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CNIDUS.
A t th e so u th -w e s t an g le o f A sia M in o r is C ap e Crio, forme rly
Trio p ium , n e a r w h ich was th e tow n o f Cn id u s, ce leb ra ted for
possessing th e m o st b eau tifu l o f th e w orks o f Praxitele s, th e s ta tu
e o f V en u s. T h is statu e, w h ieh was p la c ed in a small open
tem p le so as to be seen on all sides, was su ch an ex q u isite p e r formance,
th a t i t alone was th o u g h t w'orthy o f b e in g men tio n ed ,
th o u g h th e cnidians h a d likewise a Bac ch u s b y Bry ax is, an o th e r
b y Scopa, an d a M in e rv a b y th e same artist. T h e tem p le s th a t
co n ta in ed all th e se are n ow con fo u n d ed am o n g th e h eap s o f ruins,
w ith w h ich th e g ro u n d is covered.
Strab o informs us, th a t Cn idus h a d two h arbours, o n e o f w h ich ,
capable o f rec e iv in g tw e n ty trirem e s, could b e sh u t u p . T h e
rem a in s o f th e wall th a t fo rmed th is in n e r p o rt are still co n sp icu ous,
w ith th e o p en in g th ro u g h w h ich th e ships w e re adm itted , as
C N I D E.
A l'a n g le su d -o u e s t de l’A sie M in eu re e s t le c ap Crio, a u tre fo is T r io p ium , prè s d u que l
é to it la Tille de Cnldc, célèbre p a r la possession d u p lu s b e au de s o u vrage s de P rax itè le ,
la s ta tu e de V énus. C e tte s ta tu e , q u i c to lt p la c é e dans u n p e tit tem p le o u v e rt de deu x
côtés, afin q u ’on p û t la v o ir de to u te s p a rts , é to it d ’u n e te lle b e au té , q u e l le é to it k seule
d o n t o n c ro y o it q u 'o n d û t p a rle r, q u o ique les cnidiens e u s s en t au ssi u n Ba c chus de
Briaxîs, u n a u tre de Scopas, e t u n e M in e rv e d u même a rtis te . L e s tem p le s q u i re u -
fe rm o ien t ces c h e fs -d 'oe u v re so n t m a in te n a n t c o n fo n d u s p a rm i le s ta s de ru in e s q ui
c o u v re n t la te rre .
S trab o n nous a p p ren d q u e C n id e av o it doux p o rts , d o n t u n a ssez g ra n d p o u r recevoir
v in g t trirèm e s, p o u v o lt se fe rm e r. L e s re ste s d u m u r q u i fo rm o it c e p o r t in té rie u r
pa ro issen t e nco re a in si q ue l'o u v e rtu re p a r laqu e lle le s vaisseaux y en tro ie n t, comme on
p eu t le v oir d ans la v u e q ue n o u s e n don n o n s. D e nos jo u r s , des b a rq u e s n y e n tr e n t