s. l. 3. p. 157. She is said from thence to have conceived the
horse Areion.
Lycophron alludes to her cruel rites, when he is speaking of Tantalus, and
Pelops.
[Greek: Hou pappon en gamphaisin Hennaia pote]
[Greek: Erkun' Erinnus, thouria, xiphephoros,]
[Greek: Asarka mistullous' etumbeusen taphoi.] v. 152.]
[742] Herodotus. l. 7. c. 197.
[743] L. 2 v. 288.
[744] The Sirens and Harpies were persons of the same vocation, and of this
the Scholiast upon Lycophron seems to have been apprised. See v. 653.
[745] Harpya, [Greek: Harpuia], was certainly of old a name of a place. The
town so called is mentioned to have been near Encheliae in Illyria. Here was
an Amonian Petra of Cadmus, and Harmonia.
[746] [Greek: Tituoi enalinkios aner.] Theocrit. Idyl. 22. v. 94.
[747] Pausan. l. 1. p. 94.
[748] [Greek: Kerkuon] is compounded of Ker-Cuon, and signifies the temple
of the Deity.
[749] L. 1. p. 94.
[750] Ovid. Ibis. v. 411.
[751] Anacharsis. vol. 2. p. 388. [Greek: Gumnasion huph' hemon onomazetai,
kai estin hieron Apollonos Lukiou.]
[752] [Greek: Kai ho topos houtos palaistra kai es eme ekaleito oligon pou
taphou tes Alopes apechon.] Pausan. l. 1. p. 94.
That very antient temple of Pan on Mount Lycaeum in Arcadia had a Gymnasium
in a grove. [Greek: Esti en toi Lukaioi Panos te Hieron, kai peri auto
alsos dendron, kai Hippodromos te, kai pro autou stadion.] Pausan. l. 8. p.
678.
[753] I have mentioned, that Torone was a temple of the Sun, and also
[Greek: phlegraia], by which was meant a place of fire, and a light-house.
This is not merely theory: for the very tower may be seen upon coins, where
it is represented as a Pharos with a blaze of fire at the top. See vol. 2.
page 118.
[754] Plutarch. Theseus, p. 6.
[755] Chron. Logos. p. 31. He was also named Asterus, Asterion, and
Asterius. Lycoph. v. 1299. Schol. and Etymolog. Mag. Minois. Asterius was
represented as the son of Anac. [Greek: Asteriou tou Anaktos]. Pausan. l.
7. p. 524. [Greek: Andreiai tous apothanontas hupo Theseos huperebalen ho
Asterion (ho Mino)] Pausan. l. 2. p. 183.
[756] Pausan. l. 1. p. 94.
[757] Diodorus explains farther the character of this personage, [Greek:
ton palaionta tois pariousi, kai ton hettethenta diaphtheironta]. l. 4 p.
226.
[758] Diodorus Sic. l. 4. p. 225, and 233.
[759] [Greek: Ideos ton Antaion phesi ton XENON ton hettemenon TOIS
KRANIOIS erephein ton tou Poseidonos naon.] Pindar. Isth
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