Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . M) SCO lOlJO IJiV jLlCOJ^aeM MAP OF PYLUS AND ITS ISOIEDLATENEIGHBOURHOOD. A. Pylus {Old Navarino). B. S]>h»cteriA (Sphagia). C. Lagoon of Usmyn-Aga, D. Vnrt o{ Vuidlw-Kiliii, E. Bay of Pylus (Bay of Navarino). a. Cave of Hermes. b. Small channel connecting the lagoon of Osmyn- Aga with the Bay of Navarino. siderable magnitude (Xifxivi uvn ov ); anexpression which seems strange to be apjilied to thespacious Bay of Navarino, which \\as not only thelargest harbour in Greece, but perfectly unlike theordinary harbours of the Greeks, which wer
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . M) SCO lOlJO IJiV jLlCOJ^aeM MAP OF PYLUS AND ITS ISOIEDLATENEIGHBOURHOOD. A. Pylus {Old Navarino). B. S]>h»cteriA (Sphagia). C. Lagoon of Usmyn-Aga, D. Vnrt o{ Vuidlw-Kiliii, E. Bay of Pylus (Bay of Navarino). a. Cave of Hermes. b. Small channel connecting the lagoon of Osmyn- Aga with the Bay of Navarino. siderable magnitude (Xifxivi uvn ov ); anexpression which seems strange to be apjilied to thespacious Bay of Navarino, which \\as not only thelargest harbour in Greece, but perfectly unlike theordinary harbours of the Greeks, which were alwaysclosed artificially at the mouth by projecting moleswhen they were not sufficiently land-locked bynature. In consequence of these difficulties Dr. Arnoldraised the doubt whether the island now calledSphayia be really the same as the ancient Sphacteria,and whether the Buy of Navarino be the real har-bour of Pylus. He started the hypothesis tiiat thepeninsula, on which the ruins of Old Navarinostand, is the ancient island of Sphac
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