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The Egyptians do not hold a single solemn assembly, but several in
the course of the year. Of these the chief, which is better attended
than any other, is held at the city of Bubastis in honour of Diana.
The next in importance is that which takes place at Busiris, a city
situated in the very middle of the Delta; it is in honour of Isis,
who is called in the Greek tongue Demiter (Ceres). There is a
third great festival in Sais to Minerva, a fourth in Heliopolis to
the Sun, a fifth in Buto to Latona, and a sixth in Papremis to Mars.
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