. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people . affords only onehaven on the north-west. The modern town of Egina stands onthe site of the ancient town, at the north-west end of the island contains about 7000 inhabitants, who are chiefly occu-pied in trade, navigation, and agricultvire. Tlie soil jiroduces thebest almonds in Greece, with wine, oil, corn, and various abound in such numbers that the people find it neces-sary to^thin them by destroying their eggs. The most ancientname of the island was (Enone, and, according to traditi
. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people . affords only onehaven on the north-west. The modern town of Egina stands onthe site of the ancient town, at the north-west end of the island contains about 7000 inhabitants, who are chiefly occu-pied in trade, navigation, and agricultvire. Tlie soil jiroduces thebest almonds in Greece, with wine, oil, corn, and various abound in such numbers that the people find it neces-sary to^thin them by destroying their eggs. The most ancientname of the island was (Enone, and, according to tradition, theMyrmidons dwelt in its valleys and caverns. In ancient times, thepeople of jE. hait considerable importance in Greece; and theirfleet distinguished itself for valor in the battle of Salainis. Theirprosperity excited the envy of the Athenians, who made tlie islandtributary, and afterwards expelled altogether the original inhab-itants. The language, manners, and style of art among the ancientpeople of JE were Dorian. iEGINETAN SCULPTUKES. The small island of ^gina ^^- =^. RuiDs of Temple of . an important position in the liistory of Grecian art. A
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