All these things were found in the cosmogony of Taaut (Thoth), and in his Commentaries, and were drawn from his conjectures, and from the proofs which his intellect discovered, and which he made clear to us." Again, "From the wind, Colpia, and his wife Bahu (Heb.

{...}), which is by interpretation 'Night,' were born AEon and Protogonus, mortal men so named; of whom one, viz.

AEon, discovered that life might be sustained by the fruits of trees.

Their immediate descendants were called Genos and Genea, who lived in Phoenicia, and in time of drought stretched forth their hands to heaven towards the sun; for him they regarded as the sole Lord of Heaven, and called him Baal-samin, which means 'Lord of Heaven' in the Phoenician tongue, and is equivalent to Zeus in Greek.

And from Genos, son of AEon and Protogonus, were begotten mortal children, called Phos, and Pyr, and Phlox (i.e.Light, Fire, and Flame).