...frontier of /Egypt. South of Marmarica, in the midst of the sands of the Libyan Desert, vyas a small and beautiful spot, or Oasis, as it is called, refreshed...the Fons Solis, whose waters were cold at noon and Jiot at night.* Here was the antient and much-famed; * Esse apud Ammonis fanum fons luce diurna Frigidus,...

...advanced frontier of Egypt. South of Marmarica, in the sands of the Libyan Desert was a beautiful little spot, or Oasis, as it is called, refreshed by streams...the form of a ram, and showed him a fountain, when he and his army were perishing with thirst. Here was Fons Solig, whose waters were said to be cold...

...refreshed by streams, and luxuriant with verdure, in which stood the Temple (so celebrated in antiquity) of Jupiter Hammon, said to have been founded by Bacchus,...gratitude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him, when perishing with thirst, in the form of a ram, and shewed him a fountain. Here was the Fons Solis,...

...luxuriant with verdure, in which stood the Temple (so celebrated in antiquity) of Jupiter Hamilton, said to have been founded by Bacchus, in gratitude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him, when perishing with thirst, in the form of a ram, and shewed him a fountain. Here was the Fons Sous,...

...and luxuriant with verdure, in which stood the Temple, BO celebrated in antiquity, of Jupiter Ammon, said to have been founded by Bacchus, in gratitude to his father Jupiter, who 1821.] Antiquarian Researches. 853 wbo appeared to him, when perishing with thirst, in the form of...

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...the Libyan deserts with his army, on his way to India, and perishing with thirst, implored the aid of his father Jupiter, who appeared to him in the form of a ram, and scratching the earth with his foot, a spring of water immediately spouted up. Thus, all the accounts...

...the Libyan deserts with his army, on his way to India, and perishing with thirst, implored the aid of his father Jupiter, who appeared to him in the form of a ram, and scratching the earth with his foot, a spring of water immediately spouted up. Thus, all the accounts...

...lake Moeris. Considerably to the west, in the midst of the sands of the Libyan Desert, was a small and beautiful spot, or Oasis, as it is called, refreshed...Solis, whose waters were cold at noon and hot at night *, and the antlent and muchtamed oracle, so difficult and dangerous of access through the Libyan Deserts,...