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it is distant from Salapia about 140 stadia, and was called by
the Greeks Sepius, from the numbers of cuttle fish note thrown
up by the sea along its shore. Between Salapia and Sipus is
a navigable river, and a considerable estuary; by both of
these channels the merchandise, and wheat especially, of
Sipus is conveyed to the sea. Two heroa or shrines are shown
on a hill of Daunia, called Drium, one on the very brow of
the hill sacred to Calchas, those who are about to inquire of
the oracle offer a black ram to him, and sleep upon the fleece,
the other below near the foot of the hill is dedicated to Podalirius, it is about a hundred stadia distant from the sea; from
this hill also flows a stream, note which is a potent cure for all
manner of diseases among cattle. note The promontory of Garganum note
running into the sea, juts out from this bay about 300
stadia. note As you turn the point you perceive the town of
Urium, note while off the headland are seen the Diomedean islands.
All this coast produces everything in great abundance, it is
exceedingly well adapted for horses and sheep, and the wool
is finer than that of Tarentum, but less glossy. The district
is mild on account of the cup-like situation of the plains.
There are some who report that Diomed attempted to cut a
canal to the sea, but being sent for to return home, where he
died, left it incomplete, as well as other undertakings. This
is one account of him: another makes him abide here till the
end of his days; a third is the fable I have already noticed,
that he vanished in the island [of Teutria], and one might
reckon as a fourth that of the Heneti, note for they somehow
make out that he finished his career among them, as they
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Strabo, Geography (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Str.].