Kai tote dê r' Odusêa kakos pothen êgage daimôn
Agrou ep' eschatiên, hothi domata naie subôtês;
Enth' êlthen philos uios Odussêos theioio,
Ek Pulou êmathoenios iôn sun nêi melainê;
Odussei O.
Autar epên prôtên aktên Ithakês aphikêai,
Nêa men es polin otrunai kai panlas hetairous;
Autos de prôtisa subôtên eisaphikesthai,
k.t.l. Odussei O.]
These citations, we think, appear to justify the author in his attempt to identify the situation of his rock and fountain with the place of those mentioned by Homer. But let us now follow him in the closer description of the scene.—After some account of the subjects in the plate affixed, Mr. Gell remarks: "It is impossible to visit this sequestered spot without being struck with the recollection of the Fount of Arethusa and the Rock Korax, which the poet mentions in the same line, adding, that there the swine eat the sweet[1] acorns, and drank the black water."