486 pLnrr's ka-Titeal histobt. [Book V. 



that Diyussa^ and then Anthemussa'. To these names 

 Aristocritus has added Melamphyllus* and Cyparissia*: 

 other writers, again, call it Parthenoarussa^ and Stephane*. 

 The rivers of this island are the Imbrasus, the Chesius, and 

 the Ibettes. There are also the fountains of Gigartho and 

 Leucothea ; and Mount Cereetius. In the vicinity of Samos 

 are the islands of Ehypara, Nymphaea, and Achillea. 



CHAP. 38. — CHIOS. 



At a distance of ninety-four miles from Samos is the free 

 island of Chios', its equal in fame, with a town of the same 

 name. Ephorus says, that the ancient name of this island 

 was ^thalia ; Metrodorus and Cleobulus tell us, that it had 

 the name of Chia from the nymph Chione ; others again say, 

 that it was so called from the word signifying snow" ; it was 

 also called Macris and Pityusa". It has a mountain called 

 Pelenntcus ; and the Chian marble is well known. It is 125'" 

 miles in circumference, according to the ancient writers ; Isi- 

 dorus however makes it nine more. It is situate between 

 Samos and Lesbos, and, for the most part, lies opposite to 

 ErythrfB". 



The adjacent islands are Thallusa^', by some writers called 

 Daphnusa'^, (Enussa, Elaphitis, Euryanassa, and Arginusa, 

 with a town of that name. All these islands are in the vici- 

 nity of Ephesus, as also those called the Islands of Pisistra- 

 tus, Anthinse, Myonnesos, Diarreusa, — in both of these last 

 there were cities, now no longer in existence, — Poroselene'*, 



* From its numerous oaks. * From the abundance of its flowers. 

 ' " Of dark," or " black foliage j " in allusion probably to its cypresses. 



* " Cypress-bearing." ' 



* Tliis is not improbably a compound, formed by a mistake of the 

 copyists, of the two names, Parthenia and Aryusa, mentioned by 

 Heraclides. 



« " The Crown." This island was the birth-place of Pythagoras. 

 ^ Now known as Khio, Scio, Saka Adassi, or Saksadasi. Chios wa« 

 declared free by the Dictator Sulla. *• X<wv, gen. Xjovos. 



9 Macris, from its length, and Pityusa, from its pine-trees, 

 w Daleclmmps says 112 is the correct measurement. 

 " Mentioned in C. 31 of the present Book. 



12 Meaning " green and flourishing." 



13 " Productive of laurels." None of these islets appear to have been 

 recognized by their modem names. 



" By Strabo called Pordoselene. He says that the islands in its 



