The Syrian Goddess - Being a Translation of Lucian's "De Dea Syria," With a Life of Lucian #262922

Of the many writers who refer to the Dec: Syria, no one dwells upon the fundamental character of the cult at Hierapolis, nor deals with the problem of its historical origins. It is this aspect of inquiry, therefore, with which we chiefly deal in the Intro duction and the foot notes. Lucian's description, amplified by the later account of Macrobius, and further illustrated by the local coinage of Hierapolis.