134 MOUNT HELICON. 
-^Water of OhXw'xon— Water of Memory— Ongm of 
these appellations — General aspect of the Hieron — 
Receptaclfi'i for the votive offnings — Throne of Mne- 
jfjosyne — Stoma of the Adytum — yitlempt to explore 
the interior — Situation of the Consecrated Grove — Its 
original decorations — Demided :>tate of the antient city 
— Acropolis — Commerce o/"LEiiADEA. 
X ROiii the Grove of the Muses we descended 
towards the Pi-.rmessus; and crossing that 
rivulet, quitted this charming scene, and con- 
tinued our journey, north-ivest, towards the 
higher parts of Mount Helicon. The weather 
was stormy : and as we ascended ahnost to the 
summit of this part of the mountain, we saw 
Plants of only the Snow-drop in bloom, although we had 
H^iicnn. jgf^. ^i^g Crocus aud Heath in full flower about 
Marathon ; but all Bceotia is colder than Attica. 
"We have already alluded to the fact of snow 
falling in January y so as to bury the doors of the 
cottages. This happens also at Thebes. In 
Athens, snow is rarely seen; but when it falls 
there, it is considered as a promising indication 
of a good crop of olives for the ensuing summer. 
Pausanias relates ', that no unwholesome plants 
are found in Helicon : perhaps he did not place 
(1 ) Ayovci b\ HI "Zi^) tcv 'EXixuva. aixtuvris xai aTt/.^x; ty rai e-'ii Ttc; rrca.}, 
XU.I rcii fiZ,<*'S riitirra. It) a.^i^u'xou (olioltu (f-jia^at. I'aus, IicVi>tica, C. 23. 
p. 16^1. ed. Kuhniu 
