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Philadelpheni, and those Moeonians inhabiting on the 

 River Cogamus, at the Foot of Tmolus ; and the Tripoli- 

 tani, who, together with the Antoniopolitae, are washed by 

 the River Maeander ; also, the Apollonos-Hieritae, Myso- 

 tmolites, and others of mean Reputation. 



Ionia beginneth at the Bay of Jasius, and all its Coast is 

 full of Indentations. The first Bay in it is Basilicus ; the 

 Promontory Posideum, and the Town called the Oracle of 

 the Branchidae, but at this Day, of Apollo Didymaeus, 20 

 Stadia from the Sea-side. And beyond this 180 Stadia, 

 standeth Milletus, the Head (City) of Ionia, named in Time 

 past Lelegeis ; Pitylisa, also named Anactoria. From which, 

 as from a Mother, are descended more than eighty others, 

 built along the Sea-coast. Neither is this City to be de- 

 frauded of the Citizen Cadmus, who taught first to declaim 

 in Prose. The River Maeander issueth out of a Lake in the 

 Mountain Aulocrene ; and passing by many Towns, and 

 filled with Abundance of Rivers, it fetcheth such windings 

 to and fro, that oftentimes it is thought to run backward 

 again. The first Country it passeth through is Apamia : and 

 presently Eumenitica, and so through the Plains Bargyl- 

 letici. Last of all, it cometh gently into Caria, and watering 

 all that Land with a very fruitful Mud, about ten Stadia 

 from Miletus it glideth into the Sea. Near (to that River) is 

 the Mountain Latmus : the Town Heraclea, surnamed 

 Caryca, from a Hill of that Name; also Myus, which, 

 as the Report goeth, was first founded by the lones after 

 their proceeding from Athens ; Naulochum, and Pyrene. 

 Upon the Sea-coast the (Town) called Trogilia ; the River 

 Gessus. This Region is sacred to all the lonians, and there- 

 fore it is named Panionia. Near it was Phygela, built for 

 Fugitives, as appeareth by the Name : and the Town Mara- 

 thesium : and above it Magnesia, designated with the sur- 

 name On-Mseander, sprung from the Thessalian Magnesia. 

 From Ephesus it is distant 15 Miles ; and from Tralleis it is 

 three Miles farther. Formerly it was called Thessaloce and 

 Androlitia : and being situated upon the Shore, it took away 

 with it from the Sea other Islands called Dera*ides. Within- 



