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 6 STRABO. CASAUB. 335. Laconia and Argeia, which latter country also reaches as far as the isthmus. The bays of the Peloponnesus are the Messeniac, 1 the La- conian, 2 a third the Argolic, 3 and a fourth the Hermionic, 4 or the Saronic, 5 which some writers call the Salaminiac bay. Some of these bays are supplied by the Libyan, others by the Cretan and Myrtoan Seas. Some call even the Saronic Gulf a sea. In the middle of Peloponnesus is Arcadia, lying contiguous to all the other nations. 3. The Corinthian Gulf begins from the mouths of the Evenus, 6 (some say from the mouths of the Achelous, 7 which is the boundary between the Acarnanes and JEtoli,) and from the promontory Araxus. For there the shores on both sides first begin to contract, and have a considerable inclination towards each other ; as they advance farther onwards they nearly meet at Rhium 8 and Antirrhium, 9 leaving a channel of only about 5 stadia between them. Rhium is a promontory of Achaia, it is low, and bends in- wards like a sickle, (indeed it has the name of Drepanum, or the Sickle,) and lies between Patrae 10 and JEgium, 11 on it there is a temple of Neptune. Antirrhium is situated on the con- fines of JEtolia and Locris. It is called Rhium Molycrium. From this point the sea-shore again parts in a moderate de- gree on each side, and advancing into the Crisssean Gulf, ter- minates there, being shut in by the western boundaries of Bceotia and Megaris. The Corinthian Gulf is 2230 stadia in circuit from the river Evenus to the promontory Araxus ; and if we reckon from the Achelous, it would be increased by about 100 stadia. The tract from the Achelous to the Evenus is occupied by Acarnanians ; next are the JEtoli, reaching to the Cape An- tirrhium. The remainder of the country, as far as the isthmus, is occupied by Phocis, Bceotia, and by Megaris, it extends 1118 stadia. The sea from Cape Antirrhium as far as the isthmus is [the Crissoean Gulf, but from the city Creusa it is called the Sea of] Alcyonis, and is a portion of the Crisssean Gulf. 12 1 Gulf ofCoron. 2 Gulf of Colochina. 8 Gulf of Napoli. 8 Drepano. 9 Castle of Houmelia. 10 Patras. " Vostitza. 12 The words in brackets are inserted according to the suggestion of
 * Gulf of Castri. 5 Gulf of Egina. 6 Fidari. 7 Aspropotamo.