. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . Mouth of the Corycian Cave. 8 Whither the other Phocians had says (ix. p. 606); to which a succession already fled (supra, ch. 32). of terraces gave it a still greater resem- * Delphi stood on the side of a rocky blance. The Temple of Apollo was hill, in the form
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . Mouth of the Corycian Cave. 8 Whither the other Phocians had says (ix. p. 606); to which a succession already fled (supra, ch. 32). of terraces gave it a still greater resem- * Delphi stood on the side of a rocky blance. The Temple of Apollo was hill, in the form of a theatre, Strabo about the centre of the curve, and that 238 PRODIGY OF THE SACTED APiMOUPi. EooK VITT. beheld, in front of tlio temple, a portion of the sacred avnioiu-,which it was not lawful for any mortal hand to touch, lying uponthe ground, removed from the inner shrine where it was wont tohang. Then Avent he and told the prodigy to the Delphians????? had remained behind. Meanwhile the enemy pressedforward briskly, and had reached the shrine of Minerva Pronaia,^when they were overtaken by other prodigies still more A\onder-ful than the first. Truly it was marvel enough, when warlikeharness was seen lying outside the temple, removed there ik )^? ii. iiiiciiur ?? 11?• CurytianCave. r,f Minerva Pronaia towards the Easternextremity, near to the Castalian foun-tain, and not far from the chm-ch of thePanagia, which may mark its site, orthat of the Gymnasivmi, ?vhich was justbelow it. At the Western extremity isthe church of St. Elias, Avhich has suc-ceeded to an older building, and furtherinward is the stadium, its Eastern endliewn in the rock, high above the town,and about 6?8 feet in length. Beyondthe Eastern and Western extremities aretombs. (On tlie old Lycoreia, see Strabo,1. s. c, and Pausan. x. (3.) Pausaniasthus describes the position of the templeof Minerva Pronaia (x. 8): If on leav-ing the gj-mnasium you turn to the left,anil go down about three stadia, you
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