ELEUSA
ELEUSA
1.
（
Ἐλεούσα,
Ἐλαούση), a small island off the coast of Caria (Strab. pp. 651, 652;
Stadiasmus), between Rhodus and the mainland, opposite to the mountain promontory Phoenix [
CARIA p. 519b.], 4 stadia from Phoenix, and 120 stadia from Rhodes.
It was 8 stadia in circuit. (Strabo.)
This seems to be the small island marked
Alessa in the latest maps.
2.
ELEUSA (
Ἐλεούσα, Strab. p. 671) or
ELAEUSSA (
Ἐλαιοῦσσα: Eth.
Ἐλαιούσσιος, Steph. B. sub voce an island close to the shore of Cilicia, afterwards called Sebaste [
CILICIA p. 622a.]. (Leake,
Asia Minor, p. 213.)
The name is written Eleus (
Ἐλεοῦς) in the Stadiasmus.
Stephanus, after mentioning the Elaeussa of Caria, says that there are also seven other islands,--of the same name, we must infer.
The writing of the word, as it has been shown, varies; but perhaps the form
Ἐλαιοῦσσα is the best. [
G.L]
