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CHAP. 9.—AEGOLIS.

The next gulf, which extends as far as Scyllæum^[1], is called the Argolic Gulf, being fifty miles across, and 162 in circuit. The towns upon it are, Bœa^[2], Epidaurus^[3], surnamed Limera, Zarax^[4], and the port of Cyphanta^[5]. The rivers are the Inachus^[6] and the Erasinus, between which lies Argos, surnamed Hippium^[7], situate beyond the place called Lerna^[8], and at a distance of two miles from the sea, Nine miles farther is Mycenæ^[9], and the place where, it is said, Tiryns^[10] stood; the site, too, of Mantinea^[11] The mountains are, Artemius, Apesantus^[12], Asterion^[13], Parparus, and some others, eleven in number. The fountains are those of Niobe^[14], Amymone, and Psamathe.

Prom Scyllæum to the Isthmus of Corinth is a distance of 177 miles. We find here the tovnis of Hermione^[15], Trœzen^[16], Coryphasium^[17], and Argos, sometimes called " Ina-

1. Now Capo Skillo.
2. Or Boeæ. Its ruins are to be seen at the head of the Grulf of Yatika.
3. It stood on the site of the place called Palæ-Emvasia, above Monembasia.
4. Its site is the modem Porto Kari, according to Ansart.
5. Leake places Cyphanta either at Cyparissi, or farther north, at Lenidlii. Ansart makes it the modern Porto Botte, or Stilo.
6. Now the Banitza. The Erasiaus is the modern Kephalari.
7. So called from its breed of horses. It is now also called Argos; three leagues from Napoli di Romania.
8. Its site is now called Milos. In the marshes in its vicinity Hercules was said to have killed the Lernsean Hydra.
9. Karvata is the name of the place on its site. Its ruins are numerous, and of great magnificence.
10. Its ruins are of the most interesting nature, presenting enormous masses of stone, of Cyclopian architecture. The spot is at the present day called Palse-Nauplia.
11. It must not be confounded with the place in Arcadia, where Epaminondas fell. Its site appears to be unknown.
12. Or Apesas, in the territory of Cleonse, now called Fuka. Artemius is probably the present Malvouni, or Malcyo.
13. A river of the same name rose in this mountain; its identity is unknown.
14. So called from Niobe, the sister of Pelops and wife of Ampliion, king of Thebes. The spring of Amymone ran into the lake of Lerna.
15. Its ruins are to be seen in the vicinity of the modern village of Castri: they are very extensive.
16. The modem Dhamala occupies the site of Trcezen.
17. The identity of this Coryphasium seems to be miascertained. There