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Strongyle, and over against Sidyma^ tlie isle of Antioclius. 
Towards the mouth of the river Grlaucus^, there are Lagussa^, 
Maoris, Didymse, Helbo, Scope, Aspis, Telandria, the town 
of which no longer exists, and, in the vicinity of Caunus^, 
Ehodussa. 
CHAP. 36. — BHODES. 
But the fairest of them all is the free island of Ehodes, 
125, or, if we would rather believe Isidorus, 103 miles in 
circumference. It contains the inhabited cities of Lindos, 
Camirus^, and lalysus^, now called Khodos. 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^, Astoria^, ^thria^, Trinacrie^^, Corymbia^\ 
Poeeessa^'^, Atabyria^^, from the name of one of its kings ; and, 
in later times, Macaria^'* and Oloessa^^ The islands of the 
Ehodians are Carpathus^^, which has given its name to the 
^ On the coast of Lycia. 
2 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 E-hodes, with which Phny 
seems here to confound it. Its site is occupied by a village which stiU 
bears the name of laliso, and where a few ancient remains are to be found. 
7 From its productiveness of serpents. 
s Either from Asterius, its former king, or from its being a " constella- 
tion" of the sea. 
9 Probably because of the clearness and serenity of its atmosphere. 
See B. ii. c. 62. 
^0 From its three-cornered shape. 
Perhaps so called from its fruitfulness in ivy, in Grreek KopvixPrjOpa, 
or else from Kopv/jiPos, " a summit," from its elevated position. 
^2 From its verdant and grassy soil. 
^3 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. 
14 The " fortunate," or " blessed" island. 
15 « Yenomous," or " deadly." This name it most probably had in. 
early times (and not more recently, as Pliny says), when it was covered 
with dense forests, the retreats of serpents and noxious reptiles. 
Now known as Skarpanto. 
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