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VOURA (Ancient city) DIAKOPTO
On descending from Bura towards the sea you come to a river
called Buraicus, and to a small Heracles in a cave. He too is surnamed Buraicus,
and here one can divine by means of a tablet and dice. He who inquires of the
god offers up a prayer in front of the image, and after the prayer he takes four
dice, a plentiful supply of which are placed by Heracles, and throws them upon
the table. For every figure made by the dice there is an explanation expressly
written on the tablet.
ELIKI (Ancient city) EGIALIA
Here used to be situated a city Helice, where the Ionians had
a very holy sanctuary of Heliconian Poseidon. Their worship of Heliconian Poseidon
has remained, even after their expulsion by the Achaeans to Athens, and subsequently
from Athens to the coasts of Asia. There are also passages in Homer referring
to Helice and the Heliconian Poseidon. But later on the Achaeans of the place
removed some suppliants from the sanctuary and killed them.
KERYNIA (Ancient city) ACHAIA
In Ceryneia is a sanctuary of the Eumenides, which they say
was established by Orestes. Whosoever enters with the desire to see the sights,
if he be guilty of bloodshed, defilement or impiety, is said at once to become
insane with fright, and for this reason the right to enter is not given to all
and sundry. The images made of wood . . . they are not very large in size, and
at the entrance to the sanctuary are statues of women, made of stone and of artistic
workmanship. The natives said that the women are portraits of the former priestesses
of the Eumenides.
VOURA (Ancient city) DIAKOPTO
Isis too has a sanctuary.
There is a temple here of Demeter, one of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and a third of Eileithyia. The images are of Pentelic marble, and were made by Eucleides of Athens. There is drapery for Demeter.
There is a temple here of Demeter, one of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and a third of Eileithyia. The images are of Pentelic marble, and were made by Eucleides of Athens.
There is a temple here of Demeter, one of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and a third of Eileithyia. The images are of Pentelic marble, and were made by Eucleides of Athens.
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