this purpose has
been preserved by Spon and Wheeler, which belonged to some obelisk or
temple upon the Thracian Bosporus. It was found on the Asiatic side, nearly
opposite to the Pompean pillar, of which I before took notice. The Deity to
whom it was inscribed was the same as that above, but called by another
title, Aur, and Our, [Hebrew: AWR]; rendered by the Greeks [802][Greek:
Ourios]; and changed in acceptation so as to refer to another element.

[803] [Greek: Ourion ek prumnes tis hodegetera kaleito]
[Greek: Zena, kata protanon histion ekpetasas.]
[Greek: Eit' epi Kuaneas dinas dromos, entha Poseidon]
[Greek: Kampulon heilissei kuma para psamathois,]
[Greek: Eite kat Aigaiou pontou plaka, noston ereunon]
[Greek: Neistho, toi de Balon psaista para xoanoi.]
[Greek: Ton de gar euanteton aei theon Antipatrou pais]
[Greek: Stese philon agathes sumbolon euploies.]

Great Urian Jove invoke to be your guide:
Then spread the sail, and boldly stem the tide.
Whether the stormy inlet you explore,
Where the surge laves the bleak Cyanean shore,
Or down the Egean homeward bend your way,
Still as you pass the wonted tribute pay,
An humble cake of meal: for Philo here,
Antipater's good son, this shrine did rear,
A pleasing omen, as you ply the sail,
And sure prognostic of a prosperous gale.

The Iapygian promontory had a temple to the same God, whose name by
Dionysius is rendered [Greek: Hurios].

[804][Greek: Psulat' Iepugion tatanusmena, mesph' Hurioio]
[Greek: Parrhalias, Huriou, tothi suretai Hadrias halme.]

The more difficult the navigation was, the more places of sanctity were
erected upon the coast. The Bosporus was esteemed a dangerous pass; and,
upon that account, abounded with Cippi, and altars. These were originally
mounds of earth, and sacred to the Sun: upon which account they were called
Col-On, or altars of that Deity. From hence is derived the term Colona, and
[Greek: Kolone]. It came at last to denote any ness or foreland; but was
originally the name of a sacred hill, and of the pillar which was placed
upon it. To say the truth, there was of old hardly any headland but what
had its temple or altar. The Bosporus, in particular, had numbers of them
by way of sea-marks, as well as for sacred purposes: and there were many
upon the coast of Greece. Hence Apollonius says of the Argonauts:

[805] [Greek: Eri de nissomenoisin Atho anetelle kolone.]

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