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Strongyle, and over against Sidyma^ the isle of Antiochus. 

 Towards the mouth of the river Glaucus^, there are Lagussa^, 

 Maoris, DidymaB, Helbo, Scope, Aspis, Telandria, the town 

 of which no longer exists, and, in the vicinity of Caunus^, 

 Bhodussa. 



CHAP. 36. — BHODES. 



But the fairest of them all is the free island of Bhodes, 

 125, or, if we would rather believe Isidorus, 103 miles in 

 circumference. It contains the inhabited cities of Lindos, 

 Camirus*, and lalysus*, now called Ehodos. It is distant 

 from Alexandria in Egypt, according to Isidorus, 583 miles ; 

 but, according to Eratosthenes, 469. Mucianus says, that 

 its distance from Cyprus is 166. This island was formerly 

 called Ophiussa', Asteria*, jEthria^ Trinacrie'", Corymbia , 

 Poeeessa^-, Atabyria", from the name of one of its kings ; and, 

 in later times, Macaria" and Oloessa*'. The islands of the 

 B-hodians are Carpathus^', which has given its name to the 



* On the coast of Lycia. 



* In Lycia. See C. 29 of the present Book. 



* Probably so called from the number of hares found there. 



* On the coast of Caria. 



' Still known as Lindo and Camiro, according to D'Anville. 



' One of the three ancient Doric cities of Rhodes. It lay three-quarters 

 of a mile to the south-west of the city of Rhodes, with which Phny 

 seems here to confound it. Its site is occupied by a village which still 

 bears the name of laliso, and where a few ancient remains are to be found. 



^ From its productiveness of serpents. 



8 Either from Asterius, its former king, or from its being a "constella- 

 tion" of the sea. 



^ Probably because of the clearness and serenity of its atmosphere. 

 See B. ii. c. 62. 



^° From its three-cornered shape. 



^^ Perhaps so called from its fruitfulness in ivy, in Greek ropv/ijSjjOpa, 

 or else from Kopvfifios, " a summit," from its elevated position. 



^2 From its verdant and grassy soil. 



^ Either from King Atabyrius, or the mountain Atabyrion ; or else 

 from the temple of Jupiter Tabyrius, which Appian speaks of as situate 

 in this island. 



" The " fortunate," or " blessed" island. 



^^ " Venomous," or " deadly." This name it most probably had in 

 early times (and not more recently, as PUny says), when it was covered 

 with dense forests, the retreats of serpents and noxious reptiles. 



16 Now knoA^ni as Skarpanto. 



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