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 322 plint's natijeal histokt. [Book IV. biiitlius^ Leros^, Cinara^ ; Sicinus'*, formerly called QEnoe^ ; Hieracia, also called Onus; Casos*^, likewise called Astrabe ; Cimolus", or Ecliiuussa ; and Melos^, with a city of that name, which island Aristides calls Memblis, Aristotle Zephyria,Cal- limachus Mimallis, Heraclides Siphis and Acytos. This last is the most circular® in form of all these islands. After this comes Machia, then Hypere, formerly Patage, or, as others have it, Platage, but now called Amorgos^", Polyajgos", Phyle, and Thera^", known as Calliste when it first sprang from the waves. Prom this, at a later period, the island of 1 One of the Sporades, now Lebitlia. 2 Now Lero. Its inhabitants were of Milesian origin, and of indif- ferent character. In its temple of Ai-temis, the sisters of Meleager were said to have been changed into guinea-fowls. It w^as opposite the coast of Caria. 3 Now Zinari, N.E, of Amorgos, The artichoke (called Kivapa in Greek) is said to have given name to it. ^ Now Sikino ; between Pholegandros and los. and produce of wine, olvos. It was situate between Pholegandros and los. It was said to have had the name of Siciuus from a son of Thoas and GEnoe. Hieracia seems to be miknoAvii. ^ StiU known by that name, and lymg between Carpathus and Crete. The ruins of the ancient town of Casos are stiU to be seen at the village of Polin, It is mentioned by Homer. 7 Now Kiaioli, one of the Cyclades, between Siplmos and Melos. It took its name of Echmussa from the ' Ecliinus,' or Sea-m'chin, of which various fossil specunens are stiU found on the coast ; but nowhere else in these islands, except the opposite coast of Melos. There are considerable ruins of its ancient town. ^ Now MQo, the most westerly of the Cyclades. It is remarkable for its extreme fertility. Its town, which, according to most authorities, was called Bybhs, was situate on the north of the island. '^ Ansart remarks, that our author is mistaken in tliis assertion, for not only are many others of these islands more circular in form, but even that of Kimolo, which stands next to it. ^^ Now Amorgo, S.E. of Naxos. It was the bu'th-plaee of the Iambic poet Simonides. It is noted for its fertility. Under the Roman em- perors, it was vised as a place of banishment. 11 Now Polybos, or Antimelos, an mimhabited island near Melos. Phyle seems not to have been identified. ^'^ Now Santorin, south of the island of los. The tradition was, that it was formed from a clod of earth, thrown from the ship Argo. It is evidently of volcanic origin, and is covered with pumice-stone. It was colonized by Lacedcemonians and Minyans of Lemnos, under the Spartau Theras, who gave ids name to the island.
 * So called, accordhig to Stephanus, from its cultivation of the vine