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writers say, that Amphilochus, on his return from the Trojan expedition, being displeased with the state of affairs at Argos, dwelt in this country; according to some writers, he obtained it by succeeding to the dominions of his brother; others represent it differently. So much then respecting the Acarnanians considered by themselves. We shall now speak of their affairs where they are intermixed in common with those of the Aetolians, and we shall then relate as much of the history of the Aetolians as we proposed to add to our former account of this people.
SOME writers reckon the Curetes among the Acarnanians, others among the Aetolians; some allege that they came
from Crete, others that they came from Euboea. Since,
however, they are mentioned by Homer, we must first examine his account of them. It is thought that he does not
mean the Acarnanians, but the Aetolians, in the following
verses, for the sons of Porthaon were,
Agrius, Melas, and the hero Oeneus,
Il. xiv. 116.
These dwelt at Pleuron, and the lofty Calydon, note
Curetes and Aetolians, firm in battle, were fighting for the city Calydon, note
Il. ix. 525.
Boeotians and Thebans were contending against each other,
nor
Argives and Peloponnesians.
But we have shown in a former part of this work, that this
mode of expression is usual with Homer, and even trite among
other poets. This objection then is easily answered. But
let the objectors explain, how, if these people were not Aeto-
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