' in P^rticuiF». the tfibunal called Pelphifîia^ ; the Heliæan*
which was near the Agqra, the, council :ofFive Hundred, and/A?
Eleven i with, the; Pplemarqh, .the Thcfmothet« and: the’ annual
Archon.
.. ^ HE proceflion at the Greater Panathenæa attended a peplus
bC S arr®ent> defigned as an offering to M in e r v a . P o lia f in tire
A c ro p o lis , j. T h is w ^ .^ o v e n by feieftryirgins in v ^ r io u r colours.
^ l? fe-fc“ ^ S ;M in e r v a . and Ju p ite r engaged: w i th J h e Titan s ,^ an d
th e exploits o f A th en ian Heroes. I t was extended as^ à fail to
th e vefle l, w h ich was moved b y machinery." T h e proceffiop
formed in the Ceramicus w ith o u t the c ity , and- entering., at
D ip y lp n , pafled between thç p o r tico e s , and through the A g o ra
à-ofîed the Iliflus, and g o in g round the‘ .Eietifinium,: returned .by
th e P e la fg icön .an d temple of, A p p llp T y th in s to the dation
_ veffeI> near th e Areop agus -, from w h e n c e , i t .; m ay he
inferred, th e offering w a s ca rded b y ;men up to the temp le, the
afcent to th e Prop ylea being long, and de ep ., H.armodius and
A r i ftol i tön; ^ fPnceah d ea£h a poignard in a m y r tle -b o u g h , and
waited to affaffinate the tyrants, w h t fre gu la ted this foleinnity, in
th e Ceramicus w ith o u t th d c i ty ; but,, fëa ripg th e y w ere b e -
a t , Dipylqq* .and flew H ip pa rchus ' h y ! th e
L eo co r ium qr monument o f the daughters 9f L.ço, on e o f th e '
E p on ymi, w h ich was in the middle o f the inner Ceramicus.
D emetrius a d e fe n d a n t o f the Phalerean, that .h isvmiftre fs
Arifta go ra, a courtezan q f C o r in th , m ig h t enjoy the fp ed a c le ,
eredled fo r her a ftage againft the Mercuries.
C H A P.
cha p . xxr.
'Omijjtons*in PauPinias— The tower of the. Winds,-^-Dance of
the ‘Dervijhej; — A[lMfc'portal— Suppofedfhe entrance, of an
'n Agora — The Athenians given to flattery — Paufanias illuf-
tratedf /
W E have* n ow completed the proppe d rfifry e y o f antient
A th en s ; b u t tw o ftruétures y e t remain,' either omitted or^men-
tioried in e x p lic it ly b y Paufanias. On‘ef|&?the tqwe r o f the winds
fdr "'of Andronicus ^Cyrrheftes, w h ich .'was in or near the: ftreet
called The Tripods, and b e a r in g fom ^ e fêm b ïa n c e to the ch o ra gic
monuments was perhaps overlooked b y th e author . .T h e | | | | g g
I s a: D o r ic portal, ■ fituated ^tr i^e fo o t o.f the h ill o f the A c ro polis,
and once, it is lik e ly ,, belon gin g to that -Agora, from
w h ic h - th e G ym n afium o f P to lem y was b u t a lit t le diftant.
Befides thefe the P n y x is unnoticed'.
T h è tOWer o f And'ronicus Cyrrheftes is a fmall edifice^ o f
marble, a h - o’ftö g ó n , *décöratéd' w i th fculpture reprefenting th e
Winds* eigh t in number j and has Supported a T r i to n , w h ich
turned £è a^ e a t fie r cp c k l,' and pbiiited w ith a/waridjto th e w in d
cfheh b low in g . O n the fides were fun-dials to fh ow the hour o f
the day.. I t ^ mentioned' b y V a r ro and Vitru viu s, and ac cura
tely publifhed in The Ruins of Athens. A yotmg T u r k e x plained
to me tw o o f the emblems tha t o f th e figure o f
■ Csecias, as fign ify in g tha t he made th e 'o liyes ■ fa ll j o f Sciron,
tha t he dried up the rivers.
ft T h e tow er ó f the winds is n ow a Teckeh o r p l a c i o f WorfMp
belon gin g to a co lle g e ’ o f D e tv ifh e s . I ‘ w i s ' preféint, w ith m y ,
companions, at ■ a- religious fundtion,' w h ich * cOneludecf w ith
th e ir wonderful dance. 1' T h e company was feated pri fgö at-fkin s
on the floor crofs -ieg g ed * fo rmin g a la rg e cir c le . T h e c h ie f
D e rv ifh ,