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calleihone observationes qvedam, 9. Utrum e Chaldaico vel Perfico trans-

lata fuerint^ Cf de oraculisTLoroastris qv<e Chaldaice scripta habere se olim testa-tus efl Johannes Picus. IO. Oraculorum ut videtur Metaphrase s , JulianusTheurgus , de qvopluscula , Cf num artibus ipsus Magicis potius, qvamprecibutlegionis fulminatricis exoptatum imbrem debuerit exercitus M, Antomni, II,Libri Zoroastris de arte Magica, iz. Chemica scripta Zoroastri tributa. 13, O*pus Theologicum de sacris dogmatis & religione Persarum. Liber ZEND VAESTAejusqve compendium ab Hydeo Latine vulgatum qyod inscribitur S AD-DER, 14..

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S Uperest postremus ante Homerum dicendus ZOROASTER,de qvo tam multa St pugnantia inter fe traduntur, ut illa di-judicare atqve revocare ad examen res majoris sit operae qvampretii. Neqve enim in illis tenebris antiqvitatis plane certiqvicqvam ex tam diversis interqve fe contusis exfeulpere fasest. Unus Zoroaster fuerit, an postea 8t alius, non fatis constare scripfit Pli-nius Lib.XXX.c.i. UnumfuissesensitGoropiusBecanusStnuperThomasHyde,fedScaliger St Bochartusduos,Claudius Salmasius St P.LambeciusArnobium secuti tres, F rancifeus Patricius, Athanasius Kircherus,V alesiusad Ammian.Lib.XXIIf.p.374. multiqve alii qvatuor, Thomas deniq?,Stan-leius qvinqve: 1. Assyrium, z. Bactrianum, Nini aeqvalem St ab eo vel äSemiramide victum: ^.Persam sive Persomedem,4.Pamphylium, & y. Pro-connesium, Arnobio L.I. St Plinio memoratum, qvibus ait sextum addi pokfe Babylonium omnis divini arcanum Antistitem, qvo Magistro ufern Py-thagoram narratApulejus in floridis.. Sex qvoqve Zoroastres numerat Del-rio in disq visitt.Mag.explofes äJoh.HenricoUrsino in Exercitationibus deZoroastre Hermese St Sanchomatone editis Norimberga: 1661. gvo,

II. Philippo Cluvero Zoroaster est Adamus , Pfeudo Beroso St Joh,Cassiano, Petro Comestori, Athanalio Kirchero St pluribus recentioribus,Chamus Note silius, GregoriiTuronenfi Cbus , scriptori ClementinorumäCotelerio editorum * Nmirod, auctori Chronici Alex. & Pfeudo C lernendMisraimus: Procopio Gazam St Epiphanio Nimrodi filius A]sur,Abrahamui **aJiis,Georg.Hornio Bileamus^ucüoMoyscs , Clementi Alexandrinos Pam-phyliusPlatonimemoratus.BundaroMahumedano famulus alicuj 9 discipu-lorum serem*) Abulph ar aj o p.qy.e discipulis L/,-e unus Abunephio scriptori

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