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ἐνίσχεσθαι. No doubt his vessel was stopped by the south tradewind (v. s.). It may be noted to H.'s credit that he tells us nothing of the ‘masses of mud and seaweed’ (‘Scylax’ 112), with which Greek imagination or Carthaginian trade-jealousy blocked the navigation of the Atlantic.

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