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AS SANCTUARY, CITADEL AND RESIDENCE 7
The proper designation of the second cave (B), which was
formerly called the cave of Pan, has been ascertained to be
the cave of Apollo by the excavations of the Greek Archaeo-
logical Society (4), completed in 1897. Its interior is covered
with cuttings and niches which served as receptacles for votive
offerings. Near the middle is a niche somewhat larger than
the rest, which, to judge from its shape, may have served to
receive a statuette with a base. It is evident that when the
surface of the interior of this cave was completely covered with
cuttings, the process was continued toward the east, until the
surface of the adjoining rock which separates this from the
lext cave (T) was also covered. A clearing out and examina-
tion of this third cave, which extends higher up on the face
Df the rock and which was formerly held by some to be the
cave of Pan, yielded no results. The two caves (£, T) are
practically united and form one double cave, as indicated in
the plan.
But in the Acropolis rock, a little way east of the cave T
md on a lower level, was found what appeared to be an
sntrance to still another cavern hitherto unknown. This is
ien the fourth of these caves, and is marked A, and by
leans of a narrow passage (<5) communicates with another
cave, or more properly another part of the same cave. This
cave was extended eastward to the place near E, which was
afterward utilized by the Christians as a suitable locality for
church, of which the pavement and a piece of a wall are still
to be seen.
In order to determine to whom these caves were consecrated
ire must now turn to evidence from the ancient writers and
from certain finds on this spot. In front of the second cave
(B) there were found twenty-five marble tablets or fragments
of tablets, carved with wreaths of myrtle or laurel and in-
scribed with dedications to " Apollo under the Heights" (5).
These inscriptions belong to the Roman period, but probably
replaced more ancient ones. At least eleven of the tablets
seem to have been dedicated by archons or their secretary to
Lpollo. From these and other inscriptions, we infer that
le nine archons stood in some special relation to the Apollo
rfio was worshipped in the cave. Mr. Cavvadias, the Ephor-
Jeneral of Antiquities at Athens, may be right in supposing
The proper designation of the second cave (B), which was
formerly called the cave of Pan, has been ascertained to be
the cave of Apollo by the excavations of the Greek Archaeo-
logical Society (4), completed in 1897. Its interior is covered
with cuttings and niches which served as receptacles for votive
offerings. Near the middle is a niche somewhat larger than
the rest, which, to judge from its shape, may have served to
receive a statuette with a base. It is evident that when the
surface of the interior of this cave was completely covered with
cuttings, the process was continued toward the east, until the
surface of the adjoining rock which separates this from the
lext cave (T) was also covered. A clearing out and examina-
tion of this third cave, which extends higher up on the face
Df the rock and which was formerly held by some to be the
cave of Pan, yielded no results. The two caves (£, T) are
practically united and form one double cave, as indicated in
the plan.
But in the Acropolis rock, a little way east of the cave T
md on a lower level, was found what appeared to be an
sntrance to still another cavern hitherto unknown. This is
ien the fourth of these caves, and is marked A, and by
leans of a narrow passage (<5) communicates with another
cave, or more properly another part of the same cave. This
cave was extended eastward to the place near E, which was
afterward utilized by the Christians as a suitable locality for
church, of which the pavement and a piece of a wall are still
to be seen.
In order to determine to whom these caves were consecrated
ire must now turn to evidence from the ancient writers and
from certain finds on this spot. In front of the second cave
(B) there were found twenty-five marble tablets or fragments
of tablets, carved with wreaths of myrtle or laurel and in-
scribed with dedications to " Apollo under the Heights" (5).
These inscriptions belong to the Roman period, but probably
replaced more ancient ones. At least eleven of the tablets
seem to have been dedicated by archons or their secretary to
Lpollo. From these and other inscriptions, we infer that
le nine archons stood in some special relation to the Apollo
rfio was worshipped in the cave. Mr. Cavvadias, the Ephor-
Jeneral of Antiquities at Athens, may be right in supposing