Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 311
the manner and form of a huge egg, within which, in the
course of a long time, as within the shell of the egg, there was
cherished and vivified a certain animal; and that afterwards,
that huge globe being broken, there came forth a certain kind
of man of double sex, which they call masculo-feminine. This
they called Phanetas, from appearing, because when it appeared,
they say, then also light shone forth. And from this,
they say that there were produced substance, prudence, motion,
and coming together, and from these the heavens and the
earth were made. From the heaven they say that six males
were produced, whom they call Titans; and in like manner,
from the earth six females, whom they called Titanides. And
these are the names of the males who sprang from the heaven:
Oceanus, Coeus, Crios, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Chronos, who
amongst us is called Saturn. In like manner, the names of the
females who sprang from the earth are these: Theia, Rhea,
Themis, Mnemosyne, Tethys, and Hebe.
Chapter XVIII: Family of Saturn
Of all these, the firstborn of the heaven took to wife the
firstborn of earth; the second the second, and in like manner
all the rest. The first male, therefore, who had married the first
female, was on her account drawn downwards; but the second
female rose upwards, by reason of him to whom she was married;
and so each doing in their order, remained in those places
which fell to their share by the nuptial lot. From their
intercourse they assert that innumerable others sprang. But of
these six males, the one who is called Saturn received in marriage
Rhea, and having been warned by a certain oracle that
he who should be born of her should be more powerful than
himself, and should drive him from his kingdom, he determined
to devour all the sons that should be born to him. First,
then, there is born to him a son called Hades, who amongst us
is called Orcus; and him, for the reason we have just stated, he
took and devoured. After him he begot a second son, called
Neptune; and him he devoured in like manner. Last of all, he
begot him whom they call Jupiter; but him his mother Rhea