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those of Tyrins. Of its history we know too 
little to throw any light upon the present inquiry. 
Pausanias* says it was “the eldest of cities, the 
first on which the sun ever shone, and the model 
to succeeding generations;” but he does not 
explain the style of its architecture, nor by whom 
it was built. Apollodorus} informs us that it was 
founded by Lycaon, son of Pelasgus. I can find 
no mention of it in Strabo; probably he over- 
looked its ruins, as he had done those of Mycene. ' 
Respecting Zyrins our information is more 
satisfactory. Pawsanias, who visited it in the se- 
‘cond century after the Christian era, and describes 
its remains with great accuracy, says, “it took its 
name from J'yrinthus, son of the Argian Jove, 
and was the work of the Cyclopes.”’$ Strabo|| says 
it was used as a citadel by Preetus, for whom it was 
built by seven Cyclopes, whom he summoned out 
of Lycia for the purpose. Homer speaks of 
Tyrins with an epithet (ssx:0:c#) which shows 
* B.8.€..38. orcwy de cvvssscceceves Auxuoeen eons wea Burarn 
xo TaUThy dey O NALOS TewTNY. oo TaUTHS de ob AosroL ToieLTlas Torts 
pEodnxcoty cvewmos. 
{ B. iii. 
t He says (B. viii. 547.) cb ev ouy Muxnvecs vu ouxers ebory. 
§ Book ii. c. 25. 
|| Book viii. p. 540. 
§ Tliad. ii. 559. 
