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Scironian Eocks^ six miles in length, G-eranea, Megara, and 
Eleusis^. QEnoe'^ and Probaiintlios 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 Pountains of Cephisia'', Larine, 
Callirrhoe Enneacrunos^, and the mountains of Bri- 
lessus^, JEgialeus, 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 Isthmus, properly so called, and Megara. Its rains are thoiight to 
be those seen near the chapel of Saint Theodorus. It was said to have 
been the haunt of the wild boar killed by Theseus. 
^ 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 modern Lefsina. 
3 Pera Chora marks its site. It was a member of the Tetrapohs of 
Attica, and Probafinthos another. 
* XJhichs, the best authority, places the port of Phalerum at the east 
comer of the great Phaleric Bay, in the vicinity of Tripirghi, or the 
Three Towers. The three harbom^s of the Phseus are the present Pha- 
nari, Stratiotiki or Paschalimani, and Drako or Porto Leone. 
5 The Phseus was united to the city by two walls, called the " Long 
Walls," forty stadia m length. The length cf the Phaleric wall wa3 
tliirty-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 Cephisia, stiU called Kivisia, was one of the twelve cities 
of Cecrops. The fountain of transparent water is still to be seen here. 
s 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 notliing seems to be known. 
9 This is thought to have been the ancient name of the mountain 
afterwards known as PenteHcus, so famous for its marble, now called 
Mendeh or Penteh. 
^0 The northern or Greater Hymettus is now called Telo-Yuni, the 
southern or Lesser Mavro-Yuni. 
^1 On the N.E. of Athens, now called the Hill of Saint Greorge. 
^2 Probably on the river of the same name. Now Capo Colonna. 
^* North of Sunium and the modern bay of Panorimo. Thoricus was 
one of the Demi of Attica. 
Tliis was the name of two Demi, though probably one place. It lay 
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