was within Cynofura ór the Dog's ’Tail, on the oppofite fide o f
the bay. -
I n the morning we coafted, and, paffing by a church on the
(bore of Salamis dedicated to St. Nicholas the patron of fi(hermen,
came to Cynofura. We touched on Lipfocatalia, a rocky
and barren ifiet, antiently called Pfyttalia. It was fuppofed to
be frequented by the god Pan. There was no image of hint
formed with art, but only rude reprefentatioris. Near Pfyttalia
was an ifiet named Atalante; and ? toward the Piraeus, another*
alike rocky and barren.
I landed on Cynofura and examined fome remains, confiding
of a few ftones with a fragment Or two of white marble,
while the wherries doubled the cape. We then crofled over to
the oppofite coaft of the bay, where are veft'iges of the city*.
I n Salamis, fays Paufanias, on this fide.is. a temple o f Diana,
and on that has flood a trophy for the victory obtained by
Thetniftpcles,, apd there is the temple of Cychreus. The
trophy was probably a column adorned with armss, which had
been thrown flown before his time. The remnants on Cyöofura,
it has been, fuppqfefl, belonged to this monument $ a fifl,,^
defeat of the Barbarians, as thofe enemies of 'Groecew^re fly led,
may have given rife to the name Punto Badharo, by Which 'the
cape, is now diftinguilhed. The church of St. Nicholas perhaps
occupies the fite of the temple,of Cychreus. A ferpent, which
was feen in the Athenian (hips while engaging thé Medes, was
believed, on the authority of Apollo, to have been this hero;
T he city of Salamis was demoKfhed by the Athenians, be-
caufein the war with Cafiander it (urreiidered to the Macedonians,'
from difaffeiffion. In the fecond century, when it was
vifited by Paufaniasi foifle ruins of the Agora Or market-place
remained, with a temple and image of Ajax r arid' not ‘far front
the port was (hown a ftone, on which, they related, Telamon
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fate to View the Salaminian (hips on their departure to join the
Grecian fieet.at Auljs. ■ The walls m#y and, it
has been eonje&ured, were about four miles in .circumference.
The W e i fpace within, them was now covered with green corn.
The port is choked with mud, and' was! partly dry. Among
the (battered marbles are" fome with infcriptipns.\ One is of
éreat antiquity, before the introduction of the Ionic alphabet.
On another, near the port, the name'of Solon occurs. This -
renowned law-giver was a native o f Salamis, and a ftatue of
him was efefted in the market-plate, with one hand covered
by his veft, the modeft attitude in which he was accUftomed to
addréfs the people of Athens, An in f c r ip ^
fvas the ruin o f a tbmple, probably
that of Ajax.
T he ifiand o f Salamis is now inhabited by a few Albanians,
who tall the ground. Their village is called Ampelaki, the
Vineyard, and is at a diftânce from the port, (landing more
inland. In the church are marble fragments and fibmè inforip-
tions, which I copied. Our hotel was a cottage without a
chimney. We were almoft blinded with the fmoke. At night
the mud-floor, on which we lay, Was covered with riten,
women, and children} and under the fame roof was the poultiy
and live-flock belonging to the family.
I : MöirN-TEH an' afs and went at break o f day, .' with- an
Albanian oh foot, to examine a ftone in a rumbus church an
hour diftant,. but found on it only rude fcülpture which had
been miftaken for letters. ''Near it were falling cbttages, the
remains o f a deferted village ; and farther on,, the place where
we landed from Ægina. It is likely, there Was the fite of the
more antient city Salamis, which was toward that ifiand and the
fouth. A river was called Bocarus, afterwards Bocalias. It
was remarked, that the harveft commenced more early than
about Athens.
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