευσε τότε Ἀΐδης, ὃς εἶχε θυγατέρα κόρην, ἤτοι ὡραίαν, Περσεφόνην. Ἐρῶντος δὲ Πειρίθου, γνοὺς αὐτὸ ὁ πατὴρ ἔστησε πρὸ τῆς θύρας τοῦ κοιτῶνος ὃν εἶχε κύνα καὶ ἐκάλει τρικέρβερον διὰ τὸ μέγεθος· καὶ (ὃς?) κατὰ σύνταξιν ἐλθόντα τὸν Πειρίθουν διεχρήσατο, πρὸς δὲ καὶ τὴν κόρην ἐξελθοῦσαν εἰς βοήθειαν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ τοῦτο ἔστιν ὃ ποιητικῶς εἴρηται ὅτι ὁ Πλούτων ἥρπασεν αὐτὴν, ὡς Παλαίφατος. (3) Ἡ δὲ Σικυῶνος βασιλεία ἤτοι τῆς Ἑλλάδος διήρκεσεν ἔτη πεʹ. (4) Ἐν τούτοις τοῖς χρόνοις ἐγνωρίσθη Προμηθεὺς γραμματικῆς*, Ἐπιμηθεὺς μουσικῆς καὶ Ἄτλας ἀστρονομίας· δι' ὃ λέγουσιν ὅτι τὸν οὐρανὸν βαστάζει· καὶ ὁ πανόπτης Ἄργος, τὴν τεχνικὴν ἐπιστήμην περίβλεπτος. (5) Ἐπετέθη δὲ καὶ ἡ τῆς Ἀττικῆς βασιλεία. εἰς Ἀθήνας, καὶ ἤρκεσεν ἔτη υβʹ. Ἐβασίλευσε δὲ πρῶτος Κέκροψ, ὅστις διφυὴς ἐκλήθη διὰ τὸ τοῦ σώματος μέγεθος. Ὃς ἐνομοθέτησε γυναῖκας ἐκδίδοσθαι ἀνδρὶ ἑνὶ, πρότερον θηριωδῶς μιγνυμένας. Τοῦτο δὲ ἐποίησεν ὡς ἐξ Αἰγύπτου καταγόμενος, τὴν νομοθεσίαν Ἡφαίστου οὐκ ἀγνοῶν· ἔλεγε δὲ ὅτι καὶ διὰ τὴν τοιαύτην τῆς ἀσελγείας κακοήθειαν ἡ Ἀττικὴ κατεκλύσθη. (6) Μετὰ αὐτὸν ἐβασίλευσε Κράναος, Φορωνεὺς καὶ οἱ ἐφεξῆς μέχρι Κόδρου. Ἐκ τότε μετέπεσεν ἡ τῶν Ἀθηναίων βασιλεία εἰς ἀριστοκρατίαν, καὶ ἐγένετο πρῶτος ∆ράκων ὁ νομοθέτης, εἶτα Σόλων, μετὰ τοῦτον Θαλῆς, ἑξῆς Αἰσχύλος καὶ ἕτεροι. Καὶ ἐκράτησε τὰ πάντα ἔτη πβʹ. (7) Τότε καὶ Ὀρφεὺς ἐγνωρίζετο, σοφὸς ἄριστος γενόμενος καὶ πολλὰ μυστήρια διδαχθείς. Φέρονται αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ θεογνωσίας λόγοι, ἐν οἷς εἶπεν, ὅτι τὸ ὑπέρτατον φῶς πάντα ἐδημιούργησεν, ὅπερ ὠνόμασε Βουλὴν, Φῶς, Ζωήν· ταῦτα τὰ τρία ὀνόματα μίαν δύναμιν ἀπεφήνατο καὶ ἓν κράτος τοῦ δημιουργοῦ πάντων θεοῦ. 14 Suidas: Ὀρφεύς. Ὅτι ἐπὶ τῶν παρὰ Ἰουδαίοις Κριτῶν, καταλυθείσης τῆς βασιλείας Ἀθηναίων, Ὀρφεὺς ἐγνωρίζετο, σοφὸς ἄριστος γενόμενος καὶ πολλὰ μυστήρια διδαχθείς. Φέρονται γὰρ αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ θεογνωσίας λόγοι, ἐξ ὧν εἰσὶ ταῦτα. Εἶπε γὰρ ὅτι ἐξαρχῆς ἀνεδείχθη ὁ αἰθὴρ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ δημιουργηθείς· καὶ ἐντεῦθεν κἀκεῖθεν τοῦ αἰθέρος ἦν χάος, καὶ νὺξ φοβερὰ πάντα κατεῖχε καὶ ἐκάλυπτε τὰ ὑπὸ τὸν αἰθέρα· σημαίνων τὴν νύκτα προτερεύειν· εἰρηκὼς ἀκατάληπτόν τινα καὶ πάντων ὑπέρτατον εἶναι καὶ προγενέστερον καὶ δημιουργὸν ἁπάντων, τόνγε ὑπέρτατον αἰθέρα. Καὶ τὴν γῆν εἶπεν ἀόρατον. Ἔφησε δὲ ὅτι τὸ φῶς ῥῆξαν τὸν αἰθέρα ἐφώτισε τὴν γῆν καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν· ἐκεῖνο εἰπὼν τὸ φῶς, τὸ ὑπέρτατον πάντων, τὸ ἀπρόσιτον, τὸ πάντα περιέχον· ὅπερ ὠνόμασε Βουλὴν, Φῶς, Ζωήν. Ταῦτα τὰ τρία ὀνόματα μίαν δύναμιν ἀπεφήνατο, καὶ ἓν κράτος τοῦ δημιουργοῦ πάντων θεοῦ, τοῦ πάντα ἐκ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος παραγαγόντος εἰς τὸ εἶναι, ὁρατά τε καὶ ἀόρατα. Περὶ δὲ τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων εἶπεν, ὅτι καὶ αὐτὸ ὑπὸ τοῦ δημιουργοῦ πάντων καὶ θεοῦ ἐπλάσθη, καὶ ψυχὴν ἔλαβε λογικὴν, ἀκολουθήσας τοῖς Μωσέως· καὶ ταλαίπωρον εἰρηκὼς τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ πολλοῖς ὑποκείμενον πάθεσι ψυχικοῖς τε καὶ σωματικοῖς, δεκτικόν τε ἀγαθῶν καὶ πονηρῶν ἔργων, καὶ τὰ πρὸς τὸ ζῆν ἀθλίως διακείμενον. 15 Codex 1630: Ἐν τοῖς αὐτοῖς χρόνοις ὁ Μαρσύας ἐγένετο αὐλητὴς, καὶ τὰ κατὰ τὸν Ἰάσονα καὶ τοὺς Ἀργοναύτας ἐπράχθη, οἳ προσορμίσαντες ἐν Κυζικῷ καὶ μετὰ τὸ ξενωθῆναι κατὰ ἄγνοιαν συμβαλόντες καὶ ἀνελόντες Κυζικὸν τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ πενθήσαντες, ἔκτισαν ἱερὸν εἰς μνήμην αὐτοῦ, ἐκεῖθέν τε ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὰ καλούμενα Πύθια θερμὰ καὶ θυσιάσαντες ἐπηρώτων τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα τίνος ἐστὶ τὸ ἱερὸν ὅπερ αὐτοὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν. Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς χρησμὸς περιέχων οὕτως· «Ἀδαὴς κόρη ἔγκυος ἔσται· ὁ γὰρ ἐξ αὐτῆς προϊὼν ἅπαντα κόσμον ζωγρήσας πατρὶ προσάξει