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Tn front of these, and lying out at sea, are Cephallenia* and 

 Zacynthus'-, both of them free, Ithaca^, Dulichium'', Same*, 

 and Crocyle®. Cephallenia, formerly known as Melaena^, 

 lies at a mstance of eleven miles from Paxos, and is ninety- 

 three miles in circumference: its city of Same has been 

 levelled to the ground by the Romans; but it still pos- 

 sesses three others^. Between this island and Achaia lies 

 the island of Zacynthus, remarkable for its city of the 

 same name, and for its singular fertility. It formerly had 

 the name of Hyrio, and lies to the south of Cephallenia, at 

 a distance of twenty-five miles ; in it there is the famous 

 mountain of Elatus'. This island is thirty-six miles in cir- 

 cumference. At a distance of fifteen miles from Zacynthus 

 is Ithaca, in which is Mount Neritus^"; its circumference 

 in all is twenty-five miles. Twelve miles distant from 

 this island is Araxus", a promontory of the Peloponnesus. 

 Before Ithaca, lying out in the main sea, are Asteris^^ and 

 Prote ; and before Zacynthus, at a distance of thirty- 

 five miles in the direction of the south-east wind, are the 

 two Strophades^^ by some knowTi as the Plotae. Before 

 Cephallenia lies Letoia", before Pylos the three SphagiaB^', 

 and before Messene the (Enussae'", as many in number. 



1 Now called Cephallenia. ' ' Now Zante. 



« Now Thiaki, or Cefalogna Piccola — Little Cephallenia. 



•* The general opinion is, that Strabo is right in identifying this island 

 with one of the Echinades ; but it seems impossible now to say which 

 of them was so called. 



* Sometimes confounded with Cephallenia ; but, according to Virgil 

 and Mela, as well as Pliny, they were different islands. 



^ Crocylsea was a town of Acamania, referred to by Homer ; and there 

 was a district of Ithaea called Crocyleium. PUny is probably in error in 

 mentioning Crocyle as an island. " Or the " Black Island ;" 



probably from its thick fohage. " Pale, Cranii, and Proni. 



9 So called from its fir-trees. It now has the name of Scopo. 



1" Now Monte Stefano. " See c. 6 of this Book. 



^2 Supposed by some writers to be the same with the rocky isle now 

 called DyscaUio. Though mentioned by Homer, its existence was dis- 

 puted by many of the ancient commentators. 



13 The modem Strivali and Stamphane. 



1^ The present Guardiania, according to Lapie. 



1* According to Ansart, these were Prote, now Prodano, and Sphagia, 

 formerly Sphacteria, before Pylos, now called Zonchio, or Old Nayarino j 

 the third being perhaps the isle of BechH, in the Bay of Nayarino, 



IS Now called Sapienza, Santa Maria, and Cabrera, 



