DEPARTURE FROM TITHOREA. 285 
Mount (Eta — Horadea and River Asopus — Plain of 
Trachinia — Turkish Dervene — Zeitun — Albauese IVbmen 
— Bearings from the Heights — -Plain o/' Dowel u — 
Plain o/'Ciocius — A!os — Plain of Pharsalia — Pharsa — 
Turkish Kb.an — Tahtar Couriers. 
FTER leavinsr Velitza, we aoain crossed the chap. 
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Cachales, and descended into the plahi towards 
Turco-C/iorio, where IVIieler separated from his 
companion Spon\ In our way, we visited the 
Paheo- Castro, so often mentioned to us under Pai^vo- 
the name of TiiEiiEs (Thiva). There is nothing 
to be seen upon the spot, but the traces of some 
walls, almost indiscernible ; every other vestige 
having been long ago erased, to make way for 
the plough. It is situate on the s. s. w. side of 
the Cephissus, at an hour's distance from 
Turco-Chorio, which is here in view, standing a 
(!) TVhelers reflections, after this separation, were highly charac- 
teristic of his upright and amiable mind: — 
" Thursday the ninth of March (iGTo-G), being tlius separated 
from my companion, I left Turco-Chorio, bending my course east- 
wards, to gi) to Thalanda. The first thing that diverted me, in that 
solitary condition, was, that I soon found myself on a long streight 
way, fortified with a deep ditch on each side, leading to certain hills, 
which I saw a good way off before me. This I took as a good omen, 
portending success to my undertakings ; it seeming to admonish me 
that I should not fail to be guarded by God's good providence, so long 
as I travelled in the streight rvay of virtue and true jJietij, to my hea- 
venly country, which is on high." — Journey into Greece, p. 4G3. 
Land. 1682. 
