In front of these, and lying out at sea, are Cepliallenia[1] and Zacynthus[2], both of them free, Ithaca[3], Dalicliium[4], Same[5], and Crocyle[6]. Cephallenia, formerly known as Meliena[7], 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 groimd by the Romans ; but it still possesses three others[8]. Between this island and Achaia lies the island of Zacynthus, remarkable for its city of the same name, and for its singidar 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[9]. This island is thirty-six miles in circumference. At a distance of fifteen miles from Zacynthus is Ithaca, in which is Mount Neritus[10]; its circumference in all is twenty-five miles. Twelve miles distant from this island is Araxus[11], a promontory of the Peloponnesus. Before Ithaca, lying out in the main sea, are Asteris[12] and Prote; and before Zacynthus, at a distance of thirty-five miles in the direction of the south-east wind, are the two Strophades[13], by some known as the Plotse. Before Cephallenia lies Letoia[14], before Pylos the three Sphagiæ[15], and before Messene the Œnussa[16], as many in number.
- ↑ Now called CepliaUcnia.
- ↑ Now Zante.
- ↑ 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 Virgil 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. Pliny is probably in error in mentioning Crocyle as an island.
- ↑ Or the " Black Island ;" probably from its thick foliage.
- ↑ Pale, Cranii, and Proni.
- ↑ So called from its fir-trees. It now has the name of Scopo.
- ↑ Now Monte Stefano.
- ↑ See c. 6 of this Book.
- ↑ Supposed by some writers to be the same with the rocky isle now called Dyscallio. Though mentioned by Homer, its existence was disputed by many of the ancient commentators.
- ↑ The modem Strivali and Stamjihane.
- ↑ The present Guardiania, according to Lapie.
- ↑ According to Ansart, these were Prote, now Prodano, and Sphagia, formerly Sphacteria, before Pylos, now called Zonchio, or Old Navarino; the third being perhaps the isle of Beehli, in the Bay of Navarino.
- ↑ Now called Sapienza, Santa Maria, and Cabrera.
