Note 633 — ETYMOLOGICAL TRUTHS
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Similar to Emesa was Edessa, or more properly Adesa, so named from Hades, the God of light. The emperor Julian styles the region—Ἱερον εξ αιωνος τῳ Ἡλιῳ [633]Χωριον. This city was also, from its worship, styled [634]Ur, Urhoe, and Urchoë; which last was probably the name of the [635]temple.