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Κύραυιν is probably Cercina on the Gulf of Cabes, which corresponds in dimensions and in fertility; but it is not διαβατός, nor is gold found there. Niebuhr supposes that H. meant the island of Cerne in the Atlantic (Hanno 8, G. G. M. i. 7); probably a legend belonging to this latter island has been blended with facts as to Cercina.

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