Chap. 11.] ACCOUIST OF COTJNTEIES, ETC. 2S9 



Scironian Rocks\ six miles in length, Geranea, Megara, and 

 Eleusis^. (Enoe'^ and Probalintlios also formerly existed 

 here : the ports of Piraeus and Phalerum"* are distant from the 

 Isthmus fifty-five miles, being united to Athens, which lies 

 in the interior, by a wall'^ five miles in length. Athens is a -free 

 city, and needs*^ not a word more from us in its commen- 

 dation; of fame it enjoys even more than enough. In 

 Attica there are the Eountains of Cephisia', Larine, 

 Callirrhoe Enneacrunos^, and the mountains of Bri- 

 lessus^, ^Egialeus, Icarius, Hymettus^°, Lycabettus", and 

 the place where Ilissus^'-^ stood. At the distance of forty- 

 five miles from the Piraeus is the Promontory of Sunium^^. 

 There is also the Promontory of Thoricos^^; Potamos'% 



the Istlimus, properly so called, and Megara. Its ruins are tlionght to 

 be those seen near the chapel of Saint Theodorus. It -was said to hare 

 been the liaunt of the wild boar killed by Theseus. 



^ So called from being tlie scene of the ravages of the robber Scu'on. 

 They are now called Kaki Scala. 



2 Famous as the principal seat of the worship of the goddesses Demeter 

 and Perse]5hone. Its remains are to be seen at tlie modern Lefsina. 



3 Pera Chora marks its site. It was a member of the Tetrapohs of 

 Attica, and Probalinthos another. 



* Ulriclis, the best authority, places the port of Plialerum at tlie east 

 corner of tlie gi*eat Plialeric Bay, in the vicinity of Tripirglii, or tlie 

 Three Towers. The three harbours of the PiroEus are the present Pha- 

 nari, Stratiotiki or Paschalimani, and Drako or Porto Leone. 



5 The Piraeus was united to tlie city by two walls, called the " Long 

 WaUs," forty stadia in length. The length cf the Phaleric wall was 

 thirty-five stadia. 



^ It is to be regretted that such was his opinion. He could have well 

 spared space for a description of it. 



' The city of Cephisia, still called Kivisia, was one of the twelve cities 

 of Cecrops. The fountain of transparent water is still to be seen here. 



8 Or the " Nine Springs." It was the only source of good water for 

 drinking purposes in Athens. This spring is still called by its ancient 

 name. Of Larine nothing seems to be known. 



9 Tliis is thought to have been the ancient name of the mountain 

 afterwards kno^^'n as Pentchcus, so famous for its marble, now called 

 Mendeh or Pentch. 



^0 The northern or Greater Hymettus is now called Telo-Yuni, the 

 southern or Lesser Mavro-Yuni. 



^' On the N.E. of Athens, now called the Ilill of Saint George. 



^- Probably on the river of the same name. -^ Now Cajio Colonna. 



^* North of Sunium and the modern bay of Panorimo. Thoricus was 

 one of the Demi of Attica. 



^5 This was the name of two Demi, though probably one place. It lay 

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