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CHAPTER I.
AFTER the mouth of the Silaro,The ancient Silaris. is Leucania, and the
temple of Argive Juno, founded by Jason. Near to this,
within 50 stadia, is Posidonia.Pesti. Sailing thence, towards the
high sea, is the island of Leucosia,It is now called Licosa, and sometimes Isola piana; several vestiges
of buildings were discovered on the island in 1696. Antonin. della Lucan.
p. ii. disc. 8. at a little distance from
the main-land. It bears the name of one of the Sirens, who
according to the mythology was cast up here, after having
been precipitated with her companions into the deep. The
promontoryCapo della Licosa. of the island projects opposite the Sirenussæ,Punta della Campanella.
forming the bay of Posidonium.Golfo di Salerno. After having made this
cape there is another contiguous bay, on which is built the
city which the Phocæans called Hyela when they founded it,
but others Ela from a certain fountain. People in the present
day call it Elea. It is here that