Wordsworth, Christopher: Greece, pictorial, descriptive and historical (London, 1853)

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and Plain of Parnmythia—Scenery of Suli—Homeric Inferno—The Acheron, Cocytus, and Ache-
rusian Lake—Oracle of the Dead—Port of Glyky—Scenery of the Acheron—Ascent up the Gorge
of the Acheron—Castles of Suli— Shruhs and Plants of Epirus—Kako-suli—History of Suli—
Ancient Geography of ^35tolia—Trichoninn Lake—Aracynthns—Zygo—Thermus—Pleuron—
Calydon—Evenus—Deianira—Battle of Lepanto—Passage across the Mouth of the Gulf of
Corinth . ...........Pages 304-342

IONIAN ISLANDS.

Ancient and Modern Corcyra—Coins, Name, Esplanade of Corfu—Corcyrtcan Traditions and Customs
—Homeric Phoeacia—Corcyra of Thucydides—Temple of Neptune—Nausicaa—Paxo—Milton's Ode
on the Nativity—Leucas or Santa Maura—Leucadian Apollo—Lovers' Leap—Modern Ithaca—Is it
the Ithaca of Homer 1— Contrary Theory—Difficulty from a Passage in the Ninth Book of the
Odyssey—Reflections on the Geographical Theories about Ithaca—Geographical Limits of the
Fabulous Region in the Odyssey—Contrast between the Description of Phasacia and Ithaca—The
Meridian Line of the Odyssey passes through Ithaca—Object of the Odyssey—Are the Euins on
Aeto tho Eemains of the Palace of Ulysses ?—Evils of discovering too much—Grotto of the
Nymphs—Asteris—City of Ulysses at Polis—Cephallonia—Vale of Bakl<S—Heraelea —Euins of
Proni—Coins —Hercules—Same : Euins, Tombs, Gates, Walls—Cranii : Euins—Pale—Zacyn-
thus : Name, Meaning of—Town of Zante—Ancient Wine-vat—Pitch-wells—Herodotus—Cam-
paign of Philip III. from Cephallonia into jEtolia- Stratus, the Acarnanian Capital—Thermus, the
Capital of iEtolia— Site of Thermus—Island of Cytheia—Isle of Scio—Town and Island of Syra—
Islet of Delos . ............Pages 343-370

THE PELOPONNESUS.

Contrast between Arcadia and Achaia—Commercial Disqualifications of the latter—iEgialus, the
ancient Name of Aehaia when inhabited by Ionians—Political results of its natural Character—
iEgialus, whence called Achaia— Ionians of Achaia settled in Asia—Ionia the Asiatic Acbaia—
Analogies, physical and political, between the two Countries—Name of Achaia—Why the
Achseans were neutral in the Peloponnesian War—Their Quiescence explained—Achaia the last
in the Lampadephoria of Greek Nations—Domestic aud Foreign Policy of Achaia—Its History
from B.C. 280 to B.C. 146—Patrae—iEgium—Sicyon—Aratus—Philopcemen—Polybius—Monastery
of Megaspelion—The Corinthian Gulf—Mount Chelmas—Nonacris and valley of the Styx—Soil
and Eivers of Elis—Why few Antiquities in Elis and similar Countries—Olympia : Mount Cronius
—Eivers Alpheus and Cladeus—Altis—Olympic Games—Particular iEraa used in Greece—Origin
and use of the Olympiad— Characteristics of, and national Benefits derived from, the Olympic
Games—History of the Olympiads—-Length of Stadium—The Olympic Stadium the national
Element both of Distance and Time—Present Aspect of Olympia—Scillus—Xenophon there—His
Description of the Place and his own Pursuits there—Lycosura—Megalopolis—Messenian Country—
Eiver Gortys—Florence and Phigaleia—Temple at Basste—Its Site and History—Mount Cotylium
—Architectural and Sculptural Descriptions—Pausanias .... Pages 371—402

MESSENIA.

Comparison between Messenia and Laconia—The Eiver Neda—The Fortress of Ira—Aristomenes—The
Eiver Pamisus—Ancient History of Messenia—Eesult of Messenian Wars with Sparta—Eeturn of
the Messenians—Rebuilding of Messene ; Ceremonies, Music—Epaminondas—Present Aspect of
Messene—Forum, Walls, and Towers of Messene—Ancient Gate—Ancient Eoad—Greek and
Eoman Eoads—Theatre and Stadium—Latter History of Messenia—Philopcemen—Pausanias—
Harbours of Messenia—Pylos—Harbour of Pylos—Two Castles—Island of Sphacteria—Navarino—

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