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Fame to Athens, as being the native Country (as Men will 

 have it) of two Gods, Liber and Hercules. Also, they attribute 

 the Birth of the Muses to the Grove Helicon. To this Thebes 

 is assigned the Forest Cithaeron and the River Ismenus. 

 Moreover, Fountains in Boeotia, (Edipodium. Psammat, 

 Dirce, Epigranea, Arethusa, Hippocrene, Aganippe, and 

 Gargaphise. Mountains, besides the forenamed, Mycalessus, 

 Adylisus, Acontius. The rest of the Towns between Megara 

 and Thebes, Eleutherse, Haliartus, Plateae, Pherse, Aspledon, 

 Hyle, Thisbe, Erythrse, Glissas, and Copse. Near the River 

 Cephissus, Lamia and Anichia : Medeon, Phligone, Grephis, 

 Coronsea, Chseronia. But in the Borders, beneath Thebes, 

 Ocal, Elseon, Scolos, Scoenos, Peteon, Hyrie, Mycalessus, 

 Hyreseon, Pteleon, Olyros, Tanagia, a free People ; and in 

 the very Mouth of Euripus, which the Island Euboea maketh 

 by its opposite Site, Aulis, renowned for its large Har- 

 bour. The Boeotians in old Time were named Hyantes. 

 The Locrians also are named Epicnemidii, in Times past 

 Letegetes, through whom the River Cephissus runneth into 

 the Sea. Towns, Opus (whereof cometh the Opuntinean 

 Bay), and Cynus. Upon the Sea-coast of Phocis, one 

 Daphnus. Within, among the Locrians, Elatea, and upon 

 the Bank of Cephissus (as we have said) Lilaea : and toward 

 Delphos, Cnemis and Hiampolis. Again, the Borders of 

 the Locrii, wherein stand Larymna and Thronium, near 

 which the River Boagrius falleth into the Sea. Towns, 

 Narycion, Alope, Scarphia. After this, the Vale, called 

 by the People there dwelling, Maliacus Sinus, wherein are 

 these Towns, Halcyone, Econia, and Phalara. Then Doris, 

 wherein are Sperchios, Erineon, Boion, Pindus, Cytinum. 

 On the Back of Doris is the Mountain (Eta. Then fol- 

 loweth jEmonia that so often hath changed Name : for 

 the same hath been called Pelasgicum, Argos, and Hellas, 

 Thessalia also, and Dryopis, and evermore it took the Name 

 of the Kings. In it was born a King called Gr&cus, from 

 whom Greece was named : there also was Hellen born, 

 from whence came the Hellenes. These being but one 

 People, Homer hath called by three Names: Myrmidons, 



