Greek Texts & Translations

and after flowing under ground about 130 stadia, discharges itself into the sea. 9

That Diomedes did hold sovereignty over the country around this sea, ^note is proved both by the Diomedean islands, ^note and the traditions concerning the Daunii and Argos-Hippium. ^note Of these we shall narrate as much as may be serviceable to history, and shall leave alone the numerous falsehoods and myths; such, for instance, as those concerning Phaethon and the Heliades ^note changed into alders near the [river] Eridanus, which exists no where, although said to be near the Po; ^note of the islands Electrides, opposite the mouths of the Po, and the Meleagrides, ^note found in them; none of which things exist in these localities. ^note However, some have narrated that honours are paid to Diomedes amongst the Heneti, and that they sacrifice to him a white horse; two groves are likewise pointed out, one [sacred] to the Argian Juno, and the other to the Aetolian Diana. They have too, as we might expect, fictions concerning these groves; for instance, that the wild beasts in them grow tame, that the deer herd with wolves, and they suffer men to approach and stroke them; and that when pursued by dogs, as soon as they have reached these groves,