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Talarienses, the Tissinenses\ the Triocalini^, the Tyraci- 
nenses, and the Zanclsei^, a Messenian colony on the Straits 
of Sicily. Towards Africa, its islands are G-aulos"*, Melita, 
87 miles from Camerina, and 113 from Lilybseum, Cosyra'^, 
Hieronnesos^, Csene'', G-alata^, Lopadusa, ^thusa, written 
by some iEgusa,Bucinna^, Osteodes^^, distant from Soluntmn 
75 miles, and, opposite to Paropus, Ustica. 
On this side of Sicily, facing the river Metaurus, at a di- 
stance of nearly 25 miles from Italy, are the seven islands 
called the ^olian, as also the Lipareean islands ; by the 
Grreeks they are called the Hephsestiades, and by our writers 
the Yulcanian^^ Isles ; they are called " ^olian " because in 
the Trojan times ./Eolus was king there. 
(9.) Lipara^^, with a town whose inhabitants enjoy the 
rights of ftoman citizens, is so called from Liparus, a former 
king who succeeded JEolus, 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 
* Randazzo, at the foot of ^tna, is supposed to occupy the site of the 
ancient Tissa. ^ Xhe people of Triocala, now Troccoli, near CalataBellota, 
3 Zancle was the ancient Grreek name of Messina, which was so called 
from its similarity in shape to a sickle. The Messenian colony of the 
Zanclsei probably dwelt in its vicinity. 
Graulos is the present Grozo, and Mehta the important island of 
Malta. The distance here mentioned is in reahty only sixty-one miles 
from Camerina. ^ Now Pantellaria. ^ The modem island of Maretimo. 
7 Probably the present island of Limosa. 
^ Galata 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 
JEoHan or Liparian islands. Ustica still retains its ancient name. 
The least distance between these locahties is forty-five miles. 
^2 There are now eleven, some of which are supposed to have risen 
from the sea since the time of Phny. 
13 From Yulcan the god of fire, the Grreek Hephsestus. 
Now called the Grreat Lipara. 
1^ According to Solinus, c. vi., ^olus succeeded him. Its name Me- 
logonis was by some ascribed to its great produce of honey. 
1^ The shortest distance between these locahties is forty-six miles. 
1^ Now called Yolcano. 
