LARISSA TO TEMPE. 353 
happened in Tahtary; but, upon some of them, chap. 
small huts had been constructed, as dweUings __-^,^ 
for the shepherds. We observed these tumuli 
on both sides of the Peneus, and the whole way 
to the Defile of Tempe, the entrance to which is 
distant three hours and a half from Larissa. 
Our road over the plain was along the old 
military paved-way ; and we passed a marshy 
lake, said to be dry in summer, by means of 
this causeway. It can be no other than the 
Pahs Nesonis, mentioned by Straho^ as near to 
Larissa, which, as usual, is inaccurately placed 
in the maps published iox Barthelemy'' s Anacharsis. 
The river, swollen by the late rain, had inun- 
dated the land near to its banks ; and this marsh 
was therefore full of water, so as to resemble 
a lake. 
The scenery was now uncommonly fine ; view of 
Olympus being all in view towards the north, '""^""' 
covered with snow. More towards the east, 
OssA, upon our right, made a conspicuous 
appearance. Towards the south-east, and rather 
behind our route, as we journeyed towards 
Tempe, appeared Mount Pelion. But the 
(1) K«( Ta a-sgi rhv K:r.vv/S« Xiftytiy, », r. X. Slrubo'i. Geo^. lib. ix. 
p. 639. ed. Oxon. 
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