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ἄμπωτις: cf. ii. 11. 2, of the Red Sea. In the Mediterranean generally there is little or no tide, but in the narrowest part of the Euripus ‘at Chalkis, it causes so strong a current that the Greek steamers have at times to wait several hours before they can get through the narrow passage. At the head of the Malian gulf, where the shore is very low and flat, the phenomenon is peculiarly remarkable’ (Grundy, p. 277). For the topography in general cf. c. 176. 3 n.

Τρηχίνιαι πέτραι: cliffs west of the Asopus ravine, forming the face of Mount Oeta near Trachis.

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