EXCURSION FROiM DELPHI. 253 
Lycorea — Monastery of the Virgin — Caloyers — their 
devotional exercises — Ignorance of those priests — Jour- 
ney to Velitza — Cac hales torrent — Discovery of tlie 
Ruins of Tithorea — its relative position with regard to 
Delphi — Produce of Velitza — Simplicity of the Natives 
— their miserable condition — Antiquity of Tithorea — 
Other Memorabilia — I'gyptian custom of embalming 
birds illustrated — Inscription relating to Tithorea — its 
date ascertained — Other Inscriptions. 
After we had taken some refreshment, we 
set out for Arracovia, distant three hours from 
Delphi, intending to pass the night there ; as it 
is much higher upon Parnassus, and a better 
place for procuring guides to the summit of the 
mountain, than the miserable village we had 
quitted. At about half an hour's distance from 
Delphi, we found the remains of an antient 
square building, nobly constructed with large 
masses of stone, put together without any 
cement. As we continued along this route, we 
observed niches cut in the rocks above the 
road, on our left hand. One place, in particular, 
near to Delphi, exhibited several works of this 
kind ; among others, the appearance of a large 
door hewn in the solid stone, which had been 
subsequently severed by the effect of an earth- 
quake. It is close to the road, and well worth 
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