570 PELOPONNESUS. 
CHAP. <( t j ie i s i an d O f Pei p s The antiquities, as they 
' v .-' were noticed by Pausanias 1 , in the ascent of the 
Acrocorinthus, are as follow : two shrines of Isis; 
two of Serapis : the altars of the Sun ; and a 
Hieron called that of Necessity and Violence, 
wherein it was not lawful to enter. It is diffi- 
cult to understand what was meant by this 
last ; unless it were a place of refuge, like some 
of the sanctuaries in Italy, into which it is un- 
lawful to follow any fugitive offender who has 
there sheltered himself from pursuit. Above 
this was a Temple (VKO$) of the Mother of the 
Gods; & Stele; and a Seat (flgovog) of stone. There 
seem also to have been fanes consecrated to the 
Parole, containing images which were not ex- 
posed to view ; and near to the same spot, a 
Hieron of Juno Buncea. Upon the summit itself 
stood another Temple (va,o$) of Venus. In all 
this list, there is mention made of two structures 
only which can properly be considered as 
temples; that is to say, the Temple of Venus 
upon the summit of the rock; and that of the 
Mother of the Gods at some resting-place where 
there was a seat, perhaps about half way up. 
Fragments of the former will probably be 
(I) Vid. Pausan. in Corintkiac. cap. 4. p. 131. ed. Kuknii. 
