Gell, William: The itinerary of Greece: With a commentary on Pausanias and Strabo and an account of the monuments of antiquity at present existing in that country (London, 1810)

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of which the stone channels are visible which conveyed the water
from the mountain to the baths.

The mountain Titthion or Tittheion might have derived its name
either from its shape, terminating in two summits like a breast, or be-
cause it was the spot where iEsculapius was reared. The hill between
Lykurio and Iero rises into two tops, as may be seen in the general
view of the valley. The mountain however between Iero and Epi-
daurus, is the most remarkable feature of the place, being very
abrupt and pointed. The temple of the Malean Apollo on Mount
Cynortium might possibly be discovered, and some French gentlemen
of Athens were supposed to have seen it. From their account it
seems to have been in the road from Iero toward Damala, over the
mountain. The mountain on which grew the crooked olive which
was twisted by Hercules, Pausanias, Corinthiaca, Chap. 28, must
have been that on the south of Iero, as it was the boundary of the
Asinaeans.

On the top of that mountain is the temple of Diana Coryphaea.
Pausanias. The yellow snakes which were sacred to iEsculapius, and
which are perfectly harmless, are yet found in the country. They
were seldom seen even when they were held in reverence; but an
English traveller, who will probably give to the public an account of
his tour in Epidauria, was so fortunate as to see one, and to examine
its peculiarities.