140 MOUNT HELICON. 
Helicon ; the mention of one inducing an allir- 
sion to the other'. Having stated the names of 
those by whom the Hieron of the Muses was first 
consecrated, he terminates the sentence by 
adding ^ that *^ the same persons founded 
AscRA." Every observation of Pauscmias is 
particularly valuable ; because he passed 
along this route himself, and his remarks 
were made upon the spot. This may be 
gathered from what he has said of the condition 
ofAscRA. He relates, that in his time nothing 
remained of it but a single tower ; and that of 
every thing else, even the remembrance had 
perished^ But the observations of Straho are 
more decisive in confirming the opinion here 
given. Speaking of Ascra, he says it was 
situate ** in a lofty and rugged part" of He- 
licon, at the distance of forty stadia* from 
(1) Vid. Pausan. Bceot. c. 29, p. 765. ed. Kuhnii. 
(2) Olxiffui "Si tnuroui ko.) "Arx^'/iv. Ibid. 
Ibid. 
(4) 'E» dl Tw QlffWni)V iffTi juc) h "A<Tx^yi Kara, to V^i; 'EXixuva fii^es, 4 
Tou 'Hffioiav •rar^i;' h ot^ia ya^ 'ktti rod 'EXiKuves, i(p' V'\]/'/iXov xcct r^a^iof 
ToTov xiifcivi^, uTTixovo-oi T£/v @tff-nZv offov rirra^ccxtfra, ffrct&ioo!, x. r.X. Strab. 
Geog. lib. ix. p. 594. edit. Oxon. These words therefore of Strabo^ 
i({> v^PnKcZ xa) r^cixios ro-xou xufiitt,, and Still more the appearance of 
the place itself, prove the classical accuracy of Kennel, in describing 
Hedod's. occupation as that of a shepherd keeping his " sheep on th& 
top of Helicon ;" {See Lives and Characters of the Grecian Poets, 
Part 
