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Poi-phyris, is believed to have been severed from Cos. 

 Next to Cos we come to Caryanda with its town ; and 

 not far from Halicarnassvis, Pidossus. In the Ceramic 

 Bay are Priaponesus, Hipponesus, Pserema, Lampsa, 

 Aemyndus, Passala, Ci-usa, Pyrrhaeciusa, Sepiusa, 

 Melano, and at only a small distance from the main- 

 land the island named CinaedopoHs, because certain 

 persons of disgraceful character were deposited there 

 by Alexander the Great. 



XXX\'n. Oft' the coast of lonia are Aegeae and isianJs njy 

 Corseae, and Icarus previously mentioned, Lade, i^alnos'"'^^^^' 

 formerly called Late, and among some islands of no iv. g8. 

 importancc the two Camelitae near Miletus, the 

 three Trogihae near Mycala, Phihos, Argennos, 

 Sandahos, and the free island of Samos, which 

 measures 87i, or according to Isidore, 100 miles in 

 circumference. Aristotle records that it was first 

 called Parthenia, afterwards Dryusa, and then 

 Anthemusa; Aristocritus adds the names Melam- 

 phyllus, and later Cyparissia, others Parthenoarrhusa 

 and Stcphane. Samos contains the rivers Imbrasus, 

 Chcsius and Hibiethes, the springs Gigartho and 

 Leucothea, and Mount Cercetius. Adjacent islands 

 are llhypara, Nyniphaea and Achillea. 



XXX\'III. Nincty-four milcs from Samos is thc cviioj. 

 equally famous free island of Chios with its town. 

 This island Ephorus designates by its ancient name 

 of Aethaha, while Metrodorus and Cleobulus call 

 it Chia after the nymph Chione, though some say 

 that name is derived from the Greek word for snow. 

 Other namcs for it are Macris and Pityusa. It contains 

 Mount Pchnnaeus, in wlnch Chian marble is quarried. 

 Its circumfercnce amounts to 125 miles, according 

 to old accounts, but Isidore adds 9 miles to that 



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