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then, are the seas and the various nations which are com- 
prehended in the third great Gulf of Europe. 
CHAP. 19. (12.) THE ISLAT^^HS WHICH LIE BEEOBE THE 
LANDS ALEEAHT MENTIOIN^ED. 
Lying opposite to Thesprotia, at a distance of twelve 
miles from Buthrotus, and of fifty from Acroceraunia, is the 
island of Corcyra\ with a city of the same name, the citi- 
zens of which are free ; also a town called Cassiope^, and a 
temple dedicated to Jupiter Cassius. This island is ninety- 
seven miles in length, and in Homer has the names of 
Scheria and Phseacia ; while Callimachus calls it Drepane. 
There are some other islands around it, such as Thoronos^, 
lying in the direction of Italy, and the two islands of Paxos^ 
in that of Leucadia, both of them five miles distant from 
Corcyra. Not far'' from these, and in front of Corcyra, are 
Ericusa, Marathe, Elaphusa, Malthace, Trachie, Pythionia, 
Ptychia, Tarachie, and, off Phalacrum^, a promontory of 
Corcyra, the rock into which (according to the story, which 
arises no doubt from the similarity of appearance) the ship 
of Ulysses was changed. 
Before Leucimna'' we find the islands of Sybota, and be- 
tween Leucadia and Achaia a great number of islands, among 
which are those called Teleboides^, as also Taphise ; by the 
natives, those which lie before Leucadia are called by the 
names of Taphias, Oxise, and Prinoessa^ ; while those that 
are in front of ^tolia are the Echinades^'^, consisting of 
^gialia, Cotonis, Thyatira, Greoaris, Dionysia, Cyrnus, 
Chalcis, Pinara, and Mystus. 
1 Now Corfu. Of its city of Corcyra only a few ruins now exist. 
2 There are still some remains of it near the village called Cassopo. 
3 Now Fano, or Merlere. Now Paxo and Antipaxo. 
5 On the contrary, they he at the other end of the isle of Corcyra. 
Some of them are mere rocks, and cannot be distinguished by their ancient 
names. The present names of four are Sametraki, Diaplo, Eoaia, and 
the Isle of Ulysses. ^ Now Capo Drasti. 
7 Now Capo Levkimo. The islands are those of Santo Niccolo. 
8 Or Islands of the Teleboans. 
9 These three seem to be those now called Magnisi, Kalamota, and 
Kastus. These he facing the promontory of Leucadia, the others opposite 
M oha. 
Opposite Acarnania : by the Venetians they were called the Islands of 
Kurtzolari. Some of them are cultivated, others again are mere rocks. 
