Travels and Researches in Crete, Volume 1J. van Voorst, 1865 |
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Almyro amongst ancient city appear aqueduct Arkadia ascended called Cape Christian coast coins connexion consequence Cretan Crete Cyclopean Dædalus descend district early east eastern elevation Elunta existed feet formed fortress fragments Gnossus Gortyna Greek Gulf of Mirabella habitations Hellenic Hierapytna hill Ierapetra inhabitants interest island isthmus Itanus Kastelli Khersoneso Kritza labour Labyrinth Lasethe lepers limestone Lycastus Lyctus lying Lyttus Mahomedan marble miles Minos Minotaur Mirabella monastery Mount Ida MOUNT IUKTAS mountain natives natural neighbouring Netha north-east noticed Olontion Olus Palaio Kastron Pashley Pediada peninsula port Præsus probably remains Rhaucus ridge road rock ruins sarcophagus sculptured seems Sfakian Sfakiot shore side Sidero siege SIEGE OF CANDIA Sitia Spina Longa sponge Stadiasmus steep stone Strabo strata summit temple terraces theatre tion tomb town of Candia traveller Turkish Turks upland basin valley Venetians vestiges village walls whilst Zakro Zeus
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Pagina 62 - Divine vengeance laid it waste : for it was visited by famine and pestilence ; and want of water increased their misery. The remedy that Apollo proposed was, that they should appease Minos and be reconciled to him, whereupon the wrath of Heaven would cease, and their calamities come to a period. In consequence of this, they...
Pagina 62 - In consequence of this, they sent ambassadors with their submission, and, as most^ writers agree, engaged themselves by treaty to send every ninth year a tribute of seven young men and as many virgins. When these were brought into Crete...
Pagina 225 - ... As soon as he reaches the bottom, he places the stone under his arm to keep himself down, and then walks about upon the rock, or crawls under its ledges, stuffing the sponges into a netted-bag with a hooped mouth, which is strung round his neck to receive them ; but he holds firmly to the stone or rope all the while, as his safeguard for returning and for making the known signal at the time he desires it. Now let us notice the proceedings of his companions in the boat floating some twenty or...
Pagina 385 - Algire piratt, who putt the men in chaînes and storkes. This thing was so greivious that I began to question Providence, and accused Him of injustice in His dealings with me, untill ye Lord made it appear otherwise by ensueing mercye. Upon my arrivall in Algires I found pious Christians, which changed my former thoughts of God, which was that He dealt more hard with me than with other of His servants.
Pagina 385 - His dealings with me, untill ye Lord made it appear otherwise by ensueing mercye. Upon my arrivall in Algires I found pious Christians, which changed my former thoughts of God, which was that He dealt more hard with me than with other of His servants. God was pleased to guide for me, and those relations of mine taken with me, in a providential ordering of civil patrons for us, who gave me more liberty than ordinary, especially to me, who preached the Gospel to my poor countrymen, amongst whom it...
Pagina 56 - Athenian mode of pronouncing x before the slender vowels, indicates, however, that when the Venetian power extended over Greece, the Italian language obtained the ascendancy at Athens. The Cretan t dialect seems to have adopted much fewer of its forms or phrases from the Italian, than might have been expected, considering its long connexion with Venice. With the exception of some provincial words, it seems to be genuine Hellenic, in a state of extreme corruption, or more nearly formed into a systematic...
Pagina 112 - The site is upon a rugged piece of rising ground on the east side of a torrent-bed with a small cove at its mouth, where small boats could be sheltered when hauled ashore. The remains consist chiefly of some few foundations of ancient habitations, portions of cyclopean terraces or walls, and a massive platform about ninety-five feet square, formed of large slabs of limestone, which must have supported or been the approach to a temple.
Pagina 144 - ... the salinity of these springs is not known, whether it is derived from percolation through salt rock, or whether from penetration by the sea. While we are on the subject of these powerful springs I may refer to a remarkable pool which I have not myself visited, which is thus described by Spratt : " On the east side of the cove called the Mandragio of St. Nikolo is a small circular pool of brackish water about 150 yards in diameter. It is separated from the sea by about 20 yards of low ground...
Pagina 64 - Demon has it, he killed Taurus, Minos's commander, who engaged him in the harbour, just as he was ready to sail out. Again, according to Philochorus, when Minos celebrated the games in honour of his son. it was believed that Taurus would bear away the prizes in them as formerly, and every one grudged him that honour, for his excessive power and haughty behaviour were intolerable ; and, besides, he was accused of too great a familiarity with Pasiphse : therefore, when Theseus desired the combat, Minos...
Pagina 13 - They were not to he taken even hy a Highland deer-stalker and keen sportsman like my friend and companion Drummond, but bounded away, as soon as we were perceived, over snow and steep, crag and precipice, until they had gained another commanding peak far out of reach of gun and rifle, and there again they watchfully grouped themselves with their ponderous and sabre-shaped horns curved in relief against the western sky.