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

 Eleusis''. Giioe^ and Probalinthos 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 walP 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 Poimtains of Cephisia', Larine, 

 Callirrhoe Enneacrunos^, and the mountains of Bri- 

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

 the place where Ilissus^^ stoo^. 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 rains are thought to 

 be those seen near the chapel of Saint Theodonis. It was said to have 

 been the haunt of the wild boar killed by The«eus. 



^ So called from being the scene of the ravages of the robber Sciron. 

 They are now called Kaki Scala. 



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

 and Persephone. Its remains are to be seen at the modem Lefsina. 



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

 Attica, and Probalinthos another. 



* Ulriclis, the best authority, places the port of Phalerum at the east 

 comer of the great Plialeric Bay, in the vicinity of Tripirghi, or the 

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

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



* The Pirseus was united to the city by two walls, called the " Long 

 Walls," forty stadia in length. The length cf the Phaleric wall waa 

 thirty-five stadia. 



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

 spared space for a description of it. 



7 The city of Cepliisia, still called Kivisia, was one of the twelve cities 

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



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

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

 name. Of Larine notliing seems to be known. 



' Tliis is thought to have been the ancient name of the moimtain 

 afterwards known as Pentelicus, so famous for its marble, now called 

 MendeU or PenteU. 



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

 soutliem or Lesser Mavro-Vuni. 



" On the N.E. of Athens, now called the Hill of Saint George. 



*2 Probably on the river of the same name. '^ Now Capo Colonna. 



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

 one of the Demi of Attica. 



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

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