BOOK V. XXXI. 113-116 



Priene. At the part of the coast called Troglea is 

 tlie river Gessus. The district is sacred with all 

 louians, and is consequently called Panionia. Next 

 there was formerly a town founded by refugees — 

 as its name Phygela indicatc^ — and another called 

 Marathesium. Above these places is Magnesia, 

 distinguished by the name of Magnesia on Maeander, 

 an ofFshoot from Magnesia in Thessaly ; it is 15 

 miles from Ephesus, and 3 miles more from Tralles. 

 It previously had the names of Thessaloche and 

 AndroUtia. Being situated on the coast it has appro- 

 priated the Derasides islands from the sea." Inland 

 also is Thyatira, washed by the Lycus ; once it was 

 called Pelopian or Euhippian Thyatira. 



On the coast again is Matium,* and Ephesus built 

 by the Amazons, previously designated by many 

 names — that of Alope at the time of the Trojan 

 War, later Ortygia and Amorge ; it was also called 

 Smyrna Trachia and Haemonion and Ptelea. It is 

 built on the slope of Mount Pion, and is watered by 

 the Cayster, whicli rises in the Cilbian range and 

 brings down the waters of many streams, and also 

 drains the Pegasaean Marsh, an overflow of the river 

 Phyrites, From these comes a quantity of mud 

 which advances the coastUne and has now joined 

 the island of Syrie on to the mainland by the flats 

 interposed. In the city of Epliesxis is the spring 

 called Callippia, and a temple of Diana surroimded 

 by two streams, both called ScHnus, coming from 

 different directions. 



After leaving Ephesus thc-re is another Matium,*^ 

 which belongs to Colophon, and Coloplion itself 

 lying more inland, on the river Halesus. Then thc 

 temple of Clarian Apollo, Lebedos — formerly there 



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