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and the river Ismenus. Besides these, there are in Boeotia 

 the Fountains of (Edipodia, Psamathe, Dirce, Epicrane, 

 Arethusa, Hippocrene\ Aganippe, and Gargaphie ; and, be- 

 sides the moimiains already mentioned, My calesos,Hadylius, 

 and Acontius. The remaining towns between Megara and 

 Thebes are EleuthersB^, Haliartus', Plata;8e^ PheraB, Asple- 

 don^ Hyle*, Thisbe^ Erythrae^ Glissas', and Copae^" ; near 

 the river Cephisus, Larj'mna and Anchoa" ; as also Medeon, 

 Phlygone, Acra?phia^-, Coronea'^, and ChaDronea". Again, 



Megaris and Attica. The forest abounded in game, and the vicinity was 

 a favourite scene of the poetic legends. Paleovuni is the highest summit 

 of the IleUconian range. Leake fixes the Grove of the Muses at the 

 present church of Saint Nicholas, at the foot of Moimt Marandali, one 

 of the siunmits of Helicon. 



* These fountains or springs are very difficult to identify, but Hippo- 

 creno, or the " Horse-Spring " (said to have been produced by Pegasus 

 striking the ground with his feet), was probably at the present Maka- 

 riotissa; wliile Aganippe is the fountain that flows midway between 

 Paleo-panagliia and Pyrgaki. 



2 This place was originally a member of the Boeotian confederacy, but 

 joined the Athenians, though it did not become an Attic Demus. Leake 

 thinks that its ruins are those seen at MyupoU. Boss thinks that it 

 stood to tlie east of Ghyfto-kastro, while other writers are of opinion that 

 it stood more to the west, near the modem village of Kundara. 



* Eajsed to the ground by the Roman prsetor Lucretius, for having 

 espoused the cause of king Perseus. Its remains are seen about a mile 

 from the village of Mazi, on the road from Thebes to Lebadsea. 



* Memorable for the defeat of the Persians under Mardonius, B.C. 479. 

 ^ Distant twenty stadia from Orchomenus. Leake places it at the 



modem Izamah, Forclihammer at Avro-Kastro. 



* Its site is uncertain. Leake supposes it to be at Paleokastro, between 

 the north end of Lake HyHca and the foot of Moimt Palea. Ulrichs places 

 it at the south end of the lake. ' The modem Kakosia occupies its site. 



* At the foot of Mount Cithceron. Leake places it eastward of Kat- 

 Bula, at the foot of the rocks there. 



^ Leake identifies it with the ruins on the torrent of Plataniki, below 

 the movmtain of Siamata. Pausanias says it was situate seven stadia 

 beyond Temnessus, and at the foot of Hypatus, now Siamata. 



^^ On Lake Copais. The modem village of Topolia occupies its site. 



*^ The waters of the Cephisus here burst forth from their subterra- 

 neous channel. 



^2 On Lake Copais. Its ruins are at a short distance to the south o, 

 Ihe modem Kardhitza. 



13 South of Moimt HeHcon. Its principal remains are those of ita 

 Iheatre, a temple of Hera, and the agora or market-place. 



1* On the borders of Phocis j famous for the battles fought in itg 



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