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thcir name. The first of these is Andro ^vith a town 

 of the same name, 10 miles from Mandili and 38 fioin 

 Ceos. Myrsilus tells us that Ceos was once called 

 Cauros, and hiter Antandros ; CalHmacluis says it 

 had the name of Lasia, others Nonagria or Hydrusa or 

 Epagris. Its circuit measures 93 miles. At a distance 

 of a mile from Andros and 15 miles from Delos is 

 Tino, with a city of the same name ; this island is 15 

 miles in length. Aristotle says that owing to its 

 abundance of springs it once was called Hydrusa ; 

 others give its old name as Ophiusa. The other 

 islands are : Mykono, with Mount Two Breasts, 15 

 miles from Delos ; Siphnus, previously called 

 Meropia and Acis, 28 miles round ; Serpho 15 milcs 

 round ; Prepesintlius ; Cythnos ; and by far the 

 most famous of the Cyclades and lying in the middle 

 of them, Delos, celebrated for its temple of Apollo 

 and for its commerce. According to the story, Delos 

 for a long time floated adrift ; also it was the only 

 island that down to the time of Marcus Varro had 

 never felt an earthquake shock ; Mucianus however 

 states that it has suffered twice from earthquake. 

 Aristotle has recorded that it owes its name " to 

 its having suddenly appeared emerging from the 

 water; Aglaosthenes, however, calls it the Isle of 

 Cynthus, and others Quail Island, Star Island, Hare 

 Island, Cloak Island, Dog Island, and Fiery Island 

 becausc fire was first discovered there. It measures 

 five miles in circumference. Its only eminence is 

 Mount Cynthius. 



Next to Delos is Rhene, which Anticlides calls 

 Celadusa, and also Artemites and Celadine ; Syros, 

 stated by old writers to measure 20 miles in circuit, 

 but by Mucianus 160 miles ; Olearos ; Paros, with 



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