1QO VOYAGE TO ATHENS. 
PARXES. All the fore part of this fine scene was 
occupied by Cape Vari and the Gulph 1 . Vari, 
or Vary, is mentioned by Chandler ; but in such 
an uncertain manner, that it is impossible, from 
his description, to make out its antient name*. 
It may have been so called from the Island 
Phaura, which was situate before one of the 
Capes between Phalerum and Sunium ; and there 
is a small island off Cape Vari. According to 
Chandler, Vari is only four hours' journey from 
Athens by land, which nearly agrees with the 
distance mentioned to us by our pilot. The 
famous Grotto of the Nymphs is only three quar- 
ters of an hour distant from Vari, inland ; it is 
situate in a part of Mount Hymettus, which 
here, stretching out into the sea, forms the 
promontory once called Zoster; and this may be 
tory ' the sjame now called Cape Vari. In this man- 
ner, then, we may perhaps settle the geography 
of this part of the coast; the promontory being 
Zoster, and the island Phaura. ZOSTER was so 
called because it was said Latona had loosed 
her zone there, in her way to Delos, whither she 
(1) The author made a sketch of it at the time, which has been 
engraved for this Work : it has nothing to recommend it, but the 
fidelity of its outline, to which he paid all possible attention. See the 
Vignette to this Chapter. 
(2) Trav. in Greece, pp. 147, 150. Or/. 1776. 
