Apis, Otherwise called Osiris, king of Argiues, and Iupiters sonne. Hee leauing the kingdome of Achaia to his brother Aegialeus, passed into Aegypt, where, when he had brought the rude people to a more ciuill life, and taught them the maner of planting vines to their great commoditie, with full consent of all, he was chosen to be their king. When he had long time gonerned that countrie with great wisedome and clemencie, and had wrought many excellent benefites to his subiectes: In the end, after his death, hee was worshipped as a God among them vnder the forme of an Ore, hauing this shape folowing: All the bodie blacke, the forehead white, a white marke on the back double heared in the taile, and a knot vnder the tongue. This Oxe might not liue aboue a certaine number of yeares, which being stnished, they drowned him in an holy well, which they kept for that purpose. Then proclaiming vacatiõ from all works, they tare their clothes rent their heare, and pitifully bewailed the losse of their God: and when with great seeking they had found an other of the same shape, they marnellously resoyced. This dumme God gaue signistcation of prophecie, not by Oracles of mouth as other did, but by taking or refusing of his meate. For the taking signified good snccesse in that was demaunded: the resusing, contrariwise.
Apium, apij, Herba est. Plin. Persely: after some Smallage.Amarum apium.Virg. Vdum. Horat. Viuax Horat.Aplanes.That mooueth not.Apluda.Wheaten branne.
ăpĭum, ii, n. [apis], parsley, esp. liked by bees; an umbelliferous plant of several species (mountain-parsley, celery, etc.), Plin. 19, 8, 37, 123 sq. The leaves of one species (water-parsley, our celery, the Apium graveolens, Linn.), were often used by the ancients for garlands, on account of their strong fragrance, Verg. E. 6, 68 Voss., esp. in drinking-bouts: vivax,
that long remains green
, Hor. C. 1, 36, 16; so id. ib. 2, 7, 24; 4, 11, 3 (cf. Theoc. 3, 23); and, among the Greeks, given as a prize to the victors in the Isthmian and Nemean games, Juv. 8, 226; cf. Plin. 19, 8, 46, 158; Juv. 8, 226; Hyg. Fab. 74.