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Stratos, and Argos surnamcd Amphilochian, and the 

 river Achelous flowing from Mount Pindus and 

 separating Acarnania froni Aetolia ; the continual 

 deposits of earth that it brings down are linking the 

 island of Artemita to the main land. 



II. The Aetohan peoples are the Athamanes, Aorthsid* 

 Tymphaei, Ephyri, Aenienses, Perrhaebi, Dolopes, corinth. 

 Maraces and Atraces in whose district is the source 



of the river Atrax that flows into the lonian Sea. 

 The towns of Aetoha are Calydon on the river Evenus 

 seven miles and a half from the sea, and then Macynia 

 and Molycria, behind which are Mount Chalcis and 

 Taphiassus. On the coast is the Promontory of 

 Antirrhium, at which is the mouth of the Gulf of 

 Corinth, less than a mile broad, whose channel 

 separates the Aetolians from the Morea. The 

 promontory that juts out opposite is called Rhium. 

 Aetolian towns on the Gulf of Corinth are Lepanto, 

 Eupalimna, and inland Pleuron and Hahcarna. 

 Notable mountains are Tomarus in the district of 

 Dodona, Crania in Ambracia, Aracynthus in Acarn- 

 ania, and Achaton, PanaetoHum and Macynium in 

 AetoHa. 



III. Next to the Aetolians are the Locrians, sur- 

 named Ozolae," who are exempt from tribute, Here 

 are the town of Oeanthe, the harbour of Apollo 

 Phaestius and the gulf of Salona ; and inland the 

 towns of Argyna, Eupalia, Phaestum and Calamisus. 

 Beyond are the Cirrhaean Plains of Phocis, the town 

 of Cirrha and the port of Chalaeon, seven miles inland 

 from which is Delphi, a free town at the foot of Mount 

 Parnassus and the seat of the oracle of Apollo, the 

 most famous in the world. Here are the Castalian 

 Spring and the river Cephisus flowing past Delphi ; 



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