ATHENS. 
by Spon ; both of whom deny that it was the 
Grotto of Pan, as mentioned by Guilletiere ; and 
they place the real Grotto of Pan upon the 
northern side of the Citadel, beneath the Pelasgic 
Wall, according to the testimonies of EURIPIDES 
and of LuciAN 3 . Chandler afterwards con- 
firmed their observations 4 : and in this state 
the question now rests ; no one having since 
expressed any doubt upon the subject. 
As we drew near to the present entrance of 
the Citadel, we passed before the facade of the 
PROPYL^EA ; the old entrance to the Acropolis 
between its Doric pillars being walled up. The 
Turkish guard at the gate suffered us to pass, 
as soon as we mentioned the name of Lusieri ; 
and one of them offered to conduct us to the spot 
where he was then at work. We found him in 
the midst of the ruins of the ERECTHE'UM, seated 
upon a heap of stones, with his drawing imple- 
ments before him, equally surprised and delighted 
to see us once more, and in such a place. It 
happened that the very pencil which he was 
(3) Euripid. in Ton. vv. 17, 501, 936. Lucian, as before cited, See 
FWieler's Journey into Greece, p. 369. Land. 1 682. Also Voyage par 
Jacob Spon, torn. II. p. 97. a la Haye, 1724. 
(4) Chandler's Travels in Greece, p. 59. Oxford, 1776. 
