BOOK IV.] History of Nature. 7 



the Elii, who before were called Epei. Elis itself is in the 

 Midland, 12 Miles from Pylos. Within is the Shrine of 

 Jupiter Olympius, which, for the fame of the Games there, 

 containeth the Calendars of the Greeks (fasti) : also, the 

 former Town of the Pisaei, before which the River Alpheus 

 runneth : but in the Borders, the Promontory Icthys. The 

 River Alpheus is navigated to the Towns Aulos and Leprion. 

 The Promontory Platanestus. All these lie Westward. But 

 towards the South, the Bay Cyparissius, the City Cyparissa, 

 72 Miles in circuit. The Towns, Pylos, Methone, a Place 

 called Helos : the Promontory Acritas : the Bay Asinaeus of 

 the Town Asinum, and Coronaeus of Corone : and these are 

 bounded by the Promontory Jaenarus. There also is the 

 Region Messenia with 22 Mountains : the River Paomisus. 

 But within, Messene itself, Ithome, Occhalia, Arene, Pteleon, 

 Thryon, Dorion, Zanclum, famous at various times. The 

 Compass of this Bay is 80 Miles, the Passage over 30 Miles. 

 Then from Taenarus, the Laconian Land pertaining to a free 

 People, and a Bay there in circuit about 206 Miles, but 39 

 Miles over. The Towns Taenarum, Amiclae, Pherae, Leuctra, 

 and within, Sparta, Theranicurn : and where stood Car- 

 damyle, Pitane, and Anthane. The Place Thyrea, and 

 Gerania : the Mountain Taygetus : the River Eurotas, the 

 Bay jEgylodes, and the Town Psamrnathus. The Bay 

 Gytheates, of a Town thereby (Gythaeum), from whence to 

 the Island Creta there is a very direct course. All these 

 are enclosed within the Promontory Maleum. The Bay 

 next following to Scyllaeus is called Argolicus, and is 50 Miles 

 over, and 172 Miles round. The Towns upon it, Boea, 

 Epidaurus, Limera, named also Zarax : the Port Cyphanta. 

 Rivers, Inachus, Erasinus : between which standeth Argos, 

 surnamed Hippium, upon the Lake Lerne, from the sea two 

 Miles, and, nine Miles further, Mycenae. Also, where they 

 say Tiryntha stood, and the Place Mantinea. Mountains, 

 Artemius, Apesantus, Asterion, Parparus, and 1 1 others 

 besides. Fountains, Niobe, Amymone, Psammothe. From 

 Scyllatmm to the Isthmus, 177 Miles. Towns, Hermione, 

 Troazen, Coryphasium, and Argos. called of some Inachium, 



