in the middle is a low peoinsala, which shelters ia the west a deep inlet called VuUtumini," (Leake.) The island PhMira is now called Fleoa or Fleff(u 73. Ahaoyrus (*AMryv^vs), sitoated on the western coast, a little north of the promonUxy Zoster, on the site of the modern Fort. [Ahagyrus.] 74. Chollbidab (XoAX^Sm, XoXXiicu, Hbj^ poor.; Snid.; StepL; SchoL ad Aritiopk, AehariL 404), ia supposed to have been near the Nym- phaoim, or Grotto of the Njmphs, situated at the soothem end of Mt Hymettua, luid about three miles from Vdri bj the road. From the inseriptioBs in this caire, we leam that it was dedicated to the nymphs and the other rustic deities by Archedenius of Pberae (not Thecae, as b stated by some modern writers^ who had been enrolled in the demus of Chol« leidae. Hence it is inferred that the grotto was, in aU probabiHty, situated in this demus. A fiill and interesting description of the grotto is given by Wordsworth (p. 192, se<}.; comp. Leake, p. 57.). 75. Tborak (eoyMOk a little south of Anagyrus. (Strab. ix. pu398; Haipocr.; Stq>h.; Etym. H.) 76. 77. Lamftba (Adforrfia, in inscr.; A^^wpo, in Stiab. &c.), the name of two demi, Upper Laznptra (AdfcvT/w JcatfvrcpOcy), and Lower or Maritime Lamptra {hAfurrfa (ntw^^v or «ap(£Xier). These places were between Ana^ras, Thorae, and A^Ua. (Strabk £e.) Upper Lamptra was probably sitn- ated at Lamarikiy a village between three and foor miles firom the sea, at the aeiith-eastem extremity of Ml Hymettua; and Lower Lamptra on the coast At Lamptra the grave of Cranaus was shown. (Pans. L 3 1. § 2; Steph.; Hesych.; Harpocr.; Suid.; Phot.) 78. Abqilia (Ai7iAia), south of Lamptra, spoken of sepaxately. [Abqilia.] 79. Anapslystus ('An^^xNrTos), now called Andvjfto, sitoated between the promontories of As- typahiea and Sunium, a littla south of the former. Ii ia also spoken of separately. [Anaphltbtus.} Opposite the pronumtoiy of Astypalaea is a small isiud, BOW called Lagmiai or ZAgvtaa^ in ancient ttmes Eleuma (^EAfOMro'a, Stvab. ^c). Astypa- kea and Zoster were the two chief promontories on the western coast of Attica. Straho (L c.) speaks of a Pabkzuu (Hoyttoi'), or Grotto of Fan, in the neighhoorhood of Anar- phlystua. It ie no doubt the same as the very beau- tifid and extensive cavern above Mt JSlymbo in the Pamlian raxige, of which the western portion beara the name of Pom. 80. AzEifiA (AfiirmX the only demus men- tioned by Stiabo {L e.) between Anaphlystns and Su- ninm. (Harpocr.; Hesych.; Steph.; Bekker,^iMotf. i. p 348.) It was prabaUy situated in the bay of wUdi Soninm forma the eastern cape. Opposite thia bay is a small island, now called Gaidharon^ ibnneriy the Ishind or Baropart of Patroclna (Ho- rp6itK»u xifoli ot nie'os), because a fortress was built upon it hj Patrodus, who eommanded on one occa- sioB the ships of Ptolemy Phikdeli^us. (Stntb. L c. Pans. i. 1. § 1; Steph. jl e. UnrpoKKov ni«ros.) Ten miles to the south of thu island, at the entrance of the Saronic gulf, is Bclbmaynow SL Gtorgt, which was reckoned to belong to Pebpoonesus, though it was nearer the coast of Attica [Bblbet a.] 81. ScTNiUM (Sovmok), situated on the southern pnxnaotory of Attica, which was also called Simiom, now Ct^KoiGnmM^ from the oolumns of the ruined |
MiUM.] Northward of the promontory of Sunium, and stretching firom Anaphlystus on the west coast to Thoriens on the east coast, was ML Laurium, which contained the edebrated silver mines. [Lau- BIUM.] 82. Thobious (dopurdi), north of Sunium on the east coast, was a place of importance, and also required a separate notice. [Thobicus.] Midway between Sunium and Thoricus was the harbour Pa- NORMUS (ndwpiuo9, PtoL iiL 15. § 8), now named Ptmorimo. Parallel to the east coast, and extending from Sunium to Thuricus, stretches the long narrow island, called Macris or Helena. [Helena.] 83, 84. AuLON (KhX&v) and Mabomeia (Mo- p^eia)f two small places of uncertain site, not demi, in the mining district of Mt. Laurium. [Laubiux.] 85. Bbsa (B^tra), sitoated in the mining district, midway between Anaphlystus and Thoricus (Xen. Vect. 4. §§ 4^, 44), and 300 stadia from Athens. (Isaeus, de Pt^rrh. Her, p. 40, Steph.). Xenophon (L c.) recommended the erection of a fortress at Besa, which would thus connect the two fortresses situated respectively at Anaphlystus and Thoricus. Strabo (ix. p. 426) says that the name of this demus was written with one 5, which is confirmed by in- 8cripti<ms. 86. Amphitbope QAfi^pirpimf), north of Besa and in the district of the mines, placed by Stuart at Afetropisti, (Bockh, Inscr, No. 162; Steph.; Hesych.) 87, 88. PoTAMUS (noTo^r or lleraftot), the name of two demi, as appears from an inscription quoted by Boss (p. 92X though apparently only one place. It lay on the east coast north of Thoricus, and was once a populous pkce: it was celebrated as containing the sepulchre of Ion. (Strab. ix. pp. 398, 399; Pans, i 3L § 2^ vii. i. § 2; Plin. iv. 7. s. 11; Suid.; Harpocr.) Its harbour was pit>- bably the modern DhashaUS; and the demus itself 18 ^aced by Leake at the ruins named Pale6kastro or EvrwharirOj situated on a height surrounded by torrents two miles to the south.west of Dhatkcdio, a little to the soutii of the village Dardheza, The port DhaskaUd was probably, as Leake observes, the one which received the Peloponnesian fleet in b. c. 411. (Thuc. vin. 95.) 89. Prasiab (IIp€ia(ai), on the east coast, be- tween Potamus and Storia, with an excellent harbour, from which the Theoria or sacred pro- cession used to sail. Here was a temple of Apollo, and also the tomb of Eiysichthon, who (fied at this place on his return from Delos. (Strab. ix. p. 399; Paus. i 31. § 2; Thuc viii. 95; Liv. xxxL 45.) The ruins of the denras an seen on the nortii-east side of the bay. The harbour, now called Porto lU^i^ is the best on the eastern coast of Attica^ and is both deep and capa*- dous. The entrance oif the harbour is more than a mile in breadth; and in the centre of the entrance there is a rocky islet, upon which is a colossal statue of white marble, firom which the harbour has derived its modern name, since it is commonly sup- posed to bear some resemUance to a tailor ^dijnris) at work. The best description of this statue is given by Ross, who lemarks that it evidently be- longs to the Roman period, and probably to the first or second century after the Christian era. (Ross, Reiaen auf den GriecK Insehj vol. ii. p^ 9; comp. Leake, p. 72; Wordsworth, p 2 1 7.) We also loam from Boss that in the middle of the bay there is a |
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