.door-way, were depofited the urns with the.afhes of the de-
-ceafed. In the upper, the relations and friends folemnized the
anniverfary of the funeral, and performed Hated rites. A hole
•made through the floor was defigned for pouring libations of
honey, milk, or wine, with which it was ufual to gratify the
.manes or fpirits, The roof is remarkable for its con(1 ruc'tion,
ibut two ftones are wanting, and fome diftorted. It is fupported
by pillars of the Corinthian order, fluted, fome of which have
fuffered from violence, being hewn near the bafes, with a view
io deftroy the fabric for the iron and materials. The {hafts are
not circular, but elliptical1; and in the angular columns fquare.
The reafon is, the fides, which are now open, were clofed with
marble pannels.; and that form was neceflary to give them a due
projection- The infide has been painted blue. This ftrudure
is the firft objeft, as you approach from Iafus, and {lands by the
road. T he entrance was on the farther fide, the afcent to it
probably by a pair of fteps, occafionally applied and removed.
G oing down from this building, and turning from Mylafa,
\veftward, you have the mountain on the right hand ; and come,
in about an hour, to another fepulchre. This is cut in the
rock, high up in the fide, near the top, and difficult of accefs.
Within the door-way on each fide is a {eat or bench ; on which,
it is likely, the urns were placed; and beyond is a fmaller camera
°or arched room. Over the entrance, without, is carved in baflb
relievo a facade; two Tufcan pillars between two pilafters,
with an entablature and pediment, and a door. The flope of
the mountain has been covered with innumerable fepulchres.
In this, the Swifis, as he told us, had perfevered, digging for
three nights, hoping to find fome hidden treafure.
Ju p i t e r , called by a local name, Hofogo or Hogoas,
had in the city a temple, in which was a well of lea-water.
i See a column defcribed as Angular by Tournefort. p. 339. See Pocock.
p. 56. Jupiter,
Jupiter, Ailed Carius, had alfo a temple, which was common
to the Carians, and Lydians, and Myfians, as the fame people.
This was not in the town, but had once a village near it. On
a ffeep abrupt rock, in fight from Mylafa, fouthward, and dif-
tant an hour and three quarters, croffing the plain, is a ruined
town called Paitftiin, and a caffle, which was repaired, as a
ftrong-hold againft Soley Bey, and Aill had in it a few cannon,-
Part of the wall of this fortrefs flands on a flight of marble-
fteps, which probably have belonged to the latter temple. Near
it are many deferted mofques and buildings, and a ruined church
Aill ufed by the Greeks. The fite of the former temple might
perhaps be difcovered, if diligent enquiry were made in the
town for its well.
T he Mylafians were the proprietors of the famous Jupiter
of Labranda. The gate-way, on which his fymbol, a doublehatchet,
is carved, was probably that leading to his temple,
which was at a diftance from the city. The god often occurs
on medals, holding the hatchet. Hercules, it is related, killed
the Amazon Hippolyte, and gave this, her weapon, to Om-
phale, queen of Lydia. From her it defcended to the kings
her fucceffors, and was ufed as an enfign of royalty. Candaules
delivered it, to be carried by one of his officers. Arfelis, with-
auxiliaries from Mylafa, joining Gyges, when he revolted, flew
Candaules and the hatchet-bearer, and returned into Caria laden,
with fpoils. He made a ftatue of Jupiter,, and placed the-
hatchet in his hand.
G H A. Pi