ANTIPHELLUS. 69 



to the ancient port of Antiphellus ; and here, on 

 arriving, we found a comfortable lodging, pre- 

 pared for us by our servant in one of the few 

 houses which the little traffic that exists between 

 the mainland and the island of Castelorizo has 

 collected around the harbour. It was a newly- 

 built one, of two stories, belonging to two bro- 

 thers, Turks, who for a small sum, had resigned 

 it to our use during our stay. As there were no 

 females belonging to their establishment, no 

 scruples prevented their receiving us as tempo- 

 rary tenants. The domestic utensils were all left 

 at our disposal ; and even the family koran was 

 there for our spiritual benefit if we could have 

 understood the language in which it was written. 



Antiphellus is now represented by about eight 

 houses, called Antiphilo, a name but slightly 

 corrupted from its ancient appellation. The bay 

 in front is wild and beautiful ; the mountains rise 

 everywhere boldly above a little tranquil basin 

 sheltered by a cluster of islands. The coast is 

 clothed with a luxuriant underwood, springing 

 up within a few feet of the water's edge. The 

 bay, although so well sheltered, is rendered use- 

 less, as an anchorage, by the excessive depth 

 of the water, which, from being beyond the 



