Hippolytus

“ A sign of this one is the Dog-star, according to whose image were born Ptolemæus son of Arsinoe, Didyma, Cleopatra, and Olympias. God’s right-hand power is that which ignorance has denominated Rhea, according to whose image were produced Attis, Mygdon, [11] (and) Œnone. The left-hand power has lordship over sustenance, and ignorance is in the habit of styling this Ceres, (while) her name is Bena; and according to the image of this one were born Celeus, Triptolemus, Misyr, and Praxidica. [12] The right-hand power has lordship over fruits. ”

“ He recognises in it likewise a Jewish element, to be accounted for from the fact that the Jews during the Babylonish captivity imbibed the principles of the Oriental philosophy. What, therefore, is given by Hippolytus may have a Judaistic origin.↑ Schneidewin considers the text here corrupt.↑ The Abbe Cruice observes that the reference here is to the second book of the law (Ex. xv. 27) , where mention is made of the twelve fountains of Elim. The Hebrew word (ןיע) stands for both an eye and a fountain. ”