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Talarienses, the Tissinenses^ the Triocalini', the Tyraci- 

 neuses, and the Zauclaei', a Messenian colony on the Straits 

 of Sicily. Towards Africa, its islands are Gaulos*, Melita, 

 87 miles from Camerina, and 113 from Lilybaeum, Cosyra', 

 Hieronnesos^, Cseue^, Galata*, Lopadusa, JEthusa, written 

 by some ^gu8a,Bucinna', Osteodes , distant from Soluntum 

 75 miles, and, opposite to Paropus, Ustiea. 



On this side ol Sicily, facing the river Metaums, at a di- 

 stance of nearly 25" miles from Italy, are the seven ^* islands 

 caUed the JEolian, as alsq the Liparsean islands ; by the 

 Greeks they are called the Hephiestiades, and by our writers 

 the Vuleanian" Isles ; they are called " ^olian " because in 

 the Trojan times -^olus was king there. 



(9.) Lipara", with a town whose inhabitants enjoy the 

 rights of Iloman citizens, is so called from Liparus, a former 

 king who succeeded'* -Solus, it having been previously called 

 Melogonis or Meligunis. It is 25 miles" distant from Italy, 

 and in circumference a little less. Between this island and 

 Sicily we find another, the name of which was formerly 

 Therasia, but now called Hiera, because it is sacred to 

 Vulcan*': it contains a hill which at night vomits forth 



* Eandazzo, at the foot of ^tna, is supposed to occupy the site of the 

 ancient Tissa. ^ The people of Triocala, now TroccoU, near Calata Bellota. 



3 Zanclo was the ancient Gh-eek name of Messina, which was so called 

 from its similarity in shape to a sickle. The Messenian ookmy of the 

 Zanclffii probably dwelt in its vicinity. 



* Graulos is the present Gozo, and Mehta the important island of 

 Malta. The distance here mentioned is in reahty only sixty-one miles 

 from Camerina. * Now Pantcllaria. • The modem island of Maretimo. 



7 Probably the present island of Limosa. 



' G^alata still has the name of Calata, Lopadusa is the present Lam- 

 pedosa, and jEthusa, according to Mannert, is called Favignana. 



* Now Levanzo. 



^^ According to Mannert, this is the island AHcur, to the west of the 

 ^olian or Liparian islands. Ustiea still retains its ancient name. 



*' The least distance between these localities is forty-five miles. 



^2 There are now eleven, some of which are supposed to have risen 

 from the sea since the time of Pliny. 



^3 From Vulcan the god of fire, the Greek Hephsestus. 



^* Now called the Great Lipara. 



^^ According to Solinus, c. vi., jEoIus succeeded him. ^ Its name Me- 

 logonis was by some ascribed to its great produce of honey. 



^^ The shoi-test distance between tliese localities is forty-six miles. 



*7. Now called Volcano. 



