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In 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 Melsena^, 
lies at a distance of eleven miles from Paxos, and is ninety- 
three miles in circumference : its city of Same has been 
levelled to the ground by the Eomans ; 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 Hyrie, 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 known as the Plotse. Before 
Cephallenia lies Letoia^^, before Pylos the three Sphagise^^, 
and before Messene the CEnussse^^, as many in number. 
1 Now called Cephallenia. 2 Now Zante. 
3 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 Yirgil 
and Mela, as well as Pliny, they were different islands. 
^ Crocylsea was a town of Acarnania, referred to by Homer ; and there 
was a district of Ithaca called Crocyleium. Phny is probably in error in 
mentioning Crocyle as an island. ' Or the " Black Island 
probably from its thick foUage. ^ Pale, Cranii, and Proni. 
9 So called from its fir-trees. It now has the name of Scopo. 
10 Now Monte Stefano. See c. 6 of this Book. 
12 Supposed by some writers to be the same with the rocky isle now 
called Dyscalho. Though mentioned by Homer, its existence was dis- 
puted by many of the ancient commentators. 
13 The modern Strivali and Stamphane. 
14 The present Gruardiania, according to Lapie. 
1^ According to Ansart, these were Prote, now Prodano, and Sphagia, 
formerly Sphacteria, before Pylos, now called Zonchio, or Old Navarino 5 
the third being perhaps the isle of Bechh, in the Bay of Navarino. 
1^ Now called Sapienza, Santa Maria, and Cabrera, 
