THROUGH THE THRACIAN BOSPORUS, 
the twelve Gods. This place, although situate 
in Asia, is not far removed from Europe ; being 
distant about twelve stadia only from the Temple 
of Serapis, which stands opposite to it, upon the 
coast of Thrace Marcianus also calls Hieron a 
country or district 1 2 . A due attention to the 
features of the country may now perhaps 
ascertain the position of the Eastern monarch. 
If he were then placed near to any temple, or 
upon any point of land, called Hieron, low down 
towards the shore of the Strait, he could not 
have been gratified with the prospect he sought 
to obtain : nor does the text of Herodotus admit 
of such an interpretation*. In our return from 
the Cyanean Isles, we landed opposite to 
Buyuchdery, upon the Argyronian Cape 3 4 , in order 
to examine the particular eminence still bearing 
the name, mentioned by Dionysius Byzantinus*, 
of the “ Bed of the Giant," or “ Bed of Hercules." 
We there found the capital of a very antient 
column, of the Ionic order, not less than two 
feet and an half in diameter. It had been 
(1) Mardani Heraeleotae Peripl. p, 69. ed. Ox on. I 698 . 
(2) tVi TTil IEPX1I \6tiuro rov Hovtov lo*rcc ot^ioStnrov' t( And 
sitting at the Hieron , he beheld the admirable Pontus .** Herodot * 
Me Ip 07n. 85. 
(3) See Banduri Imperiutn Orientate: Anaplus Bosp. Thrac. ex indag. 
r. GyU. 8fc. 
(4) ‘ Hcrculis KAINH, hoc est, Lectus.” Dicni/s. Byzanl. apart 
Gy Ilium, lib. iii. c. 6. 
