The offerings made at these places used to be of various kinds, but particularly of liba, or cakes, which were generally denominated from the temple where they were presented. A curious inscription to 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, אור; rendered by the Greeks [802]Ουριος; and changed in acceptation so as to refer to another element. [803] Ουριον εκ πρυμνης τις ὁδηγητηρα καλειτω Ζηνα, κατα προτανων ἱστιον εκπετασας. Ειτ' επι Κυανεας δινας δρομος, ενθα Ποσειδων Καμπυλον ἑιλισσει κυμα παρα ψαμαθοις, Ειτε κατ Αιγαιου ποντου πλακα, νοστον ερευνων Νεισθω, τῳ δε Βαλων ψαιστα παρα ξοανῳ. Τον δε γαρ ευαντητον αει θεον Αντιπατρου παις Στησε φιλων αγαθης συμβολον ευπλοϊης. 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 Ὑριος. [804]Ψυλατ' Ιηπυγιων τατανυσμενα, μεσφ' Ὑριοιο Παῤῥαλιας, Ὑριου, τοθι συρεται Ἁδριας ἁλμη. 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 Κολωνη. 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] Ηρι δε νισσομενοισιν Αθω ανετελλε κολωνη. In another place of the Bosporus-- [806] Φαινεται ηεροεν στομα Βοσπορου, ηδε κολωναι Μυσιαι. The like occurs in the Orphic Argonauts, where Beleus is pointing out the habitation of the Centaur Chiron: [807]Ω φιλοι, αθρειτε σκοπιης προυχοντα κολωνον, Μεσσῳ ενι πρηωνι κατασκιον, ενθα δε Χειρων Ναιει ενι σπηλυγγι, δικαιοτατος Κενταυρων.