Text, translated from the 1584 Latin third Additamentum, 1584 Latin, 1584 Third German additamentum, 1585 French 3rd Additamentum, 1587 French and 1592 Latin edition.
220.1{1584L3Add{The other part of Egypt.
220.2. The situation of this country, its rivers, mountains, cities, and other things there we have already described as we could on the previous page. Now it remains that we speak about their religion on the basis of Diodorus, Herodotus, Strabo, Athenæus, Ælianus, {1592L{Plutarchus, Philo}1592L}, Eusebius, Plinius, Heliodorus, Lucianus, Ammianus, Clemens, {not in 1587F{Athanasius}not in 1587F}, {1592L{Prudentius}1592L} and others.
But not only the Holy Script, but even profane authors also testify plentifully that the Egyptians were always, from the beginning, the most religious people in the world in their divine service and choice of gods, most fond and foolish [compared to other religions].
220.3. For besides the gods of the Gentiles, such as Iupiter, Iuno, Vulcanus, Venus, Bacchus and other such [gods], which they had and worshipped as did the whole world, they also, as {not in 1587F{Dion {1592L has instead{Artemidorus}1592L instead} and}not in 1587F} Cicero in his third book of the Nature of gods shows, worshipped all kinds of beasts and [other] living creatures.
220.4. And they did not only worship these [we mentioned] as gods, but also Anubis, {1592L{Orus, Typhon}1592L}, Pan {1592L{(whom they called Mendo, depicting him according to Suidas with the head of a goat)}1592L} and the Satyr.
220.5. And in the city of Anabis they performed all kinds of divine services for him, as to an immortal god, as Eusebius assures [us], who furthermore adds that they had another peculiar god who they called Canopus given shape in the form of a pot.
220.6. Anasthasius and Heliodorus testify that they considered water, but especially [the river] Nilus as a god. Of four-legged animals, the Crocodile, Ox, {not in 1587F{Mnevis}not in 1587F}, Lion, Bear, Cat, He-goat, Monkey, Bull, Ram, Dog, {not in 1587F{Ichneumon or Indian rat}not in 1587F}, Wolf, Sheep, and Shrew-mouse, {1584G3Add & 1587F only{and spider}1584G3Add & 1587F only}, [all these animals] they put into their inventory of gods. Of fishes, [they worshipped] the Oxyrinchus, the Lepidotus, {1584G3Add only{the sea-bream, the big red sea-bream}1584G3Add only}, Latus, Phagrus, Mæotis [fish belonging to the river Nile] and Eel.
220.7. Of birds, [they worshipped] the Eagle, the Ibis {1587F only{which the Flemish call BRANTVOGHEL, and the Hawk. {1592L{Also the blackbird, if we believe Hyginus}1592L}. Next to these, they had the Dragon, the Serpent and the Beetle. Also inanimate ones, like Onion {1592L{Leech}1592L} and Garlic.
220.8. No, they did not content themselves with these natural things, but also [worshipped] certain monsters as were never seen in the world, as the Cynocephalus, with a dogs head, was worshipped by the Hermopolitans, and Cepus by the Babylonians. {1592L{Add to these from Athanasius idols with a serpents head and an asses head. Lucianus in his Tragedy of Iupiter, if he is not joking, says they honoured their right shoulder, or, if they lived on the opposite side, their left shoulder. Some sacrificed to onbe half of the head, others to a Samian cup, or dish}1592L}.
220.9. Diodorus Siculus reports that they considered their private parts as a god.
Clemens in the fifth book of his Recognitium adds, it is a ridiculous thing, that the Egyptians worshipped the Anus and a Fart as their gods, {1592L{which is also reported by Minutius Felix. (Osiris came later, as can be seen in Eusebius' De Præp. Euangelicæ). Clemens mentions onions, which I will ignore unless the text is corrupt and refers to catta a word also used for cats. And also garlic, or perhaps Cepus [a vegetable]. If we believe Josephus, everything under the moon, whether peaceful or savage, was an object of their devotion}1592L}. It has aptly been said that this region is the mother of religions.
220.10. Afterwards, when the light of the Gospel began to shine, great swarms of Monks and Hermits were bred here, and from here spread and scattered over all of Christianity}1587F ends here}, as we find in the Records of the Primitive Church}1584L3Add}. {1592L{About the philosophy of the Egyptians, their hieroglyphs and mysteries, consult the sixth book of the Stromaton by Clemens Alexandrinus}1592L} © Marcel van den Broecke ©.