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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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